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We edge glued the covering boards and cut them to a door skin template, we leveled off the old side decking with a thicken vermiculite /epoxy concoction basedon capt Parts post, clamped them in place with NO fasteners ,not even from the underside, and we were done, u will be able to sand these decks...

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Craig, look at any new boat and they all use either sea chests or external strainers, ,the internals strainers take up a lot of room, and I always look for water existing the transom as to opening a hatch to see if I have water flow, the gasketing is just another reason to have a leak when opening t...

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I ripped coosa in 3/4 " coosa in 6" wide stringers, epoxied 2together to create each stringer or joist, I then epoxied a piece of 3/4 " coosa on the top to creat a tee assembly as I wanted to be able to attach a bench fabricated teak deck system by screwing it from the underside thru this tee sectio...

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Troy, where is the boat,with the bridge out I don't get to the west side as often but would love to see your project,went thru 20 plus sheets of coosa on my project,may be able to help

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I'd stick to the 320 , 220 will leave u with a less shinny finish,I generally sand prior to the final prime coat with220 then scuff the primer with 320 , if u are becoming a chemist, I would carefully measure the ratios of the colors and write that special formula down, u know you will have to make ...

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I have heard that Glue products in W Palm Beach,Fl will color match your sample much like an automotive paint store,fyi

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Maybe I missed something, r the dates still Aug 3/5 ,planning the cruise schedule to Florida , I assume 50 amp service is available,thx

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Walter ,no, she ask me but I declined, don't much like publicity, lots of crazies out ther

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I was involved in the rehab of an old marina a couple of yearsvago,found several fuel tanks that had been buried for 50 years plus,full of fuel that still smelled potent, called in a remediatiator and they cut the tops off with air tools and hauled the gas off to Montana or somewhere, be careful, wh...

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Bought my ss /delrin bearing from Danny at hi tide,as far as trying to remember to give them q lube job periodically , I have a series of spreadsheet punch off list, there will always be something missed, a couple of weeks ago we were deep dropping in the Bahamas , stern to the heavy seas to hold he...

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Bruce thx for the offer, I'd like to take u up on the offer and retain your services to show me how to make the swap out if necessary,im disappointed that Glendinning could not offer some solution, let me know when u can come to the house, same place,thx again, what a relief. In my business we have ...

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I would not go thru the expensive ordeal of replacing the engines again,probably have 90 k in them, I'm big on technology and probably most of the bigger stuff has gone to electronic controls,a long time has past since the old chris craft Crash o matics controls

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Commissioned my boat in feb of 2011 , 250 hours on the cummins 330 Qsb electronic to date, quiet, no smoke, no vibration, no cackle, jumps out of the water like my Boston whaler,all was perfect till last Monday when the captain was bringing the boat back from port Lucaya and about 40 miles offshore ...

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Bob did u use epoxy to glue the table together ,would u use epoxy to secure the bungs,where can the end sealer be purchased ,about to do a large deck and want to glue the treads together to get the width/look I want, if I vacumn clamp the tread pieces together is it still necessary to biscuit them

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Shaft/strut replacement needs lots of prep work, when I did it I first supported the shafts with a wooden vee block fixture hot glued to the hull near the trannies,this gave me the proper orientation,side to side up and down, I measured the clearance on the cutlass bearing top an bottom, fore and, t...

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Yes on the post sanding , I would suggest to block sand with 150 and identify the voids / scratches ,etc, if u have used 545 , fill shallow imperfections with Awl fair, I have also filled them with a polyester filler by Evercoat,,goes off quick ,re prime, go thru the rattle can proceedure again bloc...

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Earned my way thru college painting and repairing show cars, after every repair of body work, I would spray out the section with gloss black lacquer, u will see the ripples, kinda like the capts rattle can approach to finding imperfections

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I have a contract to keep my boats at RiverForest, insurance likes this place,it's an investment in loss of sleep time, been there twice before, owner is the dude that owns Charles Marine, avid boater and sincere guy,I highly recommend them, he has 2locations, 1 more inland get a quote

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Where r u getting your medical attention, try Mayo in Jacksonville or Cleveland Clinic in Weston, these guys don't practice medicine, they invent it, I owe u , let me know if I can help

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Peter, I have a 2or 3step ladder that was detachable from my swim platform on my ex buddy Davis, for a donation to the Capt it's yours, get me an address

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doc, if u want to store the new deck stuff, it will probably fit in the storage unit while the motors / fuel tank / struts/ shaft logs / rudders,etc are being installed

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Troy call doc or John at Florida marine, they are good tell them u are a friend of mine, if u don't get results call me, call me anyways 5616322392

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I'm optimistic I will be able to move my rybo out of the great lakes and be there en route to Florida, count me in as a non b31 attendee

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What about the polarization that appears in strataglas and not in ez2cy, none of this stuff is easily movable or rollable, if u fish and need to have a safe and easy access to the riggers or need to lower the antennas to clear bridges, do a lot of planning in the side panel design. I carried my side...

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Couple of comments,painted show cars thru the college years was taught to always remove all surface contaminants by thoroughly washing the car with a mild soap and water, rinse well, using the 2rag treatment degrease the surface with a commercial degreaser ,I would recommend this be done prior to th...

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Will find that out tomorrow

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Bought a bowman from Lewis marine in Florida, pretty much plug and play

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Did mostly the same except found the center of the length of rub rail and marked my center bending position to be in between the holes,also matched marked the bow, held in place, drilled the first hole thru and snugged up the 1 St bolt,held up this outer end with lines, while my helper held the othe...

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I think the wood thing has a little to do with the success of raising fishI once was an egg harbor dealer and the wood boats were definitely quieter than the Clorox bottle models that replaced them, wood seemed to absorb the sound,the fairness or lack of stuff protruding from the bottom may have som...

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Stuart propeller in Stuart Fl will fabricate rudder ports he has done a lot of them and shipped them around the states, Ed be the man, I was unhappy with the steering on my project after installing new rudders , he took a look and found the two rudders canting outboard instead of being perfectly ver...

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My enclosure is ez2cy on the front panel and 2side panals that wrap arond3/4 of the way aft, no distortion day or nite, I have the same type install on my big boat for 8 years, the stamoid is not compatible with polarized sun glasses, u won't like,found out the hard way years ago, once a year we rem...

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Bought mine from Danny at High tide, stainless less maintenance issues, also installed drip free logs , trying to keep the bilge dry

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should u consider new ports and can't find a fabricater, Stuart Propeller in Stuart Fl, can replicate new ones using the old ones as templates, they carefully copy the angles , made new struts for my 1 3/4 shafts , they also recommended for the torque of the new diesels, they do all the custom boats...

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actually there is a new social network for Bertram fans ,it's called Capt Patricks network

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2 prominent boat builders today offer this drive system ,Tiara has for several years and Viking in their smaller boats, I looked into the tecknologywhen I was redoing my boat, Cummins advised against it saying the hull wasn't designed for this type thrust, better fuel consumption, better speed ,grea...

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i was not content with the turning response of my boat with the captains new rudders, had the boat in summer storage, air conditioned and hurricane proof building in Stuart F , asked the mechanic to look into my concern, he measured the rudders from the centerline and found a 2" difference from the ...

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this stuff is in every tool box in Florida, Capt turned me on to it , when attaching a painted/powder coated something to your boat, use it, it creates a sealant and a lubricant that prevents galling between the fastener and the fitting, wish I had heard of it years ago, available in most marinas in...

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great and important post, in addition to the crash valves I installed per the Capt,s advise, I added indicator lites and audibles on the bridge in addition to the manual switched up there, this is standard stuff on the custom boats, but Brewsters counter is the bestest idea yet,

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the batteries u select will require a charging profile that is compatible with the batteries to keep the warranty in effect, I know this the hard way, I was a big Oddessy fan until they denied my warranty claim, this has Happened on 3 different boats, almost like dealing with the govt , don't know t...

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any one interested in attending, maybe the Capt will attend, I tried to get this going last year , only a couple of the faithful showed up the Capt was here, the captain talks about a meeting at the flop house, my wife would probably be opposed to that idea, has a bad connotation

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looks like the barge canal may be down for months, the Champlain is still high, may not be able to get under the17' mark, considered taking a sawzall to the sunshade hardtop , lots of wiring issues, hydraulic line issues, .no assurances the Champlain will remain open ,limited schedule openings, look...

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Anyone heard anything about the canal being closed, we want to leave with boat in several weeks but the images of the canal damage from the high waters in lake Champlain look severe, may be a long time for the repairs, I'm not sure I can go thru the St lawrence sea way due to the tower ht and going ...

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im a SWAG engineer and would consider the following, have u shaped metal bracket fabbed, similar to a shackle, slide on over the top and another over the bottom, make bracing out of 3/4 thin wall conduit, drill a hole in each end, x brace along each side and do atriangular type on each one toward th...

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I keep a bigger sport fish on a boat lift, use it several times a week, it had a Pettit bottom, switched to an interlux product, the paint tended to have a crackle, mud cake finish, ground it off, re artist coated and applied Pettit vivid and have had no problems for the last 4years, in the south th...

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leave it alone if u have no issues when leaving the boat in for short periods , after 4 days I see some barnacle growth in the warm southern waters , i scrub with a white scotch rite pads, they don't abraded the gel coat and the marine growth is still soft

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keep us posted on Irene, be safe

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i also installed a tv satellite dome on the hardtop, it's necessary to watch CNN when making the crossing to the Bahamas , dialed into Sirius weather to see what the wave ht is in the gulf stream so we don't get any surprises, went with 12" simrad navionics because there bottom machine could read th...

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Thx for the comments, it is my project boat that the Capt has guided me thru, I knew it would be difficult to deploy the diggers, antenna, and teaser reels once the EZ2CY I'll enclosure was installed, so we automated, I do wear long pants to minimize the shrink factor on the F/B the 18 k btu unit is...

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Capt, what an eye for detail, a real mason

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