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Capt Dick Dean

Hey, you guys who wonder where soandso is. And then he comes and posts.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Capt Dick Dean

The high tide got the boat off the sand bar after waiting 8 hrs. The location was the big tidal area just north of the Shinnecock Inlet. You can't miss it and neither did I. Boat was out of the water first thing Monday AM The cutlass bearing needs to be replaced on the port side. That strut was take...

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Nice, Harv, very nice.

Capt Dick Dean

Walter, thanks for this posting. It gets me off my backside.

I just called in for a slip. And like Capt Tom, I would like to get a door prize. Is there a cash prize?

Now as far as speaking to the reporters --- will they be asking any political questions? I have a lot to say obommaa.

Capt Dick Dean

I'm happy that this "wet boat" issue has been addressed. Too sick and tried of reading about it on other boat sites. Going to AC three yrs ago in a following sea with 8 to 10's, the GPS recorded a top speed of 32.5 knts. That's a little better than 37 miles per hour. As we surfed down a wave for the...

Capt Dick Dean

Because my right arm aches and my left index finger is throbing. Yesterday was a tough day. The wind was out of the NW at 10 to 20 with gusts to 25. Bertram weather! I wanted to go out for a ride and do some practice with trhe cast net. I could have done the casting from the dock but I was itching f...

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This is a very big deal. Congrats! Not everyone can wear four strips. Have you been to the WAR COLLEGE?

And now on the lighter sde. I made Captain four yrs ago. So I'm senior to you but out ranked by Capt Harv, Captain 31, Captain Walter AND LET'S NOT FORGET OUR OWN ... CAPT PATRICK!

Capt Dick Dean

Every day, more and more I hear that the ethanol is taking food prices thru the roof. People are starving all over the world in 3rd world countries. I never cared much before but now using them for my selfish reasons I can join their parade.

Capt Dick Dean

I went to the wake yesterday. Fred's dad was 91 and still very active. He had a happy life and was into boats big time. His daughter had his boat shoes put on for the viewing. He was a fine man. And has a great family.

Capt Dick Dean

I will get a TWIC certificate if requied and won't be unhappy about it. I will also keep a heads up when on the water. I will continue to pump my fist for the Coast Guard as they patrol the Fire Island Inlet. I know that 9/11 touched everybody. My youngest had his building evacuated becaues it was a...

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" B31 gas big block that can run at 28MPH using 1.4 MPG "
I'd like to hear more about this. What kind of transmissions does the boat have? How long has this boat been getting this kind of mileage?

Capt Dick Dean

From where I stand it looks like Brian Kabateck is going in with experience. He says he's won before. Any when California goes so goes New York. (We can't seem to come up with anything ourselves). And let's not kid oursevles --- Mr Brian is in it for the money. And this is good. Nothing like apiece ...

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I have been using e10 for four yrs now. The fist thing was the complete crud from the tank to the filters at the tank. I didn't know what is was so all the filters on both engines were replaced. I opened the top of the gas tank 'cause I thought that there was more crud and I wanted to pump it out. B...

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My sister-in-law in Naples, Fl said the water is already at 84 degrees. She said this temp usually comes in August. People are already talking about it.

Question: how do you figure out how high your house is above sea level?

Capt Dick Dean

Anyone changing the oil at 3,000 miles is the victim of good advertising. Or scare tactics. It's over kill but no doubt it can only help. New cars such as Mercedes, BMW, Corvette and such come with Mobil 1 from the factory. At AC last summer, the two senior diesel techs said that I just extended the...

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Walter, let's round up the usual suspects and have lunch at Brewstwer's. I'm sure we'll come up with a solution.

Capt Dick Dean

I have a '72 with 231 gallons marked on the tank. This was the first yr of the larger tank. Prior yrs had 165.

Capt Dick Dean

You'r right!

Capt Dick Dean

So Randall shows up with a cigar box full of money. Very cool. Walter's Cook Book was at the front counter. I had to get a copy. It has a lot of recipes that I can do. And will. And Brewster takes me for a ride in his new BMW sports convertible. He's some piece of work. He's got one speed -- very fa...

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I used household carpet. It has to be of good quality and thick. It's great and cost nothing. It was tested for fire .... fire retardant but not fire proof which means it will burn oh so slowly when put in to a fire. I figure that the fiberglass engine boxes will be on fire before the carpet goes. W...

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O.K., Brew, you must have the early bird special. The Irish Wake has to be out of the yard by March 27th. That's what the deal is here. So I guess I'll go in that same week. Now for the secret applications developed the past winter. I got some stuff too. So why don't we do lunch. Andre and Uncle Vic...

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Don't loose your hearing. This is what I did. Last season I took house carpet with a thick pile and installed it inside of the engine covers. Then put more carpet out board of both stringers to the chine. Just two days ago, I installed thick carpet under neath the engines. So what if the carpet gets...

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I'm a senior citizen and have been for some time now. As you get older, the body tends to shrink. I'm no exception.
However when I wore younger mens' clothes, my boat was fine.

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Montauk Marine Basin is good and the first weekend of August is great. Count me in!

Capt Dick Dean

My head hurts.

Capt Dick Dean

Thru the yrs, I've seen a lot of boats move inland for a rebuild. And they never come back to the sea.

I will be makin' book at Montauk that the Tub will never see white water.

Capt Dick Dean

Just got off the phone with Bennett trim tabs. They are sending me some minor parts for free. I offered to pay but the parts guy won't here of it.

Thank you, Bennett trim tabs. Great company and great product.

Capt Dick Dean

Suppose I go over there and talk to Norma. It can't hurt. Who the hell does she think she is. Does she know who we are? Does she think who she is?

Capt Dick Dean

I just tried to make a post. A message came up like, " You can't make a post so soon after the last one" Well, it's 0530 here and I just got up.

What's going on?

Have I offened some body?

Capt Dick Dean

I'd like to go ::::: anywhere is good for me. As far as helping out, I don't know. Things get mucked up for me at these gatherings. However if there is a mental health clinic, maybe this would be O.K. My wife is making noise about going. How come she wants to go? Maybe she can get a ride on Brewster...

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Brewster gets his fifteen minutes of fame. Yeah but now it's four times.

Hey, Brew give us a break!

Capt Dick Dean

I used Sikkens Cetol on the cockpit up to and including the two steps to go below. Every yr for five yrs I touched it up. Looked great but finally became too dark. Writer"s note - There are three cans of Cetol. One is a high gloss and the other two are the base coat, either lite or dark. I didn't re...

Capt Dick Dean

I had an INTERVENTION five yrs ago for my addictoin. It didn't work.

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I will be there.

Capt Dick Dean

I use a prop nut ... Take off the two shaft nuts, put the prop nut just a fraction of an inch from the hub and wack it with a four lb hammer. I always put some CX on the day before. Have done it five times. Works for me.

Capt Dick Dean

I'll take a pass at the next shusi bar. Thanks for ths heads up. My daugther, Bridget, an Executive Chef with Nestles food service will NOT eat shusi because she says she dosen't know how it was handled. But at the UVI maybe four yrs ago, the tuna shusi when mixed in the stomach with Johnny Walker B...

Capt Dick Dean

I was just informed that one of our own has a very, very ill father. Capt Harv.

Every time I fish w/Harv, Dad is always there. And he's good.

I will wish him well and will say a pray.

Capt Dick Dean

We've been to Scituate a few times. What a beautiful New England town. It's out of a picture book.

Capt Dick Dean

Well, here's my story. On a winter vacation to Naples Fl some yrs ago at an up scale resturant, I order a 2# Maine lobster. The thing comes out with the claws broken off and next to the body. I called over the waiter. " The claws don't go with this lobster, they are too small". "No, they do." " My b...

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I have pics from them of a June tourny. Great shots. There were four in the pkg. I took two and sent the other two back. The charge was $400.00 US.

Capt Dick Dean

No doubt about it --- the JOE COOL story is a sad one and that some of us can really relate to. I just read the Power&Yacht article mentioned in the above post. I was on this boat at Montauk this summer. As I remember ... Sombody from the dock shouted,"Hear comes another 31". The "boat" aproaches th...

Capt Dick Dean

Tommy- I have been getting and sending personal messages thru my mail box from this site and here's the story. There is a Bahia Mar east of me somwhere in the Hamptons that is a special boat. Seems the boat was a gift from Richard Bertram to Ray Hunt. The present steward is connected to the Hunt fam...

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JP, Your pic is so good - my rudder arm to the tie rod is the same. One piece going into a bigger pipe with two small bolts on the top side just off the arm. But the bolts are not through the pipe. So how are they put in ( and do they come out - I have CX all over everything. The tiny bolts are rust...

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The tie rod that connects to each rudder arm has rusted out but I still have a foot or so on each arm. The center of the rod went. I can't get at the arm to get that small piece off as the rudder platform is in the way. It looks like I will have to drop the rudders down just enough to slide off the ...

Capt Dick Dean

I like the idea. But before I commit, will there be a senior citizen handicap? Like a head start.

And will there be any fishing off New Jersey that counts?

Will the TUB be towed out to the hundred fathom curve and be stationed as a fuel dock?

Capt Dick Dean

Very sorry to hear this news. I will miss his posts. Rest in peace, Dave

Capt Dick Dean

BlueChip, Good news I'm writing a boat book with just about all the things a Bertram Steward would want and then some. Like Patrick Rudders, high performance air filters, weigh to horse power ratios, torque graphs (gas vs diesel), prop pockets, spell check, shaft alignment, IRS tax deductions, the t...

Capt Dick Dean

Two things holding me back:
1. How do you get a pilot license
2. How can I get to be a millionaire

Capt Dick Dean

Reading the start of this thread I almost believed it. Yes, the engines run fine. But the two senior diesel techs that were at the Mid Atlantic gig in July both said that it is torque that you need in a 31. And that's why diesels are so great as you can turn a bigger wheel. When I told them I had 18...

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