Don Herman is a bad infuence!!

[BigMike8o9]

Hey NoBones, I live in Oak Hills CA. On the edge of the Mojave Desert. I noticed you live in Oak Hill FL

[RingLeader]

Here you go... http://www.classicmako.com/forum/top...TOPIC_ID=10363

BTW... You are not alone. I have a project boat (Mako 21) that is going on 4 years since project inception. I haven't really touched it in the last 2 years though. I am planning to put a big dent in the project next fall/winter after I get this other project back in the water... that is if hurricane season is pretty quiet again this year.

[NoBones]

Hey NoBones, I live in Oak Hills CA. On the edge of the Mojave Desert. I noticed you live in Oak Hill FL

Yep, 25 miles south of Daytona Beach, FL.
Born and raised in Daytona, moved to the country 2 years ago. My house is 3 miles to the world famous Mosquito Lagoon. My buds I grew up with call Oak Hill, "Down Hill"
The infrastructure down here is not that up to date.
Hence the Down Hill theory. It is truly Gods country
here. Peace and quiet. Best part is when they have a launch
from the Space Center, it is only 18 miles to the launch pad. The view is spectacular.
See ya, Ken

[nestorpr]

NoBones, I was looking for real estate up that way some time ago. About how far is it to the Orlando airport from there (how long would it take to drive to it)? Is there a website where I can check out homes and land for sale in your location? I've been wanting to move to the Space Coast for some time now and may have finally convinced the wife to get out of Miami, nice town but WAY too expensive for the middle class to live here! You have to be either very poor and get government help or independently wealthy to afford it, but most middle class families are having trouble making ends meet.

You can either PM me or email at [email protected], thanks!

[Chaos]

i'm goin to visit big mike

[warthog5]

I shouldn't put all the blame on Don. Strick, Bigshrimpin, and oh yeah Warthog are also somewhat to blame on a boat that may spend more of it's life in the (High Desert Skunkwerks) then on the ocean.

I want to build more, but my pocket book will not let me.

Now I spend all my time at RFRA welding reefs for deployment. It's a hell'va deal. Join the club for $35 a year and you can have all the reefs you want to deploy. Free to use the tool's and the materials are free. We are a 501c3 not for profit organization. Good folks to hang out with and we have a really Cool clubhouse.

Ivan tore the crap out of our reef habitat here. We are fixing that. There are 32 reefs sitting on the property ready to go right now. this is for recreation, charter boat and commercial fisherman. We have most all the local fishing clubs meeting at our clubhouse now and we are aprox 450 members strong. There is going to be a revolution and we are a force to be reckoned with to bring back Pensacola,Fl as the Red Snapper of the US. It's time to go fishing.

We will even have our own TV show once ever 2 week's on local channel's.

Here's some examples.

http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...32623&posts=16

http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...=32999&posts=9

http://www.reeffishra.com/

[warthog5]

And Yes I will be hauling reefs on my boat.









Clubhouse:

[nestorpr]

Excellent! Wish y'all the best and that you have more work than you can handle!

[BigMike8o9]

Hey Chaos, I missed your post before. Come down any time.
I was going to go through your way and I wanted to visit strick, bigshrimpin, and you to see how your progects are going but the hound deal fell through
I sell a lot of Walker Hounds to that area.
I think I will leave the making a boat longer to Don. I don't want it to look like I did it.
I just got offered a bracket for a twin engine set up in the crate for 900.00.
For that price I can't miss.
Then I only have to close my transom.
BigMike

[kwluis]

The "Tail Chaser" is made in Key West by Steven Powell. He made a mold for the bigger boat and new cap to fit it. I think he markets it as a Powell Craft.

Steven use to work for Bacle Boat Builders. They make 43ft Torres and a 48 stretch. The 48 comes out of the mold as a 43 and they lay up another 5ft section in the mold, then cut the 43 and fit in the 5ft section and glass it all together.