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Makes me think of the definition of a "Wanchese Luau"...

A 6 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon & a road kill possum.

Wanchese is the little town on the south end of Roan Oak Island & original home of the Buddy Davis Boat Works. Jim Bailey is a co-owner of that historic piece of real estate now...

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John, Thanks for ramrodding the first Keys Rendezvous, even though it was a sparce turnout! There's gotta' be 30 to 40 classic Bertrams within 100 miles of the Keys. Maybe we can figure a way to motivate at least a dozen of them next year. Glad that the few that did make it had a good time. Br, Patr...

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Dug,

These are the last numbers I had for John; should still be good...

Worton Creek Marina, 23145 Buck Neck Road, Chestertown, Md. 21620. Phone: (410) 778-3282, ext. 12
fax: (410) 778-3395

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JP,

Pretty work! Know you're ready to start thinking boating & fishing rather than sanding, fairing, and wireing... Bring her to Montauk.

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Plug up your scuppers, Buddy, and get the engines cranked and warmed up before you load the crew. Check your bilge pumps. If your gas tank isn't full already, don't put any more in. You'll be pushing the limits... Two trips could be a wise decission. It ain't like you're running to the caynons. Br, ...

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Mikey,

Alfagomma is a good name for the type of hoses that they produce, but I wasn't aware that they made marine wet exhaust hose... Much of their product line is for hydraulics. Is the hose labeled "Wet Exhaust" or similar?

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Bob,

As mentioned before, if I were you, I'd put a dollar amount to the item, sell it to the first one to pay your price, and THEN, & only if you want to, decide an amount that YOU want to donate... You're too generous & have been taken advantage of too often.

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Russ,

Looks like ya' done good, Son. Thanks for givin' the Devil His Due... You're still the best worker I ever had.

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Jon,

Mix a quart of household amonia with a 1/2 cup of Wisk or detergent. Don't dilute with water. Sponge it on & keep the surface wet with the mix for about 5 minutes & rinse well.

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CaptPatrick

Basic installation of the copper bonding strip: This is some of the 35 year old copper strip that was removed. While there were some relatively OK sections, there were more areas that were corroded beyond the point of acceptable & more than several open gaps along the run. http://bertram31.com/proj/...

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John, Do it now..... Even though you're going to store out of the water, when you are in the water you'll be protected. Would you like to sit a week at Port Eads without full protection?? JC, I started Patrick Hancock's re-bonding today. I'll post some images of the copper strip install tomorrow. At...

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Mark,

Probably a good flushing and probing with a pencil magnet will be suficient... You can always elect to tear it down and rebuild at a later date if needed.

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Craig,

I've never tried mechanically polishing anodized aluminum, but you don't want to use any heavy abrasive or you'll cut through the anodization. Try 3M Finesse-it II

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Craig,

Wink will not damage your paint, or other items, as long as it is not left to sit unrinsed... It will also be far less work than messing around with polishing gear...

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JC,

I wouldn't bother cutting it, 2" width is going to be better than 1"...

It'd be better to install the strip directly to & along the stringers. Sooner or later that wood is going to need replacing and you'd be re-doing your bonding from scratch.

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Craig, Try wiping it down with Wink, (available at the grocery store in the household cleaning section, brown plastic bottle), followed immediately with a good fresh water rinse. The milky film is most likely a salt film... You may need to keep the rail wet with Wink for a couple of minutes before r...

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Merlin,

The 3/4" marine ply in the stringers were just used as forms for the glass layup & don't significantly add to the strength of the boat. There's no need to be overly concerned about securing anything to the stringers w/o bedding.

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Russ, If you have the braided on hand, it will probably do the job... I can't say whether it's as good, better or worse since I haven't used it myself. JC, The 1" x 0.020" solid copper strip in a continuous length over 24" is getting kind of hard to locate. I recently purchased a 100' length from Me...

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Randy,

Upper right hand corner of any message that you authored:

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Pal,

Welcome aboard!

For the mid Atlantic area, a 10K would be the minimum, better at 12K. Down south & through out the Gulf, 12K is minimum, with 16K being preferred.

Best regards,

Patrick

CaptPatrick

JC, Galvanic corrosion can, in the best case scenario, be an aggravation. In the worst case scenario, it can, and has, sunk boats. Galvanic corrosion may have been the underlaying cause of your shaft breaking... Most of your questions are answered under the Building Tips section under "Zincs, Bondin...

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Scot, Sucessfully painting aluminum is, like any material to be painted, plated, or coated, dependant on proper prep techniques. Aluminum oxidizes almost instantly when air contacts the freshly abrated surface so the first step, after sanding or blasting, is to thouroughly acid wash the item. The mo...

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John, Sorry for the slow come back... Been burning the candle at both ends lately, pretty much from sunrise til after dark. I'd love to take off & do some biking, but it's real low on the priority list at the moment. The Hogs and Hills event is really cranking up. Must of been over a couple of thous...

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Brewster,

3900 is a good RPM for a lightly loaded B31 w/6LP... Since you're almost there with a fully loaded boat, you're fine.

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Tommy, Do not, under any circumstance, bed the deck to the joists........ The caulking between the sections should not be an adhesive, just a caulk to keep water out. Remember that you'll want to remove the deck again some day & stuff like 4200, 5200, or even silicon is going to make that job a real...

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Doug,

He cheats... Sprays 'em on a sheet of glass & holds the glass in fromt of the shot.

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Yeah, Randy, hard to pull the wool over your sharp eyes. But it made ya' look twice... GG Actually, Hercules really does exist & reside in MA & weighs in at 284#, bumping the previous record holder, ( Kell ), out. The image though is bogus , but that's still one big dog... Go search him out Timmy & ...

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Mike, That would be "Hawgs N Hills" April 27 - 29... Doubtful that I'll have my scooter properly registered, inspected, and serviced by then. Last time I rode was with Bruce back in July of last year & been too busy with other things to get around to doing much with the Harley since then. Besides, w...

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Timmy & JP, Maybe ya'll could get Hercules to come play with your dogs. And, he's somewhere in the Boston area... http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/itzdaboogeyman/Bigdog.jpg "Now this is a big dog!!!! Hercules was recently awarded the honourable distinction of Worlds Biggest Dog by Guinness Wo...

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Bob. SikaFlex comes both in a "sausage" and a standard caulk tube... Sounds like you got the sausage that requires a special caulk gun. Like Rawleigh said, you could transfer the contents to an empty tube, but it can be a messy pain in the butt. It's probably too late for your bulkheads, but I make ...

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Spain recently showed some real Moxie when dealing with & arresting a hostage taker...

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Scot,

Your sample is most likely Flexiteek... Plasteak is pretty much crap, looks more like linoleum flooring.

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Ed,

Last discussion was On This Thread...

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John,

See http://bertram31.com/proj/deck/
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Timmy,

Sirina

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Though I'm thinking I'd need the 900's/1000's for the 3126/420hp Cats??

John,

I doubt that you'd be sucking over 60 gph, so the 500s would work, but you'd certainly be OK with 900s. The 1000s would be way over kill at 180 gph rating...

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John,

Racor 500MA, one per engine. Racor 120AS for gen set, one only.

Filter Element: 2010PMOR - 30 Micron for the 500
Filter Replacement: R12S - 2 micron for the 120AS

One of the best places to buy from: marinefilters.com

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CaptPatrick

My welder really wants to do one so that he could put it on his resume. I can understand his eagerness and desires to add another notch to his TIG handle, but that's his selfish needs... Once you have the real deal units, let him spend a day studying, making notes, & photographing them. Then he can...

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Vince, My recomendation would be to get, least the for the port side, the cross over from Tony Athens. No offense intended to your local welder/fabricator, but if he hasn't built these units before, why should you be the guinea pig? This is a critical element and improper design and/or execution cou...

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Bruce,

One caveate here... That's with the Cabrera engine boxes... I don't think that one would work with the shorter stock engine boxes.

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Harv,

I knew I was gonna' stir your dodo... You've got just enough other teak to start becoming a "package".

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Peter, Scratch around on Amazom.com & check for what you need... I buy through them quite often & have found their prices pretty good, often far below MSR. If you have a FoodSaver brand, here's two starting points: FoodSaver Continuous Roll Bag Material, 11 Inch by 18 Feet (2 Rolls) $10.99 FoodSaver...

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What are the signifigant pros and cons of teak vs fiberglass? Teak vs Fiberglass: Teak Looks pretty (Fiberglass looks better**) Teak's more expensive than fiberglass Teak's higher maintenance than fiberglass Teak has a shorter life span than fiberglass **If you have a lot of teak onboard, (cockpit ...

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Joe,

Maybe Beau is an Alien. Timmy put a wig over the tin foil...

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John,

Regino Cabrera is going to be the better according to your critera...

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Mike, Try Butler Marine... The make swim platforms, pulpits, and other items specifically designed for B31s and so have gelcoats to match. Not sure how receptive they will be, but worth a try. I know they've sold gelcoat to folks that have bought one of their other items. http://butlermarine.com/ Br...

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Mitch,

You can apply the Rejex over just about anything, but nothing over the Rejex... I'd suggest to do your whole Polyglo project and then apply the rejex over it.

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Doug, It's called "White Marine Vinyl Pyramid Matting" and Byfield stocks it. The down side is that it's only sold by a full yard. It's 36" wide which would yield about 70 pcs at 6 1/8" x 2 1/2". And you only need 2 pcs.... Byfield's price is $46 per yd list & wholesale is probably about 30 per yd i...

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JP,

Installing Yanmar 4LHA 240's... They will draw less than 454 big blocks that came out, so oversizing necessary. I can tap off of the existing center plug for a gen pickup & have 2 ports in the factory fill plate to send the returns to.

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Vince,

Just be carefull about it... Even better yet, get a professional to clean & filter your fuel. DON'T be tempted to use a shop vac! Or any other pump that's not ignition protected...

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