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TS ANDREA
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On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:29:09 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:49:35 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Wayne B" wrote in message . .. ------------------------ Been following your progress on the "Wayne Spot". Looks like you are well away from any effects of "Andrea". Getting to be a dicey area down there this time of year. ==== We altered our return route to keep us out of harms way. Right now we're in the mid-Exumas (eastern Bahamas), getting some rain but the wind is manageable. Storm is already going up the coast at this point but some of the outer bands are still swirling around here. I had originally planned to go up Old Bahamas Channel, off the Cuban coast, directly to the Keys. Unfortunately that would have taken us directly towards the storm and with no place to hide. Discretion being the better part of valor, we opted for the more conventional route. It has been cloudy and raining here for over 2 weeks with a couple days off last weekend and they are predicting the same next week. We may get a decent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning before it starts again. Andrea was a non event here. It was raining before and it is still raining. We didn't really get a dry season this year. ------------------- We are still under normal on rainfall. Probably will not get anymore for 4 or 5 months. |
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#154
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now bad gas
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On 6/16/2013 6:03 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:07:09 -0400, wrote: Proof the whole lot of goofballs will talk about anything. You have to read it this way: "If I had a boat, I would buy a __________." ... bunch of gas and run the boat several times a week?. --------------------- I ran mine so little over the winter the gas went bad. The Yamaha T-8 kicker had gummed up carb and the Fuel Injected 350 chevy based engine backfires at higher RPMS. Going to take it out later in the week to see if the additives and extra fresh gas has allowed it to run good enough to empty out the tank. At least it is not full with 70 gallons, but only about 20 gallons in the tank. You need to use it more... ;-) If you just filled it with fresh or added another 20 gallons or so it should be OK. I've never run my T-8 dry and it's been fine since new although the longest it's sat was maybe 8-10 weeks and I add Stabil before idle periods. Today a neighbor asked if I had a chain-saw so I pulled it out and found a note I'd left in the case that said "last used 11/19/07". I never thought it would run on the little bit of old gas in the tank but it fired up after ~6 pulls...! ------------------- Been a dry spell on using the boat. Fell off the roof end of june, which cut down on boating for a lot of the summer, broken wrist and then we went to Yellowstone with friends for a couple weeks. Took the Kayak and used that. This year we have traveled a lot. South Africa for 3+ weeks and then St. Thomas and then Costa Rica. Life is tough sometimes. Was going out this week, but new window install was postponed until today and tomorrow. Plus F'n wind is up. Ocean is forecast 3-5 wind waves on top of 8' swells. |
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On 6/18/2013 8:16 PM, Califbill wrote:
"thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/16/2013 6:03 PM, Califbill wrote: I ran mine so little over the winter the gas went bad. The Yamaha T-8 kicker had gummed up carb and the Fuel Injected 350 chevy based engine backfires at higher RPMS. Going to take it out later in the week to see if the additives and extra fresh gas has allowed it to run good enough to empty out the tank. At least it is not full with 70 gallons, but only about 20 gallons in the tank. You need to use it more... ;-) If you just filled it with fresh or added another 20 gallons or so it should be OK. I've never run my T-8 dry and it's been fine since new although the longest it's sat was maybe 8-10 weeks and I add Stabil before idle periods. Today a neighbor asked if I had a chain-saw so I pulled it out and found a note I'd left in the case that said "last used 11/19/07". I never thought it would run on the little bit of old gas in the tank but it fired up after ~6 pulls...! ------------------- Been a dry spell on using the boat. Fell off the roof end of june, which cut down on boating for a lot of the summer, broken wrist and then we went to Yellowstone with friends for a couple weeks. Took the Kayak and used that. This year we have traveled a lot. South Africa for 3+ weeks and then St. Thomas and then Costa Rica. Life is tough sometimes. Was going out this week, but new window install was postponed until today and tomorrow. Plus F'n wind is up. Ocean is forecast 3-5 wind waves on top of 8' swells. Ouch, sorry to hear about the fall but the travels sure sound interesting. Maybe there's a nice responsible young family in the area that would be willing to put a few hours on the clock for you every month or so. I'm bound and determined to wear mine out before I die. |
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#157
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"thumper" wrote in message ...
On 6/18/2013 8:16 PM, Califbill wrote: "thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/16/2013 6:03 PM, Califbill wrote: I ran mine so little over the winter the gas went bad. The Yamaha T-8 kicker had gummed up carb and the Fuel Injected 350 chevy based engine backfires at higher RPMS. Going to take it out later in the week to see if the additives and extra fresh gas has allowed it to run good enough to empty out the tank. At least it is not full with 70 gallons, but only about 20 gallons in the tank. You need to use it more... ;-) If you just filled it with fresh or added another 20 gallons or so it should be OK. I've never run my T-8 dry and it's been fine since new although the longest it's sat was maybe 8-10 weeks and I add Stabil before idle periods. Today a neighbor asked if I had a chain-saw so I pulled it out and found a note I'd left in the case that said "last used 11/19/07". I never thought it would run on the little bit of old gas in the tank but it fired up after ~6 pulls...! ------------------- Been a dry spell on using the boat. Fell off the roof end of june, which cut down on boating for a lot of the summer, broken wrist and then we went to Yellowstone with friends for a couple weeks. Took the Kayak and used that. This year we have traveled a lot. South Africa for 3+ weeks and then St. Thomas and then Costa Rica. Life is tough sometimes. Was going out this week, but new window install was postponed until today and tomorrow. Plus F'n wind is up. Ocean is forecast 3-5 wind waves on top of 8' swells. Ouch, sorry to hear about the fall but the travels sure sound interesting. Maybe there's a nice responsible young family in the area that would be willing to put a few hours on the clock for you every month or so. I'm bound and determined to wear mine out before I die. ----------------- I have had to repower because of the hours I have run over the years. The boat was originally built in 1991. I bought it in '95. Repowered in about 2001, repainted twice now. Is 3/16 Aluminum and should last for a lot more years. |
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On 6/20/2013 11:05 AM, Califbill wrote:
"thumper" wrote in message ... Ouch, sorry to hear about the fall but the travels sure sound interesting. Maybe there's a nice responsible young family in the area that would be willing to put a few hours on the clock for you every month or so. I'm bound and determined to wear mine out before I die. ----------------- I have had to repower because of the hours I have run over the years. The boat was originally built in 1991. I bought it in '95. Repowered in about 2001, repainted twice now. Is 3/16 Aluminum and should last for a lot more years. I had mine built in 2000 but only have about 800 hours on the main engine. I hate to think how many hours have been spent anchored up and trolling on the kicker. The .25" bottom has some pretty good dings and creases and as far as I'm concerned the paint can slowly wear off. It does need a new top pretty soon but it's a utility boat at this point. No worries... How many hours did you get before the re-power? |
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