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They have really improved the guard thank goodness. I was looking at a Milwaukee cordless grinder and the guard had a flip lever to tension it and was easy to remove and replace. I try to wear a face shield and my welding leathers when I use them!

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Wow Snipe! That is an expensive drinkholder!!!

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Replace it. The screen also plays a role in stopping any flashback into the tank in case of fire, I believe.

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Wow, that is a much more modern look! Good upgrade! I also added a garboard plug to the transom of my B31 to keep any water problems at bay while on the hard.

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Easy to find leaks on! Looking good!

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KTM: I have a friend who is in the process of repowering a 30 Scarab Sport with twin Suzuki 300's. Seem like really nice motors at a much better price than Mercury. They have lots of nice features including power steering, synchronizer, adapter to display engine parameters on his Raytheon 12" displa...

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I would say dig out as much as you can, make drain holes out of PVC pipe glued in place (use a segment of larger pipe if you want an arched cutout), drill holes in the stringer over the void, use caulking tubes to infect slightly thickened epoxy to fill and seal void. This is just my opinion. I am s...

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If you can make it fit a full 4x8 sheet without being too expensive you would probably be happier than a partial sheet.

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If you are using a wood pad, you can drill the thru hull hole slightly oversize and use a stub of PVC pipe epoxied in to isolate the wood from any possible water intrusion. You can also use 5200 on the PVC. Grind the PVC flush and then do your glassing over to waterproof the rest of it. I have done ...

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Captain Pat had a section on this. Whatever you use, use thickened epoxy to bed it in to fit the contour of the hull. The upper edges are cut at a 45 degree bevel so you can glass over them and incorporate them into the hull. If you are using composite you can probably skip the glassing in part. it ...

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Wow, that wheel is too pretty to put under a boat! Nice progress.

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Leco makes good stuff if you really have to replace them I still have the original 1966's on my boat.

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I imagine you are a pretty good BS detector though Bob!

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Could you make a plaster cast of the old one to use to drape the plexi over. You can use oven heating elements mounted in a frame to soften the plastic. Mount the plexi in a wooden frame. heat and drape over the mold. Cut to shape after it cools. I have done thinner plastic this way before.

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I did something very similar, but cored with plywood almost 20 years ago. They are not quiet as nice as yours though! I don't have pictures right now, but I will get them soon.

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How did that work out for him???

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Yea, I have ordered from them at 6pm and had it on my desk the next morning by 11am at their regular shipping rate. Amazing.

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Thanks Frank! Should have known McMaster Carr would have them!

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David: I can see them. Nice looking motors!

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Frank, can you post a link when you find a snubber? I have one on the fuel pressure gauge of a 4-71 I have and I think it may be clogged as the new gauge shows no pressure. Here is an inexpensive ISSPRO fuel pressure gauge you can try with the snubbers before you spend big bucks on a fancy gauge. ht...

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I glassed my deck in and sealed the back shelf with fiberglass all the way across the transom. I canned the factory rubber flaps which were too stiff and trapped debris. I enlarged the scupper and added some plastic scupper flaps which have worked great so far. I am more concerned about rainwater du...

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I think I had to get them for my Floscans.

http://www.floscan.com/html/blue/access ... php?aid=98

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Well you can't beat that!

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Definitely shop in the airplane sites. Aluminum needs to be cleaned right before painting , just like with welding, as the oxides form quickly.

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Good job! I bet you wish you could get your hands on the engineers who designed that! I hope the throttle body holds up after cleaning. Sometimes the electronics don't like it!

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I think they used to make some that mounted on the top of the trim tabs so they would be out of the water when running.

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Gloss black looks good too. i painted my Bertram insignia that goes on the pillar gloss black and it look great for a while! you can always freshen it up pretty easily though.

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Davis FSR. Paint it on, let sit and wash it off. Evaporust works well to remove rust and does not attack nonferrous metals, unlike many other rust removers.

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4 seater.

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To get it back up, cut pieces of allthread rods that will screw up into the bolt holes in 4 places. use nuts on the allthread to jack it into place, insert bolts to hold it and then remove allthread rods. A ratcheting box end wrench will be your friend. Get a reversible one as they have shoulders th...

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I used these people. They test run each carb before sending it out. They are also quick as your carb is just a core and they have the rebuilt ones ready to ship out.

https://www.carburetion.com/

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On a rebuild I did on a 30 Scarab Sport we molded a recessed box out of fiberglass that had the fuel filter recessed in it. It was flush mounted in the front of the rear seat and had a teak trim molding around it with a smoked plexi door. It looks and performs great to this day. Any spilled fuel wil...

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Congratulations Mike! 1966 was a good year! I used to have a 1966 C33A Debonair! My Bertram is 1966, as is a Case tractor I own. None were bought intentionally for the year. Funny how some years just keep showing up though!

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My batteries are factory installed between the motors and never had a cover.

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Congratulations! Oh, and we need pictures of the boat and the trip!

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Wow Matt, this is great!!!! Thank you doesn't seem enough! What a great community we have!

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RIP! NEVER FORGET!

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RIP! NEVER FORGET!

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Good to know. I have one from the old days. I have fond memories of light tackle fishing around the islands off Tropic Star Lodge with Walter and Hank Altenkirch. Walter with his fly rod and Hank and I using a couple of Hank's custom rods he brought down. Ah, the good old days! As a matter of fact, ...

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I used the existing H block and beefed it up to include a threaded backer plate for stove bolts through the cleats to thread into. The factory setup was just large wood screw.

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Rick: Can you talk to an aluminum guy about doing some kind of goose neck in the chair pedestal tube so the seat sits further back but uses the same mounting position?

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Thanks John! Great information.

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Soft copper pipe coiled in a barrel of water also will work as a makeshift dryer.

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Any of our group effected by this? Hope everyone is OK.

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I always tee in a small mechanical gauge at the engine for the peace of mind of knowing what is really going on. In my experience electric gauges never read the same side to side. If the mechanicals show the pressure is good, just keep in mid what the electrics say for each side and notice any chang...

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Bob: I can relate on the wreck anchor. The Chesapeake Bay is much shallower, but I was fishing the San Marcos wreck using a wreck anchor, the tide changed and next thing I knew the anchor rode had wrapped around a piece of the wreck. I pulled up the release buoy and it brought up the anchor, but the...

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Bob: I cannot even imagine what you are going through my friend! My thoughts and prayers are with you both!

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I never grow tired of watching the wake of a B31!

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Carl: I have a light on the dash both downstairs and on the bridge so I can monitor the stern pump while running.

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Its my alter ego!!

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