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IRGuy

Apparently it wasn't that cold in Florida yesterday!

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/ ... ona-654903

IRGuy

I'm trying to think of a good introduction to this subject, but just can't find the words. If anyone can think of one please feel free to post it.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... t-28055094

IRGuy

Lifted from THT...

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/01/ ... s:thumbsup:

IRGuy

Steve...

I would say that the time it will take for that smell to travel from FL to NY is about as long as it will take for her to forgive you!

Good luck buddy!

IRGuy

Preston...

Thanks for the explanation.. sometimes the obvious is not so obvious for me!

I am trying to locate the electrician.. I understand after a divorce he has dropped out of sight. It seems like some guys do that.

Frank

IRGuy

Thanks guys for the info! Once again the Bertram brotherhood comes through! Preston.. Are you saying that you are epoxying the top of the head of the bolt to the underlying stringer, or is there epoxy bonding the underside of the bolt head to the back of the copper strip? And if so, are you sure you...

IRGuy

My boat has factory installed strips of thin copper about 1" wide running along two stringers from the engine room forward to under the V berth. They have studs protruding from them for bonding wires to connect to. Some of the studs are corroded and no longer useful and the bonding wires are no long...

IRGuy

Here's wishing all my friends here, and the friends here I have yet to meet, a MERRY CHRISTMAS, or a HAPPY HANUKKA or whatever you celebrate. Lets all hope 2015 is a better year for the US than 2014 has been!

IRGuy

I have shrink wrapped lots of boats, and this was always something we feared.

http://www.monroenews.com/news/2014/oct ... bor-boat-/

IRGuy

Thanks, I'll try that.. it has been a while since I emptied the cookie jar.

IRGuy

On a few occasions I have been trying to post something on this site and after signing in and completing the text and hitting the "Submit" button I am rerouted back to the "sign in" page where I am told I have to sign in in order to post something. If I sign in again I get the same message again. Ha...

IRGuy

Here you go.. a motorcycle with a Lamborghini V12 engine.. Who wants one?

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/hear-rumbl ... 04290.html

IRGuy

Hi Pete... I am not sure if the pilot was trying to do what we saw, or if he just cut things too close and was lucky. I sent this clip to my son-in-law who flies 777s.. will be interested to see what he has to say. Re: The knee.. all seems to be going well.. I felt the PT people were moving too slow...

IRGuy

Not sure which applies to this guy....

http://on.aol.com/video/fearless-pilot- ... d%3D569851

IRGuy

Has anyone heard anything about Randall?

He hasn't posted anything in quite a while.

IRGuy

Here is an electric Harley prototype test drive clip.. how will the "traditional" Harley riders accept this? I think I know.

http://autos.aol.com/article/harley-dav ... d%3D559262

IRGuy

Interesting ship design provides stable platform for underwater military surveillance and deep sea exploration.. and maybe yachts?

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-a- ... 1651178309

IRGuy

Guys... Having moved sailboats from MA to the Caribbean in November often (most boat Insurance policies say you can't go offshore until the end of hurricane season, which is often defined as 1 Nov) I too hate the offshore windy cold. Have you ever been in a snowstorm 150 miles offshore? Our sailboat...

IRGuy

Pete... You are a better (if not unluckier) man than me!

Good luck with yours. I am surprised that you have anything left to attach implants to.

IRGuy

I certainly have no medical training, so the first paragraph below is simply my understanding of why a post operative patient suffers constipation. If anyone wants to correct my medical analysis, please feel free to comment. All the rest of this missive is my personal experience, of which I am the w...

IRGuy

Thought I posted this last evening but apparently I was wrong.. I had written this for the B33 guys but the same comments belong here as well... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You guys are the best! All of you! Thanks for the encouragement, info and best wi...

IRGuy

Now Bennett provides both hydraulic and elect trim tabs..

http://bennetttrimtabs.com/bolt/

IRGuy

Thanks Mark...

Tomorrow is the big day. I will get online as soon as I can and let everybody know how things went.

IRGuy

Mike.. I never followed this subject closely, so I might be wrong here, but before I bought "Phoenix" I looked at a couple of boats with 3116 Cats in them. As I understand it the 3116 series had some blocks mfgd in France during a strike in whatever US foundry Cat used to cast their blocks. Some of ...

IRGuy

Thanks Dug..

The replacement is due to an old rugby injury from about 45 years ago.. old age has finally caught up with me.

IRGuy

Tues the 14th I am having my right knee replaced.. as much as I admire you, Pete, I hope I am not following in your footsteps.

IRGuy

I lifted this from "The Hull Truth" site..

You can learn something new every day..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6yyMuw4 ... e=youtu.be

IRGuy

Bruce.. Thanks for the free pass.. and please understand I know the reputation sailboat owners have among power boaters.. I have been dealing with it for 40+ years. I have said here before, I have met sailors who were jerks, and I have met powerboaters who also were. I believe any time you venture o...

IRGuy

As I have said here before, I have a good friend who holds the record for the longest single handed survival at sea alone in an inflatable. He spent 76 days in his life raft after his homemade sailboat sank 6 days out of the Azores after dropping out of a singlehanded race from Europe to the Caribbe...

IRGuy

Around here, there used to lots of new boat sales businesses, and when the general economy went south about 5-6 years ago they seemed to fail one by one. The only ones that survived were those that had good management that understood the importance of customer service. People stopped buying new boat...

IRGuy

Saw this on THT.. it might be old news but thought it was worth posting..

http://www.caboyachts.com/

IRGuy

Sorry I can't help you with recommendations.. I make it a point not to go anywhere that I can't pronounce!

IRGuy

Info on a rebuild of a Bertram 28.. interesting story and beautiful interior work.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-for ... refit.html

IRGuy

New info released today states that a Grand Jury has exonerated Tony Stewart in the on track death of Kevin Ward, but the bombshell in the same news release is that Ward was high on marijuana at the time of the accident. High while driving a race car? I suppose that explains a lot.. but who in hell ...

IRGuy

Just thought a change of pace might be nice.. something funny

http://on.aol.com/video/news-team-unvei ... d%3D533689

IRGuy

When I rebuilt my battery system I found that my local Batteries Plus store had compression type terminations that remove the need for soldering or special crimp tools on the 2/0 welding cable I used. All you need is a couple of standard open end wrenches. Simple and easy. When I finished each termi...

IRGuy

The article asks what this woman was doing.. I think WE all know...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/1 ... ps=gravity

IRGuy

Beautiful! Classic lines, my second choice for hull color (next to my boat's Fighting Lady Yellow). Pretty boat all around. You will enjoy her.

IRGuy

I never drink anything containing alcohol while I am driving a car (I believe illegal in most states) or operating a boat (not sure about the law in any state). Accidents happen, and even if you are not at fault but have been seen to have consumed any amount of alcohol prior to an accident the suspi...

IRGuy

When I took the course to get my license one of the first things the instructor told us is in cases of reduced visibility (rain, smoke, fog, darkness, etc, etc) was to reduce your speed until you could be sure to stop within the distance you could see.

IRGuy

Boat operator gets two years in jail for operating under the influence, hitting a barge near Tappan Zee Bridge, and killing two passengers... At almost twice the legal limit, operating at night, boat operator kills bride to be and best man,, .. ultimate stupidity. http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/...

IRGuy

Cabo took a terrible direct hit!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... Odile.html

IRGuy

All this reminds me of the story about the first crewless airplane flight... After the plane takes off and is at cruising altitude the intercom comes to life and a voice starts talking... "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to XYZ airlines. You all are priveleged to be flying today on XYZ's first ever al...

IRGuy

Kevin..

I thought a B31 weighs about 14,000 wet.. does a B28 weigh about the same as a B31?

IRGuy

Whaler.. Re: Headliner material. I don't know anything about headliner that was used on B31s, but if you can't locate exactly what you want I can refer you to this company that makes headliner material in general. I bought a roll of their foam backed stuff for lining the inside of my forepeak and bu...

IRGuy

Today we are on the verge of having driverless cars.. Tomorrow crewless ships!

http://www.thelocal.no/20140911/crewles ... r-the-seas

IRGuy

Capt Frank who is often on this site is from Kill Devil Hills I believe. Maybe drop him a private message?

IRGuy

Like Rawleigh, I can recall the morning of 9/11 as if it was yesterday. That and the day Kennedy was assassinated seem to be burned into my memory.

IRGuy

Thanks Mark.. do you know when these were made? When I was a kid I was car crazy like all my friends, and all of us could tell you the make, year and model of almost everything on the road. Today I can hardly tell one from the other.. such is old age!

IRGuy

I was driving this AM and saw a neat looking pickup truck on the back of a flatbed wrecker. When I got closer I saw it was a Studebaker 4WD. It looked perfect.. I assume it was restored. I am not sure I have ever seen one before. Does anyone know when these were made? It sort of looked like a mini D...

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