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Stuart,fl to Green Turtle Bahamas, 170 mi. Avg 21 kts open ocean/ Bahama banks, 100 gal. 250 6bts. Many cases of Hineys and a few bottles of rum. Heh heh. Well actually the exhaust were under water when we left Stuart. boat don't care :-D

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Gert, my wife's mother left Amsterdam in 1957, Michele learned Dutch from her and her job as a Delta flight attendant had her flying Schiphol a lot. I was blessed to find my Dutch beauty while we both had Amsterdam trips. I do recall on a bus to Den Hague many years ago seeing a 31 in a canal on the...

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Gert where in Holland are you,near Zanfort??

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I changed the burned out impeller in my 3.5 and don't see how it could pump much water, it's a very very tiny impeller,very very

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Didn't know I was old yet,,,nice

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Didn't mean to hijack but the potter boats were great, built in p rine I think

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I had a potter built 20(19.6) 1976 hull with a two thirsty five Johnson on it when I lived in Islamorada. A stud of a boat stable at rest ran good in a chop and got smoother when you let it go, the only problem so the owner of tavernier creek marina said was "they sink" no foam , well that's why God...

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Figure out the fuel burn in a 46 with 8 92s over 500 miles to a 31 with cummins over 500 miles

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Walter, a wx app is good but you need a connection, either wifi or 3G to download data. If I'm close to shore radar downloads are available. The charts I got were Maine to the Virgin Islands

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Walter, I used my iPad all over the Abacos with the avionics charts installed, usually $50 but I got on sale for $4.99 on the app store. My iPad is a 3G/wifi model. My understanding is the wifi only does not have the gps( could be wrong) . Anyway with no antenna no wifi signal, and no 3G signal ith ...

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I have a Furuno nav net on the boat and bought the navionic charts on sale for $4.99 on sale for my IPad. Took it to the Abacos this summer and the iPad was spot on, easier to use than the navnet. Used the hi priced ziploc gallon iPad holder for wx proofing. Gonna make a semi permanent mount. Great ...

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Correction 20/23 4 blades not 21

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I've got 250s with 4blade 21/23 little cup. Numbers about the same 2650 max give 29kts. Usually cruise offshore at 2000---20-21 kts, 2400 gives more towards 25' the money comes when it gets rough and I can cruise at 1600 and 17 kts. Great way to cover ground in the short chop we get here in s fla. G...

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Startup smoke is sexy.

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Well Bob, all those years stayin at the Sunrise motor in in Lyndhurst? And I never met ya, Mount Gay, tonic and a whole key lime, kind a drowns out the gear rattle

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To track back, what a fabulous boat, you can fine tune performance to the max which is impressive, or just build the boat to do what you want. 230 gal diesel, 100 gal water, generator ,ac, hot water , 300 lbs of the mrs clothes, well maybe not that much.three weeks of food for two, three weeks of be...

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Noise is not a problem with my engines. A little gear rattle at idle, like two fedex trucks in your driveway. They are much quieter than the 454 at all speeds. At cruise a nice unstrained conversation can be held in the pit. Just sayin the airflow seems adequate without holes in the side. I hate holes

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Kind of given the thought of some flapper vents on the aft side of the engine boxes for high air demand cruise, hinged vent/ door would open under high demand/as opposed to haven the Mrs open my step vent ( keep it simple)

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I'm sure my 5.9s use more air but when I put them in we canceled the idea of vent on my yard's advice, with the intent of evaluating the performance, no noticeable visual(smoke) or egt difference. A hundred mile leg from Walkers to Stuart with 86 degree water and 90 degree air was no problem. Bruce ...

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Don't have em, don't want em and I know I'll get blasted ,,,, don't need em. 250 cummins no intakes except holes thru rod lockers, and hatch etc. I do have two steps that open a big hole between engine boxes when I run long distances in the heat. At cruis there is no noticeable change in engine perf...

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Steve, she looks as pretty out of the water as in, enjoyed our time together, my best to the family,see you nextbtime we run over,Bill & Shell

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Ok,after 500 mi. Running around the Abacos I realize I really need an autopilot,I have large rudders but still have the original , but renewed cable steering. At a min I need heading hold, nav coupling is not a must. The next on the wanna list is radar, crossing alone is ok but a picture of the buil...

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jib Room happy hour Tuesday anyone????

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Steve,Seachele's enroute in the morning to Grand, next day Guana, then Marsh harbor-unless I get too rummy. plan on a couple weeks in the area.wmachovina@yahoo.com, Bill

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Steve, Seacheles coming on the 27/28 jun first toRosies then on down your way. Gve me a jingle if you'll be in town the beers on me,Bill wmachovina@yahoo.com

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When I did Seachele the decision was to fab my own or buy. I bought one of Alex Whittikers decks from Socal.I got his "charter boat decks" without the fancy inserts and so on. I did get the lift out fishbones. Very strong needed some fitting, but I am quite satisfied. I think he hatch layout is bett...

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Coyote ugly, my arm would taste good

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When I did Seachele I used snow white with the FL Yellow, very bright but nice contrast to the yellow. Bill[/img]

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Agh naval aviation, the pix make me long for the days of $.65 BOQ rooms at NAS Key West and the -- forgot the rest

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Thanks for the photo Cap'n, if Ican post this pic you'll see I may have to work with the hailing port if I go too high.

Kind of hate to sacrifice the gold leaf,may scallop the boot stripe or something

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With the cummins and a 3.5 next gen the chine is a good inch under water with full fuel. I need to move boot stripe and waterline up as the as awl grip blisters when it stays wet. The chine makes a sweet line for bottom paint but has to be changed any pics on how you guys handled the break ? Just fo...

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Used to live in Islamorada and there is a Lignum Vitae Key(now a state park) just on the bayside where the tree used to grow .I planted one in my yard and twenty years later its only12 feet tall. The wood used to be use as cutlass/shaft bearings for the old WW2 Liberty ships. Hard self lubricating s...

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Lived in Islamorada for 25--Checcas nice, many small mom and pops ther. We take the 31 to Founders park(old plantation yacht harbor)nice facility bayside, has a small beach great for little kids,many guides inshore or offshore within ten miles

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Spent 4years on the Saratoga and at about 1000 ft long we took green water over the bow.(talk about corrosion on aluminum airplanes.) It was a wet boat.

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Not an engine guy for sure but charge cooling will only cool the inbound air.to get more power you will also need more fuel-pump/injector mods also.could be pretty involved.

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Mr Toad is stayin at Pete"s house. I bought my 73 SF from Pete in 2007 and brought it to Stuart and had it redone here. Mr toad is a sf w i think 370 cummins and pockets if my mind serves me. Do't know the owner he just keeps it there on the lift. Pm me for his #

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Years ago,going from Amsterdam to my layover in Den Hague,I saw a 31 tied up in a canal in Holland. THe Dutch know good boats. Heck, Seachele's namesakes Dutch anyways--welkom Gert

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Seachele would make Hopetown too!! sorry for the hijack

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Bruce-go back to work

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Pete the burn numbers in the F4 Phantom at full AB were 96000#/hr. Since we held 12000# internal and usually 4000# ext you didn't keep the throttles in the left corner very long. But somebody else picked up the tab

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Bruce,you could go in circles entering the smokescreen so the tanker wont see you when he hits, or he may try to avoid the ring of fire.

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Vic- the beauty of the 31 is 2,Two, engine compartments.if one autoshuts down the other should keep going long enough to avoid that tanker,and if both go-bail- not your day

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rumble seat is great-when my wife and I travel it works and properly beefed up it hold two guys if thats your gig--noise,my cummins are quieter at cruise than the gassers after soundown was installed. no bowrail no problem,just don't go forward when its rough-or when washing down ask my wife, armstr...

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Anchored out for the Stuart Airshow a sportsman came by, "Lil Bert", Fighting lady yellow ,white bottom and TEAK deck-Whew,beautifull

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When I got my deck from Alex, it was what he called the charter boat deck. i used the original motor boxes but had to fab up the center section-floor side panels and the steps,the steps lift up for access to thruhulls,batt sws. and some pump sws.I think his price was about 5500. one thing I liked wa...

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Feeling the boat surge through the sea with the occasional cannon shot of green water in the face is as they say-Priceless

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The multiple hatches would make that a bit frustrating. Alexes or your own from coosaboard would be better. $$$. it all depends on your desire/ability/cost analysis. i am happy with Alex's for the price as I say I am happy. Redoing a 31 or a space shuttle for that matter is not a cost effective proj...

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I got one of Alex Whit....... decks two or so years ago. heavy, a bit of a challenge to fit but with a good glass guy(not me a honduran from Garington) I couldn't be happier. Got the deck with drop in fishboxes, required moving the exhaust outboard- if you have a good guy you can build it yourself b...

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I have 1 3/8 aquamet22 with 250 cummins-so far so good. New shaft because the length was different and I didn't know the type of shaft or age (37 years i bet).

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