SPARE PARTS

I WILL SURELY LEAVE SOMETHING OUT SO FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW OF YOUR ADDIONS TO THIS LIST I AM NOT TRYING TO ACT LIKE AN EXPERT JUST SHARING EXPERIENCES I LEARNED ALONG TIME AGO AS A COACH BEG BORROW AND STEAL IDAS FROM EVERYBODY AND ADD THEM TO YOUR OWN BAG OF TRICKS AND MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU THE OLD TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE IDEA WE KEEP OIL AND A LOT OF IT ON BOARD 15 40 AND 30 TRANSMISSION FLUID OUTBOARD TWO CYCLE FILTERS FOR EVERYTHING IMPELLERS THERMOSTATS PACKING MATERIAL DIESEL SOCKS DISTILLED WATER ANTIFREEZE DIESEL FUEL WD 40 WINDSHILD WASHER FLD BELTS SEPARATOR FILTERS ZINC PLUGS RADIATOR CAP

INGENEOUS INVENTIONS

NEED IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ANYWAY SOME OF OUR GOODIES INCLUDE THE USE OF BUNGEE CORDS TO HOLD A ROTATING FAN UP IN THE WINDOW OF THE FLY BRIDGE ON ESPECIALLY HOT DAYS TO COOL THINGS A BIT NEXT A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A HOLE CUT IN THE TOP FOR THE COMPUTER TO SIT ON ON THE FLY BRIDGE NOT ONLY TO RAISE IT FOR EASIER VIEWING BUT FOR COOLING IT ALSO WE USE THE COMPUTER WITH A PROGRAM PETE HANSEN TOLD JAN ABOUT IT SHOWS THE RIVER OR WATERWAY YOU ARE ON AND A LITTLE REP OF YOUR BOAT IN ITS EXACT LOCATION ON THE RIVER AND THE SAILING LINE WHICH IS THE CHANNEL OR DEEPEST WATER I ALWAYS SAY YOU COULD DRIVE THE BOAT WITHOUT EVER LOOKING AT THE WATER IF IT WERE NOT FOR DEBRIS THAT WOULD SOON END THE TRIP OR AS COACH CALLS THEM TRIP ENDERS WE USE RUBBER COATED CLAMPS TO HOLD THE PAGES OF THE CHARTS THE ATLAS THE QUIMBEYS OUR LOG AND ANY OTHER PAGES IN THE BREEZE FOR THEY WILL NOT LAST LONG IN THE WIND WE ALSO USE A POP CASE BOX FOLDED INTO A SUN SCREEN FOR THE COMPUTER FOR COMPUTERS ARE HARD TO SEE IN THE SUNSHINE TO HOLD THE CARDBOARD IN PLACE WE HAVE A FLEXIBLE PIECE OF COATED ROD THAT WILL BEND AND HOLD SHAPE QUITE WELL JUST FIT IT TO THE COMPUTER EDGES AND PRESTO IT HOLDS THE SUN SCREEN IN PLACE WE HAVE A DIAL ROD ABOUT FOOT AND HALF LONG WITH A RED BALL ON ONE END AND A GREEN BALL ON THE OTHER END SO YOU NEVER FORGET WHERE THE RED AND GREEN MARKER BUOYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE I WILL BET I CHECK THAT ROD AT LEAST 20 TIMES A DAY AND OF COURE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT END FOR END AS THE WATERWAYS CHANGE I E GOING INTO A MARINA OR UP A CANAL TO A MARINA JUST SOME FUN THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BUT PEOPLE ARE QUITE INVENTIVE WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE

YAHOO DEMOPOLIS 22 AUG

I DO NOT SAY YAHOO BECAUSE I AM GLAD THE TRIP IS OVER I SAY IT BECAUSE A GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED WE ARE HERE SAFE AND SOUND EXCEPT FOR THE GOOD DOCTORS BIG TOE WHICH HE PROBABLY BROKE AND IS LOSING THE NAIL OFF OF THE DOC AND I RAN THE LAST TWO DAYS WITHOUT COACH FOR HE DROVE MY TRUCK FROM WAVERLY TO DEMOP WE SPENT THE BIGGEST PART OF BOTH DAYS IN BAD STORMS HEAVY RAINS AND ALOT OF LIGHTENING COACH GOT TO DEMOP BEFORE WE DID SO HE WAS HERE ON THE MARINA RADIO BRINGING US IN IN THE STORM VERY CLEVER AND VERY HELPFUL WE BASICALLY HAVE BEEN DOING BRKFST AND LUNCH ON THE BOAT AND EATING OUT AT NITE LITE BRKFST AND LUNCHMEAT FOR LUNCH WE HAVE TO CLEAN THE REFRIG FOR THEY TOLD JOHN THE ELECT IN THE HARD AREA IS NOT VERY RELIABLE CAM DID A GREAT JOBWITH THE LOCKS I LOVE MY WIFE DEARLY AND SHE IS QUITE CAPABLE BUT THERE IS A DIFF BETWEEN A LADY ON THE LOCK LINES AND GUYS WHO WERE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND WRESTLERS CAN YOU SAY MUSCLE NOT TO MENTION NO BROKEN ARMS WHILE WE WERE AT GRAND HARBOR WE HAD DINNER TWO EVENINGS WITH TOMMY WILLIAMS JAN AND MY TOW CAPT FRIEND THE LAST EVE WE WENT TO HIS HOUSE AFTER DINNER AND WATCHED VIDEOS OF TOW DISASTERS WRECKS SINKINGS ETC AND TALKED AND TALKED ABOUT BOATING IT IS SO MUCH FUN YO TALK AND ASK QUESTIONS OF SOMEONE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ANOTHER NICE GUY AT GRAND IS CHIP LUCAS THE MGR HE IS VERY WELL INFORMED ALSO HE IS HEADED FOR M CITY BOAT SHOW GREAT GUY STOP AND SEE HIM MY ENDING ARTICLES WILL BE ABOUT LOCKING THRU PASSING TOWS ITEMS TO CONSIDER WHEN LEAVING THE BOAT ELECTRONICS SPARE PARTS AND FINALLY OUR INGENEOUS INVENTIONS