i agree 100% with ya Bruce, btw, im Bruce too, nice to meet ya ! im contemplating building a "chug chug" boat as i call it......slow trawler, 250 gallon diesel tank, 1200 mile range......im a diehard power boater, and this is the best ive been able to come across as far as numbers go....but i think i can live with em.....lol, still nowhere near 65 miles off 5 gallons though

Wendy.....ide love to have it....model number ?.........message me with the shipping costs, and we can make some arrangments....thanks ! :)

mornin folks ! its gonna be a wet saturday round these parts....hope everyone has a great weekend :) im gonna surf the web for the next few hours......lol

hey sparky :) that sounds like some serious fishing going on there....sounds like fun !

lol....branding is another one.....just like cattle......screw that, ill stick to my pictures !!

wendy, are you asking how far the compass should be from the electronics ?

if you really wanna get anal about it there are many different things that should be taken into consideration, materials boat made from....type of compass...etc...

the owners manuel should be able to tell you the minimum distances and maximum wire runs, how to calibrate, etc....are you guys doing the install yourself ?

lmao...Joe, i was gonna mention that too, but didnt want to make it too easy for him !......lol

lmao !...i just saw a show about that .....they are small silicone (not like a regular implant mind you) implants.....first came of age with the body modifiers (ie: lumps in forehead etc...)

Ken, you dont carry a 12' length of sash chain ?? go to home depot, and buy your self a piece....its chain, but it wont kink and is as flexible as string....a magnet connected at the end and your in business......can be a bit aggravating with metal studs, but a little practice and youll be in business......

unless your nutdriver is stainless you wont have any problem retrieving it !

add into the mix a retractable magnetic parts grabber and you can shimmy and shake most anything out of anywhere !

good story about the sunscreen Stacey ! when i was in France, i got ahold of a bottle that was out of date.....i used alot of it, but instead of protecting from the sun it actually worked more like a bronzer.....second worst burn ive ever had ! before i realized it wasnt working it was too late and i was burnt to a crisp :(

ever since ive been kind of funny about buying a new bottle everytime i go out....i get the smaller bottles and always grab one from the back of the shelf....and always check the date !!

worst thing i think you can do is stop at the last minute on the way to the lake and grab a dusty bottle of sunscreen off the shelf at the local gas station...................lol

oohh yea....i know me and Ken arent the only ones out here with skin art !......lets see some ink people !

ive got an inch and half ribeye in the fridge as we speak.....i had the pleasure of watching em cut it right off the cow !.....damn my mouth watering now.....salad fixins, and tater salad waiting for me to fire up the grill !

well its not finished yet.....still need to add a shark, some rope work, nautical stars, and the classic "poison" chick and cross bones....and then get everything colored !

Gene is doing the first stages, and his wife is going to do the poison chick, they just moved up here from Atlanta, and have settled in nicely at a new parlor here in town.....Evolution Ink And Arts (art for life !) lol kind of a high end place, but im commfy with gene and the folks running the show.....good folks !

theres a few "famous" artists around town here.....been in all the rags blah blah blah.....but Gene is my kind of people, and his work is first class, so im his pin cushion till he fucks up !!...lmao !

i think over the next few months im going to end up sleeving my entire arm in classic nautical tats....i may have posted that in an earlier thread, long day, brain fried.....lol..........but one thing for sure....im having all the outlines and shading done first, then sitting down for the coloring of everything over a weekend or so............whole arm will be bright and fresh !

lol, forgot to mention, Gene has been tattooing for 27 years, so i think im in good hands....

although, theres a part of me that wants to have several different artists work on the arm....for that subtle difference in design sort of thing.........i dunno, we'll see

HAHAHAHHAHAHA !!...now thats funny there i dont care who ya are :)

i like that....lol, put a woman to work on your boat on HER birthday.....lol

i need to get back to work so i can take a break !.....lol, i must be feeling my age these days ! i never thought ide want the weekend to be over !

lol, bout time i can get back on here........did Juan spill coffee in the server again ?? afternoon everbody ! :)

TGIFS !! LMAO, MORNING EVERYONE :) Rya, your welcome on the waffles, the banana berry ones really caught my attention ! hey Derrin, where are you stationed ? Laurie, did ya have a nice cruise last night ? Abbys dad, where the hell ya been lately, hows the racing going ?

no shit guys..... one of my biggest fears is to be 80, hanging out in the rocker on the front porch, and having to say to myself damn...why didnt i try that, why didnt i do that.....wonder if these old bones will take it now ?

one of my prime phylosophys(?) in life is to try everything at least once......and twice if i dont like it just to make sure !....lmao !

lol...i think im hooked !

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todays addition :)

mojitos are very close to grog !

when i log in and go to "my page" the site labels it as brucelmores dashboard !

if this was a classic cage site i would understand.....but shouldnt it say....BrucElmorE's helm ?

it would be cool if you IT types could jump right on that and get it corrected :) go ahead an take a few friday overtime hours if ya need to....thanks :)

lol

there once was a man from nantucket...........

LMAO !

lmao....Ken, remind me to never accept an invite to party down there ! lmao....rained out of work two hours early, and as soon as we hit the road it cleared up !...gonna be a good friday :)

7am should be illegal after wednesday !!

morning everyone !

lol, well the shot wore off yesterday.....but ive still got a big bottle of percs :) lol, im not a pill head....but when i hurt, i believe its my right as a grown up to make it not hurt anymore !

evening all :) hows the biggest bunch of cool people on earth doing this evening ?

Rya, you are my waffle princess !

hey Joe.......lmao, i slept like a baby :).......woke up early and felt great....lol, morphine and percocets have a nice sleepytime effect !

lmao !.....you wish Chris !!

hey Stacey ?.......i noticed a little mermaid in the pic when you were reporting on float plans....is there a little Stacey running around on the docks ?

i got this one yesterday, its an original sailor jerrys design.....'50's vintage....i finally got my bluebird ! i have a few more plans for my left arm.......the big picture would be to completely sleeve it in classic nautical ink !

i actually won this one in a radio contest !....not a bad way to get started off :)

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heres a couple to get us started off......

this is my first back piece,as well as first tatt, about the size of a sheet of notbook paper in area....... its a little over 22 years old and scheduled for an overhaul here in the next few months.....

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thought i would move the tatts discussion over here and give everyone a place to show off any ink and piercings they may have, or just ask any questions or post comments etc....

and yes, i dont care what anyone says, they hurt while your under the gun !......lmao !

aahhhhh....no shit, nice tatt, you werent kidding about the size.....how has the black held up under the florida sun ? im contemplating leaving all mine(sleeve) in outlines and shades do to the expected rise in upcoming sun exposure .......

thats one of the first things i asked about was if there was any difference in how the inks held up under the sun in the past 20 years and he said naa....pretty much the same, reds, oranges, and yellows still take a pretty good beating......

are you going to color it in, or leave it in outlines ?

lmao....oohhh yea, i rode that wave like a champ, i cant believe im up now.....i slept like a pure t baby for 2 1/2 hours and am now sitting here wide awake....time to hit the bottle i reckon to put myself back to sleep......lol, its hell blowing an ankle out at 41 ! funny thing though, get a little age on ya and the really good painkiller stuff isnt a big deal anymore....im still suprised he gave me a shot of morphine on top of a script for 2 dozen big percs....lol, i reckon age does have its advantages in some things.....

morning everyone !....whos taking the galley this morn ?.....i could go for some waffles :)

laurie, Jeff, Ken, Rya, Scott, Tom, Derrin, Tomm, Stacey, Robb, Joe,Etc.....Rise And Shine !!

here ya go....like i said, seen its better days, but a refurb is right around the corner !.....................

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good evening everyone ! hope the day went well for all the boaters out there...and even for a few landlubbers !

i just home a bit ago from the docs.....im floating on a shot of morphine and waiting on 2 10mg percs to kick in.......lol, blew my ankle out today

.......aahhhh, look at the pretty flowers :)

are we not able to block an IP 'round these parts....im betting money that at least a couple of them are from the same jerkoff.....

and please delete this post as soon as it gets someones attention, it doesnt need to float around in here anymore then the spam that inticed it !!

i just noticed that 3 or 4 of the front page posts are pure idiotic spam........is there not someone looking for this crap and could they please delete it so i dont tarnish my golden reputation by cussing the pissants out here in the forums ???

lmao...dont feel bad ken...ive got a mural on my back thats in need of some serious sprucing up !......after 20 years its not looking too bad i dont think, but needs a little attention to the colors

was it a string of thefts....or a theft of strings ? (lines,rode,etc..) ok ok, its still early !

lol.....im still contemplating having the first TheBoaters emblem tattoo !!

forgot to say that for you sailboaters out there, the bluebird should be a swallow... that looks like a tender spot ken !

as soon as i get the anchor finished, ive got a crazy sweet design for a set of nautical stars(to help me always find home), then i get started on the hula girl........lol, but im not getting props tattood on my ass !!....thats to help push ya to shore in case the boat sinks,lol

good evening everyone :) man , we just had a monster of a thunderstorm run thrue here.......and you guys down south think hurricanes are bad !!

this is what i spent my evening hours getting done.........

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i finally got my bluebird....well, black and grey shade at the moment, but in two weeks she will be all colored up ! for those of you into nautical history, a bluebird signifies youve got 5000 nautical miles under your belt...

in the next month or so i'll get the gold anchor added......thats for an atlantic crossing......

i know i know, the anchor should have come first.......but this bluebird is an original Sailor Jerry design from the 50's and i couldnt pass it up !!

hey Joe.... your basic SSB is going to run you around 1500 bucks....ive seen em as high as 2300..... you have to have an operaters license to legaly use one in, just like a ham radio... they are great i think for distance cruisers but maybe a little overkill if your just cruising the intercoastal

i was unaware they used satellites to repeat....i thought they just reflected at a greater altitude, with more power for the increased range......

man...that north dakota seafood looks like it'll bite back !

gotta have the veggies in your diet !

lmao....i know what yer goin through ken........i have one with the electronic touch keypad.....i remember the combo just fine.....but when the battery went a few years ago, the combo reverted back to the original manufacterers combo.....so much for writing it down

thats my version of a dagwood.......beginners shouldnt try two of them at first though .....lol

this is what i call comfort food....man thats a good lunch :)

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i heard Stacy makes a mean microwave lasagna !....how about Capt Robb ?

menudo....wasnt that an 80's boy band.....very cosmopolitan of you ...lol

morning folks !! hope everyone had a great 4th !

why dont you fucking shitbags go take a long walk off a short pier !! DEATH TO SPAMMERS !!!

Morning everyone !! i hope all my Canadian friends are nursing a well deserved hangover this morning !

im not sure if i should admit to actually participating in that !...lol

hey Scott.........she looks like she could stack a bale or two .....

a butt pirate was recently seen at or about the entrance of Flirpys Gay Parade.........a local watering hole located in the heart of Key West.............

Scott....you need a girlfriend on the side with that much time on your hands !!

if your in the water and theres a current do not grab a ladder or start feeling for the bottom !!!! thats the surest way to curl the short hairs !

the problem being in water with current.....and im going out on a limb to explain this, but to the best of my knowledge.....isnt so much creating a ground with yourself, but its the fact that 120 volts runs at around 60hertz, and thats the same frequency as the human heart.....so basicaly what happens is that your body doesnt short so much as it short circuts internaly....you basicaly have a heart atack and drown.....

i didnt research that answer, i pulled it from my own memory banks, so it may be slightly askew !

with an ass like that she can wear whatever the hell shoes she wants !!....lmao !

mmmmmmmm....manatee.........

use all the feathers ya want....just take it easy on the chicken ! lmao !

Laurie has a nice long weekend this weekend.......no one call her cause her phone is supposed to be off !! Laurie.....it is off isnt it ??.....lol...............you deserve a good rest after the week youve had !

your stupid ass cant even spam in english !

exactly Tom...... this is nothing more then a natural cycle that has happend many times before.....and will continue to happen no matter how many fucktards jump on the algore bandwagon !

shit !....i meant to say 1000 threads and counting !

i couldnt resist it, lol.........1000 and counting :)

now that was a tasteful post................

i read once that 65 cents out of each dollar actually goes to a tax of fee of some sort

you guys using a slingbox thats giving you trouble......try these sites for thousands of tv shows and movies.... surfthechannel.com watch-movies.net those are my two favorites right now....

morning everyone !.... lmao...yea, some of those "the 70's shows" could almost be home video......lol i swear i could of casted that show twice over with the friends i had

you dont have to be licensed in the US to use vhf....but you do need to be licensed to use a SSB or HAM

lol, thanks guys ! thanks for reminding me ! lol, j/k im gonna see if i can a little more with the next 40 then the first !

aahhh hell.....a little alka seltzer and they will learn to stay away !

maybe the propguy can answer that for us .......hhmmmmmmm....lol, i know, im an ass....sometimes

hey !!....the rest of you Canadians....up and at em !!......well you west coasters anyway !

Stacey.... whats the website address for the afterparty pics ???

hehehe...hey !...whered that confetti come from ?? lmao !

Morning everyone !...... a special morning to the Birthday girl out there :) hope everyone has a good hump day....and a special morning to all my Canadian friends up north, you guys and your cold June weather !!

just think....20 more years and TheBoaters will be old enough for a beer !

lmao...Stacey, your awsome !...the pink fuzzy slippers made my day, and the birthday tune.....well, wont land you on star search, but was a great treat :)

Happy Birthday TheBoaters !! Wooohoooooo !

call me paranoid, call me a conspiracy nut, i dont care......our powers that be have proved themselves full of shit on more then one level !

not to brow beat the epa.....

they have no choice but to move forward and implement the act.... its the law, and their hands are tied as far as it goes.....they have voiced themselves that its not a good idea, they are basicaly forced to put it into effect by the deadline or they are in violation of federal law.

unless congress puts the brakes on the issue, it will be a done deal come october, and then it will be next to impossible to reverse until the time frame has run out.....

ive sent 10 or so emails to my state reps and responded to every "click here to vote no" link on every website that has one......but rest assured there is someone somewhere looking to make alot of money if this passes, thats just how the world works around these waters.....

besides....just think of the instant revenue it will generate for stupid shit....like say, homeland security, im betting my money on the fact congress has figured out that boaters can foot the bill for alot of pork up on capitol hill !.........and i bet you this also.....there will be some very little known about exemptiion that the bi wigs will have in place because damn "that wasnt ment for their boats !"

ooohhhhhhhh....thats just wrong....on so many different levels

lmao !....snail jokes get me everytime ! lol

i almost forgot.....STFU

frank.....you may have won the battle....but you havent won the war yet....well wait, another couple of years of these prices and we may be calling you Admiral Frank W4

would i be a deserter if i bought a sail boat and cut the mast off and putted around with a tiny diesel ??

STFU

24 beers in a case......24 hours in the day.......coincidence ??

i have never had to protect myself in the home outside of normal common sence stuff.......but my grandma did shoot a burglar in the ass with a load of rocksalt and bacon rinds....lmao, dont laugh, its true.....just like the beverly hillbillys......that was back in the 30's i think, and they found the guy an hour later down at the river trying to wash the salt out of the wounds in his ass and backs of legs.....

you couldnt do something like that today, some bleeding ass lawyer would take everything you owned and give it to the criminal !!

back when i worked in the "gentlemans clubs" i was taking one of the girls home because she was having trouble with an ex (lol, imagine that), i had picked her up previously that afternoon, what can i say....i was the house manager, sometimes it was my job to baby sit.....anyway, as we pull out of the parking lot at 3am on a saturday morning, a car pulled out with us, she quickly let me know who it was......and then clued me in on the fact he was a crazy psycho drunk cokehead (so there goes any hope of reasoning with him)......well, i tried for 20 minutes to shake him but actually ended up getting stuck behind a car at a light......well, here he comes, out of his car, with the look of shear mortal hatred on his face and carrying, of all things a machete !! well, before he could get around his door and head my way i (remember, im stuck behind another car) i jumped out and drew my weapon, i was carrying a ruger 45acp at that time.......and thank God he decided i had the advantage and backed off.........thats my scariest moment behind the hammer.........i have several more but they are more so job related.......

Abbys dad turned me onto that site a few weeks ago.....very awsome site !

now go back and ask them if anyone of them personally have flown on the space shuttle.......and then ask em how many have seen it fly on tv...

i rest my case... :)

Rick....will you marry me :) lol

aahhhhhhh......i just got done with yard work and that little4 spread hits the spot Rick ! afternoon everyone, hows life out in the four corners ?

lmao.....i have a desktop Joe !!

Tom...you guys should really take a safety course !!

i thought it was illegal to carry one down the street ? The applicant then has 14 days to take the firearm to the nearest police station to where they live and register the firearm in their own name.

with those regulations....the only advantage that i see is it keeps the gun club from having to provide one for you......a police club....on police grounds....police santioned events.....whats the point ?????

to be clear on that....i wasnt meaning be afraid of me because im waving a gun back at the mayor....im speaking of the federal level and not letting them blindly whittle away at my rights !

and i dare one of you to say something stupid like "dont blame alcohol for drunk drivers"....its the same exact premise.....at least with a gun you have to make a decision(not counting accidents), not just be drunk off your ass, or even just slightly buzzed......

lol....please dont refer to me or anyone else as a psycho for wanting to own a gun or two...... lest the sheep of the world forget, a government should be afraid of and controled by its people....not the other way around !!!!

why arent you anti gunners all over alchohol !.....we need to ban that crap cause more drunk drivers kill people every year the then pissed off neighbors !!

and Tomm.....your speaking of long guns (rifles/shotguns) im talking about handguns

thats called noodling !

ive heard of sailboats having lightning rods and grounding straps down to a copper plate in the water....not sure what a lightning detector is, ive never seen one

how do you figure it went so far so fast off course...its a thread about pirates and a small discussion about boat arms insued......you know, those things you may use to protect yourself from pirates ?

and i feel sorry for you Tomm.....i hear even your olympic shooting team has to go to New Zealand to practice.......what a shame.....why dont you give us some crime stats since the ban......wasnt there a 400% increase in edged weapons attacks or something like that ??

another thing in "praise" of wheel guns......never had one jamb up on me, never heard of one jambing.... and anyone who needs more then six rounds either needs to learn how to shoot, or has gotten themselves into something they dont need to be in ! at the very least they have choosen the wrong weapon for the circumstance !

i use to have around 20.....and yes, expensive as hell ! we just had a gun&knife show here last weekend, i just found out that the little marlin camp carbine (45acp) (same clip as a 911) is going for close to 500 bucks !......i bought it new at this same show maybe 15-20 years ago for 200 bucks ...............i wish now i had kept everything over the years i "collected" and then sold off/traded. the browning is selling wholesale these days for around 500, lol, i paid 150 bucks for it from a GI going overseas a few years back ! the ruger i paid retail for...but let me tell ya, that is one sweet good feeling pistol in your hand.....and it never dawned on me that its stainless...perfect for the boat !!

have you seen the "rat shot" loads for a 357 ?...well, they come in several calibers.....like a little mini shotgun shell....another good thing for close quarters boat use i think.......im thinking first three rounds rat shot....then last three penetrating rounds in case i need to get thrue a bulkhead or something.....

holy sh*t !! i dont think i'll ever own that many.....i have two good ones...the ruger and an italian browning(380) now shotguns and rifles are a different story !

hey Darrin, ive got a gp100 stainless im planning on keeping on the boat.....very nice line of pistols from ruger

STFU

lmao !! Tom, your a man after my own heart !........i hope that didnt sound gay !

Juan will find a very nice present under the Christmas tree this year if that happens !!

no doubt......that would be a classic !

i kid you not......i walked thrue a sprinkler the other day on purpose !....lol, the worst is when it gets so hot that the humidty causes a thunderstorm.......that rains freezing raindrops for about 15 minutes.....then its twice as humid for the rest of the day !

lmao.....aaawwwwwww Capt Robb !.....

lmao ! already there !

mom is staying with me for a couple weeks while her AC is being fixed :( this is the coolest day in a week and the heat index is still at 106 !!

i think tools are the most important thing aboard ! no good having a part that you cant replace !

Five pirates and one woman wash up on a desert island after a shipwreck. Before long they are all getting pretty horny so they all make a deal. Each pirate will marry the woman for one week at a time, at which point the next pirate in line will marry her and so on. All the pirates get sex every five weeks and the woman gets sex as often as she wants with a different pirate each week. The situation works wonderfully for five years. When the woman suddenly dies... The first week after wasn't too bad. The second week was getting sort of bad. The third week was getting pretty bad. The fourth week was really bad. The fifth week was horrible! By the sixth week it was unbearable...

So they buried her.

i like Gilligans Island.....lol, Scott, you just made me think of that.....

not counting lube oils and filters..... ide have to say starter, alt, lengths of wire in different sizes to make jumpers/bridges, belts, thermostat, impeller, maybe a whole RWP if you have the room, bulkhead plugs, 3 pound shot hammer, tools of course, plenty of tape(all sizes/styles), fuses, replacement switches/breakers, and on and on and on.........

i know alot dont have alot of room, and weight is a concern, but ide rather have what i need and loose a few hundred feet per gallon then loose a whole weekend cause i lost an impeller or fried a starter......

of course, i think the areas you boat in have alot to do with it also....my partial list is for cruising, if i was bobbing around on a lake somewhere, i wouldnt worry with the spare parts so much, maybe just impellers and belts, and leave the big parts in the dock box or back of tow vehichle....

lmao @Stacey ! i dont think thats coast guard approved !

my question is, that sounds like a profesional setup, so im wondering what went wrong ?

i just came across this in todays online paper for the area......cant find much more on it, big difference on the way boating stories are covered in different areas.....

i would have never thought there were 80' boats on lake Norman though !

Boat explodes at marina

The Associated Press ADVERTISEMENT

CHARLOTTE — A boat with five people aboard exploded Tuesday at a Lake Norman marina north of Charlotte and one person was missing.

The Charlotte Observer reported that an 80-foot charter boat exploded at Westport Marina on the southern end of Lake Norman in eastern Lincoln County shortly after 4 p.m.

The explosion damaged the back of the Championship II. The boat is operated by Championship Yacht Charters.

Owner Cliff Champion said the boat had just returned from a graduation party cruise and nearly everyone was off the boat. The five still aboard were Champion, the father of the graduate and three crew members. One of the crew members is missing.

lmao !......i dont care who ya are that theres funny....

why do women have smaller feet then men ?..............................

its a genetic thing.....allows them to stand closer to the stove while lessening the risk of back pain !

hey...i could have brought up the hooker with a runny nose !...lmao !

lmao ! ok...someone just dated themselves.....

Mornin Stacey !!

i didnt think it took any .....let her cook in the dark......lol

if your gonna get em riled up, dont be shy about it !....lmao !

i dont think these guys worry too much about pirates......or anything else for that matter !!

lmao....if Chuck Norris owned a boat this would be it !

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lol...someone did....i just voted for it

lol...i guess i am the "original brusky !" lmao

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afternoon everyone...... its a hot one here in the south !! 100 plus temps for the last 4 days now...and thats not counting the heat index !....time for salads and beer !!

morming everyone ! cant wait for the special treat this morning Rick...tummys growling already.....lol

i really love the CTC link......what a great thing ! :)

pretty snazy :) looking good admins ! keep up the good work !

tell Stacey not to worry about the high def..... we recently learned we can blow her up to 19 inches...lol, not hi-def, but a good start !! lol

SWEEEEEET :)

<----young fun oldie here ! lol

hey frank......hows the camp going ?....man, it was a hot one today !

never shot to wound...shot to kill.....not that you may actually kill them......but never shot someone in the arm or leg to "stop" them......your not doing anyone any favors....ESPECIALLY YOURSELF !!!.....and especially here in the states !

if it comes to a point you feel the need to pull out a firearm....or most any other weapon.....you need to be prepared for the consequences....both emotionaly and politicaly !

the most important thing to remember is......you need to be in fear for your own life or lives of those with you in order to justify deadly force...except in Texas (i love texas)......dont shoot someone because you catch him stealing your outboard of the dingy, or if he is retreating from you after brandishing deadly force and theres any chance of witnesses......

heres an old saying to chew on......its better to be tried by 12....then carried by 6 !

now, with all that said....everyone and every possible circumstance is as different as night and day.... everyone has got to be responsible for their own actions and the decisions they make.....theres no easy answer to this question about onboard security......hopefully i didnt "flame on" too many of the voyurs out there reading this....but please, if i did feel free to jump up and join the discussion !

i agree with the finish em off idea.....the only thing that would upset me more then killing someone would be to wound them and end up paying them off the rest of my life....

im thinking also, if im at anchor in some foriegn waters......and i end up killing a "pirate" and there are others who escape the scene, im hauling ass to the nearest international waters !!!

ya gotta admit....it'll make a hell of a war story to all your drinking buddies.......plus im thinking it will keep my ass out of some hell hole prison that theres no "escape" from........if i get rousted by some crooked political system im going to at least make them earn their money on the chase !!

yea, no doubt.....after thinking about it wouldnt be a good idea for myself either !

Rick, thanks for the doughnuts, good to have ya back, my swwet tooth was suffering ! lol, whats up with that green one with the rabbit pellets ?? lol, i dont care, im eating it anyway !!

REDWINGS !!!!!

thanks for breakfast guys....aaahhhhh, theres nothing better then country ham and biscuits first thing in the morning :)

Darrin...... lol, i was second platoon leader and tasked with "front door security" into the gas chamber..... my instructer was a wonderful sort of man and refused me a gas mask (for reasons of relaying orders) while i opened the door and shuffled the next group into the chamber....over and over again !

lol, i was getting "mildly" gassed for about a half hour everytime i opened the door to let the next group in.....

lol, we did the chamber a few days after flu shots and yes....you havent lived until youve watched the flhegm leaving 40 or so chocking,hacking men....aahhh the good ol' days ! lol

i also like the idea of lacing a couple door mats with carpet tacks, or roofing nails (large square heads) for putting out at night in the cockpit in front of the companionway.....just dont forget the next morning and ruin your day ! especially after they start to rust !

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this is the 25mm to 38 caliber sleeve....recommended to be used in the newer military style steel flare guns, but the standard marine plastic will hold up just fine for an emergency use

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and this baby is the 12guage sleeve for a 25mm flare gun....sweeeeet, but ya better be hanging on when you pull that trigger !

you can go to the website www.captainforhire.com and click on products to see all the different ones they offer..... or just google "pirates plague"

i read once of a system for blue water cruisers that was like a halon system for the cockpit.....

if your asleep onboard and awakened in the night by strange noises, you can give a shout to get off (assuming youve locked the cabin door) and hope they leave....if they dont, you simply hit the "panic button" and the cockpit is filled with a thick cloud of cs gas (pepper spray) via nozzles mounted into the gunwales and possibly a hard top overhead (like with express models) (very james bondish, i like :) )

.....and my personal favorite....there is an aluminum insert for 12guage and 25mm flare guns that will allow you to fire 38 caliber rounds from said flare gun....... everyone has a flare gun onboard, or should if venturing offshore, and i dont think customs would look twice at one.......and im sure its alot easier to "hide" a plain looking insert amongst the tools, or in a "junk drawer".....or even in plain view if disguised as maybe a piece of kitchenware or something....

its a one shot "better make it count" weapon, but in a pinch it may be the very thing that saves a life (your life) in adverese conditions...

ill find a pic and post shortly.....

i wonder if Stacey stores her ammo in the freezer ?? hhmmmmm......

so we dont get bogged down with anchors.....

whenever your likely to be moving everyday, keep the anchor rode stowed on deck to keep the mess out of the anchor locker..... coil it on the foredeck and cover it with a small trap, or put it into a canvas bag to keep sun exposure to a minimum..... to keep the clutter off the deck completely, put up two stainless steel life-ring brackets to coil the line around..... when there is no rocky bottom that needs the use of chain rode, take off the chain portion to avoid the demudding it will need..... connect two scrub brushes bristle to bristle, as the chain comes up, use the brushes to clean off mud and goop.....then only clean chain will go into the anchor locker......

to have questionable english comprehension, you sure did jump right on that one.......im starting to think the "propguy is regular" rumor is true

a butt pirate ?

Capt Robb.......what kind of icemaker do you guys have now ?? whats it doing....or not doing to cause concern ?

sure it wasnt propguy ? lol

omg....Stacey's a freezer queen :(

poor Capt Robb !

lmao !.... reminds me of a certain 4 y/o i once knew, who shortly after being introduced to jello, kept asking for the jiggly colored ice !...lol

lol...perfume was "stink pretty"....foam craft paper was "squishy paper"........and carbonated drinks were "fizzy water".......lol !

Capt Robb.... please tell me she can at least make toast without breaking out the cookbooks !

im going to have to send you down some good carolina corn feed ribeyes !

lmao...and yes, i liked the butt bouy !!....lol, i had to do a double take !

go make some ice Stacey !! lol !

dammit.....i forgot to rhyme something with spam up there !

green eggs and ham for sam ...and a lamb.........blah blah mumble mumble......lol

i forgot the how it went !

hey Stacey ! lmao....lets not talk about your weekly wishlist !

lmao !....your too funny

if it were my website ide be flogging myself right now !

ok....so firfox sucks for wrapping text !

just go to www.compactappliance.com and click on the ice maker link

heres an ice maker from one of my favorite websites....

http://www.compactappliance.com/IP210SS-Stainless-Steel-EdgeStar-Portable-Ice-Maker/IP210SS,default,pd.html?cgid=Appliances-Ice_Makers

might just fit the bill for ice on board !

morning everyone ! looks like i got the worm again ! hehehe....im about all wormed out and a special welcome to the boater formerly known as Sabin !! lol.....i knew you loved us :)

real simple....DONT SPAM !.....

hey Rick..... hope the transition is going well.....it'll be worth it im sure

crunking is some kind of dance thing for those who dont know....lol, just wanted to clarify that !

actually i probably wouldnt mind if they were somewhat the same age range and compatable (not a boatload of screaming kids, or partying till they puke kinda stuff)

wow...i have to agree Capt Robb.... if theirs plenty of room and nice conditions i dont see any need or reason to pile right up on someone else.. lol, hell, my main reason for getting out there is to get away from everyone else ! if theres room, ide say 50 yards minimum (100 would be great !).....and if its a nice quiet cove somewhere with limited space, i might intruduce myself and see if wede be compatable neighbors (kids/reason for being there/etc...) if not, then i leave since they beat me to it ! if im there first, and they insist on cramming up next to me, i hope they like ghetto rap and my shiney naked ass crunking on the deck in their direction......lmao, i dont think they would stay long after that !

propguy....your really pushing it

just do it is good for selling sneakers, and catchy t-shirt designs......but with todays economy like it is, it might be more prudent to just plan ahead and research it..... if he is looking for a position in the civilian design market, i think his options are going to be very limited....just take a look at brunswick for example, 6 complete lines 86'd and entire plants closing down...not a good place to look for entry level positions.....and its just going to get worse i believe before it gets better

if i were you ide look into defense contractors, US Navy and Marine Corp, to be exact, and try to get your foot in the door there if you really want to be involved in a naval architecture/design field

morning everyone :) looks like i snuck in here and got the worm ! hope everyones weekends went well and heres to a great week ahead !

with the economy like it is right now, im afraid you may be barking up the wrong tree these days....check back in 4 years !

if your looking for ideas to buy, ask frank about small sailboats....hes the 505 guru around here

if your looking ot build one you have to check out www.glenn-l.com ......a very respected boat designer, there are litteraly hundreds of different plans on the site to choose from...

oohhh aluminum is awsome !........my boat is 44 years old this year, and the hull is as good as new ! just a little prep and paint and she will be just like she was when she floated of the showroom floor !

and dont forget...those that are traveling long distances, or for long periods of time, small window herb pots make for a great addition to the galley ! nothing like fresh herbs when your cooking :)

night guys !.........hope everyones weekend is going well !

here here John !!

how about your bathtub.....

hhmmm.......i didnt know that.....in that case it might not be such a bad thing then......i love that look on fishing and working boats......but i just love the idea of nice bright white hull sides on my big M

i dont have any yet....but have that on the bottom of my wish list.......i think they look cool ! and the rope lights do a great job of lighting the cockpit

lol...im really a big teddy bear !.......i just dont like spam.......

if its not a commercial on tv, its a frigging billboard, if not that, its a damn pamphlet in my mailbox, ide just like to find one safe place where i dont have to worry about someone trying to cram a goddamn product down my throat.....

.............................that sounded a slight bit wrong...lol

i thought it might be time for some good downhome boatkeeping tips and tricks.....give each other a chance to share little tidbits weve picked up over the years that make life afloat a little, or even alot more special :)

heres my first submission to coinside with the summer "picnicing season"

Straw paper plate holders, especially those with a natural "finish" have many surfaces that can trap moisture and spills, wich we all know will grow mildew and attract bugs.... clean them real good with a mixture of baking soda and water, dry completely and spraypaint them with a gloss enamel to match your galley colors.......

the new painted surface wont soak up moisture, wont mildew, and wont attract bugs

nope...im a hardtop express....no glass, all open....... lol, like my biker friends say....dont be a fair weather rider.....enjoy all the seasons !

it gets cold as heck on the river here in the winter....but not so bad to keep the diehards off.....and its nice to have the whole river to yourself when most others are calling it a season and packing up

screw that...... tie him down naked out in the sun.....and then take a razor and cut little slits all over his body.....spray him down with rubbing alcohol and rub in some sea salt.......after he stops screaming, pour honey all over his nuts and dump out a handful of red ants......then just simply walk away......

lmao.....i wasnt gonna say anything...but since you guys brought it up !.....YEP ! nice try ! you cant even spam effectively.....what a retard.....

oohhh Tom, tap a line off your hot hot waterside and run it to a hydronic blower (just like whats in your car).....mount it at floor level (heat rises) and stay toasty !!.......you can even mount one at the helm to sort of "blanket" you in warm air....it even works on express models !

i can totaly grasp the concept of "winter" boating......here in north carolina our winters are very short compared to alot of you guys out there, really cold weather is only about 2 months long, but it is nice being a true 4 season state with mild winters !

i plan on boating year round around here, the use of a cabin heater will all but cancel out any cold we have, and ill have the river all to myself except for the water rats every now and then :)

youve got to be kidding me......

John.....my marinette is more of a pleasure craft, hence the painted hull sides....lol, trust me, if a year from now she still shines like that, i'll buy you a case of beer !! aluminum oxidation is a funny great thing....it will oxidize to a certain point, then the oxidation will protect the aluminum from further "attack"....only drawback is that shiney exterior will dull a bit....

stainless steel does the same thing....but with stainless the layer of oxidation is so microthin you cant see it....thats why stainless stays shiney and rust free for long periods of time !

ill have a slice of humble pie please.....and a big glass of milk to wash it down !

and then just hit escape and it goes back to normal........wow, technology is wonderful :)

i feel like a moron right now....... for 143 episodes i leaned in and watched tbtv with the little standard size video window..... somehow i accidentaly clicked on the video window today and viola !....full screen video !!

lol....i guess ya really do learn something new everyday !

i second that !....no pics needed...the visual will haunt me enough as it is !......lol....nice boats !

how did he manage that ?? lol......must be all the phosphrecent algea in the water !

LMAO !! thats a wonderful name !

yea....damn thats a nice looking cup of coffee......ide hate to even stir it up !

i vote Laurie for the queen of liqued delights :)~

i will second that too....and am actually looking forward to it....God knows im in need of just about everything......lol

well...dont anyone expect me to be pleasant to him if he ventures outside his thread...and even thinks about mentioning props

i mean seriously...weve got enough squabbles amongst ourselves lately.....then to have to deal with internet diarehea such as that.......

yea, i know i franked up the poop word, but i didnt feel like looking it up....lol

good shot on that spam thread a couple minutes ago...... heres an idea.....are you deleting the names as well as the posts ??....maybe even block the ip so they cant come back ??

i for one would like to vote propguy out of here....he has added absolutly nothing to the site other then insisting on hocking his props......

oohhh, ive gone back and seen every episode since the first........even a couple of special behind the scene episodes and preview episodes......best part is, watching it online only takes 43 minutes to watch an hour show !!!!

oohh yea, ill watch it tommorrow online.....ive seen every episode so far....dont usually get into long drawn out tv series, but this one got me hooked very early on

biting lip !.....biting lip.........lol.................................

Stacey the freezer queen ! nobodys perfect i reckon........

the ribeye up top is mine....you guys can divy up the rest !!

dinners ready over in earlybirds !

i blame it all on the price of fuel !! its got us all tied to the docks .......

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Good evening everyone ! thought ide drop in and see whats on the menue for the evening.... hows everyone doing today ? kinda stormy weather outside, glad theres a place to come in and warm up !

sorry Stacey

like i said man....this site isnt your own personal social program..... no one has ever attacked you ken, just responded to your crap is all......so yes, you can say were juvenile in a way to play YOUR games....but your just too damn easy and persistant to give it up !

it is a cool site..... what are we suppossed to be trying to take over ??......kens world ?

yea, i here ya got it pretty good at "licsenced to chill".....and you may be king fish at 1907 Seidenberg ln.... hell, you might even be popular on duvall st......to all the tourists that arent around long enough to get to know the real you.... but weve been around long enough......its not just me, lol, theres a growing number of anti Kens popping up.....im just one of the only couple that are willing to call you on it....

please stop embarrassing yourself with the childish attacks....really, grandmas basement ?...

your like an 8 year old........

jeff, are you on lakes and rivers ? if rivers ia the water pretty mellow ?

hey losser, if i was going to fake a boat, it wouldnt be one that needed a complete restortation.... lets talk about your fake ass girlfriends.....oohh wait, thats right, those are family pics.......

...........and this one time....at band camp !

well hold on now.... first off, were not an old bunch of yentas that sit around and gossip.....the only people we talk about on there....that arent there, are you and frank....frank actually has a fan club....you not so much.....

the "need" for skype is nothing more then a way to sit and chat in the evenings without clogging up the forums with too much mindless dribble...of course, youve got that covered for us, with your 5000 plus posts or whatever the number is up to now...

i think its amazing that you knew exactly who it was and what they were doing last night....i dont think you know what you think you know......

i can tell you this ....lol, the only reason anyone has wanted you on skype is to hear you say "daves not here"....cause you sound just like cheech & chong.....thats all, nothing more, nothing less

im curious....if we were all chatting over a conference call in the evenings, would you be on here screaming ATT....ATT.....ATT ?? probably not, please dont try to castrate our choosen form of chat in the publics eye here just because you didnt fit in.....you have a very bad habit of making very personal attacks towards people, and yes, it has made you a target for ridicule at times......maybe if you treat this place for what it is, and not like your own personal social experiment you might find you would get more responses when your looking for sympathy from others......dont forget, theres 19,000 other people who didnt wish you well either........

maybe if you made a public apology to some of those who you have attacked in the recent past (not me, i could care less) you might find that attitudes towards you change for the better.....maybe they wont....but you never know........give it a try.....

and now, just for a little taste of some fuzzy bunny ninja stuff......we know who sent you the pic, we knew before you did, .......lmao, no one is trying to fool anyone.......

i know what your going thrue man....your desperatly trying to secure the alpha male position around here, maybe you will, just dont hold your breath and self destruct when it doesnt happen.......

good to see ya connie :) hows the weather down there ?.....rained here all damn day long !

lmao

hey Connie, long time no see......yea i know how the teens and myspace thing goes.....yea, the sites really taking off, tons of new people around here these days

frank....you need to share whatever it is your on ! lol

ken....he admited it in another thread.....

but i didnt say any of that.....look the other direction.......you didnt see a thing....

lol............. only one person at a time.....unless you have multible pics up........some have only one......and i would be the sole owner !!!! MUUAahhahhaaaa !!

DAMMIT SABIN !!!.....get that f'ing pick off there right this instant !! dont make me go fluffy bunny ninja on your ass !! lmao !

i still own a well known pod casting host though !! lol !

no doubt....i lost 180,000 one day......and about two days later another 100k !!!

lmao....a hit of good acid would be the ticket for reading this thread !

boy thats an oxy moron if i ever heard one...... kinda like jumbo shrimp, or military intellegence !!....lmao..... just busting your chops Stacey, we all love ya !!

is that warning label standard on all inflatables ??

"warning, this is not a life saving device"

and what about the