I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

[tpenfield]

You haven’t missed much here. The weather has been pretty crummy

You are on the Vineyard (right?). I'll have to see what the weather allows . . . the weekend looks OK.

 

[tphoyt]

Yeah it’s been raining out here on rock for days. I hope it’s better for you. Things are looking better for next week and from what I hear the stripers are out in full force but I have no time to fish

 

[tpenfield]

Stuck in PHX for a few hours. Flight to BOS delayed and not scheduled to arrive 2:30 am

 

[Pmt133]

Yeah it’s been raining out here on rock for days. I hope it’s better for you. Things are looking better for next week and from what I hear the stripers are out in full force but I have no time to fish

Send it south. We need some rain!

 

[redneck joe]

you need a beer placed in the appropriate spot. Leaving it empty is a rookie AI mistake.

this is my fancy boat beer, natty light for utility

 

[redneck joe]

Stuck in PHX for a few hours. Flight to BOS delayed and not scheduled to arrive 2:30 am

if i woulda known you were in PHX, i know some great taco joints there, around the tempe area mostly. Had a shop there i covered for a few years.

 

[Pmt133]

you need a beer placed in the appropriate spot. Leaving it empty is a rookie AI mistake.

this is my fancy boat beer, natty light for utility

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Thinking about it... I haven't had a beer on my boat since before the restoration... sounds like a problem.

 

[redneck joe]

the first step is admitting the problem...

 

[tpenfield]

Got home @ 5:00 am EDT . . . left the house in CA 11:00am PDT . . . so, 15 hours to fly across the country . . . The plane going PHX to BOS broke, so the airline re-assigned a plane coming from NYC to PHX . . . but it was not due in for 3 hours. So, a late-night flight turned into a red-eye. Landed in BOS @ 3:00am. . . not a lot going on that time of night.

The Admiral tires to save money when we travel, and I am not always a fan. I keep telling her that I'll give her the extra $$$ to get the extra legroom seat. Not happening though.

Anyway, after a few hours of sleep, I started taking out all the Mercruiser stuff, labeling what I can for the fool ( ooops, I mean nice person ) who buys the engines. One of the FB actors indicated coming tomorrow to get the engines . . . "really wants them". I said a large stack of crisp $100 bills will do the talking.

In other news, I got some information from my re-power shop guy regarding the power and fuel line feeds, so that is helpful. Also, the admiral has confirmed the updated insurance for the boat . . . They changed the description of the motors from 350 HP Mercruiser I/O to 350 HP Honda OB's . . . and that was it.

 

[flashback]

The Admiral tires to save money when we travel, and I am not always a fan. I keep telling her that I'll give her the extra $$$ to get the extra legroom seat. Not happening though.

her legs are probably shorter than yours.

 

[Pmt133]

Well at least you didn't fly spirit.

 

[Jmunk]

I do like the PVC boards in the bilge. The boards will be a much more comfortable working surface than some alternatives. Hopefully you won’t be in the bilge much once you wrap this project up.

 

[redneck joe]

if you got the kinda $$ you need for this project, you can afford extra legroom a couple three times per year...