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On 10/24/2010 9:12 AM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:57:57 -0400, wrote: On 10/23/2010 7:49 PM, A.Boater wrote: On 23-Oct-2010, wrote: There are far fewer boating-related posts here than I imagined, and that's for sure. Wouldn't it be great if some of the remaining posters just bit the bullet and tried to be more agreeable? Especially those who are boaters. I don't know who is and who isn't, but there seems to be at least a few here whose only interest is stirring up the pot and insulting other posters. Paul, you know what is and isn't here; I know who you are. But, since we are having this dance, certainly it would be better if people were more agreeable. But, what would they agree about? They don't boat anymore, so there won't be any "Your Bayliner sucks" or "Chain Rodes Rip Out Cleats" or "What is the best boat" threads. So, what do they talk about? Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Hate. Racism. Politics. Creeping Socialism. Liberals. NeoCons. This is all about people that have huge vacuous spaces in their lives and the drama that you read here on a daily basis is their artificial fix of passion that makes life bearable. Years ago, the anonymous Smithers threw the gauntlet down and now it has fallen so far out of reach, it can't be recalled. Not even a nice-guy-newbie is going to fix the mess that was artificially created. I'd like to bring "the answer" to this. When faced with a problem, I generally try to offer a solution along with the acknowledgement of the problem. I just don't have one. I don't know if there is one. Take this away, there will be nothing different until this newsgroup is again filled with actual boaters. It seems to me that the remaining boaters here could try to keep posts on topic or at least close to on topic, and ask those who seem unable to control themselves to try a little harder to behave like reasonable adults. It wouldn't hurt anyone to give it a try. After all, what is there to lose by being reasonable? One can discuss politics as it affects boating. Here's an example: I don't know much about the government's budget for updating charts. I know I have encountered sandy and rocky shoals near the shorelines of Long Island Sound that are not indicated in any way on any of charts I have seen. Is it a political decision to not spend money on surveying the waterways? Is this common elsewhere? Who is in charge, politically, and what can be done about it? I don't know the Smithers whom you refer to and I probably wouldn't care to. A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! I'd go along with the idea of 'no politics', 'no religion', and 'no personal attacks'. To say 'politics as it affects boating' is OK is simply asking for political fights. The answer to your question, for example, is, "Obama is in charge, and he doesn't give a rat's ass about your problems in the waterways unless it will get votes for Democrats in the next election." See what I mean? Sure. Good point, though a "reasonable boater" would know that the ignoring of our waterways has been going on for decades and is due to bipartisan neglect and has nothing to do with the boater voting bloc, which is pretty small and relatively powerless. I certainly agree with "no politics," "no religion," "no personal insults" and would add "no ID spoofing," either. Our credo should be: "Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged wimmin!" It should be easy to see who wants a better, more fun and topical newsgroup and who does not. It's cloudy and cool now. I might bike down to the boat and putter around a bit. It's a good bike ride. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Well I'm here to tell you that they don't rip out cleats, not if rigged with a properly sized snubber line and hook. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Oct 24, 8:20*am, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:06:16 -0400, John H
wrote: Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. Might be time for a new battery assuming that you left it with everything switched off. It should really stay up better than that. |
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On 10/24/2010 1:06 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. From your post I am guessing you just have the single battery. Maybe you should double up and if you don't have one get a good battery switch, too. |
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On 10/24/2010 10:56 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In , says... On 10/24/2010 10:10 AM, I am Tosk wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 7:49 PM, A.Boater wrote: On 23-Oct-2010, wrote: There are far fewer boating-related posts here than I imagined, and that's for sure. Wouldn't it be great if some of the remaining posters just bit the bullet and tried to be more agreeable? Especially those who are boaters. I don't know who is and who isn't, but there seems to be at least a few here whose only interest is stirring up the pot and insulting other posters. Paul, you know what is and isn't here; I know who you are. But, since we are having this dance, certainly it would be better if people were more agreeable. But, what would they agree about? They don't boat anymore, so there won't be any "Your Bayliner sucks" or "Chain Rodes Rip Out Cleats" or "What is the best boat" threads. So, what do they talk about? Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Hate. Racism. Politics. Creeping Socialism. Liberals. NeoCons. This is all about people that have huge vacuous spaces in their lives and the drama that you read here on a daily basis is their artificial fix of passion that makes life bearable. Years ago, the anonymous Smithers threw the gauntlet down and now it has fallen so far out of reach, it can't be recalled. Not even a nice-guy-newbie is going to fix the mess that was artificially created. I'd like to bring "the answer" to this. When faced with a problem, I generally try to offer a solution along with the acknowledgement of the problem. I just don't have one. I don't know if there is one. Take this away, there will be nothing different until this newsgroup is again filled with actual boaters. It seems to me that the remaining boaters here could try to keep posts on topic or at least close to on topic, and ask those who seem unable to control themselves to try a little harder to behave like reasonable adults. It wouldn't hurt anyone to give it a try. After all, what is there to lose by being reasonable? One can discuss politics as it affects boating. Here's an example: I don't know much about the government's budget for updating charts. I know I have encountered sandy and rocky shoals near the shorelines of Long Island Sound that are not indicated in any way on any of charts I have seen. Is it a political decision to not spend money on surveying the waterways? Is this common elsewhere? Who is in charge, politically, and what can be done about it? I don't know the Smithers whom you refer to and I probably wouldn't care to. A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Smithers is not the problem here. Stick around, or just look who has attacked your post and my posts so far and you got your problem... Like I said before, we can try all we wish, the troll of rec.boats will be heard no matter what he has to do. It's a history of over a decade, but give it your best shot;) Most of us are up for it. Since yesterday, I have noticed repetitive "troll" posts from a handful of users: Harry with a "registration" mark. someone called etc Secular Humoresque Someone posting as Dr. Dr. Dr. I don't know if I have the spelling of their handles correct. Just about everyone else seems to be reasonable, so far. Yeah, there's a pretty good start... You will find two more as time goes on, they seem to have been keeping on the downlow since you showed up. There is a looooooong history here that so far most of us have spared you, but it's all out there. Quite frankly, I hope you turn out to be a real poster, and not another one of our most prolific posters' sockpuppets, At the same time, we have been disappointed before;) Either way, I say, keep up the good work. It's nice to be able to post with out etc and Secular Humorist jumping all over it. You see, neither of them think my boat is enough of a boat to qualify as a boat;) The other two guys are soldiers in the same war as the rest of us, just shooting from another hill top;) Cheers Scotty A boat is a boat. |
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On Oct 24, 11:29*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Well I'm here to tell you that they don't rip out cleats, not if rigged with a properly sized snubber line and hook. And as long as the cleats arn't mounted in dry rotted wood. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:26:55 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:06:16 -0400, John H wrote: Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. Might be time for a new battery assuming that you left it with everything switched off. It should really stay up better than that. No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Dumb. I paid to have the battery on/off switch installed, but then, like a dumbass, I forgot to l use the damn thing. Disgusted. Dejected. Etc. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Oct 24, 2:16*pm, John H wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:26:55 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:06:16 -0400, John H wrote: Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. Might be time for a new battery assuming that you left it with everything switched off. * It should really stay up better than that. No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Dumb. I paid to have the battery on/off switch installed, but then, like a dumbass, I forgot to l use the damn thing. Disgusted. Dejected. Etc. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Don't feel bad, John. Chances are that's the last time it'll happen. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:47:15 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
On 10/24/2010 1:06 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. From your post I am guessing you just have the single battery. Maybe you should double up and if you don't have one get a good battery switch, too. Read response to Wayne. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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Either way, I say, keep up the good work. It's nice to be able to post with out etc and Secular Humorist jumping all over it. You see, neither of them think my boat is enough of a boat to qualify as a boat;) It's a damn good Brockway Skiff though. :-) http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=brockway+skiff and I know where the originals were built: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Br...nding&state=CT |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:16:19 -0400, John H
wrote: No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Ouch. Batteries don't like that. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:54:41 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:16:19 -0400, John H wrote: No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Ouch. Batteries don't like that. Nope. The charger's been working on it for about 4 hours now, and it's only up to 68%. My wife didn't like it either - getting dressed, getting launched, getting retrieved, and getting back in the car. Oh well. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On 10/24/2010 5:40 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:54:41 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:16:19 -0400, John wrote: No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Ouch. Batteries don't like that. Nope. The charger's been working on it for about 4 hours now, and it's only up to 68%. My wife didn't like it either - getting dressed, getting launched, getting retrieved, and getting back in the car. Oh well. Could have been worse...with your wife sitting in the boat you just launched, with a dead battery and the drain plug in your pocket, and you're standing on the ramp watching the boat...sink. |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months. |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:31:06 -0400, Secular Humoresque
wrote: In article , says... On 10/23/10 9:25 AM, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/23/10 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... Tell you what...beginning today, why don't you keep track of how many times I mention or refer to you and your "us'ns" and how many times you and your "us'ns" mention or refer to me. The latter, of course, would include all posts in which my handle or name or names of my family members are abused. Can you "man up" for that? The clock is now...ticking. It doesn't look like you are ignoring anyone. Shame Shame Shame. I can't, my narcissism won't allow me to ignore anyone. Here's the flaming asshole doing what he can't help but do. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20*am, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Oct 24, 6:53*pm, jps wrote:
On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular * wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, *what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. *The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And still, doesn't even come close to the 100 posts in 24 hours followed up by weeks of crossposting to crazy sick groups and bringing them here... |
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On 10/24/2010 6:39 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
In , says... On 10/24/2010 5:40 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:54:41 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:16:19 -0400, John wrote: No, the navigation light switch was on. The battery had discharged to 8%. Ouch. Batteries don't like that. Nope. The charger's been working on it for about 4 hours now, and it's only up to 68%. My wife didn't like it either - getting dressed, getting launched, getting retrieved, and getting back in the car. Oh well. Could have been worse...with your wife sitting in the boat you just launched, with a dead battery and the drain plug in your pocket, and you're standing on the ramp watching the boat...sink. Ahhh, you see humor where I do;) I think I am gonna' like you :O If it is stupid on a boat, I've done it and I am proud of it. Many boats ago, I put the nozzle from a gas pump down the fishing rod holder and pumped a few gallons into the bilge. Go ahead, top that. Bet you can't. |
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On 10/24/2010 6:53 PM, jps wrote:
On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months. Maybe he'll stop if no one plays with him. If he doesn't stop, then he's outed himself as someone who isn't worth much. |
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On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:48:20 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: Could have been worse...with your wife sitting in the boat you just launched, with a dead battery and the drain plug in your pocket, and you're standing on the ramp watching the boat...sink. It would make for an interesting YouTube video. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:14:41 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20*am, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Like I said, I have had good ones too, they just aren't worth it. Now I have twenty foot jumper cables, good soft ones. But of course they still might not reach the boat. But did you consider taking the battery out of the tow vehicle and jumping the boat? I carry jumpers and asked a guy in a new bass boat to give me a jump. He didn't know if he could, 'cause he didn't know where the battery was. Well, we found the battery and hooked up the cables. I then asked him to rev the engine up a little. He said he couldn't because the boat would start going forward. So I showed him how to take it out of gear and rev the engine. (At that point he said he should read the book!) Anyway, even with the cables connected and the engine at about 1500 rpm, mine would still not turn over. I'm tellin' ya, my battery was dead. That's D-E-A-D! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:20:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote: On Oct 24, 6:53*pm, jps wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular * wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, *what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. *The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And still, doesn't even come close to the 100 posts in 24 hours followed up by weeks of crossposting to crazy sick groups and bringing them here... Fine. Let it be. Let's see what happens. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:27:58 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:48:20 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: Could have been worse...with your wife sitting in the boat you just launched, with a dead battery and the drain plug in your pocket, and you're standing on the ramp watching the boat...sink. It would make for an interesting YouTube video. Actually, my wife has more sense than to get into the boat before I've got the engine running. This isn't the first time we've hit the beach with a dead battery. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:23:07 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: On 10/24/2010 6:53 PM, jps wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months. Maybe he'll stop if no one plays with him. If he doesn't stop, then he's outed himself as someone who isn't worth much. It's been the case for months, he doesn't care. Funny. He brings up someone else's struggle with narcissism. |
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"John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Run the switch on one battery and use a combiner to charge the 2nd battery. And your boat has as an option a 2nd battery switch and wiring, so ask the maker where they put number 2 battery. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:04:11 -0400, John H
wrote: Actually, my wife has more sense than to get into the boat before I've got the engine running. This isn't the first time we've hit the beach with a dead battery. Pilots and co-pilots have this little ritual of doing a preflight checklist of important things before takeoff. Maybe Mrs H would be willing to take ownership of something like that since wives seem to always take interest in "honey do" lists. |
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On Oct 24, 7:31*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"John H" *wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John *wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, *wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Run the switch on one battery and use a combiner to charge the 2nd battery. And your boat has as an option a 2nd battery switch and wiring, so ask the maker where they put number 2 battery. Nice looking rig, Bill. |
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"Tim" wrote in message
... On Oct 24, 7:31 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Run the switch on one battery and use a combiner to charge the 2nd battery. And your boat has as an option a 2nd battery switch and wiring, so ask the maker where they put number 2 battery. Nice looking rig, Bill. My rig is aluminum, not the keywest. That is John's. Mine looks like this but maroon. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/...ea6f1c.jpg?v=0 |
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On Oct 24, 9:33*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message ... On Oct 24, 7:31 pm, "Califbill" wrote: "John H" *wrote in message .. . On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John *wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, *wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Run the switch on one battery and use a combiner to charge the 2nd battery. And your boat has as an option a 2nd battery switch and wiring, so ask the maker where they put number 2 battery. Nice looking rig, Bill. My rig is aluminum, not the keywest. *That is John's. *Mine looks like this but maroon.http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/...ea6f1c.jpg?v=0 Nice looking rig, Bill. ?;^ ) |
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"I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article , says... On 10/24/2010 6:53 PM, jps wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:52:48 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/23/2010 1:31 PM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/23/2010 9:13 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: On Oct 23, 8:53 am, Secular wrote: On 10/23/10 8:32 AM, *e#c wrote: On Oct 22, 11:09 pm, "Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" I wish I knew how to hide my ISP number, heck, I don't even know what an ISP number is. -- Dr. Dr. Dr. Karen Grear I call bull****. Here's a revolutionary thought: why not just ignore these assholes to the degree possible, and just let them continue to **** on rec.boats and give each other handjobs? You wouldn't associate with trash like loogy, ingerfool, flajim, et cetera, in in real life...why do so here? -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Unfortunately as ususal, what you say doesn't square up with the facts.. Look at the posts the last few weeks. You and your crew bonnie and slammer have posted dozens of unanswered attacks and insults a day... So it's us that has been ignoring you, and of course that's what ****es you off the most... It takes two or more to tango. If everyone stopped with the snarlyness (is that a word?), this might be a much better place. Can't be done. Harry and Don have to keep **** stirred up to cover up the lies they spread. Hey, why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? Whomever the spoofer is that you're responding to, has made it his vocation to be a flaming asshole. The content or context of Harry and Don's postings have nothing to do with whether he responds or posts stupid insults. He's the worst offender here and has been for months. Maybe he'll stop if no one plays with him. If he doesn't stop, then he's outed himself as someone who isn't worth much. Uh, "the one" won't stop. Last time we had a successful boycott, he went completely off the hook posting over 100 troll posts a day, attacking every post and poster here.. When we held our powder, he went crazier and started crossposting to really weird groups and trolling them, the place was a frekin' mess for a while there. Either way, it actually worked so "he" started playing nice, just long enough to get three of our more regular posters to "give him a chance". The "peace" lasted almost 24 hours before he started in again. The boycott was actually successful aside from the damage he did, especially with the crossposters. The next defensive move was the spoofing, and quite frankly, I filter all the variations of him and the spoofers so it works for me, just fine... There is one more, even more vial and vulgar, you picked up on him the other day, but he will come and go. At the time it seems, most of us are ignoring them again so you will get a taste. The other three of their "crew" seem to be holding their powder for now, and it's kinda' nice to be able to post without being accused of, well, just about anything you can think of. Just know, this is not the first time this type of thing has been tried, and you are not the first green horn to come here and try to tame us;) But put on your flame proof undies and stick around for a while, we can always use one more sane voice;) -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pick your head up kid, life is not about this corner, it's about the next one! If your little boycott was so successful, why not slither 'over there' for an extended period to help out the newsgroup? |
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On Oct 24, 6:14*pm, I am Tosk wrote:
In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20*am, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Like I said, I have had good ones too, they just aren't worth it. Now I have twenty foot jumper cables, good soft ones. But of course they still might not reach the boat. But did you consider taking the battery out of the tow vehicle and jumping the boat? -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pain is temporary, Glory is forever! Ont he other hand, I know a guy that swears by his. But I too have had a couple and I'd say they're better than nothing, but that's not really saying anything. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:23:35 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:14:41 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20*am, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Like I said, I have had good ones too, they just aren't worth it. Now I have twenty foot jumper cables, good soft ones. But of course they still might not reach the boat. But did you consider taking the battery out of the tow vehicle and jumping the boat? I carry jumpers and asked a guy in a new bass boat to give me a jump. He didn't know if he could, 'cause he didn't know where the battery was. Well, we found the battery and hooked up the cables. I then asked him to rev the engine up a little. He said he couldn't because the boat would start going forward. So I showed him how to take it out of gear and rev the engine. (At that point he said he should read the book!) Anyway, even with the cables connected and the engine at about 1500 rpm, mine would still not turn over. I'm tellin' ya, my battery was dead. That's D-E-A-D! Sounds like you might have a "sulfated" battery. One or more of the cells could be snookered from getting so dead. Even if is seems to take a full charge, which it might not, take it and have a cranking/charging test done on it at a local parts store before putting it back in the boat. Napa or Acme should be able to do it for free. One bad cell (sulfated) means your battery only has a bit over 10 volts to work with, most starters won't work much under that... Yeah, I'll be checking it out. It was only a few months old, and the charger did it's thing. It's reading 13.3 volts now. Today it goes to the shop for winterization, lower unit service, and shrink wrapping. The shrink wrap is dependant on whether or not I can tow it at highway speeds while wrapped. I may have to find a more local guy. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:05:01 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Oct 24, 7:31*pm, "Califbill" wrote: "John H" *wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:25:09 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 10/24/2010 7:05 PM, John H wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:30:06 -0400, I am wrote: In , says... On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:34:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 8:20 am, John *wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:14:26 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 24, 7:57 am, *wrote: A discussion about "chain rodes rip out cleats" would be on topic and possibly very funny! Probably , that is as long as it's someone else's boat. Good mornin', Tim. I'm off to get my boat. Sandy and I are going up to the Georgetown Starbucks for a cup of coffee. Have a spectacular day! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Have fun, John.! Well, this is what I get for a fast decision to go boating. Usually I pick the boat up the night before and check the battery, etc. Today I just hooked up the boat, drove to the ramp north of the airport, launched the boat, and hit the starter.....nothing. ****!!! So, I'm back home, battery is on the charger, and we're waiting for it to get charged. Hell, even the hot shot didn't have enough juice to crank the engine. Oh well, live and learn - not to take shortcuts. I have had a few of those hot shot things, cheap and expensive, none of which has ever started anything for me... This wasn't a cheap one, that's for sure. I should have plugged it in last night. But, the gauge said it was 'ready'. Maybe it was ready for a battery at 75%, but not mine! Can you find a spot for a second battery? I am under the impression you have only one. I have very little room under the CC. Here's my boat: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 Not the biggest thing in the world. Besides, it was my fault for not turning the switch off. Hell, I could've had two dead batteries! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Run the switch on one battery and use a combiner to charge the 2nd battery. And your boat has as an option a 2nd battery switch and wiring, so ask the maker where they put number 2 battery. Nice looking rig, Bill. Thanks, Freddy Kadiddlelhopper. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:35:47 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:04:11 -0400, John H wrote: Actually, my wife has more sense than to get into the boat before I've got the engine running. This isn't the first time we've hit the beach with a dead battery. Pilots and co-pilots have this little ritual of doing a preflight checklist of important things before takeoff. Maybe Mrs H would be willing to take ownership of something like that since wives seem to always take interest in "honey do" lists. See, and here I'm thinking she owns too much already! Trust me, without my saying a word, I'll be asked every time we go out, "Is the battery all charged up, sweetie?" (Underneath will be a tone that says, "You dumb ****!" -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On 10/25/10 7:51 AM, John H wrote:
Yeah, I'll be checking it out. It was only a few months old, and the charger did it's thing. It's reading 13.3 volts now. Today it goes to the shop for winterization, lower unit service, and shrink wrapping. The shrink wrap is dependant on whether or not I can tow it at highway speeds while wrapped. I may have to find a more local guy. If the shrink wrap is done properly, you can tow at highway speeds. |
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YukonBound wrote:
slither So who's still hurling insults? Not me! |
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