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any ole' sailors remember Holystoning the decks?

Was tied along side a cruiser in yokosuka once and watched
the morning ritual with a cup of coffee in my hand, glad not
to be on that ship.
Kinda of the same method as Captdick described only a little
more primitive.

I made you look...
Im going to 5200 plastic strips to the bottom of my new alum fuel tank.
Plastic! Sounds simple, only a few thousand kinds. Been all over the net
and I am totally confused. I know someone in this club gotta know!
What kind of plastic and where would I get it?

Im not sure if this could be any help or not.
Idid a little search and found a 83 B26 twin inboard
with 205HP 4.3 Vortec V6's running 14 x 16 nibrel props cupped.
This was in a ad.

BCBertie, WOW I would luv to see them, I always wondered if thay were a factory option. No rush but I certainly will take you up on that. I'm thinking they must be some sort of lam over 3/4" Ply? Have you ever wondered how many 26FBSF were made? only in 1976 and 77 but I never heard of a 77 anywhere...

My aft bulkhead has two sections of plywood either side that extend about half way up. Then there is sunbrella snapped to the top with a clear vinyl window on either side. The center doorway is sunbrella all the way to deck with a vinyl window. I would like to rplace it with solid bulkheads running ...

I'm now into the Bertram25 site. Thanks guys! :-D

I also sent one. Anything Spencer?

SEI, don't know, maybe on a pair of mild mannered in-line 6's?

I have the same problem. Repeated e-mails never answered. Says my address in use and user name expired. I can't reregister. never any replies. Didn't know one may have took. I think the admin is Russ. Maybe a superman firewall and nothing gets thru? I brushed my teeth so my breath should be OKay? I ...

Opps I ment to add that the hatch slides back same. Quite frankly I can't see that it takes 5 min. but maybe the first times I did it I struggled, I don't remember. And any time someone trys to help, well add another 15 mins.

Peter, on that hatch cover over the last 23+ years I have had that thing off more times than I can count. I just pull back on the stb side of ladder where it meets the deck and run a carpenters type of wedge under it. It raises it up and you will have lots off room, just slide hatch straight back an...

For anyone thats intrested. You do not have to remove the bridge ladder or cut the tank up to remove it. It will come out intact. The key is to clear out the battery compartment area which is easily done a 15 min job. this alows you to swing the tank aft. the tank is 48" in length and your opening i...

A Couple of more if I may. The old tank was resting on 1/2" x 26" x 54" plywood. Its rotten so I was wondering if there isn't something better to replace it with. Ive seen a number of Polymer, Taco & King starboard materials or would anyone have any opinions or should I stick with marineply? The 1/4...

Veterans Day, Gee did that just come and go!

Thanks CaptPatrick, I relieved to know that the tank can be placed securely WITHOUT using the 5200. Will complete my mock-up tank and check that all dimensions are good than draw it up. Try getting quotes for the build on Monday. At least I will have it to start the coating in spring when I return f...

I think I will stay with a single tank. Abt same dimensions as yours but 48" long I'll guess it will come out abt 105/110 gals down from original 120. I kinda like the original bronze pick-up with the filter screen I don't know abt doing that or not. The stringers and things are all slightly out of ...

Peter, Thanks again for your info it really made it much
easier than I expected. Also for these additional pointers.

Removed tank intact today.

Now ready to draw-up plans for a aluminum replacement.
Will be a tad narrower than the glass one, that was tight.

where I am on Lake Michigan its warmed up to 40 from a 31 with snow on the ground two nites ago.

Yes full controls all gauges both upper and lower. Hydraulic steering on three stations (one separate for benmar 210 auto pilot) I think I should be able to somehow disconnect and pull them thru. Gotta look at it harder tommorow. Just need to clear them so I can begin cutting tank free. I gotta move...

All gas out of tank, its bone dry and aired.
Peter did you have two morse cables running across your tank?
If so how did you deal with that? I have everything else all cleared.

Well I Finally have the gas drained. May be a 1/2 gal or so left. Gas fumes everywhere so don't even want to pump air into the fuel fill yet. Open both ends of the building and all windows and hatches just going to do that for abt 5 days. My tank is different, no bronze opening like yours. Just the ...

Thanks for the warnings, do plan on being very careful. Winterized and now in building. Removing hatch over tank tommorow and checking it out. I am guessing I have abt 15 or so gals of gasoline in the tank that I need to get out. Was thinking of the fuel pick-up that branches to the engines, connect...

Great Photos, Gives me Superman vision, The gears are grinding and i'm pouring over all this info.
I sent another e-mail over at 25, nada. Nothing from the admin approval.
so somthing somewhere isn't working. But looks like I can start getting into this thing anyway.
Thanks Peter

I registered but waiting for admin on 25 to approve registeration.
have mailed admin also but no response.

Hauled boat today in spite of nasty weather now sits on trailer for me to winterize then into storage building.

Rocket and Peter, Thanks greatly for your assist I have registered unto the 25 site but have to wait admin approval from a Russ I believe. Sounds like you really got this thing down Peter. Those pic's would be invaluable. I am also waiting for the weather to clear to sling the boat out. It will be o...

Yes with all due respect I realize its to close to wedge the 26 unlike the 31 and still the 25 isn't similar at all. So really need info as I am planning on doing this alone. Hang around I may have to ask some things. But I am still searching on the 25 site and have repeatly tryed to register. Canno...

I am trying to register on that site so I can ask them.
I don't think I can grow 5'.

I have searched there without sucess. Peter?
How should I look there?

Thanks

Time to remove old gas tank on my 26 Bertram FBSF. Questions, What is the fesibility of removing this thing intact rather than cutting it into pieces? Would this be possible for one man, me? I see it would be easy to cut the fiberglass tabs away, but how would it be posible to get straps under it fo...