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I was kidding. Varnish isn’t really the issue. It’s probably more that I have never taken the initiative to plan in advance for it. Maybe next year. :)

Yeah, handrails, often teak. I usually make my own because the spacing should match the spacing of the deck beams for more secure fastening.
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Overthinking. Just do it. That’s why they make lumber stores. :)

“There were no nuclear documents at Mar a Lago and the FBI put them there.”

Right. Say hi to Julius and Ethyl when you get there.

And wet again.

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I guess she had her issues, but I liked her acting, especially with Harrison Ford in “Six Days, Seven Nights”. RIP

We usually take her to the tugboat festival in Olympia over Labor Day. And altho not a tugboat, for that weekend they let us pretend. :)

Yeah, I lost my mast in that “mill pond” a couple years ago. :D

Looks like a happy trip Chris. Congratulations on the anniversary.

It is also why engine overheating is not usually a problem on Snoose. If I run her up to 1,800 rpm, I’ll get 8 knots but I’ll also be dumping fuel into creating a big hole in the water between the...

Easy enough to add an SCA to my solution. Slightly trickier but doable is to test the right mixture given that the overall capacity of the system is unknown. But I see test kits are available.

1.6 gph at 7.5 knots, 1,500 rpm.

Might explain phrases such as; Don’t overthink it, and Just do it.

Just as a point of interest, note the pipe that wraps behind the keel just under the prop shaft. That is the keel cooler that cools the engine and was the main subject of this haulout. It had rotted...

Yellow masking tape. :D

Don’t see Newsweek on there yet I seem to see many stories sourced to them. They are getting farther to the right all the time. Back in the day of the two weekly rags, Time and Newsweek, I had a...

High school class reunion this weekend. A time to see old girlfriends. I mean REALLY old girlfriends. :)

Except at our age, guests of a similar age will have to cross the weather bridge four times in the middle of the night to pee in the head next to our vee berth.

Why in the world would they think we are harmless at this age?

Was he carrying boxes of documents?

Finishing up two coats of bottom paint. Coolant system back together and filled, engine started for short periods to circulate, no bubbles, no leaks. Splash tomorrow at 1:00pm

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Not Snoose. Back in the day I used to take my Blanchard Sr. Knockabout to the PT festival, but Snoose doesn’t have enough varnish. :)

Thanks again all. This thread has been a bit of an eye opener to me. We’ve owned Snoose for 22 years and enjoyed her a lot. But these days when something breaks, I find myself again considering an...

Correct. The aft settee makes into a double guest bunk. Only slight inconvenience is going from aft cabin to fo'c'sle is two steps out into the weather. But we are used to it and it really isn't a...

Thanks Joe. I don't have any decent current pix of the interiors, but here are a couple of oldies. I should mention that in spite of the exterior pix and her 37' length, she is quite small inside....

Jon Stewart gets a lengthy standing ovation as Biden thanks him during signing of veterans bill.


https://youtu.be/UyhlMNoL0Io

Pretty much. In the above sketch, everything above the existing bronze ‘king nipple’ thru-hull was galvanized iron pipe fittings up to the hose from the engine. The iron was in a wet/dry bilge and...

Here’s my log entry on Wayne’s repair. He had to figure this out and remove and replace by feel as it was mostly under a non-removable shower pan. (The keel and keelson in my drawing are out of...

Got a practical answer from a veteran Detroit engine mechanic. The Detroit Diesel brand antifreeze is for more modern Detroit engines and is loaded with additives that are just not needed in my 75...

Where is this?

I’m 78 and wearing cargo pants. If 20 something frat boys or 40 something big dogs have a problem with it, they can eat my shorts. :D

The pleats in the pockets of my cargo shorts keep getting snagged on hardware on my boat. Guess I’ll have to change the hardware on my boat.

Thanks all. It’s comments like these that keep me from getting totally disgusted with her when something breaks. Guess I’ll keep her a while longer. :)

I’ve just had my keel cooler repaired and now need to refill the coolant in my Detroit 3-71. Various sources on the Internet say to NOT use automotive antifreeze in a Detroit two stroke. Is anyone...

I stomached a few minutes of Fox News. The line was, “If the FBI can do this to a former President of the United States, just think what they can do to you.” Fear mongering all the way.

Good news! Wayne the Magician spent a couple hours figuring out how this bilge cooler was configured with twists and turns and through hulls in the deepest bowels of the bilge, doing most of it by...

Most bilge rats are probably tired of seeing her. But for those who aren’t, here are a couple of pix from the past.

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Yes Seaview. Hope you are on the mend.

Here’s a pic of her this morning. She’s now blocked up on the hard and Wayne mechanic is figuring out the plumbing on the keel cooler and how to fix it.

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Might be a ferry steering issue, under her own power with a push boat as rudder?

Yeah I thought about the inflatable, but a 2.5hp outboard vs a 28,000 lb. boat just didn’t seem something my physics teacher would have approved of. (And my English teacher would have had fits over...

Hope it’s short. 85-90F is not good for her to be out long. But the repair is going to require some creative custom plumbing and through hulls.

Snoose has been non-functional for several weeks since the overheating and tow home incident near Gig Harbor. There was a breach in the keel cooler pipe, inside the boat but below the waterline and...

I’ve a friend who lives on Texada Island, B. C. He salvaged a large WRC log on a beach, bucked it up and split all his own shingles to side his entire house. (I realize that is no help to you. :) )

I see ferrys north/southbound out here often, occasionally with tug. I think Eagle Harbor is the maintenance yard.

Just watched a 1964 Cary Grant movie with Leslie Caron.

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ive had one of those cans for a year and didn’t realize it had an auto shutoff feature. Thanks.

Just a small brass padlock. The Honda transom bolts have eyes that line up for the padlock. It won’t stop a determined thief but it will slow them down a bit, or convince them to steal your unlocked...

I’m on my second Honda 2.3, (first one was stolen). I like that it’s light enough that I can load my 10’ Zodiac on top of the cabin by hand with the motor attached. Very dependable and very thief...

That link just takes me to my FB home page. Granted that’s full of stupid, but probably not what you intended. :)

Now Russia says they are ready to talk about the swap.