- Mar 25, 2008
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- 2006 Sea Ray 58 DB
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- MAN CRM V8-900s, Twin Disc Drives; Onan 21.5 Generator
You didn't call me! For the aches and pains - pre-treat with Aleve (Naproxin Sodium at Costco)!
Aging bodies and keeping up with maintenance.
- Thread starter Ken Wolkens
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- Apr 26, 2009
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- '97 330 Sundancer, Raymarine C80 suite with radar, Mercury 310 Hypalon w/8hp Yammie 2stk
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- 2X 454 carbs w/ vDrives
That is exactly what I do! It makes a world of difference. The Costco naproxin is a 12hr pill so I take one in the AM on the way to the boat and one before bed and maybe the next day. I do find it is quite a strong anticoagulant though so talk to your Doc if you have any other meds that may be impacted or if you have bleading issues. I had a groin tear a couple years ago and was too stupid to let it heal and not play hockey, so I was popping naproxin most of the week every week for a few months. I started to get nosebleeds, so I stopped taking it and they went away.
- Oct 10, 2006
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- 2006 44 DA
QSC 8.3s
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- Cummins QSC 8.3s 500HO
Ding! Ding! Ding! Captains we have a winner!!!!!!
Also, maybe this? Back Cove 41. Has the advantage of a single engine.There is no good answer but this is as close as we can get - PB42
Check out the space in the engine room.
For the outboard set, there is the new Back Cove 39o. Some interesting design features.
cod
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Carter... Should I have called you for the Aleve advice or for you to squeeze between the engine and fuel tank for me to remove the Aftercooler! LOL!
Is that like having 1 testicle?
I would have to name the boat "Fritz The Cat". He only had one.... For those that remember that movie.Is that like having 1 testicle?
Ken Wolkens
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There is no good answer but this is as close as we can get - PB42
Definitely a beauty but even used it's a bit more than I'm pre-approved at by the Admiral.
Gravitating toward the SR 410 Dancer - Having only an aft curtain to deal with is nice but worried we'll fry in the summer in the cockpit.
My top choice would be the Intrepid 410 but the Outboards on the back are not preferred by wifey.
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Ken Wolkens
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The Back Cove's are cool but my wife did not like the layout in the cockpit when we were on one last year.
Ken Wolkens
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I was pounding the IBU then switched to Naproxin at my Doctor's advice but it fried my guts. This was my wake up call that I could no longer beat on my body and just take a pill. I finally figured out at 53 that I need to work smarter not harder as the pills were not really an option any longer.
Which one? They are all a bit different.
Soulshine
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I used to do the preemptive pill thing knowing I was going to ache but a recent colonoscopy revealed an ulcer so I’m to avoid them now.
I do find that a quarter of one of my dock neighbor’s Oxys is a freaking miracle.
More like having a really big main Gun.Is that like having 1 testicle?
Seriously, the BC 41 usually has a 700+Hp engine driving a shaft. Simple, reliable, low maintenance, easy to work on. Certainly less maintenance than pods for example. And it has a top speed of 33 and a rated cruise of 29 mph. Since this is a maintenance discussion a single inboard seems to be really relevant. I’m really not hung up on having more engines. In fact, people I’ve met at the dock seem more impressed when the find it’s a single.
I’m 46 and like to to as much of my own maintenance as possible. It really helps me know my boat inside and out, troubleshoot, and fix stuff right away without having to rely on someone else. I’d really hate to do that with a multi-engine setup. Especially when I get to be a few years older. So many stories above of struggling to change water pumps, pulling aftercoolers, squeezing down in the bilge in tight spaces make me cringe.
- Jul 16, 2020
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- 1999 450 Express Bridge, 9’ Achilles dinghy w/15hp Suzuki EFI
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Or you could name the boat "Livestrong". He only had one, but the mention of his name usually results in some sort of steroid joke.
At 53, I am starting to feel the aches and pains of getting older, but as a pencil pusher, I shouldn't complain. I do agree that the engineers at Sea Ray must all have been 5'3" and 120 pounds to believe that a human body can squeeze into some of the areas of my engine room. I had to replace the impeller on my generator which is on the back or aft side of the unit. I contorted my 6'2" 220 pound body every which way I could and finally gave up. I called upon my trusty mechanic who just happens to be Vietnamese, around 5'3" and less than the 120 pounds required for the job. I try to do most of the maintenance, but it is good to have the little guy around to bail me out.
Nothing better then neighbor drugs
- Apr 26, 2009
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- '97 330 Sundancer, Raymarine C80 suite with radar, Mercury 310 Hypalon w/8hp Yammie 2stk
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- 2X 454 carbs w/ vDrives
The only time I am taking Oxy is if I am in palliative.
J.Wilt
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- Jan 29, 2010
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- 420 Sundancer 2005
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Highfield 310 , 20hp Suzuki
[QUOTE (regarding Naproxin) I do find it is quite a strong anticoagulant though so talk to your Doc if you have any other meds that may be impacted or if you have bleading issues[/QUOTE]
I have bleeding issues every time I go into the engine room.
I have bleeding issues every time I go into the engine room.
Many lament that as you get older there are simply things you can't do anymore. I say thank God, I finally have an excuse! My back is not as strong, my balance not as good, my hearing has dimmed, and I have a pair of readers strategically placed every five feet of my life. The balance is, or at least should be, that when you get older you can more easily afford to hire out some of the work that you used to do yourself.
When I do my own work, I have learned to work more slowly and methodically and for the most part smarter. As Toby would say, I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.
When I do my own work, I have learned to work more slowly and methodically and for the most part smarter. As Toby would say, I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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Ken Wolkens
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More like having a really big main Gun.
Seriously, the BC 41 usually has a 700+Hp engine driving a shaft. Simple, reliable, low maintenance, easy to work on. Certainly less maintenance than pods for example. And it has a top speed of 33 and a rated cruise of 29 mph. Since this is a maintenance discussion a single inboard seems to be really relevant. I’m really not hung up on having more engines. In fact, people I’ve met at the dock seem more impressed when the find it’s a single.
I’m 46 and like to to as much of my own maintenance as possible. It really helps me know my boat inside and out, troubleshoot, and fix stuff right away without having to rely on someone else. I’d really hate to do that with a multi-engine setup. Especially when I get to be a few years older. So many stories above of struggling to change water pumps, pulling aftercoolers, squeezing down in the bilge in tight spaces make me cringe.
You are correct. This is the logical choice as I saw the picture of the engine room in a previous post here. With all of the space next to the engine one could lie down and take a nap if you were tired. In my old marina there was a guy with a BC and we did look at the 39 outboard version and maybe it was the striped cloth seats in the cockpit that turned off my wife. We'll take another look because you are right but the design of the Sea Rays (prior to 2016 400 Sundancer and the FLY's) really resonates with us. I know what I'm getting into if we go the SR route and as I mentioned elsewhere I really want to do it better this time and have more enjoyment and less disdain for the boat.