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You should stay in Atlantic highlands NJ first night cheapr and nicer than Manhattan. if you plan on running inside in the ice you should stop at Coinjock for an awesome prime rib!! Have a safe trip down!

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I haven’t posted in a while. I have been getting parts in and doing what I can do with the weather and what I have. I pulled some wire,finished dripless,mounted some pumps,installed some lights,layed out the helm,mounted the autopilot pump,made up all steering lines,routed some shift and throttle ca...

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You could try acme propellers or veem conquest both are used on some 31 setups with good results!

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John I purchased all my 316 pipe schedule 10 from https://pipingnow.com/

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John I just sanded the stringers down and beefed up the for and aft bulked when installed then went right to the stringers. If I were to do it again I might add some glass to the stringers and run a full length backing plate on the opposing side of the mount maybe even bolt it bulked to bulked. You ...

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Looking good Mickey the end is near you will be floating soon!!

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John mine is 1977 and stock was 15.2deg with 1 3/8” shafts

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I did get samples from them and one would work I believe it was the same as Viking uses but it was bigger than stock.The other was from the new 35 and would not fit without serious modifications.I ended up buying my rub rail from Danny at high tide it came with all corners pre bent and the bow. It a...

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John I used pry bars, wedges,chisels,saws all,hammers and a grinder. Cut head of bolts off and drive them out with a drift pin. Somewhere Capt Pat put in a post that wood chisel took off excess epoxy of thickened resin and it did work well. Wear safety glasses or a shield it is like shrapnel flying.

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Thanks John I just purchased the garmin reactor 40 smart pump a phantom 24 radar and two 942xsv and a 1242xsv and a garmin vhf. The smart pump just seemed like the way to go!

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John I put mine into a tee but I was skeptical. Thinking the same as you about one back flowing to the other I might separate them. In one of Capt Pats post I saw him run them both to a tee like I have done.

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Bob there was a lot of space up there but I raised the over head in the cabin up into that space and faired the inside of the fly bridge for a larger cabin. I plan on putting all the electronics under the dash up on the bridge. Thanks for the replies guys I have run many boats commercial and pleasur...

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Guys I need some help I am trying to buy my auto pilot and want some help. Has anyone mounted the pump under the dash? If so is it to loud? I am going with all garmin electronics so was thinking of going with their auto pilot. There is an option where I can use their package with a different Pump li...

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Rick here are some pictures of the cabin figured I would share with the guys as well! http://i.imgur.com/fS1XEmgh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SgKJ1gsh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/260revgh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AWZEJw9h.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GnBRk6uh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/o53Vwxmh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KDC...

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My Dads 31 had a widened fly bridge it was done when he bought the boat in 1992 from the Florida keys. Here are some pictures.

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Doug I made all the templates and a friend of mine made the three tops up for me!!

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Tony yes this is a supply for the dripless seals I am also going to tee these together port and starboard side together down closer to the seal. In case I lose one feed for some reason they still have water.

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Today I worked on plumbing the dripless shaft seals. I took the end caps off the heat exchanger drilled and tapped them to fit a 90deg fitting then soldered them in place and made new rubber gaskets to accept new fittings. Then painted ready for install tomorrow. http://i.imgur.com/iC9mwerh.jpg http...

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I sanded mine primed with awlgrip 545 sanded again then painted with awlcraft 2000. The hanging locker and the Vberth were still Formica I am happy with the results. You can add a flattening agent to the paint if you don’t want the shine.

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Merry Christmas everybody!!!

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Nice recovery! Looking good I was just talking about a survey when I finish so I can find insurance as well.

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Nice at least it’s warm!! Looking good!

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Rick I used 2” for the M/E and 1 1/4” for the head and 3/4” for the A/C

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When I did mine on the crusaders on my 31 there was a mix of studs and bolts. On my shamrock Pleasure craft I had to make studs just to hang everything then replace with bolts! I might have made a few studs to leave can’t Remember definitely second what Carl said about grade 8 minimum.

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Well got laid off for the holidays so I am trying to take advantage of and work on the boat. Just my luck the weather got cold and windy but the boat is wrapped and I have heat lamps and a heater. I used Capt Pats idea isolating the forward bilge from the rest and installing a screw port for emergen...

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Haven’t decide on the bilge pump yet i have an idea but just haven’t decided yet. The fuel fill Will be direct into the tank Via a cam lock fitting and the fuel tank vent will be under the gunnel on the starboard side inside of the boat.Wires for the stern light will run under the gunnel to the ster...

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I mounted my cleats under the gunnel and installed hawsepipes in the stern.

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I sanded and faired mine and got rid of all the hoses. I didn’t paint them yet I will do that in the spring the boat is now wrapped for the winter.

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Welcome back!! Looking good keep pushing ahead you will get there eventually and it will be worth it for sure. At least that’s what I tell myself Haha!

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When I pulled mine down the shims were cracked as well. I just mixed up thickened epoxy and put wax paper on the hull side of the rudder port waxed the bolts so nothing would stick to them and bed the rudder into the epoxy until it was straight let dry. I then pulled it down cleaned everything up an...

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Carl that’s definitely an idea I will keep in mind. I think I can squeeze the insulation on there the motor box still has the old stuff inside as well. I am going to strip that off and see what it looks like.
Thanks to the rest of the guys. I will keep posting the pictures as much as I can!

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Got back out tonight for a couple mins and fit the hump hose and elbow and hose back to the muffler.

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Looking good!! Couple set backs but close now!!

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Finished starboard side exhaust mock up and started port side tonight. The elbow right off the turbo is a little tight to the engine box but I think I will get the wrap on there with a little finesse. These short days kill me gets dark so early. http://i.imgur.com/n42tQKH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/96us...

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I have done lots of deliveries after the buoys are taken some of witch were nail biters! No one was hurt and sounds like the boat is ok that’s all that really matters.

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Thanks Frank!! Trying to keep pushing along.

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Got the starboard side exhaust tacked up today hopefully have both tacked and welded by the end of next week.

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If you do away with the hanging locker on the port side and make the bench longer you could definitely put some long rods in here. You could stand some up in the head I built but not to many long ones. I will measure my bench storage area if you would like. My bench can definitely be locked if you w...

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Mickey I did on this because I thought I didn’t have enough easy fair. It works well but it always has a ton of pin holes when sanded. I much prefer EZ Fair it spreads like marshmallow fluff almost no pin holes when sanded. https://www.pettitpaint.com/products/ep ... s/ez-fair/

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Rick here are a few pictures. The space under the back rest is for the bottom cushion. http://i.imgur.com/dfBAWXth.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Z54noXAh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cHn5OwLh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HjPipCZh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bzDqbwBh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hI4F6wGh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3h...

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Tony I got the idea from Jimmy yes the back of the bench is on a big piano hinge and the bottom bunk goes right to the hull side. Still haven’t figured out how it will stay up for now I just prop it up on 2x4’s. I am thinking either fold down legs or a rope/strap to the ceiling

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Yes he does Carl he likes the top bunk with the view! So on the port side it’s pretty easy up over and straight down. On the starboard side up out and a little forward to meet up with the exhaust hose. I was wishing I had another set of hands to hold more 90’s to get it but I am going to just start ...

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This week/weekend finished mounting the helm and started the exhaust! I also had my little helper come out and hang in the cabin. http://i.imgur.com/tcB8O7B.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e9RdnqOh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pfH4gRvh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/XAnAHtUh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZHLW4moh.jpg

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Yannis now I remember I saw that on one of your posts when you were doing your cabin work. Nice!

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ktm_2000 wrote: ↑Nov 17th, '21, 11:30 Snipe - did you grind and then buff the bolts on your helm?

Yes I ground them then sanded them with four different grit papers then buffed!

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Yannis I have honestly never thought about it I will definitely look into it.

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Thanks Carl we snagged a few bunker as well all in all a great day on the water for November!!

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Good stuff Mickey I made a tank for my dads 31 and when I pressure tested it I found a leak. Looking good!

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So I worked on the helm lay out a little on Saturday went and grabbed a steering wheel real quick then got rained on so I moved into the cabin and started on the interior lights.I went with lumatec lighting throughout. Today I took my son Bass fishing and he got his first striped bass!! I even had a...

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Nice way to pump them out. Did you pressure test them?

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