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Joef

i friend sent me an email about one that he found in alabama ...total project boat. No engines, no wires, cabin a wreck - windows broken. I really don't want a flybridge boat - but have always thought it would be the project of a lifetime to take one of the 35s or 38s and make an "express/special" o...

Joef

Do the 35 hulls have the same near-flawless sea handling / keeping that the 31s have? I've ridden a bunch of 31s but never a 35.

Joef

men: \last year i intstalled a seacock for my raw water washdown system...3/4inch deal...but i used the grocco system where the flange is seperate from the valve. \the flange comes in all the sizes...i installed it with 5200 and 3 bronze bolts...the flange then has a male threaded section on the top...

Joef

once you strip out the carpet, has anyone faired it out and painted it...does the foam padded vinyl / carpet make a big difference is noise reduction

Joef

its tempting to get into these projects and decide to tear the whole thing down to bare fiberglass. But i've found that my last two boat, where i undertook big projects (relative stuff here, i never tore one down to bare glass), i sometimes did things that i wound up re-doing cause i didn't like it....

Joef

hey - as noted in a previous thread, i'm battling a minor, but very persistent and difficult to find vibration somewhere in my STBD drive train. Was reading the building tip in the engine install on Buddy Boy - and noted the Capt Pat uses a 2MM PVC insulator between the aluminum stringer cap and the...

Joef

pretty certain it was not a capitation issue...i'm familiar with that sound (running over a bear...exactly!) When i replaced the shafts, couplers, and props, i had the new couplers machined/faced to ensure a flat surface that was 100% perpendicular to the shaft...then carefully installed it so i did...

Joef

Men: My boat has developed an odd vibration - and i suspect motor mounts. the boat has 3208Ts - boat and motors are 1991 vintage. Really noticed the issue last trip out, running in a beam sea. Waves were coming from STBD. As each wave approached, the boat would list to port as the wave approached th...

Joef

Anyone install these on their boat/truck? I have 4 12V 55watt floodlights mounted on my tower AND a single 120VAC 500watt floodlight as well. I use the 500watt AC flood when night canyon fishing. Problem is the darn things keep burning out, corroding, the bulbs get super-hot and i started looking fo...

Joef

whats the word on the compounds sold by the paint companies to mix into the paint? I think awlgrip makes a "mild" and 'heavy" non-skid powder that you allegedly mix into the paint...and allegedly the paint gets absorbed into these small particles and makes a really tough non-skid...don't really know...

Joef

JR - hard to estimate the true cost of that box because i used a lot of stuff that was sitting around my garage. The foam panels were cheap...20 bucks at home depot. The fiberglass might be another 20-30 bucks - I had the west system epoxy - but that stuff is 100 bucks a gallon (again though, probab...

Joef

...and it worked GREAT. I made the box out of a wooden frame of 3/4 poplar. I used that light (less than 1/4") luan plywood on the outside and 1.5inch pink foam panels epoxied to the inside. I then used light glass on the outside and heavy roving / matt on the inside, especially the bottom (to absor...

Joef

I have the same engines. there is one drain plug on the back of each side of the block. There is also 2 plugs on the bottom of each exhuast manifold...one in the front and one in the back. There is a plug on the bottom of the heat exchanger and one on the oil cooler. The plugs are steel - so just us...

Joef

off the orginal topic, but since Bob brought it up...i too need a better plan for pulling anchor in deep water. We anchor along the 100 fathom line this time of year to chunk YFT, swords, etc. (with only 31feet of boat, drifting in the canyons with 3,4-5ft waves sucks). Pulling that anchor in the AM...

Joef

Andy: About the elbows (which si the root cuase of your issue)...this is pretty dangerous stuff (in terms of potential damage to your engine) Harry is correct that water can enter your cylinders from this issue. ...and as you pointed out, there is no way to tell that this corrosion is happening from...

Joef

not sure what type of morse controls you have...but if they are the chromed version with the small name plate that is held in place with 2 screw (name plate says "MORSE CONTROL" on it), then they are like mine. I had same prblem. You can remove that name plate by removing the 2 screws holding in pla...

Joef

Hey - awesome job. Where did you get those mufflers. I have a a 31 Northcoast with 3208T (320HP) Cats. There are just straight fiberglass tubes going from engine to transom outboard of 2 large indeck fishboxes. There is quite a rumble from the engines without mufflers, but i really dont have room fo...

Joef

hey - i have the old red morse cable, but i've heard the guys at my marina (they build towers for a living) say that glendenning makes a great product that is especially good for tight bends and mulitple stations.

Joef

3yrs ago, i replaced pitted shafts and "while i was at it" i replaced the hose on the stuffing box. When i reinstalled everything the hose and stuffing box would not sealup right. I would tighten it to limit the dripping, and it would get hot (hot enough to steam), so i'd loosen it and it would cool...

Joef

i would like Tachs, Boost, EGT - DCP, in my mind, would be a secondary item to check...although i see your logic. DCP is an "X" (input) factor. If all of your Xs are OK, then you don't even need to see your "Y" (output..ie, smoke, temps, etc). You need to be careful though...your an engineer - many ...

Joef

Mike: i think your idea is ahomerun...and would never discount the value of "made in america". While consumers have no special care if their cell phones, dishware or even cars come from, for many industrial equipment guys the tag still means something. And i can tell you as an employee at General El...

Joef

Men: As i've admitted before, my boat is not a B31...its a 31 Northcoast. Its a C. Jannace express designed boat. Like most express fisherman, there is a flat brdigedeck over the engine space. UNDER that deck is a pair of cat 3208T engines, 2 60 gallon saddle tanks, 2 4D batteries and about 3 gallon...

Joef

so - harry - without a picture of the "normal" turbo orientation, its hard to imagine, but in a normal install, the exhaust pipe will normally go behind the air filter...but in this setup, the air filter will be directly below the exhuast pipe...theoretically, you could install the engine furthur af...

Joef

Are the benchmarks still made by anyone?...i remember seeing these at a boat show in Connecticut one time - very cool looking, and i'd imagine pretty good riding

Joef

Buju - Being from Philadelphia, i grew up with Penn reels. Spinners, senators, internaionals, KGs / LDs...and...my all time favorite - squidders. Back when they were all made in philly, you could walk into the factory, drop off your reels each winter and for a few bucks they'd clean em, replace what...

Joef

Cap't pat - thanks for the heads up...looks like your gonna make me admit something that i try not to advertise to all of the Bertram brethren here on this board...my boat is not a B31...its a 31 Northcoast...most similar to a 31 blackfin. The tank that is coming out is the same size. and was pretty...

Joef

Anyone recommend a tank fab. in S. Jersey. I have a quote from my marina...seems "in the ball park" with what all you guys have posted in the past, but just want to be sure before i send em a check for 3 grand. (270 gal tank)

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Joe

Joef

Good idea...i'll try attaching some strips of my old, goofy "pirate flag" to a wooden arbor - i'll figure out something.

Joef

Thanks guys. ...i assume the flag is made of nylon...was really unbelievable how good a job it did at polishing the riggers...i think i will try to find a wheel made of nylon and try it in an inconspicuous spot. This is really an oddity in boating...normally when something is worn or leaking or need...

Joef

Men: My boat has Rupp outriggers that are anodized black. Over the last 17yrs, the anodizing has faded and created a somewhat "blotchy" looking greyish hase on them. I've had them off, cleaned them up really nice, sprayed with CX, and looked great till the CX wore off...i then tried Woody Wax with a...

Joef

PointC) That was the other comment Jannace made...if you need your boat to go fast, then god has ordained that the engines must go in the back. He described a call he got from blackfin when one of their first 31 (or maybe 33 - i don't recall) Combi's "would not perform". When he got there he noted t...

Joef

Bob: I love hearing your whole story on the shaft agle mods. I have a 31 NorthCoast (Darkfin hull). I once spent an hour on the phone with Charles Jannace talking about "shaft angle"...he said most of the boats he designed were never built the way he designed them. ...Blackfin made the boats much he...

Joef

As some may recall...i killed last winter by building a "transom desk" for my office. Came out great...and i learned a thing or two about building furniture. Anyway...my wife , who was the lead skeptic in last year's project (especially when i started taping off my entire garage in preparation for s...

Joef

I'mheaded to my bat tomorrow or monday...i'll take a look...i remember having a hard time finding my number as well...i think it was stamped on one of the end caps...but not sure...will take a peak and let you know

Joe

Joef

..and post it here...i'[d bet one of us will know just by looking at it what model it is...if its the k-19, i'll know as soon as i see it

joe

Joef

the difference with bewteen the pumps is not the "power" of the pump, but rather the capacity.. the 160 pumps more fluid faster than the 80. The pump that you need is dependent on the volume of the cyclnder. Somewhere on the simrad website you will find a list of the common teleflex and hynautics cy...

Joef

Anyone see these...or tried one?

http://www.marine-fuel-cell.com/

Joef

Men - had a small issue last fall that could have been much worse... when i pulled the boat, i found that the zinc anodes on the shafts were completely gone (unusual...in past years, they were pretty bad, but always there). I found some pitting on the prop blades. The odd thing...the zincs in the en...

Joef

Men: Well - got some paint on the desk this weekend. Overall, i will give this paint job a B-...but, considering this was the first time i've even sprayed paint like this, the curve would arguably improve my score. I sprayed Interlux Perfection. I followed the directions and got a decent result. The...

Joef

Interesting you mentioned the dust. I was in the shed tonight wiping down all of th parts with the proper solvents...at first i used paper towels, then cotton t-shirts that were dark grey...the grey helped me see where there was still white dust from the primer...and i just can't seem to get it all....

Joef

thanks for the thoughts. About the writing surface...it is actually very smooth. I used the expoxy instead of the rubber seam compund fo this very reason. The rubber seam compound goes around the edges to allow for some expansion and contraction. I had to do a fair amount of touchup on lowspots and ...

Joef

Men - progress is slow...since all of this work had been getting done in my basement after work, my wife has been a little "sensitive" about running sanders and routers while the baby is sleeping...which is all the time after 8pm. I have now moved the basecamp to my shed - and have made some good pr...

Joef

Men: Took your advice on relocating the seacocks in my boat to a more easily accessible spot. While i have the one engine out, i removed the old rubber-plug type seacocks that sat almost underneath the oilpan (i'd love to meet the guy who decided to put them there in the first place) . I had to remo...

Joef

Thanks for all the notes. I've made some progress last evening and have the teak decking layed out and rough planed down to thickness...will post a few pictures tonight. ...I always wished i could spray this stuff...there seems to be dozens of types of sprayer....HVLP, airless, etc, etc...and then t...

Joef

guys - over this winter i had the port engine removed from my boat -...3208T engine (boat is a 31 North coast , not bertram...please don't hate me) there are (2) 3/4" seacocks that sit basically UNDER the front of the port engine. These sea cocks are the type with a t -handle on one side that you lo...

Joef

Just quick update...cover boards have been roughed into place - and i've found a source for the 1 7/8" wide "deck" boards. Question about paint. ...the battle with Mrs fanelli is nearly over. We've eliminated all color options except White and Fighting lady yellow (FLY) and ice blue (IB) . ...howeve...

Joef

well, since you've all been helpful, i'd like to add you all to the board of directors for this project. Invested some time (wife calls it "wasting" time) on the desk tonight. The problem with teak is that its so darn expensive that i'm actually afraid to cut it. So, i'm "strategizing" right now on ...

Joef

Buju...where the hell were you with this post back in October when i started this whole project! Didn't know i could just buy one! ...well, i got a look at that one from aftco on their website...same basic idea, but it doesn't look exactly right. I'll take some pictures of it as soon as the top is c...

Joef

thanks all... i had a chat with an old dude over at the local woodcraft shop. Like Randall, he suggested using dark wood to mimic the seams. And like John, he thought the idea of using thin teak veneers epoxied to plywood would do the trick. Plywood appaently does not have the expansion issues of so...

Joef

Guys...a somewhat off the "b31" subject here...but... ...I recently moved to a new house in the suburbs of Philadelphia. A classic colonial house, just a wiffleball shot from valleyforge park. The house had one room in the 1st floor that was for "formal living room". When my wife and I moved in, she...

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