So if I follow this right Bird ran out of gas, which resulted in the loss of oil pressure? Which resulted in him being a Bird on a Rope? Or did the motor take a chit like the trailer brakes?

The trailer brakes were the result of failed equipment, everyone understands that, the gas thing was a result of dumbassedness, and in Bird's case, we understand that...

Dave,
the 4th was a bit of a cluster...
got to the ramp, ran for 3 minutes then no re-start starboard!
no fuel I was guessing
checked the water seperator...yup, dry
uh oh
got some fuel and filled the seperator and thought I might be in business...
long story short, lost a boost (fuel) pump, but was able to run off-plane on the injection pump.

so there was no getting on plane!
did the ThirdBird dream and trawled around Henderson Bay
(though the dream is one big step ahead of being on a rope!)

drifted in White's Bay and yapped with Mike Owen for awhile
(he went to leave for Kingston and lost a boost pump just days earlier!)
later fast idled over to sixtown point and spent the night on the hook.
nose into a 15+ wind blowing down the hatches all night, crystal-clear starlit skies, NO bugs, fireworks off in the distance and closer .
slept 10 hours with watch
on the 5th spent the day anchored in the sand field south of Campbell's Point.
awesome day there!

wasn't all I looked forward to with the boat issue, but we made the very best of it!

ordered the pump Tuesday morn, here this morning, R&R'd by 10 am.

going out Sunday, thinking about the River for the day

'Bird I have all the brakes off my trailer!
been reluctant to scrap because it's all good parts!

ALL the surge actuator guts +
drums/hubs/bearing sets bagged/labeled and stamped matched to the hub they came out of!
+ complete backing plates (shoes, wheel cylinders, pins/springs...complete! This is low mile stuff!)
and six BRAND NEW wheel cylinders in the box!

you can have it all for spares, doesn't take up that much space and you would have ANYTHING you need right at hand!

come and pick the chit up! I'll NEVER use any of it, you just might!

Bastid!!!!!!!

I thought things that happened at Sodus stayed at Sodus. I could tell some stories about you and the pool, but I won't.

In any event, to all those reading this, Jeff was The Man!! Towed me in, got on his whamadyne hand-held satellite powered crackberry and got the marina to open back up after hours so I could get fuel. Thanks Buddy!!!!!

By the way, the Sodus trip for the Fourth needs to become an annual event. We should have booked docks before we left. Nice marina, very nice.

Bird, my extremely better half booked us 4 slips for 2011 with Kayla before we left Sunday. How 'bout that Explorer show?

No kidding? Does one have Bird's name on it? It's worth going back just to look at Kayla!!

Yeah, the Explorer show. Don't you just love random naked chicks??

Tell your trawler friends thank you again and that their boat is simply stunning, I was blown away. And tell them I'm still emabarassed for almost walking through their $1,000.00 screen door!!! DOH!!

Sweet!!! Is your stuff 12" diameter by 2" wide shoes? I would very much like to have that stuff if so.

OH this is what is meant by boating on a budget......NOW I get it, and it is quite budget friendly I must say.