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What does he expect you to do with that scrap Carl?

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Is the pitting in the manifold or the riser? Does the manifold look like this: https://dieselpro.com/detroit-diesel-parts/453-engine2/marine-manifold/detroit-diesel-5145049-marine-manifold-for-4-53-and-8v53-u.html For that price I would see a good welder before I bought one. You can braze exhaust pa...

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Finally!! Glad you are getting it dialed in. What a relief!

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Try this site:

https://dieselpro.com/detroit-diesel-parts

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Captain: I have had good luck with the POR 15 engine paints.

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I have bought it both ways. Seems to be the same as regular CX.

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Carl: What about cutting oil for SS? Will high Sulfur pipe threading oil work with SS?

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I have had luck on other bolts with tapping them with a hammer while holding force on them with a wrench. Manifold bolts are notorious Mayhew makes a tool that goes in an air hammer to rattle the nut while you turn it with a wrench. The socket goes on the end of the air hammer tool and the tool has ...

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Carl: Don't forget scored by sand or trash in the cutlass bearing!

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Carl: How many thou should the friction fit between the shaft and a solid coupling be for 1 3/8 shafts? 1 or 2 thou?

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The tube down the dipstick hole should be long enough to reach the bottom of the oil pan in most applications. I used to use an old milk can with a gear pump on top of it from the 50's or 60's with a long tube on it until I plumbed in an oil change system.

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I must say that you do seem to know how to enjoy yourself! I really enjoy your pictures from the other side of the Atlantic. Thanks for posting. Rawleigh

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LOL! Touche'

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Wow, at long last!! Congratulations, it looks great.

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That would make me bite my nails as well! Good luck!

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Very exciting!

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John: Odis Cockrell has a Woodmizer sawmill set up on his property down the road to Horn Harbor. I have his contact info if you need it.

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Your crew eats well anyway!

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Mine had that too until I upgraded to a Faria sync. The old flasher worked OK but did not tell you which side was slow.

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Mine are pointed across the top of the engine towards the transom. Is this correct, who knows, but I figured any fire would be starting there and that the suppressant is probably heavier than air and would settle. Also it would smother the engine!

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No wonder you can't get any of your planes finished John, you have as many projects going at once as I do!

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They look like my 1966 originals.

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I wonder if you couldn't put some 5200 around the inner part so that it would stick to the tank and not fall down when you open it up again?

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I am using Rotella T6 synthetic now. Good stuff and you can get it at Walmart cheapest, but also at Advance Auto or Tractor Supply. I get good used oil analysis reports from it in my 6.0 liter Ford diesel and they are notoriously hard on oil.

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You are all doomed, doomed I tell you!!!!!

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What about this: https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/tail-brake-turn/1156-led-light-bulb-with-stock-cover-36-smd-led-tower-ba15s-base/1686/3947/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9LadnZ6Z5AIVTVmGCh3Djg7EEAQYAiABEgIK7fD_BwE It uses the stock size bulb cover and is 360 degree light. It may fit the original small...

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I went to the Wooden Boat Museum in Clayton, NY (Thousand Islands) a couple of weeks ago. Amazing place to visits. They even have old wooden runabouts in water that they give rides in. Well r the visit. I love the thought of wooden boats, but not the reality of owning one.

https://www.abm.org/

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Are you going to use coolant to keep the dust down when you machine it or a shop vac to suck up the dust ? What tooling do you use to machine fiberglass (other than a grinder). Never tried it in the lathe before.

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Carl: If you have the time you can make your own by using PVC pipe with plastic sheeting wrapped over it for a mandrel to wrap cloth around. We used to do that way back when I worked in a boatyard in high school. None of the fancy stuff was available back then so we made it.

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Using the right locktite may help with the loosening issue, but they should back out with a left handed drill if so. While you have them out, have a machine shop face them. The look a little rusted and dirty. If the face isn't clean and flat they will not pull up tight and can loosen us. You want th...

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I think you ought to replace the coupling if you can. Something is obviously wrong. Did you put loctite on the threads when you reassembled it? Rawleigh

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I will miss Terry. I met him at the UVI at Tropic Star.

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Harbor Freight has one for $129 right now.

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Peter: I made a storage shelf above my headliner and keep my life jackets up there. It also makes it easier to access the bridge wiring as well. I put the hatch to the port of the center line so that I can stand on the dinette seat to have easier access. I built it strong enough that a skinny guy ca...

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KTM: The units are precharged. You just need to get a vacuum pump (Harbor Freight) to evacuate the lines after you connect them. Once the vacuum is drawn you turn the valve to release the refrigerant that is captive in the compressor. https://www.ebay.com/itm/12-000-BTU-Ductless-Air-Conditioner-Heat...

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You can put a Beckson deckplate in the bulkhead going into the cabin to separate it into two bilges. That way you can open it up if necessary.

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Just add one.

https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/u ... Mount+Ring

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Sweet!

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Mine is a pipe plug in the bottom of the rear wall of the tank. I added a Tee so that I could have freshwater washdown out of it. Fills from the top.

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I used one of those yellow super coils on my Chryslers

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I use Rotella 15-40 in my 440's.

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LOL! I am sure it has eaten worse! What if it ate you, would your clothes or shoes kill it! I seriously doubt an eating machine like that would be fazed by it.

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Donmystic1 wrote:There are several studies on line about oil filters.
The worst being Fram and the best was the NAPA gold line.

The NAPA filters are made by Wix. Just drop the first letter from the Wix number and you have the NAPA number. I use them on my heavy equipment.

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I run one on the bridge and one down at the lower station. One antenna with a switch. Plus a handheld in the ditch bag.

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You don't need a rust converter with POR 15. If you can get them off, have them blasted and paint at least two coats of POR15. If not, wire brush and paint with it. Follow the instructions for best results.

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I'm not going there!!!! Yannis, you may have to answer this one!! LOL!

Sorry Thomas, but with a title like that I could not resist. i do not know the answer to your question.

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Yannis: Another good rust preventative is Fluid Film if that is easier for you to get. it is lanolin based and doesn't slowly evaporate like Corrosion X does. The down side is it leaves a greasy film, but it is what farmers spray on their fertilizer spreaders and other equipment to prevent rust afte...

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POR 15 has good engine paint. I don't know if it is available in Europe.

https://www.por15.com/POR-15-Engine-Enamel

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Mikey: I worked on that boat at the same yard when I worked there the summer when I was 16 and 17. And that was 40 years ago!! She still looks just as good now as she did then. Has the gas tank been changed?

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Sounding good!

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