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Jason,

That's a nice job with the Coosa scraps!

Thanks for the links.

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Are either version of Capt. Patrick's side induction air boxes available for purchase from anyone?

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For the record, the only reason why I chose ATF was because I had some on the boat. I'm sure there are better, longer lasting products for cable lubrication. That said, it worked great!

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Tooeez,

PM sent. Thanks so much for your help!

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Rawleigh's video was MONEY!!! Two old clamps, a compressor fitting I also had, and 12" of 3/8" hose allowed me to make this: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/w520/johnvietor/Cable_at_Tranny.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds I slid the tube over the end of the shifter cable, tightened the cla...

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Headed back down to Shambala today to get my head around this ignition problem. I believe I have Prestolite coils, but I will double check that today. Approaching this from a wiring problem perspective, here are the issues two issues I could really use some help getting my head around: Issue #1: The...

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Hey Guys, Primed the fuel system on Shambala tonight and tried to start the motors to make sure they would fire when I splash on Monday. Gas is squirting from the jets in the carburetors, but I don’t seem to be getting any spark on either engine. No fire at all. Checked the voltage on the tops of th...

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Rawleigh,

Just watched that video. Going to take the compressor down to the boat on Thursday and give that a try.

Thanks for posting that link!

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Sorry for the delay in response guys. I appreciate all the help. Bruce, I have one station on the flybridge. Morse controls with the shifters on the left and the throttles on the right. It is the port side cable that is stiff. I removed the cable from the shifter on the transmission. Transmission se...

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Hey Guys, Going back in the water a week from Monday. I have been frantically trying to get a couple of things finished before then. Decided to check all the throttle & shifter cables today. Of course, the port Teleflex shifter cable is now feeling stiff. All the other cables are fine. Is there anyt...

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Bob,

NovaMar Insurance brokers is who I am using.

https://www.novamarinsurance.com/contact-us

They got me full coverage.

Good luck!

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Hey Guys, Is this 1/2" x 3/16" aluminum trim Taco A51-0102 trim-molding-aluminum-molding-a51-0102 https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/w520/johnvietor/Screenshot_2021-06-23_235122.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds Here it is off the boat: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/w520/johnvietor/IM...

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Thanks Capy! Just what I needed.

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Hi Guys,

Where can I get this type of throttle cable connector for the carburetor side of my Teleflex throttle cable? I'm having trouble finding it on the internet.

Thanks!

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Thanks for mentioning the sending unit issues. I am going to check the RPM's vs the tach's. I bought the Garmin GFS-10 fuel flow senders as well. In the final stages of what feels like an eternity out of the water. Cannot wait to see what they show for Shambala. I always thought I was averaging .88 ...

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Thanks Rob! I'll give it a shot.

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Guys,

Thanks for the advice. Fish boxes are being plumbed to drain above the waterline.

I appreciate the feedback and recommendations.

Thanks,

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Thanks Pete! We're having interesting weather out here right now. Temps have been mid-60's during the day for a 2-3 hour period, but dropping off quickly with lows in the high 30's to low 40's. I have a flame throwing propane heater that I have used in my garage to get temps up to 85 degrees. I may ...

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Guys, I have macerators for the new fish boxes on Shambala. I have a couple of questions regarding the plumbing and more specifically the exit point for the macerators. 1. What is the best practice: Macerator thru hull that exits waste under the waterline or 8" above the waterline? 2. Assuming I exi...

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Thanks Bruce! No question I would not have been able to do any of this without Bertram31.com and the immeasurable help I have received.

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Doug, Here's a quick tip on pulling the crab pots that I started using here in Northern California. My crab pots are made out of wrapped rebar and are probably 20 - 30 lbs empty. I start the season in 120' of water and go as deep as 180' as the season goes on. I started using an anchor ball to lift ...

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Love it!

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Carl, I did gain 3/4" on the deck height to clear the mufflers, which I was hoping to avoid. There is a .5" clearance all the way around. I'm going to follow your lead on trimming the bottom of the motor boxes to account for the height change. That just ends up saving me a lot of work. The exhaust i...

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I'm putting a 9" Garmin on the left side of my helm because it gives me fuel flow data and CHIRP sonar at a different frequency than my Furuno transducers. Don't know how much I'll use the Garmin plotter function because I am fine splitting the Furuno Navnet screen with plotter overlayed with radar ...

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I also put mine under the aft salon seat behind the drawer. This was in the middle of the rewire before anything was zip tied. The galvanic isolator is in the upper right corner of the picture. The AC panel is just to the left of it which made the wiring easy. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/...

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Two are better than one. I wish I had purchased a second Navnet.

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Tony, Those are the underwater lights that JP Dalik put a group purchase together on the website several years back. They were halogen lights, but I sent them in and had them upgraded to LED's while I was rewiring the boat earlier this year. Everything is now LED with the exception of the cockpit sp...

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Wow, that is AWESOME! I had never even heard of a Preval sprayer. I'm all over it. Thanks Rob!!!

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Hey Guys, I thought I would share some of the photos on my moving the exhaust outboard of the stringers to make room for fish boxes. Special thanks to Marlin and JP for 1) telling me this is how I should do it, and 2) giving me the step by step that Capt Patrick gave Marlin on Wahoo. Here's essentia...

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Hey Guys, Sanded the new exhaust on Shambala with 400 through 800 grit sandpaper over the weekend. Polished a couple of spots. Pretty happy with the results with one exception. Because I had to roll out the gelcoat in the boatyard, I knew there was likely going to be a thin seam on the inside radius...

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You definitely called it Rob. I'm never using Duratec again. Here are a couple of pictures of the hatch once it was shot (but not sanded & polished out) with Capt Patrick's method. The patch booster definitely reduced the orange peel, especially on the horizontal surface: https://hosting.photobucket...

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Here's the update: Re-shot with Duratec after sanding and thoroughly wiping multiple times with acetone. Gun was so well cleaned it looked brand new. No runs with the 2.5mm tip and the HVLP compressor. However, I got fisheye again. At this point I really don't care what the issue is. The Duratec now...

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Tony,

I have a Lighthouse windlass That does all the heavy lifting.

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Tony, Here's the deal. For me, there are really three types of anchoring I do with any regularity. First, there is anchoring for fishing on the beaches. This is a very specific thing where I like to be in shallow water at night off the beaches and scope the anchor line 5:1. This is not overnight, bu...

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Still waiting due to the fire smoke and particulate matter in the air. Low air temps are problematic (too high) right now until Friday also. Shambala is on the hard at the Napa Valley Marina. I had to call the marina yesterday to tell them she could go in the water and escape under her own power if ...

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Hey Guys, I’m replacing my old anchor chain and rope. I have a double gypsy on my Lighthouse windlass - one side is for rope, the other for chain. It’s a pain when I scope out a lot of line to switch from one Gypsy to the other while retrieving the rope and chain. To that end I would like to put mor...

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Tony, For better or worse, I am past the point of no return on the mufflers. Deck substructure, exhaust run, and the custom pieces I made to secure the new fuel tank in would all have to be redone. Carl, I may just do it your way. I'll have to measure height of the skirt-like section on the bottom o...

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Guys, I need some advice please. Due to moving the exhaust outboard to allow for fish boxes, the use of my existing mufflers, and the requisite changes to the deck substructure, I have increased my deck height by 3/4". That has created a problem with the motor boxes and more specifically the outboar...

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My experience is this: Having trim tabs changes the angle of attack at planing speeds just slightly and improves the ride. I almost NEVER adjust the trim tabs. I like the benefit. As for the actual Bennett Trim Tabs, they are a corrosion headache no matter how good I keep the zincs. One of the few t...

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Agreed. I am 17-18 knots at 2600 rpm, which calculates to 19.5-20.7 mph. Interestingly, I have found 2850 rpm is my sweet spot for fuel economy. That usually puts me between 20-22 knots depending on sea state. I have installed the Garmin fuel flow sensors, so I should have even more data sometime la...

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Had to postpone spraying this weekend because of the unusually high 'low' temperatures in the morning and the particulate matter in the air from the CA fires. I will attempt to shoot on Thursday or Friday morning depending on the fires and wind direction.

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I did ask the Fiberlay guys if they used Duratec and they do. They actually said they "love it."

I am a little nervous about spraying with a 2.5 mm tip with the Duratec, but I'll know this weekend how it works.

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Just an FYI: To get as close to a match on the original Bertram gel coat color used on my Bertram 31, I cut a 3" section of the original sink counter where the gel coat had been covered by the cabinet area on the sink. It never saw the light of day and was, therefore, the most "virgin" color sample ...

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Hey Guys, I am using an Apollo HVLP turbine, which does not have a tank that could collect moisture. I'm in Northern CA with a current relative humidity of 30%. Moisture isn't the issue here. I contacted Fiberlay today - the gel coat manufacturer. They referred to this as "fish eye" and gave me some...

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I'm in Northern California where the weather offshore is not always as nice as it is on the East Coast or in Southern California. https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/w520/johnvietor/ShambalaatRockwall1_zps9b3541b0.jpg You can see from the picture I appear to ride high in the water, but I think th...

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Preston,

I only use laminating gel coat with no wax.

Thanks,

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Pete, Thanks for that. I actually used Total Boat Dewaxer & Surface Prep to clean the surface before I shot the gel coat. First time I used that. I don’t know why, but I have not been able to get denatured alcohol at Home Depot here in CA for about 3 months. I clean my gun thoroughly after each use ...

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Hey Guys, I shot my hatch cover yesterday with gel coat and Duratec High Gloss Additive using my Apollo HVLP sprayer. Duratec is an additive much like patch booster that thins gel coat so it can be sprayed. The benefit with Duratec per the manufacturer is an open air cure and gloss finish that does ...

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Bob,

So sorry to hear about your wife. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Ordered two new starters from Arco Marine. Pretty amazing guys over there. Shot them pictures of my starters and they immediately identified them as Delco 10 MT Series used from the 1950's into the 1990's. That transitioned to the Delco 14 MT Series Arco Marine's 14 MT Series replacement for the Ber...

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