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Hi guys... Thought you might like to read some.... http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/offshore-fishing-world-wide/el-salvador-xii-anual-intl-marlin-tourney-amazing-14713.html Bertram 31 is one amazing boat... its a fish catching machine.... In a total of 5 days we saw 18-20 marlin had 13 strikes an...

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Sorry to hear about your gear Brian. Hope you get it fixed. I had a 502 bust this year also but is now back and running...warped clutch plates.... How do these props look?? How about price?? I remember we paid something like $$3,800 for 3 props?? How about the brand on ebay?? We have Hy-Torque prope...

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Thanks for your help Patrick and Brian!! I am currently in El Salvador. The info from Guatemala would be great. I am 3.5 hours drive from Guatemala so if necessary I can go there to get them fixed. When I was there I met a guy named Ziggy who is in charge of the maintenance of the boats there...ive ...

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Thanks for the immediate help. I will strart checking for shaft misalignment and will probably bite the bullet and get some new props and fix these in a trip to the US. We were 20 miles from port and had to come back so we ran the boat with the vibration back. Could this bend the shaft??? Is straigh...

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Man ...ever been thru a streak of bad luck??? This sucks... ...yesterday comming back from a 3 day charter our captain was getting the boat up on plane and he was looking at the gauges ...when he looked forward it was too late!!! Maybe it was a tree log of about 7 inches in diameter ..came up in the...

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Thanks Sim. Yes the boat is inside the water all the time. Yes I have Aquamet 22 so that should be no problem. =) I am more worried about the props as I dont want to unbalance them... would the 120 grit wet sandpaper be ok on the props??

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What is the correct procedure for cleaning the running gear underwater??? My mates want to use wet sandpaper but I told them I am afraid they will oversand props and shafts. Was thinking of a 3M green scrubber used to clean dishes???

Thanks for the help...

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I had problems with the 500's on my 6btas....premature clogging, starvation, etc.... upgraded to two multi stage filtration as per TOny Athens recomendations.....

0 Problems and boat seems to run with les smoke...

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After reading a recent post I got kind of worried.... I never really thought of a failure... but in the case it happens is there a bailout plan?? I can imagine water would get in the boat really fast... I am sure you have thought about it... anything to stop the leaking??

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Being a new boat owner is a learning process... Got our boat here in December and got to pull it out of the water yesterday for antifouling.... To my horror all zincs were gone and the props look like S%$#@..... The edges of the props look eaten away and inside the props there are "pits " that go in...

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Would like to share some pics of the seating on our boat "White Marlin" for more ideas... We have a bench seat that is part of the tower.... I have never seen that design but I simply love it!!! It alows 2 or three to seat there plus the captain at the helm seat..... It makes the bridge seem roomy a...

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I just had that same exact problem. The line broke where its welded .... It happened just after I crossed our inlet!!! I wasnt a very happy custumer...

I am having trouble getting the right part numbers....

You should also check if you dont havy any vibration issues causing premature wear...

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OK. After some searching I have been able to locate the 5200. How long do I have to wait before a relaunch??? Says on there 7 days full curing time but that seems way too long... can I relaunch before???

Thanks,

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Thanks. CUmmins 2506bta

Serian Numbers:

44318961
44566924

Thanks for your help!!!

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Thanks Brian. I am not sure. The oil pressure pickup is to the right of that pickup and I have a mechanical connection at that point also. That is the only pickup I could not identify. I know temp pickup is by the water tank. Oil is to the right of the one pictures. And the mystery pickup is the one...

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Hi. I am getting ready to change all my instruments. I am not sure on the tachs if I have alternator type or optical. I was looking around the engine and think I have the optical.... I took picture of where I think the pickup is just need a positive confirmation... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/...

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=) jijiji LOL Living in paradise can ba a pain in the a$$ sometimes. This is what they say.. Hazardous Items: Hazardous or toxic items such as paint, flares, fire extinguishers, batteries, epoxies, compressed gas and some cleaners cannot be shipped to International destinations. If you have any ques...

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THanks. Unfortunately these items are considered dangerous goods and cannot be shiped internationally. I will continue looking here. Any tips are welcome..

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HI There. I have been in touch with 3M in El Salvador and they say they dont bring the 4200 or the 5200 to the country. They do offer 3m 8664 marine silicone. That wouldnt cut it right?? What other brands or substitutes can be recomended. If someone can explain the properties of 4200 and 5200 I can ...

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Thanks BRuce!!! Thats was a great explanation. Seems prety straight forward. I have a doubt what the 42000 is?? I am assuming its an epoxy?? Is there any other brand or substitute so that I can start looking for this in EL Salvador???

THanks for all the help!!!

Thats why this is the best site...

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OK. Sounds like I need to get the boat out of the water and do the job ASAP. I dont know of any professional here that can do it. I could probably do it. Is it an easy job?? Is there a forum discussion were it explains the steps to do this?? If I take out shaft log I need to take the entire shaft ou...

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Thanks for the answers. THese are the shaft logs. I will try and do the fiberglass project at some time... for now I will just fix this problem since I need to get the boat done quickly... This is a picture of the shaft logs... what is the correct way of fixing this??? http://img.photobucket.com/alb...

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Hi there. Two different issus. 1- Shaft Logs Turns out I got a call from our captain saying that the bolts from the shaft logs are squirting water out while the boat is running. He says they wont leak once the boat is sitting. I am worried about it. Is this common?? What is the fix?? 2- Bottom Paint...

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Has anybody used the RacorDiesel fuel additive. Its the only kind I have found...

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Havent used downriggers but the ticket fot tuna at least in El Salvador, Central America is spreader bars and cedar plugs. The natural cedar plugs are the best. Jeezz Need some blood on my deck...

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Hi Bruce. I installed a 2 stage filtering system as per Tony Athens (boatdiesel forum) recomendation. I have a "bulk separator" as my first filter which is a 30 micron filter that is also a water separator. It has alot of crud holding capacity. It is a filter that is used in the fuel dispensing indu...

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I was all day at the boat. Changed fuel lines from tank and installed 2 new filters instead of the Racor 500. 2506bta engines. Took out the boat for a test. Port engine not getting full RPMs....seems like a fuel restriction problem. I go down on the gas and the engines goes off. It got air in the fu...

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Hi Guys. I have a question. =) I am removing my racor 500 and am adding two new filters instead. I am adding a FF5013 as a "bulk separator" (30 micron) and am adding an FS1000 (10 micron) as a second filter before my engine filter. I will be changing all fuel lines too. I have been having fuel probl...

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Ive been looking at the pictures of some of the Boats at B31... I really like the front windows that have beeen glassed... My boat has window covers but I would like to glass it off.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/40mahimahi/IMG_7589.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/40mahimahi/I...

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Hi. I am looking for an alternative to the Cummins spray paint that is used on engines. I ran out of paint and am in El Salvador. I cant find the paint locally and wanted to see if there is an alterniative in Sherwin Williams or other?? What are the characteristics I need to look for.(High Temp, etc...

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Thanks for the responses. I have learned my lesson. This is the first time I own diesel engines... I have learned alot in the last 3 months I just hope I dont cause any damage in the process. :lol: I have now read the engine maintenance manual about 5 times I and I think I understand the engines wel...

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HI. I recently posted about port engine being slow to respond.... Welll.... it had nothing to do with the engine. Yesterday I went to check different things suggested.... I had decided to change the transmission oil on the same engine transmission because had been rebuilt about 50 hours before. Turn...

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Thanks Vic. Wow!! I just read your numbers on another post. 24.5 knots at 2400 RPM's. Nice. I can only do 20-21 knots at 2400 RPM's. Do you have a full tower?? Whats max RPM's on your boat?? Thanks for all your valuable info. JC PD. I see you raising a sail on your avitar. Nice. Maybee one day you w...

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Thanks for the tips. Keep them comming please. THe more info the better decision I can make. I was suggested by a mechanic that the mechanical fuel pump (lift pump) could need a replacement and not providing adequate fuel pressure. Might be. Would like to hear some opinions on where to start. I was ...

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I need some help/pointers as to where to start looking. HELP PLEASE!! ENGINE INFO Engines - Cummins 6BTA5.9-M(250) Engine #'s 44318961 44566924 ESN 44318961 PROBLEM BACKGROUND Had Fuel problems. Filters got clogged. Since then have cleaned out the fuel tank and istalled new filters. About half a gal...

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Only B31 in the El Salvador Marlin Tournament.....

Hit a log!!!

Cleaning Running Gear

Dripless Packing Gland...what if it fails???

Learning the hard way!!! =(

Finally got the 5200

Need a positive ID...

Bottom Paint and Shaft Logs

Multi Stage Filtering

HELP PLease!!

Changing Fuel Lines

Glassing front Windows...

Engine Paint- Corrossion Protection

502 Twin Disc... was it damaged?

Nice Numbers VIC

Port Engine lost some of its power...