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Old 05-07-2015 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
With all that cheap labor down there why bother with any type of lift.......just run that biotch up on the beach and pay the locals 50 cents each to push it back in the water!

It's all in the technique. This guy needs more practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRCrY74knw
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Old 05-07-2015 | 09:25 AM
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Are you guys sure this is not Jim Darr?
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Old 05-07-2015 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Mseuro
Are you guys sure this is not Jim Darr?
It's the member formerly known as Ratman (same posting style)

This is his incognito member name that allows him to avoid the various federal agencies that are looking for him

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Old 05-07-2015 | 09:45 AM
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Why couldn't you pump the water out of the tanks? You'd need a vent valve to let the air in as you pumped the water out and another valve to let water in to lower it.
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Old 05-07-2015 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Wobble
It's the member formerly known as Ratman (same posting style)

This is his incognito member name that allows him to avoid the various federal agencies that are looking for him
They know exactly where he's at, but decided he wasn't worth the fuel required for a late-night-black-helicopter-extradition....

Side note- South American gelcoat repair must be a thriving business judging by those videos.
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Old 05-07-2015 | 12:18 PM
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Just skip the floating lift all together and make a 4 post cable lift. Better, faster, and probably a lot less money. Besides, I have had both and my Hi-Tide was way easier to use.
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Old 05-07-2015 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
With all that cheap labor down there why bother with any type of lift.......just run that biotch up on the beach and pay the locals 50 cents each to push it back in the water!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moq07PWYfnM
thats how they get there boats in and out, but they are flat bottom boats, they roll them on 6" diameter logs, im 24 degree so dont think it will work that well, and i will be using it at least 4 days a week
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Old 05-07-2015 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
It's all in the technique. This guy needs more practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRCrY74knw
you need to stay on the throttle til u come to a complete stop, ive seen that idiot kn the clip before lol
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Old 05-07-2015 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Wobble
It's the member formerly known as Ratman (same posting style)

This is his incognito member name that allows him to avoid the various federal agencies that are looking for him
Haha truth is i forgot my password, my pc crashed and the email i used to start my oso acct is doa, and i didnt feel like bugging speed girl to reset it...rm
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Old 05-07-2015 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by payuppsucker
Why couldn't you pump the water out of the tanks? You'd need a vent valve to let the air in as you pumped the water out and another valve to let water in to lower it.
I cant find a leaf blower here, so im goimg to hire a skank with 42 dds to manually inflate the 55 gallon drums
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