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In Memory of Vicroy

Well John, welcome aboard. Now tell us how those DD 6V71s push that B31....... Maybe a typo on the engines? The 71s are a little big for the 31, maybe you meant 6V53s?

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Yesterday me & the Bride went for a cruise with out camp neighbors across the lake to a boat bash with a band on a barge, about 200 boats milling around, etc. We anchored in about 8' of water and the wind came up pretty good and when I went to pull the anochor it was dug in pretty good. Anyway, I ha...

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Dug - glad no sinking. I did that once off Port Eads, a huge tree in a little grass line. Stripped about 50 feet of bark and balled it on both wheels. Took some diving to cut it off. Two slightly bent wheels and nothing else.

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They will not fit in a 31.

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Some 50/50 Clorox & water out of a pump bottle will do the trick too - just mist it in the intake a few times.

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Thanks guys, always the best info here. Bruce, its "the enemy of good is better". A truism for sure. My old legs are killing me tonite. Stooping and squatting. Caulked the stb. side window yesterday morning, its a solid window but the frame had pulled out a little and leaked. Fixed the fastening las...

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Thanks, Ole Fart. I found the Marol hyd. controls on the net and parts to do AJ would run a mere $4818.14. Gag........ I'll go with the bearing cables and ditch the hyd. idea as a boondoggle. I'll pull all the cables when it gets cool here, measure and do the deal.

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My port shift has been real stiff for years and now my port throttle is stiff too. Think the throttle is from the new genset install - the yard probably crimped it putting the set in. I'm tired to balky controls. Tony Athens claims he has some new cables that are real slick. On the other hand, anyon...

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At that price, buy it now. Looks complete to me, the iron may be garbage, but the boat is worth the asking price even with suspect iron in the bilge. Buy it.

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Tony, I would not use the Max Wax for that. It forms a heavy, waxy coating and will be a bitch to get off later. Its best use is on iron stuff and things you just want to mothball for a very long time lime rudder flange bearings, strut backing plates, or rudder tie bars. The regular CX (red can) is ...

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Faithful, I come to you on behalf of one of the original Faithful, Judge C.G. "Trey" Dibrell. Trey is a County Court Judge in Galveston, Texas and has served on the bench for many years with distinction. His Honor is an elected judge and is facing an opponent in his re-election campaign this Novembe...

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And today is da Judge's birthday, and a REALLLLLLLLL BIG one.....

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HD CX will withstand 425 F and Max Wax 350 F, so either would work on an oil pan. I'd try the HD if there is any existing rust on the pan as it will penetrate and has the anti corrosive additives vs. the Max Wax that is primarily a coating. I have the Max Wax in stock and am getting ready to order s...

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The Max Wax will work fine on linkages and couplings. The HD CX is better on moving parts since it has good penetrating and lubrication properties. I'll call the factory today and find out what the heat tolerance of the Max Wax and HD are. I'm guessing the oil pan probably runs at about 250 degrees?...

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Got a call from the CX sales mgr. today that the HD CX is back after a reformulation to correct clogging in the aerosol cans. It's about half way in thickness between the red CX and the Max Wax. Good for moving parts like gear shift parts, steering knuckles - a place where penetration and long lasti...

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The TWA 800 NTSB report is on www.ntsb.gov under Aviation and "recent" accident reports. They are in chron descending order and this was on July 17, 1996. The report is NTSB AAR-00/03. Look at the pdf version and they went thru every imaginable scenario from bombs, to missiles, to lasers, to death r...

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Ran-doll. Better move that cleat at the bottom of the water slide or you gonna be singing in the soprano section of the choir.

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Jackie did it so she could marry Onassis and have a bigger boat. On the 800 crash and an outside force, missile, etc, I remain a skeptic since it was a public event, not some test at Area 51. My considerable experience with "The Government" teaches that a few people can keep their mouths shut, but n...

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The center fuel tank (under the cabin) on 800 was empty. The explosion was caused by frayed wiring in the center tank fuel level sensor sparking and igniting the vapor. At altitude (low pressure) JP4 vapor becomes explosive. I read the NTSB report years ago. You guys stick to boats and leave the con...

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Russ, I do have the same set up on AJ. Mine are 1989 6BTA 250's (same engines, now rated 260) rated at 2600 rpm. Great engines with almost zero problem histroy. You need to prop them to reach 2650 at a full load (load does not seem to bother them at all tho). I have 1.5 ZF gears and 21 x 22 three bl...

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There are a pair of 6BTA 300s with 1.5 ZF IRM 220A gears (claim 500 orig. hours) for sale located in RI. $20K for the pair. 401.829.2175 Forgot who said to get the dried f.g. resin off my deck with a sharp chisel, but it worked perfect. Easier than the sawsall. Thanks. Looks like Erensto is gonna be...

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Kevin's observation is true. A storm surge is like a tidal wave, maybe just a foot or two out in the open ocean, but when it gets pushed up against high land, it towers up to amazing size. For example, at Port Eads I rode out many a hurricane with my old houseboat with no damage since there is virtu...

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Well, the best hurricane advice is get the hell outta the way. Put your boat where it can't hit anything and nothing can hit it. If the lines part, be glad she's a Bertram. Hurricanes are not tornados, not pin-point storms. Some, like Katrina, are big suckers. Her eye was 30 miles across when she wa...

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Clay - welcome aboard, it will be a fun ride. Two of the newer B31 Faithful, the borthers Mendenhall from Longview, TX just stopped by on their way to Grand Isle, La to work on their new boat. Having your boat 8 hours from the house is what I call dedicated.

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Andre' - we are talking apples & limes. He's talking about the regular radar add on, with an on board scanner and I was talking about the satellite receiver that gets the NOAA radar. My point was that the Garmin on board radar seems sorta weak vs. a stand-alone or some of the others, like Raymarine ...

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Thanks, guys. Best wishes to you too Bruce. Guess the predictions of Doomsday today ain't happened yet. But the day is young....

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Harry - I have the Garmin 2010C (older model of what you are looking at)with the sounder module and it is superior in view and use-ability to anything else I saw. I'm not real impressed with the Garmin radar stuff, seems like an afterthought with limited range stuff. I kept my Raytheon 41X 48 mile r...

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The Bride brought two fancy orential rugs, one of the galley area and the other for the dinette. Looks snappy. OK, need advice. Apparently when she was in the yard and they were fixing the crack around the stb. strut, they dribbled some resin on the Glasstech deck. It's light red in color. Tried alc...

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On my old B25 I took some 3/16 stainless plate about 6" x 18" and bent it to fit the 'v', then backed it up with a 4" thick oak block cut to fit, with a 4x4 stainless plate behind the oak block. No glass work, but probably serious overkill. Never broke, tho.

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Since I got AJ back from the near year-long Katrina faux pas a few weeks ago, been transforming her to a more leisurly vessel. No, not a Howdy Boat, just a pleasure vessel. Vs. the hard-core fishing machine she's been for the last 15 years that routinely made week long trips to places there ain't no...

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Craig - the price on the max wax is 9.02 a can. I'll send you a couple. Email me your last name. royvictor@cox.net.

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JP, very fine job.

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Craig - power went off, cable internet too, just got it back. Yep, the Max Wax comes in an aerosol can, it's great for coating stuff that rusts, like rudder flange bearings, motor mounts, couplings, etc. New use seems to be to coat the running gear to prevent marine critters from sticking. We are te...

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Craig, the Aviation is about the same per gallon, or $72. How much Max Wax do you want? I'll just invoice you. Send me your address rovictor@cox.net.

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The blue is basically the red (actually the "red", we refer to is the color of the can, is actually green in liquid form). I'd suggest a gallon of the red as it's a little cheaper than the aviation blue. Either can be cut with the lacquer thinner. I can sell you a gallon for about $70 + freight from...

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Craig - if Bruce does not still handle it, I'm now a dealer and can fix you up. Email me with what you need.

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Anybody bring some chalk? He was very well behaved in Panama tho. I was quite proud of him. The $20 & color photos of Thudd I gave the two camo-clad, jack-booted cops with the M 16s may have had something to do with his fine manners. Seeing your pix on the wall in the cop room at the end of the dock...

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Senor Hyena, el longa shaft mucho bueno no mas. El distanco betweeno el struto and salanda de prop no exceedo uno shafto diametero. Conprende? Will work fine til it breaks. Cut it, machine shop the "U" keyway and use it. I know it's summer and time is a wasting, but do it right, or at least plan on ...

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Get it right, Andre' you be's my new shipyard 100 yards away. When I built the trailer bunks for my B25 years ago, what seemed to wrok out best was two keel bunks about 10" apart set at a slight "in" angle to guide the keel on the trailer, and two outer bunks fairly high up that would catch the lift...

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Got two cases of Max Wax in today, so if you want to give it a try, gimme a shout.

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No barnacles on the Tickfaw, but the test was to see if the stuff would stay on the prop. Seems to. If it does, hard to see how anything could attach to the slippery stuff.....

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They are screwed to a wood block behind the side panels.

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Ran-doll, thought you were gonna post about your surfing adventure in Panama? Guess now with the new security stuff Andre' can't bring his flamibble vodka flask on board. Gonna be a looooog flight, or a lot of $5 bills. You UVI 7 guys that are "maybes" need to ratchet up, money time is coming soon. ...

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Mikey - a gallon a minute is plenty. Full bore you will burn about 12 gal. per hour per engine and recirculate about the same back into the tank. 60 GPH is plenty. Put the pump before the Racor, that way you can use it to prime the Racor when you change the filter element. Just leave the top of the ...

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Friday afternoon I cleaned the aluminum prop on the Honda 15 with alcohol then shot a thin coat of Max Wax on it. Let it cure (95 degrees out) for 24 hours. Ran it yesterday for a little while and the stuff is 100% still there. Hmmmmmmm - have we stumbled on something here?

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A. Spray it all (head, fittings, ram) with Corrosion X.

B. Repeat A above......

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Doubt it Prof. But the promise that Max Wax will stick to running gear has caused a run on the product with me anyway. I have 6 cans left and will reorder from the factory tomorrow, probably get it Monday. Everyone's order has been filled and either has gone out or will tomorrow. Let's hope the stuf...

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At least Mike didn't make the poor girl behind the desk at the hotel in PC cry like you did.....

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OK Tommy and others, I'll get some Max Wax out to you tomorrow, maybe this stuff is the silver bullet...... Send me a street delivery address, anyone that wants it. Your price is 9.02 a can plus shipping, and at my prices you need to combine some CX - 16 oz aerosol is 10.69, 12 oz RejeX is 10.02. DH...

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CX just emailed me that yes, the Max Wax is available in bulk, say gallons up to 55 gal. drums. Bulk pricing will be similar to the HD CX. Don't have the price list in front of me, but guess about 100 a gallon. Based on how the 12 oz. aerosol spray covers, I'd guess two spray cans would be plenty to...

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