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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Good_Vibrations_single.jpg/220px-Good_Vibrations_single.jpg Gentlemen- I’m getting set up for some winter projects. Among them is re-installing the shaft logs. There is corrosion on the fasteners and the starboard shaft log weeps. I’ve pulled the ...

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I think the systems are not all working from the same data... some just aggregate public sources, some have affiliates who forward their data, etc... I've found http://www.shipfinder.com/main/defaultwork?searchKey=s%20y%20aquarius&tp=0 to work well and provide good coverage for significant offshore ...

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I've had good luck with an infrared system too. http://www.silentpaintremover.com/spr/index.htm http://www.silentpaintremover.com/i/tools/speedheater.jpg Watch for flash if you are working on light color, glossy surfaces but no need to get all dressed up and the clean up is just broom and shop-vac. ...

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I got it.
Thank you.

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Keith- Congratulations and welcome! If I read your posts correctly you're gonna use the best boat ever built to do Shark Science... cool. If function (diamond plate, etc.) is the overriding priority then why stay with the current cockpit set-up? I know it is sacrilege but I was thinking that if you ...

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Flax packing mislabeled? Buck Algonquin has a chart for packing size for each type of its units in their catalog:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... 9_2011.pdf

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Wayne-
Seeing your post about converting to a single I thought of "Hunter".

And Dyer Jones' comment that the boat handled so poorly at low speeds that Bill Dyer experimented with dagger boards to try and get it reasonable....

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I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, for the call...

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My best friend replaced the engine in his Dyer 29 with a Diamond Series Cummins 6BTA 3 years back. The work was done at a large yacht yard where his boat was a small project. The engine has only about 50 hours on it. He is looking for a good Cummins mechanic and does not want to go back to the yard ...

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Ok guys, okâ€¦ Quality is durable https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/IndustryBPTSE/resource/BLOGS_UPLOADED_IMAGES/QSP-PickTwo.png Future generations will recognize, pursue and produce quality. What is also certain is that pursuit will reflect their priorities and not the prese...

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Rocket-
The previous oil was 5w30 which my uneducated self thought would have as much detergent as the Rotella 15w40....
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UV-
Thanks-
I was reading the end of your post too quickly and thought I read...

...the enemy of good tail is better...

Time to lock the thread, no?

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Andre-
Thanks for the link!

Now I'm thinking Shell Rotella T 15W40.
I believe my vintage 1992 Crusader 454s are flat tappet engines so now I need ZDDP? Anybody else out there (I can hear the diesel guys snickering...) adding ZDDP?

Thanks,
Stephan

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I am not trying to get a thread started that will be moved to the politics/religion section! My Crusader 454s were fed no name 5W30 before me and I continued that for the last two seasons. Recently I made the mistake of looking at what others have been using for their gas engines including the manuf...

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I had a chance to chat with a friend who is preparing for the Bermuda race this summer. So this is hearsay, butâ€¦ From what I am told there is much effort and energy being put into migrating the PLB and EPIRB systems to have AIS functionality. I guess there have been several events where the PLB/EP...

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Gentlemen- I'm not familiar with the stuff in the link but have chased this miracle cure once before. Back in the late 80's when we first got our hands on the progenitor to this stuff http://www.mclubemarine.com/ . We had been using either plain gelcoat or burnished Baltoplate for sailboat bottoms. ...

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Thanks guys for the good advice. As much as I hate adding any equipment, I'm going to try the Glendinning. Thanks Bruce, I had assumed I needed a new shorter cable from the throttle to the sync. Keeping the same cable I have now and hooking it to the sync and then putting a short cable to the carb I...

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Friends- Instead of lying down and letting it pass, I succumb to a wave of ambition. For the two seasons Iâ€™ve owned AXE (1971 31 FBC with 1992 454 Crusaders) Iâ€™ve struggled with properly syncing the engines. With an open bridge, heading upwind into any breeze the engine noise isnâ€™t enough for ...

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Welcome!

"Morning Wood"-"Standing Member" redundant, no?

Today is off to a good start. Thank you!

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Ken-
I was considering a replacement as well. Instead I am going to rebuild the existing one. I found great ideas for adding glass etc in old posts.

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... 94efd5c453

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Randall The one's I'm aware of are manually directed and not dynamic. However the modes (foil configurations, sail selections, etc.) for the boats are entirely computer generated and the sailors execute the calculated modes and then use their skill to see if the computer model is optimizing the resu...

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Randall- Here a shot of a keel foil for a 90'. That's a little over 15' long. I'm told it was formed from a single billet of unobtanium... http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/photo-g/canting-keel-72366.jpg Note the attach point for the ram at the top... that's where the load is and I understand ever...

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Guys- The keel is canted by a large hydraulic ram. You may notice a bulge at the keel/hull intersection which is the bearing for the keel. For this video they have retracted the daggerboards (you can see the exit for the Port one in the B). By the way -That's a boat he races single-handed... The cre...

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Liked. Tweeted. Genuinely still amazed.

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Pete- I don't know jack about raising billfish but I've had enough wooden boat types pass through my spread to have learned a couple of things. If you are in the presence of a wooden boat owner, especially a big wood sport fisherman - just agree... Donâ€™t go into any data or discussion of facts. Th...

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Diesels.

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Wursty-
I pulled my rudders last season the check 'em out and clean 'em up. The rudder port cap nuts were stamped Chris Craft as well. Some sort of a "C" stamped over a "W" logo too if I recall. Real heavy cast jobs. I have a 1971 FBC. I'll see if I can find any photos too.
Cheers,
Stephan

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Isn't it statistically more likely that the rate of innovation (change) will increase?

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OK here's Dyer's response about the photo: Yes indeed. I will have to look in the company records for more definitive information, but HUNTER was designed by Ray Hunt and built at The Anchorage, Inc. in Warren, RI - I think in 1957-58. I'm not sure, but I think the first "real" owner might have been...

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http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... +Screws+FH
That link is for 18-8 Stainless but it would be worth a call to see if they can provide the 316

Jamestown Distributors
17 Peckham Drive
Bristol, RI 02809
Phone:
800.497.0010
401.253.3840

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I may have a chance to visit this weekend with Dyer Jones who worked at The Anchorage (builder of Dyer boats and his name is no coincidence) for 30 years... I'll ask.

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We pray the Lord will comfort and defend your spirit.
Peace,
The Sloans

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Ha! A new (and more positive) connotation for a Higgins Boat!

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Ha! I knew the Diesel fad couldn't last! http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/LRG/27/2759/VI4TD00Z/art-print/margaret-bourke-white-gas-station-attendant-changing-oil-for-a-customer-next-to-fill-up-at-the-refinery-sign.jpg http://www.art.com/products/p14047147-sa-i2828575/margaret-bourke-white-gas-stat...

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Quint: [seeing Hooper's equipment] What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut? [examining the shark cage] Quint: Jesus H Christ, when I was a boy, every little squirt wanted to be a harpooner or a sword fisherman. What d'ya have there - a portable shower or a monkey cage? Hooper: Anti-Shark cag...

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I have never left a day on the water when I said..."...that would have been a better day if my boat could do 5 knots sideways..."
Besides, if I want to run into stuff with the side of my boat I'll just start drinkin' again.

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'Bout 15 years ago got cabin fever around St. Patrick's (Different Patrick... this one was not much with power toolsâ€¦) day and through the magic of the internet cured my winter malaise by buying a matched set of 4 Penn International 30TWs and rods. I was the man... Brought 'em along on a friend's ...

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Climb...climb.... wobble... wobble... guess that was local apparent noon...
Pull a sextant out of its box and watch how carefull everybody else on board gets with the dead reckoning... I think you get an eye patch and a parrot with one now.

hey- I think that "monkey boat" moniker might stick...

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I pestered UV about the flip-out ice chests and he sent along the following: The TSL B31s are set up as SF models with wide benches on each side of the cabin flanking a companionway. This shot shows the two ice chests in the closed position. http://www.msgdeals.com/images/B31IceChest/P8210020.jpg He...

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Pete-
How do the old folks and very young folks get from the cockpit to the bridge on your boat?
Best,
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I think sparing your cell phone was just good karma for keeping your sense of humor... or maybe that was not breaking your neck... either way, well done!
How's the bike?

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Pete- I went down the road of re-screwing the overhead... and then took it back down last winter to work on wiring....Some of the screws had already been increased in size and length. I took a 1/4 inch bit and drilled them out and then epoxied in a bung. I did use a screw gun. If at all possible get...

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Thanks for all the direction and encouragement. Turns out the aft bilge pumpâ€™s float switch was off the reservation. When I put my multimeter between the battery + lead and the battery terminal it was 5+ volts with spikes to 12. OCD compelled me to keep checking after cutting the pump and float sw...

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Anybody know about Carlo Riva's boat? My friend tells me it was a sportfisherman model...
Also, looking around on-line it seems a "Riva V-8" is a Thermo Electron vintage Crusader... with a Hurth/ZF gear bolted to it?

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The sign translates well here. "Exceptional Cargo" indeed!

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Yeah the perspective makes it a tougher call. The sheer, chine and bow flair all look wrong to me, also can't tell about the tumblehome. Might this be a Hunt Surfhunter mold marketed as a 31? At least they didn't get the props wrong...

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Had a great day on the water with my family and celebrated my parents 57th anniversary yesterday. After all that good use though the head needed to be pumped, the fresh water tank refilled and the salt chipped off (turns out mine is one of the wet 31sâ€¦). Mooring makes these tasks a little more com...

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Part of the 4th of July celebration included a swim. So after playing around I donned my mask and went for a look around the running gear. After 1 month in the water everything was still very clean but I was struck with the amount of degradation to the zincs (all marked â€œAmerican Madeâ€ from boat...

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Right on Gert!
Man, I thought we were doing well towing 4...
Sorry to see the rain, but at least it rinses off that beautiful boat.
Yeah the sailboats look kinda' nice too...
Best,
Stephan

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http://www.quantech.com/images/LPS2003logo.jpg Um.. I've been chosen again by NOAA Fisheries to report the fishing activity of Axe for the Large Pelagic Survey!?! This time for the period 6/27 to 7/11. Lookinâ€™ at family, work and other commitments weâ€™re going to have the same conversation as la...

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