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  1. southkogs

    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    I drove an E150 for years towing my Bayliner. That's around 2,700#. I had a heavy duty suspension on it, so the tires were load rated for that. But I think I ran Toyos and Firestones on it over the years. I never had an issue pulling the boat out on any ramps here in Tennessee.
  2. southkogs

    1982 omc stern drive wont go up or down

    Double check that the teeth of the quadrant gear (outside of the intermediate housing) is in the proper place. They can (very occasionally) get jammed up. If you can easily take the motor off and put a screwdriver tip on the worm gear (not the hammer coupling) turn that by hand and see if the...
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    Just a fun day at the range, I hadn’t been in a few years. I’ll never make that mistake again.

    Jim, I'm so sorry to hear that. I know people up in that area, but nothing more than minor damage to folks I know. I'm involved with one of the organizations doing relief work, and know a couple of other groups that are working. Tough time of year for that to happen to people. If there is a...
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    Just a fun day at the range, I hadn’t been in a few years. I’ll never make that mistake again.

    I'm soooo spoiled in TN.
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Every now and again we would get caught out in crumby weather in one of our old bowriders. We had the full canvas for it, but not visibility like that. Looks really sharp AD.
  6. southkogs

    Tennessee

    Yes, thank you! My company Christmas party was last night - I actually didn't know what was going on until we were all there. Where I am, it was gloomy all day. Then it did rain at night, but nothing too severe. We had a warning in this county - so there was a rotation here in town - but we...
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    Just a fun day at the range, I hadn’t been in a few years. I’ll never make that mistake again.

    ^^^ LOL ... I wish. In the city, they seem to get a little wound up when you practice in the back yard. :confused: But we have a few nice indoor ranges locally (pricey, but nice in the winter) and a few outdoor ranges. Honestly the TWRA range about a half hour away is one of my favorite places...
  8. southkogs

    Can anyone identify the type of boat in this painting?

    That boat would be a junk. That's the type of rig for the sail, and a lorcha would have a different hull (it's a junk rig too). The "poopdeck" (not sure what they call them on a junk) is overhanging the rudder on that ship. That's not uncommon.
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    Cybertruck

    Oh, interesting. I didn't know that.
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    Cybertruck

    The video of the drag race with the 911 was killer, I thought. I was also surprised - I must never have heard him speak before - Musk is a terrible speaker.
  11. southkogs

    OMC STINGER 351 MISSING

    First thing I would do with a Stringer, before you do anything else is try to determine if the drive is free and shifts properly. If so, and the transom doesn't need rebuilt - then the Stringer isn't horrible to work with. Be aware that parts are getting a little harder to find, and the Stringer...
  12. southkogs

    gonna brag on myself for a minute

    That's killer lookin' Joe: did you build the model? If yes is that metal / wood / what?
  13. southkogs

    Happy Halloween iboaters!

    I dressed up as a grandpa' ... my first grandson was born on Saturday :)
  14. southkogs

    Identifying my boat!

    No clue: but you can do some diggin' HERE and see if that helps. Welcome aboard.
  15. southkogs

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    I hadn't read this thread all the way through until tonight ... Newest car in our driveway is a 2004. And the latest addition is a 1992. Neither is perfect, but I'm feeling much better about both of 'em. ;)
  16. southkogs

    6 year anniversary of quitting smoking, yay me!!!

    Congrats - to any of you who quit. Dad died of the aftermath (MDS) of successfully beating lung cancer. Hallelujah - we got another 12 years with him after he beat it; but ultimately 40 years of smoking took him. Never stop quitting that stuff.
  17. southkogs

    2023 IBEX

    Were you at IBEX? I wound up not going. Didn't think about it until I saw your post ... woulda' been a good meetup!
  18. southkogs

    my soon to be

    I think there was a change somewhere in the late 70s on that boat. Early models were a shoal keel, but later models (and I think '82 would be) had a keel/centerboard.
  19. southkogs

    my soon to be

    I used to sail a little on Lake Saint Claire with a bud in an O'day 22. Nice sailing boat, seemed pretty easy to handle. Congrats!
  20. southkogs

    Happy Birthday Aspeck !!!

    Happy birthday 'Speck!! I hope you get out of the conference quick and on to birthday stuff!
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