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CaptPatrick

Win10 is, so far, proving just as stable as XP, Vista, & Win7 for me. Like I said, the upgrade from Win7 was painless. I never experienced the grief of Win8.x, but from I've heard from all of those who did have Win8.x, Win10 is a no brainer... One of the software programs I use is the archaic Eudora...

CaptPatrick

Like many other MS Windows users, I waited for the release of Win10 and debated daily for over 6 months as to whether or not I would install it once the time came. Based on most of the reviews I had read and a couple of not so computer savvy neighbors who had installed it a few days earlier, I went ...

CaptPatrick

Probably overkill but that's just how I do things

That's why you're one of my heros, Bob...

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Harv has them...

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John,

See Uncle Vic's post about The Importance of Fund Raisers

CaptPatrick

Thank you to those who chose to make a 2015 website support donation!!

Donations are still accepted and very helpful, but I've removed the red meter bar and replaced it with a simple "donate link"...

Again, a hearty thanks to all who participated!

Best regards,

Patrick

CaptPatrick

What Bill said.....

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Forecasters are even more confident that this Atlantic hurricane season will be a breeze. But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still warns coastal residents to be vigilant as the six-month season hits its peak. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center on Thursday gave its forecast calling...

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Mark,

Thanks for posting the link!

Anything would probably be better than getting a boost of alcohol to the already stupid damage being caused by ethanol laced gasoline...

CaptPatrick

Nav, Tuna towers are taller than marlin towers. What most people call tuna towers are actually marlin towers... The B46, mainly because of length to beam ratio and deep v hull, is probably Bertram's most rolling hull in a beam sea. A tower further compounds the roll as the height increases the cente...

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Jon,

They are indeed a 240 & a 190 hp mismatch... Keep looking!

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Obviously a logic failure... Belongs on World's Dumbest Crooks show.

CaptPatrick

Hey, Guys, ya'll have a blast in Greenport. Be safe and raise a Patron to me, wish I could have made it this year, but it just wasn't in the cards...

Best regards,

Patrick

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Mo,

Try Fiber Tech at 3767 Nw 50th St Miami, Florida 33142 (305) 635-2818 Not sure that Miguel has a website...

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John,

I've got no experience with the Racor CCV but Walker Engineering AirSeps do a good job of dealing with crankcase fumes. The Racor CCV might be better at protecting against contaminated crankcase blow-by...

CaptPatrick

Damn Gif... That's painful to read! Sure hope the shipper has a good paid up liability insurance policy...

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Bob,

Count me out for this year's rendezvous...

CaptPatrick

$390.00 Todd. Thanks for asking...

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John,

Thank you kindly!

Best regards,

Patrick

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Tony,

Thanks for the plug! Today's standing is at $390.00 remaining...

Best regards,

Patrick

CaptPatrick

Craig, There are two bonding points for each rudder. The shaft tube that penetrates the hull and the rudder shaft. The rudder shaft is easily bonded by attaching the bonding wire to the cross bolt on the tiller arm. Wind the wire around a 1/4" - 1/2" dowel to create a pig tail about 3" long so that ...

CaptPatrick

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON JUN 15 2015 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. An Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigated the broad area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, and found t...

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Bob,

I might be wrong, but I think the first year at Greenport was 2011...

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000 ABNT20 KNHC 142315 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2015 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Data from an Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that a broad area of low pressure has formed i...

CaptPatrick

I'd like to take a moment to once again thank those of you who have answered the call to donate toward keeping the web site, in particular the forum boards, alive... As you can tell by the red bar graph, we are reaching close to the goal of $7,000 for the year. Only $640.00 remains to be raised. htt...

CaptPatrick

Completely full, all 10,000 gallons...

CaptPatrick

Yeah, Dug, everything is pretty much OK here. Back and side yard is a marsh and the driveway is getting rutted out in a couple of areas, but nothing major around here. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin and surrounding areas have gotten clobbered. Lot of flash flooding, some strong enough to s...

CaptPatrick

Say's it a Trojan & I guess that the "Bertram hull" is just some seasoning to make an un-palatable dish seem more appetizing...

Still tastes like sh!t to me.

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Spencer,

It's called Tile-Clad High Solids Epoxy... http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/ ... oduct-6857

CaptPatrick

Here's a couple of links that may help you out...

http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/engines.htm

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... lit=+ramps

CaptPatrick

John,

PVC foam board might not be a good choice for your intended use. I'd stick with 1/2" plywood, with epoxy laminated Formica on both sides. I agree with John S on the heat issue... And would use sound proofing either way to further protect the interior surface from heat.

CaptPatrick

Jimmy, I know it'll be a royal pain in ass, but I'd suggest that you dig out all of your backing materials and replace them with 2'x2'x3/8" aluminum plate. Epoxy the plate into place. Drill and tap the plate to match up with the pedestal. There's just too much flexibility and lack of strength with t...

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Jimmy,

Did the noise abate when you were standing, not sitting in the helm chair?

CaptPatrick

Tooeez, Check with the manufacturer of the decals to find out if they are impervious to the clear coat. If they are then you can put them on ahead of the clear coat, other wise put them on after... If the system is a typical 2 stage paint, the base paint is a flat with no gloss single part paint to ...

CaptPatrick

Carl, My prop guru drilled the same 10% minimum into my mind many years ago. He never gave any other reason than "If the clearance is less, there will be more of a chance of hull damage from the prop wash. I suspect that different types of hull configurations may be more or less subject to potential...

CaptPatrick

Now for your repair... Sand down the strake(s) to bare fiberglass, including a 3" lap onto the hull both above and be low the strake(s). Fill in any deep areas where cracked. Starting with the vertical planes, epoxy glass 1708 biaxle 45º weave, lapping onto the hull by 2" - 3" and letting the fabric...

CaptPatrick

Matt, See: http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... 31#p108031

CaptPatrick

Yannis and Matt, The lifting strake is approximately 1/3 or less than the overall thickness of the hull between strakes. Do not drill all the way through the hull, rather just the strake. Using a 1/4" drill bit, (6 mm), drill up into the horizontal plane of the lifting strake, just penetrating the s...

CaptPatrick

Matt, What you've called a girder is a lifting strake... They were laid up with the rest of the hull in the 2 piece mold but after several layers of fiberglass, were bridged over to finish the rest of the hull. This means two things; the fiberglass thickness is very much thinner than the rest of the...

CaptPatrick

Preston, Almost all paints, (house paint, model paint, you name it...) are colorized using a neutral base, not white. The colorant is an additive material and, in the case of anti-fowling paint, would probably do nothing to block any marine growth. When you try to color a white paint, the volume of ...

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Stephan,

You might try Petit Kopecoat Vivid Bottom paint... It comes in several shades of green. http://www.boatstore.com/vivid-antifoul ... medium=ppc

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Ed,

Try Storm Copper Components... I believe that I bought from them when I did Hancock's boat...

CaptPatrick

Yannis, No, the lifting strakes are integral to the mold... Once the layup crew had gotten enough glass worked into the voids if the strakes, they then bridged over them with roving, leaving the strake hollow. Trying to attach and glass in the stringers after the hull is laid up & pulled would be ve...

CaptPatrick

John,

You need to talk to the techs at PYI/PSS directly to make sure that you get the correct info...

Telephone: 425-355-3669
Toll Free: 800-523-7558
Fax: 425-355-3661

CaptPatrick

Vince,

All 1708 except for a couple of top layers of 1 1/2 oz matt if wanted...

CaptPatrick

I heard that never seize has metal in it and should be used sparingly in the marine world could be a wives tale. BH

Not an old wives' tell... While probably not all brands of anti-seize have metal, the ones that do, use copper, so now we dealing also with dis-similar metals...

CaptPatrick

The hole is scarfed by using a high speed grinder with a 36 grit disk. The scarfing is much deeper on the interior of the hull and is carried down to a knife edge. (Full Tip)

CaptPatrick

I agree with Yannis; looks good but a potential maintenance nightmare... As a crew boat for a company with deep pockets it'd be a comfortable addition the fleet.

CaptPatrick

Bill, Start at the batteries, first to be sure that you have between 12.5 & 13.5 volts between the battery posts. Assure that terminals are clean and cable connections are tight. Then start working outward & checking for voltage. Look for loose connections, especially grounds. Check switches and fus...

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