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thereheis

the people that are painting my boat ( inside and out) normally paint air planes and jets.the paint that they are using is called JET-GLO.they have preped and primed the whole boat.what a task.then masked off to paint the inside,(all the doors and removabnle parts are out of the boat all 56 pieces) ...

thereheis

i am having someone paint the inside of mine,it's there job.i tried it once and it's hard .you need to put a fan in the v-berth hatch to suck out the fumes and spray mist,but i am having mine painted white inside and white outside,,,, will be finished tuesday or wednesday,,,, phil

thereheis

i replaced mine with the solo5300 single lever side controls,they also make a top mount,,looks really good,the ones i got are built like a tank .seems like they will hold for a long time,,,,

phil

thereheis

hello clay
well it should be painted by the middle of this coming week,had some cold days.it will be on it's way to rockport in about 2weeks for new yannies....hows your project coming???
phil

thereheis

the deck hatch

thereheis

mine is all fiberglass,has a rolled lip which is glass also, no wood that i can tell..no wood trim nowhere.

thereheis

capt. pat are those hinges pop- riveted on or screwed onto the hatch ?

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thereheis

all i need is the hinge???? will be out of pcket for a couple of days///

thereheis

i am trying to replace the hinge on the v-berth overhead hatch. the ones that was on there are gone ,does anyone have a pic or info on what kind they are ???are they just a plain butt hinge ?????or will a piano hinge work ???any help out there ???

phil

thereheis

he did leave the dock just cannot make the canyon,,his etch-a- shetch erases from all the rolling of his hat...

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thereheis

a great fishing legend fisherman and very close friend passed away last night ,and some of the faithfuls may have known or even fished with him,he has batteled cancer for some time and at 81 years old he has lived a fishermans life. CAPT BILL HART of port aransas . there will bw a memorial for him a...

thereheis

what is the best material to use for the half tower cover ? is it called weblon ?? and where is a good source to get it ???

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thereheis

i'll post some pics when it gets out of the paint booth..

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thereheis

been along time coming lots of blood sweat and tears .started this project in jan,05 not knowing what i got myself into but from this site i did it lots of work for a country boy,,,.but it was a happy day on thursday when we hauled the '' THEREHEIS'' to hondo to the paint booth, a long 28 miles...bu...

thereheis

darrell gatewood at gatewood marine is going to do the install.he is a dealer and mech. for and on yanmares .he has done alot of em down here on the coast area for lots of boat owners,,

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thereheis

i took my L piece out and glassed in the bulkkhead...inside and out...all the screws were loose and it was just hanging there,,looks alot better glassed in also..my 2-cents worth.i still have the old one...

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thereheis

thanks for all the support . so i'll just have to keep my smile since all the $$$ in yannies...gotca on the belts also,and maintance end as well.so are they bad about wearing belts fast since there a high rpm engine ?????????

phil

thereheis

i am fixing to install new yanmars 315 hp into my 31 bert. would like some heads up on what i need to look for as far as whats gonna go wrong first (if that makes any sence)belts-pumps etc,,,,,if any of the faithfulls out there with yannies have some info on this i would really like to know some of ...

thereheis

alot of people use pvc foam board.i used 1/4'' underlayment.rolled at least 5 coats of thinned west on both side and ends totally sautrated it . then sanded smooth..primed and painted. the old one were 30 years old figured that was good for me ...

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thereheis

i just measured my 31 on the trailer and from the nridge ( with out windshield ) it measured 12' on the nose.
headed to the paint booth tuesday or wednesday.YES !!!!
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thereheis

damn straight count me in ,mine is in the mail.with out this site and all the knowledge from all here i wouldn't be where i am now on my
re -build. thanks capy...
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thereheis

bruce is right pay and go play, do the do any get the finished one...

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thereheis

just my 2 cents , but you might wanna check the carb bowls also. get some sea foam spray and disconnect the fuel line in front of the carb and and spay it in the line in with carb in wot.( engine not running) let it set for 30 min - 1 hr. then start up . i use sea foam in all my gas tanks.it breaks ...

thereheis

i just installed the solo 5300 single lever controls today. after the install i was looking at the aluminum mounting plate where the control head mounts and the shaft goes through,should i put some type of sealant between the mounting plate and helm pod to keep any water form entering from the contr...

thereheis

capt. pat
i am going to paint - em i just want to seal - em the right way . i know that kinda of wood is hard ,didn't know if i need to just prime and paint or west then prime -paint

phil

thereheis

i just had some new window frames made for all the windows for the aft cabin made out of japanesse mahogany. do i need to seal them with thinned west or just spray several thinned coats of primmer on them so it soaks and seal -em real good ???

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thereheis

when attaching the dinet seats is it necessary to use 5200 on the back side of the mounting boards on the bulkheads ,thats the seats sit on?used #12 screws to mount the boards to the aft bulk head.

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thereheis

i took my norcold out and making a 3 drawer stoarge for tackle and what not...

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thereheis

jp how high are your hole in the bulkhead once you glassed it up ?how many did you drill and what size arethey ????

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thereheis

so whe n you mount your pumps as low as possible you don't use those glassed in pads at all ?just screw the base in the very bottom of the hull ??to keep water from running in to the cabin from the engine comp.did you glass in the drain in the forward bulkhead ? also the drains on the forward bulkhe...

thereheis

fixing to epoxy all the pieces together for the new helm pod with west system,which fillets is the best to use ??? can i just add some cabosil to it or just straight epoxy? i also want to seal it really good before i primer and paint it .how many coats of west do i need to apply and with any fillets...

thereheis

when iwas taking all the thru hull fittins out i notice that all the pump thru hulls were for 3/4" hose and they had a adapter on the pump from 1 1/2" to 3/4" do i need to disguard the 3/4" and put 1 1/2"

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thereheis

i was on a 65 viking this year and noticed that on the pumps that they had drilled a very very small hole on the bottom of discharge side of the pump outletclose to the pump,i asked why and the captian said that it was to break the air lock,,,,,is there any truth to this type of deal ?? phil

thereheis

what is the best chemical to use to clean the west system pumps with ? i need to change hardners and only have 1 pump for it ??going from fast to slow hardner ..

phil

thereheis

i noticed when i tore out the old bonding wires that all were either green or the crimped end were broken,and the wire was very green way up from the ends..when i replace with new wire would it be better to uise tinned wire and solder the end instead of crimpit and heat shrink ? is there a coating i...

thereheis

well it's finally coming together !! got my new struts and over sized rudders from capt.pat ( nice ) and got the new tefelon rudder bearings from danny,,,earl christmas.i installed a 1000 cfm blower in the over head in the salon for air circulation for the head & salon are since none of my wondows w...

thereheis

i have been told that if you put 4 or 5 coatas of paste wax on the running gear struts shafts rudders that it will keep barnacles from growing .any truth to it ?i know that the white wash won't last long ,any one knopw of a good under coat for the running geart that last any time???want to keep thos...

thereheis

checked all the wire and connections and still have reverse polarity..the only thing that is 110 is the charger,nothing else,checked the line in from the barn no prob.it just like all of the sudden BAM reverse polarity lite on,on has 3 wires to the charger,blk/wh/gr/ blk / line wh/ground gr/ neu, bu...

thereheis

what would cause the reverse polarity light to all of the sudden come on ?boats been on blocks for 1 1/2 years and plugged into 110 volt just for the battery charger.no other 110 v on bolt all ripped out.

phil

thereheis

i want to reroute the forward bildge pump overboard discharge.instead of having it inside that small locker on the port side.would it be too much of a upward pump to have it run under the salon benchs and discharge behind the panel ?any input ???

thereheis

is it necessary to epoxy prime the bildge before using bildge kote? has any one used it an what results.i think this has been up before ,,sorry if it has.

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thereheis

could you send it to me ,,i have a71 - 31

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thereheis

redoing mine also but i am using FRP board glued to the old boards and then put it up. in the salon area gonna use the same stuff FRP board,but i am gonna use some super doopper vel-crow to hold it up with instead of screws,,easy to clean and last a long time...

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thereheis

hey no pun intended not even in the mean club and don't wanna be either....didn;'t mean to step on toes,,,
but tupper ware ?
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thereheis

rewiring a BERTRAM not a bubliner,,,gonna do it right with one long run to each,,, tupper ware made the mold for bubliners,,,,

thereheis

when measuring for the sending unit ,i need to measure for m the top of the plate or bottom ...

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thereheis

to keep the float switch going in auto and to have a manual on , the switch i assume it takes is a single pole double throw switch am i correct??? to many throws an polls,i am confussed,,,not a elcetrican,,

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thereheis

jp
you are so right on the intrepid wiring i found that out after i had to do ssome chasing,,,,,,thanks guys.i think i will just make single runs to each device..

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thereheis

i am running new wire to everything.would it be ok to put a 12 volt buss bar under the deck in the aft alond the deck support?was thinking that if i did that then i would only have a short run for the stern light and aft bildge pump.then just run another 2- pair wire from the bridge switch back to t...

thereheis

even if you think you got it all out it may have already damaged the cutlass inside. if the rope melted to the cutlass up inside and hardened it will create that hight pitch,,or you still might have some rope in the cutlass groves,,,melted .

phil

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