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Rcoff512

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Well, Three's A Charm is in the slings. Bottom will be cleaned and touched up with zincs replaced. Props are off and being cleaned, balanced and tuned, need about 150 more RPM's. Hull will be waxed today. With block and bilge heaters installed, I don't winterize but do disconnect and drain the flybridge sink and icemaker along with the transome shower. Engines, trans and genset were serviced last week.

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It's good to see some activity at the marina and I know if I don't get in front of the line so to speak, mine won't be done until all the land and inside stored boats are in the water for the season which sometimes takes till June.

I'll be out this weekend (if all goes well) to survey my end of the bay.

Now, let's concentrate on warmer weather no more snow and getting the bouys in place (right Rob). If you look under my boat in the slings, you'll see a bouy drifting by. I think they found a new way to launch them to get them in early this year. They put them in one at a time and let them drift into place. I guess they call them, "smart bouys". LOL
 
Rich
Your about a week ahead of me- I should be out next week for cleanup- bottom paint & sincs and then re splash-
The bouys are not that much of a issue on the north shore- the rocks don't move year to year
Good luck with yours this season
 
LOL I caught the buoy!!!!! I was goingto say something ....

But in freeport u got that one channel thats always marked... : (

im rescheduled for next thursday.... cant happen fast enough
 
Went out for a ride today to check the props. The Wantagh 3 looks good but judging by government construction contracts it may not be ready for summer.

Also the new Jones Inlet channel cuts straight over the old east bar and then dog legs west to what looks like last years JI location. All the depths were at least 25'. Point Lookout has a big beach again also.

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We got hauled late yesterday, bottom paint, clean running gear & thruster, zincs, RejeX’ing the hull & splash Tuesday AM
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Congrats Andy!

Looks like I have 2-3 weeks before splash at this rate. After they strip the bottom, they need some good weather for the epoxy coats. I have the $hit man replacing all of my sanitary hoses and installing a tank watch monitor so I guess the cold weather is serving a purpose. I was up there yesterday and it didn't smell too bad. :)
 
Andy......Those props don't look that bad........do they Dave ?
 
Port side one looks a little dinged up. Must of hit some Tiana Bay Rocks.....if there are any!
Where is the keel you told us about?
 
Wow.

With prop pockets that boat doesn't look like it draws much.

Whoever he was following really must not have known where they were going.

:)
 
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Originally posted by Double D

Andy......Those props don't look that bad........do they Dave ?




Katapult props are thin for their size and it does not take much to screw them up
Throw a couple of grand at them and they were made better than new- with the added cup I grabbed a knot plus across the RPM range
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

Port side one looks a little dinged up. Must of hit some Tiana Bay Rocks.....if there are any!
Where is the keel you told us about?




The keel does not run all the way to the transom -it stops a little after where the shafts come out of the hull – since the boat has partial prop tunnels and has the keel MOST of the running gear has some protection-
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I must say......Cruisers makes a hull JUST LIKE Sea Ray
 
Or Sea Ray makes a hull just like Cruisers!

Andy draws more than Walter and I, since both of us cut the same path and did not touch.
 
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Originally posted by Double D

I must say......Cruisers makes a hull JUST LIKE Sea Ray




Hey
Don't be diss'en my boat!!
 
Hull has a very similar design to my hull, pockets and keel. Your pockets are bigger (width) and your rudder is placed better than mine. My rudder is actually the lowest point on my boat. Also noticed you don't have zincs on your rudders.

Happy sailing

Walter
 
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