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Same to you Capt Pat

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I decided to have a bikini contest as well

I wish- photo borrowed off the net

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its pretty warm here today, a balmy 36 degrees or so

I have been to Alaska, we did not get to see scenery like this

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the snopes page linked has 2 incerdible hi-rez shots of boats that had sunk, I could not link the pictures into the thread but check the link to check them out

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these pictures have been floating around the internet for a couple of years, with all the snow and ice around it reminded me of them. I guess things could be alot worse huh? http://www.skyandsummit.com/Glacegeneve/images/DSCN7771.jpg http://www.skyandsummit.com/Glacegeneve/images/DSCN7773.jpg http:/...

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now we must be getting on other's nerves, lol they use BALSA core , they also have not made a 24 in like 10 years, I talk to them every other month or so, trust me on this one, have cut into quite a few of them. They even use it on thier transoms and bulkheads. They also do not use kevlar on all thi...

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Jeez Bob, why dont you call Skater Monday and ask them what they use for core, or better yet just check thier website! If you want I will give you Peter's phone number so you can have him give you his take on balsa. Millions of death trap boats out there with balsa core- ohhh the agony of it all! I ...

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is it still snowing out?

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sorry about your accident bob, but it was a hundred years ago--- and they still use balsa core in race boats and canopy cats

you had better stop using Phoenix- it has that balsa core in the deck!

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Bob, thats kind of like a Nascar driver complaining after he crashes into the wall, what does balsa core have to do with what happened to the boat??? Getting in a boat at 100+ mph you are putting yourself at risk, no different in my eyes then going fishing when its rough out and complaining that you...

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breathtaking

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and you know what they say about opinions!

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I keep picturing that video of the guy who got sucked into the engine and spit out the other end

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that reads funny, its meant to read as "I had a different opinion then capt pat, which got Capt Bobby very upset" here is that heated and shaped piece of acrylic I was discussing earlier, took all of 20 minutes or so to cut it, heat it and bend it in 2 places. http://robx-7.nopistons.com/d/2583-1/s+...

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it does not crack easily at all, you can drill it with standard bits, but they do sell plastic/plexi specific drill bits, never had to use them. We also did custom engine vent covers for a large Sea Ray with them, beats making custom fiberglass sheets and gives the same outcome, easier on the wallet...

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when you re-cored you could have made the mounting point solid glass, when we re-core a wet deck from the windless or bow railings we make that area solid glass, pack the area around a deck hatch solid glass as well.

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who does not know what they are doing?

the guys standing around watching the guy who does not know what he is doing!

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derrrrrrr maybe the guy with the red cross- I think its upside down?

im joking by the way- no need for your neck veins to pop out Bobby

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You can still remove a cleat or bow eye from a 15 year old balsa core boat and as long as it had good sealant put on it the core inside is dry. The other HUGE issue is NO ONE ever removes and re-beds thier hardware. How many of your 31s have rotted wood in the gunwales? I know even Capt Bobby's has ...

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I remember that day , I think I even told you that you could probably use the deck as-is.

Did you ever re-core it?

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Buju- I said that in response to pat saying he hates balsa core, no other reason, there was nothing else intended. And I will still say I dont like paint in bilges! It looks really sharp in certain boats and engine compartments, but you still cant beat gelcoat. The acrylic can be had at plastic supp...

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how old are you Bob?

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I dont really know why you call me hothead? Can we not discuss things here? I am a huge fan of gelcoat in the bilge, for some reason people like to use paint. I would never use ANY paint in a constantly submerged area- I always advocate gelcoat. I did not think I had to explain in detail how to prep...

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its as simple as removing the balsa from mounting points, its not the core that fails- its humans that start the process then mother nature takes over. when you have a 10-20 year old boat with rotted balsa core its super easy to see how it got that way and repair it so it wont happen again, for ligh...

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when I last seen Bob's boat the plan was panels similiar to those, I also suggested panels like that to my customer- but he is afraid the angle wont be friendly for use and glare?

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I despise divinycell, I have used it 2 times, once was for a light weight race hatch, I vow to never use it again. I do like airex core, but no one ever wants to pay for it, when given the choice people always go for end grain balsa instead- which again when properly installed and maintained could v...

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maybe you can shoehorn that into place with no painting also BoB!

sorry- could not resist............ how goes the windshield project anyhow?

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tds8268 wrote:I'll be in that area on the 26th and might want to see one. Any idea on price? I can't seem to find any pics of Supermex's bridge in the history.

Dan

dont feel bad, I could not find any either

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I would think 3 sales would not even pay for the show's expenses, better then 2 sales though!

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when we did a Bayhead it originally had teak covering boards, when we eliminated them we had to build the gunwale up, so in total the gunwale ended up close to 2" thick, drilling for a water fill I sent the milwaukee drill sideways which swung around and proceeded to smack me right on the chin. All ...

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want to show a customer the dash kit, anyone have pictures of it or can link me to some?

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does anyone have updated contact info for Elite?

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even Stevie Wonder could cut a perfect circle with this thing and not have it get away from him

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I have a rotozip, but a ryobi brand one, it came with a neat circle cutting attachment.

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I would like to hear Craigs BB motors when he is chugging along at 40 knots.

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I think you guys are getting a bit worked up over this. While the design of the 31 is a great timeless design, the build quality was not space age. Glass was laid on thick and heavy because they did not know any better. Bulkheads were formica, some had no glass at all- most of them rotted out after ...

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so does that mean sales are not going well ?

the upcoming shows are very important to the local dealers, some of them may not survive once this is over

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so what I must have heard were people converting the water tanks to fuel tanks.

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How is it going so far Bob?

I heard one of the larger dealers here had 16 deals, obviously way off from a few years ago especially when you consider some of them wont end up going through.

That little Bertram does have a somewhat Bayliner look with those windows ?

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I thought some had a tank forward as well?

I could very well be wrong as I dont pretend to know all the bits and pieces of every boat.

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you also get a small window frame because of floor layout, cant let everyone come and go as they please now can they?

If you had booths where you can hand truck your goods in that would be one thing, but kind of hard to jockey boats around the convention center floor.

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I remember a year or so ago people making a big deal over some limited edition Coke-a-cola that was made the old way. I never did get a chance to try one out, I now drink diet anyhow, the sugar kills my stomach. But I can eat a pound of cookies- go figure? Right now im off cocktails and beer, lost m...

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im sure if they knew that they could put half the resin and glass into the boat they would have

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there is nothing wrong with cored hulls, solid glass is old thinking.

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many boats have been splashed, there is not much that you can do about it.

They should however take the pictures of the originals off thier site, its misleading and to put it bluntly quite shady.

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they could probably do a good business selling parts, imaging buying one of thier decks to replace a old, cracked gelcoat deck with old windows!

it is odd that they show all 31 berts?

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I would have thought the powerhead would have to go back to yamaha in one piece, is the motor not under warranty?

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