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Hank_The_Tank Offline
#201 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 2:14 PM EST
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60's in Ohio in January...what?!?! I may need to go fishing.
8trackdisco Offline
#202 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 2:19 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
You got a key to the place, or what? My brother, you a dedicated mofo.


Just have to get by one security guard. Easy enough for a guy with my talents.
DrafterX Offline
#203 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 2:41 PM EST
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Macs, get a couple giant beach balls to put under the cover... ThumpUp
MACS Offline
#204 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 3:06 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Macs, get a couple giant beach balls to put under the cover... ThumpUp


Cover is trashed. It's a white, fiberglass boat, so there is really only 2 cushions that can get beat down by the weather. Without the cover the water will flow to the back where the drains are located.

Got it fixed about an hour ahead of the next bout of rain, which has already started. Should be okay for now.
DrafterX Offline
#205 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 3:27 PM EST
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The sun will destroy a boat faster than rain or snow... Mellow
MACS Offline
#206 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 3:56 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
The sun will destroy a boat faster than rain or snow... Mellow


Yeah? Well... my old trailer jack would disagree with that statement. It broke because the cover collected water.

I will eventually get another cover, probably before summer, but I'm leaving it uncovered when it rains to allow for drainage, though.
DrafterX Offline
#207 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:00 PM EST
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I understand... living on the lake here I see alot of boats go to waste when they didn't have to. .. I know you're taking good care of yours tho... ThumpUp
DrafterX Offline
#208 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:03 PM EST
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Direct sunlight seems to kill RVs too... maybe anything fiberglass. .. Think
danmdevries Offline
#209 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:34 PM EST
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MACS wrote:


I'm really understanding that boat ownership is great when you're fishing and sucks ass any other time. Frying pan

Praying nothing else was damaged, but it looks alright. Pray


Thought that was common knowledge.

Same with my camper.

Didn't tarp it since it is parked on a pretty steep angle and it's always so damn windy at the shop where I'm keeping it that there's no way I'd be able to get a tarp on without a crew. Found a big window leak, had been minor before. Guess I'll be pulling windows when spring comes.
danmdevries Offline
#210 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:35 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Direct sunlight seems to kill RVs too... maybe anything fiberglass. .. Think


Sun bringeth life, and sun taketh away.
danmdevries Offline
#211 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:40 PM EST
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After zoo trio that was pretty fun for wife and I (kid couldn't care less), I spent some more diagnostic time with wife's car.

Looks like thermostat failed. Not opening completely at temp, or delayed opening. Water pump seems fine, circulates well along heater core bypass circuit. Lower rad hose (thermostat end) is staying fairly cool to touch. Does warm up, but at temp of 200 in heater core line the lower hose is reading 120.

Bad experiences with aftermarket tstats, so gonna get an oem tomorrow when dealer opens.
DrafterX Offline
#212 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 4:48 PM EST
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That's gotta be a big relief. .. ThumpUp
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#213 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 5:33 PM EST
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Went casting today... Only one bite, no fish
MACS Offline
#214 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 5:42 PM EST
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The rain is coming down in buckets. I just got a flash flood alert on my phone. Supposed to be like this until Late Monday.

Fixed things just in time, it seems.fog
DrafterX Offline
#215 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 5:55 PM EST
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I heard it never rained in California. .. Mellow
MACS Offline
#216 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 5:57 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
I heard it never rained in California. .. Mellow


It's making up for it today, that's fuh SHO!
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#217 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 5:59 PM EST
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MACS wrote:

I'm really understanding that boat ownership is great when you're fishing and sucks ass any other time. Frying pan


Told ya.
delta1 Offline
#218 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 6:17 PM EST
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Good thing you got an alert and got it fixed before possible serious damage...staff at the storage yard?
8trackdisco Offline
#219 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 8:12 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
It's making up for it today, that's fuh SHO!


Another two years of rain every day and your drought will be over.
DrafterX Offline
#220 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 8:14 PM EST
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And they border an ocean... Mellow
8trackdisco Offline
#221 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 8:15 PM EST
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Wife's Steelers are wobbling.
DrafterX Offline
#222 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 8:16 PM EST
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We can pipeline oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico but California can't water their crops. .?? Huh
8trackdisco Offline
#223 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 8:42 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
And they border an ocean... Mellow


Yeah.... all that water and they want more?!

Confused
MACS Offline
#224 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 9:18 PM EST
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Strange thing is, governor moonbeam wants to build a railway system. Smart people want him to build desalinization plants. Saudi Arabia and UAE are deserts. They have desalinization plants that make water AND power.

Ol' Jerry could solve two of SoCal's problems instead of creating a new one. Dipsh*t.
danmdevries Offline
#225 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 9:40 PM EST
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If California fixed the state, it'd be one helluva place to live.
danmdevries Offline
#226 Posted: Sun, Jan 22 2017, 9:44 PM EST
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Pulled the thermostat, dumped it in a pot of boiling water. Couldn't get it to open.

Hopefully this is it.
Ram27 Offline
#227 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 2:27 AM EST
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Welcome to Monday & a new week ahead. RollEyes RollEyes
tamapatom Offline
#228 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 2:54 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Macs, get a couple giant beach balls to put under the cover... ThumpUp

Good idea but a pain to store balls when you launch boa (unless you keep boat at home). Have used a couple of pvc pieces with T's attached on each end, slightly bent to create a hump.
8trackdisco Offline
#229 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 6:12 AM EST
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Good morning, weirdos.
danmdevries Offline
#230 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 7:35 AM EST
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Morning Ram n dudes Happy Monday
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#231 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 7:54 AM EST
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ohhhh....Monday....my worst anxiety day...
MACS Offline
#232 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 8:46 AM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
Good idea but a pain to store balls when you launch boa (unless you keep boat at home). Have used a couple of pvc pieces with T's attached on each end, slightly bent to create a hump.


I was thinking something like that.

Mornin' gang... still raining. Heavily.
DrafterX Offline
#233 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 9:38 AM EST
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Cool Dudes...
tonygraz Offline
#234 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 9:39 AM EST
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Mornin' - National Handwriting Day (hopefully not on a wall) and Nation Pie Day. What will drafter toss in his pie hole today ? Free mile high pie today in Commerce, Texas: https://www.facebook.com/Omegasbne/?fref=nf


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DrafterX Offline
#235 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 10:17 AM EST
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Errands to run today... I'd rather go back to bed... hungry tho... Mellow
delta1 Offline
#236 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 2:53 PM EST
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Rain came down hard last night and this morning. Hope MACS' boat is OK.
DrafterX Offline
#237 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 3:20 PM EST
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Ya... it's not good to get boats wet. .. Mellow
MACS Offline
#238 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 3:30 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Ya... it's not good to get boats wet. .. Mellow


It's cool to get them wet... but only on the outside, not sposta have water on the inside. That's no bueno.
NapalmMan67 Offline
#239 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 9:03 PM EST
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*Sigh...* Just another manic Monday...
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#240 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 9:20 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Strange thing is, governor moonbeam wants to build a railway system. Smart people want him to build desalinization plants. Saudi Arabia and UAE are deserts. They have desalinization plants that make water AND power.

Ol' Jerry could solve two of SoCal's problems instead of creating a new one. Dipsh*t.



Like anyone in this state is going to go for a nuke desal plant.

You do realize that not a single application to the NRC for a new license to operate has been approved since TMI2 melted down almost 40 years ago? IIRC, there have only been like 6 submitted in that time too.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#241 Posted: Mon, Jan 23 2017, 9:24 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
Good idea but a pain to store balls when you launch boa (unless you keep boat at home). Have used a couple of pvc pieces with T's attached on each end, slightly bent to create a hump.


I've done similar. 5-way fitting in the center of each hump, so it can have a support post and a "spine" to the "ribs" on either side.
Ram27 Offline
#242 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 2:48 AM EST
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Good morning & welcome to Tuesday . ram27bat
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#243 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 7:35 AM EST
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Tuesday...slightly better than Monday...
watchurai Offline
#244 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 7:37 AM EST
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Mornin 🐑.
Ya know, I have thought about a boat for a long time.

The Chronicle of the Drowned MACS Boat is helping me keep that interest in check. Never would have thought rainfall could kill a trailer jack. How random is that? In California?

danmdevries Offline
#245 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 7:51 AM EST
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Morning Tuesday
tamapatom Offline
#246 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 8:03 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
I've done similar. 5-way fitting in the center of each hump, so it can have a support post and a "spine" to the "ribs" on either side.

Spine is great idea but if you have enough bend on your hump you can do without the center post.......and dont glue anything.
DrafterX Offline
#247 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 8:34 AM EST
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Cool Dudes..
danmdevries Offline
#248 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 9:16 AM EST
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filed my taxes this morning. Finally got the last of the documents I was waiting on from investments and stuff.

Whopping $200 return.

Think I spent more than $200 worth of my time getting this stuff together and filling out the forms.
tonygraz Offline
#249 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 9:22 AM EST
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Mornin' - It's National Beer Can Appreciation Day, National Compliment Day, and National Peanut Butter Day.

Will Drafter eat a beer can covered with peanut butter and say nice things about it ?
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#250 Posted: Tue, Jan 24 2017, 10:51 AM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
Spine is great idea but if you have enough bend on your hump you can do without the center post.......and dont glue anything.


The center posts kind of depend on the style / layout of the boat. Agreed, no glue.
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