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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Feb 28, 2010 19:28:03 GMT -5
Isnt it??? ws
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tightspot
My best friend owns a Hatteras
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Post by tightspot on Mar 5, 2010 1:19:27 GMT -5
I bet I will regret this but it is a good one.......
My first boat was a Wellcraft V20 sportsman, love that boat. Anyway, me and a buddy decided to get up at the ass crack of dawn and go out to the rigs to get some red snapper(50nm in a 20'boat, ignorance was bliss). The plan was to meet at the gas station at 5, fill up and go. I get there first with the boat in tow and fiddle around to open the gas cap. It is on top of the gunwale out of sight. I proceede to fill er up, when I reached 40 gal I started doing the math in my head: 60 gal tank....I had 3\4 of a tank.....sure is early....do they have fresh doughnuts in there..... Well, my doughnut dreams were interrupted by the whine of the bilge pump and the hoarse piss sound of liquid smacking concrete. As I start wondering how water was getting in the boat the smell hit me.....OH SHIT!.....SHIT! I stop the pump, pull the plug and run... After a while I go back and pull the boat away from the pumps and building. I have to find the hole in the fill hose. I call and wake up my brother to help, he was a cop at the time so all of his blue buddys came too (fresh doughnuts...) My friend pulls up and sees 5 cop cars and a boat load of Biloxi's finest......He hauls ass! After an hour of tearing the boat apart we can't find the problem. As I stand there trying to figure out how this happened, I glance at the gas fill......right next to the rod holder......OH SHIT!.... the glance became that oh shit stare. My brother looks at me, then looks at what I am looking at and says, "you didn't" I said, ....Uh.... well....
Moral of the story is.....regular, mid-grade, or supreme......just put it in the right hole!
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Post by Top Hatt and Tails on Mar 5, 2010 11:45:53 GMT -5
I've had a few friends with jet si's to 50+ foot Sunseekers fill their "water supply" with diesel and gas. That's a lot of fun to clean out...especially in porous plastic that sucks the scent up forever...
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Post by badhattitude on Mar 5, 2010 12:00:31 GMT -5
I saw a captain do that on a new 46.6 bert. I told him to just walk away but he insisted on draining it through the sinks and caused more damage.
I got to replace the whole water system including the pump and all hoses after that. You cant get the diesel taste out of the plastic.
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mikep
Prefers Maryanne to Ginger
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Post by mikep on Mar 13, 2010 1:11:27 GMT -5
ok here goes; in '78 got my first cabin cruiser a 23' wood Trojan, payed $1,500 for it (strike 1), wanted to go to Angel island in SF bay in my own boat on labor day weekend (strike 2). Made the run there ok, however on the way back while facing the transom decided to give it a kick ... and put my size 12 foot right through it (strike 3). The wifee asks whats wrong??? "oh nothing, just keep her on plane!" Made it home ok, had less than 5" of freeboard when off plane.......... this started my life of buying old "i can fix that" ... cheap "too good to be true" boats........ 32 years later and still haven't learned
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Mar 13, 2010 8:05:21 GMT -5
Hey Mike ... welcome home!! Didnt you start a DeFever project a while back? Was wondering how that turned out. Always liked them!! ws
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mikep
Prefers Maryanne to Ginger
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Post by mikep on Mar 13, 2010 14:43:25 GMT -5
It's been a love-hate project. She'll be a real offshore boat if I ever "geterdone". We are still working on her, ran out of money; recently found some part time work so it's time again to get back at it. The hull is steel and the house is wood; best or worst of both construction approaches. The top deck is completed, all new wood ~ 700 sq' (right down to the deck beams in some cases) and epoxy coated. The main deck is all steel, all the rust has been removed, now trying to figure out what to do for a deck surface. Removed the old teak decks and plywood under layers, but don't want to replace it with wood over the main steel surface. But, still need to raise the entire deck surface about 1". I just don't want to drill and screw wood to the steel; too big a chance for rust and leaks. Thought about using a stud-gun and through-bolting marine-ply, followed by epoxy and paint. Even thought about using thin-set, followed by epoxy and paint, or a Rhino-liner spray-on. All ideas are most welcome.... Help....... mp
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Mar 13, 2010 19:02:04 GMT -5
It's been a love-hate project. She'll be a real offshore boat if I ever "geterdone". We are still working on her, ran out of money; recently found some part time work so it's time again to get back at it.
Boy am I glad to hear that Im not the only SOG thats broke and restoring a big boat. s usual, I am waiting for a part time gig to come my way to supplement the material procurement phase... wheres the pics??? ws
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mikep
Prefers Maryanne to Ginger
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Post by mikep on Mar 14, 2010 0:48:48 GMT -5
This is the photo that got me hooked.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Mar 14, 2010 9:02:42 GMT -5
Feel free to post an expose' on your work... I remember some pics when you were doing the roof 2 years ago. Ppat wants to see the inside, no matter how ruff it may be!! ws
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