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Good luck with the new boat. I am sure she will serve you very well.

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What a shame, that is horrible.

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J, My wife and friend , Tom, really like what you have done in the helm area! It inspires us to keep going with our project. We can't wait till you get your windshield and tower figured out. I talked with Carl a couple of years ago and he told me about a bahia mar that had a raised helm area that h...

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stay safe

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I like the grey contrasted with the white, similar to Ironman's 31 topsides.

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fantastic

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Harv-

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scenarioL113 wrote:That is one beautiful B31!

It really is

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Part time NY Part-time in Florida

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Hey, isn't that Mako hanging from a Blackfin. Well at least your father has now come to realization and owns as UV would say the Best Boat ever built. Yes Tony, a Blackfin, heresy! (actually I love that boat) But this is not his first 31, he's had a 31 FBSF and a 31 FBC, not to mention a 25 fb, a 2...

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If ya gotta have seating in that area, that is the way to do it. Nice, real nice. I have often thought about having my motor boxs roll out on my Express. I'd love to gain quick full access without wrenching the back. But but then I just decided to just have another beer. 18 months... your dad has t...

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Thanks to all of you for the comments and the ideas, I appreciate them. Captain Pat- the forward seat is on a custom built heavy duty stainless track that locks in place but rolls to midships. The hatch then lifts with two hydraulic cyclinders, and the aft sectional and prepstation go with it. Mike ...

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First class rigging........and what a sweet boat. The engines fit perfectly. Thats a boat to grow old with for sure. that's the idea, climbing up and down the bridge is rough on Dad's knees. This should do the trick, and look great at the same time. One word of caution. I know first hand that Yanma...

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Boy, do I feel stupid....

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Thank Capt- I need your address for a donation Capt, is it on the board somewhere?

Need to get photos of the glass front bait well on the transom

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Posting a few shots that Carl sent to my dad yesterday. http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr155/fiveangels/Spiezio100608025.jpg http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr155/fiveangels/Spiezio100608003.jpg http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr155/fiveangels/Spiezio100608024.jpg http://i479.photobucket.c...

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Sweet... I would describe that as voluptuous

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I Love that car, and I hate you for having it!

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Since many of you are removing or covering your windshields has anyone got the adjuster knobs? All four windshield sections on Dreamsicle are operative and don't leak enough to justify sealing or covering. Also I like the fresh air in the summer. The knobs on mine all have a threaded metal insert i...

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Really nice neat clean job. Looks more than strong enough for the new deck.
It is really exciting to me to see these projects when they come really far along like this.

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My condolences Harv.

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scot wrote:Good tip Ric.

It really is. One learned the hard way, I'm sure.

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That is a cool boat. Enjoy it!

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perfect

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Very Nice

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Bruce- like Randall, I've gone native. To boost my green quotient I now tell people am the proud owner of a lawn populated by indigenous plants.

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lots of Blackfins covered in this one.

Nice article by JP as well. I need to take a ride in a contender

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Great boat, good luck.

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That was the owner of All Phase Glass. He moved in about 5-6 years ago. He is 2 doors down Cambridge Street from us. He had over 5 feet in his main building. He is fu##ed. He has been flooded, but his floods are more common than ours due to the fact that he is lower. It was over my head when I stoo...

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wow, thats a lot of people living on that boat.

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I am totally lost. What does any of this have to do with weteher or not to hang an outboard off a B20 Baron?

Even more confusing, what the heck do those photos have to do with a Mako's deck height?

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John kicks ass again.

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Raybo Marine NY wrote:come on bob- build a scoop for the thing, it will be better then a ugly suzuki hanging off the back!

jspiezo- he wanted the boat to take the kids tubing, but now he just uses it to hot rod around the bay.

That's a serious tubing boat. Love the standing brace.

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Bob - I wonder if the Baron deck height is taller than a moppie ? I can get down and do some measurements. Would an arneson give you a lower x dimension? I love the idea of 525 HP in that hull - I got 320 and running it at WOT is so easy, no skill required (which matches up nicely for me!) I would ...

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What the heck does he do in that thing?

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Any recommendations for Yanmar dealers? Two 6LY 315s are in the 31b, now it looks like the 32 B-fin needs to be repowered. We are thinking of putting the same engines in this boat just standardize across the fleet, if you will.

I appreciate your ideas and opinions.

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You'll regret it Bob. You're too much of a perfectionist.

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Craig- curious on how you made out. Any headway yet?

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There was a guy bombing around an anchorage I was in on Sunday. Made it look like a total blast! I actually thought it looked like something I would like to try. Until this video! At least make sure the quick release is ready to go! This summer I watched a guy up in Leland, Michigan repeatedly get ...

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Harry- He is harnessed to that thing around his chest.

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I love innovation. But, I wouldn't want o be the guinea pig. I'd love to get a chance to see the actual construction on some of these, and to get some feed back a year or three down the road first.

As far as grounding goes, it sounds like "limping back" might often be out of the question.

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Craig's boat is looking very good. Try these guys.

http://www.fpmmetals.com/index.php

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Disregarding cost, I'm a little uncomfortable with these things. Maybe after a few years I'll feel differently.

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Anyone ever heard people talking of retrofits? It seems like a lot of effort to me, but I heard "rumors" of some one here on LI looking to refit a bigger Topaz with these things.

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There is a thread on baotdiesel.com about the IPS pods. My view is the shear off is a red herring....we can whack off our conventional props, struts, shafts & rudders if hit wrong. The real knock on the pods is you have underwater gears running in oil, exactly like an i/o, and there is simply no wa...

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I keep reading and hearing about pod drives and how they will solve all our boating problems as well as curing cancer and ending world hunger. I don't buy it. While I believe they are fuel efficient and maneuverable, they seem like they could be a headache in certain situations. I have heard that th...

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Sweet little boat, enjoy her

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Fantastic news. Congratulations and good luck,

JOhn

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Great pics, I need to be there next year.

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