Get Your Roamer Ready... Spring waves are Near

Getting ready for Spring

In the process of having both engines rebuilt. Starboard done.

Fell Off Roof of House

Well Homer Romer, Ol' Copy Cat (41 Alum Regal Roamer) is ready to go for the season except I'm not. Trying to get the Honey Doo's out of the way, I fell off the roof of my house cleaning out gutters trying to get a jump start on the spring cleaning so I could have more time on the boat. It's really starting to warm up here in Knoxville, Tn and it's easy to start to get excited about the coming spring. Well, like a dummy, I ended up breaking my ankle and having surgery. The bone doc. placed several screws in my ankle and said to keep off the foot for 2 weeks. Sooo, I have been setting here in my Lazy-Boy chair for 11 days. I haven't visited my boat in 3 weeks and it's killing me. My first post operation Dr. appointment is on Monday 3/7/11 so we'll see how that goes but in the meantime I will be just sitting here. Was saving up to put teak on the rear deck on the Roamer but have to use part of the money for medical expenses. ****. I also pay over $1,200.00/month in health insurance. What a ripoff. Plus I had to write a big check before surgery. That just means I have to sell a few more copiers to make up the money I've lost for being Stupid. Anyway, my winter project was to get rid of those sissy alt. and exposed Voltage Regs and install new updated 100 amp alts with the Voltage Reg builted into the units. Great Idea HuH? Well, the pivot bolts kept breaking on the Alt brackets and I took a tool and dye man to the boat to make some new brackets that would work on the 427's. While I was at it I also installed new Alt. gauges on the lower and upper helm stations. Doing real good until I climbed up that ladder. Oh well, I'll quite crying and just sit here watching my stories and Jerry Springer on T.V.

Hey Homer, I was thinking of that fake teak that's suppost to be pretty neat. I need some advise. Is the real teak better that the fake? I mean you don't have much to maintain with the fake and it has the holly strip in the middle that I thought looked pretty cool. I guess it really doesn't matter now with the medical bills I have to pay. Will make this my next winter project. Should have the money back in the "kitty" by then.

Jim,

Sorry to hear about the ankle and the costs of fixing it. There is a bit of pain and suffering in the rehab. just got to constantly exercise it when you get the ok from the doc/physio.

Given US medical costs, you could have probably flown to Thailand or Singapore, had your ankle done in a flash private hospital with cute nurses, and had enough let over to pick up some teak on the way home!

Oh and remenber that when you get over 40, send the wife or kids up on the roof.

Hatches

Hey, Homer
Did you replace your engine hatches? I would really like to replace mine with something lighter. How about posting some photos of what you built?

Thanks for the kind words on my recovery. Doc. says I'm making progress but still can't walk until the first of April. I'm looking into Flexiteek. I think this is the teak Sea Ray uses on their high dollar boats and it seems to work out fine. I heard rumor that this product gets hot when out in the sun but real teak does that. I'm just tired of looking at that old white nautilex with the throw run on top of it. I've had several Chris Craft "Connies" and love wood but only on top of the hull. I'm just needing my Roamer Fix. Haven't visited her in over a month and am used to being at the marina several times a week. I don't see how you nothern guys do it. You know, putting your boat in a warehouse for 9 months out of the year. I guess being a Southern good ol' boy has it's advantages after all. Even if we do talk funny.

You have to teach me Homer Romer. I never put Teak down before so I really don't know. I would think that real teak would be heaver than the fake stuff. Anyway, it will be awhile for me 'cause of my medical bills. Wow,falling off the roof can get expensive. I always knew working around the house could be bad for my health.

Hatches

Thanks Homer, I'm tired of heavy leaky hatches and with cleaning up the engine room with my engine rebuilds, I sure don't want leaky hatches.