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Back in the 50s when I was a kid a local farmer had one.. he plowed, cut hay, pulled a baler, and did all the things a tractor was used for with it. Even at that age I was impressed with it. It might have been the predecessor of today's Unimog.

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You certainly have to admire Captain Sullenberger and his coolness under the most extreme pressure, but I have always been impressed with the several air traffic controllers ability to professionally and calmly handle the situation from the ground.. I suspect they must have some sort of rehearsal th...

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Are you eligible for the Darwin Award if you intend to commit suicide?

This guy chose a novel way to end his life.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc ... BrooklynTw

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Marlin... I started using MAS Epoxy's non amine blush products about 4 years ago. I called them at that time and they assured me that their new newly introduced hardener was truly blush free. I tested it and found this to be true, and I used their system for all the work I did on "Phoenix" and every...

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Pete... Have read all your posts.. I have been dealing with a bum knee off and on for the past 42 years.. a rugby injury that comes and goes.. the past year has been the most painful of all. I finally bit the bullet and am scheduled for a full replacement on October 14. Wish me luck! And... good luc...

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It looks too good to get dirty.

Beautiful!

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Cam... I bought a small HVLP spray gun at Lowes (for less than $50.00) and tried to use it with the pancake compressor I used to run my nailgun when I trimmed out my house. The compressor was too small to use as HVLP, so I just opened up the gun settings until I was able to get a good spray pattern,...

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Dug... We all have done similar things. Three weeks ago I was leaving the channel that leads from our basin to the ICW, and sideswiped a piling marking the edge of tha channel. The worst part was that I had 11 other people on board. A few seconds lapse in attention and boom. Talk about being embaras...

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Three years ago I built a sliding cabin door out of solid teak. After spending about $23.00 a board foot for rough teak I approached the finishing phase of the project with trepidation. To paraphrase John Cranston "I didn't want to ruin a $50.00 buzz with a $4.00 sandwich.".. I had been impressed by...

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Still looks cool to me.

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I am not a biker, but this sure looks cool to me...

http://www.coolthings.com/2015-indian-scout/

IRGuy

Here is to you, Uncle Vic.

This evening, at 29:00 hrs, I will hoist a silent toast to him.

A friend I never met.

You may be gone, but your legacy here lives on.

RIP

IRGuy

I have posted before about the TED talks.. usually very interesting presentations about a very wide range of subjects. The one today is nothing short of amazing! I can't imagine how this guy does this! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/david-kwong-ted-puzzle_b_5662349.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cht...

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Not sure what brand this boat is.. but it ain't a Bertram!

Watch the whole clip.. after 2 minutes 15 seconds it gets interesting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTM83O5pZdg

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Both pictures... PRETTY!

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I know nothing about auto racing, or how drivers are expected to conduct themselves after a fender bender, but it seems to me that an angry driver who is on the track among moving cars under a yellow caution flag trying to get another driver to stop is exercising poor judgement, let alone violating ...

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My wife and I lived in Europe for about three years. One day she and another woman decided they would go to a nude beach in the Netherlands.. it was a weekday so most of the people there were retirees, most likely in their mid 60s on into their 80s. When I got home from work I asked her what kind of...

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Great read! Thanks for posting!

The very beginning of all our boats!

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Congratulations to you and your lovely wife! In a time when about 60% of marriages fail in this country long lasting ones are becoming rare. My wife and I have done 44 years.. for many years of our life together my jobs required that I travel a lot.. I always figured we survived as we did because I ...

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Smith and Wesson gets a big fine for bribing some foreign officials...

http://fortune.com/2014/07/28/smith-wes ... ery-probe/

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I always knew this was going to happen one day!

http://betabeat.com/2014/07/this-blueto ... d-orgasms/

As a friend says... "I have a great sex life..but I wish I had someone to share it with!

IRGuy

Steve.. While you and I are posting serious stuff a bunch of our buddies are in Greenport getting rowdy. It is a good thing some of us are attending to serious boat business here! I lived in New England for 40 some years and every winter we covered our boats and set them on jackstands. Looking at yo...

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Bob Lico.. Thank you for the prompt report! Based on what you found, and your continued interest in her I will be telling Syd that since I don't think he is looking for a project boat and you might want to pursue her I think he should forget about this boat. BobH and tjhartsr.. Syd and I both thank...

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Bob Lico.. Hopefully you will have been able to look at the boat today, and will post your plans/findings on it here. With this in mind I have posted the note to BobH and tj hartsr below. BobH and tjhartsr.. Bob Lico said above he was going to look at the boat today. I have told Syd that when someo...

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Bob... I agree, and right after I posted my last message here I sent an email to Syd telling him of both your comments and interest. The price is so low I was suspicious from the beginning. As I said.. if you aren't interested in the boat after looking at it I would appreciate having your comments o...

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BobH and tjhartsr.. Thank you both for your kind offer. The boat broker's info is... Bruce McDonald, CPYB Brewer Yacht Sales, Inc. Brewer Stirling Harbor Marina 1410 Manhanset Avenue Telephone: Cell: (631) 987-9989, Fax: (631) 866-377-5659 Email Bruce McDonald bmcdonald@byy.com The boat is at the B...

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I have a very good friend in Australia who bought a B33 FBC a few years ago in NY, had it repowered in the US, and then shipped to Australia. He has become interested in a B37 (I have never seen one) with Cat 3208 375HP power.. and of all places the boat is in Greenport. I told him the B31 faithful ...

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Pete.. I wish you all kinds of luck with your knee.. and will read your post op posts with increased interest, because I am going in sometime this fall to have my right knee replaced. I took a late tackle from my best friend about 45 years ago in a Rugby match, twisted it badly, and in the past year...

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Seeing the pics you might consider adding a 10" dia drain to empty the cistern quickly, then use it as a bomb shelter when the zombies attack!

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Captain...

I hope you have a lot of rebar connecting the bottom of the walls to the floor slab!

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Sad to see, but money problems can destroy almost any business. The 62' hull delamination failures (I know of only two.. were there more?) would give any prospective buyer the willies.. I know someone who was involved in one of them, and he says there was a failure in manufacturing that caused layer...

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Captain... I read somewhere that "regular" AwlGrip lays down with the pigment migrating to the bottom and a sort of clear coat migrates to the top, so when it dries it is actually like two coats.. hence it is difficult to touch up. AwlCraft 2000 is more like a regular paint with everything dispersed...

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Keith... I have a spare rebuilt (by Tony Athens tech) Sherwood 1730 raw water pump for my Cummins 6Bs. It looks like it has the same mount as yours, but the inlet and outlet are at on opposite sides at 90 and 270 deg. Each port has flat surfaces, and the inlet and outlet hoses have seperate 90 deg e...

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Terry.. Glad all you guys up in God's country were spared any damage. It looked as if Arthur was making a bee line to Morehead City. While I am adressing something to you let me say Charlie and I enjoyed spending some time with you at the rendevous. Tommy and all the rest of the guys certainly put o...

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No serious damage here at all (in Wilmington, NC).. just a couple of tree branches down.. boats in our community are all OK except for one CC that apparently didn't have a working bilge pump. It was riding very low in the water this AM but didn't sink. All in all we were very lucky. The eye stayed f...

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At about 18:00 hrs we had the most severe winds, probably 45 knots with gusts to 60, and alternating medium and heavy rainfall.. now (about 22:00 hrs) it is about 25 knots and light rain. I doubt that there was any severe damage except for tree limbs coming down. It looks like Buzz in Morehead City ...

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Frank...

Looks as if Arthur will skirt us and hit you.. I imagine you are as busy as a one armed paperhanger right now. Jim Cantore is in Hatteras on TV right now dramatizing everything.

As a first responder you can't run and hide like the rest of us.. so stay safe!

IRGuy

I lifted this from a THT post this AM.

This sure beats any commute I had to make getting to work...

http://www.maniacworld.com/Changing-Shi ... house.html

Notice each guy is simply hanging on to the line with no mechanical link to it.. and no life vest.

IRGuy

Anybody want to go for a swim?

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sh ... 29171.html

IRGuy

When I put an instrument box above the flybridge I used PVC pipe, primed and painted, between the flybridge console top and the underside of the box. Cheap, can be glued using epoxy or PVC pipe cement, lightweight, easy to find, and corrosion and rot resistant.

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My SIL had one instance in which he landed on a carrier with only one engine (all Navy planes have two).. turned out that the engines were OK, but he shut one down because an instrument sensor was faulty. He also had a case in which a plane had a fire and he had to punch out.. he says the next thing...

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Sent to me by my son in law who was a Navy FA18 pilot, and flys Boeing 777s today...

Not sure of the plane designation, but a pilot lands with no nose gear.. rests nose on a "stool"..

I think the pilot has big brass balls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGAOpXKSXfo&app=desktop

IRGuy

At my age...

I am not as good as I once was...
But I am as good once as I always was!

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Whaler...

Someone said '82 Trojan 36'.. but I can't verify

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I have posted once before about this site.. TED Talks. Speakers on an endless variety of subjects are invited to give brief, 5 to 15 minutes long talks, about subjects they are intimate with. The talk below is presented by a retired policeman who speaks of his experiences as he patrolled an area in ...

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Saw this on THT this AM.. sad situation!

Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Skipper apparently drifted out of channel.. into field of pilings hidden at high tide. Scan down page for larger picture.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-for ... ds-nj.html

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Interesting info on Harley's future electric motorcycle.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/06/19/h ... d%3D490722

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Just about what one should expect from the "Most interesting man in the world!"

IRGuy

Kevin.. I defer to your expertise but I always assumed that when a police officer has someone "in custody", meaning he has somehow restricted the person from being able to use his hands and possibly feet that the officer is responsible for assuring the subject remains safe. I suppose an analog could...

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A guy in custody and handcuffed while on a Missouri Highway Patrol boat after being suspected of being drunk while operating a boat on Lake Of The Ozarks drowned when he fell/jumped overboard and his life preserver somehow comes off. Lets see.. in custody, handcuffed, gets into water, life preserver...

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