Category: The Pink Flamingo Houseboat
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Goodbye Old Friend
It’s hard waking up without one of my best friends for almost 20 years. She has always been there for me through the good and the bad and has introduced me to so many wonderful people that are still great friends. She has been a bit costly and high maintenance through the years but worth every penny for all of the great times and great friendships we have made. She has only left us stranded a handful of times and it was usually either at a bar or with plenty of friends and booze which isn’t all bad. And even…
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Quick Video of The Pink Flamingo
Here’s a quick video I made of The Pink Flamingo. Sorry for the poor quality but it’s the first video I’ve tried making but it should give you a good overview of the boat. Some of the main features of the boat are: 1.) 34′ houseboat with 6′ swim platform for a total length of 40′. Beam (width) is 13′-2 or so. 2.) Everything works. We just had it out the other weekend with 10 people on board and easily could have put another 10 or 15 on board. 3.) Completely remodeled. This is one of the nicest most comfortable…
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First Overnight in Arizona
Finally we spent the night on the Pink Flamingo out on the lake. It’s been a long wait and I forgot how relaxing it is to be away from the dock for an overnight. Not to mention we missed all of the drama at the dock on Saturday night. Our friends Charlie & Cindy and Aris & Janet also camped out so we had some safety in numbers with the anchoring. With 3 anchors out front and 1 out back we didn’t move at all. It was so many great laughs along with great food and of coarse drinks. The…
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Remodel December 14, 2012
Finally some decent pictures!! Mainly because our friend Gene was in town and he actually knows how to use a camera. And he had a wide angle lens along which greatly helps in the small space. We’ve been in the water for 6 months now and met some great friends at the marina. The Pink Flamingo is the preferred boat to pile on and go for a later afternoon and sunset cruise. Partially because of the large top deck it has for a 34 footer and probably partially because I’ll stay sober sometimes to drive. But either way I must…
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Remodel May 24, 2012
The Pink Flamingo is now in Arizona and has been for a year. By the time we moved out it was too hot to work on it and being that the marinas are a hundred steps down when the water is high, a 1/4 mile walk to the slip, and 30 minutes from the nearest Home Depot I figured it was best to finish the majority of work on shore before dropping it in. But as always time flew by and it’s hot again and time to drop it in the water. In the last year I finished most of…
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Remodel October 18, 2008
It doesn’t seam like we have made much progress since the first weekend when it all came together so fast. But then again I did meet the love of my life Tammy and I’ll blame it on her. Or maybe thank her for the progress that we did make because she wasn’t going to stay on it until it had a working bathroom so much of that is done at least. Plus we only get a few good months of boating in Illinois and who really wants to spend all of that time working on the boat. Thanks to a…
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Start of the Big Pink Flamingo Remodel
I’m not sure if remodel is the correct term or not. The front cabin and windows, steering wheel and console, wiring to the engine, and engine and outdrive or still original and untouched. In this process the head was moved, cabin pushed out and back, 90% of the AC wiring redone, gas and water tanks moved and replaced, hell even the holding tank was moved. Although the holding tank was then moved back to the original location which was really a shitty job (sorry for the pun LOL). To keep a long story short as short as I can after…
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Launching in AZ – June 1. 2012
After a year of tinkering on the Pink Flamingo she was finally ready to hit the water. Besides removing almost all of the extension cords and actually wiring things properly I also designed and help fabricate a 6′ swim platform for it where 3′ of the platform can lower into the water. Unlike Fox Lake where we had a few sandbars to hang out at most of the lakes in Arizona are deep and hence we’ll be hanging out in the marina and the bays. So having always loved Steve’s platform back on his Chris Craft in Fox Lake I…
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The big move to AZ – May 2, 2011
In 2011 we decided to see how Arizona would be year round. After many years spending the winters in Arizona and the summers in Fox Lake, IL I had learned to hate snow and cold. Tammy said she always wanted to move someplace warm and she received a job offer 20 minutes from the house we already owned so we decided to give it a shot. We were partially done with the remodel on the Pink Flamingo and having owned it for over a decade I just couldn’t part with the old girl. But most transport quotes I received I just…
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Every marina has a few jackasses I guess
Life is much different out here in the desert. For starters Dixie’s morning potty break is no longer as easy as opening the door and letting here walk past the tiki bar to the grass to do her thing. Now it involves a nice long walk down the docks, up the stairs, and out for more walking. Although she usually goes right at the top of the stairs which looks to be a popular spot thanks to the lazy dog owners who don’t pick up after their own dogs. I figure though that the exercise is good for us and…
The Pink Flamingo in ? 