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Marshall Mahoney

Thanks -- but mine is 1-1/2...

Marshall Mahoney

Looking for a used output coupling for a ZF220A gearbox. A new one is stupid expensive. Thanks!

Marshall Mahoney

Take a look at PPG PSX 700. I used it on my deck. Hard, high gloss, and cleans easily.
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Marshall Mahoney

Thanks guys -- I measured the thickness with a micrometer from work. It was deformed, but since I knew what the right answer was (thanks Frank) it measured right at .148". I'm going to give the local bearing house a shot...

Marshall Mahoney

Does anyone know the dimensions of the O-rings for a 6BTA after cooler? Looks approximately 5" ID x 1/8" thick...
Thanks,
--Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

Got it. Used a bigger hammer...

Marshall Mahoney

I am trying to remove after cooler the tube bundle from the housing. I want to make sure I am hammering on the correct end. Does it come out of the top or bottom?

Thanks,
--Frustrated.

Marshall Mahoney

I had the pleasure of fishing with Walter at the UVI in Port Eads -- I hate to hear the news...

Marshall Mahoney

Walter -- there is a yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico with your name on it. Randy and I will save it for you...

--Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

I just bought a new radar/GPS combo unit last week to keep from getting lost in the fog. To try it out, I set the radar on top of my truck in my driveway and played with it for about an hour. I couldn't figure out where the hell I was...

Marshall Mahoney

Gary -- I like the idea of magnets to hold the flap closed in seas. Do they open during rain/washing down the deck or only when large volume accumulates when taking water over the transom? Harry, I also like the idea of a gate to block them off -- using a rag now but difficult to access (swim platfo...

Marshall Mahoney

I thought I had seen rectangular scuppers with a rectangular float/stopper -- similar to the ping pong ball design. Has anyone seen this design? I am taking on copious amounts of water when tied up or drifting around a rig. I replaced the rubber flappers with new neoprene with little effect. The "se...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks for the replies and the advice. Now if I could just come off of my check book...

Marshall Mahoney

I would like to mount a radar on a mast that I can easily remove or lay down when I put the boat on a trailer (a few times a year). Do any of you have radars mounted on a pole? Or an arch on hinges that can fold down? Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

I asked New Orleans Channel 8 to run a similar story to the Alabama news report on the snapper kill. Not sure if they ran it because of my e-mail -- but good story anyway. Leave the rigs alone! http://www.fox8live.com/story/21347595/program-to-clean-up-offshore-oil-junk-kills-tens-of-thousands-of-fi...

Marshall Mahoney

Harry, Thanks for the post. I sent the link to one of our local news channels and asked for a follow up. It's rare to find an issue that recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen, and even PETA can agree on. Its bad enough to destroy a marine habitat, but to completly remove one is obsurd. I have...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks Bruce -- looks like a good place to send my first letter...

Marshall Mahoney

Getting hard to justify an offshore trip these days. Has to be tough for the charter guys who depend on offshore trips for a living. The snapper are thick in Lousiana. In fact it's hard to get thru them to target other species. We were catching snapper while chuuming for tuna at the lump yesterday. ...

Marshall Mahoney

Have any of you Gulf of Mexico anglers been following the proposed reduction in red snapper limits to "1 snapper for every 2 anglers?" How about the newly required fishing permit and reporting system for yellowfin tuna (and soon to be all other species) requiring reporting of fish measurements, time...

Marshall Mahoney

I had a solid platform and I agree with the sea pounding the underside -- sometimes to the point that I thought it would be ripped off. I replaced it with one made out of some scrap fiberglass grating ("Seasafe" is the manufacturer) and wrapped the edges with HDPE that I routed to fit over the edges...

Marshall Mahoney

My fishing buddy Randy and I bought two sunk Volvos and rebuilt them for my Bertram. Parts were ridiculously expensive -- orders of magnitude higher than Cummins and Cat parts. We decided we could not afford to keep them running. Sold the Volvos and bought two used Cummins 6BTA's. I suggest checking...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks guys -- engine hoses are good-n-tight. Hope it was the fuel filters. Sometimes it's the simplest things (but I'm usually not that lucky...)
--Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

I have been fighting black smoke on one of my 6BTA's for months. I cleaned the air filter, after cooler, checked timing, and serviced the injectors. It was getting increasingly worse, and I was thinking turbo or fuel pump would be next on my list to check. I also noticed the the engine was not quite...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks for the scoop. The wife's family reuninons aren't so bad as long as I don't have to hang around and get to go fishing! Bill -- always glad to get an offshore report, weather I'm going offshore or not... I haven't made it out for tuna here lately, but the snapper have been unreal. I'm bummed I...

Marshall Mahoney

Randall,
I have a high center of gravity issue with surfing (however, I have a sailboard hanging in my garage to make me feel young).

Tommy -- thanks for the inside track. I just sent you an e-mail.

--Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

I'm leaving for a family vacation to Ocracoke Island next Friday and plan to do some wade fishing while the wife is visiting with relatives. I've never been there before and was wondering if anyone had any pointers?

Thanks,
--Marshall

Marshall Mahoney

An oil pressure switch to energize your alternator field should be normally off (normally open). When your engine and oil pressure builds, the switch will close (turn on) -- sending voltage to your alternator. An oil pressure switch for an engine alarm, typically, is normally on (normally closed). W...

Marshall Mahoney

The UVIiiieee! in 2004 was one of the top fun fishing trips of my life....
Randy and I were talking at the tourny that you live every minute. We all should do the same.

--Marshall "Suzie's Pissed" Mahoney

Marshall Mahoney

If that had been my wife's ass on the deck it would have been a Louisiana state record!

Marshall Mahoney

I gave up replaceing diodes. I had 2 in line, type N501.I, if you want to try replacing them. I ended up running power from my start (key) switch. Was able to pick it up power in the engine box terminal strip. I have had no problems with back feeding into my start circuit. My oil switch is fail clos...

Marshall Mahoney

I don't remember the site's reccomended paint, but I took the advice of the PPG rep that calls on the plant where I work. I have a homemade deck -- gelcoated fiberglass over core-cell. I rolled a coat of PPG PSX700, sprinkled it with Griptex, let it become tacky and rolled another coat. The surface ...

Marshall Mahoney

I fished with Scott Pruner twice about 10 years ago. He had a smaller boat back then, but looks like he moved up to a 37 Merrit. He was a hard corp fisherman -- I remember his eye never left the lures. He was a bit high strung/high energy. If I ever get back to Hawaii, I would use him again. Also, I...

Marshall Mahoney

I used thru bolts -- not screws. Bolt up tight just before the corner, then bend the stainless around the corner and bolt up after the bend is made. Took two people -- one to make the bend and one to bolt up. Don't put too much pressure past the holes since it might kink. Push on the flat just past ...

Marshall Mahoney

Apparently a guy from Cape Coral had a bumper sticker: "Hate Manatees." He was taken to court by the manatee huggers and the judge of couse, said there was no case due to freedom of speech. However, The judge asked him to remove the sticker, to end the outcry. He agreed to replace the sticker with "...

Marshall Mahoney

Yes -- she will see that picture again -- when she least expects it. Congrats on the deer! Not too bad for a 12 year old.

Marshall Mahoney

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I have to brag on Suzannah's fishing trip last Tuesday in Venice. She caught black drum, white trout, speckled trout, flounder, freshwater catfish, and a bass! All in the same place -- Venice is cool.

Marshall Mahoney

I'm still troubleshooting black smoke, and pulled the injectors to have them tested. The injector shop said all of the injectors were bad (which I doubt) and replaced them, incorectly with rebuilt ones. I have a 1993 mairine 300 hp 6bta5.9-M2. The rebuilt injector part numbers are a combination of 8...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to the boat tomorrow and will clean the water side of the aftercooler (I heard the air side is tricky -- but I can't see why) and double check the hoses. As far as rebuilding the spare, I couldn't even get the lock nut off of the turbine. Besides, the rebuild kits th...

Marshall Mahoney

I have a spare Holset turbo but I can't read the model number. The Assy number looks like 3528781, but I can't find a reference on the internet. I'm thinking that I can rebuild it myself. Does anyone have a contact for parts? If I can't put it back together, does anyone have a rebuild contact? I hav...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks guys. All that is left now is a little alignment hygene and some tuna blood and she'll be back in business!

Marshall Mahoney

http://mahoneysalbums.shutterfly.com/22/ After six years in the driveway, Suzie's Pissed is complete and was launched last Sunday (on the anniversary of Katrina -- how screwed up is that?)! I didn't sleep the night before with visions of broken trailers on the highway and citations for illegal trail...

Marshall Mahoney

For future reference, there are two diodes in series, number N5401. I assume they are in place to prevent a power surge back thru the start circuit. Still having issues after the second voltage regulator replacement. I think it may be the battery. When I flip my parrallel switch, the alternator work...

Marshall Mahoney

The voltage output on the port alternator on my Cummins 6BTA is to high (14-17+ volts depending on RPM). I had the voltage regualtor replaced -- same problem. When tracing out the field voltage wire on the Cummins harness, I noticed that it has 2 diodes or resistors crimped and shrink wrapped in lin...

Marshall Mahoney

I'm worried about the same thing and was thinking about installing in-line check valves closer to the engine. I don't think they would have too much back pressure. Any opinions in check valves??

Marshall Mahoney

A friend of mine is looking to purchase a side scan sonar - and move it between his bass boat and his offshore boat. Has anyone used one offshore, and does it pick up rig structure/rig fish or even tuna schools while drifting bait? Not much info about off-shore use.

Thanks...

Marshall Mahoney

This is how we clean fish in South Louisiana... Just count your fingers afterwards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvcxk0ZAyFw

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks for the ideas! Giff -- I was worried about the look of supporting the platform with cable/brackets from the top. I think yours looks great! I think I'm going for a similar design. Randall -- my platform, supports and all, got ripped off the trans. by Katrina. (Still working on the boat in the...

Marshall Mahoney

I want to construct and install a swim platform and was thinking it would be nice to NOT have knee brace supports bolted below the waterline. Does anyone have a design has all thru bolts above the waterline? I was thinking of making trianglar shaped brackets, only bolted above the waterline at the 9...

Marshall Mahoney

I just finished mine. A few comments to add to the instructions. 1) The job was harder than I anticipated -- had a helper and it took us 2 days. 2) I didn't trust the screws, so I ordered thru bolts/fender washers off of e-bay (more time consuming but more secure). 3) I was going to seal with 4200 b...

Marshall Mahoney

Thanks guys. I called to make an offer but the unit was already sold. Looked like a clean unit too...

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