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Great job! I love the boat. I second Fraser Bronze (great, great people who've been casting for 50+ years) - they pour the cleats for Pacific and many other PacNW builders - get the 10" cleats if possible. The hole in the center is big enough to get a good sized loop through. Paint? You're gonn...

As usual - amounts and stuff vary - not an exact science but never fails to get rave reviews from Mainers who know good chowder... 1.5lbs Cod or Haddock (I like Haddock..) Qt. Light Cream Salt Pork Onions (peeled and chopped) 2 Cans Condensed Milk (NOT sweetened condensed milk) Potatoes (5-6 medium ...

For those of you who knew a member both here and on THT named "Nuke" I wanted to let you know that he recently and unexpectedly passed away. His name in real life was Tim Huskins and he was a very nice man. He had a heart attack and was gone. He and I met when he bought a boat from me abou...

welder wrote:When do I get a sea trial on one ?

We're going to build 3 hulls to start - should have a boat for you to demo by late fall!

Twin 250's = 65mph.

Twin 300's = ?????

All 1/4" 5083 Hull, 24.5 degree deadrise, stepped hull.

3500lb hull........

Boat looks great. Sometime when you're up you should come down through the locks - my wife's family has a place on Sebago in Raymond - love to meet you. The first 19' Pacific that came east ( the first 19' Pacific at all!) I put a 200hp Yamaha 2-stroke on and raced in the lobsterboat races - just a ...

Thanks, 21ftcc - great answer! I've towed the RS34 from Texas to Miami to Maine to Virginia to Maine to Pompano Beach (on the water from Pompano to Virginia Beach by H20) and then, finally to Cocodrie, LA - lots of miles. Getting permits is much easier than it seems and isn't expensive - it is an ex...

Thought some of you guys would enjoy seeing the new 28/29 x 8'6" boat - just finishing this afternoon...

JETTYWOLF wrote:I just like saying......BUNG.

No joke....

There is an old liquor store on the waterfront in Salem, MA who's name (in faded neon) is "Bung Hole Liquors"...

Mac - didn't know you were getting a Pacific! Welcome to the family! You can always call me with any questions...

Jay, nobody likes to talk about their competition but I can't believe Safe Boats will let that contract get away without a fight . . . what are they going to be proposing? If you guys get the contract think about relocating the plant up here. Lots of experienced alloy boat builder personnel and eng...

Steve, As you point out we are discussing polyurethane foam in another thread but the substance speaks directly to your question. When in an open, plate-built alloy boat I don't find the need for sound-proofing very high. The wind noise, engine noise etc makes the hulls sounds pretty unnoticeable. A...

John, They give them to state, county and municipal agencies which actually kills sales of boats to these prospective customers - arrgh! The replacement boats will be a bit longer with the limiting factor being able to fit into a C-130 on the trailer and with outboards. The total length for the prop...

That doesn't look like a very soft ride and the seas don't look very big, come-on Jay please give us the details: speed, seas... won't the Coasties need to replace those boats soon? cheers Rick Hi Rick! We' were just outside the Ponce Inlet near Edgewater, FL. As always with photography or videogra...

Pjay - thank you for being open minded. Also from: http://www.uscomposites.com/faq_foam.html#14 Is this foam water resistant? Yes, but with the following caveat. The foams that we sell are considered closed-cell, which means that each cell that makes up the foam structure is completely closed off fr...

Hi Trouty!

I was typing while you were replying - good to hear from you again - missed you when you left THT!

Be gentle to our Canadian friends they make great beer, great hockey players, pretty women and HUGE trout:

Kevin, Thank you for the reply - and, as usual, you are smarter, by far, than me. We're lucky to have you on this board. Why does Pacific foam? As silly as it seems I have never really thought about the question before.... Now that I've thought about it... When I began working with Pacific I asked i...

Chaps - is there a place in these hull (I know that there isn't on Whalers) for the water to go? Does the foam sit in the very bottom of the boat - surrounded by water or can the water move down - away from the foam to be removed. I know that the foam we use is USCG approved and has passed their &qu...

Jay well said and explained for all of us to understand! THX!! I had a Hewescraft (alloy) I bought used and tore it apart as the deck was mushy. I found poured in foam that appeared OK... BUT in fact it had so much water stored in it that when I took a test bore it filled with water about two inche...

Ran alongside the USCG in their Response Boat-Small last week in FL - video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaJa6R0QqUo

Balderdash and horsepuckey.. " The least expensive method of providing the needed rigidity and support is by installing only the longitudinals and then spraying the hull with polyurethane foam that then hardens. The only problem with this method (and trust me, it can be a huge problem) is that...

Jetty and Matt, We'll definitely hook-up. Matt, I'll be visiting my friend Peter Truslow who runs Edgewater Powerboats in Edgewater, FL (I know they're non-alloy) so that looks to be in your backyard. Jetty - depending upon how busy you are we may need a hand with some truck/trailer logistics. We're...

I like it a lot!

Jetty,

Team Texas will be watching the BLM farm - we have two boats being built right now so it ticks along in this economy but not like pre-2008.

This trip is a bit of a make it up as you go along - so no real timeframes or agendas other than to meet LE, etc...

Matt and Jetty,

Let's try and hook-up when I'm in you areas - I'd really like it!