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Old 05-28-2005 | 06:23 AM
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Hi Bob,

I am working on my boat at your house. I should be there in about an hour... Where do you keep your tools...

I was working on it at the airport, but now I am over at Great Bay Marine.

What do you have to do to your boat?
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Old 05-28-2005 | 10:28 AM
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Hey Chris good luck!! Can't wait to see some pictures. I'll definitely be at Cape Cod races...would love to go for a ride in it!
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Old 05-28-2005 | 11:28 AM
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Heat Buzz - Nice meeting you today, if you weren't working I would let you help sand the bottom of my drive way ornament . lets hope we all get our boats back together before the Cape Cod race and I'm sure we'll bump into each other in Portsmouth later this year. Good luck
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Old 05-28-2005 | 05:23 PM
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Sounds good Charlie... I will be there, hopefully with my Banana Boat.

I have abandoned any ideas of making my engine transition project look good.

At this point, I know the boat floats and the trailer looks great. If I could just make headway speed at the races I will be happy.

Unfortuneatly, the nice man that I traded my Mercury for is dealing with his wife being in the hospital,(understandebly),and has been consistently blowing me off for the past few months, thus I am with out the remaining parts to finish "Franken Banana".

I am trying not to be over bearing to the guy, but at this point with out a few items, I am screwed and with out a boat this summer.

If anyone can help me out I need the following items.

1. A prop.

2. A throttle cable.

3. An auxillary electric fuel pump for a V8 OMC.

4. A hydraulic steering splitter box or instructions on how to fabricate my own hydraulic line "T" style splitter.

Any ideas are appreciated.

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Old 05-29-2005 | 07:46 AM
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Sorry to hear about all the bad luck in getting up and running this season. If I had any of the parts I'd let you have them but I don't. This sucks sounds like everyone is going to the Cape Races but me! I'm makeing the marathon trip, (down and back in 3 days), down to Boat Tunes for the trailer next weekend. Then switching trailers the next weekend. And a wedding the weekend after that! Wish I could make it to meet everyone, oh well there is always next years races. Hopefully I can meet some of you before then though.
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Old 05-29-2005 | 12:23 PM
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Thanks Fruitta,

I have two weeks.

I guess I will just have to do the best that I can.
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Old 05-30-2005 | 06:12 AM
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Chris Do you Know what parts you need I can order them up for you..Cable length Ect..
Bob
Oh My boat was good to go have a cracked inner tube in a risor.. should have her fixed by weds Blew the weekend though..
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Old 05-30-2005 | 07:32 AM
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Thanks Bob,

I will measure it today.

I actually have a throttle cable that came from Spoild Banana, albeit old, it still works. Only problem is the plastic end piece that attaches to the engine is broken in half.

Can you order just the end piece?
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Old 05-30-2005 | 11:52 AM
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Maybee..Do you have it at the house or over at Great bay??
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Old 05-30-2005 | 05:03 PM
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Monkey Bizness is currently at Great Bay Marine...

Spend the day sanding my transom and filling any cracks and holes...

I was about to spray it, but the skies turned black and rain the size of gaffrig guages fell from the sky...
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