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Harry, so just get spare extension cord, cut, swap the black and the white and it will work? And only use it with boat or will the cord still function normally with house outlet and power tools? Does this mean all portable generators will not work properly with a boat until cord is modified? I think...

Kevin

Running power from shore and my panel indicates all is well. Only have batterry charger and air conditioner hooked up. Have not run the Marine air yet since it is not true shore power, just extension cord to the house. Getting power from honda 2000 generator and I get the red reverse polarity indica...

Kevin

Don,t get me started on this one. All I can say is 37 came in on a Chris Craft Scorpion within miles of my patrol the other night. That is another 370,000 bills gone to the Cuban mafia....and you and I fund it.

Kevin

Despite being an underpaid blue collar worker myself and hating to see boating as a hobby for the elite, I can tell you "City Marina" and "derelict vessel" seem to go hand and hand. City marinas down here are affordable and by virtue attract the wanna be Jimmy Buffet crowd. They use it as a medium t...

Kevin

JC,
I have no knowledge of subject matter but remember seeing similar problem as your last week. Here is the thread.

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?t=1669

It is located just a little way down the main page also

Kevin

No different here in my neck of the woods. You spell it out and still get shafted. How long is too long for a starter solenoid? The part arrives lickety split but takes almost a month to get installed. Thank god it was only intermittant problem and boat was still usable. My carpentry work that I had...

Kevin

There is no pistol grip on that one......keep shopping

Kevin

Very nice looking boat!

Kevin

Bought a pair of Marine Power 5.7 liters last summer before I got smart. Had the first one installed and it was all good. The second one arrived a month later and had some inconsistancies with build process. They were built about six months apart according to the stamp on the engines. One of them ha...

Kevin

on the 1980 Hyena I have it insured for 68,000. My deductable is 2,720. I have 1,000,000 liability each occurence. medical is 2,000 per person and personal effects is 2000. I have 300,000 for uninsured boaters coverage. I pay 1,400 per year but get a dividend of about 250 dollars back every spring. ...

Kevin

Buju, work from 7 mile bridge to card sound. not sure about the *fwc. lots of changes have been made over the years. *fmp use to work till about 3 years ago and not sure if they replaced it with another one. give me a call anytime. We still do housecalls!

Kevin

Yeah, I guess I still have a wild side. Moving down here huh? Make sure you buy a big house so I can rent the downstairs enclosure....make sure its on the water too! Moving again, rent is going up to 1800 bones and that is without a dockspace! yeah it will be busy. the first couple years was a lot o...

Kevin

JC, I just did a lot of the big battery wires on my boat and some 8 guage also. I soldered all of mine and then heat shrunk them. I have had no problems with any of the connections since I did them in October. Not sure if that is how Bruce or Pat do it but it has worked well and would like to here i...

Kevin

For those interested here is the same linc with some new pics of interior progress. The only formica will be the counter top. Trying to open things up a little. Norcold fridge will be in the left opening under the counter.

http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/

Kevin

Thanks guys, probably end up going with hamilton, no problems with them in the past

Kevin

I would put it on here but this is a fun boating site, not a political one. You are good at stirring things, feel free to pass it on.

So, what about those hinges? I guess you are not at that point in your re-build. I hate West Marine.

Kevin

I am finsihing the interior of the boat and need hinges. Went to West Marine and saw the same hinges that were on my old stuff. They were 20 bucks per pair. Went online and found what appeared to be the same hinge for about 2 bucks. Does anyone have any reccomendations on where to buy quality hinges?

Kevin

Another buddy just sent me the latest pic that was taken. The picture is so cool I wonder if it has been enhanced. Still not sure who took it. Mikey- I thought that is where the exhaust was on all the 28's. I did not move it, just made it bigger. Rawleigh-Steyr's are great. No regrets on spending al...

Kevin

Yesterday was a busy day for waterspouts here in Marathon. Me and one of the guys I work with were just off Duck Key and saw a spout not more than a mile or so from our boat. Naturally, we nailed the throttles and sat down about a 1/8 mile from it. There was no rain on on the side we were watching i...

Kevin

Steve, Just added a bunch of photos. Click on the same link and two of the window cover. It is sunbrella fabric with snaps at all the corners. Spent a little over 2 bills just for the cover. It blew over 100 mph here for Wilma and the last one stayed on with out problems. Problem was when I put it i...

Kevin

Explanation of some pics. Bench seat: 4" foam, aluminum frame with foot rest. Seat is hinged but have not got around to building box for underside. I am 6'3" tall and have snoozed on this seat. Yes my feet hang off but with the right weather you could sleep on this thing. Gunwhale shot: I ommitted a...

Kevin

http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z170 ... filter=all

Try this link for pics

Kevin

I had aluminum seat built similar in design as a center console seat. 600 bucks. had a flip seat made with 4 inch foam. that was about 400. The seat is centered instead of to the side. I have just enough room to squeeze in from either side. I can also seat three very comfortably and four will fit. T...

Kevin

http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/strainers.htm

Is this what you are looking for?

Kevin

around the world in a 22' sailboat! Bet he had some stories. I would not even think about trying that. But I do not know how to sail either.

Kevin

George Carlin's Solution to Save Gasoline President Bush wants us to cut the amount of gas we use. The best way to stop using so much gas is to deport 11 million illegal immigrants! That would be 11 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would come down. Bring some of our troops home fr...

Kevin

Do they keep the oil inside the boat?

Kevin

I have the ones Pat speaks of. They seem to be pretty tough. No complaints on quaility.

Kevin

Start thinking diesel. I have no regrets on dropping the money. If I had repowerred with gas I would have already spent an extra two grand on fuel to go as far as I have cruised already. Just rolled 115 hours and gas would have put me in the poor house by now. Sounds like you got a pretty nice boat ...

Kevin

Tim,
Got some good pics of the hyena during the tournament. They were taken from my buddies 48 hatt as I crossed over his bow wake and passed him while heading to the fishing grounds. I can send them to you:)

Kevin

Scott,
Harbor Point Marina in Marathon has a great ramp. Only ten bucks to use it. We pulled mine out there. Just need high tide.

Kevin

Tim,
No, I will not sell the Hyena to you. I know how much you adore it but just not ready to sell it.

Kevin

You guys might like the GTTT. It has twin turbos and makes over 1000hp. Found some video of it online awhile back and it is very impressive. Makes my 500 hp 306 look like a toy. Someday I will dump the centrifigal blower and go with twin turbo. Going to need another job to afford it though.

Kevin

did not get a permit to move mine from keys to lauderdale. very late at night and no problems.

Kevin

John,
I have the Styer 212 hp 6 cylinders. Very happy with the motors and all the people in the support/service network. Going fishing again on Friday!

Kevin

Dave, I catch my live bait at the bait and tackle shop. Starting with baby steps here. Reduce amount af time at work and increase my play time. The cast net is something I still have not tried, but it is on my list. See you in a couple days.

Kevin

I had a 17 Twin Vee with a 4 stroke 50 hp. Bought it new in 02 and sold it in 05. Put 300 hours on it in three years. That little engine would turn 6000rpm all day long with out a problem. All I had to do was change the oil and filter along with the impeller. Perhaps one of the most trouble free boa...

Kevin

Participated in my fisrt tournament over the weekend. Technically, it was the first time fish had been brought into the boat with me as the owner. The first day we came up with a goose egg. The wind was from the east, opposing the gulf stream and it was a little sloppy. I was very disapointed with t...

Kevin

I purchased a blue seas AC DC panel. The quality appears to be good. Have not installed it yet. I am happy with the pre-wire job they did on the product. that is about all I can tell you for now untill it is in the boat.

Kevin

I was overly optimistic with bringing my old gassers back to life. I thought it would just need manifolds, but bolts broke in the heads so I figured it was time for new heads. Brand new heads with in the first couple hours running bent a rod. yanked that head, replaced rod, used boat for a couple ho...

Kevin

Blue tarps never look good

Kevin

To my knowledge(which is not much) all motors diesel or gas are left hand runners unless specified counter rotating. Not sure if there are diesel counter rotating engines. When I had the chryslers the starboard motor was the counter rotating motor. From the behind the boat looking at the props the s...

Kevin

Mikey,
I have ZF's on my Steyrs. My boat is out back and I can go check it out. I assume you are just wamnting to know which direction the lever on the transmission is facing for forward gear on each motor. I will post up agaiin in a bit.

Kevin

Eddy, Kinda what I was thinking. The adds look remarkable, but why don't I see them on boats around here? I did not like the price tag anyways. I would be better off with a 5 gallon bucket with a glass bottom. Mounts just got here today and they look good. They are the Poly Flex brand which I know n...

Kevin

Just recieved the new mounts in the mail today. Leaving for Camp Blanding on sunday for the week. Guess I will have till I get back to fix the boat. Steyr sent me mounts made by Poly Flex. They told me it was an upgrade from the stock mounts. I thought that was pretty cool of them. They look tough, ...

Kevin

Would not be surprised if your flight was delayed a bit.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... amp=200704

they are predicting some coastal flooding

Kevin

We have spoke of the various plotters and bottom finders. My personal favorite as plotters goes is the Garmin. As many of you know I have a project boat...no gadgets at this point, but good running boat. I like the concept of the Humminbird side scan, but have not seen it mentioned on this board. So...

Kevin

thanks, will try it in the morning

Kevin

Can it be used in an electrinic distributor? Have a 302 with MSD ignition/distributor and am currently experiencing some corrosion problems with distributor and cap. 16 pounds of boost is useless with all the missfiring going on in there.

Kevin

Timmay, haven't met you yet but you seem to be slacking in the trash talking department...what gives? Starting to miss the insults!

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