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Guys, I have drilled hole in polyethylene many times and the tricks are make sure you use the right size hole saw, the saw be sharp, and the saw mandril have a pilot bit to keep the saw from "walking" when you first start. Most of all keep the RPM son the drill slow. One word of advice...

During the last huricane that hit the Gulf Coast and came up the Applachian Mountains I was in Utah working the better part of the summer. All the rain went up into Pennsylvania and New York. I got a call at 8 AM on a Sunday morning from my wife who informed me the marina called and said the...

I haven't dived in about a year since the neck surgery. I still have all the equipment like tanks, BC's, regulators, a couple computers, and of course the CF200 DUI dry suit. Couple the dry suit with some Andes "undies" and you are as snug as a bug in the coldest of water. I plan to explore...

Thanks Dusty! I will be certain to do just that. I almost was there on Tuesday this week. We got a notice for an emergency deployment that would require me and my outfit to be on the ground at WNAS the following morning by 08:00 hrs. That was canceled later that afternoon after further...

Congratulation Jim on your new digs! As my grandfather used to say, "It's great to do good and grow, but, the quickest trip to ruin is get'in above your raise'n". Keep the personal touch in the business, the quality up to the family oriented demonstrated standards, and most of all, make sure...

Actually, the boat show and the Brat's gathering sound better and more beneficial than bugging the factory guys... Thanks for the heads up! I'll see what I can do. Whidbey NAS needs a visit.. I love that place too!

I agree... a 25 requires more maintainance given the amenities aboard, however, those amenities are what I used to sell my wife on the Dory. In a lighter sense you could put this in a mathmatical equation... here it goes. "Amenities = higher anticipated maintenance" and the wife requires...

Thanks Mike, word of mouth about anything is better than a ton of advertising. C-Brats share my love for the water and the boats they play on. Thanks again Mike and all for sharing your experiences. Still going to do it... see you on the water! Butch

Thank you! Have you seen the thread about the "leak" between the hull and deck in the area of the head? Take a peek... I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks again... Butch. PS... you described my criteria for cruising to a "T". let me know how you make out on the fix.

Guys, I want to do it right. The old saying about boats is, "They are a hole in the water you throw money in." I love the water. I get my peace and relaxation on the water. It's where everything else takes a back seat for a while and I recharge the old batteries.... no fellows, not the pace...

Hey, I wish the factory would chime in here! I just talked my wife into a 25' dory and now I see this! I don't know how you guys on the West coast do it, but I am from the mountains of WV where the word of someone or business is gospel. I am looking for a water tight vessel... well built, and...

Now I am confused :crook ... more than normal. Twin 90's? All I have heard from what I think I have read was the max power for a 25 was 150 HP. I kind of figured I'd rig my 25 with a Honda 4 stroke BF 115, leaving room for a swim platform and detachable ss dive ladder. The lesser weight on the...

I almost poo-pooed a brick. I just got home from a job related road trip and saw the post looking at the dates, but obviously not too closely. My wife and I are going to put in an order for a 25' after Christmas (her timing... who the hell knows why, but) and I saw August as the planned delivery...

ken, you heard correctly. I have some friends that are up close and personal with the mountain as we speak and after hearing about the increase in seismic intensity per shock, I'd have to agree with them. Only a hanfull of of seismologists and volcanologist believe it will as big as the one in...

Hey Ray! Please don't keep it to yourself.... of all the people in the world this is one group that has a common thread when it comes to civic pride and love of country. The neat thing is we can differ on the finer points of any discussion but know for a fact we are pretty much pulling in the...

Hi all, as most of you know I grew up in the hills of WV and to this day the older folks over there call this day Decaration Day. One of my Grandfathers was in WW I and when he was alive he'd trek to the local cemetary to "decorate" the graves of those that did not make it with a flower or small...

Bubba, what do you do for a living or work... oh crap... I mean... what you do to sustain your love for the water. You are going to love this. My boss who is all of 32 and knows everything subcontracted part of a project we got to another firm giving the rerason we did not have the inhouse...

Great pics of the Sturgeon Queen :D . She looks like she's really concentrating. :wink Butch

Well, if I get backout to Whidby Island for my company, maybe you all can introduce me to some of "that" fish. The way you indicated it was prepared sounds delicious.... besides maybe I can make some time to meet Les. I can even give you all a lesson or two in speaking southern, West Virginia...

Tyboo... thanks for the sturgeon lesson. Sure sounds like a lot of fun and something different for the taste buds too! Go get'em! Butch