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Boomer2
#1 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:53:32 AM(UTC)
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This is my first post here. I have been reading a lot on the website. Just bought our first Marinette. She is alittle rough right now. But she will shine up great by April. More to follow

Michael

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#2 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 2:39:52 AM(UTC)
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Welcome on board BoomerDancing Applause Dancing there's a wealth of info on this site that will help U get the Ole Girl all shined up & ready to go by next April Dancing post some Pix of the BigM & some of the progress along the way Anxious boatiness Plastic boater drool Whistle

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#3 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 5:55:50 AM(UTC)
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This is my first post here. I have been reading a lot on the website. Just bought our first Marinette. She is alittle rough right now. But she will shine up great by April. More to follow

Michael

[img=http://IMG00094-20110826-1114 (512 x 384)]26ft Express[/img]

Welcome Michael;
If you need help with your Marinette, you will get the the best info on her here on the forum.
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:51:38 AM(UTC)
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Welcome, Michael. You are hooked now. Your Marinette will give you years of pleasure. Wayne
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 3:02:14 PM(UTC)
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First, I would like to thank everyone for the warm welcome. Secondly, I'm going to try and post a picture again.
Michael
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 3:17:35 PM(UTC)
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It worked! My wife named the because we have have two boys, and the back story on getting this boat, is kinda strange. We found her, about 5 days before I was to deploy overseas for 30 days. I had been looking for about 4 months. I gentlemen selling had finished battling cancer, decide he would finish her. We were the fourth couple that had looked at her, and the only ones he liked. On top of that, where my wife started boating as a kid was the same marina, that got started, and they remembered many of the same people. The previous owner to him was a Tuskegee Airman during WWII, which my squadron in the Air Guard, was a Tuskegee Fighter Squadron. Small world!

So, I got her home the day before I left. I can't wait to get home to start working on her.

Michael
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:55:08 PM(UTC)
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Great story..a good luck boat. Welcome aboard to the home of much good information and a little dose of misinformation. Just a smidge
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 6:51:34 PM(UTC)
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This is my first post here. I have been reading a lot on the website. Just bought our first Marinette. She is alittle rough right now. But she will shine up great by April. More to follow

Michael


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#10 Posted : Thursday, September 08, 2011 7:02:26 AM(UTC)
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Welcome to the forum! Also welcome to the world of BigM . We bought our BigM about a year ago and have been hooked ever since.
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#6 Posted : Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:25:35 PM(UTC)
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First, I would like to thank everyone for the warm welcome. Secondly, I'm going to try and post a picture again.
Michael



Dang that looks longer than my 1966 26' "overnighter".
Since I got my boat mostly disassembled any pics of the inside trim would come in handy.
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Boomer2
#11 Posted : Thursday, September 08, 2011 7:06:07 PM(UTC)
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I'll try attaching some photos, hope this works. I got it to work once, but can't remember how I did it before.
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#12 Posted : Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:01:15 PM(UTC)
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Welcome! +1 good story and pics You'll love it...
I had a 1966 26' express too! Great lines, good on gas, chick magnet, I should have kept it! Here's a link to pics....
http://pierceproductions.net/66M26/

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#13 Posted : Friday, September 09, 2011 7:23:24 AM(UTC)
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Huck, Thanks for the pictures, they are great. I wanted to ask about your swim platform, is it welded on or bolted? I would like to add one to mine, and was wondering which would be best.

Michael
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ComputerJoe
#14 Posted : Friday, September 09, 2011 7:49:19 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for the pics.
Unfortunately I still have some orphan pieces of trim.
It bugs me not knowing.
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