So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Sep 27, 8:19*pm, LG wrote:
YukonBound wrote:

"Secular Humourist" wrote in message
...
On 9/26/10 7:51 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Sep 26, 6:32 am, "Harry * *wrote:
*wrote in
. net...

*wrote in message
...

I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next
year. I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family *on
the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana
snip....

We should make it mandatory for the dopers in here to attend a two
week
period with you out there to be educated on how to be decent human
beings.

So long as you persist at being *little atta boy *to Krause, the
guy that grunts out insults as his most significant contribution to
rec.boats, you will never be taken seriously. *- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Aww, let 'em be. It's the only time Slammer and Bonnie get to feel
tough;) You watch the pussies get all over me for the next few days,
they are terrified anyone else here might come and find them, that's
why they pick on only the ones that they think can't get find them;)
The true sign of cowards...

Gee, little man...I don't know where Slammer lives, but Don's
location is no secret. Your cowardice is your problem.

--
I've practically drawn a personalized map to my location..... *
describing all the attractions and sights along the way.
If the freak can't find me, I'll meet him at any hotel he can stumble
onto in this metro area.

You would **** yourself before you would meet him, dummy.

The sad part is you might actually be a decent person when you turn your
computer off.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Do these people really think they are that important to me... Both
have threatened to come here too, oh, and send bombs.. .snerk Forget
'em, "internet hero's" is all they have;)

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"LG" wrote in message
...
YukonBound wrote:


"Secular Humourist" wrote in message
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On 9/26/10 7:51 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Sep 26, 6:32 am, "Harry wrote:
wrote in
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wrote in message
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I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next year.
I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family on
the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana
snip....

We should make it mandatory for the dopers in here to attend a two
week
period with you out there to be educated on how to be decent human
beings.

So long as you persist at being little atta boy to Krause, the guy
that grunts out insults as his most significant contribution to
rec.boats, you will never be taken seriously. - Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Aww, let 'em be. It's the only time Slammer and Bonnie get to feel
tough;) You watch the pussies get all over me for the next few days,
they are terrified anyone else here might come and find them, that's
why they pick on only the ones that they think can't get find them;)
The true sign of cowards...


Gee, little man...I don't know where Slammer lives, but Don's location
is no secret. Your cowardice is your problem.


--
I've practically drawn a personalized map to my location..... describing
all the attractions and sights along the way.
If the freak can't find me, I'll meet him at any hotel he can stumble
onto in this metro area.

You would **** yourself before you would meet him, dummy.

The sad part is you might actually be a decent person when you turn your
computer off.

The sad part is that you're probably not a decent person when you turn off
your computer.

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Sep 27, 6:07*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:55:01 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 26, 7:17*am, John H wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:13:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next year. I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family *on the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana

http://www.wabashriver.us/access_points/index.htm

Vincennes is the nearest launch to the Wabash for the both of us, and
if you consider Vincennes to be "0" on the miles, you can consider
that to make the full run north would be approx. 200 miles. We're
very well considering doing that with the pontoons next year. It would
make the perfect "mother ship" to carry all the stuff necessary to
make a really enjoyable run. *Besides, as you can see by the map,
there's several ramps and marinas along the way. So if need be, stuff
can be had with out a great inconvenience.

We also talked about power. Making a run like that with a 1977 Johnson
V-4 would be fine if I hauled a tanker behind it because it loves to
drink the gas. *I have in the past bought a couple of clapped out
boats to salvage the mercruiser engines and alpha drives in case I
needed them for future use for my 18 ft. Chris Craft. *I know that the
ratings are different and the 85 Sea Horse presently pushing the
pontoon actually would have more torque than a 120 hp GM 3.0, but at
the sacrifice of double the fuel consumption, if not higher. *Besides,
I'm more versed on working on an automotive style 4 cycle than a 2
stroke. *And *I think that eventually by force or by choice, the old 2
strokes are going to be fading out really fast in the near future, so
may as well entertain the thought of doing a conversion this winter.

He said he has a friend in Mt. Carmel who has a 28 ft. Harris who had
his converted over a few years ago, and suggested I talk to him about
his. He did tell me that a local welder in Mt. Carmel has done a good
job at converting several over to even putting 350 GM's in them!
Besides his shop rate being very reasonable, he's well versed in steel
and aluminum fabrication so that sounds like a good recommendation.

Then with the 3.0 GM I can outfit the charging system the way I want
to power the options I want as well, *instead of relying on the 10 amp
stator 'battery charger' on the v-4.

Sometime next spring I still want to make the Ohio river run with the
'23 Marquis, but this new thought is a sounding like it could become a
great trip.

Sounds like some great ideas. It would be interesting to see how much it would
cost to convert the pontoon boat to an I/O with the GM 3.0. Do you have any
pictures of the conversion? Here's another thought: You might consider a
two-step conversion, like one I just learned of. First convert your outboard
pontoon boat to cash, then convert the cash to the boat you really want!
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

If I turned it into cash i wouldn't worry about getting another
"barge" LOL!

I haven't investigated the costs etc... yet.

But from what I know he will work with the power supply you bring to
him. and that's not a problem. seeing I'm set with two 4-cyls and
alpha drives.

He's not a marine dealer, just a repair/modifier kinda guy.

Anyway I go, I'll probably still have more in it than what it's
actually worth, but I'm actually planning on keeping it for quite some
time.

I think it sounds like a good idea - definitely worth exploring. Sure hope you
take some pictures of the work in progress, when and if.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

If that's what I decide to do, I'll follow up with the step-by- step
pics, John....

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

http://www.wabashriver.us/images/par...h/PA055734.JPG

I Ithink this guys got a cool idea. Strap two canoes together, small
outboard, camping gear, and a dog.

Then go exploring.

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:16:04 -0400, LG wrote:

John H wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:13:58 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next year. I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family on the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana

http://www.wabashriver.us/access_points/index.htm

Vincennes is the nearest launch to the Wabash for the both of us, and
if you consider Vincennes to be "0" on the miles, you can consider
that to make the full run north would be approx. 200 miles. We're
very well considering doing that with the pontoons next year. It would
make the perfect "mother ship" to carry all the stuff necessary to
make a really enjoyable run. Besides, as you can see by the map,
there's several ramps and marinas along the way. So if need be, stuff
can be had with out a great inconvenience.

We also talked about power. Making a run like that with a 1977 Johnson
V-4 would be fine if I hauled a tanker behind it because it loves to
drink the gas. I have in the past bought a couple of clapped out
boats to salvage the mercruiser engines and alpha drives in case I
needed them for future use for my 18 ft. Chris Craft. I know that the
ratings are different and the 85 Sea Horse presently pushing the
pontoon actually would have more torque than a 120 hp GM 3.0, but at
the sacrifice of double the fuel consumption, if not higher. Besides,
I'm more versed on working on an automotive style 4 cycle than a 2
stroke. And I think that eventually by force or by choice, the old 2
strokes are going to be fading out really fast in the near future, so
may as well entertain the thought of doing a conversion this winter.

He said he has a friend in Mt. Carmel who has a 28 ft. Harris who had
his converted over a few years ago, and suggested I talk to him about
his. He did tell me that a local welder in Mt. Carmel has done a good
job at converting several over to even putting 350 GM's in them!
Besides his shop rate being very reasonable, he's well versed in steel
and aluminum fabrication so that sounds like a good recommendation.

Then with the 3.0 GM I can outfit the charging system the way I want
to power the options I want as well, instead of relying on the 10 amp
stator 'battery charger' on the v-4.

Sometime next spring I still want to make the Ohio river run with the
'23 Marquis, but this new thought is a sounding like it could become a
great trip.

Sounds like some great ideas. It would be interesting to see how much it would
cost to convert the pontoon boat to an I/O with the GM 3.0. Do you have any
pictures of the conversion? Here's another thought: You might consider a
two-step conversion, like one I just learned of. First convert your outboard
pontoon boat to cash, then convert the cash to the boat you really want!

Are you looking to replace the KW?

No. I love that boat. So do my grandkids and fishing buddies.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:43:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

http://www.wabashriver.us/images/par...h/PA055734.JPG

I Ithink this guys got a cool idea. Strap two canoes together, small
outboard, camping gear, and a dog.

Then go exploring.

If it were my dog, he'd be cleaning up dog puke the whole trip.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On 9/28/10 5:29 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:43:33 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

http://www.wabashriver.us/images/par...h/PA055734.JPG

I Ithink this guys got a cool idea. Strap two canoes together, small
outboard, camping gear, and a dog.

Then go exploring.

If it were my dog, he'd be cleaning up dog puke the whole trip.


All your dog needs is a master who doesn't make him puke.

--
Republicans are the Party of No:
No Leaders / No Ideas / No Morals

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Sep 28, 4:29*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:43:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
http://www.wabashriver.us/images/par...rked/1_histori...

I Ithink this guys got a cool idea. Strap two canoes together, small
outboard, camping gear, and a dog.

Then go exploring.

If it were my dog, he'd be cleaning up dog puke the whole trip.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

Well, maybe he's got the dog trained to hurl overboard.

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

On Sep 28, 4:27*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:16:04 -0400, LG wrote:
John H wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:13:58 -0700 (PDT), *wrote:

I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next year. I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family *on the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana

http://www.wabashriver.us/access_points/index.htm

Vincennes is the nearest launch to the Wabash for the both of us, and
if you consider Vincennes to be "0" on the miles, you can consider
that to make the full run north would be approx. 200 miles. We're
very well considering doing that with the pontoons next year. It would
make the perfect "mother ship" to carry all the stuff necessary to
make a really enjoyable run. *Besides, as you can see by the map,
there's several ramps and marinas along the way. So if need be, stuff
can be had with out a great inconvenience.

We also talked about power. Making a run like that with a 1977 Johnson
V-4 would be fine if I hauled a tanker behind it because it loves to
drink the gas. *I have in the past bought a couple of clapped out
boats to salvage the mercruiser engines and alpha drives in case I
needed them for future use for my 18 ft. Chris Craft. *I know that the
ratings are different and the 85 Sea Horse presently pushing the
pontoon actually would have more torque than a 120 hp GM 3.0, but at
the sacrifice of double the fuel consumption, if not higher. *Besides,
I'm more versed on working on an automotive style 4 cycle than a 2
stroke. *And *I think that eventually by force or by choice, the old 2
strokes are going to be fading out really fast in the near future, so
may as well entertain the thought of doing a conversion this winter.

He said he has a friend in Mt. Carmel who has a 28 ft. Harris who had
his converted over a few years ago, and suggested I talk to him about
his. He did tell me that a local welder in Mt. Carmel has done a good
job at converting several over to even putting 350 GM's in them!
Besides his shop rate being very reasonable, he's well versed in steel
and aluminum fabrication so that sounds like a good recommendation.

Then with the 3.0 GM I can outfit the charging system the way I want
to power the options I want as well, *instead of relying on the 10 amp
stator 'battery charger' on the v-4.

Sometime next spring I still want to make the Ohio river run with the
'23 Marquis, but this new thought is a sounding like it could become a
great trip.

Sounds like some great ideas. It would be interesting to see how much it would
cost to convert the pontoon boat to an I/O with the GM 3.0. Do you have any
pictures of the conversion? Here's another thought: You might consider a
two-step conversion, like one I just learned of. First convert your outboard
pontoon boat to cash, then convert the cash to the boat you really want!

Are you looking to replace the KW?

No. I love that boat. So do my grandkids and fishing buddies.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

Yeah, I'd second that. The blast that his kids and grand kids have on
the boat make it an investment!

So, while y'all have been gouging at each other....
 

John H wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:16:04 -0400, wrote:


John H wrote:

On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:13:58 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



I went to a high school homecoming game/reunion last night and had a
blast. I ran into my cousin who I had gone out on his pontoon boat
last week and we did some talking about doing a river run next year. I
have previously posted about going out with he and his family on the
Wabash river launching in at Vincennes In. I find out that when the
river is up you can go all the way up to to Hunnington and a bit
beyond which is near Ft. Wayne Indiana

http://www.wabashriver.us/access_points/index.htm

Vincennes is the nearest launch to the Wabash for the both of us, and
if you consider Vincennes to be "0" on the miles, you can consider
that to make the full run north would be approx. 200 miles. We're
very well considering doing that with the pontoons next year. It would
make the perfect "mother ship" to carry all the stuff necessary to
make a really enjoyable run. Besides, as you can see by the map,
there's several ramps and marinas along the way. So if need be, stuff
can be had with out a great inconvenience.

We also talked about power. Making a run like that with a 1977 Johnson
V-4 would be fine if I hauled a tanker behind it because it loves to
drink the gas. I have in the past bought a couple of clapped out
boats to salvage the mercruiser engines and alpha drives in case I
needed them for future use for my 18 ft. Chris Craft. I know that the
ratings are different and the 85 Sea Horse presently pushing the
pontoon actually would have more torque than a 120 hp GM 3.0, but at
the sacrifice of double the fuel consumption, if not higher. Besides,
I'm more versed on working on an automotive style 4 cycle than a 2
stroke. And I think that eventually by force or by choice, the old 2
strokes are going to be fading out really fast in the near future, so
may as well entertain the thought of doing a conversion this winter.

He said he has a friend in Mt. Carmel who has a 28 ft. Harris who had
his converted over a few years ago, and suggested I talk to him about
his. He did tell me that a local welder in Mt. Carmel has done a good
job at converting several over to even putting 350 GM's in them!
Besides his shop rate being very reasonable, he's well versed in steel
and aluminum fabrication so that sounds like a good recommendation.

Then with the 3.0 GM I can outfit the charging system the way I want
to power the options I want as well, instead of relying on the 10 amp
stator 'battery charger' on the v-4.

Sometime next spring I still want to make the Ohio river run with the
'23 Marquis, but this new thought is a sounding like it could become a
great trip.


Sounds like some great ideas. It would be interesting to see how much it would
cost to convert the pontoon boat to an I/O with the GM 3.0. Do you have any
pictures of the conversion? Here's another thought: You might consider a
two-step conversion, like one I just learned of. First convert your outboard
pontoon boat to cash, then convert the cash to the boat you really want!


Are you looking to replace the KW?

No. I love that boat. So do my grandkids and fishing buddies.