Forum: Repairs
05-27-2019, 01:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 252
|
|
Forum: Boats For Sale or Wanted
04-30-2013, 11:54 AM
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 213
V-20 For Sale
Located in Falmouth, MA. 1974 V-20, 1996 115 Evinrude 2-stroke. We've had her for about six years. Great boat, but too large for us. I've solved any issues she had, so now all is well. Solid:...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
03-10-2012, 09:03 PM
|
|
Replies: 44
Views: 2,751
Let me tell ya...
An elderly man appears in a ***elery store with a 26 year old bombshell on his arm. The old man says to the ***eler: "I'd like to get this young lady something special." The ***eler takes out...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
03-06-2011, 04:49 AM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 550
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
01-13-2011, 08:13 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 242
Thanks for the clarification
Yeah, I know what you mean; my b.s. alarm was going off when I read it as well. I'll let the source know. THanks for the reference.
BTW, your refit photos are great. My '74 has some soft...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
01-11-2011, 04:22 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 242
Muslims in our Airlines
Hi Everyone. I got this in email. Don't know if it's true or not, but thought it was worth sharing.
Dave
Subject: Airline incident Unreported - IMPORTANT To Read
|
|
Forum: General
10-02-2010, 09:36 AM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 626
Poltergeist? Yeah, maybe,
...but I wonder whether it's a pesky neighbor or a kid pulling a prank. Got any enemies? I'll admit I don't know enough about spontaneous starting. It's enough of an effort to get the thing to...
|
|
Forum: General
07-20-2010, 08:53 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Thanks for all the Feedback
Yes, there are still cattle roaming in Tarpaulin Cove. Although I live in Connecticut, my mother lives on the Cape, so we sponge off her as much as possible in the summertimes. We inhabit Woods...
|
|
Forum: General
07-18-2010, 08:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Pepe Rides Again!
Here we are on a picnic at Tarpaulin Cove, halfway down the Vineyard Sound side of Naushon Island. Everything's running smoothly on our ancient, much beloved V!
|
|
Forum: General
07-13-2010, 06:00 AM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,030
Tribute?
I never met the man, and he lives pretty nearby (Woods Hole/Wareham).
For the longest time I didn't know "Sea Ox" was a boat.
Just kidding; MJ has offered sage advice both across this forum and...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
06-28-2010, 04:55 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 399
Great reply
Hey Kamikaze,
Thanks for that informed and superbly detailed response. I guessed that my gel coat situation would take that approach. I already own the buffer, so a little materiel and I'll be...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
06-26-2010, 09:14 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 399
Gelcoat Product comments, please
Has anyone tried a product called Presto Gelcoat rejuvinator? It's not for my V; it's for my sailboat. But the people on here have such a wide range of experience, I wanted to ask. The V looks...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
04-15-2010, 12:23 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 231
No Explosion: Saddle Tank Cleanout, Part 3.
Hi Everyone,
After reading all the posts about dear late Uncle Ernie, and how he tried to vacuum out the gas tank, I just let 'em sit all winter. Then, recently, I opened the tanks, and with a...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
02-06-2010, 06:00 PM
|
|
Replies: 33
Views: 957
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
01-12-2010, 06:11 AM
|
|
Replies: 52
Views: 2,617
It was my wife
This is an old thread now, but I had to add to it. It's a GREAT thread. When we first looked at our V, before we bought it, my wife found this site, and signed up. She's a pediatrician, so, that's...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
10-19-2009, 09:35 AM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 681
|
|
Forum: Repairs
09-10-2009, 05:50 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 265
Check the outlet, too
Hey Craigan,
I know it's simple, but remember to just stick a wire up the exit tube. It's the first, simplest thing to do. Mine was trickling once just after splash in June, and that did the...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
09-10-2009, 12:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 1
Views: 180
Saddle Tank Cleanout Part 2
Hey Folks,
Here are some pics of the screens from the siphon tubes. How about those babies?
http://picasaweb.google.com/mousatonic/V20TankScreens?authkey=Gv1sRgCJb2l7DrnYm4RA
I also...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
09-09-2009, 08:26 PM
|
|
Replies: 80
Views: 3,753
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
09-09-2009, 08:22 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 157
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
09-09-2009, 08:19 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 282
Watch for those incentives and tax relief
Hey, check with your state and federal stuff. Right now there are tax breaks and refunds for furnaces, especially if you go above 85 % efficiency. It doesn't knock down the outlay, but it helps in...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
09-09-2009, 08:12 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 800
That mighta coulda been my boat...
Hey Blu,
That could have been her. I bought her last year off a guy in West Hartford. He had too many toys. I think she was around for only a couple years before that; it's a Florida boat that...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
09-09-2009, 02:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 272
Saddle Tanks are out!
Hi folks,
After running the rest of the summer on a portable tank, I pulled the saddle tanks so as to clean them out this winter. Here are some pix of the end-of season hose-down. Note the...
|
|
Forum: Repairs
09-09-2009, 02:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 800
Maybe its the vents
Hi Blu,
Somewheres on this site someone pointed out that some of the vents are vulnerable to infiltration by water. The kind that sit below the rub rail can get water in them. Depending on how...
|
|
Forum: Off Topic
09-05-2009, 07:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 23
Views: 899
Condolences
Hey Pipe, reading this thread brings tears to my eyes. It ain't just screen time, there are people out here who listen and understand. Thinkin' of you. That was a beautiful friend. Keep the good...
|
