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by drookit
Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: Well lookie here
Replies: 16
Views: 6110

Re: Well lookie here

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by drookit
Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:59 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: Well lookie here
Replies: 16
Views: 6110

Re: Well lookie here

JETTYWOLF wrote:Where's the rich Alaskans now.....the islands :?: :?:

Cuz, that can't be freezing is the reason Alaska in December :!:
Most maps of the US show us off the southwest coast of the Nation anyway.

For some strange reason geographically challenged get confused by this.
by drookit
Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:49 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Life rafts?
Replies: 22
Views: 9939

Re: Life rafts?

Sabs28 wrote:
Katoh wrote:Gents you lost me at post No.11 :?:

we have a tendency to veer off coarse sometimes. But it's all good :thumbsup: .
Kinda reminds me of sittin' around drinking a few beers with some buddies. The conversation is all over the place. :thumbsup:
by drookit
Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Life rafts?
Replies: 22
Views: 9939

Re: Life rafts?

goatram wrote:????????????

We having fun running up the thread count? HyJack! :popcorn:
Thread count, now we're talking sheets? :mrgreen:
by drookit
Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Life rafts?
Replies: 22
Views: 9939

Re: Life rafts?

I figured with my boat, I'll be very selective on the days I go out and if the condtions even remotely look to change when I'm out, I'm getting the heck outta dodge. There's always another day. Ken that's what I call being a good skipper. I can't believe no one else has commented on this, especiall...
by drookit
Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Life rafts?
Replies: 22
Views: 9939

Re: Life rafts?

Ken I apologise, did not mean to offend. I should have realised that not all waters behave and are the same, I was thinking more for my part of the world, South East coast of Australia. I would consider fishing the shelf as being out which is approx 20Nm. The other thing is glass-outs are a very ra...
by drookit
Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:18 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Life rafts?
Replies: 22
Views: 9939

Re: Life rafts?

Lets be reasonable you wouldn't be going to far in a 15' tinny. I'm curious, how far do you think far is? Or how far to far is for a 15 (0r 16' like mine)'? I've seen guys out a long way in zodiacs up here in Alaska (70 miles). I've shook my head thinking I'd never do that, forgetting that I have. ...
by drookit
Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: DOING IT RIGHT......check this out.
Replies: 18
Views: 8683

Re: DOING IT RIGHT......check this out.

Jets pick up EVERYTHING , mud, grass, oyster shells, rocks, sand , well you get the idea and it shells the pump in a heart beat. When I lived out west the jet boat guys said the pumps will suck crud up , up to 8' deep. I believe the guys up in the PNW are running in rivers that have rock bottoms an...
by drookit
Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: 11 Sept. 2011
Replies: 7
Views: 3597

Re: 11 Sept. 2011

I think this sums it up for a LOT of our troops "over there." My friends go to college, I go to war. At the same hour they wake up to decide not to go to school or work that day, I've been at work for hours. Their alarms wake them up, my alarms send me to cover. They make plans based on h...
by drookit
Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:02 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: Hull Floatation
Replies: 53
Views: 20339

Re: Hull Floatation

Anybody remember the Mythbuster's episode where they used ping pong balls to raise a sunken boat?

Ken
by drookit
Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:57 pm
Forum: Alloy Boat Forum
Topic: the "Sweet Spot"
Replies: 10
Views: 5687

Re: the "Sweet Spot"

Hey, how's about some details on the boat? Weight, beam etc......

I was thinking along the lines of a Big Foot, Honda BFP Power Thrust etc..... before I was recommended the Yamaha 70 in my repowering recommendation thread.

So for comparison, how's about some details???????

Ken
by drookit
Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:32 am
Forum: Aluminum Boats For Sale
Topic: 25' cabin cruiser $12,000 o.b.o. !!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 4726

Re: 25' cabin cruiser $12,000 o.b.o. !!!!

I like the "industrial" look to.
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:47 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: Gun parts
Replies: 1
Views: 1658

Re: Gun parts

Years ago, I bought a lower from Essential Arms in Louisiana thru an FFL dealer. They are usually priced very competitively. It's as good a lower as any other manufacturer in my opinion (I own a few different lowers from other manufacturers) and I made a CAR-15 with a Quality Parts Company kit and h...
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: AK Help Please
Replies: 5
Views: 3819

Re: AK Help Please

Just got to thinking you could fish the Kenai Peninsula coming or going from Homer with the itinerary too.
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: Aluminum Boats For Sale
Topic: 25' cabin cruiser $12,000 o.b.o. !!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 4726

Re: 25' cabin cruiser $12,000 o.b.o. !!!!

Must not have much interest in her in WA because I've seen her listed here on the Anchorage Craislist.
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: Aluminum Boats For Sale
Topic: Alaskan Super Fort For Sale
Replies: 4
Views: 3702

Re: Alaskan Super Fort For Sale

She sure is rigged nice though. A crane for the dingy, sweet!!!!!!!

Ken
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:02 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: I scored, sort of......................
Replies: 6
Views: 3701

Re: I scored, sort of......................

As next season approaches, send me a reminder and I would be happy to give you some pointers on shrimping the Sound. Well, thank you. Out of PWS, I've only set pots in Pigot Bay with cat food. Last year we did pretty good, this year, not so good. I've also set pots in Jack Bay out of Valdez. Did pr...
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: I scored, sort of......................
Replies: 6
Views: 3701

I scored, sort of......................

I scored a shrimp pot and some buoys off craigslist yesterday. Sweet.

At this rate, I'll be set up nicely before next year's boating season.

Ken
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"
Replies: 15
Views: 8974

Re: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"

Louie, thanks for the review. I'm thinking of going with the Elite 5 Gold with the included Navionics card from BOE. Want to see one in person before I commit. Ken Well just come on down for a visit and I'll take ya out in "Da swamps" and you can see it "Work it's magic" first h...
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: AK Help Please
Replies: 5
Views: 3819

Re: AK Help Please

Something different. Fly in to Anchorage. Rent car, drive to Homer / take in the sights along the way, turn car in at Homer (think there's a Hertz there but I'd confirm that) take the ferry from Homer to Kodiak. Return trip, fly Kodiak to Anchorage, then L48. Or do a reverse of the trip.

Ken
by drookit
Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: Aluminum Boats For Sale
Topic: Alaskan Super Fort For Sale
Replies: 4
Views: 3702

Alaskan Super Fort For Sale

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/boa/2564313773.html

Bayweld makes a nice boat.

If I only had $325K of disposable income. :rotfl:

Ken
by drookit
Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"
Replies: 15
Views: 8974

Re: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"

Louie, thanks for the review. I'm thinking of going with the Elite 5 Gold with the included Navionics card from BOE. Want to see one in person before I commit.

Ken
by drookit
Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:56 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"
Replies: 15
Views: 8974

Re: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"

Now that I've stated publicly my feelings towards Lowrance based upon my handheld GPS experience, I've stumbled across the Elite 5 combo. Interesting. From the reviews I've read, seems the only complaints I've seen so far is the owners manual is lacking on the Elite 5. Kinda remember that being a co...
by drookit
Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: "Mucking through the minefield of electronics"
Replies: 15
Views: 8974

"Mucking through the minefield of electronics"

Been looking long and hard at chartplotter combos. God what a headache from all the choices. I haven't looked much at Lowrance, even though it seems there's quite a following here for them. In my defense, I still remember my first handheld GPS, a Lowrance Globalnav 212. It was a brick and so not use...
by drookit
Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:01 pm
Forum: Sittin' on the Dock
Topic: drookit Happy Birthday
Replies: 2
Views: 1955

Re: drookit Happy Birthday

Thank you guys, I appreciate it!!!!!!

Ken