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"recycled" parts, etc. Monkey Fist Marine Salvage 318-347-7700 ma… [at] comcast.net Steve is a good guy and we've found some stuff for our boat through him I've appended below our most recent update cause it has engine stuff. Reggie Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:53:11 -0700 From: re… [at] insurance-solutions.biz Subject: Life "on the hard" Put it in, take it out. Put it in, take it out. It’s too small and it fell out. Wait! Stop! It’s too big! Get an extension. Brace yourself and strain. No, don’t put it there. That’s not where it belongs! Some of you may wish to go to the blog to see photos, but it is not for those with weak stomachs or tender sensibilities. Sv-submit.blogspot.com Again, a reminder. If you wish to follow us on the blog only, please let us know to drop you from the email list. Hours over the past couple days have been spent searching, calling, researching to find appropriate wood from which to make new engine stringers. The day was saved by Jerry, who is only about 100 feet away, who remembered a piece piled in the back of his boat repair facility. Jerry specializes in wooden boats. He’ll be able to bring the beams to us tomorrow. Living on the boat, in a boatyard, while working on the boat means neither living nor working goes smoothly. Half the time is spent moving things out of the way to some spot where they will be in the way later. The other half is spent taking several times longer than necessary to accomplish anything. I’ve come to believe some “Boat wisdom” I’ve heard repeated: 10 projects on the to-do list minus one completed project equals 19 projects on the to-do list. Everything costs twice as much and takes three times as long as originally anticipated. Every major project takes a boat week and there are 12 boat weeks per year. Costs are measured in boat bucks. One boat buck equals $100. BOAT stands for “bring on another thou$and”. The broken ball valve on the cockpit drain was a bugger to remove. In the process, the through hull, which was of inappropriate design, was probably over-tightened and stressed. And, since I would worry about the through hull failing at some bad time, and because it is undersized and incorrect anyway, I’ve decided to replace it with a proper seacock 50 percent larger. Buy the right parts. Cut a bigger hole in the boat. For 50%? Well, a 50% increase in diameter doubles the size of the drain. And, if you have to go to all the work of changing, why not change for the better? Now, as soon as we can get all the right parts, we can fill the hole in the bottom of the boat! Barbara did some cleaning and corrosion control on the refrigerator compressor system. The beer is staying well chilled! We’ve removed the old exhaust through hull leaving another hole which will need to be made larger and filled with the new “exhaust pipe” for the engine. Barbara has modified, repaired and reorganized some of the interior shelving. I lowered the new engine back down to the ground outside the boat outside the boat and covered it with plastic since it is going to rain. Barbara taped over all the holes we’ve created in the deck in hopes of forestalling leaks. We’ve decided to add an accumulator tank into the water system and have acquired the tank but have not yet installed it. We almost collapse into bed at night. Internet reception has been good so we’ve been watching episodes of “Green Wing”, a British medical comedy, before drifting off to sleep. Morning brings a fresh pot of coffee percolating on the stove and more debate concerning which project to leave incomplete this day. Thank heavens for my Bride. She is relentlessly cheerful. She prepares tasty meals. She is willing to be involved in the projects. She fits where I cannot! She’s become a good Cribbage player. She makes me smile and laugh every day, and I still think she’s cute when she smiles at me. Reggie Good CLU, LUTCF, ChFC Reginald J Good Agency 135 Clothier Lane PO Box 654 Lakeside, MT 59922-0654 406-844-3143 1-800-823 LIFE(5433) fax: 406-844-3191 website www.Insurance-Solutions.biz email: Re… [at] Insurance-Solutions.biz