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Timmy, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Dug can do it with our help. Tell ya what Dug, send the jet for me & Andre' and we'll do it over a weekend easy. Timmy, I may have to punish you at the Flophouse in a couple of weeks for being so, well, you know, just so crass - a Southern word, sorta like...

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Guys, quit looking - Tom P. of Team Hyena sent me a perfect one.

Thanks Tom.

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EGT or Exhaust Gas Temp. Hotter it is, the leaner the engine is running. Standard equipment on most piston engine airplanes. Cummins 6BTAs run about 900 degrees. Very valuable info.

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Does anyone have a digital pix of me & Anthony Sola (the 8 year old who's dad is the Bertram dealer in Panama) from the "awards ceremony" at TSL?

If so, how about shooting it to me, VLR@RKKDLAW.COM

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Now, now, Capt. Happy Pants..... The original twin 165s totaled 330. Stan Smith (the Port Eads Helldiver - "you mean there is a season and limit on spiny lobsters?") had a buddy that put a single Vulva 62 (think it was 300+ hp) in a B25 and they raped the Gulf in it. I put the Vulva diesel 110 hp 4 ...

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JP - it has a Farymann engine. I had a similar genset on AJ when I became her Steward in the early 90's. The Farymann was the worst engine I ever had to put it bluntly. Loud, vibrated, doo-doo shook off it all the time. Even with two water lift mufflers the exhaust sounded like a machine gun. LOUD. ...

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Bernie - I have been on the Tankwagon when John had her. As I remember you have ZF IRM 220A gears, probably 1.53: 1. Oil change interval is 1,000 hours and use SAE 30 straight motor oil. Don't think you can pump the oil out from the cooler hoses. Now if you break a cooler hose or fitting it will all...

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John - they are bulletproof. To clean it out, just put some Clorox in it, stick a garden hose down to the bottom and let it overflow into the bilge.

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Thanks, JP. The paint was put on in late June, so its pretty fresh. I'll heed the advice about staying away from the wheel since just rubbing it with a soft cloth took some off without using any polish at all. I'll get some finesse and give it a whack by hand.

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Thanks, guys. Maybe I was not clear - the overspray is on the painted fibergalss insert where the front windows used to be - there is no glass in the front at all, just painted fiberglass. Looks like they only masked off about half the window insert and the overspray is on top of Imron 5000.

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OK you paint gurus - when AJ was repainted after Katrina (Imron 5000, Bertram white) the yard got some overspray on the top half of the glassed in front windshield. You can see where the bottom half was taped off. It is really noticeable when dew gets on the area. I took a clean cotton cloth and pol...

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Wayne, thanks. Now you Faithful see why I posted the off the wall slate deal here - there is always a bona fide expert here. Wayne, come to think of it, the areas of the patio that are the most affected are those that get hit by some of the sprinkler system heads. We have real soft water here in Bat...

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Slate update: Wiped the straight CX tile off this morning and it looks great. This afternoon did one little section with 60% CX the rest lacquer thinner and a third area with 25% CX and rest lacquer thinner. After a couple of hours the 25% CX seems to be doing as good as the straight CX. Temps here ...

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I've tried acid on the white areas and it does not seem to remove the deposits or whatever it is. Anyway, further report: after overnight soaking in the CX, the white stuff is gone, just plain gone. The CX is still shiny, meaning it has not all soaked in. Will let it sit the rest of the day then wip...

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Yeah, slate oil. Since I consider the Faithful here the best techno guys in the world, I'm gonna ask a really off the wall question. We have a very large green slate patio that is probalby 30 years old. 12" x 12" slate in mortar on top of a concrete base. We have been here about 20 years. Over the y...

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Mack, just shot you an email back, you are in. C'on you other guys, DQ, etc, I have some spots open still. Shrimp Pimp, tried to call you today, the bare breasted Native Panamanian women are calling all the time about you. "He never writes (they can't read) he never calls (no phones) and we want the...

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Bruce - as I remember the double rooms are in the back, maybe the 05, 06 & 07 rooms - the 02,03,04 rooms are in the front and have one bed. The 01 honeymoon rooms are in the front overlooking the beach. We have 401 on the top floor for the whole show. Her english is improving very slowly over the pa...

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The Bambooshka called me today to "confirm" what I told her yesterday about getting 401 for Wed and Sunday nites, with Ric having it in between. She said "no problem" about 50 times which is always a bad sign. Anyway, she said the place is booked up for the show. Think I'll send her a fax tomorrow s...

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Mack - gimme a call 800 260 9908 or VLR@RKKDLAW.COM

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I'll give you a call this morning. I'll sell it to anyone at wholesale pricing.

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Harv - try the 3M Fiberglas Cleaner & Wax, model # 09010. I've used it on a lot of hard clear plastic and it works good. Use just a little pressure and keep the surface wet - make sort of a slurry out of it.

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Just got off the phone with the Bambooshka, and I have 401 rented for Wed. nite the 25th, Ric has it for Thurs - Sat, and I have it for Sunday the 29th, so we will have a full party room available to the Faithful for the whole show. Russ P - I'll send you some moola for the whiskey deck shortly. For...

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Have one of those cheap Wal Mart window a/c units in the shop with the electronic controls. Compressor hung up and would run all the time, even with the unit shut off. Had to unplug from the wall to get it to stop. Figured either the compressor relay or the electronics that tell the relay to relay w...

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Right after I became the Steward of AJ back in the early 90's I had some coonasses sandblast off about 10 layers of bottom paint. They ended up with two 55 gallon drums of paint chips. I asked how they planned to dispose of the hazardous material. One looked at me like I was crazy and said "sheeeee,...

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I will agian host the UVI - the 7th edition - in Panama at the Tropic Star Lodge in 2007. Conditions in Louisiana are not right yet to resume here. Dates are fly to Panama City (PTY) on Friday, June 22, overnight at the fancy hotel there, then fly to the lodge on Sat. the 23d. Fish Sunday thru Frida...

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Mikey - the impeller story is long, but the short version is that Sherwood's impellers started blowing up after 2 years, then one year, then after a few months, regardless of hours - they just dry rotted. Everyone bitched, then Tony took the bull by the horns and got an outfit in Korea (think it was...

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Well, the short answer is diesels don't have an ignition system. Diesel syncronizers work off a cable drive, like the Glendenning. Diesel tachs work in one of 3 ways: (1) a cable drive like the speedo on your car, (2) alternator pickup, where the tach counts the a/c voltage output frequency - not ve...

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Mikey - Tony Athens has them, easy to deal with. tony@sbmar.com - tell him you are a B31 guy and UV sent you.

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Good ideas guys. Think I'll do it from the inside & put some wax paper under masking tape on the outside, tape off the inside for drips. Wipe down with alcohol first. Like the idea of the little brush too.

If that does not do it I'm gonna go with some clear packing tape.....

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I sent an email to Strataglass and the reply was to butt glue the edges of the cut with Super Glue, no patch........???????

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Thanks, Dave. Think I'll try the VLP since my luck with contact cement has always been poor - I'm too slow and too shaky......

Nothing like advice from the experts. But remember, we are MEAN experts........

Thanks again,

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Thank you sir. Where does one get either of those products?

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If you have a seawater cooled aftercooler you should clean the seawater side pretty often since it can cause a flow restriction. My 6BTA 250s have fresh water cooled aftercoolers so that's not a problem. The higher h.p. Cummins use the seawater cooled units and as I recall they are the first thing i...

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They both run about 185 now which is normal for me. Water temp right now is about 85. 190-195 is a little on the high side. Pull the inlet hose off the gear coolers and check. You should also run a wire thru all the tubes to be sure they are clear. I use soft aluminum ground wire since the cooler co...

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Katrina inflicted about a 5" cut in AJ's Strataglass enclosure on a part that does not roll up. I have some scrap Strataglass and plan to glue a strip over the cut. Anyone got any ideas on what kind of glue to use? My canvas guy reinstalled the cockpit sun shade this week after repairs from Katrina ...

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Maybe sheared the key in the coupling?

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Andre' - this site operates on Zulu time, GMT, but it's off a few hous, but that's what the Hill Country will do for you....... CDT plus about 5 hours is GMT most days....

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As I remember it, Ric took Mike to the airport and me & you stayed at the Casa Blanca bar drinking clears. Ric comes back, we drink more clears, then Ris's cell rings. Mike's flight is cancelled due to snow in NYC. Ric leaves to go fetch Mike. Me & you have some more clears. They come back. You are ...

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Got the ring from Ron in P'cola today. Industrial duty rig. 3/8 stainless ring, 8" in diameter, the clip rings on the ends are welded on, and welded good. Huge stainless clip, and the 3/8 nylon rope is not only spliced onto the clip, but also onto one of the end rings so you can't lose the big ring....

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Good Question, Prof. Actually that's what happened in the fishermen vs. sheriff case which is why it took the La. state courts years to declare the land privately owned. Each state has its own set of rules on that, and the concept is called "riparian rights", or rights of waterfront landowners to la...

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OK, found & read. For you lawyers the cite is 2006 WL 2513921 (W.D. La). Interesting procedural history, it is a 42 U.S.C 1983 case, but was stayed while the state courts decided that the flooded land belonged to the landowner, not the state. The gist of Judge James' ruling is that the federal navig...

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Me, Andre & Lyman the G Man will arrive Wed and Lyman leaves Sunday, me & Andre Monday. Have 3 rooms. Maybe we can chip in and get the drinking room for Wed & Sunday too. I'll bring the B31.com banner. Russ - gimme a shout and I'll give you the whiskey list and send the cash. 800 260 9908 or email m...

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I'll have to find and read the opinion, then report my views. News reports seem a little chicken little. This judge has a pretty solid reputation. I'm assuming this case ended up in federal court as a "1983" case where the fisherman is suing the sheriff for arresting him in violation of his const. r...

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He lies. The mech. Cummins 6BTAs are the perfect engines for the B31. He is a salesman, not a smart one, plus he lies. The # of the new common rail Cummins is about the same as the old ones, same 5.9 liter chunk of iron. My experience with the Cummins reps at the boat shows is they are dumb as dirt ...

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Chris - that fish would be a solid second at any UVI. Tell Stephen the Silicone Girls are still asking about him at the Prop Stop on the Tickfaw River. Good to hear from you, trust all is well with you and your family.

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Reminds me of Michael Dekaukis sitting atop the tank when he was running for pres. Ric you the man, or as Arnold say, the girly-man....

Yo fren'

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John, thanks for the private email today. You need a full array of the Corrosion X products to keep her up and get stuff back in shape. Shoot me your shipping address and I'll send you an assortment of the Magic In A Can products, gratis.

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Just when many of us thought we had seen it all with our beloved B31s you come up with this......... Really something off the charts JP. Congrats. You have raised the bar a lot. Detail is amazing. Not a flaw......

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You have the Hynautic hyd system and as others say, it is air charged to keep the pressure of the hyd. fluid up. It is in very poor shape, rust everywhere. I'd suggest you ask some of your questions off this site as you obviously are a real greenhorn. You can email me with basic questions anytime, v...

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Me thinks Walter's advice nails it. The trick is to catch the rope from the bow as you motor up at an angle to the anchor just as the ball goes by the side - yep, we all agree the stb - and tie it off at the stern so there is little chance you can get the line under the boat and in the wheels - ever...

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