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Tony Meola

Mike I am over in Forked River at Rick's marina. I am in the middle of a conversion but Bill who winters in the yard, and has the Minihaha just replaced his own. He said it was pretty easy and he had an aluminum tank made up by a welder over in Forked River. They even powder coated it. I believe ear...

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Giff

I am sure there is someone in RI, near you, who can service that transmission, otherwise call Mack Boring in NJ. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Harry

Good luck with the Kidney stones. Been there not fun. Try soaking in a hot tub of water. Some times if you can get the muscles to relax the stone will move and ease the pain. I am suprised you can even type. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Try pulling the valve covers and see if you can tell if the valves are traveling the full distance or if the rocker arms are loose. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

John I have never experienced a wiped out Cam but years ago a friend of mine had a 31, actually the same year as mine a 75 with 454 Mercruisers. He had a cam go. Wore the lobed down. Could not get it above 3000 RPM's. It never made any type of noise, just wouldn't wind up. Strange its both engines t...

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Harry I checked over the weekend. I used a standard vented loop I bought at West Marine. The check valve I used is made by guzzler and comes in inch and one half. You can also find that at West Marine. Beckson also makes one. I found the tricky part of the installation was once I was through the bul...

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Vic

I am a big believer in oil changes. Just sitting is also no good for the oil or the engines. Change it and they will last longer than you will. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Harry You would need a loop. But even with the loop you could get some back flow. I don't remember the brand, I can take a look over the weekend when I head down to the boat, but I put a special check valve in to keep it from backing up. The heat from the engines does not impact it. Its got to be at...

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Harry You can order direct from Ronco. Thats what I did. I was able to have them put the openings for the fittings where I wanted them. Also, I had a pick up tube put in, that exteneds from the top down. That way I did not need the outlet fitting put at the bottom of the tank. I only say don't put i...

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Like IR guy I put in a Ronco tank. I put it outboard of the starboard engine. It is a little more than 9 gal. and they actually made it to my dimensions. I was thinking about putting in a pressurized head. I was told that will extend the use of the 9 gal tank since you use less water per flush. Anot...

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Greg Believe it or not I still have ours from 1975. Sits in the marina all summer, never moves and in the fall, the yard just drops me in the same spot. Its starting to see better days, but hey it works. Probably the best support you can get for them. Set it up two cement blocks high, stabile, and e...

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Doug

Back then it was the fastest thing around. I would say up until the big outboards started coming our in the late 70's there wasn't much that could run with it. By the way that was with gas engines since the ones with diesels had trouble getting out of their own way. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Nestorpr

Not sure if he is still around but try Richard Lange. I have an old number for him. He was in Brick Town NJ. The number I had was 908 899-9048. Try checking with Boat US. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

John Be carefull putting it in. If you can't find a bolt to put in, then another trick I learned is to dab just a little bit of heavy grease, on the end and it will some times hold the rod up for you. I say be carefull because I learned the hard way on mine. I thought I had it but when I tightned up...

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Bruce

You heard right on the wind turbine story. For those that know NJ, the guy is in Beach Haven West just before you cross over the bay to Long Beach Island. Its a shame, but hey if Atlantic City can stick them up why can't someone else? Just goes to show you how politics works. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Kevin I am suprised Amica will insure you in Florida. They have my house and cars up here in NJ, but they do not want any part of a house at the beach unless they have your main house. I know they are great at settling up for house and car loss'e, but I don't know of anyone that ever filed a boat cl...

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Bob I am just starting my project and I would like to stay away from the Dorado box if possible. Would you have any pictures you could post with the Inspection cover in place? Did you need to redirect the air past the cover with any type of hose? While I am old enough to know what you are referring ...

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Matt

If you talk with Brian, tell him Tony Meola with the 31 Bert named Ellie M sends his regards. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

I guess I never realized in the 32 years we have had the boat how many short friends and relatives I have. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Matt Not sure which Marina you are in, but if you are in a bind, go see Brian down at Light House Marina. He runs the yard down there. He used to work at the Marina I am at up in Forked River. He is a quality guy, or at least he used to be. For the work you need done, its something he could easily d...

Tony Meola

If you guys really want to some really nice views, go up the Hudson in late sept. early Oct. when the leaves are turning. Go up to the Bear Mountain Bridge up by West Point then come back down. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Capt. Pat and all others, thanks for the input. I don't really like the idea of another place for my bilge to collect oil. He was trying to sell me on the point of not needing to worry about the tube clogging and starving the shaft for water. The bilge has been clean for over 35 years, I would hate ...

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Capt. Pat

Did you ever use the Norscot seals? I am told they don't need a flow of water to keep them cool. The Cummins dealer I am talking with about a repower is recommending them but I never heard of them. Tony Meola

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IR guy

Not to argue your theory on the numbers and in the end who knows what they did, if you look at my hull no. that I posted above I don't follow the pattern. According to my Hull No. my boat was built in the 13 month. Someone at Bertram must of had a strange calendar. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

JP

Real Pretty. Good luck. Looking at your boat, you just have to think about how popular they woudl still be if Bertram still made them today. One of the prettiest boats on the water. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Bob I have heard that the 31 Bert with diesals will leave the CABO in the dust when the going gets a little sloppy. Plus on Saturday, I had a Cummins guy looking at my 31 for a repower. He told me he just did a 35 CABO and he was really shocked at all the corners they cut. He said the wiring was don...

Tony Meola

Based on the last two digits its an 89. But usually there is a 31 in the number. Are you pulling the number off the transom? I have a 75 and the number on the transom is BERG1467M75C-315 Tony Meola.

Tony Meola

Shamrock While the 31 is built as solid as a rock, sometimes they do blister. Our 75 did it way back when and we had it sand blasted back in 1986, 5 coats of interprotect and not a problem since. However, for the most part everyone will say sand blasting is not the way to go. From my experience only...

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Steve Before boat US purchased DIY magazine, they used to advertise a rubber wheel for taking off the vinyl boot stripe. I found this on DIY Boat Owner Web site. "Though some people use solvent and a scraper, which leaves a gooey mess and risks scratching the gelcoat, the best product to remove stri...

Tony Meola

Guys be nice it might be his niece. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

John I know its a tough decision, I am trying to weigh it all out right now. Bruce makes some good points, but remember, he also said that with the new engines you would also need the extended engine box so the cost keeps going up. Smell/cost/ Smell/Cost. I guess it will be a flip the coin and go fo...

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Bruce Thanks. Yes she is sensitive to the smell. Had a slight gas leak one time. She picked it up I couldn't. I really would like to move away from gas but we will see. If I get a chance to take John up on his offer, I will get a real good idea of how it smells. Since she won't go offshore with me, ...

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John Thanks for the offer. Since I keep the boat over in Forked River getting over one day should not be a problem. I will try and catch up with you in couple of weeks. My biggest issue is my wife. She is worried about the diesal smell and since she is always out with me, if they smell too much I wi...

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gold fish

If you check out the listings pages you will see how some of the guys have placed them. I still have the original bow chock on mine. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Actually the comments are really helpfull. I am in the process of getting prices right now and will be making a final decision in hopefully the couple of weeks. The gassers spoiled me since if I have time I do my own work. But after 32 years and the starbord engine given me fits I think its close to...

Tony Meola

I did not want to steal from the thread about Marlin Magazines article on rebuilding the 31 so I am going to ask it here since its some thing I am not clear on. I was seriously thinking about repowering with the 330 remans, however after seeing Uncle Vic say he would go with the electronic 330's I w...

Tony Meola

John, thank you for taking the time to talk with me on Saturday. The Hound looks great. Enjoy the summer. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

JP, Just don't tell the feds. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

I also love the stuff. Just saying what they stated. Like aI said, I was suprised by what they found. I think the flaw in their study is that they sprayed it on and then stuck it in the water, rather than letting it sit for a day or so. No one says they are perfiect. Its like consumer reports, if we...

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This months issue of Power Boat Reports did a comparison of rust inhibitors. It ranked Corrision X and Corrosion X HD against a field of others. They gave it poor marks for salt water and rated the CRC and the West Marine product higher. I was very suprised at the out come. I would have thought it w...

Tony Meola

Guys, the rocker stoppers, now that was bad enough. This one is getting just plain weird. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Mike, been there & know that feeling. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Mike As John says, it can be done. Years ago I had a friend that did it every weekend with his girl friend and her son on a 31. Remember, the Marina becomes your back yard with hopefully shower facilities, and the boat is your hotel room. Plus the added bonus is that you can fish it. Hey when I was ...

Tony Meola

Capt. Pat: Funny thing about boats, especially our 31's, they have been creating extended families for years. We got ours in 1975, and from the day we stepped on her, everyone we ever met with a 31 always had open arms for another 31 owner. Who would of thought it would have all led to this. I start...

Tony Meola

There is one question I have on the performance of these drives that I have not seen in any articles about them. I know we all have our thoughts on them good and bad. But in all of the articles, no one has said how the boat performance changes in heavy weather. We know that at times in rough seas th...

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Capt. Pat: You may have given up owning boats but you have the headaches of lets see, how many members on this board, over 400 I think. With that many boats to worry about who would want to own one. In fact, you probably have the headaches of some of the better halves to those boats. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

I was talking with Richard down in AC this past summer. I think he and High Tide got together on that tank. I know it took him a while to put it together. In July he told me he would have it by October, but I think just recently got it done. The other option is Stainless, some of the guys have gone ...

Tony Meola

I agree with Harv. This is all stuff they taught us in 5th grade science class. Plus, 30 years ago they were yelling about how the world was cooling down. They really need to make up there minds and not wetting their finger and sticking it in the air to see which way the wind is blowing. Tony Meola

Tony Meola

Hey guys, this is getting pretty heavy. We need to bring back the rocker stoppers. Besides, think about this, the majority of ice that covers the polar caps are in water. Doesn't ice displace its own weight in water with about 90% of the ice below the water? So if that is the case and all the ice in...

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Capt. Pat

They do stand out in a crowd. Tony Meola

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