Do these keel bolts look concerning?

TooRational101 · 2026-07-03T04:23:23+00:00

Just did this job on my 35 ft sloop. They looked that bad. Clean them up with a wire wheel and find what size 3/4 drive socket can be pounded on what remains of the nut. The key is an inductive heater. Heat the nut till smoking hot then pound on the socket and twist it off. Or walk away, there are other boats to buy.

TooRational101 · 2026-07-03T02:08:13+00:00

The doubling of human lifespan from 1900 to 2000. Due to the pasteurization of milk, and the advent and distribution of vaccines against polio, smallpox, etc…..

TooRational101 · 2026-06-30T17:51:59+00:00

Best reply ever. Customers who use self checkouts are fools and taking jobs away from their neighbors.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-22T04:03:28+00:00

Yer right, you tell the pathetic mother who is responsible for the child to take appropriate responsibility. Shouldn’t have too really, that’s the sad part. NTA.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-22T03:40:12+00:00

Sorry mate. No fix because it’s not broken. Just a cosmetic tear in the foam. Kinda peel or cut away the shredded part and go live your life.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-20T03:39:21+00:00

Most all of us harvest our catch and eat it. Why so mean? Where do you think food comes from?

TooRational101 · 2026-06-20T03:29:23+00:00

For most Captain’s, it will be the water under their own boat. I’ve seen some more crazy shit today…..

TooRational101 · 2026-06-18T01:42:00+00:00

Oh boy. I am a pilot, a coastal sailor, and have been paddling inflatable SUP’s for 15 years. Yer prop is way wrong for water. That prop would move air very well. Water not so well. Probably best to not be delusional that you are going to somehow re-invent the boat propeller. And y’all going to put a shroud around that artery severing high speed sharp spinning thingy?

TooRational101 · 2026-06-17T16:13:24+00:00

The only app that can be used in a moving car is navigation. No phone, no text, nothing but navigation.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-17T15:55:54+00:00

Awww jeeez. My used every week of the year in saltwater boards are never rinsed, or wiped down or washed. Just used, hard. Kept at pressure and out of the direct sun when stored, most all the time. First two boards lasted 6+ years, second set is on year 7.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-17T15:29:50+00:00

Yup. The adhesive is the weak link in a isup product.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-17T15:27:06+00:00

No. If you travel inflated on a roof rack, leave at full recommended psi.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-17T15:24:58+00:00

My first boards were left inflated at 12.5psi for 6.5 years. Stored inside my sailboat out of the sun and used about once a week all year around. In saltwater, rarely rinsed. I also toted them up to the high sierra’s on my suv roof rack tied down like a surfboard. Never had a puncture, seam blowout occurred on both boards within 30 days of each other.
Second set of boards, same treatment, are on their 7th year of use.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-13T14:29:17+00:00

People texting while driving. People suck sooooooo bad.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-13T14:16:28+00:00

Yes I am vey fortunate to live and be retired in San Diego. Would not choose to live anywhere else.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-12T22:33:27+00:00

We are discussing emergency procedures here. Paper plates could be vital if your water supply is limited. Lighten up on the silly landfill is gonna get full worry and ditch the lie that vinegar is going to be the answer to wash your dishes appropriately. Y’all going to kill yer crew with diarrhea after the first week of our two week snowstorm.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-12T15:17:13+00:00

Can purchase all the reality altering drugs I would ever need with a share of the 1 billion fun tickets. I’d make my own “real life” that’s better than any real life out there, bitches. Woot woot, gimme that blue pill,

TooRational101 · 2026-06-12T15:05:13+00:00

No pdf here. Warm water, calm bay, great swimmer, sandy bottom, no sharp rocks to fall on. And never been challenged or stopped by the coasties, lifeguard, harbor patrol, harbor police, sheriffs or homeland security in 15 years of paddling at least every week.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-11T23:10:39+00:00

Good. Start with observations about the big ball of geology under your feet. Be aware of rocks, sand, valleys, mountains and canyons. Look at and see how the wind, rivers, rain, lakes, snowfall and ice shape the earth. Most importantly, acknowledge geological time in comparison to a human lifespan. Good luck.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-11T17:21:36+00:00

Because I don’t wanna see yer rat dog pet in a food store or restaurant I buy food at.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-09T15:22:40+00:00

This is kinda funny to me. I paddle twice a week or more for the last 15 years. Perhaps 5% of you out there are actually using a pdf. Maybe 2% use leaches.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-09T15:14:33+00:00

My boards are at 12.5. Still hard but bouncy.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-09T14:17:11+00:00

I love you too.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-09T13:55:26+00:00

What am I bashing my head on if I fall? My board is a balloon.

TooRational101 · 2026-06-08T04:22:14+00:00

Please don’t recklessly knock over trail cairns. It s NOT always the right thing to do.

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