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Well, since this site is all about helping each other, this will detail how I'm repairing my deck hatches that were cored with end grain balsa. The problem: my aftermarket Glass Tech fibergalss deck was installed in the early 90's shortly before I became the Steward of AJ. There are 6 hatches, all h...

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The wiring harnesses are neglected as "sealed" and zero maintaince, but they are not. Once salt water gets inside the plugs, it eats up the copper -both the pins in the plugs and the wire itself - in short order. I've had many problems with my Cummins harnesses, just simple stuff like the plugs gett...

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I looked at the Prof's rules....he's been to too many UVIs.

Yeah, you did lead with your chin on that one Timmy, but you are famous for that. Remember the Fatal Shot on Miss Vickie's porch?

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Yo couzin, Timmy?

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Striking resemblance to Fidel...maybe that's why he was such a hit in Panama? Or is he running to replace Billy as El Presidente?

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The engines are worth that if good....Tony Athens says the chrome valve covers give you at least an extra knot.

Yo fren'

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They will flip over the right way on the first or second rev every time, don't worry about installing them "in the correct direction". Use Pam or Dawn as a lube unless you are using the Tony Athens aftermarket ones, they can take oil, so use CX on them. And put some Tef Gel on the shaft. A little ca...

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Shoot Doug, the SC is a blur.....you need to drop about an inch and a half to 2" pitch to get to 2650 is my guess......AJ is linear, rpm to kts from about 1800 up......look for 24 kts at 2400 and about 27 at 2650 and you are there......2400 all day long. 21x22 three blade nibrals, no cup, 1.53 gears...

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Cummins for example, does not have the dipstick tube going to the bottom. Best bet is to get an adapter that replaces the oil pan plug and attach a hyd hose to it, wire tie it to the top of the engine, and use a big flexible impeller pump to suck the oil out. I can suck 16 qts of oil out of the Cumm...

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Saw in the Mobile paper a B31 SF with diesels and "extensive work done" for $57,500. No other info. 251.433.3968 or 251.490.7002.

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Fred - got mine, thanks!

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Doug, next let's test the WOT out of gear....you should get about 2900, & that's a good test of your throttle linkage. If no black smoke at WOT and only getting 2250 - the SC is a heavy boat with that tower, maybe borrow some 20x20's and see what that does....you gotta hit 2600 + or something is not...

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Doug, glad you are back in. We did have a big time in Panama for sure. First, what kind of speed are you getting at 2250? Should be about 22 kts, if more maybe the tachs are off, easy to check with a photo tach. For sure check to make sure you are getting full throttle travel. I have the same props,...

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Well, most of us are licking our wounds, like lost luggage on the way back, late planes, etc. Just back from the airport getting luggge that never made it last nite. Lot more marlin than last year, fewer sails. 17 marlin, including blue, black and stripe. 197 sails. Lotta Mahi & roosters, big rooste...

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John, and the rest of you Faithful, thanks for the good wishes. A nifty way to spend some days of our limited lives with good friends. I will probably put together another TSL trip next June, doubt Port Eads will be ready. Ya'll save your milk money, pick up some tin cans on the side of the road, an...

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You were never an early riser, but by the time you and Patrick get to the hotel in PC tomorrow nite the whiskey deck may be history. Look for us in the vip lounge on our floor, the El Presidente bar, or the casino. Oh yeah, there is a tropical wave south of the Yucatan that looks nasty, fasten your ...

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I was leaving some TSL numbers for the Bride and noticed their Panama City rep, Elanor Armstrong's cell phone # had an extra digit, figured it was a typo.....no, cell phones in Panama have an extra digit, like xxx-xxxx-xxxx. Anyway, if any of you UVIers noticed it, I checked with Bonnie and its corr...

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Randall, I did give you a strong second in the surfing division last year, but not sure we will have it again. Like most things associated with this esteemed international event, it all depends.... As Hyena Boy aptly points out, the Rules Committee strives to maintain the integrity of the tournament...

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I'm fortunate enough to have some of his work, but everytime I see one, its duhhhhhhhh.....how he do that?

One of your best my fren'.

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Fly to PTY day after tomorrow, back on Sunday the first.

The Surgeon General has the umbrellas for the red drinks.

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Timmy, you and me need to meet for another Fatal Shot contest....I still have a bottle in the freezer at the camp. Sorry you will miss TSL, no one to loan clothes to.

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Mike, you didn't miss much....the awards ceremony at the UVI is pretty short.

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Time will tell if they are worth fooling with. When I got my little Vulva 4 banger diesels for the B25 in 1984 I was also impressed they had virtually no hoses, all metal pipes. Those pipes drove me crazy, cracking, the O rings failed all the time, hoses are a helluva lot better, absorb the vibratio...

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Those 8# blackfins are marlin candy. Like they do at TSL, but they use bigger ones down there, and on purpose vs. an accident. You gotta fish where they live, and must be present to win.....

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You obviously meant "second place dolphin". When it's called the UEI he can win. Nice article tho Mike. Also floating around on the net today is a youtube video of our own Kipp Creed with his outboard powered B31 Targeted Species fishing off Port Eads last weekend by a drill ship with one of his cre...

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Jack - Andre's suggestion is a good first place to start. If you have ever blown up a Sherwood pump impeller the little pieces will lodge downstream in the coolers. As I remember, the 4BTA (you have the 250 hp?) uses a raw water cooled aftercooler that is the first thing downstream from the raw wate...

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Meow, meow.....see ya Friday in the Republico de Panama Prof....we get there about the same time as ya'll, about 1 pm - need to have a big lunch, someone said Jimmy's is right by the hotel in PC and good? Harry, good pix of the cat food tourney, eat 'em quick. I used to keep a 40' boat in the Broadw...

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Phil, she looks great, good job. The thing about the B31s is no matter how many of them you see, they all knock your eyes out. The lines and proportions are just classic, from any angle.

How about it Thudd, ready to throw in the towel?

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Thudd, you are a lucky man. Us ole married guys have to manage our rich wives money. Too bad you can't afford Panama this year. JP, I never follow dogs or Timmy with those on. The B31s at TSL all have bottle openers on the stb. side of the forward bulkhead right next to the paper towel holder with t...

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No self respecting lawyer would be that stupid...well, guess I know some. Back 35 years ago when I did divorce cases this would have been a damn good way to handle the hated wife....."honey, swin that way, I'll go for help on the jet ski".... Prof, where did you get the Panama hat? I gotta have one....

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Send the money first, the lawyers will follow, then we will find the guns. Like the time the Bride lost her tourist card in Mexico and they would not let her on the plane to come home.....Asked the AA agent what we had to do to fix it...."Sir, there are 3 kinds of problems in Mexico, a $5 problem, a...

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Damn Andre' glad God's dead tree didn't hit you. The pine trees that are dead were killed by Hurricane Katrina, an Act of God, twisted them and some sort of bugs got in them after they were weakened. Guess I need to call my Bookie about this. I thinks I got in-show-ance for this. The Minister de Pol...

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Oh yeah, forgot this one, bring a little flashlight, the LED ones would be the best since it gets dark there at about 6:15 pm every day, the equator or something makes it do that they say. Dinner is at 7 or so, and its dark when you have to get back to your room, even tho they have good ground light...

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Leave the long pants and shoes at home, bring just shorts & sandals. They wash your stuff on Tuesday and Thursday, Andre' tells me they will wash your stuff every day, but he was on another tip deal than us.. Bring a light rain suit top and some flip flops for the pool deck, its slippery Mexican til...

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Cabin headroom is marginal for a 6-2 guy. Stock windows leak. Best bet is to fiberglass in the front windows, put tinted solid glass in the side windows, and a/c the boat with a genset. As for the ride, with diesels probably the best of any boat in its size class, ever. In a head sea, just slow down...

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If you don't want to buy a pressure tester I have one I'll loan you. Gimme a Brown Truck address.

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Yeah, he is now an official Howdy Boater. He & Laura came over to the camp yesterday afternoon so Andre' could mow the weeds at this Howdy Boathouse. Big ass cluster of storms came racing out of Mississippi about 6 pm, 50 kt winds, Panama-like rain, cooled the 110 degree heat index off a little, man...

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Aviation Permartex, one of da Judge's potions. Get it at NAPA.

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Whew, glad ya'll made it. I also have the Morse docking lights in the bows of AJ and the originals had crumbled due to di-electric corrosion between the aluminum frames and stainless fasteners. I thought about just removing them and glassing over the holes, but I run the lower Mississippi River and ...

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Amazing job. Question - how does one get on the f.b.?

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No cure has yet been found for stupid.

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Looks like good riddance. A bad looking Howdy Boat. Kill all of them and their sperm.

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Vince, ditto what the Capt. & Rickey said, no opening in the engine box, use Soundown and get the air from somewhere else - you can pull a lot of air out of the cockpit side panels as Patrick points out. I have the 6BTA 250s and have two clamshell vents on each side thru the hull and they work fine ...

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Mike, sure we have discussed it for years, what brands, where to put it, etc. The where to put is pretty simple on a B31 - either outboaard of the port or stb. engine on a shelf. I have a 6.5 KW Phasor outboard of the port Cummins 6BTA, have seen them outboard of the stb engine as well. Lots of the ...

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Hi Pockets that was a heck o lot of fun deal. Like Capt. Brent scolded you, "Jordan, you just had to hook that g.d. alligator didn't you?" The cajun food place here is Bellue's, their website is www.belluescajuncuisine.com. They ship. I left a bunch of it in the freezer on the houseboat for Andy & G...

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Guess we need to remind the Surgeon General to bring the umbrellas.

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Thanks guys, this sandbox is the best. Terry, I need about 50'.

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Just goes to prove the Faithful are smarter than the rest. Congrats, good job staying at home with a winner in the bag in horrible conditions. Hope the Surgeon General ain't hurt too bad. Likewise, a lotta laughs with you guys on Garry's former houseboat, having to stuff towels under the doors of th...

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Mikey - good to hear you are almost there. You deserve a good result.

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Thanks Pete. I found a roll of adhesive backed thin foam insulating material with a mylar face here in the shop that's about 2" wide that was probably intended for pipe insulation. I'll give it a try next week. Only a couple of the hatches rattle and only at dead idle when the 6BTAs are "loping" a l...

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