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  1. studlymandingo

    Doing your part...

    Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, it is...
  2. studlymandingo

    Get me outta here!!!

    My significant others' grandfather passed away last week in Springfield MA; the funeral was Friday. The only flight we could get on short notice that was under 1,000.00 does not leave Boston until Monday morning. There is a Nor'easter headed this way and flights are being cancelled left and...
  3. studlymandingo

    New Fuel Tank Mounting Advice (see pic)

    Just received my new poly tank yesterday; it is to replace my rotting aluminum tank that dumped its contents into my dry hold last week!!! It is a moeller belly-style tank that is basically the same dimensions as the custom aluminum tank that was removed. My issue is the filler-fitting (C), it...
  4. studlymandingo

    bat

    Wonder if you can type the word "bat" as a topic?
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    Hynautic and SeaStar Steering Install

    I finally received the hydraulic steering setup I have been (im)patiently waiting for the last 14 days (thanks USPS) The setup I purchased included a Hynautic helm pump and resevoir with a SeaStar cylinder HC5345. I have (2) SeaStar hydraulic hoses that will run from the resivoir to the...
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    This can't be good!!!

    I was noticing a gasoline smell near my house yesterday, started investigating and it was coming from my boat!!! Don't know the situation yet just that I opened a dry hatch just aft of my fuel tank and sure enough there was about a quart of gas in there. I have a below-deck aluminum tank that...
  7. studlymandingo

    Going Postal!

    The USPS has been driving me nucking futs lately. I have had several packages shipped to me in the last couple of months that have been delivered by USPS priority mail and their archaic system has been to say the very least, frustrating. One package was shipped to me on March 6th; I was given...
  8. studlymandingo

    More Winner Literature

    Here are a couple of ads I found with Winner Boats in them. The Texaco ad is pretty cool if you can read it; it tells about the Jacksonville Outboard Club taking a Winner Viscount Runabout for a 10,000 mile outing.
  9. studlymandingo

    So... Guess what happens when you...

    ...change all of the trigger wires from your switchbox to the coils; you run out of terminal ends so you decide that the last original wire is still in pretty good shape. You leave it in place and head out into the bay with friends. There was a good reason I decided to change out the wiring to...
  10. studlymandingo

    Setback or Jack Plate

    I am considering installing a setback plate on my 18.5' Center Console. I have a 150 HP Mariner V6 outboard and will be installing hydraulic steering as soon as the kit arrives. I have considered installing some sort of setback plate or possibly a jack plate. I use the boat to go offshore for...
  11. studlymandingo

    Photos of a project

    Here are a couple of photos of a concrete bar that I just completed at a beachfront bar and grille here in Madeira Beach. The restaurant is famous for its fresh grouper so there are outlines of grouper swimming through the blue-green acid stained top. There are pieces of beach glass and a few...
  12. studlymandingo

    The new project (PICS)

    Here are some pictures of my new project. Yes it's a Bilgewhiner. It belonged to one of my tenants; I got a letter from the city stating there was an unregistered vessel on the property. I called the tenants and he said he just didn't have the time to fix it, wanted to know if I knew anyone...
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    "Juiced" by the state of Texas!!!

    I just opened a letter from an attorney in Texas; basically it stated that if I didn't send them $45.00 then a warrant would be issued for my arrest! On the back it referenced a citation issued on 11/08/1990 for a seatbelt violation, that's right 1990--16 years ago! Long story short, my friend...
  14. studlymandingo

    Consumed with fuel consumption

    After installing the Navman fuel flow transducer on my boat, I finally took it out for a run this afternoon. I switched the GPS unit (Navman 5500 TFT) over to the fuel monitoring screen and ran at various speeds and trim settings to see what my fuel usage was under varying conditions. It...
  15. studlymandingo

    Curses!!! Foiled again!!!

    I just purchased a C-Map NT+ M-NA-305 for my NavMan chartplotter. It is supposed to cover all of Florida and the Bahamas. After excitedly installing the new card in the plotter, I discovered that the Tampa Bay portion of the card had been removed due to memory problems. Crap!!!!!:^ I live in...
  16. studlymandingo

    Connecting GPS to laptop

    Anyone know where to get cables to connect a GPS chartplotter to a computer. If this is done, can charts be loaded into the chartplotter from the computer?
  17. studlymandingo

    Navman Tracker GPS???

    I just purchased the Navman Tracker TFT 5500 and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new unit. I am hoping it is a vast upgrade from my Garmin that was 11 years old when it $#!+ the bed. Has anyone had any experience with this unit? I also bought the Standard Horizon Intrepid GX1270S VHF...
  18. studlymandingo

    Intermittent spark at idle.

    I have been trying to use the new fangled search feature as I'm sure this has been covered many times over; however, I can't seem to filter out all the crap and don't get the responses I need. So here's my dilemma: My 1986 150HP V-6 Mariner has been running well until the last time out. It...
  19. studlymandingo

    Volvo 4 cyl with Chrysler Marine Outdrive

    There is a "free" boat with a complete I/O unit, the engine is a 4 cyl Volvo and the outdrive says Chrysler Marine. It is an obviously older setup. Is this thing worth rebuilding or is it old junk? The hull is definitely garbage.
  20. studlymandingo

    Blast from the past

    I spent the weekend in my Home State of Tennessee. Went up there for my grandfather's 80th b-day. While I was in town, I contacted one of my buddies I hadn't seen in several years. I asked him about a boat I sold him about 12 years ago; he told me he still had it and I should meet him at the...
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