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Finally getting the boat back this Friday. It's been at the dealer getting its spring service and having the 'toons pressure washed, then it went to the upholstery shop for a new cover. Dang, that Sunbrella is expensive!
Interior cleanup day is Saturday, then back in the water for a nice day on the water Sunday. Forecast is for high 70's and sunny. Can't wait! |
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On Apr 4, 10:24*am, wrote:
Finally getting the boat back this Friday. *It's been at the dealer getting its spring service and having the 'toons pressure washed, then it went to the upholstery shop for a new cover. *Dang, that Sunbrella is expensive! Interior cleanup day is Saturday, then back in the water for a nice day on the water Sunday. *Forecast is for high 70's and sunny. *Can't wait! Good! Hope you can have a good and trouble free season! BTW, I thought your opening title was a call to turn this place back into a boating forum. oh well..... |
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On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8:23:55 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Apr 4, 10:24*am, wrote: Finally getting the boat back this Friday. *It's been at the dealer getting its spring service and having the 'toons pressure washed, then it went to the upholstery shop for a new cover. *Dang, that Sunbrella is expensive! Interior cleanup day is Saturday, then back in the water for a nice day on the water Sunday. *Forecast is for high 70's and sunny. *Can't wait! Good! Hope you can have a good and trouble free season! BTW, I thought your opening title was a call to turn this place back into a boating forum. oh well..... I don't have a tow vehicle, but have easy access to borrow one (company fleet). I'm driving loaded Suburban today, nice, but wow! The gas guage seems to be moving visibly when it's going down the road. I sure wouldn't want one for everyday. No use wasting my breath trying to change this place. Hope you have a good one, Tim! |
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On Apr 6, 7:27*am, wrote:
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8:23:55 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote: On Apr 4, 10:24*am, wrote: Finally getting the boat back this Friday. *It's been at the dealer getting its spring service and having the 'toons pressure washed, then it went to the upholstery shop for a new cover. *Dang, that Sunbrella is expensive! Interior cleanup day is Saturday, then back in the water for a nice day on the water Sunday. *Forecast is for high 70's and sunny. *Can't wait! Good! *Hope you *can have a good and trouble free season! BTW, I thought your opening title was a call to turn this place back into a boating forum. oh well..... I don't have a tow vehicle, but have easy access to borrow one (company fleet). *I'm driving loaded Suburban today, nice, but wow! *The gas guage seems to be moving visibly when it's going down the road. *I sure wouldn't want one for everyday. No use wasting my breath trying to change this place. Hope you have a good one, Tim! Hey, I know what you mean about the gas gauge moving the different direction of the speedometer. and simultaneously too! My tow vehicle is an old 1990 Mercury station wagon w/ a 302 (5.0). it does the job. but will use a half a tank in 60 miles pulling the 23' Marquis. No use wasting my breath trying to change this place. uh-huh |
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On Friday, April 6, 2012 8:47:36 AM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Apr 6, 7:27*am, wrote: On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8:23:55 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote: On Apr 4, 10:24*am, wrote: Finally getting the boat back this Friday. *It's been at the dealer getting its spring service and having the 'toons pressure washed, then it went to the upholstery shop for a new cover. *Dang, that Sunbrella is expensive! Interior cleanup day is Saturday, then back in the water for a nice day on the water Sunday. *Forecast is for high 70's and sunny. *Can't wait! Good! *Hope you *can have a good and trouble free season! BTW, I thought your opening title was a call to turn this place back into a boating forum. oh well..... I don't have a tow vehicle, but have easy access to borrow one (company fleet). *I'm driving loaded Suburban today, nice, but wow! *The gas guage seems to be moving visibly when it's going down the road. *I sure wouldn't want one for everyday. No use wasting my breath trying to change this place. Hope you have a good one, Tim! Hey, I know what you mean about the gas gauge moving the different direction of the speedometer. and simultaneously too! My tow vehicle is an old 1990 Mercury station wagon w/ a 302 (5.0). it does the job. but will use a half a tank in 60 miles pulling the 23' Marquis. I put gas in the Suburban, and picked up the boat at lunch. I swear it used an 1/8th of a tanks in a 12 mile round-trip! At least I don't have to feed that thing every day. On the positive side, I'm really happy with the new cover. It looks better than factory, and with some care should last more than twice as long. The last cover I had made was pretty crappy looking, but this guy I found now does first class work, and is fast, too. He's definitely a keeper for cover and upholstery work. |
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On Friday, April 6, 2012 3:38:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:29:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I put gas in the Suburban, and picked up the boat at lunch. I swear it used an 1/8th of a tanks in a 12 mile round-trip! At least I don't have to feed that thing every day. On the positive side, I'm really happy with the new cover. It looks better than factory, and with some care should last more than twice as long. The last cover I had made was pretty crappy looking, but this guy I found now does first class work, and is fast, too. He's definitely a keeper for cover and upholstery work. I just filled my cans again and the tally for 69 hours of running on my new Yamaha 70 is 80 gallons of gas. 1.2 gallons an hour. I can live with that. Hey, my Yamaha 250 is getting great mileage on the trailer! On the water, not so much, but it probably uses half the gas that the previous boat with a carb'd Johnson 150 2-stroke did. That reminds me, I'll have to fill it up before I splash it tomorrow evening or Sunday. No need to pay the gas-on-the-water penalty needlessly. Oh, and another thing about the new cover... the guy sewed "collars" around the openings where the supports/poles are for the bimini top. His reasoning is that water doesn't run down the top and into the holes, but instead goes around the collars and down the side. Looks great, makes sense. This guy is good. |
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On Friday, April 6, 2012 5:33:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:54:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Friday, April 6, 2012 3:38:27 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:29:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I put gas in the Suburban, and picked up the boat at lunch. I swear it used an 1/8th of a tanks in a 12 mile round-trip! At least I don't have to feed that thing every day. On the positive side, I'm really happy with the new cover. It looks better than factory, and with some care should last more than twice as long.. The last cover I had made was pretty crappy looking, but this guy I found now does first class work, and is fast, too. He's definitely a keeper for cover and upholstery work. I just filled my cans again and the tally for 69 hours of running on my new Yamaha 70 is 80 gallons of gas. 1.2 gallons an hour. I can live with that. Hey, my Yamaha 250 is getting great mileage on the trailer! On the water, not so much, but it probably uses half the gas that the previous boat with a carb'd Johnson 150 2-stroke did. That reminds me, I'll have to fill it up before I splash it tomorrow evening or Sunday. No need to pay the gas-on-the-water penalty needlessly. I have figured out that my fuel consumption almost doubles between 4500 and 6200 (WOT) with a pretty modest increase in speed. You can almost see the gauge move. 4500 is fine with me. That is really about as fast as I have ever run any of my motors on a regular basis. I have been getting 3000 hours out of them between repowers and they were running when I sold them. I tend to run about 3500 - 4000 max on cruise with a destination in mind. Only time I run it harder is pulling a tuber or skier, or when running back in to beat a storm. Most times it's nice just putting around at 2000 or so relaxing and just talking with friends. Water time is down-time for us. During the summer, think snacks or light dinner and sundown on the water. Too bad this NG can't be a place that mirrors the pleasure that the boating time is. |
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On 4/6/2012 5:47 AM, Tim wrote:
On Apr 6, 7:27 am, wrote: I don't have a tow vehicle, but have easy access to borrow one (company fleet). I'm driving loaded Suburban today, nice, but wow! The gas guage seems to be moving visibly when it's going down the road. I sure wouldn't want one for everyday. No use wasting my breath trying to change this place. Hope you have a good one, Tim! Hey, I know what you mean about the gas gauge moving the different direction of the speedometer. and simultaneously too! My tow vehicle is an old 1990 Mercury station wagon w/ a 302 (5.0). it does the job. but will use a half a tank in 60 miles pulling the 23' Marquis. When I was 16-17 my mother had a '70 Buick Electra 225 with the 370 hp 455 and 4 bbl carb. The primaries were tiny and the secondaries were huge. After a full throttle launch from a standing start to about 90 mph you could watch the gas gauge settle down a visible amount from the prior level. It was way worse than my 5.3L Suburban is. |
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On Apr 6, 8:54*pm, wrote:
On Friday, April 6, 2012 5:33:16 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:54:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Friday, April 6, 2012 3:38:27 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:29:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I put gas in the Suburban, and picked up the boat at lunch. *I swear it used an 1/8th of a tanks in a 12 mile round-trip! *At least I don't have to feed that thing every day. On the positive side, I'm really happy with the new cover. *It looks better than factory, and with some care should last more than twice as long. *The last cover I had made was pretty crappy looking, but this guy I found now does first class work, and is fast, too. *He's definitely a keeper for cover and upholstery work. I just filled my cans again and the tally for 69 hours of running on my new Yamaha 70 is 80 gallons of gas. 1.2 gallons an hour. I can live with that. Hey, my Yamaha 250 is getting great mileage on the trailer! *On the water, not so much, but it probably uses half the gas that the previous boat with a carb'd Johnson 150 2-stroke did. That reminds me, I'll have to fill it up before I splash it tomorrow evening or Sunday. *No need to pay the gas-on-the-water penalty needlessly.. I have figured out that my fuel consumption almost doubles between 4500 and 6200 (WOT) with a pretty modest increase in speed. You can almost see the gauge move. 4500 is fine with me. That is really about as fast as I have ever run any of my motors on a regular basis. I have been getting 3000 hours out of them between repowers and they were running when I sold them. I tend to run about 3500 - 4000 max on cruise with a destination in mind. *Only time I run it harder is pulling a tuber or skier, or when running back in to beat a storm. *Most times it's nice just putting around at 2000 or so relaxing and just talking with friends. *Water time is down-time for us. *During the summer, think snacks or light dinner and sundown on the water. Too bad this NG can't be a place that mirrors the pleasure that the boating time is. Oh it can, and at one time actually did. but then again that was 10 years ago.or so. |
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