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The '63 38 is listed on here. cool boat.

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Dug wrote:The Volvo tabs are great, and don't stick off the transom.

FYI, a good option.

Dug, I've heard that these don't work well at low speeds. Any comments or anecdotes from someone with experience?

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That boat looks really pretty

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Congratulations Rawleigh, and my sincerest best wishes to your wife!

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Harry, My B33 factory set up was about a 2" rise over 2' to a Lectrasan. The output of that went to a vented loop that was about 18" higher then down to the thru hull. I thought it worked pretty well. This year I had to rip all that out & put in a holding tank as the Lectrasan is no longer legal in...

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That has to be one of the most moronic statements I've ever read. The UK has been a strong supporter of the effort to save Bluefin. Since this is the right position on this issue it comes as no surprise to me that the UK is taking the lead on it. They seem to have an uncanny ability to make the rig...

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The Europeans refuse to do a f---ing thing on this issue while busting our b--ls over the damned climate change treaties. Here is something concrete that they could have done, but refuse to do because they make a lot of money at it. The idea of a ban would not have even been necessary if the EU woul...

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Sail or power?

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Just a side note, there's a lot of elephant hunting on TV these days. Africa with Craing Boddington and Tracks Across Africa are on weekly, half the hunts seem to be for elephant. I don't know enough about swordfish to comment, but come to think of it you don't see them on the menu as often as you ...

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Brew is right on with this one. Right now NMFS is worried because there are too few boats fishing for too many swords. The recovery of that fishery has been fantastic, very much like the striper and fluke fisheries.

How much do you think they paid Linda Greenlaw to go back off shore?

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Pete, Good to hear the heart attack didn't damage anything. On the knee, I'd be looking elsewhere for medical advice since they haven't got it right yet. Unless your going to the Cleveland clinic in Weston , Ft Lauderdale isn't exactly known for great health care. You need the boat looked after for...

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Brewster Minton wrote:The sail is to hold it from rocking when they are working on deck. Not that Billy Joel used it for work.

A Stay sail.

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Bruce wrote:
Especialy for the two who were climbing up the bow while the engine was still running in gear if it had slipped back into the water and they got run over.

John,
You forgot "minor gel coat repairs needed".

Was thinking the exact same thing.

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DQ- you just made me hate being at work even more. Those are just great.

Sim- I know how you feel, it's strange thing to get older.

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Brewster- I very rarely fish on other folks boats because of the lack of safety preparedness I see. One time I allowed my self to be corralled as a mate on my neighbors 46 Ocean. He had entered a tournament and had enlisted 5 husbands on our block to serve as crew. Unfortunately none of them had muc...

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sweet

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Will stay in FLA over the winter. Nect year coming up here, Harv.

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Carl has been sea trialing Dad's boat over the last week. What I have heard is an easy cruise of 28 knots and top end of 36 with full tanks of fuel and water and 3 people on board. I don't have fuel consumption yet, but I will try to get some posted. Excited to get her going. Plan on getting down th...

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I see a 31B cruising around Lake Geneva in Wisconsin all the time. Lake Washington is much bigger. As an aside, the first boat I saw after boarding the water taxi in Venice last month was a B20 Baron, white with red. Nice looking boat. So you really can't go wrong with any of them.

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Pics are not great, and leave some to doubt... but assuming that is in fact a 1975 Blackin, that would be a Cary hull, not a later model so-called "wide body" hull. The hull ID (if it has one) may begin with something like KAMC, for Karanda Marine. Once upon a time I owned a 1976 Blackfin 24, and i...

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Wow, opening windsheilds, that is really old school. It will be fantastic when she's floating again. Good luck.

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Now that I see it, I think that the B28 actually looks nicer as an express. Good work.

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Happy birthday, you're a young un' still

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Mark, Just for fun, how about a single inboard coupled with a jack shaft going back to a Volvo dua prop outdrive. I know a few manufactures that have done this, including Albermarle and Sea Vee. I went offshore on a Sea Vee...I think it was a 28 footer with a single Volvo diesel that was surely inc...

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Nice looking stuff, but man that looks like a lot of man hours. You are more dedicated than I am.

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It can easily be machined if you guys have an existing model I can digitize.

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If someone has a half hull model available I might be able to make something happen.

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Tammy, My condolences for your loss. I agree pretty closely with Steve. The market for all boats is not very good. But, your question was when is it better to put a boat on the market. The common wisdom in the northeast is Spring brings a higher price, because the buyer wants a boat and can have a f...

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Dream truck right there

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that skiff brings back lots of memories. Sweet Harry, enjoy it.

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Hey Long Island Guys, Does the taxi cab yellow B31 at Whitewater Marine belong to one of the faithful? I saw it running up-island on Sunrise Highway this afternoon. Looks like the old Babylon boat named Pooka. Just curious. Harry Yes, I am pretty sure it is Pooka. I will try to stop at Whitewater t...

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I'm getting excited looking at those pics.

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What do you guys think of a conversion to a sloop rig? Talk about economical.

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Sim On a summer weekend in NJ you can throw common sense out the window. They don't have any. They all think they are still driving on the Garden State Parkway. I know how you feel. Try running the Great South Bay on a Saturday night. Idiots are running each other over, hitting bridges, crashing in...

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Brewster- can you repost that link of the CG Auxialry crashing into that guy? Remember your question, "Who is at fault here?" Better yet, remember the answer! I think the more education that gets pounded into people's heads about boating safety and dangers the better.

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Sweet

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Great pics, what a greatmemory, for the dads as much as the kids.

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You know what they say, you become the thing that you hate. Just sayin'....

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I don't like Atlantique that much. Very loud and I think SIM might end up wanting to kill his neighbors there. Bob, you have to recognize a little humor (admittedly very little on my part) into your reading of some of these posts. Dick Dean, the nude beach you are referring to is between Kismet and ...

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no waterk the guys are 3 beaches to the east that is fire island pines. that beach remains descreet no police only on invite or medical emergency same as cheery grove . the women must put there bathing suits on when they go from dunes to bay (at the foot of the stairs). nothing has changed on the b...

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sweet, congrats

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sim if you plan on going to fire island, be careful real skinny water getting in, watch you buoys, if iam not mistaken i belive for sailors haven you have to approch from the north straight in. am i correct guys in great south bay.no one that i know that boats on great south bay has towing insuranc...

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jspiezio, Watch Hill is exactly what "I" am in the mood for. Been there several times, still a backup but looking for a possible change of scenery, with less HorseFlies... Heard about Sailors Haven on Fire Island too. Supposed to have a bit more then Watch Hill, another possible choice. Yes, leavin...

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Block is beautiful, but weekends will be packed. Forget about 4th of July, it will be crazy. Where are you leaving from, Staten Island? If you are leaving from a point further east, say Montauk or Orient points on Long Island, I would suggest a run to Cutty Hunk or Naushon islands. Very, very quiet ...

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Vicroy wrote:Half a toothpick with some epoxy on it stuck in the hole works real good - you can snug up the screw against the toothpick and once the epoxy sets it won't back out unless you want it to.

UV

My dad's trick as well

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It may hold the screw in place but it will likely come undone after some rubbing. There is wood backing inside and it is kerfed to form to the hull. Kerfing is small cuts in the wood which allows it to conform or bend woth the hull. The cockpit is the easiest place to see how it works if you have s...

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Sorry to say it's going to happen to someone somewhere, and fairly soon as the ethanol has been around long enough to start doing serious damage to seals and gaskets. I only hope that if it does happen, it happens on some Senator's or Congressman's family boat . Then watch the sparks fly! You and m...

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Had to rebuild the carbs on both the Evinrudes on my Hydrasport. Ethanol ate away the seals and gas was pouring out of the port engine into the splash well when ever I started the engines. Mechanic says he is replacing with new ethanol resistant seals. I was running her with my 4yo and my 7 yo nephe...

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Very glad that you went home. Just in time to recuperate and start enjoying the boat!

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