r.waddill

Those guys are very good at what they do!

Best looking Trophy I have ever seen! Nice work work

The wife and I are considering adoption of a baby. We have been looking into a service they charge 1100.00 just for the initial consultation. I am curious to know what the costs are associated with adopting a child. We are both 43 and ain't gettin any younger and have the means to support child as we have none of our own. Just curious to know if anyone has gone through this and what we can expect. I also worry about a biological parent deciding they want the kid back? I would also be curious if any of you have adopted up to the age of four. I would prefer an infant but the wife want to explore the older route. I am just not sure how that would work out. I really need someone to mow the grass and clean the boat and fish with and take care of me when I am old and sucking food through straw J/K

A 25 ft Grady should handle the Abaco sound and bahama bank with no isssues at all. I ran my old 25 Bluewater with a single 250 yami from West palm to marsh harbor without a second thought. The biggest hurdle is the gulfstream and that only 50 miles. Where this boat went down sounds like it was in the sound which well protected for the most part. The only thing that could have happened was they were coming through a pass from offshore possibly in an "abaco rage" which no boat should try. it sounded to me like they were on the way home to the states in which case they would not be outside the Abaco sound or bahama bank. Something else had to occur for the boat to sink other than rough weather. Highly doubtful in my opinion.

From the news paper article they were in the Abacos not the Andros a big difference. From the paper it seems as if the boat went down in Abaco Sound which sound extraordinary in my opinion. that is a sheltered area unless your in a hurricane. there is a lot more to this story than we know. Glad it had a good outcome

Bring ibuprohen your gonna need it when your done. Expect nothing less than stellar fishing

That would have been more exciting on approach to FLL.!!!!

another pic from the same trip

ENDO love to see the new ride,Yes he still has it! and scares the hell out of me riding with those guys there about blind and deaf plus I am not used to cruising 40+ For my boat is a 20 knot cruise LOL. They are shipping the boat back this winter to WW to have them do some work on the console and rewire the boat she's showing some age but they repower every couple of years I can tell you that boat has killed more than its share of grouper. Funny story they were being chased down by the FWC in a mako cc one time for 16 miles. FWC didnt catch up till them till they were washing the boat down in the marina. FWC was pissed but my Dad never even saw them they running 50 something on flat calm day so FWC never got close..LOL

thats exactly what he did. I should've mentioned that. The aggressive part was more attitude, searching procedures etc. I mean come on my Dad is 71 and the guy fishing with him is 72 a retired Barnett Bank President they hardly looked like hard core outlaws...although the boat a 28 white water with twin 250 hpdi and dark blue hull might be a little suspicious for thse 2 old farts to be running around on. thanks for all your insight Cracker, your great asset to this forum. I always enjoy your posts as you explain things clearly and easy for an amatuer like me to understand the rules!

Cracker, I would always cooperate with LEO's I am pretty cautious and would never jeapordize my DOD clearances as that is my livelyhood. However I my Dad has been getting extensive grief from some FWC guys in the panhandle and he is a retired FDLE! They have been really aggresive with the recreational fisherman up in the remote area of the Panhandle Alligator Point and Carrabelle.

.Cracker You cleared up some issues one final question for you .can you refuse boarding by a state or local officer if you are a federally documented boat? I assume that would really be asking for troube

So I was tooling back from the Bahamas the other day and 5 miles out of St Lucie inlet I spot a vessel coming from the west directly towards us. The time of day was right at dark thirty and its the USCG in a small boat. They cirlce around me and come along side and ask if they can d a safety check. I say sure. So they bring their over size rubber boat next to mine in a decent wind chop at the angle their coming from it could've presented a problem for my rub rails etc so I push the boat off the guy starts yelling at me saying don't push back I inform him if they intend to board let me turn the boat dn sea then bring the rubber boat along side. they do as I suggest and put a guy on board who resembled a swat team member with all his toys he looked as if he was ready to shoot any second. the kid asked if I had any weapons and I said yes a SW 9mm and 45 rounds. Well that set him off he calls in on the radio he needs back up so they put another guy on board. they searched my entire boat including the engine room for my "halon inspection" which I did not know was a requirement. Well this crap goes on an hour or so of searching and questions etc. They really wanted to know about my weapon and why i was carrying. I told them that we were fishing in remote areas and I always carry. Fast forward 2 weeks later my buddy was on the boat with me got pulled over again by the feds. He was on a 20 ft angler with a single outboard. they went as far as removing the batteries to look down in the aft bildge section. my question is what would happen if we declined to be searched? What if i told them to get a warrant? What would happen what gives them probable cause to stop me and conduct all these checks? Another example is I was at the sand bar mem. day they had helos and cops everywhere and all for 5 BUI's how much tax payer money did that cost us? I am very pro LEO and work in extensively in force protection and ATFP work but it seems a bit extensive to me all this show of force we are in Stuart martin county for cryin out oud not Fallujah! anyway thats my rant what do yall think!

that my friend is the baddest man cave I have ever seen! Now if you had a flat screen mounted in the corner and some hooters girls your set!

She's been to the bahamas 4 times since we had her in the yard I hauled the boat thinking i was going to replace the cutless bearings which turned out didn't need any work so we buffed and waxed and resplashed. People can say what they want about Volvo diesels I for one have been VERY pleased with the reliability of my engines. All I do is change the belts once a year, impellars once a year and oil and filter service every 100 hours religously.1

August the 36 ft Tiara fly bridge on the link posted above is parked next to my boat in my marina. let me know if you need any info

in the yard this spring

we did grab this guy

Yes we went over Friday weather was superb stayed at Old Bahama Bay on the boat. Fishing was not stellar with full moon and screwy current. We ate well drank well and generally had a good time. We caught some dolphin yeallow snapper and some grouper but was unusally slow. We came back on Sunday I should start taking some pics it always seems last on my mind. One cool thing was we came up on about 300 lb blue marlin sunning him self of course he did not take our baits. We also saw 3 seperate marlin free jumping during our crossing Also got some bad diesel at OBB caused us some grief coming home had to drain the filters and slowed the boat down. hey bstn what part of Stuart do you live in. I am in Rocky Point. We keep the boat at Hinckley in the pocket

I have issue with Bennetts so called "excellent service" I hear so much about! I for one have never gotten any good service from those folks at Bennett. mainly because my Bennetts have 1600 hours and 12 years on them and never been touched and they work just fine. ..LOL better than my damn Rolex

Wow sorry to hear that but better safe than sorry. Wood boats make me nervous from the simple fact I don't know much about them and what is required to maintain them. I wish you success in the search. I am here in Stuart so if you need any preliminary looks and pics don't hesitate to let me know. would be my pleasure to help out. Good luck russ

I am headed over to either Grand or OBB this Friday till Sunday. Anyone from this motley crue crossing. I am leaving out of Stuart cruise about 20 knots

surprised the French ship didn't surrender

Are you jerkin our chain? I cannot wait to see some pics lots of pics