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Bruce

Nice to see an instrument of war giving life.
Should create a beautiful reef.
A night dive would be cool on a wreck like that.

Go to the web site and click on the video featuring navy divers.
Those rebreathers they are using are cool.
How much?

Bruce

While we strayed from the original topic, some of what was discussed does and has affected gas prices. I appreciate your replies. They are intelligent and are not in any way a conspiracy. I don't think Chavez would have much trouble with any of the countries between them and us. First most are so co...

Bruce

While the fuel companies may be benefitting from this mess, remember its been the EPA that has required reduced emmissions and reducing ground water contamination that lead to unleaded fuel going away, MTBE additives and the such. If left to the oil companies, I think we would still be burning leade...

Bruce

I have two large floor safes which use dessicant because of our hugh humidity down here. Even though they are under AC and are sealed well for fire protection, as well as you'll get a tank sealed, as soon as the door is opened a wave of humidity(water) enters. The same as when you would open the fil...

Bruce

Andre, Being boaters we all know the powerful force of water. Its amazing how they can drop that deep with pipe and the drill head. Its also amazing how the rigs can go thru a storm like Katrina and not have massive spills. Working on a rig ain't for the faint of heart. I had a buddy who worked for ...

Bruce

Peter, Oil companies are not setting the retail price except via the NYMEX, where they sell to refiners. When the traders run the price up, oil companies naturally win. But the crude price is set by market demand i.e., what will they pay today. Price gouging is almost always at the local level. Oil ...

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They stood to make a killing based on last years hurricanes and disruption in the Gulf and elsewhere driving prices high. When the revised storm reports dropped and the current batch of Canes have been way out in the Atlantic, they saw prices starting to drop, end of summer travel demand and pulled ...

Bruce

Prices are falling cause speculators and commodity traders pulled out their profits.

Bruce

4200 is the fast set version of 5200.
It will cure in about 24 to 48 hours allowing for a faster launch after you are done.

Bruce

An alarm needs to be loud and annoying to people for them to want to do anything about it. To many times while walking down the dock I've heard muffled buzzers and watched while everybody ignored it. Sort of what car alarms have become. One of those 10" red bells works real good mounted under the fl...

Bruce

What gear box ratio's are you running?
I've gotten over 30knots with the Yanmar 240's in the 28.

Bruce

Russ,
Imagine doing that 5 or 6 times a year along with everything else.
Congrats, you owe me a fishing trip.

Wish you and Linda the best of fun!

Bruce

Put two stands under the front but none in the rear. Doesn't seem to be a problem. Support pads are big and being a 60's hull, its thick. If it was a later 70's thin hull, I'd be using blocks under the keel. Spent most of Friday getting the tank loose. Got wedges under the back to pry away from the ...

Bruce

Danny misses you real bad.
He's swamped.

I asked him what yard he uses since the yacht center became privatized.
He said none and talked about giving up repowers that he was tired of doing it.

Bruce

Russ, Actually the boat looks small in the shop. Theres another boat next to it on a long cradle and plenty of room to get around. Tony's parking outside now. Those cradles are made by Holstar who make boat stands, hyd trailers and such. They are 10,000lb capacity each and cost $1175.00 each plus sh...

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Dug,
At one time I thought about custom engraving rifle stocks and making custom wood rifle cases with engraving for high end shot guns but after checking into it I soon realized that there were few owners that would pay for something like that.
Thanks for the nod.
Bruce

Bruce

Dollies and 31 in the shop.

The Bahama 31 on the dock next to come into the shop.

Bruce

Russ,
Did you change oil and filters in gear boxes?

Which side did you put the redone gear on?

Remember that was on the stb side. If it is now the port the gear wear will be opposite than what it has been and you might hear a whine on both gears.

Bruce

JC, On the underside of the boat is two metal strips on each side under the stuffing box. This supports the heads of the screws, ie acts as a strip washer. The screws go up into the stuffing box on each side as you can see in your picture. Remove all screws. Will take two people. One underneath, one...

Bruce

Unless you know exactly where its leaking, removal of box clean off all that crap and rebed. That bedding job shows its leaked before and was Ru Goldberg'd. Trouble is some of that caulking could be hiding a deteriation of metal. Ain't nothin like seein your boat sitting on the bottom and sayin, I s...

Bruce

The bottom line while buying anything is an educated consumer. If you can't be educated, hire someone who is. Drove to Jacksonville last Friday to do an engine survey on a pair of Volvos. Walked on the boat and the stench of wet wood and mildew hung in the air. Whole back of the electric panel was c...

Bruce

Kevin,
Call me.
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Sean, If you had not been having problems and then suddenly you do and the only two things that changed were slip and bottom paint then I would look at the slip. If it was bad bottom paint, you wouldn't see the zincs degrading. I suspect the temp slip you were in had a possible reverse polarity prob...

Bruce

Nic,
At the dealers meeting in July, they told us next engine would be a 300hp with the same design block but larger.

Bruce

I finally have the Steyr pricing worked out.
Call me if interested.
561-622-1736

Bruce

If ya got the money, go for it. Never saw a brinks truck behind a hearse. Although don't depend on handing it down and it lasting. Back in 89' if any of you remember, Victory came out with a 38' trawler shaped like a tug. There was a local dealer that I did the work for and when one was sold to a lo...

Bruce

Save your money on the QSB's. Not worth the money.
Go with the BTA series in used, rebuilt or reman.

I got less performance out of the 330 QSB's than I have with the Yanmar 315's.

Bruce

Let me lite up a fat one so I can understand what Randall said...............

Bruce

but provides fewer miles per gallon, costs more, and is hard to find outside the Midwest

Don't cha just love free enterprise......................

Bruce

Strong earthquake shakes Gulf of Mexico; no damage reported By PHIL DAVIS Associated Press Writer TAMPA, Fla. â€” A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday sent shockwaves from Louisiana to southwest Florida, but no damage was reported, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The ea...

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What makes this event even more tragic is that it was fully preventable. It was more important to make sure some guy who grew a stalk of bud for his own consumption see jail time, than it was to keep the general public safe from known terrorists operating within our borders. If you really want to ge...

Bruce

Yes ETBE is ethanol based thus the "E".

Bruce

Young Barrister, You don't want to do anything that will "open" up the shaft hole in the coupling otherwise it will cock on the shaft and throw the alignment out. Even a few thousands is no good. CX, hand sand with some plumbers tape(sand paper about 1.5" wide that comes in a roll) to get any rust o...

Bruce

Its a catch 22. EPA mandates clean air. Oil companies produce the oxygenate MTBE(methanol) to produce cleaner burning gas. They then realize MTBE dissolves easily in water and from leaking tanks is polluting water tables. They actually knew this before MTBE was implemented. They outlaw MTBE then go ...

Bruce

Nic,
Does Australia have its own set of EPA rules or does it mirror the US?

Are you considered commercial, cause the rules are different over here between commercial and pleasure vessels.

Bruce

Funny how when you see his programs you forget what a draconian country he really comes from.
To bad too as it was once a country of great adventure.
Since 96', Australia has been gelded.

Bruce

Kalifornia is using 5.7% ethanol. While they can go as high as 10%, the refineries with that reconstituted gas out there find 5.7% the best balance for now. They have no plans in the future to change their use of ethanol. His quote was, "like it or not, ethanol is here to stay". I made him aware of ...

Bruce

Walter,
I have a contact at the Kalifornia air quality board doing some research. As soon as he calls back I'll post.

Bruce

Swam over top of a buried Ray.
When he did the tail came up and the barb went under the rib cage into his heart.
He pulled it out and collapsed dead.

Freak accident. Don't know if the Ray felt cornered.

Maybe they will release the video tape.

Bruce

10" barb thru the heart is a tough way to go.
Especially when you pull it out afterwards.

The guy sure had a big pair of brass ones.

Live life like its your last day, cause it might be.

CRIKEY!

Bruce

Walter,
Thanks for your hard work. Its not easy, but keep it up.

Bruce

BoatUS told me that the number of fiberglas tank boat owners was too small and the boats affected were too old for them to launch any type of major campaign. The Coast Guard took the same position. What you have to do is turn that statement around against them. May I quote you Mr. Boat US or Mr. Co...

Bruce

Dug,
Got mine at Wise also. Free shipping.
I've tried it on a 12k ac and it worked. Not yet tried a 16k.

Nice gen set.

That set does not have a drain the carb of gas feature so always mix the gas with store and start. Never know when it'll be shut down and sit for a while.

Bruce

What UV said. Mist while running the AC to draw into the duct work thru the coil and squirel cage blower. Will kill mildew with out alot of effort. Put 1/4'rd condensate pan tablets in the drain tray to keep the mildew down. Sean, Using Ozone can create problems. They must be used with a respirator....

Bruce

IR, Always take the side that people are ignorant of a problem unless they tell you otherwise. One thing I learned from doing the radio talk show for 2 1/2 years is people really are that ignorant. I don't mean ignorant in a stupid moronic kind of way. Most have little time to educate themselves on ...

Bruce

The congressman (John Shadegg, R-AZ) says he "is extremely upset (about ethanol in gas damaging his boat) because he was not given any warning".. where has be been for the past 6 months? Well nobody was given any warning of the impending problems. If you go back on the old board when the northern b...

Bruce

While trying to dock a large single engine trawler at the local yard with a 25 knot beam wind along with a beam tide the hydraulic controls failed as I was heading for the concrete pier. Stayed in forward. No neutral or reverse. Pat saw the result of that. Not pretty. What's that you say about good,...

Bruce

Thanks Andre.

Before I post my opinon of the article I would like to ask others to go back and read it as if you were not a boat owner or were not aware of any problems with ethanol and give an honest appraisal of the authors content.

Bruce

Walter, Your exactly right. Everyone, not just those who have this problem now need to be vocal. If the major boat organizations, boat US, refuse to take action then it might be wise to form a PAC and file a Federal lawsuit on behalf of the boaters that Ethanol was introduced without due considerati...

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Thanks Walter.

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Pat, Here's those dollies and the two 31's at the shop

Hey RussP

Steyr pricing

Any of you guys feel this?