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John,
I'm at Mears Point. Mack's experience at Worton Creek is giving me second thoughts about where to do the install.....
And these little bitty stock rudders will drive me crazy no more!
Bob

John, I am indeed located at Kent Narrows. I had planned to have Worton Creek (John Patnovik -sp?) do it, since he's a Bertram specialist. But that's a haul from Kent Narrows and I'm darn near out of fuel. I'll do my research and lay out the plan, and then consult with a crew that I've been working ...

Thanks, Mikey, for the good info....

Patrick, will the 165-gallon tank work OK in place of the 240-gallon unit?

I sure appreciate your help.

Bob

Mikey, Well, it's fuel tank swap-out time for my B-28 this winter. Would love to learn of your technique to remove the old tank! All advice sincerely appreciated. Also, my old tank is the 230 (240?) gallon. Want to replace it with a 165-gallon. Are there any major problems with this. Again, I appeci...

Guys....thanks for your sage advice. I will check all this out this weekend and report back.

I really enjoy and appreciate all the info and insight you all provide on this site. I have an '83 B28 with relatively new (200 hours) 5.7 Crusader Classics (carbureted). On a recent trip, the starboard engine crapped out -- just plain quit -- at displacement speed, about 1900 rpm. No sputtering, ju...

This is from today's Wall Street Journal: Ethanol Push Adds to Forces Lifting Food Costs By UREN ETTER and JULIE JARGON in Chicago and CONOR DOUGHERTY in New York April 16, 2007; Page A2/Wall Street Journal Americans face sizable increases in their grocery bills this year as a boom in ethanol produc...

Walter, While I firmly disagree with George Will's political aspect, I certainly concur with the ever-growing skepticism about ethanol as a solution for our nation's oil dependency. It's pure folly. As you know, the Wall Street Journal has been all over it, virtually every other publishing day. It's...

Man, that's pretty. Wish I had the time, skill, and money to imitate it.

Best wishes.

I dream of installing Capt. Pat's rudders on my Hyena. Unless you're really a master (and I ain't) handling a B28 on one wheel is really a chore, especially in tight quarters. The standard damn Hyena rudders are just too small for the job.

Man, that tiller arm and related rudder hardware look bad. I'd sure deal with them first.

Oz

Well, the old AC/DC Norcold in our '83 B28 still is running strong. It's ugly as sin, and I was thinking about replacing it about six years ago. I then had to pull the thing from under the cabinet to get to the water heater for some unrelated work (long story), ran out of money, and just put the old...

John, Just in case there is Hyena prejudice here, I have one! And I love it. Let's stay in touch and I'd be more than glad to see you and Doug over the winter or during the spring work time. Perhaps at Kentmorr for some Bert talk. We live in Centreville, so no big deal for us. It's great to live on ...

John, We're at Mears Point, F-123. Just stripping the boat for its long-dark winter, and plan to haul out early next week. We winter at Harrison's. Would like to chug down to St. Michael's one more time to top off the tank, but time may not permit.... Where to you keep your boat summer/winter? Bob

Amen to that! We've been buying our gas in Talbot all year.

Happy Thanksgiving.

John,

I saw that information also. But my question is...how do certain counties "opt in" to E10? And conversely, how can we influence counties NOT to opt in?

Yeah, that's my B28 in the photo. And I've been commiserating regularly about the Bert gas problem with Sam Worsham, who's quoted in the article. He's doing a complete repowering with a pair of 370 Cummins on his B38. Fortunately, we can still get straight non-ethanol gas from the mid-Chesapeake down!

From the NYT this morning, FYI: Ethanol Could Corrode Pumps, Testers Say By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO CHICAGO, Oct. 26 — The farm-produced fuel that is supposed to help wean America from its oil addiction is under scrutiny for its potentially corrosive qualities. E85, a blend of 85 percent corn-based eth...

Bruce,

Do you recall the reporter's name? I'd also be glad to look for you.

Oz

I'm fascinated with the discussion of tanks that were gelcoated inside, and not suffering from ethanol-itis. I have a 1983 B-28, with a fiberglass tank of course, and it's definitely NOT gelcoated on the outside. Does this mean that it IS or it MIGHT BE gelcoated on the inside?

Thanks, Walter and Randall.

I've sent you each an email message. Let's put a hold at this time on further volunteers...unless the editor would like some more.

The more light we shine on this issue the better.

Oz

Gentlemen: There is another prominent and very credible boating publication that is presently doing an article regarding the tanks/ethanol/black goo issue. I am not mentioning its name (perhaps some of you have heard from them by now anyway) because it would be inappropiate to deluge them with email...

Danny at High Tide wasn't yet selling fiberglass replacement tanks for B-28s. He said roughly a week ago he'd have them available in 3-4 weeks, FYI.

Are there ISA's that WILL help with the problem??

Dick, I have the same issue with my 1983 B28. But I don't want to cut out the old tank (I still have some "good" gas in it) until I have a replacement.... I've talked with or emailed at least 15 B28 owners in the same situation. Surely SOMEBODY either has the tank's dimensions and/or is fabricating ...