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guess jogging is not that healthy after all

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speaking of which I loaned mine to someone and they never returned it, chalk that up as a loss

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what happens to me is I "want I want I want", then I price it out of my range and remember its something I have only needed 2 times for a day or so in the last 10 years so I give up on the idea.

I need to keep this realistic otherwise it will be a fantasy for me.

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I live in a house that is barely 30x40, my wife and I, 3 little dogs- trailer generator might be a bit much for my needs!

I was thinking more along the lines of a 5000-7000

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isnt there another issue with the gas supply in some areas? I think in our area the gas delivery does not have enough pressure to run the generators so thats another part of the installation? All this talk has shifted me to considering a diesel one to run off the home heating oil tank, but not insta...

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those guys spraying that 5000 are either incredibly good sprayers or they did not use 5000 or did they sand the 5000 and clear it? 5000 goes on like mud, its a single cross-coat coverage product, best for trailers, trucks, things you want to cross coat your way across and be done. it cannot be sande...

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vicroy- the texture of the 5000 does not bother you?

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different boat Bob, this boat has been docked at SS3/Marine Max for as long as I can remember, the job is actually through them.

inside of it looks like a grenade went off

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or the whole deal would be sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic

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Nice to know that Moses owned a fueling stating when Noah showed up with the ARK. Jesus used to own it gimmie a break I was in a fog, I spent 4 hours trying to get this stupid tank to peel away from the Bertram, they should have built the whole boat that strong! Lets paste and glass the crap outta ...

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stations have been using that paste since Noah fueled up the Ark

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building the glass tanks for the boats are very time consuming, underground tanks require no baffles and I thought they are mandated that they be changed every certain number of years? Had there been no ethanol introduced these tanks would still be good, so what worries me is how do you know what wi...

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the PVC will not require painting the only way you might notice something is if 20 years down the road you damage one section and have to replace it then the new section will be a little whiter, but we repair 20+ year old boats and put a single new piece of rub rail and no one ever notices. Dont pai...

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robbie are you coming up with a color scheme for the sedan? if i remember it goes something like this " this chart is for the john q public but for your bertram" we have never been seen before ------ sure enought he came up with a beautiful tone of blue!!! I already pictured that boat as my own and...

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Bob,

tell the truth - you used a slide rule and a abacus

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I like that boat alot, at the fear of getting lynched much more then the bridge boats

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I would add to sand the area first, some 600 then 1000, then a good compound. This is what the areas around your repair will end up so thats the color you want to match.

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if you are planing small gel repairs I would caution against it, what happens with 30 year old gelcoat such as the offwhite of the bertram is it will darken when you sand it. Performing gelcoat repairs requires a bit of sanding and polishing, so what will happen is these areas will then be darker th...

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yes it is

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the flap is neoprene. Gemlux is a great company, they had offered to set me up with a retail POS but I dont have the space or traffic for it, I think they were trying to get into the retail end of it because now they are a major OEM supplier. Some of their plumbing fittings are unique items that are...

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dont let the list price scare you

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bertramp- you are on Long Island those windows dont cost alot of money, if you are interested in them let me know.

Or have any of your sources order them out of the Lewis Marine Catalog

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just personal preference but i hate those windows. i hate those upright oval windows also and i especially hate those half round windows with fake mullions they use on houses. when it comes to windows i am extremely opinionated.......carry on. so you like the old black plastic rectangular window be...

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Bomar/Pompenette.
They open in and have removable screens

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those windows are nice and definitely make a boat more modern looking. Easy to install and are inexpensive. You can get them with no visible screws which is a nice touch. Not having to be at the mercy of someone to custom make them for you is a huge plus. before and after, makes a boat cleaner looki...

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I put a much nicer rail on the last 25 I had here, white PVC with stainless insert, occupied the same footprint, easy to bend yourself, no jigs required. Standard taco parts that you can get at your local supplier if you are interested in that look. Does not protrude AS far, but it makes the boat lo...

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H8PP is the honeycomb. I have used it for bulkheads and decks, but mainly to shed weight for go-fast boats. If weight savings is not a priority you may want to pick a easier to handle product. You really have to plan ahead with this stuff because it wont hold a screw at all, so you have to be able t...

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which product? H8PP?

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I just got a batch of 31 parts back from Nassau Chrome today, came out FANTASTIC, beyond my expectations.

They have always done great work and still do

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I cant remember what I had for lunch yesterday but for some reason this came to mind this morning-

How did you make out?!

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having a tough time with American?

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Rough water, can't see the buoy. Bow goes down and the pulpit catches the chain at the bottom of the buoy. Bow comes up, chain rips the foredeck off. Bow goes back down, (still at 20 knots) and the rush of water blows out the amidships bulkhead and the transom. Hello Davey Jones. there was no pulpi...

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i thought we were talking about squares of plywood in a hatch, was the hatch you did balsa core or squares of ply?

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they make it squares so that the solid piece does not warp, it is a common practice in deck hatches. Single screw into that core over 10-20 years and its a goner. But you can have another hatch, same exact construction method, with beveled core so that the screws holding the hatch down did not go in...

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guy comes in with pictures of his then recently purchased 29SR Amberjack. Its sitting at the bottom of the pile, still shrink wrapped from its transport from Long Island. There are at least 4 boats on top of it, one sideways crusing the windshield, the helm, the transom, etc. Never mind the 3 other ...

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look into Imron 3.5HG ( high gloss ), it can be brushed or rolled, is EXTREMELY durable, and will more then likely cover in one or two coats, you can put a coat on in the morning and depending on temps put a 2nd on after lunch and be done with it. Will gloss like its soaking wet, and is really econo...

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please use a 2 part paint, not a air dry paint

are you looking for easy, or cheap and easy?

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I had looked at a boat and it was supposed to come in for repairs and he said he ran into the painter from your place so he was bringing it there because he was also trading the boat in or getting another one ( jupiter ) - which he did. I had mentioned I did not think you guys painted and that Eli w...

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its not that I could not get pistons, I think the only ones I could get were like 13:1 compression, no good for a pump gas marine engine in a 18' boat!

its a stock color, pastel colors need to be blended out further thats all.

I thought you guys had a painter there in the yard?

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I have a 31 here that has replacement side and bulkhead frames and glass, along with new plexi for the front curves.

Im pretty sure it came from American, I did not order them and the glass guy that started the job passed away before the boat was completed so I cant offer up any more on that.

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I have a Chrysler 413 that I had freshly rebuilt that Im thinking of getting rid of, this engine was in fantastic shape BEFORE the rebuild, did not even have to bore the cylinders out. I got it for my old Century Resorter, but to be perfectly honest I have zero interest in that project anymore. Talk...

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big block assembly, for new vehicles has stopped.

There is no way, in our lifetimes or your grand kids lifetimes, that you will not be able to purchase a new big block engine.

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from someone else: With the stop production of the Big Block GenVI 8100 Vortec 496cu engine used in the GMC/Chevy HD trucks 2500 & up. The world thinks the BBC as we know it is dead! THIS IS NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, they have stopped production "ASSEMBLY" of the complete 8100 engine for produc...

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I think you got us beat by about 2", we got 24" but I read you guys got 26"

I think close to 10 have melted already but the side road intersections are still messy.

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the ocean and mother nature are not a force to be reckoned with. Seeing a 670 Bertram in a picture like this, everyone wants more speed, which means lighter weight. To think people crossed the oceans hundreds of years ago is simply amazing, that took huge brass balls. http://www.yachtforums.com/foru...

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I dont think anyone will ever agree on anything, I dont think I am going to comment any further either. Some will listen to one story, some another, thats understandable. I would just steer way clear of these things, they put our steel buoys to shame. http://robx-7.nopistons.com/d/3848-1/IMAG1021.jp...

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Charlie- while the buoy might have a steel skeleton, the top of it IS a PVC pipe, with a alum. radar reflector on it.

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They are paying attention to what everyone is saying, now that the buoy pictures are out they are saying it might have hit that buoy, or another, causing some damage, then the boat running caused the rest. Just seems that a PVC pipe with a thin aluminum reflector on top would have sustained more dam...

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I have seen that as well, 34' Sea Ray had its anchor deployed while under way, it bounced off the bottom a few times and wrapped itself around the shaft, stopped the transmission, blew it up, and the strut pulled down .

That is a searay- it did not sink

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