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Demi is our homeboy too, and BTW my dentist until he moved away. He has always been reds and specks worst nightmare.

Yes, we have many friends in Jesuit Bend and I was worried for that area because of substandard levees. Luckily this storm had a lot less surge than Katrina (15 vs 26 ft). Unfortunately for us, With the only highway flooded below Alliance, repair crews, suppliers and the like cannot get down the...

My brother made it back to Gretna yesterday, from Mississippi, and two of my kids made it back to Belle Chasse today from Alabama. So from the east roads are open. They told me I10 is full both ways —people coming back and people leaving.

Status report from an Ida evacuee: my wife and I left our home port in Empire (Plaquemines Parish) on Saturday morning and headed east, arriving at the Wharf in Orange Beach that evening. The kids and grandkids came by car. Today Tuesday we are headed back home and are in Mobile Bay currently...

The variety of distinctive bourbons is great to appreciate. My go to’s are Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark

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The spray rail was designed to be inside the outer envelope of the deck edge so there are no problems with tying alongside walls and pilings. They create more lift and increased top-end speed by 1.5 knots. They attenuated rolling at rest and displacement speeds. Main downside I’ve noticed was...

This is Coosa board and epoxy

In order to safely and dependably control a vessel in less than optimum conditions from a flybridge helm requires a windshield that is sturdy, leak-proof, and has a good windshield wipers. The vinyl panels that I've experienced after several years do not meet this standard. For this reason I...

Thanks, I appreciate the discussion. BTW, I do like my Neptunus. It is a solid boat, and it can go fast, but also (considering the size of the vessel) is relatively economical when running at displacement speeds. My Neptunus came with a hardtop flybridge, and upper and lower full helm...

The boat I purchased a couple of years ago came with a “soft enclosed flybridge in other words plastic panels Lexan or Eisinglas etc. Although the soft enclosures on many boats that I see, like my own, satisfy their purpose, in most cases, I venture to say that they are not aesthetically...

A cleat in the left location is more versatile because a line can go to the port or stb aft of the boat, whereas the right side location would chafe the line on the corner of the hull extension when tied to stb.

Seeing the devastation in FL brings back memories of what Katrina did to us by leveling Buras and Empire in Louisiana and then northward with leveling the Mississippi Gulf coast. For months post traumatic syndrome can be expected. It’s hard for ones mind to accept the new reality. I found it...

Yes, all the Detroit marine diesel mechanics I’ve ever talked to said you should run them at their maximum designed rated rpm (1800 or 2100 for NAs). This, of course is good for them, the mechanics, because pushing a marine diesel engine hard gives them more work. It is common to get a...

I agree with what many others echoed—that The 2 cycle Detroit Diesels were monumental in their impact on the world diesel engine stage. From US tank engines and landing craft in WWII (these new powerful engines undoubtedly helped to win the war!) to the post-war WWII commercial tug and fishing...

Most of the oil on Detroits came out as mist from the vents as you mentioned. One thing that made a huge improvement in keeping my 8v-71 clean from “leaking” oil was a crankcase air-oil separator/filter like Racor sells. The crankcase vent and air box drains are routed to the filter and from...

That boat is the former oyster lugger WYOMING . It is usually at the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival. It’s cypress hull was fiberglassed and the (new) owner made it into a yacht. https://woodenboatfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Wyoming.jpg Most Louisiana shrimpers and oyster men that...

The DD series has the advantage of tremendous torque because of its 2 cycle design. I’ve run them for 50 years on our family’s oyster luggers in 3,4,6, & 8 cylinder 71 series configurations. IMHO no modern 4 cycle Diesel engine can compare to the throttle response, the acceleration (torque...

I stand corrected and understand your stance of Harvey’s devastation south of Houston. We faced a similar situation during the aftermath of Katrina where New Orleans got all of the attention the day after the hurricane passed and their levees failed. Nevertheless everyone needs to evaluate...

Over the years, I’ve adapted a hurricane plan similar to yours. In 2004 Hurricane Ivan was the first serious hurricane that we faced In 25 years and we evacuated our home in southern Plaquemines Parish. My wife left with the car on the highways, and I left with the boat. When we met up she...

Just be thankful that Harvey was way more of a rain event, which is totally different than what a Cat 3 or 4 can do with storm surge and wind damage.

You related to Jerry? That’s nice. I’ll be there.

It was built in 1985 at Master Marine Construction in Ft. Pierce Fla. They built mostly commercial and a few recreational vessels and closed down in the mid 90's. It's been a USCG inspected vessel for charter for up to 49 passengers. We had the entire boat rebuilt in the late 90's for more...

I agree it's not the same for everybody, sometimes your location limits your options, also important are different levels of experience and comfort of being on your boat in a crises, and driving at night. In my case, when our town was under mandatory evacuation, and we were in the center of the...

BTW, if there is any interest I'm putting a boat up for sale it's 65 x 18.5 custom rebuilt in 1999 solid mahogany interior. 2 - 6 cylinder MAN diesels. Haven't listed it yet. It's in Empire, LA. JT