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John,

Just tryin' to prepare the Lauderdale boys so that they don't blow beer through their noses when I arrive... Don't want to be confused as Floridian.

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Mark,

Shame on you! Ain't a hippy bone in my body. Just a worn out old cowboy biker, come boat captain and finally back home.

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Doug,

A Stetson for sure, but a summer straw... My black formal hat is a 6X Resistol. (That's my baby sister)

Got far more boots than I do sneakers...

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Dug,

Either of their two resins will do the the job equally well. Ask them which is the thinner resin and opt for that one. That will allow more grip in the priming step...

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Thanks, Mike! Figured I'd cowboy up the site for a day or so... Yeeehawww

Out here, reruns of Hee Haw are called documentaries.

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Phil, The H25,($593 list), is my preference. It's a 2.75 cu in displacement with a 1" straight 6 1/8" shaft and is mated with K1B ram, ($828.90 list), for 4 1/2 turns hard over to hard over. You'd also need a RV55 resovervalve, ($565.65 list) & the SS ball joint for the ram end, ($123.85 list). This...

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Timmy,

Turn key, professionally installed, with running gear upgrades & tank conversion from gas to diesel, in the neighorhood of $70K... The price spread, depending on location, yard cost, and initial condition of the boat will be between $60K - $80K.

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Timmy, Welcome aboard! Totally different animals, apples and oranges... The B31 is a Hunt designed hull where the B30 is a Napier designed hull. The B30 is more comparable to the B28 & the B35, (also a Napier designs). The B30 will let you in the door for significantly less money, but will never hav...

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Actually "Fiberglass Coatings, Inc."

4301 34th St N # A
St Petersburg, FL 33714
(727) 327-8117
Fiberglass Coatings, Inc.

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Dug,

West is just one brand of marine grade epoxy. There are many others including some good generics. Just make sure that which every brand you choose the resin is formulated with 100% solids. Use slow hardner.

Do not use vinylester, epoxy will give you the best bond...

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Bob,

Can't answer your 2nd question off the top of my head, but call ISSPRO & ask for their tech dept. They are real friendly and can answer more questions than you can ask... 888-447-7776

The contact on top are + & -

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Dug, Go for it... I do think however that the solid fiberglass is overkill and not adding much more in the way of strength. The ply wouldn't have to be marine grade either. BC exterior will do just as well. Use only epoxy in any case. If you're worried about water intrusion at the bolt holes, over d...

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Bill,

Hull Dimensions & Trailer Info

Also see: Trailer Images

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Here's a link to using detailing clay:

Detailing Clay

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Phil,

Sounds good to me, but be aware that NOAA is calling for a 70% chance of rain tomorrow...

Point Forecast: Llano, TX

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Phil, The LPs are very compact as far as junk hanging outboard from the block. You can easily go out as far as 16" from the hull... I like a wide long shelf that can accomodate just about anything you might want to mount there, hot water heater, ac compressor, batteries, (although I prefer the batte...

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Harry,

Be careful, CX is to a boater what crack is to a getto grobeck. Totally addictive... Once you try it, you're hooked for life.

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Phil, Here's a couple on trailers. Both seem to be pretty well balanced. Richard Eastman & I towed Gerry's, (blue hull), to Miami with his Powerstroke 350 & the guy that delivered Patrick's boat with a GMC 4500 sait it towed easy... Both have the wheels in just about the same place. I've moved Patri...

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PETA may induct me into their hall of fame.......

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Thought you was already a life long member of PETA.
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People Eastin' Tasty Animals

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BTW I found a really neat Redneck Doorbell....

CaptPatrick

Thanks for the answers. These are the shaft logs. I will try and do the fiberglass project at some time... JC, Here's what can be lurking under all that goop. If your hull fiberglass looks white and flakey under the bronze shaft tubes then you really need to address the problem by glassing in the t...

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Phil, I tab fore, aft and along the hull. Try to make your shelf to be as low as possible. I like to get the top surface of the shelves to be flush with the chine depression. You also want to do about a 2Âº down slope inboard so that any water that gets on the shelf will drain off rather than puddle...

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Phi,

Probably not. Bertram used stainless, but of a low quality, probably 304... I'd, at most, wire brush them and move on.

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Capt Mike,

Congratulations on reaching a great landmark!

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Phil,

Tough findin' stuff around a one horse town ain't it...

Jamestown Distributors is a good online source: SS Pop Rivets

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Dwayne,

Welcome aboard & congrats on becoming our newest Steward! You'll find plenty of support, help, and ideas here.

Best regards,

Patrick

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Chiles,

Not the Timmy issue, which was a side shoot of the thread, but the rest was getting a bit too close to becoming pugilistic so I decided to put it out of it's misery.

You're of course welcome to start a new bed of coals, (thread), in Thudddds behalf...

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John,

They're extensions. Not stock...

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Doug,

I recommend the PYI PSS packless glands with water injection from the engine exhaust.

PYI PSS packless glands

Definantly don't use the Strong Seals...

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Craig,

Measure the depth of your tank by removing the old sender and measuring through that hole. Then order one that does not exceed that measurement. You can also verify and consult with their tech department...

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JP,

Put me down for 2 AL50H in the name of Patrick Hancock. He's standing by to send you a chashier's check.

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Craig,

ISSPRO Fuel Senders

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Walt,

The only time that happens is when someone has posted a gigantic image that is wider than than the screen resolution & size...

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Sintra & Versacell are both trade names for Expanded PVC Foam Board...

There's a basic run down on it in the "Building Tips" section, entitlied:
PVC Foam Board as an Alternative to Plywood

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Sandy,

The mailing address is under my image at left... Check must be made payable to me personally, bertram31.com is a website only, non-banking entity.

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John, You can use the same technique to band any edge that you feel needs it, all others just make sure that they are sealed well with epoxy... You will have some figuring to do in layout along the parallel edges so that your teak widths workout. I cut and fitted templates for all of the T&H panels ...

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John, "Buddy Boy" has 12mm T&H laid onto a 1/2" plywood subdeck and screwed down so that it can be removed for refinishing when necessary. There are several ways you could edge the plywood, but you only need to edge the ends that are perpendicular to the grain of the teak. On "Buddy Boy" I epoxy & s...

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UV, Yup, super glue will work good... But before you try it, put a wide piece of masking tape just below the split so that any drip or run from excess glue will not run onto the Strataglass. Also put a strip of tape on the back side of the split to hold it closed. Super glue bonds well to most acryl...

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Rawleigh,

Totally different transducer...

These mothers are BIG.

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Sandy, The hardest part of the replacement may be getting the old rudders out. Remove the tie bar ends from the ball joint of the tiller arms. You'll have to remove the plug screw from the end of the socket connector ends to free up the socket assembly. Loosen the tiller arm bolt, then remove the br...

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Phil, the internal shell should be at least as thick as the hull, including the top. Remember, if you were to hit something it could try to drive the ducer back into the boat, so make it plenty strong and flared out to spread any abnormal loads. you can precut dry fiberglass patches & then wet them ...

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JP, Thanks for the text rundown, I was in to process of giving a very similar discussion when the power went out and lost the post.... Grrrr.. Phil, I've done it both ways and creating an interior pocket is the way to go and I already know that you're not a member of "Faint Hearts Assoc." http://ber...

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Bruce,

Cool! Be sure to get jack stands around it when it doesn't need to be moved...

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John,

That's "Rum Runner", used to belong to Tom Ward. The boat sold several weeks ago...

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Andre,

We're in the same time zone, set yours for GMT-5

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By going to your "Profile" you can adjust the time that's displayed on your computer to your own time zone... Look near the bottom of the page.

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While watching an episode of Discovery's Myth Busters, I got the hair brained idea that maybe I could, just maybe, get Jamie and Adam to jump on board and "Bust The Myth" of Ethanol Laced Gasoline... Well, maybe this is too hot a potatoe for the Discovery Channel to chow down on, but what the hell, ...

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JC, The old bronze shaft logs are a source of evils which can even include damage to the hull fiberglass through electrolisis. As a standard rule I remove the bronze alleys and replace with fiberglass tubes as Russ mentioned. See the Tips Section on Fiberglass Shaft Log Replacement ... http://bertra...

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Peter, The desiccant would probably be round silica gel granules which are about 1/8" in diameter. The canister would hold around 4 or 5 cu in of desiccant & air would pass freely through the material. It would be hard to say, at this point, what the saturation life of the desiccant would be, but po...

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Sean,

Hang in there, there's a cigar with your name on the wrapper... But go for simplicicty, low cost, low maintenance, and no need for higher math. ;^)

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Here's a sketch that I did a few days ago that might be plausable... The outflow vent remains outboard for gasoline applications while the intake vent would be positioned inside the cockpit, probably behind the side panels. Intake air would have to pass through the desiccant chamber then drawn into ...

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