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Ok....whatever.Pardon me for missing your point and also not cruising far enough.I come here every single day for nice folks and good stories.But honestly this forum was the last one that was different than all the rest.thats why I like coming over here.Over the last year,it's becoming like all...

Well we are youger folks that still have jobs.We can only go 200 miles east or west. But when you are in middle of South Texas.You are a long distance cruiser.Because you are a long distance from everything. The point is that towing ins.is one of the the cheapest expenditures in boating.If it's...

Peace of mind......more than financial We were cruising the ICW a few years ago.We left Corpus Christi headed to Port Isabel.About halfway down the coast of Texas smack dab in the middle of nowhere. Our propeller shaft just snapped right in half . Luckily the shaft zinc kept us from losing...

Here's what they look like.

This is the 3M tool.It goes on a drill.Do not press down too hard.Always grind it off from right to left.Let it work into itself.If there is any residue left.Just clean with solvent.

I don't recall anyone mentioning this movie......

Mine came with one binder.Everything crammed in since 1984.Even orginal sales color brochure.I have since broke it all down and expanded.Each booklet or manuals are in plastic sleeves.Some of it maybe overkill,but works for me. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may...

Don't bother with acetone if the temp is over 75 degrees.It will just evaporate to quick. If the letters are gone and it just adhesive.Don't bother with the 3M wheel. Get some slow drying lacquer thinner.and some plastic scrapers like these.it will go very quick. Then you can buff it out.it will...

You could use the 3M eraser.But that only really works if the vinyl is still there.I use lacquer thinner. Try to find slow dry thinner if you can.soak a rag with it.Keep an area wet ahead of your work.It will come off without much effort using plastic razor blades. Or you can use a 2 or 3 inch...

I guess I could put the picture in there. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's easier.

Here's a better screenshot. If you follow the magenta line like you're supposed to. You end up going the wrong way. In this case the lower line to the south is the dead end. The channel you're supposed to be in is the one north of that. This is the best I can do with a cell phone. The whole...

I also ran aground in that same spot many years ago. It was a cold winter night. Not much fun. But we were able to back out of that area very quickly.Almost everyone does it once. You really have to zoom pretty far out on the plotter to see that the channel ends in the bay. Here is a...

Those Green Eggs weigh a ton. If that boat ever came to a brief stop. That green egg would be a flying projectile Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's easier.

Not sure if it matters or helps. But you can try Fabcopower.com. All types of neat setups available. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's easier.

I have USCG documentation and a state issued title from Texas on the same boat.That's all I can add. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's easier.

If you are talking compounding and waxing. Absolutely no wool pad too put swirls all over the finish.It looks very bad in the right light.It is damaging to the finish.And they are time consuming to remove. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's...

I know what your sayin there. We had our boat for almost a year.And we were still finding nooks and crannies full of goodies. I was messaging someone earlier today. We were discussing hoping to find a boat with owners manuals and technical data. I told the person we looked at boats for a year...

Just plug your Android cellphone into your autopilot..... Then give all those commands Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's easier.

Yeah....I fully understand what you are saying.I do not have an inexhaustible trust fund. To have someone come change my oil or turn a valve for me.I really enjoy gettin in there and turning a wrench or something. Making something better than when I found it. This weekend I cleaned my heat...

I should add that I do all the work on my own boat now. Stem to stern I handle it all. So I am not afraid. I take a piece of knowledge from each person that I meet.And I am always grateful. I am just really shocked at how many people don't know what's down there. I think the biggest problem is...

I was down at the marina for the last few days.I decided to take a break and walk over to the big boats side of the marina.l am currently still looking at a purchase in the future of a much larger boat.I am learning my way by meeting people with really large boats and talking to them and so...

Yes.right now the wind is gusting to 30 mph. Most of those boats never go out. We've been out there on many major holidays and there's no one out there but us.But it is nice.Especially Shamrock Cove, if you can get across that rough bay. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some...

I meant to add that was the R dock at Corpus Christi city marina. If you live there you know you can't get on the docks themselves. But the afternoon and evening staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Sent from my Galaxy SIII using speech to text.so some words may not be perfect.but it's...

Corpus Christi bay is almost always to windy to do many things.But there is the R dock where some boats go to die in some cases.There was even a couple of house boats there.One if them was occupied sometimes. You're going to have to set a budget and get out there look around. Sent from my...

There's nothing wrong with wanting to have a floating condo. There are plenty of affordable boats that are made of wood. Those can usually be had pretty cheap . They are usually fairly large too. Quite a few here on the Texas coast. It'll be hard to buy a boat to that doesn't run at all. It...