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Make a hole (there is a word for it) -- it's 'limber hole'.

In the maritime world there is a specific word for everything on a ship and a lot of the words date back centuries.

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Quinn--

You're somewhat in my neck of the woods. I used Keltech Plastics in Tacoma, WA (800-535-8324) for the replacement corner windows in my B31 several years ago and they did an excellent job for a reasonable price. They will need the current windows to use as a pattern.

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I'm not up on the laws (or lack thereof) in Florida, but up here in the Blue States, bottom paint needs to be removed and applied under the 'watchful eye' of someone with the proper license Up here in Washington State where we're so blue we've turned dark green all copper based bottom paint has been...

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Al, did you see the boat bottom painted before it was launched?

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USCG completed its review of the yacht Nap Tyme and Washington State ferry Chetzamoka (sp?) collision and decided both skippers were at fault--the yacht for failing to keep a proper lookout and the ferry for failing to take timely evasive action. The article at least did not really address right of ...

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Let's face it, anyone who participates in this forum lives in very fortunate circumstances.

Now, if it would just stop raining up here in the Pacific NW........

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Hey Dug--what do you mean by "take care of your turbos"? I run Yanmars and the owner's manual really doesn't address turbo maintenance. The local Yanmar dealer just says is to run them up to speed on a regular basis to knock exhaust soot off. The engines have been sweet for 12 years, am I missing so...

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Thanks everyone for the input. I went with the 3" version (APH-3000) and I'll post before and after pictures when the project is done.

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John-- By 3" do you mean the Groco APH-3000 model which is sized for 3" through hulls? I would upsize in a heartbeat as Mike recommends but I want to use the same size sea strainer Captain Patrick used in order to get the same results. The different sizes will toe in at different angles using his po...

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Hello All- I took Captain Patrick's advice this winter and removed my internal sea strainers---it's nice to be able to see my sea cock again after all these years (no jokes please)! The old internal sea strainers were massive, its hard to see how they fit where they did and I suspect they were overs...

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I submit this event Monday from the Pacific NW for our "clueless boater" thread. Notice after the collision the boat immediately resumes it's compass heading.

http://gcaptain.com/caught-on-camera-cl ... ate-ferry/

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Hi Dug-- I was in a Boston hotel that night and we received flood warnings on our Seattle based cell phones--that is a great disaster warning system. Next day walking along the Charles River we saw food vendors' trucks that had parked overnight for the race had high water marks halfway up their whee...

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Thanks Dug I've been thinking about visiting Gloucester! I'm a wharf rat and Gloucester is still a working seaport so that may be the ticket. Like everyone up in the Pacific NW I did some commercial fishing when I was in college and Amberjack is endorsed for fishing & coastwise so I still haven't go...

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Ray--the pictures will arrive in two zip files shortly. They focus more on the cockpit and engine area tear out and rebuild than the more purely mechanical stuff but you should be able get the mechanical input from others. There are a surprising number of B31's in the Seattle area. My wife counted s...

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Everyone that has requested them should have received both sets of photos but if I missed you let me know. I established a Dropbox account but am having trouble loading the zip files in my Gmail account to Dropbox so I've been forwarding them direct from Gmail while I get that sorted out.

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Hello All in Boston— I’ll be in town during Head of the Charles week and have the day off Friday October 21. Can anyone to suggest something maritime to do around Boston? Or if any of you have a boat project going that day I’d be happy to lend a hand as long as it's somewhere near the “T”. I was bor...

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What a beautiful boat! One of the few B31's is seen which is detail perfect.

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Mike, you're right. I've been lazy about setting up a photo bucket account but I'll see about doing it this weekend.

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Hello All--There's been a lot of discussion about the steps involved in conversion from gas to diesel. Amberjack had it done several years ago, it worked out well and I have a complete portfolio of images from the conversion including replacing the engine stringers with fabricated aluminum and fabri...

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Dug--I repowered to diesel in 2004 and retrofitted my original fiberglass tank for the diesel return lines. It was simple. The yard also gave the tank a good cleaning to get the solidified crud left from the gas off the bottom of the tank while they had the bronze plate removed.

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Thanks all, as usual excellent advice and freely shared. What an awesome forum!

My fingers are crossed these are blisters between coats rather than osmotic blisters as this is a 1969 hull supposedly fabricated with better resin. I'll let you know what happens.

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During last year’s haulout Amberjack had a pretty good crop of small blisters and goes into the yard next month to deal with them. The boat will travel 35 miles up Admiralty Inlet to Port Townsend for this work because Seattle boatyards have become expensive. From reading the B31 forum over the year...

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Frank--Don't be afraid of Yanmars if the seller can show you a decent set of maintenance receipts and records. I repowered my B31 SF in 2004 with Yanmar 315's and have been happy with them. As Tommy says, pay attention to the manufacturer's maintenance schedule, especially the engine zinc and Yanmar...

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Back to the replating topic: I've had parts replated by two different companies. The first set was done 12 years ago and still looks great, the second set was 6 years ago and is already looking thin.

They were obviously different plating specifications so it makes sense to get outside references.

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Ian, if I have time tonight I'll get organized and post the pictures. It's a really sweet boat and presents as much more substantial than the modern 20 footers we see around.

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Nevermind, I found the image posting instructions when I backed out of the posting page. I'll read through and post them although it might not be until I get back from a couple weeks in Desolation Sound.

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Hello All-- A Bertram runabout showed up on my dock in Elliott Bay, Seattle. It's a Bertram model I haven't seen before, about 18-20' and is immaculate[I . I haven't met the owner yet but will track him down soon. If someone can help me figure out how to insert some images I'll post them and perhaps...

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I'm really weak on my boating lingo. I've had to google several things you guys have mentioned ha.

Don't worry about it Corey, bolster is an upholstery term not a boating term.

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I took a look at my insurance when it rolled over this spring and your rate is in line with what I'm now paying for good coverage under a yacht policy, around 0.012-0.013 per year against agreed value. When I looked around the other quotes came in higher. Stuff I learned: Agreed value pays that amou...

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In 2014 we exceeded the goal by l little over $2,000 and in 2015 we exceeded by just over $1,000. By those two numbers, I'm projecting we'll come up short of the goal by $1,000 by year's end at this pace. Man, I hate talking about funding... Captain Patrick we can fix this, we're not talking imposs...

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Tony-

Where do we stand now after your post at the first of the month? I bet some of us would be willing to double up if we're still short.

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My last leg of the trip, I re adjusted the rudders and re tied them. I got it perfect so I could run both engines at the same RPM. The 2nd leg of the trip I was running the starboard at 3000 rpm and port was 2000 in order to keep it straight. In hind sight I should have re-adjusted rudders right aw...

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OK that makes sense and thanks for putting this up on the forum. It would have taken me an awfully long time to figure out to disconnect the ram from the Hynautic steering system.

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Steve--

Why did you have to tie off the rudder arms to maintain straight ahead position? Wouldn't relieving pressure to the ram allow the rudders to simply weathervane behind the props?

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When the engine doesn't have enough load on it all of the fuel is not consumed. The excess goes out the exhaust mixed with soot and forms a black slobber around the exhaust. Thanks Rawleigh, you just resolved an issue that's been bugging me with my Yanmar 315's for years. We tend to run at low rpm'...

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Thanks Bob. So the 80 grit prep left the surface fair enough that you got a smooth finish coat? Did you use a primer?

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Beautiful work Bob and it gives me lots to think about as I restore my 31 FBC! Along with that good looking salon teak drawer face I see you painted the rest of that part of the bench white. I'm thinking of the same treatment, did you paint over the old p-lam or did you remove it. If you painted ove...

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I'd be careful Hueso. I have a pair of Yanmar 6LP 315's which are great engines but they're high speed technical engines and will have issues if not cared for properly. A sick diesel is an expensive proposition and he's being pretty vague for somebody asking $20K.

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