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PeterPalmieri

Carl, it’s really a matter of staying occupied with other stuff and just trying not to dwell on how long it takes. It’s not going to be a completely redone boat but we are taking it a little further then I initially thought we would. It’s hard to find that right place to stop. But I’m figuring spend...

PeterPalmieri

I’ve been avoiding you all and this site like it’s a plague. Trying to keep myself occupied with other things in life. Coming to the end of the road and planning on hitting the water in May. I’ve texted some of you guys with updates and questions. I appreciate it. Ordered just about everything we di...

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Figure two couples its about $30K "ALL IN". Hence why I have not gone yet, but why I am able to refit the boat. Haha. On another note we have done a couple of trips to Cabo and fished on Redrum. We were able to do those trips from NY almost entirely on credit card points (hotel and airfare).

PeterPalmieri

My boys, now 13&10 are huge fans of the show. Thankfully they are also in the know that TSL is the bucket list trip for me. I thinks now on their list too.

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Peter Did you install it already or are you waiting for them to finish the boat up? Just wondering how it is getting in and out. Tony. I’m putting in a different seat, this wasn’t done for my boat. It’s been up on their site for at least a few years. I bet if you called them they’d have some instal...

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Tony Meola wrote: ↑Nov 30th, '22, 22:01 Peter

That is a nice option. It would have to be bolted to the floor which is easy, with some reinforcing. Question would be what the length should be. I believe we have about 50 inches to play with.

That was custom made for a 31 so I’m sure they have the dimensions.

PeterPalmieri

Jack I have the same set up as you, except when the Boat was about a year old, my father had a tackle locker made for the bridge. We removed the middle leg and the box fits right under the seat and supports it. We removed the bottom bolts from the seat and put in a longer bolt and pass them up thro...

PeterPalmieri

Pete I was looking at that seat as well. It is a pricey little bugger I was going to call the port supply rep and get my pricing as well as check availability since it is a supply by vendor item some times it is hard to get. If I go with it I will have a friend make me a custom base. Turns out I ca...

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Peter Is that going to give you enough room for two adults? You have to center one side on the helm, so not sure you will be able to walk around both sides to enter and exit. The seat will be centered on the wheel, so there is enough room from either side, similar to Dugs set up. Two adults sitting...

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I’m going with a double wide seat, centered, with flip up bolster and flip up arms. https://www.westmarine.com/taco-marine-40inch-deluxe-capri-helm-bench-chair-white-14009260.html My thinking is it allow me or a passenger to enter and exit on either side of the bridge, stand or sit comfortably when ...

PeterPalmieri

I had measured my seats to the height of a normal dining room or desk chair since I don’t have an alternative foot rest. For me that feels much better then your feet dangling. If you are going to install a foot rest you can go higher. I may do that on my new double wide seat with flip up bolster.

PeterPalmieri

I have an original FBC gauge cluster, I think it’s in a box in the boat yard somewhere. I was just there yesterday and won’t be back for a few weeks but I will try to dig it out.

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I guess I’m still losing my mind. Great dream, we put so much insulation on the engine hatches the Capt had to build me custom hydraulic lifts for the engine boxes. We fired up the loudest motors you’ve ever heard. We were up on the bridge rigging a switch to lower the boxes and the world went compl...

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There is a nice ad in Marlin magazine for bluewateryachtyards.com

PeterPalmieri

I’m on Long Island, I would have travelled to NJ if I knew there was someone really good. Maybe it’s worth hauling her down south if you want a true one stop shop. I don’t think there is anyone better then Raybo when it comes to glass and paint work. Coordinating with a mechanic/rigging shop, is ver...

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Beautiful drawing and execution on the old boat. The lines look a lot like the new Albemarles. I may suggest considering moving things a bit more forward and giving yourself more cockpit space. Unless you have an elaborate cabin worked out.

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It’s no longer listed, unsure if owner changed his mind or it was sold locally or shipped off. I still really wished I could have worked it out. Hopefully she’s in a good home.

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Tony, I’m hoping it confirms my thoughts that Buddy Boy was poorly cared for mechanically. I certainly wonder after more then a year and a lot of Money if that would have been the better option.

PeterPalmieri

Always look forward to these, hope your journey is quicker then mine. By interesting I hope you mean turning it into a houseboat with outboards painted in non binary colors because the comments can be more interesting then the build itself.

All joking aside, Best of luck.

PeterPalmieri

I just woke up it’s 4:39am, taking the kids fishing this morning on a party boat, since the boat isn’t ready. I of course woke up before my alarm with a smile. So I had a dream my engines wouldn’t start, they weren’t new or Cummins but we’re Yanmars. I posted on the board about it and when I went ou...

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I’ve seen table tops that have the mounts that you’d use to put a BBQ in a rod holder. But they slide into the rod holders on the arms of the chair. Then you don’t need to remove the chair, you can just take off the footrest and backrest of the chair.

PeterPalmieri

I’m mounting mine overhead as I plan on running it all the time. But if it’s really just a nav tool at night or in the fog, kind of an emergency thing I’m guessing you won’t have kids up there. That being said kids can’t even drink from a garden hose anymore so I’m guessing a lead radiation suit is ...

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If you are primarily a fisherman and are running radar all the time I would want it on a top. If you are a cruiser with a Bimini top or no top and you are going to only occasionally put on the radar in the fog or for a quick ride home at night I wouldn’t have a problem mounting it on the front of th...

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During Sandy I stayed in the water way up river and survived without issue. The majority of boats on land floated off their jack stands and either sunk because the drain was pulled or ended up in a pile. I guess it all depends and there is a lot of luck involved. Most insurance companies offered to ...

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My opinion, Snipes layout like many of the charter boats. Moving the head forward if you glass in the windows helps take advantage of the remaining windows. That being said I like the head being in the vberth on a day boat to get 360 degree views. My wife doesn’t agree so I’m comfortable keeping the...

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My boat does not have a make out corner, sounds essential.

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That doesn’t sound fun at all.

PeterPalmieri

Those windows are amazing.

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Take that all back went from 18 to 14 mpg around town. And the check engine light came on. Indicating a fuel issue. I guess I should have excepted anything else.

PeterPalmieri

So this isn’t where we get to see Mrs Meola in a bikini?

PeterPalmieri

We’ve never used it consistently enough to see the difference in MPG but have run it enough over the years to know that Dodge did their job and it hasn’t effected the engine negatively.

PeterPalmieri

Not impressed at all, the drop in hull liner with no toe kick going up the sides of the boat along with the living room in the bow. It’s a lot like so many options in the unfishable CC market.

PeterPalmieri

In 2005 I sold my “OJ” bronco when gas went to 3.50 a gallon and a fill up passed $100. We had later purchased my wife a 2013 Durango, not having any clue it could take regular 87 or E85. Over the years we occasionally put E85 in the tank. We now have over 110k miles, with no ill effects. We are mor...

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Wish we could come over but we have plans for the day.

Are Maglio and Frevola going to be there?

PeterPalmieri

Carl, I also pulled out my “SIM card”

PeterPalmieri

With my 454s and trim tabs, I was able to stay on plane at about 13.5 kts. I never really tested it, so I guess a lot of conditions could vary that. For the bow to drop down it was a bit faster.

PeterPalmieri

I love the photo shop effort. It feels great that I’ve had the opportunity to be on Sim’s boat post repower, go to Jason’s to see the work in progress and had lunch with Tony many moons ago. I’ll push to put something informal together when I’m back in the water. I think we’ve got a solid group from...

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I agree on a NJ/nyc rendezvous. Not that I have a working boat and it is up in Huntington being worked on but mattituck inlet is about the same trip then Cape May Nj or Newport RI.

Glad you guys got to hook up, I can’t wait for Eastwind to be included. I’ll definitely keep my shirt on though.

PeterPalmieri

Looking good! I don’t ever see myself replacing the rub rail but she looks great, get her over the finish line.

PeterPalmieri

Years ago I pulled up to the gas dock with a brand new 2 stroke Merc. Said fill me up with regular, I went to hit the head and left my friend and the kid at the gas dock in charge. Ended up with a tank full of diesel. Cost me a new power head.

PeterPalmieri

I know this floating around, for anyone looking for a more modern take on the 3 seat bench.

https://www.nauticaldesigninc.com/image ... _0267.html

PeterPalmieri

I thought he handled it calmly, I’ve never sunk a boat before. But I have been on a boat that hit an unlight buoy that put a soccer ball size hole in the hull. High enough for us to stuff the hole with a life jacket and far enough forward that we could get most of the hole out of the water when we p...

PeterPalmieri

The only regret I have with my seating, having done it ten years ago was that I wish I had pushed the seats forward a bit and bought chairs with flip up bolsters. The only real question is if I reuse the base or not. Peter, they are yours either just have to decide that detail. For the record, a lot...

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There a number of threads with different seat designs if you do a search. In considering what you are, raising the bench to a good height makes it much harder to step over which I think could be a problem. I went with two seats and some room to walk through as did Bob Lico. It wasn’t expensive. I’m ...

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Carl wrote: ↑Jul 15th, '22, 08:14in the boat

Man and I thought maybe they kept it in the shed and connected to the boat via Bluetooth

PeterPalmieri

Where did they put the sea keeper?

PeterPalmieri

Great work. It’s a really awesome upgrade that you rarely see around here.

PeterPalmieri

I think the advantage of one single piece is sound isolation is better. Given the option I like the original 31 version.

PeterPalmieri

Anyone that’s interested, these catamaran sailors live pretty much off the grid most of the time.

They have lots of videos on their slow start AC system and their battery bank and solar power recharging.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG5Y ... bD-fLqYBia

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Really nice guy. I spoke to him about the fiberglass window frames. Must have been right before he passed.

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