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Re: Meet the new La Rea!
Our two closest Looping friends are Bill and Sandi from M/V Peace & Love. We met them in Brewerton NY and traveled with them for probably 75% of the remaining 6000 miles. Celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas and birthdays with them. They drove up by car from South Carolina just to catch our lines! It's a great example of the lifelong friendships that come from boating.
Bill and Sandi decorated our dock with balloons and ribbons, plus an AWESOME banner of our boat. A big crowd showed up to welcome us! Champagne toasts at the dock followed by an even bigger potluck dinner in the clubhouse. It was absolutely off the charts! Really meant a lot to us having that sort of homecoming.
LaRea
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New boat, new journey
The long wait of getting back on the water is finally over…although, with how bad the weather has been in New England this spring and early summer, we don’t fell like I missed out on much.
After selling my 350 EC last September, it took us a while (and a few surveys) to find what we were looking for. I picked her up in Freeport, Long Island on Monday and made the 9 hour maiden voyage to my home port in Rhode Island.
She’s a 2002 Silverton 410 Sport Bridge. At 35,000 lbs, she is a load, but the CAT diesels pushed her effortlessly.
Even though I sold my Rinker, I still come to this forum every day. And like so many others who have stayed, I plan on remaining part of this family.
Now the fun begins…learning a new boat, crawling in every hole, and finding things that make you say wtf!
Even though I sold my Rinker, I still come to this forum every day. And like so many others who have stayed, I plan on remaining part of this family.
Now the fun begins…learning a new boat, crawling in every hole, and finding things that make you say wtf!
johnny44
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Re: Posts not showing read
So here is the reply I received today
Hi Ray,
Your request (#428257) has been updated:
Hey there Ray!
I will do everything in my power, including adding some notes to the ticket in progress, to make sure this gets traction ASAP.
I will do everything in my power, including adding some notes to the ticket in progress, to make sure this gets traction ASAP.
All the best,
raybo3
5 ·
Re: Pic Of The Day
My neighbor bought me this floor mat. I cut it to fit, and added snaps to utilize what snaps were already on the floor. Part of me wishes I centered it to the walkway and not centered to the door but either way looks great!⚓️
I figured if I left it on the dock or swim platform it wouldn’t lasting too long with the elements and sun.
I figured if I left it on the dock or swim platform it wouldn’t lasting too long with the elements and sun.
aero3113
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Re: New to me boat means new to me problems........albeit solved
A local guy makes swim platforms for $1650, thats a next summer project. Here is some of his work. He builds them with the boat, so has to be dropped off for 2 weeks.
Summers22
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Re: What did you do to your boat today
I rebuilt the shelves on each side of our bed. They were carpet on the shelf and some weird velvet material on the face. This is all done in oak now.
Before
After
Before
After
Aqua_Aura
5 ·
Re: 2003 270 Soft Bow Deck Repair
I walked on it yesterday and it is 100% solid. No soft spots to be found.
JonnyM
5 ·
Re: What did you do to your boat today
I put her in!
She was ready to splash but with an expected crappy weekend I didn’t plan to launch but wanted to get the dock box, the new (to us) dinghy down to the club and fenders and lines on ready. So loaded up the Admiral’s Pilot Trailsport - that thing has more room than the Highlander we had, box slid in with room to spare all round - headed down and got lines and fenders on. A storm was brewing apparently around 30 minutes away but the water was up so screw it, got a friend to grab a truck and get her in. Tied up at the ramp and it poured for another 30 mins but once done she fired up like I ran her yesterday. Docked at home slip, spend the afternoon while it rained again getting inside wiped down, water systems purged, checked AC (yes! it self primed this year) and changed out a noisy mid bilge pump.
Nice to be in, let the season begin!
She was ready to splash but with an expected crappy weekend I didn’t plan to launch but wanted to get the dock box, the new (to us) dinghy down to the club and fenders and lines on ready. So loaded up the Admiral’s Pilot Trailsport - that thing has more room than the Highlander we had, box slid in with room to spare all round - headed down and got lines and fenders on. A storm was brewing apparently around 30 minutes away but the water was up so screw it, got a friend to grab a truck and get her in. Tied up at the ramp and it poured for another 30 mins but once done she fired up like I ran her yesterday. Docked at home slip, spend the afternoon while it rained again getting inside wiped down, water systems purged, checked AC (yes! it self primed this year) and changed out a noisy mid bilge pump.
Nice to be in, let the season begin!
Ian
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