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  1. southkogs

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Very cool @sphelps : did they have engines on that one? I got to see the Niña in Knoxville a few years ago. I was surprised at how small it was, but the guys sailing her said it was pretty close to the right size of the original. She was fitted with a couple of engines due to regulations based...
  2. southkogs

    Need to ID motor

    Outboardbooks.com BUT - just a word of "caution." This drive is old, obsolete, finicky and parts are getting harder to find for them. The OMC Electric shift was done by 1977, and OMC was gone by the mid-90s. It's an antique drive and it will take time and attention in the garage. A lot of...
  3. southkogs

    Need to ID motor

    Scott beat me to it. Full electric shift. Even has the outboard "arm" steering.
  4. southkogs

    Need to ID motor

    Wanna' get some photos of the drive up so we can see if they help a little?
  5. southkogs

    Need to ID motor

    Welcome aboard. 1979 shouldn't be electric shift. They were into hydro-electric for a couple years at that point. Look for an OMC tag with a model number around the engine mounts. Model number would read something like "990267S1 1979." Also put a few photos up ... that'll help narrow things...
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    GPS Location APP

    One incident I was a part of had the patient (heart issue) loaded on the whirly ... in the air; with priority routing to through the Nashville TCA ... headed to Vanderbilt. ... until ... The patient fought the crew that he wanted St Thomas Hospital instead: so they re-routed mid-flight. Same...
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    GPS Location APP

    I fly SAR missions in fixed wing aircraft mostly in areas I'm not super familiar with - sometimes I've got to talk a ground unit into the area. It isn't as easy as it sounds, but often you can find an obvious landmark and tell 'em look for this on your route ... target is 3mi at 090º. Helps the...
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    GPS Location APP

    I would think the emergency management stuff should be tied into GIS data somehow. There's a way to get GPS coordinates to the aircrew en route - if nothing else, one of the uniforms on the ground can just pop open their phone for a "close enough." Incident command system should have standards...
  9. southkogs

    Advice: Rock Shore Line - Mooring, Docking, Anchoring

    WOW ... I totally missed the "purchased" part :rolleyes: Floating dock, like ahicks said. They use 'em quite a bit here in TN on the rivers and the impounds.
  10. southkogs

    Advice: Rock Shore Line - Mooring, Docking, Anchoring

    Tie off the front on shore, and anchor off the back to keep it off the rocks ... might have to get your feet a little wet. Welcome aboard.
  11. southkogs

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Congrats Ted! Nice lookin' boat.
  12. southkogs

    Sewing machine reco for canvas

    @tpenfield is the pro 'round here.
  13. southkogs

    OMC 5.7 Questions

    I don't mind the I/O setup comparative to outboards. Each has it's advantages, though outboards have regained some ground in the last several years - so they are becoming more popular. Depending on the year of the OMC, there are still parts available and support. But OMC has been gone for a...
  14. southkogs

    Remove quadrant gear and Stern leg is stuck in down position

    Sorry Kenny - I didn't mean the drive was binding on the pivot caps. My thought was since he had the quadrant gear removed (Posts #7 & #9), the drive should lift freely. But he's saying it doesn't lift freely. Racerone is thinking it's binding on the two pins at the bottom of the intermediate...
  15. southkogs

    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    Is it a tiller steer or do you have a helm? The more shallow the hull is the more it won't "cut" through chop and waves. The hull will want to get on top of them more often than not and might (in some cases) "walk" on you a little bit. That's probably one of the big differences. Taking it slow...
  16. southkogs

    Remove quadrant gear and Stern leg is stuck in down position

    With the quadrant drive off, if the drive is "jammed" and won't raise - I would loosen the pivot caps to see if the ball gears have jammed up; remove the entire leg if necessary. BUT ... be careful of your shifting cables.
  17. southkogs

    Opinions on winter storage?

    Dry air (ambient air) is actually a decent insulator. Having your boat in a covered building, even without heat, is helpful. My boat stays in an attached garage, but even if you had it in detached barn, that's ahead of just sitting out in my opinion.
  18. southkogs

    My new trucklet!

    Funny to me (and I don't mean any knock on the trucklet), compared to the El Camino and the old Ford truck - that Hyundai isn't that small! I saw the same thing with my daughter's '08 Mustang parked next to my FIL's '64. I always have in my head the older cars being these big ole' beasts and...
  19. southkogs

    Happy Birthday GA_Boater!

    Wow ... September was busy in the boating maternity ward! Happy birthday GA!
  20. southkogs

    My new trucklet!

    Kinda' reminds me of the old Subaru Brat.
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