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Kevin

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Tef-gel is what I would use.

Kevin

I found myself a bit stumped in how to pick a mount. Other than stud size, how do you know which mount is the right one? Divide by 4 with the weight specification since there are 4 mounts per motor? Is overkill better? Sometimes the things that seem simple are not. Getting all these projects done by...

Kevin

Thanks for the heads up on the keys. I saw some bronze and plastic bushings online and I think they came with keys. I will have to see what the boat does after bottom mods before I pull the trigger on props. It seems as though you just can't find nibral in less that 1.25 bore unless you get a ski bo...

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If it is docked next to a 63' I think the owners are the same. There are few 31's around KCB but this one is to the west a few canals in from Vaca Cut.

There are quite a few 31's around town.

Kevin

If you guys are up for it and want to meet in the middle let me know. My ride is still out of service but who can resist a canal ride in a J16 with adirondack chairs!

Kevin

Thanks for the advice guys. I could see where the underwater portion would be far more difficult. More parts to drop into the deep unknown. I wish these nibral props had been where the actual listing was. I like to put my hands on something like that before I commit to buying. I will keep my eyes pe...

Kevin

I just called the guy. He is in Cudjoe Key for the week but the props are actually in Michigan. I knew I did not recognize those leaves as being from the keys!

Kevin

http://keys.craigslist.org/boa/3679721484.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Would these props be a good deal? They are very similar to my bronze props. I have 1 1/8 shafts but I recall they make inserts so accommodate larger tapered bores. Is there any negative to doing that such a...

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I think I might try using one of those dental water picks first and see if the stuff will pass though the opening. I can always make the opening larger if needed. It is plastic though, it might wild itself closed!

Kevin

Thanks Pat. Now I am laughing at myself for not asking this last year.
Package tape, really. Only I would do something like that.

Kevin

My plexiglass wind screen up on the bridge is broken. What is the best type of glue for this repair?
Package tape got be by last summer. Is there a chemical that will "weld" the plastic together? It is black so just looking for strength as I dont look through it anyways.

Kevin

Rick, I am familiar with the rolls of heat wrap since I have done the turbo exhaust on my car. I would think you could use the same wrap with stainless wire ties to hold it in place. The stuff is fairly easy to work with. I have never messed with it on the diesels. You can just about touch turbos on...

Kevin

I am flexible with dates. Weekends are best for me right now but I can make anything happen. Maybe we could all do dinner one night at my house and drink adult beverages by the fire.
If we were subjects of John's show.............that would just be funny. You could call it Three Stooges Part 2.

Kevin

Yeah, no way my pig will be done. Glass guy did not show up this week. Not all that surprised to be honest.
I think a get together would be fun. I am down for whatever. I can't tie knots in fishing line but I sure can help with opening bottles and cans.

Kevin

That topic was misleading!

Kevin

....Which is why I should name my boat," learning the hard way." I am to the point that bleach may be an option to make the paint look better. Oh well.

Kevin

That is going to be one heck of a head turner when she sees the light of day. Your almost there Bob!

Kevin

Yeah, I want to hear about the wax too. My awlgrip paint job was done in 2006 and the topside looks terrible. Hull looks ok so I suspected it was sun damage and bad prep work.....by me ofcourse.

Kevin

I can only imagine what it looks like below the water line, underneath all the paint.

Kevin

That was another question I forgot to post. Roll or Spray. Now that you answered that I am even more excited becuase I suck at painting.......at least making it look good anyways. I figure I have this weekend to grind. 2 days should cover that. I would like to give it a couple weeks to dry out and b...

Kevin

That is an offer that I can't refuse. I must admit, that boat has never seen a sail before. Can't remember the last time I had lines in the water. Maybe I should make that a priority! You will have to show me how to fish for them. I'm in if you are.

Kevin

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have a much better understanding of it and how to fix it now. Closer inspection of the hull has me feeling a lot better. About 75% of the blisters are full of epoxy, which makes sense since I was told that this boat already had a "blister job" done. Now that still...

Kevin

Bob, That is a 1957 18hp Seahorse. Buddy gave it to me. She starts on the first pull! A bit underpowered for a 16 carolina but gets me around my honey holes that are close to the beach. Enough power to push boat on to my makeshift float though. Yes, that boat has been known to hover under the big bo...

Kevin

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steyr-Motors-MO256H45-Diesel-/271122132572?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item3f20236e5c&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This was 15K for a while and now down to 12K. Great deal if you are in the market for a single engine repower. Heck, most outbo...

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Glad to hear NOT to use Formula 57! It always took me 2 applications to eliminate voids due to sagging. I wish I could have just left the boat at the yard. 28 dollars per day at the yard would have crushed me financially at this point. Hauled and blocked on Friday, paint removed via planer, grinding...

Kevin

Well, I finally got around to having all the anti-fouling paint removed. As you can see, below the waterline is all blisters. Average size seems to be that of a dime some are larger and some are smaller. The guy that did the bottom found two that he really had to do some grinding on. They are about ...

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Kevin

Smart rails may have been the term I heard in the past.

As for a dirty boat, yours looks better dirty than mine on it's best clean day!

I did not pick up on the dirt in those photos.......I think I was too busy drooling on the keyboard.

Kevin

That is one slick looking ride.
What is the correct name of the rails along water line? I always called them spray rails but learned they are otherwise.

Kevin

Coastal Night Lights as mentioned. I had a couple individual lights go out on my spreaders and he had new ones at my door in a couple days. I do not think mine were still under waranty but he said his original design had some bad diodes I think. He did not even request a return on the bad ones. I pu...

Kevin

The end result what what I hoped for. (removing about 16 feet of rail that is) The aft bilgepump always cycled when jumping up on a plane. Now it doesn't! I ran every direction today at cruise and can positively say 1/4 to 1/2 knot gain. Yeah, I am splitting hairs but they add up in the end. WOT was...

Kevin

Harry, I find myself doing the same thing, sometimes having to go back it do it all over again. After seeing how big some of the holes were and Pat saying it was close to the limit I started getting out the resin and glass. Then I just went ahead and put two patches on each one after the Formula 27 ...

Kevin

I was using thumbnail image. Learn something new every day. Here is another photo from 2005 when I bought it.

This should be easier to view.

Kevin

I just found this old picture of what it used to look like with the rails on it.

Why are the images so small? I must be doing something wrong.

Kevin

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/th_PA130130_zps92f7b1ac.jpg http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/th_PA130129_zpsb9122a31.jpg Pat, OK so some of these holes are bigger than I thought. A couple are about the size of my little finger nail! Some are just like the ...

Kevin

I pulled off the teak "rails" that run the length of the boat at the water line. THey were held on with some bolts and screws. They were leaking while underway and just looked terrible. I counter sunk all holes to expose more good glass. My question: Should I use some fiberglass and resin to fill th...

Kevin

Street justice. If your gonna be dumb you gotta be tough. Or at least well insulated.

Kevin

I just called Big Green Men Dry Ice blasting in S. Florida. They gave me a quote of around 2300 for my boat. Seems like it would be money well spent. My days of grinding bottom paint are over.

Kevin

Standard rotation (LH):1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2

Reverse rotation (RH):1-2-7-5-6-3-4-8

I just pulled this off another site. Assuming you are cheverolet 350.

Kevin

Keith,

Those are some fancy looking props. Mine done look that good even after I put the wiz wheel to them.

Kevin

Kevin

I figured I was about there at my maximum potential. THey are bronze and finding 1 1/8 bore is rather difficult in anything these days other than something that would go no a ski natique! The convenient part I am on a lift so prop swaps are easy and I never have growth on the bottom. Prop shop here ...

Kevin

I think I am at my maximum potential for cruising.......but what the heck I will ask anyways. With my current 3 blade 17 by 15 medium cup I am cruising at just over 23 kts at recommended cruise RPM. WOT is 27 kts and change at the correct WOT RPM. Question: Can cruising speed be increased without ne...

Kevin

Pat,

I will be taking your advice with the plywood hatch experiment. It will be easy since I never put hinges on my stock hatches to begin with. I am guessing 3/4 in ply will do the trick with out even adding supports.

Kevin

Very cool pictures. It looks like there are plenty of Bertrams over there!

The water looked very nice (clear) in some of those photos. Whats the spear fishing like over there?

Kevin

What about a pair of vice grips and some good old back and forth? Metal fatigue.

Kevin

Nothing worse than a scorned woman!

Kevin

I found this on Craigslist while looking for boats in the Keys. I went to EBAY to see if there was more information and a picture, this is what I found. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steyr-174-Turbo-Diesel-/170834387847?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item27c685e387&vxp=mtr I do not know if this motor...

Kevin

Preston, If you have the time I would recommend hitting your rudders with a grinder. I smoothed out (knifed edged) the leading and trailing edges on mine. When I did this I had a medium cup added to the props. I gainded one full knot at cruise RPM while retaining the same WOT RPM and speed. I wish t...

Kevin

Those same people probably think that Kim K and Snooki are cool. Everybody should know that the Titanic struck rocks that were not on the chart:)

Kevin

I would recommend purchasing two BlueSeas Automatic Charging Relays (ACR). THey are simple to hook up and work great for what I beleive you are trying to accomplish. Either alternator would charge the house and disconnect automatically when alternators are not putting out the juice. While on the hoo...

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