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Title: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Astro on March 25, 2017, 07:04:07 PM
I just crossed my first 200 hours captaining Astro on her maiden voyage. We have traveled a tad over 9000 miles and are still 2500 miles from home. The trip so far is a bit over 4 months and we are loving every minute. I cant wait to get home and get started on my summer bus project list to get the ship ready for the fall departure. Things have gone quite well and I am very pleased with Astro's performance thus far.
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Oonrahnjay on March 25, 2017, 07:40:02 PM
Quote from: Astro on March 25, 2017, 07:04:07 PM... Things have gone quite well and I am very pleased with Astro's performance thus far.

    Great.   Keep us informed on how it goes.  And good luck for the rest of the trip.
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Jim Eh. on March 25, 2017, 10:41:32 PM
Without pics, it's a fairy tale. I'm just sayin'    ;)
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Astro on March 25, 2017, 11:01:47 PM
Not sure what pics will work for a long trip, especially when you have to dumb them down below 192kb's, but we did have some old ugly paint soda blasted off in a church parking lot in Georgia and last week had the 20+year old window tinting replace by D&D Tint in Arlington, TX. I think Astro deserved a facelift after running so good for us.

Before and after pics:
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: gumpy on March 26, 2017, 06:23:49 AM
Tralfaz!

10 points if you know the significance.   :)
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Astro on March 26, 2017, 06:39:23 AM
Your not getting her back without a fight Mr. Gottrockets!
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: TomC on March 26, 2017, 07:53:01 AM
Hopefully you'll be changing the engine oil for the second time soon. Good Luck, TomC
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Astro on March 26, 2017, 08:00:29 AM
That was about 1000 miles ago. But thanks for the reminder.
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: chessie4905 on March 26, 2017, 01:59:16 PM
What engine do you have? We all know it can't be a Detroit two cycle. They will blow up long before 9000 miles. Glad you had an enjoyable trip.
Title: Re: 200 hours in the drivers seat....
Post by: Astro on March 26, 2017, 05:05:31 PM
Good, old school 8V71, of course.