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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:29 pm 
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Hello everyone! I have been a long time reader of this forum and have taken many ideas from here and applied to my 1996 278 Vista Dlx with twin 5.0's . I would like to thank you all in advance and I hope I can return the favor and ideas!

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:13 pm 
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Welcome aboard Steve!! Do you keep your boat slipped on Lake Mead or trailer it?

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:56 pm 
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Welcome Steve! I think we have met at calville one afternoon right? Glad to see you join! If I don't get out to the lake tomorrow (80 degree weather report) then Tuesday will be our first trip this week.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:32 am 
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I keep the boat on a trailer at the marina. And yes Chris I did meet you at calville! We might go out on Monday. We usually go to swallow cove inside to the right.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:22 am 
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Welcome! Lets see some pics of that 96' Vista....us guys up here in the arctic need to see what its like to be on the water.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:36 pm 
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Welcome aboard. Great to have another mid 90s vista here.

Pics please

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:42 pm 
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I will get some pics on here soon. In the middle of re-doing the interior and adding some LED lighting.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:47 pm 
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welcome aboard Steve looking forward to see pic of how the boat is coming along

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:13 pm 
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Thank you crossram. Looking into some photo sights right now. Which one seems to be the easiest one to use?

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:21 pm 
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I use imgur.com

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:49 pm 
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Thanks again. Now I just need to go to boat and take some pics and I should be good to go. We had a busy couple of months working on the boat. We went ahead and removed the dinette and replaced it with a couch to give us more room in the galley. Re-upholstered the front and aft berth, new curtains and re-stained all the wood!

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:57 pm 
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i just finished my teak tonight weather needs to change so i can start the engine and see if any issues there. only a few months left to get everything finished for the season

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:05 pm 
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Steve I like flickr.com for the ease at posting to forum, simple copy and paste URL.

Very impressed at all the work you did, would love to see the pics and maybe an explanation of how?

See you at the lake!

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:24 pm 
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Thank you Chris. I will look into flickr. We go out on Mondays what days do you go out?

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:56 pm 
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702Steve wrote:
Thank you Chris. I will look into flickr. We go out on Mondays what days do you go out?

Usually weekends... Kids in school. But we are going out tomorrow? You going to be around.

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