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Last Tango I called Velvet Drive and they gave me the tel no. of M&L. I received the Damper Plate the very next day. Nice folks to deal with. I'm waiting on a new carburetor Wedge Plate coming from Connecticut. it should be here on Friday. Some generator parts will be here in about another...

Suggest you get a book on fiberglass repair or fabrication. It is very easy to work with and when you get used to it, it can be addicting in that there isn't much you cant do with it. There is a certain type of foam wall board insulation that will not melt with fiberglass resin and you could use...

Great Job Nice work Kev. I think poly was the best choice - very repairable, just sand and recoat.

Still waiting on parts to come through via UPS. Parts are becoming harder to get for an older boat. I went everywhere I could think of to find an automatic choke for my engine. NAPA and O'Reillys salesman remember them bijng pulled from the books. Luckily found it at an AutoZone through one...

The interior looks like it was designed by Home Depot's cheap cabinet department. The poles on both sides of the master berth are quite utilitarian - use your imagination

Thanks for the well wishing. The free wheeling should not have been a factor. I have a factory memo about Velvet drives being OK to free wheel in neutral. See Attached.

Don Welcome Aboard I lived in Newburgh in the 1970's and also had a summer place on Mt Lodge Park before that. I really miss that area. I was a lot younger then a loved the snow. regards Tony B

Not as Bad as I Thought. It seems that a spring on the Velvet Drive Damper broke and the parts somehow managed to wedge itself in the flywheel. While not a cheap fix at this point, it could have been much worse. I ordered a new Damper today from a distributer in Houma, La, and I should have it...

I have never seen an anchor ball on a pleasure boat before although I know someone else has. Way back when, a hanging basket was legal to use instead of a ball and shrimp boats used them regularly. I don't know if it is still legal or not, the rules keep changing. I will admit that sometimes...

Potentially Really bad news Just put the rebuilt starter motor in and it is not the problem. Engine is locked up and waiting for a mechanic to check it out. When I left N.O. Ind. Lock I was running on both engines. After a bridge or two, traffic cleared and I shut down the port engine to...

Thanks for the info. He knew who and what we were from radio and telephone conversations. And we stayed in the pleasure boat waiting area for over 4 hours. He told us to follow his instructions which was basically to run the one rope he handed to us under the horn of my mid-ship cleat and...

PS neeld. It was actually an assist in the harbor area. There was a strong crosswind and I didn't want to hit anything or anyone. That's all part of powerboat cruising. I could make right turns if my speed is up but not exactly the way to get into a slip. This harbor marina is a great place but...

N. O. Ind. Lock Charles: Sorry we missed you. Hope to catch u next time around. I got the tel no. from your original post #1. I'll wait till Monday to call and hope to get the man in charge. The short story version of what happened is this; We were told to tie up on the port side. We...

Oops! Here are the pics. This sure ain't the Gulfport I remember.

The Trip Went Well Everything was going fine so far with the exception of the Ind. Canal Lock. The lock master (a young guy) was a real jerk. I'll tell that story at a later time. Other than that the trip went very well and both Helen and I enjoyed it immensely. Usually I run one engine...

Arrived in Gulfport , Ms. today. two towns short of Ocean Springs. My port starter motor (I think) quit so pulled into Gulfport where I knew there would be plenty of room for inability to maneuver in small areas. had a mechanic check it out and Monday my starter motor will be rebuilt/repaired...

RT You might have a point there. I have a hard time dealing with the mindset that wind is free, so should everything else be.

Thanks for the 'well wishing' guys. We wont be going through Ponchartrain. Tomorrow we will be following the ICW to the gulf outlet just before the Rigolets inlet. We will anchor out at Rabbit Island for the night. Then the next morning we will carefully follow all of the channels around the...

Latest News The Ind. Canal Lock is now open and The North Claiborne Bridge is stuck in the low position - 40' The N. Claiborne Ave Br. is just past the Ind. Canal Lock. You cant go through one without the other. The good news is that I can now continue on my journey. With the N...

RT, you are taking me too literally. I always have things going on. My mind is never idle. When I get to Ms. I will only be staying till mid march. Until then I have some small woodworking projects I want to complete. And hopefully I will be able to give some help to Swampu on his Cajun Rose...

As a side note, we met Steve Willett in Houma about 2 weeks ago. He came aboard like a New Years Santa without the beard and the belly. He was carrying white sacks of fresh fruit he had grown, some raw sugar and even cookies. The admiral and I have never met a nicer guy. He was very helpful and...

It's hard to get adjusted to retirement when I always used to have lots of things going on - sometimes even two unrelated professions at the same time. The thing that makes retirement difficult is that you don't get a day off. Maybe if I went to work on weekends, it would be my weekend off from...

Actually I thought of that already but decided against it. Don't want anyone fooling around with anything concerning engines and my fuel system while we are all considered transients and the 'mechanic' can be called away at a moments notice. Besides, being tied up at a casino is not exactly a...

The original announcement was that the lock will be fixed and in service on Jan 17, which is this Friday. No way do I believe that, but it is possible. I marked up my electronic charts for the jump across from Venice if we decide to go that route. Looking at weather, tomorrow would be a good...

I'm not sure but I think some of you are getting confused about this sales tax think. I have been through this several times. I bought a boat in Fl. and was moving it to Ms. and didn't want to pay Fl. Fl. sales tax. When I got to Ms. I then decided that I wanted to move to Texas instead so I...