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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
Wow. Is that the highest you’ve seen it in all those years? Amazing about the sea wall too.
John
1981 58 Yachtfish Hull 477
Wickford RI
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
We have fish swimming over our grass.
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
The house was destroyed in 2004 Frances. Winds tore the roof off early in the storm. The surge got just barely into the first floor which is 6’ above normal tide levels. My outboard pilings are 6’ above the finished dock I had added 4x6 extensions the boat was right up to the top of the extensions. We ended up demoing the house and rebuilt to the new hurricane code standards. We went above and beyond code. All the hurricanes straps are stainless as are all nails and anchors.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
We tore down an old house and built higher way beyond code. Piling’s, massive structural garage level floor, poured concrete walls(ICF), and even first living floor is a pored concrete system. Top floor wood truss double strapped. And much more. County took forever to approve our plans because they had no idea what ICF was.
Another joke was near the end they suddenly said our out swing impact glass door did not meet code. Had to swing in (what, weaker is better??) because someone could trip walking out due to the step down at the door which is 5’ from 3 steps down. They were incorrectly interpreting a door at the end of a corridor (think commercial). Had to go pay for and apply for a variance! WTF? I argued, we won, but still had to pay. A month later they fixed the residential code.
Hope yours went better.Last edited by madhatter1; 11-12-2022 at 08:39 PM.
1966 34c
1982 46 HP
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
I learned what #7’s are. I own many feet of #7. And quite a bit of #5 below grade.😎
1966 34c
1982 46 HP
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Re: The horizontally challenged person who self ID as a female hasn’t sung yet
The new house sits on 18” pad double mesh rebar bigger around than my thumb and that sits on 25 18” 20’ deep caissons. The final fight with the building department was about overturning moment on the pad. It’s just ridiculous. Fortunately there was an increased cost of compliance clause in the insurance policy and they paid another 200k for the pad.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present