April 19 weekend - Clearwater, FL

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unlvrebel

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Clearwater, FL
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The weather looks great. Any CSR members going to be out this way on Saturday/Sunday? Our MO is to head to Three Rooker or Anclote but ...
 
John,

Would love to be on the water...

However, I plan on doing all the things necessary to launch boat for the season.

Yes! I am envious.

Enjoy!
 
Work Work Work no time for that boating stuff :smt089

Besides with the boat at the Punta Gorda house any boating we do will be down there. I actually like it better down there then up here.
 
This weekend actually looks like a good weekend to finish up the buffing, polishing, & waxing prior to the weather getting real good. I still have some early season maintanence I need to do before I committ to full scale boating summer. Besides Clearwater is a long haul for me. Egemont or Passage key and I'm all over that.
 
tphinney said:
This weekend actually looks like a good weekend to finish up the buffing, polishing, & waxing prior to the weather getting real good. I still have some early season maintanence I need to do before I committ to full scale boating summer. Besides Clearwater is a long haul for me. Egemont or Passage key and I'm all over that.
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Tom,

Where are you coming from? Are you in the water in Tampa Bay or trailering? Or both? Anyway, Clearwater was more of a geographical location as opposed to Miami. Are you going to be out this weekend? The wife and I talked about trailering to Fort DeSoto this weekend...
 
It looks like I might be out there both Friday and Saturday. I know I also want to go to the boat show in Sarasota this weekend. I took Friday off so I could do some boating and fishing.
 
Didn't know about the Sarasota Boat show, is it any good? Where is it at?

I personally like the one in Tampa at the fair grounds over the one at the Trop same for the home show, seems like it's always better at the fair grounds.

I think we might go boating next weekend down in Punta Gorda
 
unlvrebel;

I'm actually up on the upper bay near oldsmar, the coordinates on my sig is the location.

I don't think I'll make it this weekend; to many things need finishing up before the summer season gets in full swing. I need to finish the spring wax job and install my new drive shower along with chenging the plug and fuel filter and cleaning up the enginer compartment in gerneral. Once the temps go up playing the bilige is no fun so better to get it done now.

have fun for me guys. may be we can have a pre-caladesi get away to egdemont key in a week or two.
 
tphinney said:
unlvrebel;

I'm actually up on the upper bay near oldsmar, the coordinates on my sig is the location.

I don't think I'll make it this weekend; to many things need finishing up before the summer season gets in full swing. I need to finish the spring wax job and install my new drive shower along with chenging the plug and fuel filter and cleaning up the enginer compartment in gerneral. Once the temps go up playing the bilige is no fun so better to get it done now.

have fun for me guys. may be we can have a pre-caladesi get away to egdemont key in a week or two.
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Hey Tom, just curious what brand of drive shower you went with and let me know how that install goes I have been thinking of adding one myself. What plug are you chaging is that the drain plug for the bilge, didn't know that was something that needed to be changed, and lastly do you wax your boat while on the lift, how well does that go?
 
Morpheus;

I got the Halo version of the drive shower from here:

http://www.driveshowers.com/index.html

as to changing the plugs. I mean the spark plugs (looking to get max fuel economy this year). as for the Waxing; this is my 4th year of waxing the boat on the lift and I have the process pretty well worked out now.

I start with the top deck (day1) and move to the side that faces the dock, adjusting the lift to get the upper and lower side. then during high tide I flip the boat around in the cradel and switch sides (day 2). once I have both sides done their is still a section of the boat I can't reach from the dock so then it's time to use the 9' foot inflatable I bought at BJ's (154.99) to get the bow of the boat (day 3). Some folks might ask why it takes me 3 days to wax my boat. that because I compound (if needed), then buff, then polish, then apply 2 coats of Maguiers Flag ship marine. by the time I'm done the boat looks new agian.

if you want to help your more than welcome this weekend....
 
tphinney said:
Morpheus;

I got the Halo version of the drive shower from here:

http://www.driveshowers.com/index.html

as to changing the plugs. I mean the spark plugs (looking to get max fuel economy this year). as for the Waxing; this is my 4th year of waxing the boat on the lift and I have the process pretty well worked out now.

I start with the top deck (day1) and move to the side that faces the dock, adjusting the lift to get the upper and lower side. then during high tide I flip the boat around in the cradel and switch sides (day 2). once I have both sides done their is still a section of the boat I can't reach from the dock so then it's time to use the 9' foot inflatable I bought at BJ's (154.99) to get the bow of the boat (day 3). Some folks might ask why it takes me 3 days to wax my boat. that because I compound (if needed), then buff, then polish, then apply 2 coats of Maguiers Flag ship marine. by the time I'm done the boat looks new agian.

if you want to help your more than welcome this weekend....
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HAHA I was actually gonna ask since it seems like you have the task down why not come down to punta gorda with me and do mine, I'll even leave it on the trailer for ya :grin:
 
Morpheus;

you a funny boy....after taking that long on mine what make's you think I want to go all the way down to Punta Gorda and do your's. I might be inclined if you where in the Hood'. Still got a bunch of water front homes here for sell dirt cheap.....
 
Ha.. Actually I think we would like to be closer to the gulf or have a shorter ride to the gulf then you do right now. I've boated in Tampa Bay alot and I just don't like it. Down in Charlotte Harbor/Punta Gorda the inlaws house is in Punta Gorda Isles and is on a channel that takes about 10 minutes at no wake speed to get to the harbor and then just 30 minutes to the gulf or 5 minutes around the bend to Captain Harry's which is a very LARGE and nice resturant resonablly priced that you can boat up to. If the job market fit what I do I would move down there I think.
 
Since this was kind of a short notice, anyone interested in scheduling a little "meet and greet" in a few weeks? Maybe a little island raft-up at Egmont. Bring some BBQs, set up the horseshoe pit, that kind of stuff.

Anyone?
 
I feel like a broken record here but her it goes, yea I'd love to accept the boat is kept in Punta Gorda and we do not currently have a place to keep it in Tampa so it would be difficult for us.
 
Morpheus said:
I feel like a broken record here but her it goes, yea I'd love to accept the boat is kept in Punta Gorda and we do not currently have a place to keep it in Tampa so it would be difficult for us.
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This has been a recording...

You could always catch a ride...
 
Shall I stand on the beach with my thumb out :grin:
 
Was there last weekend at the pier anchored listening to the jazz fest...Have fun!
 
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