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CHIEF

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  1. We're gonna be there July 29th- August 5th. Any overlap? CHIEF
  2. My MIL, in an assisted living facility with rapidly developing Alzheimer's, just let us know that my BIL bought a 3/2 house in Wimberly on 2.5 acres for $500. So apparently there are some killer deals still out there. Be on the lookout and don't give up hope on getting a great deal on your dream home. She had also lost her phone, even though she was talking on it. CHIEF
  3. I bet you could smuggle a hundred Cubans on that boat. CHIEF
  4. My son is at Tarleton, he has brought a couple of cute gals home to ride around in the boat and Ranger over the weekends. We never see them again. When I ask him "what's up?", he says they are a "horse girl", can't afford them, and don't want to. Buddy I tailgate with, and on the same deer lease was one of them. CHIEF
  5. Has Hannah rolled her eyes at you yet? How's Ben's cooking? CHIEF
  6. I just watch and don't really partake. 800 gallons, I was told, is the whole amount aft of center. It's crazy we have gone from minimal wake while slalom skiing, to as big a wake and a "curl" that can be made in wake surfing. Ski boats are diametrically apposed a mere 35-40 years apart. CHIEF
  7. The Tig'e from a few pages back has 800 gallons worth of ballast tanks in the back. With the tanks full, 11.8 mph is its sweet spot. It's programable, but 11-12 mph with full tanks throws a great wake that you don't have to work to stay on top. You can relax and work on other shit. CHIEF
  8. That would be my first solution. If it still trips, start tracing wires. Since it sounds like the problem is at the panel, you might unplug the main, pull the panel, if you can and make sure wires aren't touching on the backside. Might be a good idea to pull all of the breakers and clean all of the contacts with contact cleaner. It can get dirty and dusty behind there. Especially if you take it down any dirt roads. CHIEF
  9. I forgot that you were a serious wrench turner, till I looked back in the Classic Car thread. Yeah, this one isn't too hard a job. If you can get an engine, I'll do what I can to help y'all on harnesses and sensors. Without labor costs, I would think that $8-10k would be reasonable. CHIEF
  10. I asked CHIEF Jr. what he thought the cost would be. If the heads survived, probably about $11k. If it cooked the heads, then your buddy is probably looking at $15k to get it back on the water. He said he has never heard of a Nautique overheat alarm not working. Makes you wonder about the previous owner. If he takes it to a dealer, the boat would be borderline totaled. He recommended that your buddy buy his own marine short block (if the heads are ok) or long block (if they are shot) from a Jasper Engines dealer, and have that installed by a reputable independent shop. He works for an independent that is licensed to do warranty work, and factory authorized work on Yamaha, Tohatsu, Bennington, Nautique, Tig'e, etc. That should save him quite a bit over taking it to a dealer, and will be much quicker as well. All of the harnesses and sensors that are burnt can be purchased through Volvo. CHIEF
  11. Nigeria? I hope this letter finds you well. CHIEF
  12. I love good hindsight is 20/20 stories. Talked Mrs. CHIEF into going and looking at a 1930's 1100 sqft. bungalow for $70k in Travis Heights, right after we got married. It had beautiful hardwood floors, but needed about $50k in renovations. Her excuse, "I don't want to live in an old, tiny, crappy house." That fucker would easily be worth 10 times that today. Could have probably even tripled our money back in 2005, when we moved away. CHIEF
  13. My mother moved into a patio home, the front yard was river rock, and she constantly had a weed problem. She is covering the front yard in Oklahoma Flagstone. The undocumented rock masons are $275/day each, paid in cash, every other day. They are really good, work outside all day in the heat. I see why they can get that. CHIEF
  14. Seas are 3-5 ft. till Friday, then jump 4-6. Only 35 ft.+ boats would be the choice to make it. Especially since you would likely have to make it at night. Gonna take some brave souls. CHIEF
  15. I brought up this point this morning. He winked and said "we'll see." As free American citizens, with no illegal contraband, I guess they will "fuck around and find out". The Federal government could come right out and denounce it, but could also say, they aren't breaking the law. Once they are in International or Cuban waters they are no longer our problem. CHIEF
  16. I didn't want to open that can of worms. But I had breakfast with a good friend of my father, and a friend of mine, originally from Miami with family still there. My father and him used to go on Mission trips to Cuba. He said the Cuban community, in Miami, are loading boats with food, water, medicine, guns, ammo, walkie-talkies, generators, etc. Some spending their life savings. I have no idea to what extent, but he is very devout. I would take him at his word. He said that many of the older Cubans that left Cuba have said they are prepared to go back and fight to the death if need be. CHIEF
  17. Kleingrass was kinda the "in" thing to plant in the mid 80's-early 90's. It did really well in our area. Not sure the reason people went away from it. Maybe better hybrids of more common grasses. That's a great stand for just a year. CHIEF
  18. About the only thing they have going for them is an educated populous, they have no money on which to live. For sure, it can't go to straight Capitalism. You could start with giving everyone Deeds of Ownership to their farmland and dwellings. Set up a transparent commission to determine far market value of some of the beachfront property to sell off to foreign investors and divide that between all citizens. Let farmers keep what they can raise and barter the access off for cell phones, mopeds, TVs, etc. I don't think you will see huge salary discrepancies, like we have, here in the States. Doctors and engineers probably won't make twice as much as farmers. Having a roof over your head, the lights on, and food in your belly should be your concern, not who gets the wealth, or how its generated. Those are 1st World issues, they won't be thinking that far ahead. CHIEF
  19. I have a neoprene scope sock, but that looks a lot better. Thanks. CHIEF
  20. Anything that gets them COVID vaccines, medical help, generators, and enough food to keep from starving. Wanting freedom and liberty sounds like an appeal to the US. We are the only country close enough to have the logistics to pull it off. But the only way the US intervenes is if the regime is overthrown and the embargo is lifted immediately by Executive Order. Time will be of the essence, this rebellion can't last for 30 days. Protestors don't have the food, energy, or bodies to last that long. CHIEF
  21. The US better be prepared with humanitarian aid, and political advisors. With the largest population of Cubans, outside of Cuba, we should be poised to have the largest sphere of influence, mainly through family connections. One uncertainty, is how much of the Cuban population is still bought in on the current regime? With half of Havana filled with gutted buildings, starving children, and long ration lines, you would think there wouldn't be much of any. I would imagine, if the Cuban military personnel get to call home, the conversations aren't too rosy. They also grew up with that shit, and have to be second guessing the direction their country is headed. CHIEF
  22. Another thing that could help stabilize the country, if a successful revolution occurs, is a big influx of Cubans from Miami moving back home. It seems they would be very instrumental in helping establish a republic since most of the Cuban population probably has no idea of how to install a representative form of government. Many of them, I'm sure still love their homeland, and dreamed of the day they could return and help Cuba be successful again. CHIEF
  23. They will better off in the first year just selling cigars and rum in the US. Expedite importing regs and have the export buyers lining up shipping containers. Cohiba instantly has a new 30,000,000 cigar market, and Habana Club would grab a huge market share in the US as well. Everybody that can grow tobacco, roll cigars, grow and harvest sugarcane will have a job. CHIEF
  24. They probably didn't see this brewing. It seems to have been pretty spontaneous. Seems like a great time to lift the embargo, and flood Cuba with some humanitarian relief with every other MRE containing a loaded subcompact 9mm. CHIEF
  25. I think Venezuela is probably what caused this unrest. With shit going down there, Cuba has been left to fend for itself, and isn't fending too well. CHIEF
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