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07-29-2017, 06:53 PM
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Great White Scup Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Someone told me even with an unlimited budget it will take you 2 years to get your boat the way you want.
I won't mention budget or what I spent but I'm working on my second year and still have a long list of stuff to get done. And the list of stuff that has been done is VERY LONG.
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07-29-2017, 07:35 PM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GattaFish
Someone told me even with an unlimited budget it will take you 2 years to get your boat the way you want.
I won't mention budget or what I spent but I'm working on my second year and still have a long list of stuff to get done. And the list of stuff that has been done is VERY LONG.
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I like that... makes me realize I'm not an idiot (for this reason at least)
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The artist formerly known as Scratch59.
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07-29-2017, 09:03 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,549
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GattaFish
Someone told me even with an unlimited budget it will take you 2 years to get your boat the way you want.
I won't mention budget or what I spent but I'm working on my second year and still have a long list of stuff to get done. And the list of stuff that has been done is VERY LONG.
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LMAO, Tom. How true.... And just when you have almost optimized it, you fall in love with another boat...... I have fallen hard for Sea Dangles' boat.....
Ian, you do know what BOAT stands for?......... |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-29-2017, 09:26 PM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
LMAO, Tom. How true.... And just when you have almost optimized it, you fall in love with another boat...... I have fallen hard for Sea Dangles' boat.....
Ian, you do know what BOAT stands for?.........
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I haven't hit that threshold yet, but after the chartplotter, I'll happily be able to say it's been broken out
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The artist formerly known as Scratch59.
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07-30-2017, 07:40 AM
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Great White Scup Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
LMAO, Tom. How true.... And just when you have almost optimized it, you fall in love with another boat...... I have fallen hard for Sea Dangles' boat.....
Ian, you do know what BOAT stands for?.........
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Break out another TEN. my how times have changed.
I am very interested to see the results of the 40' O'Bay.
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07-30-2017, 08:26 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Me too, Tom. My hope is that sales of the 40 will put some of the 27s on the secondary market closer to my budget..........
Ian, having a grommet fitted into any hole drilled in T-top frame is essential to prevent cables from getting rubbed and cut by rough edges underway.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-30-2017, 10:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
Me too, Tom. My hope is that sales of the 40 will put some of the 27s on the secondary market closer to my budget..........
Ian, having a grommet fitted into any hole drilled in T-top frame is essential to prevent cables from getting rubbed and cut by rough edges underway.
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Am appropriate sized piece of PVC pipe secured in place will also do the trick. |
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07-30-2017, 07:13 PM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
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In my opinion, if you're looking to get your boat on the water in time for your upcoming vacation......stop everything else and concentrate on getting her running right. In the end, that's what matters most....(needing solid electronics are part of that, but still fall second to reliability while out on the water with your family).
There's only one thing worse than having your boat fail while out on the water....and that's having loved ones on board when it happens........that's why I mostly invite people I don't care about out on my boat...  |
 ... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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07-30-2017, 10:38 PM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Originally Posted by bloocrab
In my opinion, if you're looking to get your boat on the water in time for your upcoming vacation......stop everything else and concentrate on getting her running right. In the end, that's what matters most....(needing solid electronics are part of that, but still fall second to reliability while out on the water with your family).
There's only one thing worse than having your boat fail while out on the water....and that's having loved ones on board when it happens........that's why I mostly invite people I don't care about out on my boat... |
Lucky for me, those projects are overlapping.
Coils, carb rebuild kits, fuel water filter and other motor stuff will be here Wednesday, New canvas will be here Tuesday, carbs are disassembled waiting for the rebuild parts right now, and I started adjusting wires running up the t-top this weekend and am almost done (gonna save the through-top wiring for the winter.)
Assuming thunderstorms hold off, she should be back out on the water Thursday evening to see if everything is running right.
As things stand right now, I think I got lucky with the motor stuff, but only time will tell.
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