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Virginia
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The love of my life and I went out to get my bike today - 80 degrees and sunshine, we had to ride!!!!! It has been sitting under a tarp all winter! Took the tarp off, put the key in the ignition and she fired up like I had just shut her off!!! OH, its a Honda VTX 1800S cruiser - smooth as silk!!!!!

Well, we decided to go out and check on my boat as I was having trim tabs put on it! We get to the marina and it has been moved over next to the garage where they work on the boats. The trim tabs are on it but the entire outdrive is missing!!! :-k Well, our reason for going out there was to check on the condition of our life jackets and to ride the bike for a while. We pull back the cover and go inside. Then I wonder if he, the mechanic, had installed the batteries that I had left for him so he could check the trim tabs operation. So I raised the engine cover and yep, the batteries were installed and connected up to ----------------------------- well, the entire engine had been pulled!!!!!! :shock: Of course this time of the year they are closed on Sunday's and no one was around so tomorrow, I guess I will get the bad news. I have not heard from him so a lot of things are going through my mind! It is an I/O 5.4L EFI 370HP so you just don't drop it off. Yeah, I am going to sleep good tonight! Wonder if Jeannie has any of that wine left???

No, I was not enfemme, SL was though :lol: she is always enfemme and she does not seem to want to change, imagine that! [-( We are going to take the bike out sometime with Virginia driving, but this just was not the time. When we do I will report how it went! Well, not everything 'cause we plan to take a blanket and find a nice secluded section of the Blue Ridge Parkway and ................ well I have said too much now!

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You've got too many toys Virginia! Not! :mrgreen:

So, they pulled the outdrive and the engine?! Without telling you?!
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Post by KathyB »

Zippy's definition of boat: noun; a hole in the water you pour money into. :lol:

(That's only because I don't care to deal with everything involved in owning and maintaining a nice boat.) My grandfather had a fishing boat and two crew boats and I grew up spending a lot of time with him on the Gulf of Mexico trawling for shrimp, crabs, and fish. Speaking of nice ones, on the drive back from Tampa Sunday we saw two different Chris Crafts in immaculate condition being towed north. One was full size, the other much smaller, but they were both absolutely beautiful.

I hope you get some good news on your baby!!
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Post by Ronnie M »

well I have said too much now!

Love you all,
Virginia
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hey yooooooooo.

whassup wit da boat hun? they pull stuff out they ain't a' spose-to and you don't finish this?????? UH UH!

c'mon girl.......wassup??????
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Ladies! Listen to her! A boat, a motorcycle and a hot little babe at home and she's complaining! Well excuse us for having miserable freakin' lives Hon! I hope you you get a flat on your bike, a hole in your boat and Silver Lady runs off with me! That will teach you smarty panties! Hugs!


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Post by Kerri »

Hey Virginia,

You need to get a bigger boat, then they wont be able to remove your motor without you knowing.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/a ... index.html

check out the boats in our local marina for ideas

heh heh

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Post by Virginia »

Kerri, my Scotch-Irish blood got tickled at that - hell I thought my ancestors were still hollowing out logs to make boats over there! :lol:

And as for you "Jeannie the Inquisitor" (you'll figure it out - maybe). There is an old adage, well it is a takeoff on an old adage, "The only difference between a girl and woman is the "size" of her boy!" Anyway, SL is more woman than I have ever had the pleasure of even attempting to to to (no, I am not going to say "that") attempting to, uh, well, since she will read this, edit it and possibly slap the pooh (I can say pooh can't I?) out of me if I use the wrong descriptive adjective - you're a wordsmith, think of something!!! ............. more woman than another woman deserves!!!! Yes, that works, well it works for us anyway. I love you, babe - speechless, yeah I am, come here and whisper in my ear!

Where was I? Oh yes, the marina called me today. Seems that a former employee not only failed to properly winterize my boat but a couple of others, as well. The block cracked and I get an whole new motor - no charge!!! Doing the "happy dance!" \:D/

You girls rock!!!!
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Virginia
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Post by KathyB »

Sorry to hear about your motor, but definitely glad to hear they're handling it. I just hope it's a top-notch shop that's rebuilding her for you. [-o<
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vir gin ya...

Post by Ronnie M »

Oh yes, the marina called me today.
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wellllllllllllllll

fall into a pile of sh** and come out smelling like a rose........

dunno about you lil girl.
MUST be that irish ya say ya got huh?

best wishes to ya
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