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Gentlemen, Joe E said Soundown recommended 1.5" 1lb for his boat. As a rule of thumb: 1 lb is for gassers, 2lb is for diesel This has to do with the frequency the engines operate at. Diesel lower frequency calls for more mass to reduce noise transmission. Also, there are compromises. As the 31 has e...

Hi all, If we do the new exhaust exits, not only with the flaps not be particularly pretty to look at now that the boat looks pretty, but there will be nothing to attach them to. Dug It would not be difficult to use the flappers only from the store bought units and install internally in the pipe a ...

Thank you Captain Patrick, I have responded directly to our friend in the Philippines re his questions about Soundown products.

Steve Moyer
Soundown Ft Lauderdale
954 761-9188

The current replacement gaskets for Perko Strainers from Perko are neoprene and no longer cork. Much better and much more reuseable than the cork ones.

Steve

I will second both Cheeca and Islander. Cool thing about Islander is they have these little duplex type units right on the beach, some with kitchens, screened porch, great Tiki bar. Both places are family friendly, Cheeca being more upscale. You will have to fly into Miami or Marathon, those are the...

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Rather than stay in the trough the Captain decided to drive over the wave in front of him. Tragic

This system in its day was the only way to get single lever controls for two stations. With hydraulic and electronic controls it is no longer cost effective and is far from being an efficient way to do single lever at dual stations. When I worked in Distribution I sold a few of these units and they ...

I was working the Miami Show and missed this post. What I think the Captain is saying is that there is no need to insulate below the waterline because we don't care if noise transmits underwater. We want to stop noise from getting out of the engine space and into the cabin or cockpit so any floors o...

You may want to look at these, scroll to bottom.

http://www.tacomarine.com/cat--Rigid-Ru ... solid.html

Steve

Gentlemen, Please note that I was once the Special Markets Manager for Bennett and that I have no direct experience with QL Volvo Interupters, except from a competitors point of view. So that's where I'm coming from. Tab vs no tab: No boat "needs" tabs. They will float and move without them. All boa...

Hi guys, I know this is not in the spirit of "scrounging old parts' but Perko supplied many of the parts installed on many Bertrams. Much of that hardware and parts like hawse pipe caps are unchanged and still available from Perko. www.perko.com The hawse plates are on page 174 and the large oval ca...

The control cables from that era usually have the lenght heat stamped into the jacket at one or both ends. These numbers can usually be read even through paint, although thee olde pocket knife may be necessary. Sometimes the length is in inches and is incorporated into the end of the part number. Th...

Hi, I am new to the board. I just got my dream boat. A 31bert. I would like to re-insulate to engine box covers. The exsisting stuff looks black and does not insulate the sound of the cummins diesels very well. The boat is a 1974 flybridge crusier. Pete Hello Pete, Besides insulation there are othe...

Hello Gentlemen, Boats are designed to run on an even keel within a specific range of bow up attitude when on plane. Boats will run just fine without trim tabs, almost all will run better with. Trim tabs allow a boat to get on plane faster, stay on plane at slower speeds, run on an even keel regardl...

scot wrote:I need to go back into my records, I may have the wrong name. I have had several conversation with "Someone" from Fla Sounddown. Sorry, I thought it was you.

Scott, I was kidding, it was me.

Steve Moyer
Soundown ft Lauderdale

Steve has been a huge influence on the entire design of my current project....I hope he's right because I'm going to a lot of trouble and extra work! Hi Scott, I don't remember making any recommendations for you on that little boat with the Detriot stuff in it, so buyer beware. To answer Steve Z's ...

Hello Gentlemen, Thanks for all the kind words. I just want to address a few comments but first some 101: Capt Patrick: The foam doesn't do the main work of deadening the sound, the HD layer does. The Captain is correct. Almost all sound insulating material used in boats, regardless of the manufactu...

Take a look here, these are very common in Florida. Taco Marine part number V21-0824 http://www.tacomarine.com/item--2-1-16-x-1-7-16-Rigid-Spray-Rail--V21-0874.html if the link doesn't work go to: www.tacomarine.com and use the search box for: spray rail Good stuff Steve Moyer Soundown Ft. Luaderdale

Hi Craig,

The length should be at the end of the part number which should be heat stamped into the jacket near both ends, sometimes this is in inches.

BTW, the core from dead control cables makes a great snake.

Steve Moyer

No, you do not have to be underway. To retract tabs the motor turns in reverse and the appropriate or both solenoid valves open. The real effort on return is supplied by a return spring inside the actuator. When you hit the switch to retract are you hearing anything at all? The below color codes ind...

The travel on the 33c and 33c Supreme and the Teleflex 3300 and Teleflex 3300 Extreme are all 3", and for that matter just about all "small' boat control cables. Thats what the second 3 in the part number means.

FYI :-D

Steve Moyer, Ft. Lauderdale

Here are two sites I find useful.

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm

Good explanation of the HIN system

and

http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_database.htm

Coastie HIN searchable database. In this case DLZ indicates a homemade boat in Delaware.

Steve

Hi Steve, I used to work for Bennett trim tabs and can help a little with how the system works. If you ground the motor and put 12V directly to one of the wires going into the motor and the motor does not turn, it'd dead. The Insta-Trim pump uses a reversing motor to put the tabs either up (motor fo...

That's Miami Marina on South Beach in Miami Beach, Government cut in the background and Fischer Island behind.

Seeing's how I'm a native of Miami I stopped being suprised by anything on the water anymore. You wouldn't believe what some people do down here.

Steve Moyer
Soundown Ft. Lauderdale

Hi Scot, In most cases a really quiet boat is the result of attention to ALL the noise sources and is a result of the cumulative effect of treating them all. To answer your question, on a B31 exhaust wrap would probably not provide a "noticeable" difference. Attention to other noise sources would be...

Hello Captain Vic, Thanks for the welcome aboard. By all means you are welcome to call or e-mail and we can supply you direct with whatever you need. We do have distributors in some parts of the country where it might be easier/less expensive to buy through them than direct, but right now we have no...

Gentlemen, My name is Steve Moyer and I manage the Ft lauderdale branch of Soundown. Captain Patrick was kind enough to let me join you guys for this type discussion. There are pro's and con's to each option. Given the type of vessel we are talking about the difference in noise above decks would pro...

I hope you guys don't mind a newbie jumping in here. I believe that often it's the process and conclusions that are off point at PBR. I remember that in one test they recommended Attwood bilge pumps over Rule because of a dolars to GPH comparison. They also recommended Trim Master trim tabs over Ben...

Hello gentlemen, I don't know if this has been covered but Racor has made a change in the elements for the 500. In order to work properly you need to aquire an insert from Racor, they will supply at no charge. See this post from another list http://www.passagemaker.com/discus/messages/3/2689.html I ...

Hello Gentlemen, Captain Patrick, thanks for the welcome aboard! As mentioned my name is Steve Moyer and I manage the Ft Lauderdale branch of Soundown, main office and manufacturing in Salem, MA. All our products may be purchased direct and we can ship from whichever branch is closer or more conveni...