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b_arrington replied to the thread Advice on buying 2008 Sea Ray Amberjack 270 needed (TY!).Sadly I'm not a trailer expert. My boats have always been stored at marinas. I'd think that a trailer for a 290 AJ would minimally... -
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Yes, thank you! We just agreed on a price, so pending a marine survey, we should have a boat within a couple weeks. We may tap into your... -
b_arrington replied to the thread Advice on buying 2008 Sea Ray Amberjack 270 needed (TY!).Did you get the detailed email I sent Brandon last week?
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b_arrington reacted to bobeast's post in the thread Thoughts on going from 7.4 MPI Gen VI to Carb Gen IV with Like.
Being crazy and not doing something are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Personally I would never go back to carbs. It's not like FI...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Thoughts on going from 7.4 MPI Gen VI to Carb Gen IV.Different engine, similar scenario. I had a 1998 2 stroke Evinrude outboard with a carb. It was all mechanical and I learned how to...
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b_arrington reacted to Chris-380's post in the thread Thoughts on going from 7.4 MPI Gen VI to Carb Gen IV with Like.
I once had a friend that said “I bought the carbs instead of efi because I can work on them” We joked about 5-6 years later when he...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Cicadas.Cicadas are the sound of summer of my youth in NJ. Along with the katydids, spring peeper frogs, and bullfrogs. Not many cicadas on...
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It wasn't summer in Texas without the sound of the Locusts. My Granddad would give me a nickel for every one I shot out of a tree with...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Lifeseal, Sikaflex or.... RUBRAIL TIME !!!.I started going to a train with my wife last year. I told her a big goal was flexibility so when I have to do “boat yoga” in the bilge...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Lifeseal, Sikaflex or.... RUBRAIL TIME !!!.Smaller boats are not bolted/glassed like this. They use No. 8 coarse thread stainless screws through the 2 layers, the outer deck part...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Lifeseal, Sikaflex or.... RUBRAIL TIME !!!.A couple tips for this project. Use 5200 for the hull to deck joint. This is a structural item that you don't want to come apart...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Lifeseal, Sikaflex or.... RUBRAIL TIME !!!.It's "kinda" normal. Fiberglass layup is a hand process with variability in profile on the back side. But...in some cases Sea Ray...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Lifeseal, Sikaflex or.... RUBRAIL TIME !!!.That's basically what I did on my 270 AJ. Differences: I reused most of the SS screws, and I did not put sealant on the top of the rub...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Survey - what are the rules ?.My dad was a home inspector with his own business. He actually wrote reports in a narrative style vs. most others that do a check list...
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b_arrington replied to the thread Question for the Garmin Autopilot Boys?.I usually don't update until the SW has been out for a few months to see if the new versions are running OK. The GPS devices are too...