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Got a great fish cake recipe that Neil would probably shoot me for given out ( think we got it from the same guy) but its awesome with striped bass. I'll post here in the next few days. Gotta make a batch to be sure I remember it. Get your pen ready Walter its that good!!!!!

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I'm curious, is the argument ; "The more water over top the more something in the water weighs" or is it; "The deeper you put an object under water the more resistance it will have because of the weight of water" Would that mean when I drop my 12 ounce jig to 50 ft. it will weigh less then when I dr...

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Hey Bob, How is the noise out the transom with the compact Centek mufflers. Looks like we are going to use the Centubular tubes and was just curious how that other "small" mufflers sound. I'll get some shots of the 6" shower head type elbows this week, just got back from Pittsburgh last night, Lots ...

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Harry,
Were these the stock stainless exhaust elbows or something different. 5" or 6".

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Under water lights. Early versions, before they figured out how to put em in a thru-hull housing.

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Need to find custom deck gutters and hatches. We have a good fiberglass deck, just want to put fish box size hatches in with good gutters. Three total. Two for the sides and 1 for the lazerette. Anybody done this or know of someone that will make them.

Thanks

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Don't let the deadrise fool you. Ever seen the back of a Carolinal ride. Plus its so slow she'd never bang.

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Bob, To finish that edge you can do a few things. The easiest was using Capt. Pats window moldings for one piece flush side windows. We fastened the moldings with mechanical fasteners and epoxy to the aluminum and then faired the cowel to that. Piece of cake (Really big cake you eat a little at a ti...

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Yeah brother I got it. Hope I didn't miss to much fun. Ended up at the Sand Bar with a couple of buddies. Stopped it before it got ugly though.

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Holy Crap!!!!!! I'll be thinking about that video every time I go under the Manasquan River Railroad bridge. YIKES!!!!!!

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Sounds like you might save 5K after all the repairs. Best to have someone look at the higher priced boat and get a list of things that are wrong. Regardless of the list you need to establish a budget. Plan on spending 75% of that and save 25% for overage. If all surveyed as well as this boat looked ...

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I'd live with the transom (probably not going to ever be an issue- even the 31's flex) and work on getting rid of the rusty steering components.

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Russ, We've got the inside ground down, engine beds out and the old strut pads removed along with rudders and all the deck supports. The forward bulkhead looks like its in good enough shape to sister to, however the rear engine "room" bulkhead was a rip out. We spent about 10 hours discing out the h...

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Listen to UV I went and test ran a used 3kw Norpro with the Farymann engine. The exhaust without a muffler was quieter than the engine, it was loud..... REALLY LOUD. If the Panda has that type engine, the enclosure would have to be made of lead to keep it quiet. Ended up buying a 6kw Northern Lights...

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The general rule of thumb is "If your not sure put a fuse in it" That being said I see no reason not fuse the gauges as a pack and have port and starboard gauge fuses. Each piece of electronic equipment should be fused individually. Then it can go to a main breaker which is protected as well. Nav li...

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Things I'm thankful for-Family, Friends always first. Regarding this board- I'm thankful for the group of people here who work together to help educate one another in our never ending task of repairing and improving our beloved 31 Bertrams. Have a great Turkey Day bertram31.com Thanks to all of you ...

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Timmy, Seen one of them Slane boats fishing in the Mid Atlantic, the boat moved well and fished all the days we did, (some not so nice) Good Luck with the project. May I recommend the 6" grinder with 36 grit discs. It makes a great Christmas present and really takes off those years of grime. Conside...

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Nice critter, Pike County? That drop adds some real style. Doubt we'll see many of class up here in Dec.

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There are no holes. The water is bulkheaded off.

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Kevin,
Do you make dead rack in neutral and do the tachs read the same? That may be a quick check on the tachs. Simple first. You been under the boat since the ride, maybe string on the wheel.
Good Luck the remember the dial in is the fun part.

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Might be able to make this one.

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The main idea for for us to petition at the bulkhead is two fold. First it keeps any of the fluids that hit the bilge albeit blood oil antifreeze or soap residue from moving under the cabin, where it becomes difficult to clean like when it gets under the water tank. Or further forward under the V Be...

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With the rule units they have a removable base. You can glue or epoxy the base let it dry and then attach the pumb via the plastic tabs. I would not screw anything to the bottom of the boat. Remember we try to make as few holes in the bottom as possible.(this keeps these things floatin) This allows ...

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Russ, The difference is about $1000 for the pair bobtailed (probably didn't say that before) When hooked to an engine the gap may close. Or depending on whether or not the trolling valve option is chosen. Twin Disc is a good gear the 5050 is tuff. Given the two choices we went ZF for the reasons pre...

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Scot, The ZF gears are really quite good (and it kills me to say it because they are my direct competition in transit) ZF has always been typical of a German company (I know I work for one), very slow to respond slower to react. Warranty is always a challenge. Despite these issues Twin Disc does not...

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Well we are in the last season of this girls restoration. Most of you have been following along with the pictures and posts as we move forward. This years project included the removal of engines to re-work the engine bay and deck structures including rudder/strut pads and faring the cockpit to get r...

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That's what I was looking for. Thanks Scot

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Anyone got a clue what these might be worth. 1.54:1 ratio. Got a pair that may have to go.

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Engines are out and low and behold the gears are MG 502. We have 330's and this gear seems small. Has anyone used the 502 in higher horsepower applications? Does anyone know how much this little gear will take before giving up the ghost? Don't want to go for new gears if we don't have to. Any help w...

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That would make it what 67 years old

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The balance on the wheels isn't that tender. You'd be hard pressed to throw a wheel out of kilter by sanding it by hand. Use the scotch brite pads, they hold up well in the water. Med or fine whatever you think is harsh enough. Your mates got a pony bottle or they holdin their breathe, its alot of s...

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That's an awful pretty tank for stock. Ours is a 77 with the 222 and the tank looks nothing like that. Don't remember seeing the ribbing on the tanks. That and the fact yours has been finished. The pickup and return fittings look stock. You can do as others suggested by measuring or try and find the...

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The wot number sounds right what are you using for cruise. At 2400 we're closer to 28kts.

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I always thought the best wings in Florida were at the Brass Ring in WPB.

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Done again and I'm out- anything that cute don't need my help. I hope you get somethin' outa this........

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I love Interlux Bilge Kote. Prep and paint. Hell on these old boats suck it up when prepped right. Sand it with 80 then 120 and wipe down with as much dena-alchohol as you can stand. Paint it on and watch the magic. Number of coats is till whatever covers plus 1. We've chosen gray instead of white. ...

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The way I've interpreted the Yanmar/Cummins repowers regardless of engine the output at the transmission is nearly identical. Cummins is usually 1.53-1 and Yanmar 2-1, the Yanmar operates at higher rpm but due to the gear reduction the shaft is turning at roughly the same speed as the Cummins. I'm p...

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You can get the 15 degree medium Lee's in the transom with the panels. The trick is to move the hole as far aft as possible without the flange hanging over the gunnel.

Good Luck

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West has a special coatings hardener which is recommended for clear coating. I suspect you may have needed to use #207 hardener. It comes with some UV stabilizer in it. If the epoxy is truly yellowing then your choices are only 2. 1. Pick a color and paint it. 2. Sand it all down and refinish. When ...

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Everytime you add an inline connection between your device and the power source you add a link. The more links however well prepaired will eventually lead to a failure at the weakest link. On these little boats I much rather prefer to make the least amount of links as possible. On our boat there are...

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1. The shaft logs are usually best replaced with the glassed in tubes. Neater and safer when done right. Depending on which vintage strut you have it may be able to be bored out or you may be able to use thin walled cutlass bearings. 2 With 300hp I'd try to start with a 20"Dx23"P 4 blade propeller a...

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Well went and ran the little Norpro today. It ran like a top made good oil pressure has all the additional gauges and a wire harness to remote mount the controls. Made good power we ran a few heaters and a light at roughly 20 amps. It had the Farymann engine and was probably the loudest thing I've h...

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Anybody got any info. Nice small in line 4kw. Single lung Isuzu diesel. Raw water cooled. Are they any good?

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UV I am guessing that it is light overspray. If it is real heavy you may have to start with the last suggestion in this thread. If its fairly fresh paint (less then 6 months) you should be able to use a light compound by hand. Try something like 3M finesse to start with. If you can't get it by hand ...

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Heard they've gone away from the I-6 to a V8 with the new engine. Other then that the techs I work with don't know much about it. But sounds like it'll be shorter and thats good news for boat owners when the marinization comes out.

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Dwayne,
If you have any questions or need any help give me a shout. Starting next weekend my partner and I will be stripping Chimera and starting phase 2 of that project. We'll be at Chris's most nights and weekends until the boat is back in the water.
Good Luck with the new project.

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What engine, what year. Get a serial number and check a parts book, it will give you all the tach drive information. We went through the same issues when we changed from the big Vangaurd series tachs over to the ocean line tachs with Cummins Engines. I found through the parts book where and what the...

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As of Friday I will take no more requests for lights. If your shopping please don't bother. All prices are listed in the threads above. Worst case scenario we pay that. Anything we can save will be spread through the group I pay what you pay for the same product. Currently here is what I have: Dug 3...

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Last Call, If anyone wants in let me know. Here's how its gonna work. Once pricing is established everyone who wants will get a PM from me with a number. Send me a check for that number. Once checks are in we make the order. Those I can deliver I will. Those that have to get shipped I'll ship. No ch...

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