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Carl

It’s the way things go sometimes. The time will come when you can back to working on the boat.

Carl

Boats been out and winterized...not much more I can do now. But...did go check this morning in case I forgot something. Rawleigh- glad to hear your symptoms are staying flu-like. Most people I talk to these days say it was between a cold n flu, with a few that say it really took the wind out of thei...

Carl

We brought stuff in, toed stuff down, and checked boat stands. Weather people broadcast a major event using words like bomb cyclone, blizzard, torrential rain, sustained high winds, major flooding, and tornadoes on the back end. The other end of the spectrum is from their own weather app feeds showi...

Carl

Kala Christougenna and a Happy New Year to you and yours Yannis!

Carl

Make it 21, I'd love to jump on for a day at the sandbar.

Carl

Used to machine truck loads of shafts manually and yes I could have done them in my sleep. With the computerized machines (CNC's)today, just about every shop with a CNC can rattle off a quality shaft in short time without a machinist. Never mind doing it with your eyes closed...you do not even have ...

Carl

I cannot understand a purchase like that… But that’s is it, I just cannot understand as that kind of purchase is another world from which I live. Aside from the money that kind of boat is nothing I even aspire to have. I have dreamed about battlewagons, go-fasts even the occasional yacht to just cru...

Carl

Excellent point

Carl

Looking great, it won't be long now!

Carl

Me, I can understand dropping a few hundred grand for a 36-hour, boating joy ride over placing a bet.

Understand it, not agree or endorse it.

Carl

Yannis wrote: ↑Dec 14th, '22, 23:55 then this guy must have sacrificed some 400-800k...

Some people drop more than that at a casino without batting an eye.

Carl

Doug- The boat does not have to be functional as a liveaboard nor does it have to have any purpose but being out of reach of most of the population. It's a toy, a status piece... Figure the guy bought, had a few hours of fun n done. It's a ton of money, but it looks like a substantial part of it cam...

Carl

For me it’s all about being on, in, under, or just adjacent to the water. Just sitting on my pier makes me happy. The boats I’ll figure out as I go. That about sums up my needs for a boat...be closer to and be on the water. I only tolerate working on a boat as it gets me to where I want to be...on ...

Carl

Sure does..

Wait for it….

Tractor Trailer

Carl

I'm not so easily offended Doug. I think the boat looks cool, I'd love to go out for a ride in one with the expectations it would handle like a boat of it's size...that being not very nimble. 2 beds...I look at the pictures and see everything but the cockpit being tight. Small walkways and passages,...

Carl

Thanks for the invite, maybe one day.

Hmmm...I'll be in the Bahamas around the New Year, maybe a touch too soon to fish your boat.

The right place at the wrong time or the wrong time at the right place, it's the story of my life, LOL.

Carl

The fishing is not nearly as good in the Bahamas as Panama but its far better than the US. At certain times of the year its pretty close to being as good. You can fish in your own boat and save quite a bit of money. I could if my boat was in the Bahamas or even in Florida, but a hell of a long ride...

Carl

The other possible thought is it was bought to play with and flip. What's a new one go for and how long is the wait...

Hey some people buy paintings for more than that and just stick them on their wall to look at them...and get this, some of those painting are not even new, but old ones.

Carl

It took 36 hours for the owner to realize this may not be the right boat for them... I have stood by saying gasoline in boats is not a problem for me provided all the precautions are taken...but 1700 gallons of gasoline does have me thinking that is an awful lot of gasoline. That said, Frank you are...

Carl

The cable bracket needs to be mounted further back. From your picture, the bracket on the motor to cable bracket, you might be able to flip it around the other way. If not, just extend the bracket. Weld a piece, make a new longer one or add an extension plate...piece of metal with a few holes to bolt.

Carl

That is the original raw water intake strainer. More than just a cover as it goes thru hull and locked in place on the inside with seacock or large flanged nut with valve screwed on top.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Perko-Intak ... 51#overlay

Carl

If fuel condition is a possibility can you swap the lines to see if the problem follows? Or run both from the tank giving good performance. Or pull direct from a Jerry jug of good, clean, and fresh fuel.

Carl

https://fariabeede.com/site_manuals/IS0015_H.pdf

Frank- I think its a different gauge and pickup for Flywheel magnetic pickup and Alternator pulse count.

Carl

AWESOME Micky. thanks for sharing !! That Sea Trial was a long time coming. Tony- Bruce is right, a 2" pitch change is about all a shop will do...some may go 3" explaining it's alot to move the blades and they do not what to hear you coming back about a thrown blade. Micky My .02 on needing that muc...

Carl

Ironworker wrote: ↑Nov 11th, '22, 19:02 I like the 28's but they are not 31s.

Nothing else remains to be said

Carl

LOL

Micky, you have the patients of a saint.

If it were me, I'd untie the boat, idle out to a safe area, jump in with a scraper in hand, clean the bottom and go for a ride...or I'd be running around like a lunatic losing my mind.

Carl

Are these boats still around as they are lasting that long because of great build quality or maybe because they have lines that still entice, and are extremely functional for many uses. It's a great offshore boat, inshore, great for Howding, beach days, diving, and hanging out in general....provided...

Carl

Micky-

I hope your lack of posting is because your are out enjoying the boat...

...aside from paint touch up's, we left off hearing your motors idling at the dock.

Carl

Yannis, yours is a youngster. Mine is a 62 making this her 60th year.

Carl

I have two thoughts...maybe more. The strainers with the removable screens are nice as you can open them to verify nothing is in there instead of pulling the whole thing off to check. Something that can also be checked in the water if your one to play under the boat...and not one to drop a screw or ...

Carl

pschauss wrote: ↑Oct 26th, '22, 14:50 Thanks for all of your suggestions.

I pulled the hose off of the sea cock and the flow is definitely restricted so I must have a blocked external strainer.

So after you backflushed or cleaned out strainer how'd your temps go?

Carl

Tony Meola wrote: ↑Oct 31st, '22, 12:15 Carl

Sorry I was clearer in my first post.

Must be old age setting in.

No need to be sorry Tony, I am kind of dense in that area. Obvious at times escapes me…thinkIgot it now. Thx

Carl

Mmmm…I’d put cushion down, grab a cold one, sit and listen to those motors purr. Tomorrow is another day.

Carl

Funny I had to reread it myself. Electrical is not my gig, but always looking to learn. Tony wrote: "Attach the positive and negative ends of the Ohm meter to the battery terminals." It's Before step one is where I got lost... FIRST Remove cables from the battery- - then Attach meter test ends to ca...

Carl

Closer…

Sounds great

Carl

Perseverance

Your picture should be in the dictionary under that word.

I remain on the edge of my seat waiting for your posting after you come back from a phenomenal well earned ride.

Carl

I have a shoot thru…. It works, is super ez and great for depth. I do use for fishing, finding structure up to 50-60’ and find it pretty decent. Now is it picking up as much detail or good for deeper water… I’m not sure, I really haven’t gone offshore in deeper water lately and my other finders with...

Carl

LOL...Even the best of us forget or just flat-out bypass the first and most obvious steps at times. For overheating ... the place to start is checking the inflow of raw water, starting at the intake strainer, and verifying the Sea Cock is open "ALL The Way"...guess who forgot that part for a good pa...

Carl

I had the internal strainers when I got the boat then added the external after as I was going in some areas with heavy seaweed. Later I believe it was Capt Patrick that said either or, not both and that was around the time I added the crash valves. The valve n hose took up alot of space and decided ...

Carl

The only thing I liked about having the internal strainers is I could see the water flow by lifting the hatch. Nice feature on the first in water start of the season.

Carl

Another thing mentioned is you changed the impellor, wear plate and cam....but how did the rest of the pump housing look? If heavily worn the pump will not pump efficiently as water is skirting between impellor and housing, this means your pump never gets to the maximum flow, which usually means not...

Carl

Yannis- The 28 has everything I don’t want in a boat, tight cockpit with obstacles, tight helm, tight cabin, tight engine space…it does kinda look nice. From a distance. Lol, kidding Yannis. The 28 is a nice boat, but not really for me and how I want to use a boat most of the time. If it’s what I ha...

Carl

Good things come in time.

The extensions are ingenious! I think it will make for a much cleaner look and strong as hell. Nice

Carl

Frank brought up another good point, hose connection. Old hoses get crusty and may not seal to the fittings no matter how tight the clamps. But I think you mentioned they are new…. How about the fitting surface… is it clean or scared from pliers, corrosion or a hack saw? I’ve had fittings crushed ov...

Carl

A pump may not lose efficiency but it may only be capable of pumping so much water because…

Having twins can be an awesome advantage. Can you swap pumps and if problem follows you have your answer on the pump.

Carl

Wow Bruce...I had no clue, thank you for the insight into how the vehicles are made to tackle E85.

Liquid corn is such a benefit to us!

Carl

I think if they stopped making the 31 for any reason, it would be there was more money to be made on the larger boats. I'm glad they didn't start cutting corners for a larger profit margin and continue to keep building them. If sales were flat for the 31 with a low profit margin...does cutting the c...

Carl

Lockwood Boat works in South Amboy NJ is not inexpensive, but I have yet to hear anyone complain.

https://www.lockwoodboatworks.com/

Carl

If Bruce said it was good, I was good with that, your input is the icing on the cake!

Me...I was just thinking out loud. I'm not sure what my clearance is, seems like a lifetime ago glassing in those tubes.

Carl

Bruce- Do you mean like this old Soundings article? I agree, magazines seem to rerun old stories in a new light. Most of the time boring, but when it's about a 31 Bertram restoration it seems to always catch and hold my attention making a few minutes to read...then pull out the old Soundings and giv...

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