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Needs a trailer............
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that gotta hurt ;D
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Pick up anytime
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Great project boat!
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It's a Hondo w/ motor. I thot about flipping it over but it'd prolly sink again, bank was steep.
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GPS LOCATION OF HULL?
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LOOKS LIKE SHES BEEN THEIR A WHILE ANY REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON IT? WITH THE RUST ID SAY SEVERAL YEARS. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDED A PROP!
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I didnt see reg #'s but i did see HIN it's a hondo. I got a call today to go to work at the lake, I may see if the have something to pull it in with. All aluminum is shot but glass and stainless is good. One header showing. Prop has not been gone long.
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Looks like a Hondo sprint to me. I wonder if the v-drive is in there?
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looks like it sank from flooding or a storm. dont see any hull damage from pics. be neat to get history of it!
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It clearly deserves better. Somebody do it right and bring the ol girl back........john
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OK how about names after the restoration... Mud Raker, Reborn, Risen, Crash Victim, Creature from the Blue Lagoon, Salvaged, Shit Wreck...
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Or some others...Mead me in shallow water, Mead to an End, Low Tide Keeper, Waste not Want Not, Barbossa"s Pearl.
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Over and Under, U-boat, Res-Erection ;D
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Wannabe submarine, Submarine seeker ;D ;D
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Sonar Blip,Titanic's Revenge,Nauti-lust
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Irritable Bow Syndrome
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Water Flogged, Bottoms Up, Crustacean, Crawdaddy, Ballsy Barnacle, I could go on for ever...... ;D ;D
Two for Chromey; Aaargh Wreck, Davey Jones Locket.
GT
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hey terry, what are you doing this weekend? lets go get it!
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I gotta work this W/E, I can go Weds or hurs. It was still there three days ago, I went out again yesterday but didnt make it up that far. Is your boat on the trailer right now? We could load it on mine and bring it to town and go back for my boat?
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Then you can sell it to me ::)
:sly:
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Then you can sell it to me ::)
:sly:
What are you going to do put an outboard on it? :-*
;D
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What are you going to do put an outboard on it? :-*
;D
Nope , sold em...........
But i still have my oars :D
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I gotta work this W/E, I can go Weds or hurs. It was still there three days ago, I went out again yesterday but didnt make it up that far. Is your boat on the trailer right now? We could load it on mine and bring it to town and go back for my boat?
I got rid of mine a lil bit ago. Sold it to a friend that has a lil more time on his hands. My heart wasnt in it, wasnt really the hull that I wanted...
Not like we couldnt find a trailer to put it on or throw it on some stands temporarily! Lets go this week and take a look. Get it flipped, take a bilge pump with some long battery leads and get it drained and towed back to the ramp.
Whats the worse that can happen? we sell it to 2Sav and it sits in his yard? ;D
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Whats the worse that can happen? we sell it to propless and he uses it for parts to build his V-drive Daytona ;D
Fixed that for you ;D
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Whats the worse that can happen? we sell it to 2Sav and it sits in his yard? ;D
Since Propless got another one we have to go back to selling it to 2Sav! ;D
Terry, Im ready of you are, just let me know what day...I got a shovel!
I think we have to be a lil :screwy: to try this but what the hell!
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Since Propless got another one
what what do you mean another one HUH?????
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what what do you mean another one HUH?????
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;D Yea , this one's all yours 2sav . We could be like twins (twin Sanfords) ;D
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;D Yea , this one's all yours 2sav . We could be like twins (twin Sanfords) ;D
Who the phuck is 2sav ??? :banghead:
And what did you get ????
::)
:D
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Who the phuck is 2sav ??? :banghead:
And what did you get ????
::)
:D
You always have been and always will be 2sav , I dont care what you change your name to.
And this is what followed me home Sunday ::), http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=5157.msg71865#msg71865
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:'( Propless got a V-drive.......... Now i feel all alone and shit :sly:
I hate you , i hate you , i wanna drive it :D
NICE!!!!!!!
Leave the BBC in it , it will go faster....... or maybe your scared O0
2sav :-*
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Get your lazy ars off the computer and go pull this one out of the water !!
It might have been sunk by one of the German subs you say is in there. >:D ;D
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Get your lazy ars off the computer and go pull this one out of the water !!
It might have been sunk by one of the German subs you say is in there. >:D ;D
The sub is in the river , not the lake.......... ::)
Jeeze , these V-drive guy's think they are smart or something :D
>:D
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I think me n OC r goin after that Hondo. 2sav, can we borrow yer sub?
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The sub is in the river , not the lake.......... ::)
Jeeze , these V-drive guy's think they are smart or something :D
>:D
Might have been more than one sub :sly: .
I think me n OC r goin after that Hondo. 2sav, can we borrow yer sub?
2sav's sub dont have a motor. ;D ;D
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when me and terry go and get it, if it floats...think about it, it will have been on the water before the bahner!
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I told my wife about the hunt for Blue October and the idea of rescuing this piece of river lore. She wondered who really owns it and are there salvage rights for something in a lake/river, not international waters. Good question. I'm hoping you save it but you may need to find out who owns it and buy it off them for a buck. If the feds figure out that it has contaminated the entire water supply of the Western US and want the owner to pay for a Billion dollar "haz-mat" spill then the clandestine method may be best.
Has anyone thought that the original owner might still be under it?
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Well maybe there is a reward for finding the owner ?
So you get the boat and money......I like that idea...
Hey im on vacation too , need some help ;D
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If the wner wants it he can buy it fro whoever finds it. As far as the salvege rights, the answer I got on Monday from an attorney here in Vegas(Salvage rights are not his specialty)was that whoever finds and RECOVERS gets it!
We going Terry?
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Yea but what about the body under it?
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go get that shit already... :mad: i wanna see somepics of it when it gets turned over hhahaha. If that was down the street from me i would already have it.. ;D
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They tell me at work if it's been there two years it belongs to the park service, fuc them, we dig it and flip it ours.
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I told my wife about the hunt for Blue October and the idea of rescuing this piece of river lore. She wondered who really owns it and are there salvage rights for something in a lake/river, not international waters. Good question. I'm hoping you save it but you may need to find out who owns it and buy it off them for a buck. If the feds figure out that it has contaminated the entire water supply of the Western US and want the owner to pay for a Billion dollar "haz-mat" spill then the clandestine method may be best.
Has anyone thought that the original owner might still be under it?
Maritime law is 24 hours and you own it if you recover it...I think it belonged to Jimmie Hoffa >:D
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So when the hell is this gonna happen . Why dont you just a strap a few inner tubes to the bottom of this thing when you roll it over ?
-beerjet-
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Calling Terry today and going to see when we can make this happen!
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I gotta plan, les do dis. O0
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YO, OC!!
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ok, next week that bad boy is ours.
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Cant wait until Tuesday....Lets go get us a boat! ;D :screwy:
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i will most likely be part of this salvage...talked to terry today and it sounds like he needs another boat there so fug it why not...lots of pictures to come boys just hang on for a couple more days!!!!!!!!!!
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Lets go, lets go, lets go! This should be a fun experience!
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did u guys for fishing or what?? lets see what u caught
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its tomorrow
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its tomorrow
What's tomorrow ???
;D
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supposed to be going to get the flattie tomorrow
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supposed to be going to get the flattie tomorrow
Really ::)
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Talked to Terry a lil bit ago looks like we are going to head out today and take a look at the
"Creature from the Black Lagoon"
;D
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pics, info, something, you guys have had half the day already, should be flipped, painted, running and rebroken by now, you bunch of slakers ;D
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see what had happend was...i dont fuggin get off work early enough so we are working on a reschedule...soon enough my pals...once again this is a joint effort and we will update soon...
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Well ??? It's been another week already for crying out loud ;D
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"Me thinks there is interest in this thread"... What's up? How about some GPS coordinates. I'd like to find the site on Google.
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ill go on globe explorer now and see if i can locate it...we are stil working on a schedule...me being in construction and not being able to pick and choose when im off or what not doesnt help the situation...
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So here is what I can gather , Terry has a flat bottom ,Josh has an 18' jet and niether would be ideal for towing a wreck . I'd be willing to drag my hallett up there if a few others would join us . The way I see it , if we have enough people , we can flip it and it would still be close enough to shore for us to drag the ass end up on the beach to see if it'll float or at least get some of the water out . I bet it was just swamped by rain or wind and chop . So who wants to car pool up there and split some gas money :sly:
-beerjet-
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dammit mr omar is on one today...i was just going to post and see who wanted to loan out a BBF ski tow for the mission, but we could actually make a weekend out of this if there are some volunteers terry works close by by the time he gets off work and cruises over it will be time to tow it back...i got tools ropes and we can get whatever we need to do this...i can even get some come-alongs and rigging if needed...
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dammit mr omar is on one today...i was just going to post and see who wanted to loan out a BBF ski tow for the mission, but we could actually make a weekend out of this if there are some volunteers terry works close by by the time he gets off work and cruises over it will be time to tow it back...i got tools ropes and we can get whatever we need to do this...i can even get some come-alongs and rigging if needed...
Your gonna need something to keep it afloat while in tow , just in case . If that fuker goes down while in tow , it'll probably drag the tow boat with . I'll cut the fukin rope if it's behind my Hallett . ASTA LUEGO HONDO ! Hondo is espanol means "deep" so....
-beerjet-
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Your gonna need something to keep it afloat while in tow , just in case . If that fuker goes down while in tow , it'll probably drag the tow boat with . I'll cut the fukin rope if it's behind my Hallett . ASTA LUEGO HONDO ! Hondo is espanol means "deep" so....
-beerjet-
yeah i was thinking about sitting someone on the bow of the hondo with a vest so they can cut the line in case of an emergency...that did already go through my head...shit if there are some holes we'll resin them up and get it the following morning
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Expand Foam sets up in a few minutes...screw the next morning!
All we need is a tow boat and were golden!
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guys....dont forget mr chromey has his 21' omega that im sure he would be willing to use to help out.
i got wednesdays and thursdays off...and chromey isnt workin....
ill just tell him its a pirate ship and we are hunting for some booty and he'll be all in. ;D
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Very cool Brad!
Wednesday is good for me, I can move things around. Thursday is no Bueno!
Lets do this, finally!
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I was on the lake all day, no help just two chicks.
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Terry, Can you go out on Wednesday?
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talked to chromey....we are down for tomorrow anytime after noon
now if we can get sir terry HNIC of this operation to figure out when and where to meet up.
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now if we can get sir terry HNIC
Now thats funny :D
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I heard they were going to have to change the term POTUS to HINC. I'm down may as well meet here since you all have to drivve right past here to get there, we can meet the northern boys at the turn off for Callvile. Les do dis.
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9am Sound good? it will take me at least an hour to get past the Spaghetti bowl!
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if i can sneak out of work early enough tomorrow i will be down with the tahiti i got 3/4 of you guys numbers keep your phones handy if you would please
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if i can sneak out of work early enough tomorrow i will be down with the tahiti i got 3/4 of you guys numbers keep your phones handy if you would please
9am Sound good? it will take me at least an hour to get past the Spaghetti bowl!
If we meet at 9am we will already have the sunken treasure rescued by the time you get off work!
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just keep phones handy ;)
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9am Sound good? it will take me at least an hour to get past the Spaghetti bowl!
WTF? You live in pahrump or some shit?
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you guys missed that chromey and i cant get out there until after 12....so we cant make the 9am call
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you guys missed that chromey and i cant get out there until after 12....so we cant make the 9am call
Sorry, didnt see that you guys needed your "alone" time ;D ....12ish is fine for me!
WTF? You live in pahrump or some shit?
North West area past where the 15 is down to 2 lanes in each direction! What a cluster f**k!
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Guys, you started this thread on September 4th, it's now the 21st of October. Get some beer, 4 good size towable tubes, some heavy duty tow rope, and as many STRONG strapin lads you can get, and get your butts up there, and salvage it! Don't make me come out there. LMAO I'm lookin forward to your success. Hurry up, winter is setting in. R/C
PS: what's the distance from where it's resting, to the ramp or where your taking it out?
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Guys, you started this thread on September 4th, it's now the 21st of October. Get some beer, 4 good size towable tubes, some heavy duty tow rope, and as many STRONG strapin lads you can get, and get your butts up there, and salvage it! Don't make me come out there. LMAO I'm lookin forward to your success. Hurry up, winter is setting in. R/C
PS: what's the distance from where it's resting, to the ramp or where your taking it out?
Come on out, we could use another tow boat! :D From what I hear about a mile from the ramp to the boat.
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We could use some spray foam and or 3 bilge plugs. I have a bilge pump and a battery, need some 3/4 ID hose. At the time I found it I think it could have been simply rolled over into the water and be afloat. The water level has come up 3 or 4 feet since then. We can hug the shoreline most of the way to the ramp, maybe a mile, one spot will be over 100ft deep.
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whats the water temp at mead this time of year?
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71* at the marina the other day. I was in it today, not too bad.
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71* at the marina the other day. I was in it today, not too bad.
thats pretty damn warm!
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that water gets actually HOT in the summertime
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Come on out, we could use another tow boat! :D From what I hear about a mile from the ramp to the boat.
Man, I would love nothing more! That would be a blast. But, unfortunately, not a option for me. I don't think that foam will work under water, without air, will it? I was under the impression that, air was the catalyst for the foam. My thoughts for the towable tubes, was to rig a sling, using 2 tubes across front and 2 in rear, secured to the deck cleats, or anything to keep the sling from shifting. Using the tow ropes, will let two guys pull back and forth under the bow, to use as a sling, same with stern. We've salvaged a couple small boat, that were in 6' waters, this way. It went pretty smooth, rednecks. LOL. I'm just thinking out loud, not meaning to butt in. Just a thought.
R/C
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On your "Tools to Take" list include a camera or video...
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this boat rescue is turning into a 2sav boat build thread, go get the damn boat already, and take lots and lots of pics for us that can't be there. ;D
just giving you a hard time 2sav/468bahner :-*
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the holes to fill are above water, gas tank bolts. Got Rivermomma at the ready with the camara.
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my camera is ready for today too.
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So....project SCJB........or LasVegas V-Drives? How 'bout some names?
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So 12ish at Terrys house?
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So 12ish at Terrys house?
so far...got yer garage cleaned out?
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Not yet, I have been working from 7am to past midnight for the last few days....I needed a day off! Just dont have anytime lately and its only getting worse!
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soooooo........just how are we going to get this thing off the lake (trailer) and exactly where are we going to put it?
i thought these details were ironed out, but i just talked to terry and he said its all still up in the air.
last thing i think any of us want to do is get this thing flipped over and towed to the ramp then have to leave it for someone else to take home after we did all the work.
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The general idea was that we were going to throw it on terrys trailer take it over to his house and off the trailer and go back for his boat.
If we can find a trailer for sale(cheap) or borrow one, I have a storage business that will let me keep it there(free of charge) until more permanent arragements are made.
If a trailer is not an option I can bring it to the storage place and place it on stands/tires in an inside storage unit (10x20 or 10x30) unit
Ok, just confirmed...I have a 10x20 inside unit it will fit into(without trailer) for temp storage until a trailer can be found
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The general idea was that we were going to throw it on terrys trailer take it over to his house and off the trailer and go back for his boat.
If we can find a trailer for sale(cheap) or borrow one, I have a storage business that will let me keep it there(free of charge) until more permanent arragements are made.
If a trailer is not an option I can bring it to the storage place and place it on stands/tires in an inside storage unit (10x20 or 10x30) unit
is the storage unit's door wide enough to get the trailer in there? i just got a 10x25 unit....and the damn door is only 7.5' wide :banghead: although i didnt need the storage unit for my boat, it would have been nice for that option.
and does anyone have some old tires to throw this thing on?
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modified my last post.....
I believe the door is 8ft-ish wide so I think it wouldnt fit or would be a tight squeeze, The storage place is right by a couple of "pick a part" type places, dont think it would be hard to find a few tires
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ok, things to keep in mind....
this boat probably is full of sand/mud/etc...mostly in places we cant reach (ie under the bow) ....also, its got a motor in it.....so that being said, its going to be a heavy sumovabitch.
how are we going to get it off the trailer and into the storage unit?
so far theres only 4 people involved (oc2vegas, hdrider, chromey, and myself. theres no way 4 people are going to get this thing onto the trailer ....its going to want to sink like a rock at the ramp and will need to be lifted onto the trailer....ive seen teams of 20+ people struggle to get wrecked boats onto trailers.
i say we postpone this until next week until we iron out all the details....the wind is also picking up and terry said they are reporting 40+mph gusts on the lake today. that can only just make things even more difficult especially towing a wrecked boat.
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40+ doesnt sound like any fun!
I am up for whatever, let me know...
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In a week or two it will probably be under water. I have plans, but will require RELIABLE participation.
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In a week or two it will probably be under water. I have plans, but will require RELIABLE participation.
you got my word ill be there as long as i dont have to work....today works for me....or wednesday or thursday next week.
chromey is down too.
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You guys get to have all the fun, recovering a flat bottom ;)
Wish i could be there to help out , but.............
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today is good for me...but the wind sucks! Thursday I have to present a $60,000 bid, cant miss that!
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Ok, the wind aint so bad right now. How 'bout taking the pirate ship up pull it up on it's side see what we got. If alls good foam holes and roll it over, pump it out and pull to the ramp, tie the ship to the dock and put it on Chromy's trailer, bring it here and slide it off onto Nordies tires, go back and get the ship. Cant just let it sit in the yard, will need reliable help to remove motor and move shit around. Group project?
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Ok, the wind aint so bad right now. How 'bout taking the pirate ship up pull it up on it's side see what we got. If alls good foam holes and roll it over, pump it out and pull to the ramp, tie the ship to the dock and put it on Chromy's trailer, bring it here and slide it off onto Nordies tires, go back and get the ship. Cant just let it sit in the yard, will need reliable help to remove motor and move shit around. Group project?
looks like my day just got focked....might have to make a trip to needles to get some parts back from a pain in the ass machine shop :mad:
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free tires....
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/zip/889289158.html
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free tires....
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/zip/889289158.html
I know where to get a bunch of tires with no rims on them, Terry do we need em or do you or josh have some?
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im drinking at screw balls with nordie now...he said hes gettin tires tomorrow for his truck....if youre in the area. swing by...skip is on his way too
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someday when everything all pans out...we will make a joint efort to rescue this poor gem...everyone has to understand we all have our own schedules its a knarly deal...and getting this boat with just a couple of us is like saying rome was built in a day
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Josh ........ It's "gnarly" dude . ;)
-beerjet-
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thanks i was brought up in the worst school system ever...karma on the spell check...even if i am waisted
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1980 is tryin to get poetic on us ;D ;D :screwy:
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thanks i was brought up in the worst school system ever...
You went to the Los Angeles Unified school District too?
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Hey Beerjet, you still have any of those extra trailers? Lets go swipe this thing before the Vegas guys get it, you could be running nostalgia flat next season . >:D
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Hey Beerjet, you still have any of those extra trailers? Lets go swipe this thing before the Vegas guys get it, you could be running nostalgia flat next season . >:D
The only trailer I have left is running peg leg right now :-\
Whats the slacker report as of now . My future plans definatly include a family ski flat fo sho ! That hondo would be it too !
-beerjet-
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little update on the flatty...it is still there...now the bad news...its completely under water now :o
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Unless it's under a bunch of water it might be easier to float. Can you get some deflated inner tubes under the deck and then fill them up with a compressor? That could take a bunch of weight off the backs of the pirates who pillage her.
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Unless it's under a bunch of water it might be easier to float. Can you get some deflated inner tubes under the deck and then fill them up with a compressor? That could take a bunch of weight off the backs of the pirates who pillage her.
me and terry discussed this earlier...the problem is we need a compressor and man power...the deal with that is all of us are on different schedules so getting all of us together is a task in itself, and with the sun going down early that doesnt leave us any time if we attempted this after work...we want to get this boat before it has to spend one more winter underwater...from the picture terry sent me today it isnt far under water so we will see what we can work out...there are alot of things that will half to account for...me and brad discussed this over some beers last night...the motor is in it and probably a ton of mud, that alone is going to make it extremely heavy...i wish we could make this a smash and grab deal, but we are all amatures when it comes to unsinking a vessel that probably has rested there for quite a while...i call this mission TITANIC...a true sunken gem...terry had me yesterday he's all what if this thing has a blower on it...interesting thought
the things i believe we need for the mission
battery
bilge pump
floatation devises
man power
come-a-longs
some rigging
shovels
something to plug holes if it has any
transportation of the boat
tow line
compressor
lots of beer
tools
more beer
maybe some pails for bailing out alot of water
and im sure alot more
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Instead of a compressor a bunch of basketballs or anything with air in it that you could force under the deck could work. Someone thought they could raise the Titanic with millions of ping pong balls someone didn't tell them what the pressure would do to them at that depth though. Another thought. there are some foot type air mattress pumps out there that pump a lot of air quickly. that and heavy duty trash bags might actually hold air long enough for you to get a sling under it in order to flip it. once flipped over try to get the mud out while it's still sunk in the shallows then tow it out with someone bailing once the gunnels get above water. Same method we used to re-float a flipped boat at the races. By the way I really wish I could help you guys out it sounds like such a great adventure.
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If that is a typical Hondo sprint, the deck may not be capped (not air tight) and the deck will most likely be foam filled. Also the bulkheads usually have a smaller than usual access hole. These boats also have front to back bulkheads.
I think you guys will have a decent chance now that the water is up. Make sure you bring a stout towline in triplicate and lots of muscle.
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Heres my idea ;D
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27000 Ping Pong balls to raise an 1800lb boat! The best price I can find for Bulk Ping Pong balls is .33/each. Which means that if the boat weighs half as much as the one on MythBusters it would take 13500 balls at a cost of $4500!
Next option!
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lets plan for next wednesday to get this shit done.
i got a bildge pump, hose(s) and battery...a couple of buckets too.
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another thing is that i went and picked up a sunken vessel that was proffesionaly brought back up, and we spent 9 hours in the marina using a garden hose and other things to get all the sand out of the boat...i bet when i pulled the boat out of the water it weighed about 10000 pounds every compartment was packed with sand...and the recovery guy told us how unstable it was to tow back because of all the sand...this is something else to take into consideration...
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lets plan for next wednesday to get this shit done.
i got a bildge pump, hose(s) and battery...a couple of buckets too.
I got a shovel and a bucket! Lets go
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Why cant (assuming a bunch of heads can go ) you just drag it up on beach , rightside up , and backwards (ass up on the beach) to try and get all the water out . I dont think it's full of sand since it is upside down .
-beerjet-
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It might be easier to transport a bottle of nitrogen, over an air compressor (for filling floaties).
If it wasn't so far I would like to help.
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You guys are funny ;D ;D Its sounding like a 2sav thread more and more ;D ;D I just hope ya all dont surpass him in pages tho :screwy: But good luck guys and stay safe
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And one other thing, is that if anyone from around here is going out that way, I can set ya up with a bunch of truck inner tubes if ya need them. Let me know Mark
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You guys are funny ;D ;D Its sounding like a 2sav thread more and more ;D ;D I just hope ya all dont surpass him in pages tho :screwy: But good luck guys and stay safe
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WTF
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You guys are funny ;D ;D Its sounding like a 2sav thread more and more ;D ;D I just hope ya all dont surpass him in pages tho :screwy: But good luck guys and stay safe
I was thinking the same thing ;D
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If it sounding like it I might as well make it like it....
Hondo Flat Bottom for sale...been sitting for a while, needs motor, hardware, trailer, well....it needs everything!
Make me an offer! ;) :D or make me a trade for a turnkey boat!
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i bet this thing will be a bible if and when we all get this thing off that lake, and whoever decides to build this thing i think it is getting more and more interesting, and exciting...it's almost like 2sav meets reality TV
no offense bahner boy
anyway we all need to have a meeting over some BBQ and Brews and put together a game plan enoguh of this bouncing around...we need to act fast because, the water is going to keep coming up and i refuse to lose this gem to that lake whos with me dammit!!!!!!
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If it sounding like it I might as well make it like it....
Hondo Flat Bottom for sale...been sitting for a while, needs motor, hardware, trailer, well....it needs everything!
Make me an offer! ;) :D or make me a trade for a turnkey boat!
sounds like a carfax commercial
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lets plan for next wednesday to get this shit done.
i got a bildge pump, hose(s) and battery...a couple of buckets too.
I am down for Wednesday!
oh and this post is at 6 pages, Bahner boys is at 24 and ours is at least wet already! :D
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I am down for Wednesday!
oh and this post is at 6 pages, Bahner boys is at 24 and ours is at least wet already! :D
true :D
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I am down for Wednesday!
oh and this post is at 6 pages, Bahner boys is at 24 and ours is at least wet already! :D
Damn it seems every thread i read , im getting beat up in it :D
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true :D
That is frickin funny ;D ;D I just didnt want 2sav to get to big of a head with his looonnngg drawn out thread ;D ;D Im just messing with ya bud :sly:
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Damn it seems every thread i read , im getting beat up in it :D
;D
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I am down for Wednesday!
oh and this post is at 6 pages, Bahner boys is at 24 and ours is at least wet already! :D
that was some funny shit right there...i dont know how i could function without the daily shananagans that goes on here
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Put some floatation on the bow eye . Should make it easier to roll rightside up . Try to drag the ass up on the beach and empty it out ! Dont make me go out there !
-beerjet-
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Why not just flip it over, pull the drain plugs and drag it up like they do at the races ? ???
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Dont make me go out there !
-beerjet-
bring it!
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OK guys, i know what your tryin to do, your tryin to outdo 2sav, with his gazillion posts of going nowhere :sly: thats not nice ;D see I am stickin up for ya 2sav >:D
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OK guys, i know what your tryin to do, your tryin to outdo 2sav, with his gazillion posts of going nowhere :sly: thats not nice ;D see I am stickin up for ya 2sav >:D
See you guy's are all wrong...... All my post's are what not to do Jeeze!!!!
Hell everybody has to have atleast one phuk up in the bunch :sly:
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well shit...me having another wonderful day off i decide that i am going to hunt for this damn boat...well terry is pretty much the only one that knows where it is so i never found it...but i had one hell of a day on the water pics and vids to come soon...
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bring it!
I was actually feeling bad about making you unconfertable with all the super touchy feely pics of me and you took at the Avi kissing ...... so ......does that mean ..... uh me .... and you ....... are ..... :-*
-beerjet-
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well shit...me having another wonderful day off i decide that i am going to hunt for this damn boat...well terry is pretty much the only one that knows where it is so i never found it...but i had one hell of a day on the water pics and vids to come soon...
Hey hot lips ! You and Terry should scout it out incase either one of cant make it to the site ! WTF ! What kind of schlockfuck organization you nevada boys runnin . Looks like you need some of that SoCal management out there :sly:
-beerjet-
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well shit...me having another wonderful day off i decide that i am going to hunt for this damn boat...well terry is pretty much the only one that knows where it is so i never found it...but i had one hell of a day on the water pics and vids to come soon...
Shit. I had to look for it yesterday even knowing where it is. I may have a crane guy, will find out tomorrow.....More to come on this episode of, "As THe Prop Turns"
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Ok ! We reserect this thing and make it the next nostalgia flat champ >:D
-beerjet-
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>:D im down and avail next week........... ;D
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OK, who's down to change the name of the site to: LasVegasV-Drives?
Looks like Wednesday unless I get this guy to either set it up on the bushes on the bank or on a trailer
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what the heck with the homo talk Omar ;) hey ya all is going to catch up with 2sav in no time ;D I think this flattie is going to get wet AND run before the 2savs sled ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I say we go take all of 2savs parts from his boat to have them ready for the flattie...hell he's not using 'em! :D
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Too many 2sav hater's ::)
Silly boy's are just gonna have to learn the hardway....
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Too many 2sav hater's ::)
Silly boy's are just gonna have to learn the hardway....
::) ::) ::) Now that's funny shit right there... :D
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so yeah i went on a manhunt for this boat but never found it...had alot of fun though
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actually you couldnt beat the water i had to make a good day out of it...here's a couple more for your enjoyment
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sweet pics, wheres that at? :screwy:
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lake mead las vegas, nv
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lake mead las vegas, nv
looks good Josh
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so terry what did you find out from the crane guy? im curious to know...i just got off the lake not to long ago another just outstanding day on the lake...next weekend dune season officially starts so i made sure to bring the tahiti back pretty empty on gas...
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got another month to boat dude. my guy was off today and tomorrow, may have him lay it on the beach Tue/Wed. maybe have him dip it a few times to rinse it off. still need to take down the wall or no where to put it.
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soooo....wtf is goin on tomorrow? its wednesday already
lets make this happen
anyone iron out any of the details? where are we taking it? how are we getting it there? etc.....
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how long does this take..........to all in beerjets area we go to pirate this and take the ship ourselves we have given them long enough.... we need 6 diesel truck size inner tubes and a cordless drill to drill drain holes......who is off this weekend and wants to go to vegas lake mead temp is at 95 outside 71 water hmmmmmmm one day trip....... O0
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i am calling all swabbies in the vegas area to defend our booty this weekend from the invasion. we cant let them come take it. we will fight to the death! >:D
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oh yeah, good luck finding it, vegas's finest (hdrider) is the only one who posessses the treasure map!
heres a pic i got from nordie.....its fully under water now :-\
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I'm down inna couple hours, the ole ladies daughter is here from austrailia, flying out today.
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Hey Brad did anyone bring a video camera? This would make a cool vid regardless of the results. Keep us informed, this is a pretty cool deal, wish I was there.
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What's the hold up? This should be easy, just flip it over, drain the water, fill it with oil & fuel and drive it back to the dock. O0 It ran when it got there, didn't it? ;D
Good luck with the recovery, don't hurt anyone.
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sweet pics, wheres that at? :screwy:
Callville bay lake mead. my aunt and uncle live there at the marina. my uncle drives people up and down the launch ramp. he makes $400 in tips on a holiday weekend :o
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do they have a recovery boat at callville? i think they do i cant remember maybe i can work something out since i have family that live there...
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You thing this project is tough. Try recovering and restoring Malcolm Campbell's K7 Bluebird. Crash killed Campbell in 1967. Found the boat and the driver in 2001. Buried Malcolm and are restoring the boat. See web site they have pix of the process. http://www.bluebirdproject.com/ (http://www.bluebirdproject.com/)
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Thats an amazing story on that site!
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WOW that is some interesting reading :o
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Sorry it's Donald Campbell. Malcolm was his father and equally famous speed record holder.
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I thought I saw a bitchen documentary a few years back on bluebird . One of the best docs. I've ever seen .
I've gotten some great advise on how float this boat . Keep a close eye on yer booty me maties !!!!! AAAARRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!
-beerjet-
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You mean this boat ain't been picked yet ???
Maybe i need to go get it :D
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I think since winter is coming on, the lake will continue to rise and if we get a lot of snow up stream she may be gone for good if someone doesn't get it soon. Diving gear may be needed already.
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Looks to me like nobody wants to go if I go.....so, no help.
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you guys are all talk go get the thing already :screwy:
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problem is that we still dont have a way to get it from the ramp to storage...and we dont even have anywhere to store it!
yeah, oc2vegas said he got a storage unit, but its not wide enough to get a trailer in there, so that means we would have to have enough people to lift AND carry it into the unit.
THEN hdrider said he would store it on the side of the house if we all go over there and tear down a wall....im all down for getting this boat ressurected, but i aint down for that.
so until someone comes up with an ultimate plan AND the people to execute it...it aint happening.
so yeah....keep saying youre gunna come and do it cuz we're all being lazy about it.....make sure you bring 10 or so people with you. :screwy:
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i'm still waiting to hear from the crane guy. he was off a couple days then i was off a couple days then friday i busted my ankle so i've been off. the wall is 5x8, nordie said he had some tires and was gonna push or pull the wall down w/ his truck. we dock a boat, prolly mine, put it on the trailer and drop it off on the tires....done
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problem is that we still dont have a way to get it from the ramp to storage...and we dont even have anywhere to store it!
yeah, oc2vegas said he got a storage unit, but its not wide enough to get a trailer in there, so that means we would have to have enough people to lift AND carry it into the unit.
THEN hdrider said he would store it on the side of the house if we all go over there and tear down a wall....im all down for getting this boat ressurected, but i aint down for that.
so until someone comes up with an ultimate plan AND the people to execute it...it aint happening.
so yeah....keep saying youre gunna come and do it cuz we're all being lazy about it.....make sure you bring 10 or so people with you. :screwy:
Somebody's CRANKY ::)
:-* ;D
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Somebody's CRANKY ::)
:-* ;D
post whore!
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I have the trailer from my daytona you can use if you dont fuk it up and i have more than enough room on the side of my house (not forever ;D) or at my yard
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post whore!
KISS ASS!!!!! ::)
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aka they gave up!!!
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im disapointed i though someone would have jumped on my offer i know you **** saw it :screwy:
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Thats it! I'm coming out there to get it. Me and Barack and the boys, will be there Friday morning.
O0 ;D >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Better hurry, the ole lady is preparing paper work for our visas.
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im disapointed i though someone would have jumped on my offer i know you **** saw it :screwy:
If I can get out there , I'll give you a ring .
-beerjet-
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Thats it! I'm coming out there to get it. Me and Barack and the boys, will be there Friday morning.
O0 ;D >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
If you are seriously going... I'll throw new tires on the old trailer the stevens sits on (single axle, solid but rough old trailer) and set the stevens on the ground while I build a dolly. Go get it and we'll get the trailer back sometime this winter. May not be direct but I'm on your way.
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so looks like you cant say f a gs now either
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If you are seriously going... I'll throw new tires on the old trailer the stevens sits on (single axle, solid but rough old trailer) and set the stevens on the ground while I build a dolly. Go get it and we'll get the trailer back sometime this winter. May not be direct but I'm on your way.
Dude, I was drowning my sorrows, in a bottle of Wild Turkey, at the time I wrote that. However, if I feel the need to stay home, or loose my job, and sit home and wait for Obama's free money, that the working stiffs will be providing, maybe we can have fun and take a road trip out there. ;D We could swing thru Tucson, got a bunch of friends there. I'd never snake a boat from my forum buds from the west, but I think it'd be a f'in blast, to go screw off for a week with them.
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so looks like you cant say f a gs now either
thats been in place long before you became a member...thank lilrick for that one ;)
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so no go on the trailer ?
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so no go on the trailer ?
Keep it handy as long as you can .
thank lilrick for that one ;)
I tell you what , those prop guys are always screwing it up :mad:
-beerjet-
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I'm the only one who knows where it is and we're applying for visas for Australia.
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you gonna go rasle some crocs now
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me and terry will go on a boat ride with my GPS and then we can wait till the lake drops next summer just think this could be a 30 page long topic and still no boat recovery...
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I've been reading through this discussion and I haven't seen where about this boat is located. I was thinking about making a trip out to the lake this weekend and wanted to check it out.
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classified info ;)
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you gonna go rasle some crocs now
They got Hotrods, boats, rivers, drags and a shortage of mechanics and machinists......and
O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0
The ole ladies daughter is flying back home today, shes been there a year. Her brother ships shipping containers out of Long Beach. I used to send two cars per container to Japan, so truck and boat should fit. Just hang out till the extermination.
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Terry-
Let me know if you need any help on the Oz end of things, I've got a grip of friends there and New Zealand. good luck on the Visa thing
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I want to go to NZ, I just watched a movie agout a guy who baught a '21 Indian and braught it here to Bonneville and set 9 land speed records. This guy poured his own pistons in his shed! 67 yrs old, baught the bike new, went two hundred miles an hour! The name of the movie was "Worlds fastest Indian" with Anthony Hopkins, highly recomended. Anyway the guy was from NZ, big go fast sceen over there.
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World's Fastest Indian is a great movie. My neighbors lemon tree would never produce either >:D
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How many people does it take to raise a boat?????
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Alot if nobody does anything. This is kind of like politics, alot of talking but not much doing. ;D
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How many people does it take to raise a boat?????
Well lets see....................we got ..................aummm................ .........ONE, so far
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i cant help with any labor but i got the trailer and parking if needed
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i cant help with any labor but i got the trailer and parking if needed
We got that......could use a trailer
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my schedule changed...im off fri-sat now
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my schedule changed...im off fri-sat now
Damn bro, you're getting switched up like a biker's girlfriend at a party! Call me later today, I think I might bring the Hallet out with me this week.
Oh yeah, tell Mrs. SCJB that I got her some Twang!
Me
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who is mrs scjb ? any pics ;D
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sat sounds like a good day to the damn boat
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another weekend has come and gone :screwy:
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i was in bed all day yesterday im fucking sick now it is windy and rainy
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its almost the weekend again lets hear all the excuses ::)
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its almost the weekend again lets hear all the excuses ::)
My pussy hurts :'(
-beerjet-
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give me a minute to think besides your the flakiest baterd i know eric everytime im in bullhead i call your ass no answer so i quit calling
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you know i call back if i see a missed call if my phone is off and you done leave a message how do i know you called ? and a flake would set something up and then let you down which i never have that i rember ;D
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easly plesh
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Hey ladies . . . is this thing gonna happen or what ? It's been awful quiet in here lately.
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Well lets see....................we got ..................aummm................ .........ONE, so far
ok now thats.................................. .........one
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OK Terry gets a pass, hell he found the damn thing. I guess by now you will probably need the Parker submarine. (If Bahner boy has found it yet)
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OK Terry gets a pass, hell he found the damn thing. I guess by now you will probably need the Parker submarine. (If Bahner boy has found it yet)
I already asked
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Ok, Chromey, B-rad, OC and Nordie we're all off or slow at work lets do this thing...Beerjet. Team race boat?
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That would be a racer with a dubious lineage, but pretty cool all the same.
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That would be a racer with a dubious lineage, but pretty cool all the same.
Sh*t, if these old hulls could talk! I know the complete history on mine, so no surprises, one owner, one engine and one mechanic it dont get much better then that on a 25 yr old boat. Glass and stainless should be fine on the sunken treasure and I have the rest to put it together.
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OK Terry gets a pass, hell he found the damn thing. I guess by now you will probably need the Parker submarine. (If Bahner boy has found it yet)
Did you miss that thread ???
I sold it back to the Germans for enough $$ to buy Omars engine ;D
and Its not the Parker sub............ Its here in Bullhead.
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Did you miss that thread ???
I sold it back to the Germans for enough $$ to buy Omars engine ;D
and Its not the Parker sub............ Its here in Bullhead.
You too Bahner Boy, get yer ass up here
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I already offered to drive my truck and tow my Hallett up there if anyone wanted to truckpool since my wallet is being strangled at the nuts right now . :-\
-beerjet-
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You too Bahner Boy, get yer ass up here
I would love more than anything to be able to help you guys out...... But since the cutbacks im working 7 days a week :banghead: so no time for play.
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I already offered to drive my truck and tow my Hallett up there if anyone wanted to truckpool since my wallet is being strangled at the nuts right now . :-\
-beerjet-
Well, ya gotta place to stay if ya come out....
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let's do it soon im down i think im the only one with the contradicting schedule :banghead:
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is it ever going to happen ???
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is it ever going to happen ???
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You ready?................Ok now lets see, thats um..........................one
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Alright you bitches quit flapping yer jaws and help Terry out would ya.
Don't make me come down there ::)
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I can loan my trailer but cant help with the labor sorry my leg still hurt
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I can loan my trailer but cant help with the labor sorry my leg still hurt
Thats what Loritabs are for...puss! ;D
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today would have been another good day :)
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today would have been another good day :)
Your on crack ::)
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What about this saturday coming up guys right after x-mas we'll have an empty lake with no audience and no one at a launch ramp we will need the whole thing to get this boat on a trailer and some serious man power from what I heard terry knows a guy with some gear and a crane on a barge let's get it before the lake keeps it
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i still have the trailer
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how many feet under water is the boat now??? :screwy:
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I'm going to have to round up the Team Cold Beer Racing boys and fetch me a Hondo 8)
-beerjet-
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how many feet under water is the boat now??? :screwy:
maybe 4-5 feet. bring wetsuits fellas
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no one will get it :screwy:
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should prolly just get a chain on it and wrap the chain around the rocks and wait til spring now.
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should prolly just get a chain on it and wrap the chain around the rocks and wait til spring now.
or grow a pair and help us get it...temp is supposed to be mid 50's water temp prolly low 50's high 40's team cold beer racing?...You guys ready to get off the bench?
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or grow a pair and help us get it...temp is supposed to be mid 50's water temp prolly low 50's high 40's team cold beer racing?...You guys ready to get off the bench?
i'm not a part of team cold beer racing 8) but i have a 3/2 wetsuit and not too afraid of cold water
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fock i hate cold but not too afraid when there is a hondo involved of course we all ignored it over summer...what a bunch of jet boaters yeah lets get it when its underwater besides halfway out...shit im down what about you? "Hell yeah im just need whiskey and jager"...hell dummy number 3 4 5 6 7 will probably all be down to...hope this makes sense
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fock i hate cold but not too afraid when there is a hondo involved of course we all ignored it over summer...what a bunch of jet boaters yeah lets get it when its underwater besides halfway out...shit im down what about you? "Hell yeah im just need whiskey and jager"...hell dummy number 3 4 5 6 7 will probably all be down to...hope this makes sense
not too much :screwy:
if you need an extra body... i have weekends off
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someone needs to change this thread topic to free boat stroke session
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any new pics??
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that baby probably isnt visible from the surface anymore
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lets go look
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it's there.....
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im down
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11 pages and this thing is still under water !! What a bunch of slackers !! ::) ::)
I got $50 that says Bahner boy and I have both our boats on the water before this thing ever gets to touch air again. >:D
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11 pages and this thing is still under water !! What a bunch of slackers !! ::) ::)
I got $50 that says Bahner boy and I have both our boats on the water before this thing ever gets to touch air again. >:D
you beat me 2 it :)
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you woulda thought free boat that this thing would be gone already...eric is right "jerk fest"...me n hd need to take a boat ride...supposed to be windy this weekend
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well lets go already. I shoulda pulled it up the day we found it, prolly coulda done it w/ just we n the ole lady. All I wanted was another boat there, havent even got that far yet. The crane guy said he'd need permission from the Gen Mngr at Callville, no crew. We fucd around and fucd around, now I dont even work there.
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Hey if you guys ever do actually even reach the site of the shipwreck, would you start a new post? ;D That way I can keep NOT reading this one. :-* :-* :-*
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11 pages and still no boat in the driveway ???
Atleast i had that much on my first page :D
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yeah you had a boat in the driveway on page one but then took another 30 or 31 to finish it. lol
just busting your balls 468. lol
but dont worry the way they are going they will beat your amount of pages soon.. and that is all in just talking about doing something.
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11 pages and still no boat in the driveway ???
Atleast i had that much on my first page :D
Hey Steve, try to find out where this thing is. :sly:
That way when both our boats are running this summer we can go get this one for you. Should only take about 1/2 an hour to get it up and back on a trailer. >:D
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Rumor has it there has been a second flattie discovered on mead this one is upright with bbc but the informant will only tell me so much but hondo is classified only one person knows 5500 miles of shoreline gl finding it boys or 2 of them for that matter
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No problem !! If Bahner boy can find a sub in the river he can find a couple flatbottoms in a lake. ;D ;D
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Ha ha you guys wouldn't know what to do with a boat that has a "prop" probably think its a flying thinga ma-jig
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No problem !! If Bahner boy can find a sub in the river he can find a couple flatbottoms in a lake. ;D ;D
Hell yes, i will have my bro's from NASA find it and download it into my gps thinga ma jig ;D
Bring ballons we can raise it that way.. :D
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it's official.... 12 pages, and no boat :sly:
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God damn still no boat. I took a 2 month break from this website and expected this thing to be in someones shop or garage getting layed up for a big block or some period correct 70's disco paint.
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Is this thing still out there? Anyone seen it lately? I might just have to travel the lake this weekend lookin' for them, or anything else I find to drag back. :D
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Of course its still there, these guys are still in the "planning" stage. :screwy:
Give them about 6 more months and then maybe they might try to get it. Of course they will just drag it into deeper water and sink it again. >:D ;D
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Of course its still there, these guys are still in the "planning" stage. :screwy:
Give them about 6 more months and then maybe they might try to get it. Of course they will just drag it into deeper water and sink it again. >:D ;D
I've gotta admit, reading the first few pages I was all excited for this stuff and was kinda bummed I wasn't around when all the planning was going on... So I'm looking at the page 12 marker and thinkin 'hell, lets just see the end result'....... and here I am! ???
Lets get this thing out! The body under it has got to be decomposed by now, so it can be like a real pirate ship, complete with skeleton. ;)
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My boat is hooked to my truck sitting in the driveway....you ready?
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My boat is hooked to my truck sitting in the driveway....you ready?
Free all weekend
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free all week.......and then some
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Yeah, but I'm without a boat right now. I'll see what I can get together unless any one else has any ideas? Free Friday-Sunday every week if you guys just need an extra hand.
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Don't get yourselfes all excited again guys, sit back down, have another beer, and think up more ways to fill it with ping pong balls :screwy: . 2sav and I will go pull it up in a few months (as soon as we finish our other projects ::) ) .
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by that time we'll be on page 46 :o
if there is going to be another presatge, of planning, of attempting, to organize the logistics of another attempt to gather people to go get it, i am available weekends as well. ;D
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Well, I think I have alot of extra ping pong balls left from the beer pong games that lead to these posts.
The water is getting better, I was out last weekend with no problems. If any one is serious about it this time, lets go. Still got a place to put it?
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by that time we'll be on page 46 :o
if there is going to be another presatge, of planning, of attempting, to organize the logistics of another attempt to gather people to go get it, i am available weekends as well. ;D
;D That about says it all !! ;D
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I might have to agree with that one
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where is that boat is it still there I need som parts!
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Josh and Terry, how high is the water level? Is it recoverable right now?
where is that boat is it still there I need som parts!
Hey...no part poching!
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;D chromeys boat recovery/ towing service is available for hire...please call
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2009 SCJB RESOLUTION: GET THAT DAMM FLAT BOTTOM! >:D
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;D chromeys boat recovery/ towing service is available for hire...please call
standard SCJB.com offer...$50 bucks! ;D
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and if you think chromey is expensive wait till you see terry's finder fees
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Yup, page twelve and not ONE helper yet. The thing is all the way out of the water right now.
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terry....i was amped on this deal until i saw it myself.
its a wreck....everything visible is pitted, rusted, aka junk.
sorry to be a downer on your deal, but i dont see how anything under that boat would be worth a damn. it looks like its been under for a LONG time.
if you want to go flip it and take a look, thats fine, but im not interested in haulin it to the ramp and such.
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I say we go flip it! I could go tomorrow.
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Just got off the phone with Terry, am heading out to his house in a few minutes. Gonna try and flip it to see if its worth towing to the ramp!
Will take some pictures and let you all know!
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I might consider believing you guys even if you had pictures :sly:
-beerjet-
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I might consider believing you guys even if you had pictures :sly:
-beerjet-
That there is FUNNY ;D ;D ;D
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i cant beleive i red thru 13 pages of bull chit and still no boat.....
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Was out there today with Terry and River Mama. Dug around it for a while.
Discovered that it is a Chevy! Gonna take more then me and Terry to flip it though.
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i cant beleive i red thru 13 pages of bull chit and still no boat.....
Oh yeah, thats nothing.. You should go read my Bahner thread ;D
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Oh yeah, thats nothing.. You should go read my Bahner thread ;D
Ok, thats funny! :D
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Was out there today with Terry and River Mama. Dug around it for a while.
Discovered that it is a Chevy! Gonna take more then me and Terry to flip it though.
no pics? that's whats keeping this thread going! like i said before... i'm still available weekends, and the water is starting to get warmer
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There were pictures and video taken today, but not by me!
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You guys wanna go get it? I'm in if you wanna wait til I'm up there in June, (Which appears to be the case, why hurry now?)
I can probably pull it over with my boat and some persuasion, and as Omar said, strap some inner tubes to the underside of it, voila!
Dunno what any of us, or all of us, are gonna do with it, but..... Might be kinda cool to rebuild a piece of lore.
Ray
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You guys wanna go get it? I'm in if you wanna wait til I'm up there in June, (Which appears to be the case, why hurry now?)
I can probably pull it over with my boat and some persuasion, and as Omar said, strap some inner tubes to the underside of it, voila!
Dunno what any of us, or all of us, are gonna do with it, but..... Might be kinda cool to rebuild a piece of lore.
Ray
Ray, bring the boat up..I'll meet you half way and take it to the lake. ;) I dont thing we want to wait anymore. the longer we wait the further away the water is getting. water is WAY down from where it was for the Temple Bar trip.
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well we shall wait till Terry gets 'em up then....
did the hull have any significant holes that would allow water in?
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well we shall wait till Terry gets 'em up then....
did the hull have any significant holes that would allow water in?
A few small ones that you can tell water and oil had leaked out, but nothing that cant be sealed up with some expanding foam.
This thing is VERY close to the Marina. So foam wouldnt have to hold for very long.
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I'm gonna go up inna day or two and get that glenwood water pump. I didnt see muscels on anything down under, the water pump crome cover shined and the aluminum lookod good. I could only see the timing cover past that, oh and a motor plate.
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Should take a flashlight....oh ya, do some more digging!
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I gotta resize pics, havnt seem em yet...
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no muscles, eh? lol ....that thing was covered with them when i saw it.
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6665.0;attach=24707;image)
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Most of them were gone as of today. Its not in the water at all and they just seem to fall off now that they are dry.
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I'm gonna go up inna day or two and get that glenwood water pump. I didnt see muscels on anything down under, the water pump crome cover shined and the aluminum lookod good. I could only see the timing cover past that, oh and a motor plate.
smart thinking.... lighten the load before you tow it ;)
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Here ya go!
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Ray, bring the boat up..I'll meet you half way and take it to the lake. ;) I dont thing we want to wait anymore. the longer we wait the further away the water is getting. water is WAY down from where it was for the Temple Bar trip.
Tied up the rest of this week Jeremy, Taking them both out on Sunday again to Saguaro. Next week, lemme get back to you what days off I got. No Problem, best to use the Biesemeyer though, a lot more grunt, I would think. The Moo only shines at high speed, and with no diverter, I dunno, whichever one, lol.
Ray
Oh and reg # az3303P looks like to me.
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I would think the Blue Thunder would be the best in that sitc-u-a-shin (ebonics intended)
Let me know...woohoo, road trip to AZ!
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tell ya what. lets go flip this bitch tomorrow morning. i get off work at 8am...i can be on the way to the lake by 9ish. i dont want to make it an all day thing because i need sleep before i head back to work at 9pm
a couple of ropes tied to the southwind will do the job i think.
im not too set on draggin it back to the ramp though.....we dont have a trailer anyways.
if anything, bring your tools to scavange what you want.
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tell ya what. lets go flip this bitch tomorrow morning. i get off work at 8am...i can be on the way to the lake by 9ish. i dont want to make it an all day thing because i need sleep before i head back to work at 9pm
a couple of ropes tied to the southwind will do the job i think.
im not too set on draggin it back to the ramp though.....we dont have a trailer anyways.
if anything, bring your tools to scavange what you want.
:o
i wish i lived out there ;D
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tell ya what. lets go flip this bitch tomorrow morning. i get off work at 8am...i can be on the way to the lake by 9ish. i dont want to make it an all day thing because i need sleep before i head back to work at 9pm
a couple of ropes tied to the southwind will do the job i think.
im not too set on draggin it back to the ramp though.....we dont have a trailer anyways.
if anything, bring your tools to scavange what you want.
If we can get it back to the ramp, we can put it on terrys trailer and run it back to his house and then go back for his boat!
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I've go tot put header gaskets in mine ..again, Want to wait till Dyno-Flo is open so I can get some good ones. If we prop it up w/ wood or something we can get any shit out. If we just flip it it gonna smash onto the rocks. We could put it on my trailer bring it to town and go back and get my boat. It has three drain holes in the back and a couple pin holes. I have two bilge pumps and two batteries. headers are mangled still have twisty baffles in 'em. Top of transome looked good
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I would think the Blue Thunder would be the best in that sitc-u-a-shin (ebonics intended)
Let me know...woohoo, road trip to AZ!
Well, it's yours if you guys need it, lemme know, kinda sounds like B-rad's gonna use his cruiser, option is still there. We can meet in Wickieup or Kingman maybe.
Ray
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then lets do this.
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then lets do this.
When? Defiantly need more then 2 guys!
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When? Defiantly need more then 2 guys!
tomorrow morning....call chromey.
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i dont know how much you can lift the right side right now but i was thinking a floor jack might be a good extra thing to have especially if there's going to me minimal bodies, just to get it off the ground a little
;D
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When you guys goto flip that thing you will find out how fragile or sound that boat really is!
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tomorrow morning....call chromey.
No tengo número Chromeys
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If nothing else, pieces of the hull, littered with SCJB stickers, Ahem!... Might make great wall hangers in our homes, lol
Ray
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When you guys goto flip that thing you will find out how fragile or sound that boat really is!
We need yer old tires Yo.
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Got some here too, lol does you guys no good morrow tho.
Ray
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My concern is if the wood, stringers, bulkhead etc. is swullin up and rotted. I went and saw the long nose Hallett tonight and the Sanger in Indian Springs last saturday. The Hallet would make a nice roundy/ drag boat. the Sanger bubble deck would make a nice drag/ cruiser.
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did you make em an offer for the sanger yet?
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Still got the tires sitting here yo! Yeah I got your text earlier jeremy I been sick in bed the past couple days I'm going to try and return to work tomorrow, but we'll see how that goes...after .y second nap today I felt pretty good...anyway g/l with the flip tomorrow...I would come completely prepared if I was you guys...some good wood wouldn't hurt and the floorjack dealio...I would git the boat as much on the side as possible before attempting to tug on it with b-rads boat...he's still kind of a low rider and I would hate to see a jim rich repeated...maybe even 2 boats hooked to it...
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you are going to need some leverage....maybe some long 2x4 should do it..and something soft to land on.....ill check to see if i can geta sitter for a few hours....both girls home from school on break this week...call me!
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I have 2 2x4's. Maybe more, I have to go look!
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What about a hi-lift jack, using a 2x4, 3 or 4 feet long on the lifting point to distribute the weight better?
I also, wish I lived closer to this... Sounds like it has potential to be a VERY fun outing.
I dig this kinda chyt, mang! and by "dig", I mean literally and figuratively... ;D
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PS - I'm amazed at how much attention this thread gets when it gets going again.
This group of guys here are somethin' else. I tell ya what!
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From what I can see, a few old tires. two boats with tow straps hooked to it and a couple guys on shore, should be able to flip it easily. If anything, I would jack it up or lift it and maybe put a tire or two under the shoreline side gunwales of it, then put a few out there to catch it once you flip it. It's already kinda angled to flip easily, with a few guys on shore to get it lifted up and going. Getting it off the shore will be a method of pulling it a little and moving the tires then, over and over again. The problem is to go easy with the pulling boats, something none of us are used to, lol.
(Pulled many a backhoe and bulldozer out of the muck, rivers, etc. even a few flipped backhoes)
Can be done with one boat, I would think, but the more the merrier, and easier. Be safe on this guys, stay clear when the boats are pulling!
Ray
Gawd this is exciting! wish I was there already!
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I have to run by a clients in an hour or so but after that i am ready to go.
Have my swim trunks and my flippie floppies in the truck already.
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from the conversations last night...doesnt sound like its happening this morning....i guess we are waiting until we have the tools and people lined up
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from the conversations last night...doesnt sound like its happening this morning....i guess we are waiting until we have the tools and people lined up
well that blows!
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give me some leadtime..so i get a sitter..
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How about we pick a date?
Tuesday the 19th?
Ray if needed I can get the boat from you Monday (if possible)
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lets have a meeting to formulate a plan...I'll bring the Jager
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I work til 2 on monday Jeremy, but can meet you somewhere between after that.
Ray
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I work til 2 on monday Jeremy, but can meet you somewhere between after that.
Ray
that may be very do-able!
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dang guys
this thread is getting to be longer then 2Sav`s boat thread. figured you all would have had this done and out by now. if only i was closer would be willing to help. and no it isn`t like an hr or two drive. more like 18 hrs.
think i need to start a poll thread on how many pages it is before you all get that there boat out and at someones house,trailer whatever.
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What'ya mean? The boats at least NEAR the water? >:D
Ray
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you sell it to me for the standard SoCal offer and i make 2sav an offer for his oars and i have a working boat. lmao. would be a b***h pulling the kids tubing. might need an extra set of oars and one more person to row. any takers. lol
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I say we keep this thread going and give the flatty to 2Sav to build :o :sly: :screwy:
GT
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I say we keep this thread going and give the flatty to 2Sav to build :o :sly: :screwy:
GT
HA HA HA HA HA! ROFLMAOPMP!
Glenn, you kill me,
Ray
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I hate to rain on everyone's parade but has anyone thought to look into the legal issues involved? Or maybe nobody cares?
I mean this boat belongs to someone. Either the owner or some insurance company that paid the owner when it sank. I can picture the look on the rangers face when he pulls up and sees a bunch of pirates trying to salvage this boat. ;D
I'm down to help you guys out but I don't want to end up in trouble either.
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I hate to rain on everyone's parade but has anyone thought to look into the legal issues involved? Or maybe nobody cares?
I mean this boat belongs to someone. Either the owner or some insurance company that paid the owner when it sank. I can picture the look on the rangers face when he pulls up and sees a bunch of pirates trying to salvage this boat. ;D
I'm down to help you guys out but I don't want to end up in trouble either.
GT werent you saying something about a registered transom you have? Problem solved! ;)
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when u guys finaly get this thing salvaged let me know how ya done it cause im gonna salvage these ww2 pt boats rotflmao
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GT werent you saying something about a registered transom you have? Problem solved! ;)
;D
GT
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Think I just recruited some more muscle. Convinced a friend that he should be sick on Tuesday! ;D
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Think I just recruited some more muscle. Convinced a friend that he should be sick on Tuesday! ;D
Lol Thinking I should be too, and wednesday!
Ray
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I think so too, your an hour away in Kingman
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I think so too, your an hour away in Kingman
??? ??? ??? ???
Umm no, South of Phoenix, 6 hours, lol.
Ray
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dang guys
this thread is getting to be longer then 2Sav`s boat thread. figured you all would have had this done and out by now. if only i was closer would be willing to help. and no it isn`t like an hr or two drive. more like 18 hrs.
think i need to start a poll thread on how many pages it is before you all get that there boat out and at someones house,trailer whatever.
I say we keep this thread going and give the flatty to 2Sav to build :o :sly: :screwy:
GT
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you sell it to me for the standard SoCal offer and i make 2sav an offer for his oars and i have a working boat. lmao. would be a b***h pulling the kids tubing. might need an extra set of oars and one more person to row. any takers. lol
WTF......... You guys just don't give up do you............
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kow long wil it take you to get to kingman? or parker?
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Dunno, lemme get my gps charged, it's a lot more accurate than mapquest, and it's still in the Blue Meaney, lol
I'm guessing maybe 4 hours. (Hopefully the bridge building in Wickenburg is done)
I'll get back to ya on that. Might as well keep the boat and use it over Memorial Day weekend. Maybe you can ID where the gasoline smell comes from. (I think the carb, not seeing any gasoline leaking anywhere)
I'm working all that weekend (Volunteered in order to get an extended 4th off). Maybe we can all get together again then, after the Father's day trip. (Still working on my brother and his girl to bring both boats.)
Ray
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Jeremy, looks like Wikieup should be your side of halfway, and should be less than 3 hours from you, about 4 from me (According to GPS, I bet it's more like 3). That would put me there right about 5 or 6 pm Monday. Should miss rush hour in PHX too, which is good.
Theres a few restaurants and gas stations there too, so a good spot.
Seems to me I made Vegas before in like 5 and half hours though. >:D
Turns out I'm off Tuesday too, >:D But can't go up there with you guys with the kids here, and then back to work at 4 am Wednesday, :banghead:
Ray
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Oc, what time do you plan on heading out? I have an interveiw at the airport a ten, should be free after that if ya want a ride along. Parker is about three hours away......We could take a quick spin and see what it looks like w/o all the ships, lice and barges.
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After looking at it Ray, Parker may be a better spot. Its about 3hrs 20mins for both of us to get there and I wont have to go over the damn Dam! ;D
Whatcha think?
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give me some leadtime..so i get a sitter..
You gonna make it on Tuesday for some good ol' Pirate Salvaging?
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After looking at it Ray, Parker may be a better spot. Its about 3hrs 20mins for both of us to get there and I wont have to go over the damn Dam! ;D
Whatcha think?
Sounds fine to me.
Ray
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whats the plan kids?
weather looks good for the first 1/2 of the day for tomorrow (tuesday)
we doin this or waiting till we get more hands on deck?
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Im Ready!
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Well, there's you and Terry, Jeremy's got my boat, so that's three. Chromey's not fixing his, so I'd guess he's free (sent Jeremy with a couple toddler vests, JIC Chromey tries the Babysitter excuse), I'd say you're ok if you have a few old tires or tubes layin around. More tha enough horsepower to flip it and drag it. I'd take some spray foam (The Door and Window stuff), and a couple tubes of silicone, but that's just me thinking out loud.
Left Jeremy with one rope, 25' I think, might need more.
This is just me guys, I would try lifting it. put some tires or tubes under the gunwales of it, then drag it right into the shoreline before flipping it. You've prolly already planned this with Terry's Yeager, but you might be able to flip it right into the water on it's bottom.
Just my .02, and you guys prolly already thought of that.
Ray
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Good luck today guys! ;D Looks like a good day for the lake to me out there.
Now I gotta do something about this green swimming pool.....Dammit, just shocked it the other day too :banghead: I'm missing something here, lol
Ray
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Good luck today guys! ;D Looks like a good day for the lake to me out there.
Now I gotta do something about this green swimming pool.....Dammit, just shocked it the other day too :banghead: I'm missing something here, lol
Ray
If your PH and Alkalinity isnt right then it will never keep chlorine in it. You also need use Stabilizer or the sun will just continue to burn the Chlorine off.
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Yeah yeah, took a sample gonna go to leslie up the street, bend over and take it like a man! :banghead:
Should sent you down here and me up there, from the sounds of it, lol
Ray
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Yeah yeah, took a sample gonna go to leslie up the street, bend over and take it like a man! :banghead:
Should sent you down here and me up there, from the sounds of it, lol
Ray
I have had to deal with a few tempermental pools!
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yeah i hate taken care of pools...just by taking care of my buddies when he is out of town tells me i wont ever own one! ray drain it and backfil it! more boat parking!
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So nothing happened today :-\
Lack of man power, tires, etc! Nordie is bringing me the tires in the morning on his way to work....
So lets do this, FINALLY!
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i was ready to go this morning, but didnt hear from anyone, so i went to bed.
it was pretty breezy here in hendertucky at today at 8am too
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i was ready to go this morning, but didnt hear from anyone, so i went to bed.
it was pretty breezy here in hendertucky at today at 8am too
Ya it was brezzy out by me to. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
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Ya it was brezzy out by me to. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
im busy the rest of the week....gettin ready for BV this weekend. maybe next week?
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16 pages and still no boat :screwy:
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Hate to say it, but yeah, kinda looks like a season of Desperate Housewives, lol.
You guys better get this thing, RJ is DYING to see it (And wants it, lord help me, I've created a monster!).
Ray
At this rate, my bet is 31 pages for the record, lol (Both threads together)
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16 pages and still no boat :screwy:
Come on up and help! ;)
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If you guys are gonna "skip" this thing out until next week, I might well just bring the Moo up there and do it! lol, Checking my schedule as we speak............
Ray
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I got my oil changed, takes two days, new impeller installed, new header gasket and ball back in the Bassett "T". May have two guys and a boat for about two tomorrow.
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Terry, schedule your next interviews on the boat, and try them under fire, lol. Just an idea? >:D
Impeller on the Sanger???
Ray
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Come on up and help! ;)
ive said it many times you guys can use my trailer as long as it dosnt get fuked up as far as manual labor goes i cant help with that
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ive said it many times you guys can use my trailer as long as it dosnt get fuked up as far as manual labor goes i cant help with that
Can you bee here at 2:00 with it?
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Somebody call and wake this *** up, I think we can do this if we have a trailer waiting. The ole lady broke her foot so I got nobody to watch my boat if I leave it in the water.
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So where is this thing?
I'm probably gonna be on mead saturday and wanted to check it out.
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We're going out tomorrow to try to flip it, you free?
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We're going out tomorrow to try to flip it, you free?
No Alternator in the tow boat! :banghead:
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No Alternator in the tow boat! :banghead:
dont tell me you broke the boat you borrowed :screwy:
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dont tell me you broke the boat you borrowed :screwy:
31 Year Old Alternator went bye bye!
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you borrowed another boat? ::) must be nice to be able to avoid all the money involved in owning a boat and still get to use one, where do I sign?
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we'll just have to get one in th AM
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you borrowed another boat? ::) must be nice to be able to avoid all the money involved in owning a boat and still get to use one, where do I sign?
Do you even bother reading the threads before you comment on them or do you just blurt shit out randomly?
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Do you even bother reading the threads before you comment on them or do you just blurt shit out randomly?
Guess Not!
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Jeremy only borrowed one boat. Mine, which apparently had more problems in it (that I was unaware of) than an episode of dirty jobs!
He's done well with it, and I tease about what it's gonna cost me, and I will pay for all this, but it does bother me that you guys would gang up on him like this. He coulda just as easily said "hey, have your focking POS boat back" and been done with it, but no, he chose to fix the thing and make it right. Between Jeremy, Nordie and Terry, they've done a TON of work on my boat.
So leave him alone, lol.
Sorry Jeremy, had to vent when I read that.
Ray
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Thanks Ray. (PM sent)
Skip was referring to the one I borrowed from my friend for the Temple Bar trip (Other wise known as a Welcome Day Out)!
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I'll be at mead most of the day today if you guys are gonna need a hand with this thing give me a call.
Probably be at least one other buddy out there with me also.
John 702-303-7806
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WTF? Did you guys flip that thing yet or what? ;D
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WTF? Did you guys flip that thing yet or what? ;D
Went out to have a look today, took shovels, 2x4, etc. went to pull up to the beach thats near it and the beach wasnt there :mad:
Apparently, the water level had dropped since yesturday and now theres no where to beach except the rocks. There was a breeze and there were some rollers coming into the cove, so I wasnt letting the boat get slammed into them.
It will have to wait till.....Echo Bay Trip??
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Are you kidding ! :sly:
From all the pictures and locals, mead has never ever even seen so much as a ripple in it's millions of years in existance :sly:
How is a little sissy breeze and some dirt gonna stop you guys :sly:
I mean you had shovels and 2x4's to use as make-shift bunks to slide the boat back down to the water ???
really though................
A breeze ???
;D
-beerjet-
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A breeze ???
10-15 with gust to 25. Made some nice 2-3 rollers with the occasional white cap! As we were surveying the coast line trying to find a decent spot to beach we had a couple come over the back of the cruiser (and it has a swim deck). Decided that I wasnt sinking one boat to recue another.
We also need Terrys flatty trailer, and with the conditions his boat wasnt leaving his driveway.
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2-3 ft rollers :D
Yeah right !
MEAD IS GLASS ALL THE TIME !
You just fukin yankin on us arent you :D
You a funny muh-fuka .
-beerjet-
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2-3 ft rollers :D
Yeah right !
MEAD IS GLASS ALL THE TIME !
You just fukin yankin on us arent you :D
You a funny muh-fuka .
-beerjet-
:sly: ;)
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omar - when is the last time you saw white caps on big river due to a 10-15 mph breeze?
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They dont need the breez, they got barges down there for that
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They dont need the breez, they got barges down there for that
big river isnt on the strip terry - have you ever been south of the parker dam? if not, youre missing out on a very sweet part of the river - trust me, its not the AVI and sure as hell isnt the parker strip.
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....no barges alowed? Jet skis?
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....no barges alowed? Jet skis?
Ya know I may have been down there before, I've been going for 45 years.
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....no barges alowed? Jet skis?
the water depth isnt ideal for barges....lots of shallow areas.....just gotta know how to read the water.
and yes, theres jet skis, but not anything like the avi.
i know youre an old river rat....but im telling you, the saturday of the fathersday weekend that we all went to parker last year....jeremie, rivertad and myself put our boats on the trailer and headed for big river.....we launched around noon and were on the water till 6 or 7....i think i saw maybe 3-4 other boats on the water the entire time....this is a SATURDAY AFTERNOON. not a weekday.
i know youre bitter about parker and hate the place and dont blame you, but please stop generalising the entire river with your experience at parker. ;)
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Still on the fence brutha. IF I go and it gets shitty I'll just jump in the cruiser wit you ;D
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Still on the fence brutha. IF I go and it gets shitty I'll just jump in the cruiser wit you ;D
you guys always are welcome to do that.
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If Terry has a rough time, I prolly will too, lol. How big was your boat again Brad? lol
Ray
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If Terry has a rough time, I prolly will too, lol. How big was your boat again Brad? lol
Ray
seriously? :banghead: come on guys. lift up your skirts and have some fun. even if its rough, its good times hanging out with good people on the beach.
BV's conditions were horrid....but i had a great weekend hangin out with everyone.
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I was kidding Brad, my driving skills have improved exponentially recently. (Which means I'm only moderately dangerous now).
Ray
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I went through all that and nothing?? :(
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Yet.
I may need to take matters into my own hands, lol. Gonna head up and see Terry and the boyz Monday after the Big River trip and see if we can't get this fugger Monday-Wednesday. Would be nice if my buds or bro would drag up my extra trailer :sly: We'll see about that tho.
This ain't as hard as the recovery of my Blue Boat might be, but I'm gonna see, lol. I've recovered a track hoe (My dad's), a Bulldozer, (Again my dad's) and a flipped over backhoe (Again, my dad's, thank gawd he's outta the excavation business) All outta the Allegheny river back in PA. (Long story, but each a separate incident, lol)
Ray
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Would be nice to see it rescued.
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Terry just picked me up a Sanger flat bottom v-drive and is gonna start wrenching on it (News at 11 on that! WOO HOO!) RJ will be excited! But yeah, we're gonna get this thing if it kills me now, lol. Yeah, Steve, it's BBC and we're goin blown on this dealio!
Yeah, I know, the Bi thing, lol. But gotta at least try a V-drive and BBC! I think RJ will get a kick out of it! 'sides, still looks like a jet in the water!
Dunno what's gonna happen with the "Free" one (Let's be honest here, we're stealing it). Didn't think about that, really. In this process I've lost a boat, then gained one, so gonna be kinda cool to figure out what to do wit it once we get it.
My thoughts are to build it then use it as a backup boat at these SCJB events in case someone breaks down. But that's just me. The boats gonna be in Terry's hands, so vote now, lol.
Ray
Edit: and as a V-drive, it'll have the dizzy on the right end again!
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That free flatty might not be so free.
It might cause damage or worse make you lose another boat trying to get it out of there.
It's in its grave.........Leave it be ;)
Ray, Congrats on the V-drive... ( I hate you ) ;D
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Love you too sweety! ;)
Ray
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The weather men are saying we're facing another "El Nino" winter. I don't how many of you guys remember seeing water going over the spill gates but it was bad ass!!! Anyway, if they're right, you guys have a few more months of worthless talk before that boat is buried deep! ;D
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I'll be up there in 2 weeks, we'll see if we can get it. Anyone wanna come bring my spare trailer along??? lol.
Ray
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The weather men are saying we're facing another "El Nino" winter. I don't how many of you guys remember seeing water going over the spill gates but it was bad ass!!! Anyway, if they're right, you guys have a few more months of worthless talk before that boat is buried deep! ;D
I wouldnt worry about it being covered again. Mead always lets out more water then it takes in :screwy:
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I just realized your location says "Just south of Beerjet"
Do you realize what that might infer?????? :D
Ray
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Dizzy in the right end my arse, you and Steve dont know which way is up let alone dizzy at the right end ;D ;D ;D
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The weather men are saying we're facing another "El Nino" winter. I don't how many of you guys remember seeing water going over the spill gates but it was bad ass!!! Anyway, if they're right, you guys have a few more months of worthless talk before that boat is buried deep! ;D
YOU FUKIN SAID IT !
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
-beerjet-
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Up is the top side of the map, right? Other than that, you're right!
But my Dizzies are all on the front! (Even the Stealth project is!) ;D
Ray
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I forgot all about this thread... still no boat ::)
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I forgot all about this thread... still no boat ::)
Yeah , i cant fukin believe it.... And no submarine either ???
You guys are slackin :sly:
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Yeah , i cant fukin believe it.... And no submarine either ???
You guys are slackin :sly:
Bring the Be-an and well go get the flattie!
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Bring the Be-an and well go get the flattie!
Cant , she just had a bath ;D
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Cant , she just had a bath ;D
Wait, that one wasnt on the excuse list! :sly:
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Wait, that one wasnt on the excuse list! :sly:
Thats # 11 ;)
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you know what they say about excuses steve....
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you know what they say about excuses steve....
EVERYBODY HAS THEM ??? ::)
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EVERYBODY HAS THEM ??? ::)
ur missing the most important part....
They all STINK!!
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Needs a trailer............
I REMEMBER THAT BOAT AS A KID IT HAD TWIN INLINE BBC ENGINES ONE WAS A 396 AND THE OTHER WAS A 427 IT WAS A JOKE VERY POORLY RIGGED.
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I REMEMBER THAT BOAT AS A KID IT HAD TWIN INLINE BBC ENGINES ONE WAS A 396 AND THE OTHER WAS A 427 IT WAS A JOKE VERY POORLY RIGGED.
Cant be the same boat, Me and Terry (HDRider) have seen underneath it, One engine.
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Cant be the same boat, Me and Terry (HDRider) have seen underneath it, One engine.
if i recall he ended taking out the two engines cuz it didnt work and it died with only one maybe 396 not sure,shane
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if i recall he ended taking out the two engines cuz it didnt work and it died with only one maybe 396 not sure,shane
either way we will never know :-\
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I wouldnt worry about it being covered again. Mead always lets out more water then it takes in :screwy:
All right genius, then how did the spillways over flow in 1983? :screwy:
In doesn't really matter anyway since the boat will continue to rot right where it sits.
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All right genius, then how did the spillways over flow in 1983? :screwy:
In doesn't really matter anyway since the boat will continue to rot right where it sits.
I was just meaning in the last few years output has been more then input
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I think we should leave it be! Its in its grave...
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next time ill skip to the end of a thread here to make sure there was progress... :banghead:
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next time ill skip to the end of a thread here to make sure there was progress... :banghead:
lol, bring a tow boat and a empty trailer for a flat bottom . we all can go get it. Our last tow boat exploded, burned and sank! ;D
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Im in San Diego... id love to help.
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4 hour drive....hint hint
Its a good idea to go get it but this being SoCalJetBoats most of the people are in SoCal and there is a lack of scheduling of man power here in Vegas. Everyone works different schedules, etc.
One day, maybe
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one man job... bring a chainsaw and cut it into a 5 pieces..lol :sly:
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At least we have a spare trailer, lol ;D
Ray
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At least we have a spare trailer, lol ;D
Ray
Your right, we do. Now go ahead and convert it for a flattie!
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LOL !!! I cant believe you guys still dont have this thing home by now. Just go get it, 2sav needs a new project !! ;D ;D
Dont make me come out there >:D
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So is thing even above water ???
I'd love to go see it .
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I think it's on the complete other side of the lake from where we'll be this weekend, Omar. I'd like to see it as well! Would really like to see someone recover it and build sumpin, lol. Loaned out a tow boat once on it, looks like it might take some of us to just go and DO it, lol. Dunno if it's under water now or not tho.
Ray
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based on where the water lines were when josh went a couple of weeks ago, i would say its above water.
it was 1/2 under water when terry and i looked at it last spring and the water level was 5' or so higher then what is seen in joshs pictures from a couple of weeks ago.
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19 pages and 19 months . . . this may turn out to be the longest thread on an unstarted project ever
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19 pages and 19 months . . . this may turn out to be the longest thread on an unstarted project ever
I'd like to go out there one day and snap some of my own pictures .
It probably has a bitchin story behind it.
-beerjet-
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I'd like to go out there one day and snap some of my own pictures .
It probably has a bitchin story behind it.
-beerjet-
X2!!! :thumbup:
Reminds me of a bud of mine, I met well after the burning and sinking of MY Beisemeyer. Learned a few months ago that he too sank a Beisemeyer in the same lake! Was years ago, and the boat was less than a few months old at the time. Basically swamped by other ignorant boaters, as I understand it, and him being inexperienced, well.....sounds all too familiar to me! (We call it Beisey Lake now)
He has this Sonar dealio now and has been mapping the lake bottom lately to see if he can find it again! I guess they couldn't back then. He has found what's left of mine, though!
That Flat Bottom might well have an even more interesting story to tell! Still would be cool as hell to bring it back to life! Why I was so adamant about it. Still am, really!
Ray
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it's probably close to the water line right about now...i still havent even gotten to see it yet, but i will this summer!
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Well it's obvious that the people who know where it is can't or won't get it so let the location be known. Let The Swamp Thing be recovered by someone, anyone with the moxie get it and take it home. I suspect that since so much time has lapsed that the wood in it is full of little living things and the motor would be best used as an anchor.
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That boat will be a soggy piece of delaminated shit. The engine will be rusted out junk. Maybe you can salvage the v-drive but that isn't too likely either... It's also illegal to take anything out of Lake Mead (that's what Greg from vesseil assist told me).
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it's illegal to even take a metal detector to mead
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found the HIN number on it.....it is a '74 hondo. its currently about 3 foot out of the water.
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so.....this is what everyones been waiting for.....its finally flipped over.
its probably a good 20' from the shoreline right now
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Exactly what i thot would happen if I revealed the location. That prop shaft is stainless, and we know how much they cost dont we Josh.
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Exactly what i thot would happen if I revealed the location. That prop shaft is stainless, and we know how much they cost dont we Josh.
if i recall, the location was never revealed here. :sly:
its not exactly hidden and we weren't the only ones there yesterday either...and each time i saw this boat....there was signs there was people there.
you weren't the only person on earth who knew the where abouts of this boat.
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Tell me again what part you were gonna save? Sometimes even FREE seems to much.
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There may be a couple of things worth taking, but not really worth it! None of the bolts even look like bolts anymore!
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I saw this on another site but never found anymore info on it.Just to let you know my wifes uncle lost three boats on mead threw the late 60's and 70's.One of the boats he lost was a blue Hondo just like this one.I will be in touch with him to see if this is one of his that sank.All three that sank were from bad weather storms.I will keep you guys posted on what he says.
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i love hearing this! because i was just discussing this with b-rad....would like to find some history! with the boat flipped over we can tell some of the history on it, and how it was rigged!
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I saw this on another site but never found anymore info on it.Just to let you know my wifes uncle lost three boats on mead threw the late 60's and 70's.One of the boats he lost was a blue Hondo just like this one.I will be in touch with him to see if this is one of his that sank.All three that sank were from bad weather storms.I will keep you guys posted on what he says.
I PM'd you info on its general location....hope that helps IDing the boat.
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would you say the interior was blak b-rad...again trying to help
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would you say the interior was blak b-rad...again trying to help
the stuff i pulled out of the dirt was black vinyl
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its got a diehard in it..it should fire right up!
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ya know i didnt even think to look to see if there was a date code on the battery...might help to figure out about when it went down. next time im out, ill scope it out.
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it kinda makes sense if the boat went down during a storm, because it is fairly close to the marina, its in a cove you wouldnt really hang out in unless you are in a storm!
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Thanks guys hopefully this is one of his boats.I have called him a couple of times today but he is out of town right now.When I talk to him I will gather as much info as possible.Thanks Tom
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Mother in law just stopped bye the house and showed her pics to see if she could remember.She could not remember the color but she said either blue or yellow and that he had them all hot rodded out.Headers and big carb.She said that they used to camp and the wind came up and when they woke up the boat was long gone all three times.She did say that that if that was his boat it would of looked like that back in the day.She also said that it sank in the early 80's maybe 81 or 2.
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based on the pictures....it looks like lake meads water level dropped 20' in just over 2 months :-\
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did i get good video from yesterday? i was a little intoxicated....and i am sore from a little jumping incident!
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Well looks like there will be another 20 pages or so on this boat.I talked with my wifes uncle and he said his Hondo was a Canary yellow.He did have a blue sleek craft mini day v-drive that went down in the middle of the lake.So I guess we will have to run the vins and find out the info on this boat.
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Arizona Reg??? Ray are you not telling us somthing LOL ;) :sly:
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This is probably the only boat you'll see Josh driving this summer.....
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4894.0;attach=37482;image)
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Now that the Nauti-lust is on dry ground and right side up what's it gona take to disassemble and float the hull over to a ramp? Can't be any harder for you to restore that the Rasberry Brad.
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This is probably the only boat you'll see Josh driving this summer.....
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4894.0;attach=37482;image)
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WOW THATS JUST MEAN SKIPPY!
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he had been drinking hateraide again! definately will be back on the water sometime this year! i always hear him bitching about finances...we all have our issues as well so i'll just leave it at that!
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Hey poopsie, did you miss the little kissy face smile? I was having some fun, smoke a bowl and relax.
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You gotta be gentle joking around with Nordie , he's kinda sensative!! ;D ;D ;D
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Arizona Reg??? Ray are you not telling us somthing LOL ;) :sly:
Wasn't me! Musta been 2Sav or Forkie....... :sly:
You gotta be gentle joking around with Nordie , he's kinda sensative!! ;D ;D ;D
Yeah, he is kindof a teddy bear huh? ;)
Ray
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Hell, the hull looks better than some I've seen that haven't been sunk, and that's a perfectly good core motor. i bet with a good cleaning, that casale box is still rebuildable.
I'd be strapping a line to the bow eye and towing it back to the ramp...looks like it'll float.
Technically, it's not "in" lake mead, so it's fair game right?
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lake mead national recreation area! its a huge area surrounding the lake, and belongs to the fed's! i really think of it as something with cool history that should be left unscathed
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yeah, what he said...plus someone mentioned before that theres also a no scavenging law as well.
the hull is in much worse shape then you think....big hole in the passanger side rub rail where it had been rubbing on rocks for years......im sure the wood (if any left) is rotted beyond anyone can believe.....what was left of the interior was just vinyl. the wood was gone....so imagine what those stringers look like under the glass......and im sure that vdrivecase is usable, but after a ton of work.....and to get it out...good luck....99% of the bolts heads in the entire boat are rusted so bad, theres no shape to them anymore.
i say we leave it alone...let it lay in its grave.
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Most of me agrees with you guys, flip it back over and let it RIP. History of that thing has to be a good story, though.
Part of me still agrees with Pat and Terry, snag it and see what can be done! Christ, I think Riverroy has done almost the same thing on his that would be required, short the transom. Be kinda like rebuilding the Titanic.
I hafta wonder, years from now, when Stewart Dam needs redone (it's comin, it's old) and they pretty much drain Saguaro lake, what people will think of Cave and my's Biesemeyers that'll turn up? And lord knows what else is down there.........
Ray
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we havent even scratched the surface on sunken flatties or boats in general on lake mead! just like any other lake!
this comes from RDP...also on lake mead!
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Hell, the hull looks better than some I've seen that haven't been sunk, and that's a perfectly good core motor. i bet with a good cleaning, that casale box is still rebuildable.
I'd be strapping a line to the bow eye and towing it back to the ramp...looks like it'll float.
Technically, it's not "in" lake mead, so it's fair game right?
I really, really, really, really want some of what you've been smokin' :o
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A couple more pics form 6/5...
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Ok so i just spent an hour reading this whole thread.... :banghead: :mad: whats become of this?
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Ok so i just spent an hour reading this whole thread.... :banghead: :mad: whats become of this?
What do you mean?
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i believe its still there...sitting....last time i saw it, john and i thought it looked a little dry and was missing being on the water....so we roosted it a few times. >:D
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You can rebuild anything but I suspect it would take $60k +. Go to craigs list and you can get one for 1/10th the price.
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Yeah, when is 2sav gonna get that "sub" video up on Youtube?
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This is probably the only boat you'll see Josh driving this summer.....
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4894.0;attach=37482;image)
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Man, I'd like to salvage those fuel caps!!