On May 31, 7:42*pm, D K wrote:
jim78 wrote:
HK wrote:
...boating, something the majority of posters here don't do.

Right, fellas?

:)
You must be proud as a peacock.

Yep. *Two more hours on the LT Parker. *He must be getting close to his
10 hours service on the Yamaha.

We went out on the new boat this morning... Pulled out of the slip at
9am, picked up a friend at his lake house at 10am, the went to
Spinners for brunch.
http://spinnersresort.com/

Ate brunch there, then cruised the lake, checked out a couple of
marinas up the river, messed around until late afternoon. Dropped him
off about 6pm, covered the boat up back at the slip about 7:30pm.

Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 31, 7:42*pm, D K wrote:
jim78 wrote:
HK wrote:
...boating, something the majority of posters here don't do.

Right, fellas?

:)
You must be proud as a peacock.

Yep. *Two more hours on the LT Parker. *He must be getting close to his
10 hours service on the Yamaha.

We went out on the new boat this morning... Pulled out of the slip at
9am, picked up a friend at his lake house at 10am, the went to
Spinners for brunch.
http://spinnersresort.com/

Ate brunch there, then cruised the lake, checked out a couple of
marinas up the river, messed around until late afternoon. Dropped him
off about 6pm, covered the boat up back at the slip about 7:30pm.

Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

You still at Jake's or did you move?

I tell you - that Lighthouse marina is really nice.

On May 31, 9:16*pm, Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 31, 7:42*pm, D K wrote:
jim78 wrote:
HK wrote:
...boating, something the majority of posters here don't do.

Right, fellas?

:)
You must be proud as a peacock.

Yep. *Two more hours on the LT Parker. *He must be getting close to his
10 hours service on the Yamaha.

We went out on the new boat this morning... Pulled out of the slip at
9am, picked up a friend at his lake house at 10am, the went to
Spinners for brunch.
http://spinnersresort.com/

Ate brunch there, then cruised the lake, checked out a couple of
marinas up the river, messed around until late afternoon. *Dropped him
off about 6pm, covered the boat up back at the slip about 7:30pm.

Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. *Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

You still at Jake's or did you move?

I tell you - that Lighthouse marina is really nice.

Still at Jakes... you're right, the Lighthouse is nice, just too far
away.

When are you going to be back down here? Ping me.

On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:37:58 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 31, 9:16*pm, Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 31, 7:42*pm, D K wrote:
jim78 wrote:
HK wrote:
...boating, something the majority of posters here don't do.

Right, fellas?

:)
You must be proud as a peacock.

Yep. *Two more hours on the LT Parker. *He must be getting close to his
10 hours service on the Yamaha.

We went out on the new boat this morning... Pulled out of the slip at
9am, picked up a friend at his lake house at 10am, the went to
Spinners for brunch.
http://spinnersresort.com/

Ate brunch there, then cruised the lake, checked out a couple of
marinas up the river, messed around until late afternoon. *Dropped him
off about 6pm, covered the boat up back at the slip about 7:30pm.

Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. *Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

You still at Jake's or did you move?

I tell you - that Lighthouse marina is really nice.

Still at Jakes... you're right, the Lighthouse is nice, just too far
away.

When are you going to be back down here? Ping me.

I'm hoping for later this week - I've got some business related stuff
to finish off today and tomorrow.

I'll let you know - probably leave on Wednesday.

On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

I have an 1979 Starcraft 22 foot cuddy with a big 226 inch four. No
corrosion, the paint is shot. It has been outdoors the whole time.
I remember when aluminum and fiberglass were considered a no
maintainance miracle. Fifty years has proven that true. Back then,
most boats were wood.

Three grand with a new head gasket. I would take it from Iowa to
Halifax, through the Lakes, if it had some V to the bottom. Damn near
flat which is fast and non tippy at anchor. Just what you want for a
fish/ski.

Casady

On Jun 1, 4:12*pm, Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. *Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

I have an 1979 Starcraft 22 foot cuddy with a big 226 inch four. No
corrosion, the paint is shot. It has been outdoors the whole time.
I remember when aluminum and fiberglass were considered a no
maintainance *miracle. Fifty years has proven that true. Back then,
most boats were wood.

Three grand with a new head gasket. I would take it from Iowa to
Halifax, through the Lakes, if it had some V to the bottom. Damn near
flat which is fast and non tippy at anchor. Just what you want for a
fish/ski.

Casady

That's what we saw... it was the cuddy, don't know what year. Either
they had stripped the paint, or there was a model without, because
that thing hurt your eyes. It looked like an old airstream trailer
with pretty much all bare aluminum. Gleaming, and way cool.

I remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power" on it, an open area under the front of
the boat (windshield forward), and the cables that ran from a "pulley"
attached to the steering wheel that ran down the sides of the boat to
the motor. This was in the late 60's, but he sold it when I was less
than ten. After seeing some pics of some on the net, I'm wondering if
it was an old Starcraft? I'll have to ask him next time I talk to
him. He'll be 82 on the 11th of this month. :-)

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:38:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power"

Neightbor has a aluminum boat since 1970 or so. Has a tall Merc 100
hp. I am pretty sure he pull starts it. I have started a 109
Graymarine by stomping on a crank stuck in a nut on the front of the
crankshaft. Started first kick every time. We trashed the starter
when the key stuck at start. Got a cream separator crank at a
junkyard, and put a cross pin in the end of it. We swapped in a Buick
V-6 and lost that capability. A friend had one of the first of the
Land Cruisers and it had a crank, as did my Land Rover. Why don't all
the smaller cars have one?

Casady

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:38:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power"

Neightbor has a aluminum boat since 1970 or so. Has a tall Merc 100
hp. I am pretty sure he pull starts it. I have started a 109
Graymarine by stomping on a crank stuck in a nut on the front of the
crankshaft. Started first kick every time. We trashed the starter
when the key stuck at start. Got a cream separator crank at a
junkyard, and put a cross pin in the end of it. We swapped in a Buick
V-6 and lost that capability. A friend had one of the first of the
Land Cruisers and it had a crank, as did my Land Rover. Why don't all
the smaller cars have one?

Casady


Because a crank wouldn't start a modern car, even a small one, without
significant changes under the hood?

HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:38:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power"

Neightbor has a aluminum boat since 1970 or so. Has a tall Merc 100
hp. I am pretty sure he pull starts it. I have started a 109
Graymarine by stomping on a crank stuck in a nut on the front of the
crankshaft. Started first kick every time. We trashed the starter
when the key stuck at start. Got a cream separator crank at a
junkyard, and put a cross pin in the end of it. We swapped in a Buick
V-6 and lost that capability. A friend had one of the first of the
Land Cruisers and it had a crank, as did my Land Rover. Why don't all
the smaller cars have one?

Casady


Because a crank wouldn't start a modern car, even a small one, without
significant changes under the hood?


What kind of changes?

jim78 wrote:
HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:38:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power"

Neightbor has a aluminum boat since 1970 or so. Has a tall Merc 100
hp. I am pretty sure he pull starts it. I have started a 109
Graymarine by stomping on a crank stuck in a nut on the front of the
crankshaft. Started first kick every time. We trashed the starter
when the key stuck at start. Got a cream separator crank at a
junkyard, and put a cross pin in the end of it. We swapped in a Buick
V-6 and lost that capability. A friend had one of the first of the
Land Cruisers and it had a crank, as did my Land Rover. Why don't all
the smaller cars have one?

Casady


Because a crank wouldn't start a modern car, even a small one, without
significant changes under the hood?


What kind of changes?

He has no idea. He's just punching away at his keyboard.