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Carl

Thanks Vince, that does make fabrication a whole lot less complex while keeping weight down, I like it.
Carl

Carl

Nice job.

Is the Crossover / Riser / Transition dry?

Carl

I bet she was complaining about the FUMES...

Unbelievable, some people just amaze me. Not in a good way either.

Carl

Toss'em off the boat is a universal thing! Eight people on the boat ALL day long, fishing, cruz'en, sight seeing, dock n dine then a 2 hour ride back to the dock at night and the last half hour someone detects fumes, within five minutes I have 7 people hanging their ass over the transom telling me h...

Carl

Your cost may be just for painting PLUS the cost of the paint. I use Micron Extra w/biolux, cost is 170/gal. I add a touch of their Special thinner and get two coats from a can. Little if any problems the past few seasons and the guys at my marina get loaded with barnicles, slime and grass. I usuall...

Carl

Carl

You guys use them for fishing....thought is was just place to display the cocktail flags.

Carl

Interesting post, I will be watching as one complaint I always seem to get is the fumes are killing me... cough... cough... once a person starts, it becomes a chain reaction and I want to toss them all off the boat. Not running on many boats with side exhaust makes it hard to make an educated guess,...

Carl

On my morse dual station setup, sometimes the the tube holding the lower station drop out of the bracket, locking throttle or shifting. The remaining staion still works. So if you have the dual station bracket check that the tube holding the main station has not dropped out of the bracket.

Carl

Air cushioned or not the freight gets jostled around, but to a much lesser degree when on air, at least this is what my Rigger says. But whether it was air cushioned or not the tank should have never split at the seams. Either the fabricator or installer made some big mistakes, perhaps both.

Carl

I would think it over a bit more before hanging outboards on the transom. What would be the advantage over a pair of 318 or 350 gas inboards. Not price or installation ease, not fuel consumption, the look and feel of the boat would not be comprimised so you would be able to sell the boat relatively ...

Carl

I'd spend a few bucks more and go with B&S Brand Zincs. Camp are better then nothing but u get what you pay for.

Carl

Stu, I decided to foam in place to evenly distribute the enoumous tank load between the hull and tank. I thought about not using foam but when I ran the numbers I just could not see going any other way. Plus it secured tank in place. I would rather have tank rot out and leak then burst open or compr...

Carl

Bottom of my tank is contoured to the hull except for the very base which I made flat for aproximately 10-12 inches, so when installed it is several inches off the keel and would allow water to flow underneath. The tank is also sitting on 1/2" strip to keep off hull side. The hull bottom has that wa...

Carl

My helm curved are crazed as well, frame is pretty well shot around them... so taking the frames apart to get new curved glass sections would probly have me looking for new frames as well. If its found great if not...its been on the list for many years now it can stay there a bit longer.
Thanks

Carl

Would that include the Express helm windshield? If so I'd be interested.

Carl

On my car I wrapped the headers with a high heat wrapping made for the application, I was wondering if it can or has been used for a dry crossover in place of the heat blankets? I tried the stuff on the car so I could work around them without getting burnt, works real well as can touch wrapped pipes...

Carl

That plate should be bronze, remove the rusted out sending unit, clean up the plate and should be as good as new. I blasted mine with walnut shells, chased the threads and re-assembled.

Carl

You should be pleased, and it ain't braggin'. Congrat's on a job well done!

Carl

Hot dip galvanize as mentioned may a simple and cost effective method, you'll probly have to drill weep holes in tubes though. I wonder about the Coal Tar epoxy I used to coat the fuel tank? From what I read about it the stuff is supposed to be extremely durable in the worst conditions (engine room).

Carl

I had a sailboat guy try the same fix, had me make up a 1-5/8 spacer to save him from buying a new shaft. For an extra 40 bucks I asked him if he wanted me to tap the spacer so he could mount the spacer to the tranny flange and he could align the engine, No way too expensive he ranted. Well he spent...

Carl

We put a pool ( 4' blow-up ) in the cockpit for the kids to play in when dockside. Keeps them busy for hours.

Tried running with it there too, but kids get tossed around.

Carl

Yes Uncle Sam wants a piece of everything. I found that out years ago when I started making Bunker Spoons. Uncle Sam is my best partner, he is there for every little piece of income I make, funny when I need a bit of help or take a loss he is nowhere to be found...hmmm

Carl

Small electric space heater (with a fan prefered) does an incredible job in those closed quarters. No chance of exhaust fumes quiet and cheap.

I believe many of the AC/heat units do not work when the water temp goes down below 50 degrees, someone may want to chime in here to verify that though.

Carl

I have the 31 Express and while you may have a bit more enclosed room, (I have canvas to the back of the motor box's ) it is still tight to entertain on, unless you are fishing or hanging out on the deck. I have used the boat to stay on for a week several times, Two adults and a pooch... its tight. ...

Carl

I use a lightweight rubber over the outer scupper and inside the boat I use a second scupper mounted inside the transom molding, the large pce the deck sits on. Now the well may fill up but it drains before coming into the boat. Just using one on the outside I always have water washing in from any r...

Carl

Raybo, you are 100% correct, ask a dozen people a question and get 13 different answers. That is what I find great about this site, you get all the answers, theories information and misinformation and then get to make up your own mind. State something incorrect here and someone with more knowledge w...

Carl

A few points I can add, If you do tab, it should only be to restrict movement as the tank should be supported from underneath. Powdercoat, as with anything if not done properly you may have poor adhesion and/or cracking which can lead to areas that will hold moisture resulting in a situation worse t...

Carl

That is just going to be too Pretty to be used for fishing or anything for that matter...GET that beer off there without a coaster!!!

Real NICE

Carl

We have 4 out of Great kills in Staten Island, The Dragon Lady, a diesel 31 Bahia Mar, The Cheetah a Diesel 31 Flybridge, and two Gassers, Stars and Stripes, a 31 Flybridge and mine The Boat a 31 Express. Behind the Island in Bayonne there are several in the marina I bought mine, a few Sportfish and...

Carl

If you enjoy being out on the water, its good enough for me. I enjoy the gentle ribbing we give to the Rag Merchants and Bubble-Boaters, but only to the extent I would rib a friend. I can't see the reason we powerboaters can't slow down when passing a sailboat or pass them on the downwind side, I al...

Carl

However, I would spent the extra bucks for a proven quality paint on my Bertram.

The awlgrip on my boat has gotta be over 20 years old and still looks "alright" then again it looked alright 20 years ago when the previous owner painted it.

Carl

I did the transom and a wide stripe Black Strip just under the gunnel on my last boat with Sunfire. Actually I prepped and I had a guy shoot the paint. Not bad stuff, supposed to be an Industrial Truck paint, a step up from the regular automotive. I still see the boat arounsd and the paint has held ...

Carl

Reminds me of these scientist's doing a study on frogs: They determine a Healthy Frog with 4 legs jumps 4 feet. They cut one off one leg and re-test. Determination- Frog with 3 legs jumps 3 feet. They cut off a secound leg and re-test. Determination- Frog with 2 legs jumps 2 feet. They cut off a thi...

Carl

If you didn't have a sink where would you wipe all the stuff that spills on the counter? Where would you shove the bottles and breakables when you realize the trip is gonna be a bit rougher then expected? Where would you dump the rancid bait juice? You know the stuff from the bait you left in the fr...

Carl

Your yard sounds quite reasonable. As you mentioned, have your mechanic friend and yard manager meet, maybe they can work something out.

I think your right not wanting each to do a part of the job, then blame the other if a problem should arise.

Carl

Our prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family.

Carl Johnson and Family

Carl

If you want to work on a real boat I would let you work on mine!
Very nice restoration.
Welcome

Carl

Carl

Not sure if I read correctly or not, but worth mentioning. You do not want to put a fitting in the bottom of a gas tank. A suction tube extending down to the very bottom is okay. Its some Coast Guard thing to prevent blowing up if the fitting should leak. No fitting and the fitting can't leak, 100% ...

Carl

I must have got my weight numbers incorrect on the 3208's. Thanks. Turbo, I was not thinking of removing turbos' just looking for naturals to begin with. However I would have loved to take setup Whaler 1777 had for one ride. Kind of like I would love to have a go-fast cigarrette boat for a weekend, ...

Carl

Thank you for the responces. 38 knots, I'd like to take that boat out at least once. If they only idle down to 600 rpm you would do about 9knots in gear, thats crazy. 20 knot cruise with a burn of 15 or better is all I am after, don't want to think about turbos. It is impossible to have a turbo issu...

Carl

If whaler1777 can take out 6V53T's from a 31, I can put 6V53's in, correct. Didn't think they fit so never looked, thought the 4v53 was the only old Detroits that fit. So why shouldn't I put them in. Not an easy install, very heavy and they leak, smoke and are noisy anything else that can be thought...

Carl

Sounds like I may have ruled the DD out too soon. Thanks.

Carl

I was leaning towards 4-53's untill I spoke with one of the mechanics I deal with. He agreed with the advice given here that the engines are too heavy, too big and sling too much oil. He also thought they would under power boat and the noise and vibration could may be a bit too much. He also agreed ...

Carl

Harry,
31 Express here as well. Ford that right.

My manuel shows other marinized versions of Chrysler Motors, M383 and M400 as well as the M440. Two versions of the M383 have 260hp and 280hp. The M300 shows 280hp. And we all know the M440's at 330hp.

Carl

Carl

Charlie, I Wonder if it was the cutless squealing and not the prop. One of my customers had a set of props made for his girlfriends yacht several years back, 5 blade wheels with a whistle edge. It was supposed to give a little extra push, don't know if it worked or whistled, I do know it was expensi...

Carl

Windshield looks in good condition, I may buy it just for that alone.

As far as IO, I think he means one engine is in the boat and the other is out of the boat, laying around the yard someplace.

Didn't Chrysler make a 351 Cleveland?

Carl

Handsome Dog. They can be a true test of patients. If Puppies and babies were not so cute there would not be so many of them around. Mine had an affinity for walls when she was jus a pup. She would get out of her cage and naugh on a walls during the day. We sprayed the walls with some bitter treatme...

Carl

If I had the cash I would go turnkey. If the xtra 30 strapped me I would consider buying a boat that needed a bit of TLC but had sound glass and steel. I would use boat and tackle a project at a time. Your "short list" of projects will eat that 30k up fast. Another thing, I think you will be losing ...

Carl

I haven't tried but can vouch for a sea-anchor tossed off the bow or stern. On a breezy day it makes a difference.

If off the bow ya just gotta remember it's out there before yo go to move.

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