Forum: Off Topic
12-12-2007, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 310
Re: CAN MUSLIMS BE GOOD AMERICANS?
I work at a large company that draws people from all walks of life. As such I happen to have a good friend who is from Egypt and also a Muslim. E-mails like this are just plain absurd. If it is...
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Forum: Fishing
12-09-2007, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,265
Re: who wants to Charter with me & CB??
Sounds good but I think with a potential gas tank in my future and saving for the slip fee $200 has me priced out. You can feel free to drop some cod off on the way by!! ;D
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Forum: Fishing
12-07-2007, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 984
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Forum: Fishing
12-05-2007, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 766
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Forum: General
12-04-2007, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 678
Re: It's a wrap!
I fogged this weekend too.....all covered up! Dang cold out there tonight!!!!
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Forum: Repairs
12-04-2007, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Filling the tank with water would displace any and all gas fumes ensuring there is nothing to explode. Gasoline vapor would be forced from the tank....
The wire thing sounds good to me also but...
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Forum: Repairs
12-03-2007, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
I just don't see how I can pry it out without tearing up the deck. I have 1/2 an inch on the sides to work with. There is no room for a pry bar to get down there.....
As a last resort I will cut...
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Forum: Repairs
12-03-2007, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
I have used all manners of saws......my electric knife......drywall saw, scrapers etc etc.....ugh
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Forum: Off Topic
12-01-2007, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 374
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Forum: Repairs
12-01-2007, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Well, after several hours of cutting foam the tank still will not move at all. I am trying to see if I can get a wire under it....I like that idea but I can't get the wire underneath. I broke out the...
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Forum: Repairs
11-28-2007, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
I checked all the hoses and no apparent leaks. Also, with about 20 gallons in the tank and the supply valve turned off at the tank I found about 1/2-1 gallon of gas in the bilge the next day. Seems...
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Forum: Off Topic
11-26-2007, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 339
Re: any one want to race
Here's a couple more pictures. They say it went 70 mph and held 15000 liters so around 4000 gallons.....burned 200+ gph!!!!
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Forum: Repairs
11-25-2007, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Willy...don't sweat it. It was first noticed on the final trip of the season so obviously it is a recent issue. From what I can see on the top and peeking in the tank overall it is in really good...
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Forum: Repairs
11-22-2007, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Thanks.....I'm away also....back Saturday. I'll likely be out there for a couple hours in the afternoon.
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Forum: Repairs
11-21-2007, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
With the cover off there is no sign of a problem on the top of the tank. I pulled out the round storage compartment (potential livewell) right by the transom so I could see a large area of the bilge....
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Forum: Repairs
11-21-2007, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Thanks.....I removed about 20 gallons with some going in my truck and the rest in my 2 cans.
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Forum: Repairs
11-21-2007, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
I would only know that if I had a working gas gauge. ;D
I put 10 gallons in prior to the last trip which was only a few miles. I had been doing that for a while so I'm not sure what is left....
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Forum: Repairs
11-20-2007, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Re: Gas in the bilge
Sorry, it is a 60 gallon tank below deck......1985 looks like original aluminum tank. I have the cover off the tank and the top looks OK but who knows what lurks below. :-[
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Forum: Repairs
11-20-2007, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,926
Gas in the bilge
OK, so it seems I have gas in the bilge after pulling the boat last weekend. I have drained it and plugged it and it accumulates slowly once again. I turned the valve off at the tank to presumably...
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Forum: Modifications
11-20-2007, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 629
Re: fold down t top
At my marina, we have to go under a bridge to get to open water. At low tide my bimini fits but at mid to high tide the bimini has to come down. This would be one possible use I guess............
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Forum: Off Topic
11-15-2007, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 288
Re: India
So, as a followup, on Monday there was a big protest in the city where basically nobody went to work. My boss said they were escorted to the place they were working by 10 guards armed with uzi's. The...
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Forum: General
11-13-2007, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 616
Re: where's willy
My wife just came downstairs to find out what I was laughing at! Hysterical!
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Forum: Fishing
11-13-2007, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 990
Re: Tatoug - 2007
I am annoyed that our limit is soooo much less in CT than RI. At least with fluke they are close but your limit is more than twice mine now with that split season in RI. I could have kept going as...
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Forum: Fishing
11-13-2007, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 580
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Forum: General
11-12-2007, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,591
Re: T Shirts Orders! Come get them!
Hey MJ....thanks a bunch I got your PM. *One question though.....were you half awak when you PM'd me at 5:43 this morning? *I got the same message again from you this afternoon. *I a thinking you...
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