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I'm just speechless.

So sorry to hear the news. May he rest in peace.

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I'd prop for a cruise of around 24 at 3000, if it will still reach max rpm. Its real tough to push that hull at much more than about 24 or so in the typical small but close chop of the GOM during the run out. The most frequently spoken sentence from my crew on the way out is "Hey Idiot, slow the F d...

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B28's have a different strut pad set up, relative to the B31. Essentially, there is no need for the addition of a plywood strut pad in the B28. That was addressed at the factory with the pad already glassed in place. Alignment - as in minor adjustments - is not really that big of a deal. First time ...

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I'm using a Carter vane style auto pump. Specs are that it will free flow something like 70 to 75 gph. I forget the spec exactly. Seems like about 20 to 25 minutes to move 25 gallons. I've never measured it. I'm not familiar with pumps than move only 6-15 gph. A regular chevy 350 will eat around 10 ...

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Don't know what you mean by tolerable time, but I transfer fuel from my secondary tank into my main tank with a cheap 12v. auto unit. The first one I bought lasted basically 14 years. Then, I re-purposed the one I used to use on my counter rotating gas engine. I'm transferring via regular fuel lines...

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Just a cheap 12v pump. Buy them at Jegs or any high performance auto shop.

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While I have always been an advocate of hookers and blow, a man must know his limitations. There can, in fact, be too much of a good thing.

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I was looking for a mid-sized truck recently. I was dumbfounded to learn that they cost just as much and get basically the same gas mileage. The only upside for me was urban driving and ease of parking. I assumed they cost significantly less and got great mileage. I'm not really understanding the be...

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Its likely some sort of algae/sludge. I had it, albeit to a far lesser extend, when I changed my on engine filters. Bunch of it in the filter itself, and a smaller bit on the housing. I forget what I cleaned it off with, but it was likely alcohol, diesel, or CX. Underneath it, there were indications...

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Quick follow up. Ended up having an air leak. Small cut/hole in a fuel hose near the engine. With the cut/hole, never could pump all the air out because it would simply draw in more air. Round and round, round and round, and then when I was preparing to simply scuttle the vessel at the dock, I found...

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So, ran one engine dry. Long story, basically fuel theft discovered when the engine died. Literally, ran completely out of fuel. Refiled fuel tank, got fuel to primary filter (good filter, not replaced), and changed secondary filter on engine. Poured fuel into secondary filter all the way to the top...

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I made the U cut out immediately behind the wheel to keep it from rubbing on my calfs too. Better cushion helps a bunch as well. Still, its not exactly luxury accommodations. I've seen the bench removed and a big, single cpt. chair installed. The guy that ran Southern Breeze/Xanadu had one on his B2...

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B28 FBC, Yanmar 230/240's. Half tower, no curtains, but loaded relatively heavy. Conservative estimate of around 1.5 nmpg at cruise. Cruise is 21-23 depending sea conditions and weight. My typical 14 hour day, engines running all the time, sloppy 2 to 3's, with a run of 60 nm out, mixed bottom fishi...

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When we had the Bertram Factory boys down in Panama, the story to me went like this in summary: 1. We can't make a B31 today and sell it. Virtually all the old hulls are still on the water, and the guys that want one have one. In fact, they can buy one cheap, repower how they what it, and basically ...

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Excuse me sir, I'm looking for a product. Whats the name? Well, the first letter is a triangle, then an i, but without the dot, then half of the infinity symbol, then what looks like the paragraph symbol, an o, an upside down Y... Oh, Jack Daniels. Liquor, Aisle 5. No, its a cleaning product. For ru...

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Agree with Kevin. Basically no need for me on a 28 with D's. The stern lift provided by D's is far different than what I had with gas. Might be an occasional leveling issue, but that is easily addressed by simply shifting the load.

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Call Baumann. Have them pick up your remaining prop from Noe's. They can match it. Same material, same pitch.

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I don't always have sex in a vehicle at a used car lot, but when I do, its always in a Benz. The rear leg room on the S class permits one to employ almost any position.

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I can relate to being in the "hole" in the flybridge of a B28. More than once, I got in there and thought I was trapped. Fortunately, I have not had to cut my way out yet. Nevertheless, I no longer go in there without a spotter. What I really need is a more subservient wife or smaller friends. Maybe...

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I just laid a 4x4 beam across the gunnels. Then, used a chain fall to support the engine from the lifting eye while I removed the transmission.

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You can buy long blocks or short block in Chevy 350 virtually everywhere. Or, crate engines from mild to wild. Swapping externals is not that tough. Time consuming, but not really technically challenging.

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Alignment is not terribly difficult. I would not worry about that too much. It only seems daunting until you do it, then it seems like a piece of cake (other than laying on your belly and reaching thru the deck). If the coolers are more than a couple years old, and they are raw water cooled, conside...

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Land & Sea in La Marque rebuilt my BW. I recall it being about $1,000 in 2005 or so. THat was after I removed, and I did the re-install.

I have two BW's in my garage now. They came off small block chevy's and were running great when removed. If they can help you, let me know.

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I don't know what kind of fittings you are using, but I can say for certain that trying to clamp the hose to some fittings is an expensive exercise in futility. We dumped at least 4 gallons of oil into the bilge trying to do that very thing with the fittings on my old oil cooler. In the now immortal...

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Good ideas. Thanks guys.

Tom - I'm trying to avoid a trip to the yard and the all the fun that occurs when dealing with boat yards.

Thanks again.

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I want to run some stuff from the bridge to the top of a half tower. The bundle of wires is too big to conveniently run up the tower leg. So, it will be in a tube/hose/conduit that is affixed to the tower leg. So, the question is - what tube/hose/conduit? I need about an inch diameter, want it to be...

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Sounds like we need to rent the whole joint for the third week of June, 2015. Get some of those Yankees down here. Round up some boats. Compete yet again for 2nd place.

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Reach out to Tom P. in Houston/Galveston. I seem to recall he had a good paint/glass guy that did some nice work on his Hatt.

John - did Lisa V. paint your boat?

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Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, like everything in my life, including the wife, the dog, and the house, of course the boat is for sale. Unfortunately, like the wife, the dog, and the house, my valuation exceeds that of the market by a considerable amount. Thus, I don't advertise the sale of any...

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Love it.

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I have a Si-Tex unit with the remote (no in dash display). SP-80/SP-70 series. Its not interfaced with anything. Point the boat in the direction you want to go, and hit the AP button. At the time of purchase, it was one of the most economical, yet effective, units. Completely satisfied with the purc...

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Be forewarned, Noe is a nice guy and his yard has done some great work for me, but talking to him on the phone can be an adventure if you don't speak Spanish. Again, I recommend and use his yard, but I have native Spanish speakers at my office, and in person, he is much easier to understand.

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Noe at Dos Amigos?

50% guess, 50% recollection, and could be 100% wrong.

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Run the hatches all the way to the edge of the step. So, its just one step up, not a step plus the toe grabber on the edge of the hatch. Are you still going to have water draining on the sides of the hatches and along the bulkhead. If so, how are you going to channel that water to the deck? Gasket u...

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Interested. Please email me at ernesto856@gmail.com. Thanks

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You asking me? I don't know. I was waiting for the crew to chime in on your color question and then go from there.

If pressed, I would have to say the same thing I say when asked to choose between a blond and a redhead: I'll take both of them, thank you.

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This is relevant to my interests. I lost all my old lights in Ike. Like an idiot, I left them in my storage locker, and after the storm, that locker was no more. I'm in for three lights if its a deal and these lights are all they are cracked up to be. Maybe four. Three across the back and one on the...

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Then you have to haul fuel to run it for any extended period. So, you need jugs or a tank. Not a major problem if only a bit of fuel needed or if you have a aux. tank for the gas.

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Install a small diesel powered generator.

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Sure. Live in Houston, and have a boat is in Freeport. Angleton is about 15 miles this side of Freeport.

Hit me with an address, a local contact phone, and your phone, and I will kick the tires.

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The Hyena has relocated to beautiful Bridge Harbor Marina in scenic Freeport, Texas.

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I'm in Houston. We don't really winterize here. In fact, if the wind is not blowing, Jan. and Feb. can be great fishing months along the 100 fathom curve or at our deep water platforms. But, the wind blows. Alot.

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Have a similar issue with my port Yanmar 240. My boat is on a lift, and I am burning the port impeller about once a year. Other side is lasting three years. Think I am going to try closing the intake valve before lifting her in the future. My issue arises typically the first or second trip of the se...

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Sorry to hear the bad news. RIP Walter.

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This part of the add does not look right.

Cruise at 23 knots/2800 rpms, and burn only 7 GPH (that is for both engines - all in).

Are people really getting 3.29 knots per gallon running at 23 knots? I'm not getting anything close to that. I get about half that.

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Phoenix 29, but no Bert 28?

No Bert 25?

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$3.39 to 3.59 on the water.

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Just a suggestion - consider moving the batteries to the rear of the engine compartment. Leaning over the engine, pulling those things out and dropping them back in can be tough on the back and shoulders, particularly if you ever use heavier batteries like the Odessey. Another suggestion - make sure...

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