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I must have BADD
I’m thinking I must have Boat Attention-deficit disorder or something. After almost rounding up all the parts I would have needed for the Eliminator I decided to sell it and get a different boat that had an open bow already. The Eliminator had such a big flat area in front of the driver that it would have made a tight open bow anyways. So I had my eye on a 1989 Caribbean by Hardin Marine. One owner boat (technically) that supposedly had been stored for 10 years. Rebuilt Mercruiser 454 with a Bravo 1 drive. Sweet looking boat on a good…
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Things I completely forgot about
November 11, 2017 A topic on the Next Door Neighborhood site started me searching for something I had written a long time ago about noise from waterskiers in the morning and I stumbled across this article. I had completely forgotten about it (actually just not thought about the acticle for some time) and if memory serves me correctly (forgive me if I’m wrong) I think Dru Schwartz ran into the Author Gary Kramer while we were attending the Houseboat Show in Louisville and started telling him about the party. I still can’t believe we were that responsible in our 20’s…
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Timeless Classic I Guess
Well it appears that Dixie’s Dinghy is so cool that they are building new versions of it in Lake Havasu. Apparently they were able to acquire the molds from the guy who had last built them down in Mexico and Twisted Liquid Marine has added them to their growing number of mini boats they can build. And it’s being called the Typhoon. http://twistedliquidmarine.com/tlm/index.php/boatmodels
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A New Chapter 1971 SeaLander
SOLD – SOLD – SOLD – SOLD While I don’t think one can ever top the 20 years of fun and memories we had with The Pink Flamingo but it was time for something different. And I guess everything really does happen for a reason. The Pink Flamingo sold partially because I forgot my computer and ended up having to drive all the way back to the marina last Sunday. So in a blinding rush The Pink Flamingo sold on Monday and after doing some last minute things and moving our personal stuff off it so Mike could start staying…
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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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Time to sell the Hobo
SOLD – SOLD – SOLD – SOLD Feb 19, 2014 – Sorry to all of those looking for a Hobo but the Too Cute has been sold to some friends who are taking even better care of it than I did. But I wanted to keep the memory of her alive for the future so I’m leaving the old post up. Although she is hard to part with it looks like it’s time to let the Too Cute find a new home with someone who will utilize this awesome boat more. With the move to Arizona we decided to take…
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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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