Bruce S Kershaw

That'll work.

I've been to Fort Jefferson twice and would love to go back and spend a week exploring. The Tortugas are awesome. Have a safe and fun trip! Watch the weather...

Boats and boating are still my true love, but I've kind of removed myself from what this group is all about. When you're as bad at budgeting your time as I am... It's better to buy (finance) than it is to build, just to get yourself on the water. Or it will never happen. :? I've even become a, yes... "motorboater". :shock: Yet, the bug to build... Any suggestions for dinghy plans? I need something that tows well at 30 mph. And just to show that I haven't totally bailed out... The Jordan, Jolly Boat Rocker for one year old, great-nephew, "Noah" will be ready for Christmas. Noah's got to have his ark, after all. :wink:

I thought I'd check in too... I Hope everyone had a good Christmas, and that things start turning around for our troubled world in the upcoming year. I have a feeling that being Konrad's kid, on Christmas would be a wonderful thing! Spoil em rotten, Buddy! :wink:

I just got out of a nice, hot shower. I put on some clean, dry clothes, popped a beer, and sat down in a comfortable chair, in front of my computer. I had a good meal earlier, and will probably eat more than I should for breakfast. I know where all my loved ones are and that they are safe tonight, even my pets. Tonight, I will fall asleep in the air conditioned privacy of my own bedroom, with a good, firm mattress under my back, and a soft pillow under my head. In the morning, I will drive to work in my truck, with a full gas tank, to a job that still exists. I

I think John Thomas, (He bought my unfinished Weekender.) posted here for a while. They're in Slidel, not far from New Orleans. My brother's wife has family in Mobile. Last week it was, "Naw, we ain't leavin'. It ain't gonna be that bad." The last anyone heard, they had salt water in the house, and were going to try to get out. (mumbling to self...) "Redneck arrogance". :roll: Anyhow, with the magnitude of the situation, I figure you can wish the best for everyone, but concentrate your hopes and prayers on those you know. The above is my short-list.

Don't follow any sports, and don't get ESPN, but... Nebraskie vs F.L.A., you say??? KICK A**, FLORIDA!!! :twisted: Oh, and Happy Father's Day, Buddy.

I have those days more often than not! :oops: :roll: A coworker turned me on to this for resawing wide stock. Use a finish nail instead of a fence. Cut as deep as you can from both directions on the table saw. Then clamp a piece of scrap ply on top of the bandsaw table, with the blade running through it. Drive the finish nail into the ply about 1/2" in front of, (tooth side) and in line with the blade. Leave it sticking up, but no higher than the depth of the cut you made with the table saw. Slip the bottom saw kerf over the nail as you start your cut. The nail guides the bottom of your board, keeping it centered on the blade, and you just eyeball things from the top.

Any help for an old member who crossed over to the dark side??? (fiberglass powerboats) :oops: While running across the flats in the Keys last weekend, a buddy noticed that I removed my dime store sunglasses in an attempt to read the bottom better.

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Thanks, Guys.

I know some of you travel frequently. Can you point me to a good site for airline tickets? Got a wedding to go to in the Carolinas. Thanks, Bruce

Man, If I'm going to keep lurking here, and even posting once in a while, I can't hid from this one. :oops: I sold my Weekender at the stage where it was ready to be glassed, and the buyer finished, and sailed her. :oops: I still think about building boats every day. :roll: And I keep an eye on things here, because this is a good group of people. 8)

Common practice in Nebraski? :? Hey, when you were on Bradenton Beach, did you see the guys with the kite powered three-wheelers? Looked like fun. 8)

Happy April Fool's Day, Mr. Hagan, and all!

When they were cleaning out the material racks at work, I spotted 4 sheets of really nice, 1/4 inch, okume, marine ply. "I'll help you load it in your truck." seemed like a good price. I've thought for a long time that it would be fun to build a matched pair of sailing dinghys to take to the beach, and race against each other. Performance wouldn't be as much as issue, (because they'd be evenly matched) as would stability, (for my young nephews) ease of construction, (so they could help) and ease of storage. I think a pram is what I'm talking about... Maybe a Glen-L, 8-Ball???

Jeez! When I was a kid, I had to wait for the washer, dryer, or fridge to go bad, before I could have a cardboard box, pirate ship. :roll: :wink:

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Thanks Guys. All great info.! It's an 03 Yamaha... fairly new. The high voltage showed up when I cleaned and re-did some connections. The new regulator was the Techs answer for fixing it, but it didn't have any affect. I don't think he's looking beyond the motor for the cause, (Or to see that there's a problem, for that matter.)and I'm not going to try and make him. I did have the battery tested under load, etc. It's fine. I've run it for an hour and it doesn't stabilize at a reasonable voltage. A friend is the best automotive electric guy in town. His first thought was a bad ground somewhere. I've checked everything I can think of. I guess I'll try to get him to look at it. He's either going to say, "Sure, bring it down." or, "I don't work on #@%&ing boats." :roll:

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I wouldn't mind some of (A little bit, for a little while.) those below freezing temps right now. Snow is better than mid 60s and thunderstorms on Christmas Day. The rain blew out most of my outside lights last night. Seems like we've had a hard time shifting from hurricane season to holiday season this year, but here we are and life is good. The happiest of holidays to all!

Our niece, Becca... http://www.wfu.edu/wfunews/2004/112204c.html

Any kid who has a dad who does things with them, and has a boat, and realizes that there's a whole wide world out there beyond TV and Nintendo. Too cool !

Good stuff! Thanks, Bob.

I'm the third person I know who's purchased a Carolina Skiff. We're all happy with our boats, accept their limitations, and appreciate their advantages. Another thing we agree on is that, had we to do it all over again, we would have each told the dealers, (three different ones) "Throw the parts in the boat. I'll rig it myself." :x This time of year the weather is great for sailing, but not so good for a flat bottomed skiff. So, I'm thinking this is a good time to straighten out the fuse-less rats nest of wiring that 'Marina Mike's' provided me with. Anyone know of any websites on the subject? I'm thinking it would be nice if the lights in the gauges worked, and the gauges didn't go dead when I turn on the running lights. :roll: