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No updates in a coon's age. Did I miss something?


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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
et...
No updates in a coon's age. Did I miss something?


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WISCONSIN
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www.KLCLewisStudios.com






Skippy posted that they were flying back to the States for a couple months.

Poor bloke had so many of his frivolous systems breaking down and no access
to parts or replacements in the Bahamas. Had to return to the States to keep
his floating condominium in some sort or running order. Just wait till they
hit him with huge import duties. Bwahahhahahaha. That'll learn him.


Wilbur Hubbard

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Well, that's sorta correct.

First, no import duties - we're a vessel in transit, and had proof of it
with us - because we told the customs officer that the two boxes, total 125
pounds, had mostly stuff we took back for repair and some Christmas gifts.
Waved us right through. Prolly didn't hurt that we'd had a TSA inspection
tape all over both boxes :{))

I got to see all of my 4 kids and 6 grandkids, and my father, who likely
won't be with us this summer, on the trip, and Lydia got to see all of her 4
kids, and grandson (the reason for the visit) for the entire month.

However, we're back on the boat, the rebuilt injectors are installed and
Perky purrs like a kitten - apparently they were needed!

Heads up on Foley Engines - they suck, big time. Bait and switch for
starters, and then they didn't include the banjo bolts or crush washers with
the rebuilts, prompting a last-minute search for the parts starting at 8PM
Friday night. That it's running tells you I succeeded. Details to follow
in a separate post after I get done installing all the new gear, maybe a
week if I'm lucky.

Off the dock at the kind people who gave us the space cheaply tomorrow at
high tide, back in Marsh Harbour before dark, and the installations commence
in earnest on Wednesday...

Thanks for asking. It's been a great trip, but we both are extremely glad
to be home.

L8R

Skip

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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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No updates in a coon's age. Did I miss something?


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KLC Lewis

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Skippy posted that they were flying back to the States for a couple
months.

Poor bloke had so many of his frivolous systems breaking down and no
access to parts or replacements in the Bahamas. Had to return to the
States to keep his floating condominium in some sort or running order.
Just wait till they hit him with huge import duties. Bwahahhahahaha.
That'll learn him.


Wilbur Hubbard

PING Skip and Lydia
 

Glad to hear that all is well in your patch of water. :-)

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www.KLCLewisStudios.com

PING Skip and Lydia
 

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:10:36 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Thanks for asking. It's been a great trip, but we both are extremely glad
to be home.

When do you plan to be in George Town? We are on the move headed for
Nassau and south.

www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:10:36 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Thanks for asking. It's been a great trip, but we both are extremely glad
to be home.

When do you plan to be in George Town? We are on the move headed for
Nassau and south.

www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack



We have many things to install and check out before we head south on the
best weather window.

ETA February but can't say exactly when. Look for us off Chat'n'Chill!

L8R

Skip, under way to Marsh Harbour

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PING Skip and Lydia
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:10:36 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Thanks for asking. It's been a great trip, but we both are extremely glad
to be home.

When do you plan to be in George Town? We are on the move headed for
Nassau and south.

www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack






Major fish kill from the extreme cold weather. Watch your raw water
intake(s).


Wilbur Hubbard

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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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Major fish kill from the extreme cold weather. Watch your raw water
intake(s).


Wilbur Hubbard


Hey, there, Willy,

Thanks for the heads-up. Back in Marsh Harbour, shipping boxes off the
boat, off to dinner to celebrate, and the work begins in earnest tomorrow.
This PM I'll do some little stuff belowdecks, like install the NEW uniden
radio I had to buy because, now, 5 weeks after shipping it to them, Uniden
STILL hasn't even logged it, let alone touched it or analyzed or, if needed,
repaired it. So much for only a $60-something repair. I thought that a
month ashore would have been ample time, but no such luck!

New chartplotter and pod (wiring will be a bitch!), with new GPS integrated
(the [separate] puck GPS is already in and talking to the Cap'n), AIS and
splitter, all of which I'll have to integrate with my autopilot and other
gear, new serial cables to go with the 3 additional RS232 ports I had put
into my computer while in on warranty for a new BIOS and more USB ports (now
total 6), which will have to be integrated to my (new) AIS, Pactor
(currently with a USB-Serial adapter) and something else I'm forgetting at
the moment, high-output alternator (with spare regulators for my, now, 3 {!}
spare 70Amp alternators), new helm radio integrated with DSC to the new
GPS/chartplotter and the remote extensions (trying to figure out where I'll
put them...), new kitchen faucet (old spray pull-out head snapped off,
"lifetime warranty" at HD required sending it off rather than in-store
exchange, so I bagged it), new mast-top antenna cable as discussed
previously herein, new fuel end for the dink tank, having arrived with a
Merc rather than Johnson head, leading to air intrusion, rewind spring for
said outboard, and a bunch of lesser junk-chores, one of which is to review
one of our 5 backup and storage (music, movies, pictures, regular full
backups, yada, yada) hard drives, investigate why our inverter kept flaking
on the way down here (maybe the 16.1 V we were generating is more than it
likes?), and so on.

Looking forward to all that, and really enjoying the sweeter sound of the
rebuilt injectors we have (no wind, but we wanted to get off the dock, so we
drove the 10 or so miles to here) now...

L8R

Skip and Lydia, hungry

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PING Skip and Lydia
 

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:38:27 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

When do you plan to be in George Town? We are on the move headed for
Nassau and south.

www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack



We have many things to install and check out before we head south on the
best weather window.

ETA February but can't say exactly when. Look for us off Chat'n'Chill!

L8R

Skip, under way to Marsh Harbour


Sounds like we'll miss you, at least on the way south. Our goal is
to get south to Grenada as weather permits and then work our way back
north more slowly, spending time at favorites. We should be in George
Town by next week, spend a few days, and then push south to the Turks
and Caicos, DR, PR, USVI, BVI, etc.

www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack

PING Skip and Lydia
 

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:33:57 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

I'm forgetting at
the moment, high-output alternator (with spare regulators for my, now, 3 {!}
spare 70Amp alternators)

Have I got an alternator for you! Take a look at these guys:

http://www.alternatorparts.com/Extreme%20Duty%20Dual%20Rectifier%20CS-144%20type.htm

They are good for about 150 amps continuous with dual belts.

PING Skip and Lydia
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:33:57 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

I'm forgetting at
the moment, high-output alternator (with spare regulators for my, now, 3
{!}
spare 70Amp alternators)

Have I got an alternator for you! Take a look at these guys:

http://www.alternatorparts.com/Extreme%20Duty%20Dual%20Rectifier%20CS-144%20type.htm

They are good for about 150 amps continuous with dual belts.

Heh. I got a 120A for about 129, and it fits my slot...

L8R

Skip, successfully pulling the new VHF cable today with no issues other than
an exploding 101 cartrige; on to the chartplotter/GPS, new radios, and all
the integration...

--
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and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog

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make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)