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Rich_
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Re: Pic Of The Day
You might remember these hideous photos from September when I wrecked my props on a shoal near Detroit. Today I got some great news from Henry H. Smith Company, the prop shop where we dropped off the broken remains. One prop is finished, and he actually thinks he can save the other one! Fingers crossed. If he succeeds, he's a true master of his craft.LaRea said:And now the pix that will make you cringe: in Lake Saint Clair, the planet Earth jumped out and struck my props, destroying both of them beyond repair. The boat is out of the water until my new props arrive, hopefully by next weekend. Don't ask me to describe what happened ... the memory is too painful!
Can't store them aboard the boat, so I'll ship them to Virginia as spares for the next time the Planet Earth attacks my boat.
The replacement props from GLS have been an unbelievable good-luck story. They are 1" smaller in diameter and 1" larger in pitch, because that's all we could find off-the-shelf. The performance is identical in every way ... low speed, high speed, fuel economy, all the same.
LaRea
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Re: What is gear ratio for 2002 350 Mag Bravo3 stolen - any non-OEM replacements
Time for an update! I ended up buying the SEI 2.20 outdrive and Sola props. Then last Thursday my dock mates reported some thugs on my dock with magnets "looking for lost keys". They were forced to leave the dock but tipped us off to the fact that they were looking for the outdrive in 13 feet of water. YES - they dropped the outdrive into the water when removing it from my boat. 3 months later they returned in broad daylight to look for it. That night I went to the dock and found a rope tied off to my dock. We traced the rope under a few slips to the outdrive. We could pull it up enough to see it was in fact our outdrive. Since we couldn't pull it out of the water we moved the rope to a new spot well hidden from the pirates. Then we tied a new rope with a fringed end to where they had tied off before. We left the dock at 2:30am planning to come back in the morning with more muscle. First thing this next day we towed the boat to the marina, the pipe plug in the outdrive hole worked perfectly. That night between 2:30am and 8:00am they returned to find the cut off rope. There was a lot of wet docks so we can see they went swimming for the outdrive. They left empty handed. We pulled the outdrive from the water and took it to the marina. The drive was still sealed with no water intrusion. We cleaned it and installed it on the boat. All works perfectly. We returned the SEI outdrive for a 10% restocking fee, and the Props were returned for the cost of shipping. We are now storing the boat at the Marina to avoid another event like this. I appreciate everyone's support and advice throughout this ordeal. Now we have good photos of the pirates, We know the exact marina where they are living and the sheriff and water patrol are in process of evicting them and confiscating the boats and RVs they have been living on. There pirates have been robbing the docks and boats around Bethel Island for many years. Soon enough they will move down the river to continue doing what they do.
SoSweet
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Re: Pic Of The Day
By law, after a boat has been freshly detailed, you are required to post mirror photos. They did a full gelcoat correction: wash, compound, leveling compound, polish, and polymer sealant. What a difference ... the boat has never looked this good.
LaRea
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Re: Pic Of The Day
This spectacular 100-foot Horizon FD100 is making her way down the New River here in Fort Lauderdale. If you study the photo closely, you can see our wee little Maritimo in the foreground getting detailed. 
This would be a great time for you to buy your own Horizon FD100. Just grab the nearest $14M and go to the Miami International Boat Show, which is probably where this boat is headed. With boat show pricing, you could probably save a million dollars AND get free towels with your boat name.
This would be a great time for you to buy your own Horizon FD100. Just grab the nearest $14M and go to the Miami International Boat Show, which is probably where this boat is headed. With boat show pricing, you could probably save a million dollars AND get free towels with your boat name.
LaRea
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Re: Joke of the Day
Did you know, it's almost impossible to solve murders in Alabama...there are no dental records and everyone's DNA is the same!
rasbury
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