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up date Barbara Jean

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 09:33
by Russ Pagels
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Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 10:10
by IRGuy
Looks sweet!

BTW... where is PKS, NC?

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 10:46
by PeterPalmieri
Russ,

Boat looks great, one picture is not enough stop teasing and spill the goods.

BTW do you have a friend from W Islip that fly fishes from a 16' Lund?

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 11:08
by Russ Pagels
Frank, over the bridge from Morehead city.
Peter I have few friends in West Islip, I lived there before moving to Gods country

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 12:31
by IRGuy
Russ...

I am interested in your hull color.. is it a diluted Fighting Lady Yellow, or is it a custom mix? Whatever it is, it looks great!

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 13:49
by Russ Pagels
Franks it's Alexseal fighting lady yellow, covered in dust...Russ

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 16:07
by Capt.Frank
Russel, Boat is coming along looks great.

Where did your old boat go? I got a few calls a few weeks ago asking me where I was going in my boat. Another blue hull B31 heading north ICW figured may be you old boat. name unknown.

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 19:16
by Bob H.
Russ,
Looking good...your waterline is up there are you running Cummins? Wondering where my line should be...BH

Posted: Sep 24th, '11, 21:42
by Tommy
Frank,

PKS is Pine Knoll Shores, and is a few miles west of Atlantic Beach where Jim Bailey, Runyon Tyler and I are keeping the new Buddy Boy at Anchorage Marina.

Posted: Sep 25th, '11, 08:16
by Russ Pagels
capt. Frank, my old boat was sold to Gert, who lives in Holland and post on this site from time to time....Russ

Bob, yes they are Cummins....Russ

Posted: Sep 25th, '11, 08:17
by Russ Pagels
Tommy how is the new boat running?....Russ

Posted: Sep 25th, '11, 19:53
by Tommy
Russ,

Thanks to Jim for taking the bull by the horns, the new Buddy Boy is shaping up nicely. She is a 1970 Sportfisherman that has spent virtually her whole life under cover in northern Michigan. John McCallum at Taylor Boatworks removed the old electronics, patched the gelcoat, painted a new bootstripe, and painted the bottom; so we're good to go for a while until we figure out more ways to spend money on her.

Tommy

Posted: Sep 25th, '11, 20:02
by SteveM
Tommy, I don't think you'll have to figure out the ways to spend money....somehow that just figures itself out all by itself. Can't wait to see more pics and progress of your new boat.

Posted: Sep 25th, '11, 23:43
by Capt.Frank
Russ I forgot that.

Frank

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 00:35
by Ironman
looks great.. Is that a rumble seat up there?
Wayne

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 07:13
by Russ Pagels
Hey wayne, yes that's is a buggy seat, and below that will be a bracket to hold a life raft.the progress is slow but the work is out standing....Russ

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 12:13
by TailhookTom
Russ:

She is gorgeous -- question regarding raft/buggy seat -- are you beefing up for the added weight so far aft on the bridge? I'd be a bit concered as to all that weight over the back of the bridge as mine was fairly flexible back there.

Anyone have any thoughts or comments?

Tom

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 12:25
by Russ Pagels
Tom, yes that was a concern which I brought to the attention of the builder . It has been reinforced internally to carry the weight. shouldn't be a lot of weight up there anyway most people like to sit on the engine boxes...Russ

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 12:28
by TailhookTom
Russ:

Good to hear - I know mine, as it was built, wouldn't have held the weight that far aft without some beefing up. As you may recall from the pictures I sent you of my hardtop, we ended up carrying the back legs down to the gunnel and then braced that back of the bellyband/rocket launcher from underneath the overhang.

She is going to turn a lot of heads when you splash her!

Tom

Posted: Sep 26th, '11, 14:24
by Gert van Leest
Hi Russ,

Finally getting there !! by the looks it will be a beauty !

more pics !!!

Best regards Gert