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Scott, Furuno and the Navnet system was among the first to offer a fully integrated system radar sounder plotter. Always a bit more difficult to use (look at the LC90) Furuno has produced the best Sounders and Radars to date. The detached control panel was a first in the industry allowing a flat scr...

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Neil,
I'm in. What boat? Gotta know how to dress, if its the whaler I might have to pass.

If its nice grab the spoon rods, heard some hickory shad were around out front.

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Neil,

It ain't Northstar or Furuno.

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If the LY left for the same reasons as the B series mechanical it would have been emmissions driven. The engine companies would be happy to build all the stuff they are already tooled up for its government requirements that force the changes. You seen the new Cummins engines in the RAM pickup. Can y...

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potted plants???????

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I'll be here. Call and let me know whats goin on. You and momma are welcome to stop by, or you can misplace her show up and we'll go out drinkin........... Either way I'll get in touch with Neil and we can blame it all on him.

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Wow!!!!One weekend in Annapolis talking marlin and I missed the return of the Thuddd. What happened. Timmy your on a role. Talking crap like a champ (snow must have melted and revealed a clean bildge) Welcome back, no more doom and gloom.......... Be up there in May....

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Capt. Pat
What engines in that project? Can you use the existing 3/8 stuff from factory. Or do you have to break out the taps.

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Brewster, Its just fiberglass and paint. I love fiberglass. If you don't like it grind it off and start over. I did all the glassing and fairing on the generator exhaust and the fiberglass exhaust tubes out the back and my partner comes in with the hvlp and shoots it, then I sand and he shoots again...

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34 Hatt.

Yep just threw em up. Only took about 20 hours after fairing and filling and fairing and filling and fairing and filling.
Its those little jobs that slow you down.
Just puttin the new radar on tonight.

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When we got new bearings we had an option for a stainless bearing with set screws in a composite housing. 2 times the price of standard pillow block bearings. We went with standard expecting to need a little heat and a little hammering to get them off. Lots of never seize on the initial setting. Com...

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We glassed the back exhausts and prettied up the scuppers, they'll still be as wet as the flaps just without the buffing polishing and rubber replacement. Got some shots Doing the final hull color shoot before the boot stripe and clear coat went on. Found the trick to blending awl grip on the transo...

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If I don't jump in you know the old one will fall off. I'm in.

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Try these folks http://www.ruppmarine.com/standardtopguns.htm with the standard top guns you have a choice of 1.5 or 1.25 tubing.
After all if its not a Rupp Rigger why bother.

Gotta say that having family in the biz.......

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Yeah but did you know they are painting a boat propeller?

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Welcome back Walter, went through some surgery myself 14 or so days ago, gotta admit that feeling better every day thing works great till you pop you sutures running fuel lines and get shut down for 2 weeks. Take it easy, let her heal then give em hell.
Welcome back.

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Yeah but will it have covering boards?

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Capt Pat
Nice oval pipes

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These were the boats I grew up around, my father had a dealership in the late 70's and 80's in Pt. Pleasant. Ran the crap out of a more than of few original Topaz boats when I was an up and comer (now I'm just a came and wenter) early to mid 80's boats both the old style express and the flybridge. T...

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When they did the initial out of the water alignment on ours they built spacers so the shaft would be completely centered in the shaft log (or tube if that's what you got). Then the shaft was brought as close to the coupler as possible. and the engine aligned to it. With dripless packing you may be ...

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Well if Timmy's on the seen I'm sure the local liquor stores are getting a work out.
Have a clear for me Thudder

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That's the stick we measure the rest from. If its says stay home, stay home.

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Here's a link if you guys don't have one. From time to time I compare this with some of the other pay weather services for offshore forecasts. More times than not if there is a discrepancy this is the one that's wrong.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/

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I'm all for killin tuna's stripers and the other eaters, hell I made a good living taking clients to the grounds and keeping half the catch to sell. Kept everyone happy, charter was less to the client and the capt and mate made some extra money. Circle hooks for marlin tournaments yes!!!! Recreation...

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Been using circle hooks for over a year in preperation for the new rules and its been simple, circle hooks in dink baits for whitey and a couple of big old moldcrafts with j hooks for blue ones. Wonder who was bitchin' about the change. All the guys I talk with are in favor of it. If it keeps the re...

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Wait till the weekend. YUCK

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If your building a new tank use the dimensions of you hatches to tell the builder where to put you fill pipe (up forward starboard) and draw tubes (aft port) There will be no need to reuse the old hardware-because well..... its old. More importantly the new draw tubes will more than likely be welded...

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Walter
All the best, Good Luck.

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If its truly mildew try a 50/50 mix of bleach and water. Spray it on and let it sit for 10 minutes or so. Keep everything else wet so the bleach doesn't hurt the surrounding stuff(Aluminum, Eisenglass etc). After 10 min hose the whole thing down with lots of water. Let it dry, if it was mildew it sh...

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John,
Looks like Ricky got the enclosure up. I hear the riggers are on their way as well. Just add fuel and your ready to go. The Hound Looks awesome!!

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Setting and aligning rudder ports, tie bars, tiller arms, installed the steering ram while the whole time my partner and brother sand high build and fill the pin holes. Its 2:20am and I'm winding down after another marathon day on this RLDT The edge is finally coming off and I see this thread...... ...

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Snowin here,, you all shoveled out and recovered

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1849's ??????

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Thanks for the kind words gang. Roger Fritz is doing the teak work on the gunnels, he's one of the best around these parts. It took my partner and I longer to cut/rebuild the corners and finish the underside of the gunnels then it did for Roger to do those boards. Being more of a fiberglass guy myse...

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I was doin good till he tripped me up by switchin the brew on me.
Stoli (lots), Beer (a whole lot) Stoli (just one), Dark Rum (to many).. As I ponder my headache over the last 2 days I had a bit of an epiphany.
Thudd cheated,,,,,
REMATCH anyone this time we take my hoopdeeeeee.

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John, The 330's offer some advantages, they are lower in height and are better on fuel (comparing 2400 rpm with a 330 vs the same in a 270) They have more torque so you can swing a little bigger wheel which allows you to go faster per given rpm vs. the 270 (this saves more fuel) The downside is you ...

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JP's only hoping to see 36kts. Maybe the blood only simmers.

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Got back yesterday from Fat Teddy land and had a surprise at the boat. The covering boards got a first shaping and I gotta say it damn near brought a tear to my eye. (but I was in a weakened condition being still hung over from meditating and burning inscents with Tim) Thought I'd show the group the...

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So, what's a guy from Jersey to do when he's stuck in fat teddy land? Well if you own a 31 Bertram you get on the phone and look up "slacker" in the "Fat Teddy land information booklet" This brings you immediatley to a listing for Mr Timmy K(something or other) otherwise known as THUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD...

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Rigged the first 2 in the Northeast in the early 80's. Timmy is right, ride like bad and as I remember if you are at high cruise and try to turn they won't. We rigged a black hull boat and and white hulled boat. Awesome low speed manueverablitly with the low horsepower Cummins. They used Kobelt cont...

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Change the name to Waldo. It could be a new game.

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Its a butt load for sure, There's got to be close to 40 sailing out of Manasquan alone. For years Comstock's sold Bertrams into the area.
Little state lots of Inlets, be better off running a search through registrations by state.

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How's this for scary. The Toyota is the only one made in the US. Chevy= Canada, Ford=Mexico.
Yeah Toyota

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Thudd, You know I'm a Cummins guy so it'll have to be the Zeus drives for sure. Think I can get them to retrofit a set onto some old dump truck motors, tubilicious for sure. Grabbing your stuff off the boat this morning and I'll let you know where I'm staying tommorow night. Is there something close...

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Nice ending, Can't say I've seen many come across the line on their roof -albeit 18th place. Kinda sucked for Mark Martin (always root for the old guy anymore), and did I see Gordon pull out 3rd after dodgin the wreck-lucky dog. Best race I've seen in years, just gonna flick it on with 10 to go from...

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le3 In any boat. It's easier to use 2 people (one in the boat and 1 out for the install) then the helper can run wire and pretty up the loom while the connections are made at each end. Best guess for 2 lights out the back would be 4 man hours plus travel. Thats a working best case scenario, meaning ...

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John, It doesn't look like the boat will make AC this year. There is still going to be alot of work to do on the interior. She'll fish the season with the interior "charter ready", but she won't be ready to say Howdy yet. Walter I sent you a pm. If anyones around Carver's just swing in she's current...

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We had it done late 2005 when we began the project. Gulfstream Towers in Brick NJ did the work. The guys there have done alot of 31's, there are at least 4 31's in the yard we're at with different versions of this top.
If your interested give em a call, I know they've shipped some pretty big stuff.

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Sounds like we need to see what the Jet Glo does. The way I understood the paint. Imron was better than Awl Grip but it had to be sprayed. Awl Grip was good sprayed but lasted longer when brushed (theres usually more paint per coat). Sterling lasted between Awl Grip and Imron when brushed. My experi...

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Yo!!! DQ You up and runnin yet with the lights. Still got mine in a box. Been up to my eyeballs in teak dust, fiberglass dust and boat parts. Engines/new trans get set this week along with covering boards and teak deck. 20 more coats on the rear bulkhead and we'll be good to go. Anxious to hear how ...

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