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RPM in Lauderdale is highly recommended but my local mechanic normally sends his stuff to Pinellas Diesel. 8-92's and need to replace all tips plus maybe more. My mechanic will send them to whoever I want. Anyone have experience with Pinellas Diesel? I would prefer to have my mechanic work with...

So sick of broken promises. Keep signing up and then needing to cancel. Now it's hulu. Can't use a fire stick 10' from my house. WTF? Why can't I find a streaming service I can watch anywhere? I'm not cheap. I'll pay. I don't care that local channels will be local to where I am located. At...

Like we all do, posting something I found. No horse in this race. 68 41C on the hull truth commercial listings. Looks sweet although no ER pix. Like the title says, worth a look.

My display is going out. It serves as my depthfinder and 2nd GPS.

Not a boat for sale but FYI my Firebird 400 4 speed will be available for sale next summer after I spend some time driving it around Cape Cod for a bit. It is a non numbers matching but real deal 60's muscle car with nearly correct vintage parts. 4 speed Muncie, 48 casting heads (1969), full new...

Nice 65 EB next to us. Great weather.

I have owned this 34 since 1992. Did a cosmetic restore in 96 and another repaint in 08. Mechanically it came with 440 Chryslers, one of which needed a rebuild. Yanked it and had an auto shop rebuild it. Crank was bad. Replaced with new. Problem was it was the reverse rotation engine and with...

Cold here in FL today. Perfect time to replace all pads in ER. Capt Dave also has some small pieces tie wrapped to strategic leak points on engines. All show a little oil so will replace those as well. Question is where to get quality new pads. The ones I have absorb water over time so...

I just shared the snickers one about 20 times. Awesome!

It's me! gave up on the no shows. So today I did everything in the cockpit as it was on the verge of going south and needing total strip down again. Two things you need to own a classic boat. A real DD expert mechanic and a brightwork guy for exterior wood. I guess one out of two ain't bad...

Nice day in “Mad Beach” Never this calm when we have a trip scheduled. Sure they are built for rough water but it would be nice to run on a day like today 😎

Madeira Beach. Highest water we have seen in my 25 years there. Still rising at 8:45. High tide is at 9 but more will still come in until winds are finally out of the west. So far Mad Hatter and Esperanza are doing fine. I am on a road trip and last week before I left I spent over 2 hours doing...

Thing runs perfect. However. Yeah, that word. Issue is it stops running in bumpy seas. Racor is full. It dies and won’t start. Like a gasser out of fuel. Then later at dock it starts like a gasser that has been refueled. Do not need to crack injector line. Ran intercostal after this and was...

Haul out- Check. Serviced bottom, props, and some cutlass bearings. Mechanic- Check. Serviced 2 leaking turbo housings, several service items, verified temps, and getting over required full RPM's. Electric- Check. Replaces starboard side 8D's after replacing port last year with AGM's. Had to go...

A year and a half ago I had battery issues on a trip and had to replace. Turned off the disconnect switch and if fell apart completely. Had to be replaced. Available at Sam's. Now checking over ER items I see the other is cracked and going to come apart too. This is a day after I noticed that...

So on 8-92 the dry section burns off paint and rusts. Today I did wire brush and cleaning of excess on inboard sides recently after seeing dust/crap after runs on the floor. Will do outboard sides when it's a little cooler out which is not far off. Question is how to treat the bare sections. If...

Just got these for $360 each. Recommended by a guy we know in a trawler who is well traveled and has has no issues with a year of ownership. Just passing on. 26 lbs and bars fold down for storage. One Keys trip with no other transportation charges and they will pay for themselves. Downside is I...

Have been constantly checking hone page just to feel good and see “no tropical activity expected next 48 hours “ and a clear map but remenents of beta is still there. Click on it and maximum sustained winds are 10 MPH😱😱😱 😄😄😄

Everything on Esperanza is the way we want except the galley counter tops. From what I understand they go behind the cabinets and are tabbed into the hull. So only option is to skin them. I know Corian is available in 1/4 inch sheets but we cook a lot and really like how our granite tops in the...

My forward head would take a long time to pump down due to over pumping. I adjusted that switch but now not enough vacuum and it looses vacuum and cycles now and then. Did not do this with too much vacuum. The guest head pumps to what seems to be correct vacuum but it has always lost vacuum (at...