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just did it. it just gives you a zip file with all your pictures. really easy. copied the file to my pictures and extracted. they are now all in the pictures in my computer.

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don't know about half an inch, but mine are maybe 2 inches away for a very very long time.

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that is a beautiful boat. enjoy it.

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Is the petite vivid multi-season? I hope to be painting the bottom in the not too distant future, need some advice as well. My 25 will be 6 months in a salt water marina, 6 months on a trailer at home. I know some of the conventional bottom paints "die" if left out of the water and have a window to...

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http://www.pettitpaint.com/product.asp?id=300

or

http://www.pettitpaint.com/product.asp?id=14

I have been looking at both of these. The black widow is ultimate in performance, but the vivid has a ton of colors to chose from.

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thanks for the replays. looks like I will try the tip top teak first. If i don't like how long it lasts I will do the cetol. I have read that in the last year or so they redid their natural teak. Less dyes. More natural look, also I have read the gloss finish over it is full of UV protection so that...

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Figured I ask, while doing tank and paint the bilge I took the teak swim deck off that boat to clean to make new mounts for. Guy before me used carbon bolts threw the teak to attach to boat and obviously they rusted and split the teak. I made new ones and was going to clean the teak and refinish? I ...

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Having nothing to do with the tank, I see in one picture a through hull fitting the starboard bilge inboard of the muffler. That's about where my cockpit washdown intake is located, and on a snappy (and even not so snappy) day the boat rolls enough for the pickup to suck air, which travels to the p...

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that looks beautiful!!!!!

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http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/tank%20clearance.jpg good thing you did. I put it back in and need to drop the height. I just wanted to 200 gallons so dropping a bit is fine with me as well. my original measurement were with the 2x4 turned with wide side up and down for clearance.

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also, my calculations were way off. I multiplied by 3 instead of 31 for one section. This tank would be closer to 275 gallons. So I have eliminated the wings and shortened the tank by 4 inches. Giving 230 gallons. also damit yannis... now you got me second guessing myself. LOL yes the struts are no ...

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I used for clearance checking a 2x4 clamped with the 4in side up and down under the floor rail from front to back. So I should have room for everything. approx 3.5 inches under the floor.

the new motors dyno-ed at approx 400hp and 500ftlb torque. all forged 383's.

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http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/platform.jpg thanks for convincing me to do it. Also that is the new tank platform glassed into the boat. I guess not that bad for my 4th time working with glass.......... before..... http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/crowbar.jpg

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http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/temp4.jpg http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/temp3.jpg This is it in the boat. Had to make a few more modifications to fit the rudder boxes again. Final dimensions. base is 64 long, by 24 wide, by 6 tall. opens up 16 inches wider an...

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Yannis wrote:Ryan, how many miles do you count doing and at what speed ?

speed and fuel consumption is unknown at this point with new motors. Haven't made that run yet with them

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Take the South Pass, and get fuel in Port Eades......[/quote]

have done that. can't afford it. LOL

not a terrible place to stay over nigh however.

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The plan is to definitely to bend as much as possible. The Baffles will be in the wings to add strength there as well. First test fit didn't go so well, forgot to account of the rudder boxes at the back, and then it started raining again. as for floor supports I have tabs on the top to bolt 2 pieces...

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Adding "bubbles" to resin and letting it self level. Then sanding is said to be easier. If that is what he is talking about. IE creating your own faring with resin.

There is a you tube video on it. I'll try to find it. buddy did it on his skiff and worked well.

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wife is not happy about that being in the living room for the last 6 days........ I just keep blaming it on the rain..

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kinda of hard to see the design, but if it fits I'll post dimensions and pic of the real tank.

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225 gl is 1300 lbs? Its more like 1900 lbs. Plus the weight of the tank. Are you sure you can fit that monster in there? Sure I would like to see pics !!! I made a template out of old campaign signs and cardboard. By adding " wings" in-between the shafts and the strut mounts can really increase cap...

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so I am installing a new platform for a new tank to sit on today. it is 3/4 coosa 26. I laminated it with 2 layers of combo and then used 2 more layers of combo to glass it in? Think that is enough to support a new fuel tank? If my temp let fits later today or tomorrow it should hold about 225 gallo...

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my god that sucks. good luck!

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I am surprised a rebuild of the 470's is not out of the question. They can be made to have some power and very reliable. They are very sought after down here anyway. If you do small blocks, I just installed two new ones. One is counter rotation. In most cases, it is just a cam swap, usually about $2...

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Tony Meola wrote:
Its only the self contained float/auto pump (square in shape) Rule pumps that have this feature. The round/cynlinder Rule auto pumps do not have this feature. Go firgure?? "

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that explains it. The auto 500 is one of the little round ones.

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Remember one thing, the automatic pumps do not pump if you have any hint of oil in the bilge. So if it is not clean, you will have an issue. Now, we all should have clean bilges so I am not advocating that you should pollute the water. I would have to respectfully disagree with this. If you could h...

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got it yesterday. stuff works well. did the engine of my truck as well. I have been cleaning it every day and then wet dry vacuuming it out. Yesterday made 5 of cleaning and used p21, still removed a lot. Wet dry vacuumed up all the water dyed it up and started painting. Looked fantastic..... Then a...

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Rawleigh wrote:It may have been a live well drain.

that would make me happy....... so that can't possibly be it.... I am in a bitter marriage with the boat currently. lol

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I have the same exact issue with my 28 and I also hate the water in the bilge. I actually did the same thing you are talking about. My boat sits on a custom made trailer most of the time so all the water runs to the back. My main pumps sit on a block as well as far back as possible. I added a cheap ...

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Is this the 28, right? If you rotate by180dg this rubber tube, does it go meet the throughull? If yes, then this is a floor scupper, and as you're saying it's a great way to create problems ... yes. that rubber tube was connected to the through hull. The top has been sealed by a one of those screw ...

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So I have been meaning to ask this for awhile now but never took any pictures till today. A through hull below the water line coming up in the back of the aft floor? Looks like a great way to sink the boat........... http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/water%20line%20hole.jpg http://i...

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just ordered from autogeek. They are the closest to me and they are 3 states away.

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http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7677&p=118103&hilit=bilge+pumps#p118103 Ford See if this link helps you out. ton of good info, thanks I didn't read that one. I suppose I will now look into crash valves. Also, I really want to paint to the bilge area while the tank is out, but it was ...

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so went back and read the giant post on bilge pumps and wondering if anyone has any other updates on what they use. I have 2 800s up front and one 1500 in the back. all Rules. fronts are automatic and rear is on a super float. I Justed added a tiny auto 500 in the back as well to pump out the lower ...

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so decided against the tank and tank and today was nice so decided to spend some time cutting and prodding.... just leads to more questions. lol so in the pics above I was about 2 hours committed. What I did today took me longer to get the tools to the boat and I was super surprised.... http://i244....

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that is quite beautiful.....

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http://moellermarine.com/wp-content/upl ... -29-16.pdf

so in talking to my local dock guy he said I would be crazy to not use these?

Any one have any experience with these? Cross linked permanent ( basically plastic ) fuel tanks?

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Hey john hope you see this. Just read your post about installing your tanks and it was great. Is there magic to the floor supports or is there know measurements that work? 31 vs 28 as well if there is know measurements. I was going to build new ones my self when the new tank goes in out of Mahogany,...

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A few months back someone posted pictures of a 28 with what looked like a neat solution to this problem. The upper deck area had been built up around the entire perimeter with what looked like starboard, then the original hatches and center section were reinstalled on top of it. The only drawback I...

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The coolant tank is lower because of the angle the engine sits at in the boat. Same reason the older rear riser manifolds fit. They were just close. If I would adjust the motors
down wouldn't I push the shaft angle out of wack?

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its stroked 350's. 383's. Its storming right now, so I will take some pictures later. This is them on the dyno so you can see the manifolds and risers. Also, please note the 2in spacer below the riser is gone. That was just to add 02 sensors for setting it up correctly on the dyno. http://i244.photo...

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If I shifted them forward it would be get worse. With the old engines the post for the spark arrestor would hit the engine cover. That was not a huge deal. So with the new engines I found low profile intakes and the quick fuel carbs them self were about 3/4 of inch shorter than the Rochesters. So th...

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also the question is what to build it up with....

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While I was taking pictures of the rotten tank, I decided I snap a few of the engine cover issues I have now that the new engines are in.... http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/floor1_1.jpg http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/floor2.jpg they are sitting on the new exhau...

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also, man you 31 owners are luck to have that extra space out back. there is no room to do wedges on a 28....

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so... popped the top today and wow! I've looked at a few pics on the web and haven't seen one this bad..... http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/tank5_1.jpg this is where I stopped today. hosed it out and cleaned the bilge out. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/tank4_1...

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Slightly over $10-12 a gallon is pretty fair as $10 a gallon is pretty much the standard. Coal tar is used because is and epoxy that prevents prolonged water vs fuel on opposite sides of the aluminium which causes corrosion and our tanks are in the bilge. Every quote you have has some good info. Che...

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I personally love evercoat, but it is very difficult to work with, short work time and doesn't sand easy. I switched to Duraglas, it is amazing and water proof and your local NAPA can get it. Work time is still a bit short, but it sands so much nicer. Lots of people say it doesn't feather easy, but ...

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also, didn't take a picture of the top, but it has 3, 1x4 runners of some type of sturdy wood across the top of it. I assume from looking at pictures that is not normal as well?

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http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/tank2.jpg accross the top to the bulkhead behind engines. looks like one layer of heavy http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/ford351c594/tank1.jpg across the bottom one layer of heavy and up bulk head. No foam. same at back http://i244.photobucke...

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