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  1. Was invited out this morning, on Capt. Pete Ferraro's Fishin' Inferno, out of Leonardo State Marina. Had a nice day out on the water, as we caught over 30 Stripers, only one of which was a short. The majority of the fish ran between 15-20 pounds, with a few over twenty, and one that we estimated at 30. We released all but three. Caught a few on a 30 year-old ABU 5600/Fenwick popping rod combo, topped off with 12 lb test....a real blast on fish of this size.
  2. Put in a morning's fishing today, with my friend Capt. Pete Ferraro, on his classic Mako 231, the "Fishing' Inferno. Caught 20+ Stripers, 5 of which were keepers. We released the largest fish, a 39" long female. Also have a video of the trip, which I'm presently editing I'll upload it as soon as I deem it "family friendly"
  3. Place the Youtube video's address inside the following tags, like so (without the quotes, of course!) ["youtube"] youtube address ["/youtube"]
  4. That was epic! BTW, You can embed a youtube video on this website...
  5. While helping Auguste find a suitable boat during the Spring of last year, we checked out several boatyards in and around my old Summer stomping grounds, in Point Pleasant and Brick, NJ. Gus commented several times on my knowledge of the area, such as where the various boat yards (and the best pizzerias) were located. Every Summer from 1972-1975, I would spend two weeks with my friend and his family at their Summer place in Bayhead, NJ. To pass the time (when we got bored of fishing, crabbing, and swimming), we'd jump on our bicycles and go off exploring, oftentimes staying out until past suppertime. A couple of times, we neglected to check in via payphone, and caught holy hell from my friend's parents. They didn't buy our excuse, even though it was true. You see, we had spent all our change on food or soda
  6. Richard Nixon did exactly that, during the Winter of '73-74. It felt strange walking to school in the dark at 7:45 AM....but it was great having that extra hour of daylight in the evening. During the 1970s, DST normally began on the last Sunday in April. Many a time, I recall being awakened before 4 AM on school days, by birds chirping at sunrise during the last week of ST in mid-April. DST pushed that back an hour
  7. I believe so, though I'm not sure if all of that "+50 ton" sea time must have been accrued within the last 365 days.
  8. You need sea time on a vessel that's rated over 50 tons.
  9. Ask the owner of any 4.7 liter V8 Dodge or Jeep built prior to 2005 Check the last entry on this page: http://www.ehow.com/about_5571443_dodge-engine-problems.html
  10. I'd say Oil filler cap/Breather, Breather grommet, Breather hose, or valve cover gasket. The condensate has to be entering as the engine cools, and creates a slight negative pressure in the process. Out of curiosity, is there any sign of oil in the bilge?
  11. I was dicussing this recently with Auguste....this page only feature vehicles with at leat 75% US manufactured content, that are assembled here....it will surprise you. Ford Taurus 90 percent Chicago Lincoln MKS 85 percent Chicago Toyota Sienna 85 percent Princeton, Ind. GMC Savana 1500 82 percent Wentzville, Mo. Chevrolet Express 1500 82 percent Wentzville, Mo. Buick Lucerne 81 percent Detroit Chevrolet Malibu 80 percent Kansas City, Kan. Honda Odyssey 80 percent Lincoln, Ala. Toyota Avalon 80 percent Georgetown, Ky. Toyota Tundra 80 percent San Antonio Toyota Venza 80 percent Georgetown, Ky. http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=top&subject=ami&story=amMade0709
  12. 1972 Vega GT. Was given to me with a blown motor in September of 1975. Swapped out the pot-metal motor, dropped in a mild 283 (4 barrel manifold and QJ off of a '69 350 + Motion Performance headers), backed by a rebuilt TH 350 tranny. Had a blast with it until it got totalled in the Spring of '76. The stock 6.75" rear was starting to go by then, anyway... Replaced it with a mint-condition '68 SS396 Chevelle, but that's another story. Here's a thread I started on another site, regarding the '72 Vega: http://forum.combatace.com/topic/35283-my-first-project-car/page__p__228082&#entry228082
  13. Gus, the consensus on the 'net seems to be: First, determine if your boat is finished in Awlgrip, or Awlcraft (the latter is very much like Imron). Then, go to your local Awlgrip agent and obtain a touchup kit, and while you're there, pick up a bottle of Awlgrip (or Awlcraft) solvent/thinner. To start, first remove any loose flakes of paint then use the solvent to thoroughly clean in and around the scraped or chipped area. Next step, apply a first covering of color, then wait for it to dry then and repeat until the level of paint in the gouge/scrape/chip matches the surrounding area. Afterwords, using very fine grade paper, wet sand the raised excess paint surrounding the gouge until all is as smooth and as level as possible. The last step is to buff the repaired area until it matches the rest of the hull or superstructure.
  14. Speaking of Belmar, the Lenny, the Optimist Queen, the Spray III, and the first Captain Cal were all sisterships (built by Deebold, IIRC) sporting a 65' LOA , with a 17' foot beam, and powered by twin Detroit 6-71Ns. I worked deck on Friday & Saturday nights on the Spray III, during the Summer of 1981, and made many an offshore Cod trip on her during the following Winter and Spring.
  15. Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Reel Boating members....
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