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I posted about 2 weeks ago. I put the West Marine paint on last Friday. The only difference I could see was in the amount of Copprus oxide.
West is 37% and is made by Pettit.
Act is 41% and is made by Interlux.
I'll check it out in July and see how it holds up.

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Things will get better. The years 1979 to 1982 were very bad, infact worse than now. We had 11.5% unemployment, 17% mortgage rates, 21% prime rate and 13% inflation. How many of you remember getting 16% on your CD? A friend of mine lost a nice apartment building in SE Florida, I don't remember the c...

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Capt. Pat, make them an offer, these days no offer is small enough.

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I was at West Marine today, the manager told me that all their brand paint is now made by Pettit.
He has used that CPP and has had no problems for the last 2 years.
I am going to give it a try.

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Has anyone tried this antifouling paint? I saw it advertised last year and a I got a flyer in the mail from West Marine showing same.
This stuff is lot cheaper than some others. Must be a reason.
Also, Boaters World came out with some water based Antifouling paint.
Any thoughts?

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I'm with you guys on the 20x23's. I have to tell you I ran into Richard Mastery at the Miami boat show. He was adamant in telling me that everyone is wrong. They should be 20x21 he said, then he went into a tirade about how much more he knows about the 31's and Yanmars then anyone else. He had a bad...

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Try Orange Glo from Home Depot. A lot of cabinet makers use this stuff.

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Thanks Mike, I'll look into it. The job looks great.

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Scott, you can do real good in today's economy. If you really now how to shop you can make a killing. Cash is king in today's world. When you make the offer have a couple of K's in your hand. Good Luck

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We did ours as Capt. Pat recommends. I was going to use the NY Telephone directory but it was just too big. Follow Capt. Pat's advice.

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Dug, for a shim on the Bennetts I used PVC board, cut down from 3/4" thickness. This stuff is great, not cheap, but it will last forever.

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I put Bennett trim tabs on 2 years ago. 12x30 inches. Easy as pie . Works great. Good Luck

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I have a fiberglass cockpit deck that I have been painting with Awlgrip for 4 years. We do a lot of fishing and the paint takes a beating. Looking for something that will hold up better. How about a material called "Gator Grip"? Any answers will be appreciated.

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Thanks guys, i went on line and found them. I did not know that they were 70 miles N. of me. Happy New Year

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I am going to install a windlass this spring, need to know which one is best for the 31 bert. Lewmar comes on to be the best. Any info would be appreciated.

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I have the 315 Yanmars, 1.5"shafts, 20x23 4 blade nibral props, 2:1 gear I used to cruise at 26 to 28 Kts. but now have lowered my speed because of the price of fuel as many others have done. I used to own a 35 bert. with 3208 cats and broke the 1 3/8 shaft. I went to 1 3/4' shafts after that . I fe...

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Bruce, forget all about boats, buy housing stocks. HOV, TOL, LEN, BZH, also you can get onto the 1st floor with VISA. Good Luck

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Tony, we use to home in on WCMC in Wildwood, it had a good strong signal , as did Delaware Lightship. We got pretty good at it.

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Tony Meola, we used to use an RDF because we could not afford the Loran "A" and it was so big, i did not have any room for it. My first Loran was the TI9000 which showed 1 TD at a time for about 5 seconds, then we would plot our location and then figure out our next course. The stuff they have out t...

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Walter, i have a Furuno 31 GPS that went on me outside the inlet. I went to the local electronics shop and they told me that i would have to send it to Furuno on the West coast, which i did. I'm glad i had a backup plotter. This was in the middle of July, they said they would send it back with a new...

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Brewster, i have using their products for the past 3 years. Mack Boring pushes their stuff. I like all of their products, especially the Cetane 8 for better performance.

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Brewster, i went to that show about 7 or 8 years ago and it looked like the only boats they were showing were cocktail boats with a foreign accent. For me it's the AC show in early Feb. Probably the 2nd best show in the USA. Miami is still No. 1.

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I agree with Zero, that hole can only inhale so much air, plus i can clean the air filters at least once. I don 't know what the cost of a Cummins air filter is, but the Yanmar is not expensive at all.

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For Volvo service stay North of AC for volvo mechanics. The people on the Bass Barn can give you a lot of info about mechanics in Northern NJ. Good Luck

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Who needs problems? Why not use the KISS method of life? Use Cummins or Yanmars and eliminate prop. pockets, extending engine boxes, etc. Today is Tuesday, Election Day and as they say in NJ, vote early and often.

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I thought he was running for some political post in Riveria Beach.

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To IR Guy, here in New Jersey, everyone has now got to pass a boating Saftey course. They give you 50 questions. If you feel that you can do the test without schooling you get 1 shot at the test. The course i believe cost around $80. More than a few years ago off of Sea Isle City the same thing hasp...

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Down here in sunny S. Jersey it is at $2.69 a gal.

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It was not too long ago that Capt. Pat. answered the same question with the following " No plastic on running gear " I agree.

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I was running around 3400 RPM's. I have a 2:1 gear with prop. sizes of 20x23.5. The boat does top off at about 33.5 knots.

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Nic, i think the older models were heavier. Capt. Pat and UV would know. I forgot to add in the flats of bait we took to the canyon, figure another 130 lb.

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The boat is a 1975 model with 315 Yanmars. 845 hours. 231 gal of diesel. The engines are 3 years old. Loaded up with about 200 lbs. of ice, 4 big guys and their equipment. Flat seas on the outbound to the Lindenkohl Canyon. Ran 86 miles at 26.5 knots. Trolled around just a little. Set for the night ...

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Capt. Pat, we have a weatherman here in S. Jersey, the site originates in Philly, his name is Hurricane Swartz, i thought he was getting his jollies talking about the system coming out of Africa today. He will now begin the never ending quest for the " big storm story". This stuff is old hat and i h...

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That man has b---s or he's crazy.

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The Wildwood Hurricane Center of which i am the CEO and only member is dropping their forecast for hurricanes this season by one (1). I am doing this ahead of today's announcement by the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Since i live within 3 blocks of the Atlantic Ocean and 5 houses from the bay,...

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Vic Roy, thanks for the tip, my son was complaining that he would get 2 diff. readings every 30 sec.. I did what you suggested and it worked.

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My neighbor had one, 1964 with the highest tower in the world, the name of the boat was Starfire.

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They ( ?) have again lowered their (?) forecast for the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic for the next few months.Why does the TV weatherman laugh when his forecast is 180 Deg. off the mark? I have never believed in those weather models, too much info can confuse anyone.

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I know that you are North of my area, but for info the hot dog and 19 fathom lump are red hot. The inshore chunk has just started, we went 2 for 4 on bluefins with 1 flat of sardines. Good luck to everyone.

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I see the artical left out one of the most important items for investors, With more land going under the plow that will also increase the cost per acre if investors want to enlarge their holdings, but like all true economists they forget an item and their whole system goes kaput. It looks like the f...

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Put me down for 2 XL short sleeve T-shirts and 1 XL sweatshirt. Where do we send the check?

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Your the first person i have heard say they are good. I was going to buy a small cc for my grandson powered with a suzuki, Everyone says not to bother with that engine. I respect your opinion and will take a second look. Thanks

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Dug, we place ours on the bow, i have used various models up there with no problems. Of course i never go anywhere in bad weather, that's the beauty of being retired.

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At last years Miami boat show the company next door to the in the water show ( Sun Electronics ) had them on sale for $750, no tax. I went and picked up two. They are no longer at that location. I have seen them for as much as $1050.

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Give it a shot, i was really surprised at how good it is lasting.

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I used this product on all the woodwork and formica in the cabin. It is without a doubt the best stuff on the market. I put it on during the warm spell in January and it still looks as good as new. A woodworker on the boat next to me told me about this stuff. It comes in 32 oz. bottles at Home Depot...

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Thanks a lot Capt. Pat, That should do it.

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I hammer the hell out of them, they never fall off. I put 2 on each shaft, 1 about 6" from the strut, and one about 8" from the hull. I also use shaft brushes.

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Not being a computer guy, i was hoping to get info on beefing up my engine boxes. However i can't seem to find a way into the archives. I remember seeing an article about them from Capt. Pat, any help would be appreciated.

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I use the Tony Athens method, best of all breeds.very good article in Bd.com archives

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