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John ,it is a Margaritavich 1 of 2 that was built, they then went back to cold molded boats, Buffett did get the first one, if I ever overcome this techo disadvantage and figure out how to get images on this site, I would love to share images of the rybo and my project boat, capt pat has tried but I...

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thx capt pat, JP nice ride, I'm a big fan of teak , I like the cactus anchor lite staff, is that an xm antenna and gps antenna as well, I don't see a ladder to the bridge, curious. Good comment about the washdown of the front otfthe enclosuer , I now recall many times washing the salt off at sea, fo...

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I have EZ2cy on my rybo and cruise at 30 knots in many sea conditions, it was installed by Canvas Designers, good dudes, the strataglass has some polarity interference when wearing polarized sunglasses, I'm trying not to have any seems in 180 degrees of the forward / side viewing and I don.t want zi...

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will I need an enclosure to stay dry , new 1/2 tower and need to make a decision, considering ez2cy accross entire front and 1/2 way around sides, isening glass rear sides , rear access , both sides and a rollup in the aft center panal so I can access the tackle center built under the seat, I also i...

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capt pat has a great post titled Hull repair b31 in Boatbuilding tips, a lot of work to do from the inside but doable I just replaced most of the plywood subdeck using coosa board following his tips, I think less work then redoig the exterior deck

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when I cut them out, I was amazed at the thickness, 1/4 >, mucho strong hull and capy pat knows the hull integrity well

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a piece of your art, what is the clear kast table top stuff and u cant quit yet! The long hatches certainly give easy access to the rudder service issues, nice

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what was cabrerra rational against there use

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u can glue a couple of 3/4 pcs together{pvc} and maybe laminate a piece of 1708 in the middle, capt pat has discussed the compression issue in some of his earlier post, do a test strip and find out

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Craig the capts induction system is probably more dry than the factory system because of the drain system he incororated, I had a dude help me that could probably do yours at a resonable rate, let me know, u gotta go see my hardtop at palm beach towers, whats your status

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no particular brand just a proven name that is smooth to shiny and is copper in color. The boat will spend a lot of time on a lift but also be in the bahamas for weeks at a time and possibly see fresh water, thx

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anyone used this type in salt water, we used to use it in fresh water, I think it's the color I want

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I purchased some led's from boat owners warehouse and was dissapointed at the light level being to low to consider as a reading lite for chart etc, what did I do wrong

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the covering boards look to be substancial and in good shape, can't ever have enough teak

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After cleaning any glue residue off the inner hull, I glued 5 , 2" blocks accross the top and accross the bottom of the inner hull, gave them a coat of epoxy to seal them, applied strips of 3M dual lock reclosable fastners I purchased from Lewis Marine in Ft Lauderdale, basically did the same for bo...

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I have used 1/4" coosa board panals covered with a textured foam backed vinyl supported to the cabin structure by a hook and loop system {3M}I purchased from Lewis in Ft Lauderdale. It's a bit pricey but really does the job. I have this similiar system in my rybovich and it just doesn't fall down in...

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where do u buy that 1/4 " varnish,super nice

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awlgrip told me if the anodizing is still in tact, dewax, 220 paper,545, 320 or 400 paper,alcohol wipe down, tack rag and shoot with awlcraft 2000aluminum color, any break throughs of the anodizing, and u have to go through the prep process capt Pat described, awlgrip no longer offers the prep stuff...

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what size do you need, Ican probably send you some

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Pat, the cummins install sheet for qsb 330 calls for #8JIC37 for supply and return and Doc at Florida says that is 1/2 ". I had 3/8 and cummins didnt like that so we welded in 2 more at 1/2"?

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One more thing, specify the size the size of the return fittings and pickups, diesels need larger, you can always reduce down, more difficult to go up in size , need to weld in additional ones, I found out the hard way, I didnt confirm the size upon acceptance, the diesel guys have the specs

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I was advised by my insurance agent to make sure the tank met CFR183.580 guidelines if I was going to consider insuring the boat. I'm doing a complete redo and will have considerable money invested . He also mentioned the liability issue if I considered chartering. Sunshine Marine Tanks,305 805 9898...

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Sim I totally agree with you

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there is/was a group in Miami called Uniyacht that offers to regel the HULL only for 18000 k. on there website. You really have to decide what you want out of this boat before you make a purchase, the purchase will be the cheap est thing you will do with a B31 if you want to bring her back. Without ...

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fyi wear protective clothing and mask, I went through 16 sheets of cutting but still remember the terrible couple of days after cutting the 1st piece, set up a fan as well, this stuff is worse than FG

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If you haven't resolved the issue ,call Dean Silver at Furuno 561 793 0101, he is the southeast regional mgr and knowledgeable, I have purchased many navnet units and can generally get his attention, if you cant

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We picked up the port riser this week and D'angelo was able to reduce the excess width miraculously by 4". Unfortunately I will not be working on the project till next October so I dont know the final fitment, but I was pleased with there efforts and follow thru without any hassle

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Last fall I thought I was buying 2 fishboxes and a fuel tank from Cabrera , sent the deposit to Uniyacht who claimed to they had purchased the molds and business from Cabrera, He supposedly was working ther but I never did find him in my many visits. My experience with Uniyacht was one time only and...

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We fish 6 lines for wahoo at 12-15 knots with heavy artificials . 2 longs on tag lines with rubber bands attached to dental floss loops that has been woven securly at predetermined lengths. We constantly are making sharp turns ,letting the inside lures drop down. We stagger the lines approx 25' apar...

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I plan on securing my halyards near the on the covering boards near the aft end of the engine boxes so I have easy access for halyard retrieval once they have been tripped

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I bought a roll from a place capt Pat recommened in the midwest a few months back, had a min wt requirement and with shipping cost about 200$ and there was enough to do 2 boats,, McMaster could not help me

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coosa is extremely soft on dents easily, some of the commercial boats tried it and eventually recovered the deck with 1/2 coosa and a layer of cloth

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,thanks to capt Pat I used coosa board, a sheet of 3/4 glued to a pc of 1/2 troweled a coat of thickened polyester resin with a 10"drywall blade on both sides, sanded with da 100 paper, troweled a second coat on sanded with 150, rolled 3 coats of 545, coppied the template onto the laminated pc dry f...

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I fabed mine out of 2 pieces of 3/4 x5" coosa board glued together with eooxy, I screwed a piece of 3/4x 5" and glued it as a top/ tee section. for the uprights , 3/4 x5" going from hull to the underside of the tee /top section and laminated a piece on the inboard side that basically set on top of t...

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JP I listened to you guys for almost one year now and pestered capt Pat almost daily

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Major, capt Pats reveles, #14 greylite mineral glass, followed ths capt/s smart sheet to install. capt Bob the 1/2 tower has a carbonfiber top, molded in radar pod, recessed teaser reels, ez2cy enclosure with no seams till aftcorners ,aircondtioned enclosed. fb 28' rupp riggers with rupp hydrorigger...

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Bruce thx for the response, I handed your images to their cad designer when he visited the boat whick cost an extra 250$, I didnt want any surprises or changes, obviously yours worked and the "1st" cad dude knew they had built your set. The second cad person that drove back up also took more measure...

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Bruce, did you have to alter or "bubble" the port motor box to accomadate the exhaust riser, I have a new set of Capt Alex motor box assys and had the exhaust fabed by Diangelo , port side cover still needs to move another 4" inboard to clear the exhaust, I forwarded your images to them to help desi...

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Brewster, silly question, what canal, New York barge canal?Not familiar with geography, will leave soon to run my boat to great lakes for the summer and always looking to see a 31

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thx Bob and JP, I wahoo fish alot, hi speed, and put 2 -80,s bentbutts in the transom holders and 2-80,s bentbutts in the aft rodholders using dropin swivelsm We run 15 knots in 200 -400' in the Bahamas. We also live bait with 2 kites using the riggers, 2 rods per kite and prefer to set the rods in ...

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capt Bob, why no rod holders on the transom covering boards, can you give me the centerline locations for the 3 side rod holders and at what angle.thanks, I,m about to do some drilling in new teak coveringboards

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I have a concern about the foaming created during filling and the close proximatey of the pickups. I have a custom boat with both being in same area and sucked air once, now we wait at least 10 mins prior to firing up the engines. The diagnosis came from a reliable boat builder

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I was told to have 1/2" clearance ,, 1/4 each side theoretically, might get a bit tight with only 1/8 " on each side of shaft,strut and motor alignment could already be off but not a problem with current setup

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Butler in Pa makes fg and teak, my teak is a great fit, If you can convince them your a "business" you get a considerable discount

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Bob why no strainer on the gen set, I was considering a 11/2 thru hull and valve then tee to 1/2 "baitwell, 1/2" washdown, 3/4" genset, 1/2 "to a/c pump and protected by an external strainer. I also thought about installing normally closed 12 volt solenoids on each of these outlets ,wired to the dev...

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Jay just installed 330 qsb electronics and have the same engine intake location, no problem, I have the zf 1.5 trannys and the shifting module{!} on the strb tranny hit the new 235 gal fuel tank when doing the alignment, had new 1 3/4 shafts and new struts which were set at the same target point, me...

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fyi in Florida they soda blast, not sandblast, once upon a time many moons ago we use to only sandblast, I'm not sure if it's the abrasion issue or tree huggers

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Pat, Beard marine came out and recommened a 12000, said the 18000 could ice up, mine is open like the Hancock boat and self contained ,fyi

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