On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.



We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no interest in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only* to stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they offer up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:37:30 -0400, Gene
wrote:

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.

It was pretty crazy here for a while and we lost a lot of good folks.
Hopefully some will come back.

How are things with you and the fine state of North Carolina?

On 10/30/10 5:53 PM, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.



We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no interest in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only* to stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they offer up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

Well, it certainly seems that I haven't missed a lot in the last 11
months..... though it *is* a little better than it was the last time I
checked in.... July 4th weekend.

I still hate the web groups, but they *are* moderated.... and I do
get useful information and advice...

How've you been? What's this I read about a new boat? You didn't keep
Yo-Ho long!


I think I was permanently spoiled by the much, much, much better salt
water fishing along the Atlantic Coast and in the ICW of Florida and
Georgia. On its best days, compared to Florida, Chesapeake Bay
fishing...sucks. To do the sort of fishing I wanted to do, you'd have to
be living around Virginia Beach.

We were doing a lot of other things on the boats we've had up here and
not doing a lot of fishing. Took me less than a week to sell my 21'
Parker as the arrival of the new boat got closer. The buyer found me
through, believe it or not, Craig's List.

I've booked three days of ocean fishing next month in Florida...that
should get me through the winter.

On 10/30/10 6:35 PM, I am Tosk wrote:

It started about a week ago... me and Harry got on board, that made it a
lot easier. The spoofers have outlived their usefulness and when we had
the opportunity we all remembered why we came here in the first place,
adn here we are about a week later with a fairly stable base to work our
way back from... Glad to have you back.. Big hugs from Scottysnerk



You keep claiming that the ID spoofers served some sort of purpose here,
or were useful.

That's bull****.

All they did was disrupt this newsgroup further, and drive away posters.

The best thing that could happen to usenet would be moderated-only
newsgroups.

It's time to move on, and time to leave behind that silliness.

On Oct 30, 9:52*am, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:46:21 -0400, Secular Humouresque



wrote:
On 10/30/10 10:39 AM, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:17:14 -0700 (PDT), lj
*wrote:

On Oct 30, 8:51 am, *wrote:
On Oct 29, 8:05 pm, Secular *wrote:

On 10/29/10 7:42 PM, I am Tosk wrote:

In ,
says...

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

How do you store the batteries in the winter, do you manage them during
the time off?

I clean the batteries when I get them home, put a bit of grease on the
lugs, charge them up slowly, and then charge them up once a month to
keep them fully charged.

Hopefully NOT sitting on concrete. I put plywood under mine.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The batteries and concrete thing is an urban legend.

Actually, it isn't... It is, however, obsolete information. Decades
ago, when battery cases were made of asphaltic substances, you could
drain a battery by leaving it on a wet surface, concrete or otherwise.

Today, with plastic cases, it is not an issue....

I like to take 'em home to clean 'em up, slow charge them and keep them
reasonably warm over the winter. I put a slow trickle charge on once a
month, and also a charge on 'em just before I return to the boat.

I have a permanent mount multi bank charger in the boat and keep it
plugged in at the yard, so I don't remove the boat batteries. However
I've had good luck with these little guys on other things like the
motorcycle.....

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...2201_200332201

I think they really will desulfate a sick battery....

--
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
*-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
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Good to see you, Gene!

On 10/31/10 10:27 AM, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:38:09 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

You keep claiming that the ID spoofers served some sort of purpose here,
or were useful.

You have to admit, they *did* accomplish the task of running nearly
everybody else off....






I'm glad you agree. The spoofers and their supporters work hard to deny
that indisputable fact.

On 10/31/10 10:31 AM, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:52:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:37:30 -0400, Gene
wrote:

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.

It was pretty crazy here for a while and we lost a lot of good folks.
Hopefully some will come back.

How are things with you and the fine state of North Carolina?

Good....! We're still boating with the same old boat in the same old
places, but it is and always has been fun. Getting cool enough for
some seafood chowder, now....

Nothing much has changed, but my son got married to a really cool
girl. He's still doing the PD thing and has made the SWAT team.







You still happy with those 'zukes? I know two guys up here at the local
fisherman's marina who repowered with them and they are satisfied. They
were running two strokes.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:31:33 -0400, Gene
wrote:

How are things with you and the fine state of North Carolina?

Good....! We're still boating with the same old boat in the same old
places, but it is and always has been fun. Getting cool enough for
some seafood chowder, now....

Nothing much has changed, but my son got married to a really cool
girl. He's still doing the PD thing and has made the SWAT team.

Good, glad to hear things are well with you. We miss hearing about
your monster tool projects - wish I had some of that stuff and knew
how to use it. My favorite machine tool, other than a drill press, is
a Dremel. It's amazing what you can do with it given some time and
patience.

Maybe a couple of us should EMAIL Chuck Gould and invite him back.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:31:33 -0400, Gene
wrote:

How are things with you and the fine state of North Carolina?

Good....! We're still boating with the same old boat in the same old
places, but it is and always has been fun. Getting cool enough for
some seafood chowder, now....

Nothing much has changed, but my son got married to a really cool
girl. He's still doing the PD thing and has made the SWAT team.

Good, glad to hear things are well with you. We miss hearing about
your monster tool projects - wish I had some of that stuff and knew
how to use it. My favorite machine tool, other than a drill press, is
a Dremel. It's amazing what you can do with it given some time and
patience.

Maybe a couple of us should EMAIL Chuck Gould and invite him back.


Speaking about tools...................
Gene, do you have any opinion on the Fein Multi Master oscillating
tool................. or the cheaper copies now available?
This week Sears had their Craftsman model at 20% off.
I have a few 12" ceramic floor tiles to replace and wonder if this tool
would be a worthwhile investment.
BTW I was lucky enough to find a wet tile cutter on sale at 66% off this
week.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:42:14 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

Speaking about tools...................
Gene, do you have any opinion on the Fein Multi Master oscillating
tool................. or the cheaper copies now available?
This week Sears had their Craftsman model at 20% off.
I have a few 12" ceramic floor tiles to replace and wonder if this tool
would be a worthwhile investment.
BTW I was lucky enough to find a wet tile cutter on sale at 66% off this
week.

I assume that you would use the MultiMaster to cut away the grouting
between tiles?

People seem to like them but I haven't tried one yet. There are a
lot of reviews on amazon.com of both the MultiMaster and some of the
competitors. The competition gets mostly weak marks on durability
but might be OK on small jobs/occasional use.