Dave, what is the length, configuration and year of your "time capsule kind of boat". Just curious. DavidO
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, fishinfuul <[email protected]> wrote: From: fishinfuul <[email protected]> Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: DPO's (Doofus Previous Owners) To: "UnifliteWorld" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 12:29 AM This is likely going to be the most read bunch of postings on this site!!! I bought my boat, from a pastor, who told me there was a minor problem with one of the engines. I low balled him on the price, and he took it. I felt in my heart, and common sense told me to expect to rebuild the 'problem' engine. I checked it out and had my marine mechanic confirm the engine was seized. When we tore it down found bent connecting rods, bent and broken push rods, this engine came to a sudden and catostrophic stop. I met several of the pastor's neighbours at the marina who confirmed a high rev seizing of this engine with the pastor at the controls. Who are you expected to trust these days? Other than the engine problem, since rebuilt and running strong, I'm happy to report that the boat is basically in original condition, not 'hacked' on and messed up. Kind of a time capsule kind of boat. Really enjoying it. Dave. On Apr 16, 6:26 am, Paul Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > The DPO of my 38 sport fisher plumbed the fresh water tank as an expansion water tank to the starboard engine. When the engine got low on water, he just flipped the fresh water pump and filled it. In a drunken rage, he broke all the mirrors on the boat his ex-wife used to look into. He saved every single broken part/hose/wire/pump ever known to the boat and stored them in the bilge. > > > > --- On Wed, 4/15/09, HBH <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: HBH <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: DPO's (Doofus Previous Owners) > To: "UnifliteWorld" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 5:57 PM > > wow thats cool > > On Apr 15, 5:07 pm, waterguy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A discussion about removing carpet that had been glued to outdoor > > decks got me to thinking about all the horrors that previous owners > > have inflicted on our boats. Let's share the best of the worst. > > > To get the ball rolling, the former owner of my 1971 36 Sport Sedan: > > * Skim-coated over all the mahogany veneer in the salon, then painted > > it in a horrible Stalin-era mental Soviet hospital mint-green Sears > > Best interior flat latex. > > * Apparently thought that black steel drywall screws were the only > > approved marine fastener. > > * Threw out the original furniture and replaced it with a yellow-pine- > > frame futon couch and chair. > > *Continued to use the holding tank (steel) despite a fist sized rust > > hole in the side, near the top. Eeeeewwwww. > > > There's more, but I want to hear yours!!!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
