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Well last night I was sanding the bilge to facilitate painting before I reinstall the fuel tank. I nicked the aft inboard corner of the starboard strut backing plate and to my surprise, water started draining out! Long story short, both strut pads were wet and rotted and will need to be replaced. Th...

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All, With my deck rebuild coming along I wanted to ask, should I install a camber/crown in my new cockpit deck? I imagine none of the deck cits come with any crown? I am thinking a minor 2" over the entire beam which should just help stiffen it up slightly and help water roll off. What are your thou...

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I am looking to relocate some thru-hulls, including the fuel tank vent, bilge discharges and exhaust ports on my 31 bertram. I am trying to remove the side panels and create more underdeck storage space. The issue I have is that the hull was painted a couple of years ago with awlgrip ($$$) and by mo...

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I think Snipe on here did. That is what I am looking to install in the spring.

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Got the work started. Let's see if this link works. https://i.imgur.com/jqbVWwh.jpg My resin, 1700, coosa, and nidacore get delivered tomorrow. I need to finalize the following: Cockpit panels vs No cockpit panels McMaster Carr Fiberglass square tube vs coosa for deck supports How to mount stern cle...

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Take a look at Integrity Marine

R1576 Rigid Rubrail (takes 3/4" Hollow Stainless Steel)

With the insert and shipping ends up being about half.

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Tony,

Hope you're doing better. I wasn't disappointed in Ocean, just looking for a little higher degree of accuracy since it's the first time I'll have these props done.

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1200 a side should be NIbrals. You can save a few dollars with Bronze, but you lose some efficiency due to flexing of the blade which will give you more prop slip. Where are you in NJ? Atlantis does a good job. They pretty much hit it on the nose first time out after we repowered. I had the cup twe...

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I mounted my cleats under the gunnel and installed hawsepipes in the stern. http://i.imgur.com/4bCrl78h.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SL4gRLGh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/UKUFFYah.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yPpWIt2h.jpg Jason, I really like the way you did you stern cleats. That may be something I look into. How d...

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Almost did the same thing with another 33 Concorde that had 210s in her. If they had been 330s I probably would have pulled the trigger.

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correct tony you need at least 1000 pounds of torque output at cruise speed to utilize any effects of raking the propellers. number one you have to lift the boat up to ride on inners strakes and yes a pair of 454" mercruisers can attain 26 knots but cannot sustain that speed with any fuel economy s...

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Thank you all for the pictures. There's a couple of concepts I'm still wrestling with as stated above, the stern cleat mounting pads, hiding the hoses, and whether to glass the deck in or not. Ever since I saw this layout I fell in love with it. This is the look I am going for. "Sea Hottie" for thos...

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Reelcrazy wrote: ↑Dec 17th, '21, 09:23 vince i'm in toms river still in the water if you'd like to look at my cockpit layout

I appreciate the offer,I'll send you a PM and maybe we can set something up.

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Thanks, Doug. I think I'll like having the cockpit opened up. I am going to fair the inside hull sides and paint. I am trying to figure out hiding the various hoses that usually are hidden behind the panels, (fuel fill, fuel vent, bilge pump discharge). I'll also have to figure out how to mount the ...

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Thanks, Bob. Phoenix never dissapoints.

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Bob,

Do you have any input on props for gas-powered boats? I am going to have my 3-blade 18x19 reworked over the winter.

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Hey All,

Can anyone share pictures of their boat without cockpit side panels? I am going to rebuild my deck and want to fair the hull sides and eliminate the side panels to open the cockpit up. Thanks.

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I agree that visibility when on plane is very poor, but again, the lower helm will probably mostly be used when cruising at displacement speed in inclement weather or maybe late fall trolling. I am going to go for it as I feel the space now is wasted anyways.

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Why not just run heat up to your enclosure? I believe that is what Mike did. Tony, I think I am going to run heat to the flybridge, however, I only have a three-sided enclosure so there is only so much you can do. We also do a lot of cruising especially in the fall and spring so the thought is havi...

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Who has a lower helm? I am thinking of installing a lower helm this winter and had a few questions. Who has the lower helm and do you find it useful? I am going to remove the galley sink and install it there. I just installed a heater off the engines so I am hoping to extend my season a little bit. ...

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Carl, What did the shop do to your cummins when you dropped them off? Found an old boat with 210 cummins in it that can be had cheap. Engines had major overhaul around 2008 and only 250 hours since. Wondering if it is worth buying the boat for the engines and junking the rest of the boat. I just don...

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I did just that, bought 6BT RTO's. I had an engine surveyor go check them out for me as best he could on a pallet. Not all that much to check, aside from start-up and go through the list Frank mentioned. I was told two things to check for by some friends who are diesel mechanics...they should start...

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What is everyone’s thoughts on repowering with running take outs? Anybody repowered with running take out?

Also, if you were shopping for a pair of 6bt running take outs, what would you look out for?

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Thanks, Jason. You're really doing a great job with that boat. You should be proud.

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The rub rail has already been removed and a new pvc one will be installed after I paint. I removed the rub rail and all hardware then ground out any bad glass cleaned the seam on the outside of the boat then filled it all with west system six ten on the outside. Then on the inside I used thickened ...

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Jason, I noticed in the cockpit where you recored the gunnels and in the v-birth you laid a fillet along the hull deck joint. Have you given any though to how to access the screws/bolts for the rub rail? Or have you already replaced your rub rail?

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Pete, Many here like to put the batteries in the center bilge. When I rewired, I went against the grain and put my batteries on the shelves outboard of the engines. Two group 27 starting batteries and 2 group 31 house batteries. I had the same thought process as you. My transducer and seacocks are i...

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Bob,

I am still not sure how the outside sections are held down to the belly band?

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i have no idea were this post is going!!!!! this must be a trick question i assume. obviously a three piece deck and no it does not leak one drop into the bilge.the tool here is a router with lap joint roller bit i would imagine a 10 year old could run the router straight down the entire length of ...

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Thanks, ReelCrazy. Very generous of you. I am very capable with fiberglass and will be building the deck from scratch, 1708 biaxial and 1.5 nidacore. I would really like to glass in the deck, and like Ironworker said, I guess it really isn't that big of a deal to have to cut the deck out, as long as...

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How important do you consider the ability to remove the rear deck to be? I am going to be rebuilding my cockpit this coming winter and am debating whether or not I should build a three-piece removable deck, or a single-piece, glassed-in deck. Both have their advantages. Single-piece, Glassed in: PRO...

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Carl,

In the interest of making sure the spreadsheet is not accidentally corrupted, only I can make edits until the survey is closed. I will update for you, Carl. Thank you, and all, for participating.

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Anyone else? So far, only 5.

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If everyone fills out the form, the data automatically uploads to a spreadsheet where it is easily compared. I will attach the link to that below. But to all future respondents, it is easier to collect the information if you respond to the form. The Google products are useful because they are indefi...

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Gave the first 2 coats of paint to the deck hatches, will put the sand tomorrow. Also started removing all the tape and paper from the boat. The nonskid came out beautiful, I went ahead and installed the entry door. https://i.imgur.com/815GIrv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FupokHN.jpg https://i.imgur.com...

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All, On another site, I saw a performance bulletin for the same hulls with different power and configurations. I thought it would be useful for all here. If you would like to contribute, fill out the form at the link below, and I will compile all the data and share it with the group. Open to Gas and...

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Wanted to update this thread. I bought the boat last fall and fished her through the fall. The boat had OLD tachs which weren't very reliable. We were cruising around what I thought was 3000 RPMs and 18 knots. Turns out we were probably cruising somewhere around 2400-2500 RPMs. Fast forward to this ...

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I am not a fan of electric fuel pumps. I am sure they are great and necessary for EFI etc... I use a mechanical fuel pump on my 454 (automotive application). I just think on something that is not an everyday driver that having a mechanical fuel pump will give less headache. Things dont like to sit ...

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Makes me wonder if the mechanical fuel pump was having issues overcoming the head from the low fuel level in the tank. I would really like to convert this motor back to a mechanical fuel pump. I'll add that to the project list....

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So I switched the carbs, and added some fuel. Was not able to replicate this issue. Below find a video of the engine accelerating with a timing light to verify the ignition. 10 degrees at idle 34 total advance. The acceleration is only to about 3000 RPMS, (I wasn't at helm) but i believe the seconda...

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Wired the chokes open, no avail. Boat stumbles getting on plane once or twice and then does it intermittently after that. Once the boat recovers and climbs on plane, it will run great and pull to WOT. I switched the carbs but didn't get to run the boat because the fuel inlet fitting was leaking. Nee...

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I just reconnected the chokes on both motors to fix a hard starting problem. They are the old mechanical coil spring-type chokes. I don't know how they could close after the engine warms up, but I am going to wire them open and run the boat today nonetheless.

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When we had the 454's we had the same issue. For us it was when the engines were warm and we would be drifting along the beach fishing. Pick up to run and the Starboard engine would always start to come up to speed then stumble and then recover. For us it was the automatic choke, so we wired it ope...

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I am running original Prestolite distributors, I originally thought it may be an issue with the advance weights "sticking" when first accelerating. However, yesterday the boat got on plane fine, then a minute or two later, it started bogging like shown above, and then there was a single backfire and...

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All, I am having an issue with one of my 454s stumbling when getting on plane. As I accelerate past 2200 RPMs it falls on its face and then recovers. The problem is consistently happening around 2400 RPMS. After the stumble, it will turn all the way up to WOT. Any ideas? I replace the racor, the car...

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Carl, Yes, I had originally inquired about the location of the diesel exhaust pipe. Thanks for reiterating it, but the conversation was consturctive nonetheless, so thank you all. I think I am going to go with the bus/hydronic heater. I need heat mostly for early spring/late fall fishing, most of th...

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Markrolon, a polycarbonate, is great. It is rigid and can't be rolled, but makes for great visibility, and looks good.

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Exactly. Like I mentioned earlier, I went with Espar, but Webasto is the same thing. Both companies make gas versions of their heater, but I would go diesel. They each burn about a gallon in 24 hours of use. Put in a 3 gallon diesel tank and fill it once a year. I installed mine under the starboard...

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