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I stupidly started reading this while eating lunch.. I was OK with the technical stuff even though the subject was Gross.. Had some problems swallowing when the discussion turned to "chunks" But after reading Bruce's post on his dockside repair...I had to throw away a perfect Italian Sausage sub I s...

Dug, I believe they both had problems with the drive trains, front differentials i think not long after they bought them. Took them over a year of back and forth. They had a bitch of a time with the local dealer/service guy also in nh. But ended up with all new running gear after 18 months of screwi...

Bruce, I have a Yamaha big bear 400 for 5 years now. Basic machine semi automatic with full time 4x4. Bought it used for about $600.00 from a local kid who rode it hard. Put a grand into it new seals etc runs strong, Pulls my fat a-- and a passenger up the steepest grades. I also have a plow and am ...

Bert 20 send me a pm, I have the exact same boat and I am in Ma.

Ray

Try your local commercial plumbing supply house. Somewhere that's been around for a while with experienced counter staff. They have access to different suppliers and may be able to special order what you need.

Ray

Scot The Norton guy was in today and that's what he recommended, a grinding disc. I was trying to stay away from it to keep the surface as flat as possible and reduce the sanding/fairing. So he is sending me some 40 grit Zircon ?? or Zircite?? impregnated disc for the 5" DA. The cutting quality is s...

J

It's OK.... I already forgot what I had for breakfast...

Does Sato have contact info for Jim Byrne?? I lost touch w/him after they let him go..

Ray

J Not sure if it's the same one but I've seen a peeller for gel coat used before it was on a sail boat. It seemed to work great where they could take one long vertical cut from water line to bottom of keel. I don't know how good it would work on our boats with all the strakes. I have the Norten rep ...

jspiezio wrote: Ray what did you sell back then?

Don't you remember I PM 'd you last year ???... I was with Methods as an engineer installing the Matsuura's all over the country.

I installed your VMC 760 for your Dad Jack back in 80-81

Ray

Mikey

After doing IMTS for 10 days each in 80' 82' and 84' The first item I bought when I started doing shows on my own was a quality pad and a carpet for the booth.

Ray

I have no experience restoring previously painted boats. My past 3 projects were all done in Gel Coat. The PO had the B20 sprayed with either Awlgrip or Imron 7-8 years ago. The prep looks lousy and the paint quality is just OK but at least it's not peeling. Except for the engine box, which has badl...

Randall, Hope you do well. I've done more than my share of shows. Five years in the machine tool industry and the past twenty in home shows...You get tired of saying the same thing and at the end you can get punchy...next time someone asks what one of your carvings are made of, Try this....(with a T...

I was also told the same about the tie wraps and was boarded not long after with an OK from the CG.

That was 5+ years ago, not sure if rules have changed..

Ray

Congratulations, I agree about the pictures and movies while on fishing trips and time together. My son who is now 20 and in college spent almost every weekend with me while the boat was in the water, fishing, cruising and as said above "just messing around on boats" until he was 15 or so. We spent ...

DQ, Up here it's one of 2 species of what our suppliers call African Mahogany, Sapelle and Kaia. We use Sapelle constantly but not as a substitute to Teak but to Honduras Mahogany. Similar grain but a bit browner...Less pink, stable, grain is a bit wild at times, a lot of "ribbon" and much less expe...

Buju, Now you got me thinking... This is weird but I just got an OK last night for an out door Kitchen for late summer. I'll probably need 250-300+ bf. I may take advantage of this if the numbers work. I would also need to have a sample sent up so I can to match veneered ply. This may not be a probl...

Buju, The only thing about storing solid stock for long periods is that I would keep it in temp controlled storage. The heating and cooling over and over will eventually affect all wood types that are not fastened down by checking and warping. It's also critical that it be supported very well, level...

Buju, I had no idea you were dealing with a furniture maker. I thought it might have been a broker. I guess it was pretty stupid of me to assume that, with all the experience you have, I should have known better. Hope you didn't take it the wrong way. Sounds like you got quite a find on your hands.....

Buju, Taking nothing away from your supplier as it does sound like a great price. You may want to test a piece before committing to a large quantity and just a word of caution re the classification of "plantation teak". This has become a warm and fuzzy "green" word to cover a wide range of material ...

just sent you a pm

Randall I'll make some calls to suppliers this morning, what's the min width you can use??

Capt Pat, Thanks ..It's not like we're lighting the world on fire here so I figure at least put this equipment to some use...

I've offered this to a few members before but I'll offer again.. I have a cabinet shop up here in Peabody Ma. we keep 5/4 and 6/4 teak and 5/4 african mahogany, both Suppele and Kai in stock most of the time. Any type of plywood needed that I don't have I can typically get in 1-3 days. It makes me s...

Nice job Matt,

Great post Tom, glad to hear your Dad's OK...

Looks like there are still good things happening in this world.......

Ray

Randall After owning a custom wood shop for over 20 years i thought I had seen some pretty complex pieces by my guys..But the talent, patience and creativity required for what you do is Unbelievable ....Just unbelievable !!!! I never knew you were "That Guy" Now I'm intimidated and may never offer a...

Dug, Looking at same thing for B20, 25bertram.com site has more info on the Volvo system, I thought you were a member there??? I am skeptical of the QL system due to what I have heard of them needing to be wiped down to prevent growth from affecting operation and past experience with electric type. ...

Speaking of Capt Patrick...... I'd love to hear his take on this...

I have to agree with Vic, from the looks of the "production facilities" and the "skilled craftsmen", it will probably sort itself out all by itself...and soon I especially like the shot of the interior mold being turned.. Was that a 2x4 or 2x6 ?? I'm sure I'll get crap for this but sorry I couldn't ...

Damn that was quick.....

OK Who's' next..??

You gotta give the guy some credit for having the biggest cahonies I've ever seen. I can't believe he didn't think he would be beaten up here, but then again he did build the friggin thing. I don't own a 31 but if I did I'd be pissed at him using my boat on his site with or without credits. Anyone n...

I've had excellent results with Ocean Waves..

Prescription was perfect and they have been great with warranty issues.
I've broken the frames twice over 5 years... they replaced them for
$10.00 ea and they included a new set of Croakies each time...

Turn around was about 1 1/2 weeeks...

Ray

Scot,

Glad to hear you were spared the worst of it........

Good luck in the coming days / weeks....

Ray

Doug, Sorry to hear about your shop... We were spared this time...Been in downtown Peabody for 20 years and have seen (3) 100 year floods in that time...last time had 12" in shop and 16" in showroom....Building owner finally stepped up and paid for all through his policy..... Worst of it was the Mol...

Walter..

Yes...

Walter,
I have a 1998 3.0 lx in my b20 bahia mar and she pushes it to 32 mph and that's with a bad bottom that needs to be completely stripped ......

I also think she is a bit under propped as she only gets to about 4300

That's also with 40 gallons of fuel...and 1 pob

Ray