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09-02-2014, 11:08 AM
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Guru
City: South Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,061
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Hello
Hello fellow boaters,
I have been boating in a wide variety of vessels since my first ride on a sunfish sometime in the late 60's. My last boat was a Mainship 34 MKI which we owned 11 years and cruised the Bahamas and the Keys as frequently as possible.
I am also in my 35th year as a Marine Industry Professional and have worked in Distribution, Representation and Manufacturing.
I'm in the Industry because I love boats.
Happy to be here, I look forward to learning and sharing.
Keysdisease 
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09-02-2014, 11:23 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Pierce
Vessel Name: Florita Ann
Vessel Model: 1982 Present
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keysdisease
Hello fellow boaters,
I have been boating in a wide variety of vessels since my first ride on a sunfish sometime in the late 60's. My last boat was a Mainship 34 MKI which we owned 11 years and cruised the Bahamas and the Keys as frequently as possible.
I am also in my 35th year as a Marine Industry Professional and have worked in Distribution, Representation and Manufacturing.
I'm in the Industry because I love boats.
Happy to be here, I look forward to learning and sharing.
Keysdisease |
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Welcome, sounds like we may learn a lot from you too.
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09-02-2014, 11:35 AM
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Senior Member
City: Knoxville
Vessel Name: Pura Vida
Vessel Model: 08 Meridian 490 Pilothouse
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 316
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Welcome aboard. Your experience should make for interesting reading.
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09-02-2014, 02:42 PM
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Guru
City: Salvador - BA
Vessel Name: Rainha Jannota
Vessel Model: Curruira 46
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 667
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Welcome aboard. Enjoy and feel yourself at home
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09-04-2014, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
City: Valley Springs
Vessel Name: Lollygag
Vessel Model: 1979 42' CHB Europa
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 259
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Welcome to the Forum!
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09-04-2014, 08:39 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,195
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Welcome aboard. Here's hoping that your expertise will settle many of our heated debates.
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"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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09-04-2014, 09:05 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Welcome to TF. With all your experience I bet you know a lot about anchors.  
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09-04-2014, 10:06 PM
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Guru
City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keysdisease
Hello fellow boaters,
I have been boating in a wide variety of vessels since my first ride on a sunfish sometime in the late 60's. My last boat was a Mainship 34 MKI which we owned 11 years and cruised the Bahamas and the Keys as frequently as possible.
I am also in my 35th year as a Marine Industry Professional and have worked in Distribution, Representation and Manufacturing.
I'm in the Industry because I love boats.
Happy to be here, I look forward to learning and sharing.
Keysdisease |
Welcome.
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09-06-2014, 09:54 PM
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Guru
City: Sarasota,FL/Thomasville,GA
Vessel Name: Steppin Stone IV
Vessel Model: Marine Trader Kelly Trawler 46
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,815
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Welcome
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09-06-2014, 10:04 PM
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Member
City: White House Cove Marina
Vessel Name: Saltwater's Dream
Vessel Model: 44' Gulf star Trawler
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 12
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Welcome Keydiease-love the name. Will watch for many knowledgeable posting from you!
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09-08-2014, 03:37 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Dania Beach
Vessel Name: Cool Beans
Vessel Model: 36 Kadey Krogen Manatee
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 39
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Welcome Keysdisease! I have a mystery of life that we are having a hard time solving and thought you might be able to help. We are living on our KK 36 trawler and traveling from Hollywood, Fl to Key West. We have not met any other live aboards along the way. Go figure......the water temp is 87, there are lobster everywhere for the taking and the seas are flat calm. Where is everybody????
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09-08-2014, 05:30 PM
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Guru
City: Satsuma FL
Vessel Name: No Mo Trawla
Vessel Model: Hurricane SS188
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,300
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Well, this is hurricane season....even if they have been conspicuously absent so far this year.
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09-08-2014, 06:23 PM
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Guru
City: Long Beach, CA
Vessel Name: Heads Up
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42 Classic
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 956
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Welcome keysdisease, what do you know about wood boats and epoxy? I'm in my 35th year and still learning about it.
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09-08-2014, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
City: Marathon
Vessel Name: silver gift
Vessel Model: 45 jefferson
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 287
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Welcome to the form. I live in the keys so I know from were you speak.
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09-10-2014, 03:33 PM
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Guru
City: South Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,061
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Thank you all for the warm welcome.
Cool Beans, there are plenty of live aboards in the keys, Boca Chica Bay in Key West, Newfound Harbor at Big Pine, Boot key harbor in Marathon and all along the Bayside of the Upper Keys.
I'm a member of the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo HOME | Upper Keys Sailing Club
and there are a few live aboards in Buttonwood Bay out the back door.
Capt Head, that's a an of worms worthy of its own thread
And Deck Ape, perhaps we have met at one of the local watering holes somewhere along the chain. I too was a deck ape, but more of the finesse type as I am a bowman, not a grinder.
Thanks again all,
And should you visit the Keys remember to beware the Keysdisease 
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09-11-2014, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member
City: Marathon
Vessel Name: silver gift
Vessel Model: 45 jefferson
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 287
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Perhaps at sparky's for$.. 25 wings &pink shrimp and $1.50 drafts everyday 4 to 6
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09-11-2014, 08:42 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,246
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Greetings,
Mr. kd. Oh poop. I am tardy with my "Welcome aboard."....Welcome aboard.
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