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07-21-2017, 04:33 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The one that got away in The Bilge

Yeah, but I could get my 220cm skis in the trunk and close the lid.

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07-21-2017, 03:30 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The one that got away in The Bilge

I DON'T want this one back. :)

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07-21-2017, 02:57 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The one that got away in The Bilge

I'd like this one back as well.

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07-21-2017, 02:47 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The one that got away in The Bilge

And I wouldn't mind having this one back. But the biggest one that got away was my 1958 Strat and Bassman amp which were stolen from my house.

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07-21-2017, 02:40 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The one that got away in The Bilge

Yeah, mine too.

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07-20-2017, 03:52 PM

ron ll replied to a thread D.Tramp: you're on the bus... or under it in The Bilge

You mean that area between his ears?

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07-20-2017, 03:50 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Assuming the Lotus Position in The Bilge

I like the green too. But personally I wish modern cars wouldn't put so much metallic in the paint. I prefer the older creamier solid colors, which I...

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07-20-2017, 07:58 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Marine battery brands in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

I think many batteries are rebranded after being built by a few manufacturers. A local manufacturer in Ballard is Dyno and we can buy directly from...

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07-19-2017, 12:47 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Restoration of BC Salmon Troller "Petrel" in Building / Repair

Regarding your outside station; I find that in open water on Snoose I'll often have her on autopilot and then I perch myself outside on top of the...

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07-19-2017, 10:03 AM

ron ll replied to a thread What do you think will be the next fake News story about Trump? in The Bilge

How much do you guys spend on troll food each month?

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07-18-2017, 10:23 PM

ron ll replied to a thread R. I. P. Martin Landau in The Bilge

Maybe not his favorite role but I liked it.

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07-18-2017, 08:16 PM

ron ll started a thread R. I. P. Martin Landau in The Bilge

Maybe I missed a thread but I don't remember seeing a tribute to this giant of an actor who died a couple of days ago. So many great roles and I'll...

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07-18-2017, 11:52 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Occasionally engineered in The Bilge

Cool. Literally.

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07-17-2017, 08:19 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The Trumpcare bill is dead... two more R senators bail in The Bilge

They'll just bring it up again. How many times have they tried repealing the ACA now? 65? 70?

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07-17-2017, 06:53 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The best Jeep to buy? in The Bilge

Just saw a bumper sticker on a Jeep. It said, "It's a JEEP! If I wanted a hummer I would have called your sister."

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07-17-2017, 06:46 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Have we entered the era of celebrity politicians? in The Bilge

I'd vote for Ashley Judd.

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07-17-2017, 11:35 AM

ron ll replied to a thread An ACTUAL conflict of interest... and an abuse of power in The Bilge

The people in power don't want to do anything and the people who want to do anything are not in power. We're f*cked for a while. I suppose all we can...

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07-15-2017, 09:24 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Superfast in The Bilge

What'd they charge you for that photo op? :D

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07-15-2017, 09:17 AM

ron ll replied to a thread A sacriligious post. ? in The Bilge

I would affirm the above. A neighbor bought a similar boat "at a very good price". I believe it has that same engine and drive. He is very handy at...

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07-14-2017, 11:47 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Superfast in The Bilge

I thought that original in the OP was called a Berlina. Don't remember it called a Superfast.

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07-14-2017, 09:56 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Giant Sequoia Tree in Cental Virginia. in The Bilge

Sequoias are noted for being easy to grow but hard to germinate. Around the Pacific NW the seeds will not survive a winter but if a seedling is...

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07-14-2017, 10:20 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Lie by omission-- there were FIVE in the room in The Bilge

Wish you guys would quit quoting people I have on ignore. :)

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07-14-2017, 10:03 AM

ron ll replied to a thread What does Multiple threads on the same News story tell us? in The Bilge

I have a friend who is obsessed with the Trump fiascos and texts me with every little tidbit. But I always have to politely tell her that I had...

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07-14-2017, 09:55 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Lie by omission-- there were FIVE in the room in The Bilge

That's the agonizing part, how long this takes to get handcuffs and perp walks. Justice is slow, I guess better than none at all. Yet in the end they...

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07-14-2017, 09:49 AM

ron ll replied to a thread this includes all the things we argue about in The Bilge

Citation please?

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07-14-2017, 09:46 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Superfast in The Bilge

I wish auto designers would hurry up and get past this phase of headlight design with the plastic lozenge over the lights. Not only is it the ugliest...

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07-13-2017, 10:04 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Restoration of BC Salmon Troller "Petrel" in Building / Repair

If you buy a boat on a trailer in Portland, one word; wheel bearings. (Okay two words). But I know you know that.

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07-13-2017, 05:44 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Restoration of BC Salmon Troller "Petrel" in Building / Repair

The crab seem to have turned out the lights and left Puget Sound. The fact that the West Point sewage treatment plant dumped 180 million gallons of...

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07-13-2017, 05:37 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Restoration of BC Salmon Troller "Petrel" in Building / Repair

Didn't Marty also have a boat similar to Petrel a couple of years back?

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07-13-2017, 03:12 PM

ron ll replied to a thread God' Eye in The Bilge

Oh. I thought it was how Australians say hello.

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