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by Doug P
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:13 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: What did I buy?
Replies: 11
Views: 6044

Re: What did I buy?

State registrations are works of fiction.
by Doug P
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:10 pm
Forum: Research Related
Topic: Fakebook hurting Boat Buzz?
Replies: 27
Views: 13054

Re: Fakebook hurting Boat Buzz?

what is the deal with the fall off in post on Boat Buzz...some suggest the evil Fakebook page is sucking content? Let's remember you can't archive stuff off of fakebook like our boat buzz...this stuff is important and we need to save it for future CC researchers.....???? John in Va. AGREE, CCABC on...
by Doug P
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:05 pm
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Below water wood filler
Replies: 9
Views: 5799

Re: Below water wood filler

dowels/bungs....epoxied in
by Doug P
Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: New Site!
Replies: 11
Views: 28369

Re: New Site!

[quote="Doug P"]Log in still needs fixin', avatar works. Trading Dock does show password but requires manual input of password.
Thanks[/quote]
Auto login is working.
External links, such as on Troy's signature are not.
by Doug P
Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:34 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Boat of the Week!
Replies: 2
Views: 2563

Re: Boat of the Week!

joanroy wrote:Great idea! Hope the owners chime in and share some stories and history of each featured boat. Their all unique survivors that tell a tail.



DITTO :D
by Doug P
Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: New Site!
Replies: 11
Views: 28369

Re: New Site!

Log in still needs fixin', avatar works. Trading Dock does show password but requires manual input of password.
Thanks
by Doug P
Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:24 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: New Site!
Replies: 11
Views: 28369

Re: New Site!

Andy...The log in auto box still has to be checked each time,,,and Trading Dock does not accept passwords, btw, your avatar has not been active for many months.
Thanks
Doug
by Doug P
Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: New Site!
Replies: 11
Views: 28369

Re: New Site!

Thanks Matt, However I am having to login each time and seems avatars are missing.
by Doug P
Sat Feb 25, 2017 5:56 pm
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Leaky water pump
Replies: 5
Views: 2656

Re: Leaky water pump

jim g wrote:You can make new gaskets from lunch paper bags. The thickness is about the same as the original.

Take the ham sandwich out of the bag before using 8)
by Doug P
Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:59 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Changing of the Guard.
Replies: 9
Views: 27552

Re: Changing of the Guard.

[quote="jfrprops"]Al will be greatly missed, wishing him all the best. He really did save the club.
Nice work by Troy.
onward and upward!

John in Va.[/quote]


Thanks Al.
by Doug P
Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:12 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Hull Card Question
Replies: 2
Views: 2363

Re: Hull Card Question

by Doug P
Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:48 am
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Faring and filling. What to use on a 1961 Chris craft
Replies: 22
Views: 8316

Re: Faring and filling. What to use on a 1961 Chris craft

First thing to use is a book by Don Danenberg 8)
by Doug P
Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:25 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Penetrol and Epiphanes
Replies: 10
Views: 5628

Re: Penetrol and Epiphanes

[quote="quitchabitchin"]Troy can never get all of the wood out of his veins. I think he's 50/50 with wood/fiberglass ratio, but hasn't fully committed to the dark side yet.[/quote


Andy,


....he is also a closet viewer of Roamer posts :shock:
by Doug P
Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:18 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Penetrol and Epiphanes
Replies: 10
Views: 5628

Re: Penetrol and Epiphanes

Never thought of it, but looks like a good method. What varnishes have you used it with and what %.
DP
by Doug P
Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:09 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: I hope this isn't sacrilege
Replies: 10
Views: 4479

Re: I hope this isn't sacrilege

jbyers wrote:I do have a question however..........

I am going to have to get the registration numbers and stickers off both sides of the boats. I am not sure if they were put on on top of or under the varnish.

What am I up against here?

So you really have the bug.....on your second boat already? 8)
by Doug P
Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:59 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: The Building of Miss Dot
Replies: 78
Views: 31755

Re: The Building of Miss Dot

A GREAT JOB,,,,MAKES ME WANT TO TACKLE ANOTHER BOAT. kudos 8)
by Doug P
Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:37 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: How to finish a dash........
Replies: 6
Views: 9031

Re: How to finish a dash........

I was given a 3/16 piece of matched Black Walnut and laminated it to the original dash.
by Doug P
Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:46 pm
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: Trailer Guides
Replies: 15
Views: 9316

Re: Trailer Guides

Tom Gruenauer wrote:Take a look at the Black ring (electrical Tape) on my PVC guide poles. If you launch and retrieve at the same ramp you can mark how far you need to back the trailer in the water. Works great.
good idea :D
by Doug P
Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:36 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Paint Question
Replies: 26
Views: 7936

Re: Paint Question

NOW YOU DON'T NEED NAVIGATION LIGHTS
by Doug P
Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: In search of a replacement bow light lens/ Attwood 9000-1
Replies: 40
Views: 15073

Re: In search of a replacement bow light lens/ Attwood 9000-

Coast Guard has approved the substitution for navigation lights
by Doug P
Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:01 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Election of 2017 Directors – P
Replies: 5
Views: 24577

Re: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Election of 2017 Directors

[quote="drrot"]Where I come from it's "Vote early and vote often"[/quote]
Must be a blue state
by Doug P
Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: From the Club
Topic: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Election of 2017 Directors – P
Replies: 5
Views: 24577

Re: Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Election of 2017 Directors

Troy, I find it difficult to renew my membership if I expire in Oct. or Nov.
by Doug P
Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Trailer Suspension Question
Replies: 31
Views: 12359

Re: Trailer Suspension Question

bflaherty wrote:Here is a link to my Facebook album of all the work we did with my trailer... Gives an idea of what can be done fairly easily to get a perfect fit.
https://www.facebook.com/bflaherty3632/ ... 0686899395
Brian....Link may be gone
by Doug P
Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:44 pm
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: Trailer Guides
Replies: 15
Views: 9316

Re: Trailer Guides

I use a single "guide on" for visual, but in a windage situation, this is easier
by Doug P
Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:02 pm
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Zebra Mussels
Replies: 12
Views: 6153

Re: Zebra Mussels

Are there any good recipes? If so they could be licensed as a game species, and then sold for $12.95 lb.
by Doug P
Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:36 am
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Zebra Mussels
Replies: 12
Views: 6153

Re: Zebra Mussels

It may be only a matter of time....but we are fighting the intrusion more than other areas.
by Doug P
Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:42 am
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Zebra Mussels
Replies: 12
Views: 6153

Re: Zebra Mussels

As we fiercely guard against these in Washington State, I sincerely hope the "owner" eradicates them before putting that boat in our waters.
by Doug P
Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:57 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Paint Question
Replies: 26
Views: 7936

Re: Paint Question

If painting a wood boat.- the problems usually are painting a "damp" surface.