The R?surrection of the SeaGem

[sprintst]

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Congrats on kicking smoking. It's just a state of mind. If you're bullheaded enough you'll fight those things trying to kick your ***. You just need to think I'll be damned if those things are going to get me.

 

[redfury]

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When I quit smoking for good, I quit cold turkey. For me though, part of it was that I was never a heavy smoker and the other part of it is that my day generally keeps me busy enough that I had to take a break from it to have a smoke. I drive a lot for my job, and that's where I did the most smoking. A few bags of sunflower seeds and a raw roof of my mouth later, that wasn't a problem for me.

The thing was, I finally had made up my mind that I was done with 'em. Seriously, 100% finished. If I hadn't been, I'd probably be smoking again. Took me about 18 months to not crave them, but every once in a while I feel their smokey dance trying to lure me back. I've been off the cigs for over 6 years and won't go back simply for the cost! You want to talk about liberating? How about a pay raise? The impact alone of me quitting was financially substantial. Then my wife quit. We've never had so much discretionary spending!

 

[83mulligan]

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Congrats Bill, the engine and the cigs. That's good stuff!!!! Quitting anything you are addicted to aint for sissies. Engine looks good. Guy I know is trying to sell me an inline 6 he has in his barn for $175. Says it turns over. PM me, let me know what you think of that and what to look for on it. I don't want to take up your thread here.

 

[CheapboatKev]

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What happens if YOUR ENGINE starts smoking....???



Oh I crack myself up...seriously I do...lol

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

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What happens if YOUR ENGINE starts smoking....???



Oh I crack myself up...seriously I do...lol

We still talk here??? I thought we graduated to FaceBook and you only wanted me for my cousin LOL. ROFLMAO.

If it starts smoking , I start singing ass the Dutchie to the left hand side Aww shoot did I just say that OMG must be the scotch tonight....

JK folks I just wanted to mess with Kev LOL

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

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Hey Red, Sprint, Steve

Thanks for all your words of encouragement. I initially was going to post this on the Hijack zone (my other thread) but I figured what the heck LOL.

Hey Steve if it is a Chevy 250, tell him you will give him $100 cash, Your gonna have to rebuild her anyway thats what its worth, be firm and he will go with it (hopefully). If the engine has been sitting for a while which most likely it has, here is a few pointers, the rings are probably frozen, the cam is wrong for marine. you are going to have to spend $300 for cam lifters and springs, another 200 to have the block boiled and honed at the least. then the cost for pistons rings etc.... On a rebuild it will cost $800 in parts. Use that as a barometer.

PM me or hit me in the zombee thread if you need help

 

[CheapboatKev]

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We still talk here??? I thought we graduated to FaceBook and you only wanted me for my cousin LOL. ROFLMAO.

If it starts smoking , I start singing ass the Dutchie to the left hand side Aww shoot did I just say that OMG must be the scotch tonight....

JK folks I just wanted to mess with Kev LOL

lol....you have a cousin??? Hope she isnt as violent as you! lol

 

[sprintst]

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Does she have the same size mitts

QUOTE=CheapboatKev;2746471]lol....you have a cousin??? Hope she isnt as violent as you! lol[/QUOTE]

 

[sprintst]

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Having a glass right now

We still talk here??? I thought we graduated to FaceBook and you only wanted me for my cousin LOL. ROFLMAO.

If it starts smoking , I start singing ass the Dutchie to the left hand side Aww shoot did I just say that OMG must be the scotch tonight....

JK folks I just wanted to mess with Kev LOL

 

[CheapboatKev]

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Does she have the same size mitts

QUOTE=CheapboatKev;2746471]lol....you have a cousin??? Hope she isnt as violent as you! lol

[/QUOTE]



WHEW...You said MITTS...oh nevermind

 

[sprintst]

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It's not like I wasn't thinking it...

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

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LOL she makes me look mild

 

[vegasphotoman]

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you guys are nuts!

Hey Bill did ya get the motor back together yet???

ps also what the heck cause backfires? is it unburned (rich) gas in the exhaust or a timing thing...we had our boat backfire a little bit at the top end the other day.....mild backfires not major ones...anyways....rock on!

 

[vegasphotoman]

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ok Bill has been AWOL for a few days so either the Sea Gem is up and running and he's out on the ocean....or??????? Ill call him and pester him guys!!!!!!

 

[proshadetree]

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Good I'm suffering withdrawals

 

[83vert]

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Well, its been about 100 degrees around here this week. He is either on service calls or doing programming in his man cave.

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

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Hi Everyone,

Sorry about being MIA, I haven't done anything on the boat in a while. I've been going through my own form of hell lately, the short block is back together but that's about it.

I went upstate to clear my head came back home and have been working like a dog trying to re-invent myself and the business.

The end of last year I lost my biggest customer when they lost their equity partner . I had to let go all my workers, my shop etc... I have been going out on calls, programming and basically anything and everything to hold my finances and home together. Heck I even did some car A/C units last week and next week I have an engine rebuild for someone. I'm at the any port in a storm phase right now, suffering from being a small company that put all its eggs in one basket going from over 2m gross annually to 0.

Hey Paul I would start with timing and carb adjustment and go from there.

 

[tallcanadian]

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Hi Everyone,

Sorry about being MIA, I haven't done anything on the boat in a while. I've been going through my own form of hell lately, the short block is back together but that's about it.

I went upstate to clear my head came back home and have been working like a dog trying to re-invent myself and the business.

The end of last year I lost my biggest customer when they lost their equity partner . I had to let go all my workers, my shop etc... I have been going out on calls, programming and basically anything and everything to hold my finances and home together. Heck I even did some car A/C units last week and next week I have an engine rebuild for someone. I'm at the any port in a storm phase right now, suffering from being a small company that put all its eggs in one basket going from over 2m gross annually to 0.

Hey Paul I would start with timing and carb adjustment and go from there.

Damn HVAC, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things turn around real quick for you. I'll have a beer for ya this weekend. Actually, I'll have a few for you. It sucks more when it's a nice person that goes through this. I'll be thinking about you.

 

[CheapboatKev]

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Bill

I hope the heat wave is making you a few dollars..Sucks to loose the Ostrich egg account..Been there, but with a company behind me..I can only imagine loosing that account if it were my own business..I would have been sunk!

A man of your caliber can hold it together...

 

[Huron Angler]

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Bill you are doing a fine job on the rig and also on the cigs...great motivation for me to quit with ya so for that I thank you

Keep up the good work!