Wow... copy and paste actually works!

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

Edited: 11/06/2007 at 06:34:24 PM by stmbtwle

Thanks Peter, I think I got, I mean the photo posting. I am a tedster now.

Hey alreadygone Bob,

Is that high-octane hydrogen enhanced with a refined alcohol for a super boost in clean engine performance that you are putting in the ground transportation aka courtesy car?

With all the discoveries out there, especially the one about salt water, yours would be the best fun, drink beer to fuel the boat. I bet everyone here would go on life long cruises. No more complaining about the hassles of fuel.

Although many us may find it hard to stay behind the white buoys at the locks.

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Banana Tom

This is my new boss in my day job with my wife on the upper helm in Pensacola Bay.

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Banana Tom

#1. Stembt willie, that's THE Zone man!
#2. My formula BT.... "Photo bucket upload- resize-  copy EMAIL addy @ bottom of resized pic- Send myself the link in an email- right click on opened image in email & "save image as"- save to "my documents" THEN browse the pic & send the attachment."
Quit laughing! It's ugly but it works.
#3. My  wife wants to know if that little trick works IF you DON'T drink a case of beer first.

This is me, bailing the skiff out while Zoney is at full throtle.

Hmm I just copied the "img" link in Photobucket and pasted it in the reply window here... and it came up. Simple enough even I can do it.

I see you're using the PVC "towbar" setup. What are you using for connectors?

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 04:21:59 AM by stmbtwle

You guys are so inspiring. Let's see if I can keep up... if this works, following Willie's sounds-easy instructions, it's a recent view of a Work in Progress. SO much more to do, but at least now I can see what Rob has had in mind all along.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/14087704@N07/1903011615/

oops. That wasn't quite what I had in mind. Need more coffee. (beer?) Maybe the free version of Flickr doesn't support that?

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Amelia
Edenton, NC

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 07:46:15 AM by Amelia

I installed 2 pad eyes on the transom, with a 5/8" rope bridal. You can see this in the pic. A pulley ran back & forth, letting the skiff pick the best line.

That will be a nice HB when finished Amelia, keep going!

OK Ted, sounds like it'll work, I'll try it.

Amelia you have to pick the BOTTOM line in Photobucket, the one labeled "IMG Code". That'll get you the picture, not just the site.
oops I see you're not using Photobucket... sorry, I can't seem to get it to work for that site.

But that's a GREAT looking boat; I can see why it's taking so long!

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 04:51:14 PM by stmbtwle

OK, so here's the thing copied from Photobucket. (my offspring are documenting theirs on the other site, so just used it, thinking they were all the same. Apparently not! So lets see if this works:



Wooooohooo! Didn't even require beer. Thanks, guys!

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Amelia
Edenton, NC

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 04:53:23 PM by Amelia

Congratulations!!!!!

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

Ted and/or stmbwle: What keep the skiff from jack knifing and hitting the sides oft he boat when not moving or in reverse?

It does that; at least mine does. I don't worry about it.



At least the tow line doesn't get in the prop (very annoying).

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 06:33:13 PM by stmbtwle

That looks like it works well stmbtwle, it looks like it may be better than the one with a bridle and pulley.

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 06:34:09 PM by Dave

There's some concern about chafe at the ends of the PVC, and it makes it awkward to pull the boat up to the stern. I'd like some sort of release hook like on a spinnaker pole; but those are @#$@#$!! expensive!

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Willie
She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw

My pole was actually 2. A 1" run inside a 1 1/4". I also allowed 6" of rope/thimble at each end, then 2 snaps. one on the pulley (no chafe!), the other on the bow eye of the skiff. That little bit of rope acted like hinges, not binding up. Don't make the pole shorter than 10' or longer than 15'. Mine was 12' (total pole & rope ends.
I also added a 6" Styrofoam ball onto (duct taped a rope pigtail onto pipe) the skiff end. This proved to be a good idea. I also taped a "backup safety rope " along the tow pipe & tied it seperatly to other fasten points at each end, (belt & suspenders), in case any main component might fail. This proved over-kill, but I left it on.
I used a 1/4" rope and tied it to my deck rail, then to a rear transom cleat on the skiff. You're right Dave, the skiff folds like a jack knife. Pulling the "boarding line" in allows the skiff to tuck sideways up next to the transom.
After a time or two with Zone man trying to decide if he wanted forward OR reverse (or both), we learned to tuck the skiff FIRST, before close quarters manuvers.
You can go in either direction, turn or dock, even spin without a "tail" getting in the way. The HB doesn't know it's back there Yeah, we cut the boarding rope twice but no big deal, I just retied it & went on. If that rope had been ski poly it would have floated, something I'm going to change (upgrade) to.
I backed the transom pad eyes with BIG wide backing plates Wille. I tugged & pulled HARD, several times during the trip to position the HB into deeper water after a nights mooring. This setup is tough guys, you can put the power to it. I wanted to make sure we didn't pull the pad eyes out of the hull, so I spread the load out with large back plates.