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CaptPatrick

Jimmy,

By proportional valve, are you referring to the resorvalve?

Space is always a premium on the B31, and from a system point of view, the placement of the resorvalve is totally optional. Just look for a space that is dry, out of the way, and accessible...

CaptPatrick

DJ, "Regular" Awlgrip is a non-repairable top coat, meaning the final surface sprayed is what you get and live with; bugs, fish-eyes, sags, dead spots, etc. Coverage is 210 sq ft per gallon. A B31 hull, guard rail to waterline, is about 175 sq ft, so just under a gallon per coat. Let me suggest that...

CaptPatrick

DJ,

Are you shooting true Awlgrip or Awlcraft 2000?

CaptPatrick

Jimmy, I ran into a problem on Hancock's B31... One coil of the 3/8" hydraulic line wasn't enough to complete a 2 line Seastar run. I had to order another coil, (supplier won't just cut the necessary remainder), leaving me with a lot of excess. You're running 3 lines with the resorvalve. You will pr...

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CaptPatrick

LOL, now you know how we feel when you use obscure letter combinations as short cuts to typing... SOL = Sh!t Outta' Luck

CaptPatrick

Nav,

Most probably a proprietary screw design by the panel manufacturer. If you can identify the manufacturer, you should be able to get replacements from them. Otherwise you're possibly SOL...

CaptPatrick

OK, MM, enough with the nicey-nice aerial shots... Let's see some exploded rodent guts if you're gonna' retain your edge as the exterminator of tiny ami-mules and tweetie pie villain.

No mo' kissin' around.

CaptPatrick

There ya' go Carl... No redneck engineering challenge needed, just yankee ingenuity!

CaptPatrick

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CaptPatrick

DJ, Go back to your post of the images and click on the EDIT button. You'll see what I did to make the first image work. You were trying to use html code, but this board only functions with ubb code... Just use the image url sandwiched between the img tags. Highlight the url, click the img button. B...

CaptPatrick

As to the $500 price tag, I'm willing to bet that a similar, in function, device could be made in a machine shop and resembling an ice pick on steroids. Harry, you up for a redneck challenge? Remember the zip guns of the 60's. This could be zip pick...

CaptPatrick

I don't anything would laugh off that puppy, unless of course you neglected to trigger the CO2...

CaptPatrick

Afraid of sharks? Bears? Think a knife is too little, to late?

Here's a bad ass knife with a little something extra...

CaptPatrick

Hey Mike,

There's a small town for sale in SD..... Complete with bar!

CaptPatrick

Russ, Like an awful lot of my stuff, I rolled my own lightning protection. First, I added a lightning arrestor to the main power box feeding my place, (commercial quality steel building). That helps protect me from lightning surges that might travel down the power line. My computer cave, along with ...

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Eaten there on every Green Port Rendezvous...

CaptPatrick

I'm with you Bob!

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CaptPatrick

Bob, There is no "Black Ceramic Tape"... For total UV protection a black ceramic border would have to be applied to the glass. Like you see on automotive glass. That's big industry stuff, expensive, and would be very hard to source. Use black Sikaflex-296 and Sika's Activator and Primer according to...

CaptPatrick

Steve,

Fill the screw holes with thickened epoxy, Marinetex, or JB Weld. Allow to cure for several days...

Silicon adhesive on the trim and rubber strip...

CaptPatrick

Steve,

Take a look at these RAB units: STL360H & another model...

Write up by Modern Survival -- How to choose the best outdoor motion detector light

CaptPatrick

12vdc or 120vac?

CaptPatrick

36' Trojan looks to be right...

CaptPatrick

Nope, don't think so, but is the same manufacturer.... Interesting that it's only a month apart between the two incidents. Jethro Gibs doesn't believe in coincedences...

Here's another interesting news video that I had't seen before:

CaptPatrick

Tommy,

That'd be a hoot, but I'm starting to side with Dick Dean in philosophy about time to out grow old habits. I'm constantly reminding myself that it's time to find a new owner for my hog, or at least down size back to a Sportster.

CaptPatrick

"Deep Down", naw, I don't love it... Harley needs to start a new division, maybe call it Hardly Dangerous and sweep the V-Rod and this electric wizzer over there. Don't get me wrong, nice engineering and Harley has every right to be proud of both of those different class of bikes, they just ain't th...

CaptPatrick

Yannis, Over steering is when you apply rudder to correct the boat's course and the correction is greater than anticipated requiring you to now apply the rudder in the opposite direction to compensate. An overly large rudder can cause this constant back and forth correction resulting in a zigzag tra...

CaptPatrick

Chuck,

Good hearing from you... You still have the welded fence business going? How about Turbo Tommy. He still next door?

CaptPatrick

Yannis, Look at the rudder page about a third of the way down. Your rudders are what I call the "inverted shark fin" which was fitted to a few of the B31s, but discontinued after they were proven ineffective. In the stock configuration, the "SF" would have been way too large for the B28 and it's obv...

CaptPatrick

I've poured probably around 50 or 60 gallons of 2 part urethane foam over the last 20 years and have gotten it down to a set routine... What you need to have on hand: Nitrile or latex gloves -- one pair per pour + extras (I usually have 100 pair on hand at any time) Large paper paint pot Mixing padd...

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Paul, That Great Stuff is Crappy Stuff in disguise... It skins over quickly and then continues to expand, and expand, and expand for over 48 hours. The two part is a chemical reaction, independant of humidity or air contact. The reaction is done, finished, ended in less than 15 minutes, if mixed cor...

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mike ohlstein wrote:Oh, that's nothing.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jslJJyLZUgg

Finally! A way to fix stupid!

CaptPatrick

You should be OK then, but plan to mix and pour only 1/2 gallon per pour, (qt each part a & b), and allow 20 minutes between pours. Once the two parts are mixed with using a drill mounted mixing paddle, (20 seconds), you'll only have about 5 - 10 seconds to empty the bucket. For best structural use ...

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Scot,

Better explain the void you're filling... 2 part expanding foam can be like lighting the fuse to a bomb.

CaptPatrick

JP thanks. What's funny though is that my struts do not have those two bolts that normally keep the cutless bearing in place. Have you seen this before? And is it just because of the lack of those screws that the bearing might be kept in place by other means so that they are harder to remove? Bet d...

CaptPatrick

Thank you Terry, we're 235 shy...

Best regards,

Patrick

CaptPatrick

John,

Is that the installed, ready to paint price or the kit, in a box, you do the work price?

CaptPatrick

Shows to go that we haven't been makin' this stuff up....

CaptPatrick

Jacque,

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CaptPatrick

Jacque,

Thanks for the update and info. Question: I hear that no one is maintaining South Pass and conditions are less than safe for anything larger than a skiff. Any word on whether or not the pass will receive the necessary maintenance to make larger boat fishing viable?

CaptPatrick

Over the past few years when turning the props/shaft for cleaning, it has been difficult to turn the wheels. J, With the engines at rest, (makes very little difference whether in gear or not), the shafts should turn with a minimum of effort. When we finished Tommy Drake's B31 repower, we were docke...

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Scot,

For stringers, the cross section of glass should be a tight 3/8" - 1/2". The stringers are the backbone of the hull, don't skimp...

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Chuck,

You shouldn't need to wet sand or even heavy compound. After cleaning the wax off you might want to use 3M Finess-It, then the Meguiar's Machine glaze. Wax is old technology...

CaptPatrick

Mike, Even with that goofy little port side twist to muscle your way past, hands down the Holmesy kit is the way to go. I've done 4 of his and coached half a dozen other owners through the job. Bill Holmes Fiberglass Windshield Kit Holmesy Company 960 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458 (561)...

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Chuck,

Naptha will remove wax as will Dawn dish washing soap... Sanding only moves the wax around. Once clean, use a non-wax polymer sealant such as Meguiar's machine glaze.

CaptPatrick

Dug,

Dinaz is living in Orlando, FL near relatives now. Her email address is dbkaprielian@gmail.com

I tried reaching her by email, but got no response and figure that gmail is blocking me.

CaptPatrick

Yannis, Algae in diesel fuel can be eliminated and managed by using an algaecide such as Hammonds Biobor JF... The first treatment is called a shock treatment is is a heavy dose to break up algae clinging to the tank walls. You'll go through several filters during the initial treatment. Then adding ...

CaptPatrick

Paul, Bearings that have been installed without anti seize will eventually become corroded enough to be effectively "welded" onto the shaft. Flange bearings, (cast iron flange body), are relatively inexpensive, so destroying the bearing is in order... In the middle of the cast iron body, vertically,...

CaptPatrick

MarkS wrote:Wasn't there someone in a James Bond movie called Zero? No wait......I'm thinking of Octopussy.

You might be thinking of Zero Mostel...

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