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Natures way of enforcing eminent domain...

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Peter, I've been mulling over the same thoughts for about a week... The check valves I've been able to find, that have a fairly low pressure release & are fuel/solvent safe, aren't readily available and right pricey. I'm thinking about a manual ball valve for the main vent when filling the tank and ...

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Sean, Sorry, but no cigar on this one... Once alcohol and water combine, you're stuck with the mix. In small amounts the water just burns along with the rest of the fuel. Most alcohols and water are infinitely miscible meaning that they will not separate into layers. In phase separation the combined...

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Nic, Production B31 hulls started with the number 101. Your's would be the 229th hull to be produced. The first B31 I worked on was hull #161, (60th hull produced), done in September of 1961. Assuming around 90 - 100 hulls per year in the early days, that'd put your's on the order of late 1963. Br, ...

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Here ya' go Doug...

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Ian, Heat up enough water, to around 150Âº F, & set the resin container into it until the contents are the about the same temperture. Shake it up vigorously and see if it looks OK. If the crystals still exist, then its no good. Allow it to cool back down to less than 80Âº F before trying to use it, ...

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Soundings Online Issue Date: July 2006 Ethanol - Is ethanol hurting your fuel system? David S. Yetman While anecdotal evidence against the additive is piling up, the facts remain elusive A great deal of printerâ€™s ink has been used lately to report a rash of apparently fuel-related problems being ...

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This section will be limited to posts from those of you with, or in need of, surplus parts. There's no real limit to what you can sell, swap, or be on the lookout for. However, I would appreciate it if you restrict your items to what is relevent to classic Bertrams. Since there is no fee required to...

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There are 613 topics pertaining to Ethanol that are archived on the old bulletin board & can be accessed by clicking this link http://www.bertram31.com/bb/ethanol.htm

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I am starting a separate discussion area pertaining to the topic of ethanol laced fuels. By having a devoted board those of you that need immediate access to this issue will have an easier time searching for questions & answers. I will be moving all previous post about ethanol to this board. DO NOT ...

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Done professionally, at a yard or marina, in the NJ area, (possibly Holtz or Carver's), you could easily go over $40k to reproduce the interior of "Buddy Boy"...

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But I do have cracks around my struts that I can see from inside the boat Dug, If you're still wearing the factory strut pads, you need to relace them with over-built and thicker new ones while you are at the rest of your repairs. Be sure to sound out all the fiberglass with a plastic faced hammer....

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Whaler,

Welcome Aboard!

You've got 6V53s... The 671 is an inline six.

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UV,

Here ya' go... AnchorLift Anchor Retrieving System ...Along with destructions....

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Thanks for the heads up, Guy! Consumer Reports October 2006 The Ethanol Myth Consumer Reports' E85 tests show that youâ€™ll get cleaner emissions but poorer fuel economy ... if you can find it The Bush administration has been pushing ethanol as a renewable, homegrown alternative to gasoline. Now, th...

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Tomorrow is the Fifth Year after the World Trade Center Towers were destroyed. We should all take time to reflect on those terrible events and what they meant then and mean today. While most of you aren't into Country Western "Baked Beans" & "Shot my favorite hound dog" music, CW singer Darryl Worle...

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According to the LI forecast, you should have the good stuff rolling through on Monday & Tuesday.

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Randall,

Grab your board, Florence is calling...

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Ian, Often dealer generics are as good as the big brand names, especially where epoxies are concerned. There are only a couple of epoxy resin manufacturers in the US so usually there's no difference between brand x, y, z, or the dealer's generic. Sometimes however, a few low end dealers might diddle...

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Nic, G'day! The reason for Timmy's nickname and all the "d"s behind is that's the sound that he made hitting the ground after a failed attempt at drinkin' down our Uncle Vic in Ft. Lauderdale a few years ago. Kinda' echoed when he hit... I can see where Steve would've been a bigger market item in th...

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Doug, Yeah, bronze & stainless, it figures... All of my materials and supplies are so out of hand I almost want to change professions again or retire completely. A gallon of premium polyester layup resin only cost $17 a brief few years ago. Now it's costing me over $50.00 a gallon. Starting to know ...

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Doug,

The APHS2000 is full bore list at $120.00... Open an account with Lewis Marine Group and their wholesale price is about $84.00. By the time you cover shipping you'll be just below $100.

Call Bret Anderson - 954.684.7608, he's my rep at Lewis.

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Lacquer thinner is not as volitle as you might believe and evaporates pretty fast. A 50:50 mix of it with CX is no more of a hazard than using an aerosol can of CX itself... The Prevail cartrige sprayers would be my choice. The contents jar is glass and impervious to all liquids except hydrofloric a...

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Jim,

Sand is just as brutal, if not more so, on fiberglass too... Sand warps metal, it breaks the fibers in fiberglass.

Walnut shell blasting works well on fiberglass. Walnut shell & baking soda are the two prefered media types.

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Walt,

I think I read or heard where California just backed down their percentage to less than 10% and stoped mandating that any switch over had to be made. I think that maybe Peter has a handle on that topic...

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One account that I read said that they were in shallow water swimming with the ray, the camera man was shooting right in front of the ray & Steve swam over the top of the ray. Those close quarters apparently triggered a defensive strike from the ray. Steve had had many a close call in the past, but ...

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BRISBANE, Australia (September 4, 2006) -- Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. While this has nothing to do with anything here, I felt compelle...

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Best to just replace it. No question about it... But it's not the only nor the least expensive route. The key to refurbishing and painting the original guard rail all comes down to prep and attention to detail, proceeded by a good understanding of how aluminum oxidizes, how to neutralize it, & how ...

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1st post here on the ethanol problem: Thursday, 28 October 2004 ( Old Board 816 posts...) My local marina owner Jeff Bridges has a 1970 31 Bahia Mar with Gas engines. I took my 20 Bahia Mar to him for work when I got it a few years back. I saw him today and he asked me if I was having any fuel probl...

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Sean, Score into both the aluminium and fiberglass leaving a gap about 1/8" deep & 3/16" wide. The best tool is an old fashioned "church key" type can opener. Use a fike or grinder to get razor sharp edges. You can also use the same technique at the butt joints... There will be plenty of areas where...

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...read it as if you were not a boat owner or were not aware of any problems with ethanol... If I knew nothing of the topic prior to reading & was not a boater, I probably wouldn't have read past the second paragraph... Now, if I read that my high dollar riding lawn tractor, much higher dollar moto...

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UV, I think that you'd find converting over to hydraulic engine controls would be very expensive and probably a mild nightmare to do. Go with the roller bearing cables, (probably what Tony has), or at least the premium morse cables. The roller bearing cables are considerably larger in diameter and r...

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Sean, It works great... I've done it and learned the trick from a Palm Beach marine painter. JB Weld is an excellent epoxy for repairs on metal, especially aluminum. TefGel is right along side with CX as a silver bullet. Bob Merganthaller invented TefGel specifically for isolating SS from aluminum. ...

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Walter K sent this to me and I laughed my butt off... Thanks Walt! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Due to the popularity of the "Survivor" shows, Texas is planning to do one entitled, "Survivor, Texas-Style." The contestants will all start in Dall...

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Hogula,

Now you're thinkin' right!!

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UV,

Not only approved, but concur wholeheartedly... Da' Judge can count on me to chip in!

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John,

Large hole saws for the initial radius, (cut the outside radius first, then the inside radius), done on the drill press. Rabbet cut with plunge router, with the workpiece jigged into a clamp. Taper scribed & sanded in. Not all that difficult...

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John, The straight sections of teak edge molding is available through better ship's stores and some hardwood suppliers. On "Buddy Boy" the corner moldings, both inside & outside corners were carved to meet the different radius' that I needed. I shapped them from large slabs of teak, no steam bending...

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Yup, somebody gonna' loose a grass hut to that one... CPM The Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Ioke which has crossed the dateline into the northwest Pacific Ocean. Super typhoon Ioke is located about 1400 miles west southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii and about 900 miles east ...

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Bruce, My Brother, You're probably right about moving... With the drought I keep wondering if I jumped from the pan into the fire, but then I do a grobeck count, sample the non-existant grid lock, see more than seven stars in the clear black night, listen to the river running and guess I done good. ...

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To All, There seams to be a bit of misconception about the stringers in a 31 Bertram... Bertram used pre-cut sections of 3/4" marine plywood as permanant forms to glass up the stringers. The thickness of the glass roving over these forms is considerable and the structural strength of the stringer is...

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Ric,

Perfect example of why external strainers are the way to go...

External Raw Water Strainers

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Clay,

Welcome Aboard!

You'll find plenty of help, support, and fellowship here at bertram31.com. Keep us posted with your progress and questions & even escapades.

Best regards,

Patrick

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Randy & Ernest,

Thanks guys for the invite, only wish I could get away to visit around cooler geography... I figure my next break will be at Ft. Liquordale for the Boat Show.

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Combined Happy Birthday to both Uncle Vic and Bruce! My two favorite Leo's. Hope ya' both out live each other...

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Jimmy, Here's a link to ubb style codes: What is UBB Code? Basically, the beginnig tag defines the function and the closing tag limits the function to what ever is between the two tags. The ubb tags are always bracketed with [], the opening tag will always be in the form of [***] and the closing tag...

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Guy, Never crank any engine for longer that 10 seconds and wait at least 10 seconds between cranks... All of the wiring, solenoids, breakers & etc in the circuit are going to generate a lot of heat from the amperage & you run the risk of a melt down on the wires smaller than battery cables. Also har...

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Naw, Jimmy,

I edited your post...

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Brian, You'll need 1/4" packing if you plan on replacing the packing. The packing is in the large cap nut on top of the rudder port tube. 3 ft of material will pack both tubes with material to spare. Useful tools will include a pipe wrench, BIG hammer, cold chisel, allen wrenches, angle grinder w/ c...

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