Remember when this used to be a .....

**Instigator** · 10-21-2020, 07:25 AM

Y, whatever do you mean ��

Yrs ago I had my looper powered Vector at the ramp of the local pond where a guy was checking out the rig.
He didn’t realize I knew he was a local and knew he had a 2.5 powered Mirage on a lift that you could see from the ramp.

He sarcastically says, “I’ve never seen a fast JohnRude before”.
I pointed to his boat and asked, isn’t that yours?

Soon as he confirmed that I smiled and said, go get it, I’ll wait.
He elected not to do that ��

Originally Posted by Forkin' Crazy

I do remember the guy at the Mexican place heckling us for having Evinrude power. You gave him hell! It was hilarious!

**Instigator** · 10-21-2020, 07:27 AM

I looked at that.

Would be a killer trip but I think too many locks until I’m retired 😎👍🏻

Originally Posted by David

Instigator - you could do the big loop. Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St Clair, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Trent Severn, Lake Ontario, Niagara River, back on Lake Erie. I know someone who’s family did that in a cruiser in the 70’s

**David** · 10-21-2020, 07:56 AM

Well when you are retired I will be retired and living On the Trent system. You can stop by

**Chaz** · 10-21-2020, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by engineermike

If I recall correctly, your full-weight 23’ eliminator went over 100 on a single bone-stock pork-chop (or was it shrimp-head?). It really is a shame that these motors aren’t considered “worthy” of discussion on this forum.

Mr. pocket protector ,

I'm happy to see you got the terminology correct ...

And you let a bit of your sense of humor shine thru ...

The Shrimp heads (Verado) and Porkchops (V-8'r) are worthy, just expect a little friendly banter ..

<---( used porkchop grease)

Ya know, I gotz a nik~name for everybody and everything .. when the biopsy cutie rang me yesterday .. she called me : Squamous Cell Carcinoma and said, see you Friday @ 12:15

So I recon there's worse things to be called than anything that I could ever come up with ...

Hydraskreem sez:

Thanks for the tip, Chaz. I'll take it under advisement...

The right thing is to go 450R? Or twin 400R's?

Be a baller .. put the 450 porker in the middle , and a pair of shrimpheads as bookends ..

Originally Posted by Instigator
Personally, with what’s going on w/covid, I find it difficult to put the amount of thought into my projects as normal.
When our government puts the rules in effect that they deem, “mandatory”, that we may not agree with, much of science also debates......, to put companies out of business..., decisions made by people that have no experience on anything but being in control, surrounded by yes men.

So I too am guilty of interjecting politics into this thread.
I see a lot in our area (central Ohio) I don’t like.
The Mrs is ready to move, to a state that allows the freedoms we used to have, run by people that hold people accountable while allowing us decide what’s right for our (my) family.
She is following this crap closely so it’s always a subject at the dinner table.

So yeah, I miss having this site as my release from reality, even if for a while.

So do I hit “new posts” and ignore the covid/political posts, be selfish (???) for still wanting to play w/boats or read/participate in the informative threads that Paul and others takes the time to post?
When I ignore them I feel guilty for not doing more to fight for my country.

Mentally, I need the release.
Off this site, I fight the good fight and always portray a positive mental attitude in front of the wife even when I just want to throw something against the wall!

Originally Posted by Chaz
First one is an Aprilia jug and chamber. So yes , small bore and digital pictures sometimes make for some skewed, out of proportioned images ..

I got the chambers anodized first. Then daddy-O said .. I was .015 to close for his liking .. 3.854 / 3.3 / base piston machined for 3.0L Merc ... on roids.

The heads are strong billets , the water came from too many Cypress Garden's type wheelies ...

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I do need a little closure on this ... and if I'm wrong, certainly willing to put my hand in the air. Dad taught me long ago, it's the basis of becoming a man.

So when they closed off racing in Jasper at 5:00 PM :

1) Did the racers say, even though I'm on a roll and can win this thing .. I think we should stop so I can eat dinner , get a good night's sleep , and start fresh tomorrow in over time.

2) Did the DSRA say, even though we can finish this today. We are going to make everyone stay another day .. because we can.

3) Or was it the Democrap mayor of Marion County .. that said . I have a Ninja-19 Curfew in place, so I can be seen as just another libtard mayor.

Originally Posted by H2OPERF
Gary u bringing that boat down to the keys to run...

Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o
Building a few cool things this winter I would post so I could be told I'm doing it rong and/or need to buy a fourstroke Mercury that weighs more than my boat so I'll just keep it among friends.

Originally Posted by Forkin' Crazy
#METOO!!! I have to finish my SS2000/280SS rigging first though!

It won't be the first time for the SS to be in the Keys!!! Key West: Watched the Christmas boat parade, docked at the Mexican restaurant and ate, and then docked at the Caribbean Club (the one from the movie).

Idle speed only on the way to the condo with slips!...

I have to admit I skipped this post after reading the first page....

But I’m glad to see the usual suspects back at it

Hey, I resemble that remark ...

**Instigator** · 10-21-2020, 08:06 AM

Now you’re talkin!

Ive read much about and would love.

Actually......., yrs ago I was on Rice Lake w/some of my Canuck brothers and I seem to remember getting into one edge of it.
I remember the lock and the long distance cruisers.

Originally Posted by David

Well when you are retired I will be retired and living On the Trent system. You can stop by