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Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-11-2017, 01:24 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 16,021
Posted By luke81

I live in Clearwater and boat all around Tampa,...

I live in Clearwater and boat all around Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater and into Sarasota waters sometimes. There's no lack of sandbars and islands to hang out at around here but our boat-up bars leave...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-04-2017, 08:55 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 56,651
Posted By luke81

Very interesting design. I'd think someone...

Very interesting design. I'd think someone listing something on ebay for over 100 grand would at least have pics I can enlarge though! :)
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-02-2017, 08:26 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,838
Posted By luke81

Nobody ever said fair, but really....how do you...

Nobody ever said fair, but really....how do you define fair? If the boats are being produced properly and in a timely-as-possible fashion by cheap labor why would a business pay more? Business...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-01-2017, 11:52 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,838
Posted By luke81

Does that profit go in the dealer's pocket or...

Does that profit go in the dealer's pocket or Mercury's pocket though?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-01-2017, 09:01 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,838
Posted By luke81

Couple things attribute to it. On the building...

Couple things attribute to it. On the building end, much of the labor of building mass produced boats is fairly unskilled general labor. It's doing the same thing over and over, and following basic...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-29-2017, 09:14 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 22,125
Posted By luke81

Exactly...it's free money. 3 days ago I realized...

Exactly...it's free money. 3 days ago I realized I hadn't traded in points in a while and in 5 minutes and a few clicks I got a $850 hotel stay from August credited to me. That's a free $850 for...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-21-2017, 09:36 AM
Replies: 1,904
Views: 1,132,506
Posted By luke81

I'm vastly unqualified to be answering, but take...

I'm vastly unqualified to be answering, but take it for what it's worth....I've been around heavy trucks my whole life with my family owning a trucking company and doing almost all of our own service...
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
11-08-2017, 09:54 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,405
Posted By luke81

We're trying hard to attend with our Pachanga 22...

We're trying hard to attend with our Pachanga 22 but every roadblock possible keeps bonking me....now my employee who typically runs my shop while I'm out decided to quit. If I can find a...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-08-2017, 09:51 AM
Replies: 1,904
Views: 1,132,506
Posted By luke81

Just got caught up on 20+ pages I missed...still...

Just got caught up on 20+ pages I missed...still the best boat thread ever anywhere! Sorry about the issues, hope to see them cleared up soon!
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
06-08-2017, 05:07 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 750
Posted By luke81

Sarasota Bay Fun Run

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about this run, I just happened across it today and figured I post it in here in case anyone wanted to participate. I've got things planned that day, but if I can...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
06-06-2017, 11:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 679
Posted By luke81

Absolutely, they are not meant to be mounted...

Absolutely, they are not meant to be mounted horizontal.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
05-24-2017, 12:12 PM
Replies: 839
Views: 139,035
Posted By luke81

Doesn't matter what anyone says about your boat,...

Doesn't matter what anyone says about your boat, good or bad. You still turn into an asshat about it. On the PFP facebook group I'm the guy who told you your boat was pretty fukin cool (cause I...
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
05-11-2017, 09:27 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 12,405
Posted By luke81

Had to skip this last year, but we're in for sure...

Had to skip this last year, but we're in for sure this year.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
05-11-2017, 09:22 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 14,417
Posted By luke81

Ya'll are just haterzzz.....I'm already working...

Ya'll are just haterzzz.....I'm already working on beating them to the market with my stern drive version!!


**sarcasm** **maybe** :)
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-29-2017, 05:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,803
Posted By luke81

Ha, yeah! That's one area where the old "local...

Ha, yeah! That's one area where the old "local knowledge only" seriously applies. And it's not all sand there either. There is a huge flat of boulder bottom that extends from about where Rusty...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-29-2017, 05:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,986
Posted By luke81

We use ShadowCaster most of the time, and they're...

We use ShadowCaster most of the time, and they're not cheap but they're worth it. The 4 color 10" go for around $800. Worth every penny to not have to replace them every couple years!
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-28-2017, 03:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,803
Posted By luke81

We tend to boat inside of the bay most of the...

We tend to boat inside of the bay most of the time so we're frequent visitors to The Getaway and Hula Bay. If you want to run up into Tampa you can dock at the convention center and they have a...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-21-2017, 09:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,144
Posted By luke81

Geico's move was one of the best I've ever seen...

Geico's move was one of the best I've ever seen in boat racing! I spent many years driving dirt track cars and we'd call that a slide job, and Geico's move was as close to a boat slide job as you're...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-20-2017, 08:42 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,401
Posted By luke81

We'd love to attend this run if I can shove...

We'd love to attend this run if I can shove around some scheudling stuff. But I'm afraid I might win the slowest boat there award and we might get to Crystal Cove as everyone is leaving :-p
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
03-14-2017, 09:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,794
Posted By luke81

Thanks, I appreciate the input. It sounded like...

Thanks, I appreciate the input. It sounded like most of them didn't know what to tell me really. I spoke to a lady from the city of Tampa first. She said "well if you're in the bay you're FWC's...
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
03-13-2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,794
Posted By luke81

Absolutely on the dates, this is one of the...

Absolutely on the dates, this is one of the things I'm open to input on. Holiday weekends are nice for travel so I'd consider labor day, but then again boating around here on a Holiday weekend is...
Forum: Poker Runs and Boating Events
03-08-2017, 03:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,794
Posted By luke81

Donziboy, thanks for spreading the word! I'm...

Donziboy, thanks for spreading the word! I'm still messing with the logistic side of it, but it's starting to seem like if we're going to do it I'll just have to pick a weekend and do it and put the...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
02-27-2017, 03:32 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 17,938
Posted By luke81

I'm not far, I'm in clearwater and I'm over that...

I'm not far, I'm in clearwater and I'm over that way sometimes.
Forum: General Q & A
02-23-2017, 08:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,070
Posted By luke81

By my initial measurements the belts clear...

By my initial measurements the belts clear nicely. And I do agree about the motor dying, but we never get too far from shore (typically within tampa bay) and we've got a good sea tow card :)
Forum: General Q & A
02-23-2017, 05:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,070
Posted By luke81

Electric water pump, yay or nay?

I recently purchased a Pachanga 22 with a lightly built 7.4. It had the circulation pump removed in favor of a crossover. Since I boat 100% of the time in saltwater I plan to convert it over to...
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