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I grew up with nothing. We lived on scrambled eggs, and pan cakes. I CHOSE A BETTER LIFE. IN THE USA, YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT, AND I AM PROOF, C- AVERAGE , HIGH SCHOOL, RETIRED AT 43, IT CAN BE DONE, IT'S CALLED HARD WORK.I AM TIRED OF OF HEARING THE SAME NONSENSE OVER AND OVER...

Since you have getting some blow back, ( which I think you are brilliant), in regard to what you have done, just for curiosity, how long ago, did you awl grip your rail, buff, and Polish it?

I retired at 43. This is how we did it. Large number of big caps, with good dividends, company's, that we felt you will always have a need in society for. Paid for home, boats, toys all cash. No debt. Paid credit card at end of each month, no matter how high.Any realestate, not used, leased...

Every hour, you could eat your lunch down there. White bathroom runs on the floor, washed weekly. The shrink wanted 180.00 for 50minutes, I thought my way was still cheaper, besides that nitwit, was a chain smoker.

Growing up poor, and then all of a sudden finding , my life had turned around so drastically, in regard to financial success, made me feel such a sense of gratitude, that I took anal care of everything That wealth gave me,,beautiful houses, cars, boats, clothes, it was like unreal for me, and...

My wife and i found , that, as we get older we spend less. The funny thing is it did not happen intentionally. No, I do not drive a 911, any more, but who wants to fret about a door ding, every time we go out to dinner. I wanted to give my wife , as our last home, a beautiful 3,000ft direct...

I donot understand you comment. It has been written more than once on this post, that you do not buff hulls, painted with awlgrip paint, I think everyone is aware of that, sir. This man was painting wood, not a fiberglass, or metal boat. I am sure we all understand this. I just happen to think...

Since it is staring to peel, I would strip and start fresh. The odds are, it is vanish, oil based, due to the fact it is peeling.

Awlgrip, is a two part paint. Very tough. I believe what the man is doing on a cap rail , is much different , than buffing a hull. Which I am aware that they have their own special wax, for their paint. I would be doing the same thing as he is buffing the rail, it just keeps flattening out the...

I was 41 years old, in the car business, successful. Long hard slog, since early twenty s. Owned 5 stores. I standing at the urinal, with 6 others, at a car auction in PA, it's real cold, icy, rainy day. We're all talking about women, the guy next to me, successful, early forty's, in mid...

As long as the boat is gel coat, I would only use wool pads. I personally do not like the foam pads. You are correct, in my opinion, in regard to it varys in regard to surface condition. Like I mentioned earlier, I use the pink buff majic, due to jewelr Rouge, added to the product. The spur...

GLASS CLEANING I have found , with hard water spots, that are tough to remove, I use wink, then if still there, buff magic, (pink),. If still there, I put the buffer on the windows, with buff majic. Also , I have seen here on the forum, people mentioning buffers. I must have buffed , a thousand...

I could not agree more, buff magic, is the best I ever used. It has jewelr Rouge, the pink one, is the best in my opinion. I use to cut the paint on cars also. I also love pro Polish, their sister follow up product. It does an amazing job on old gelcoat.The product was so good shurflow ...

Here in fla, I would buff the hull every three to four months. The eye brow every month. We had an older boat, where the gel coat was not like new. But I wanted the boat to look like new. I had the ability and knowledge from the car business, to know how to do it. People in the car business...

Depends on how much you drank, then all 10s

Well ,that makes two of us. I hope the lady was not played.

You win the award, for the most brains, on this issue, in my opinion.

Since when did laymen, beat out engineers, who designed the Engine? I agree 100%, with you!

Better know what your doing when using a heat gun. Big problems , if wood gets burned. Also I would use the weakest acid, cleaner, first. There is only so much wood, and you cannot put the wood back on the rail. Same goes for scraper, always pull towards you, learn how to properly sharpen. Be...

I kept the mechanical, but until I could get access to the starboard mechanical , I used a Carter electric, worked fine, till changed to original part. The original equipment work fine for 3400 hours. I do not like fixing what's working perfect for 3400 hours. Just changed out due to age.

After crawling on my hands and knees, banging my head more than once, I literally got struck, in the engine room, doing a strainer rebuild. Sat there for 3 hours , till my wife came , and helped me out That did it!

We also had a Hatteras, where you had to go on your hands and knees, under the steps in the galley, or pull the floor up, to view. We realized quickly that we bought the wrong boat. After that mess up, we bought a defever, with a walk in engine room.

Sir, the major reason I believe that diesel is desired over gas is, diesel is safer. There are other reasons, torque, etc, but , gasoline fumes, in confined areas blow up boats.

Sir, you might want to tell all the owners of 671tibs, with 485 hp that, turbos have nothing to do with engine Life! At 25k a Crack, for rebuilds at 2500hours.

A pet peeve of mine also is, these new style rail engines, that require that you MUST, call manufacturer, for a PLUG IN, analysis, when the engines act up. It is no wonder that people started walking away from this life style, due to this nonsense of control, and making it difficult for self...