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Harry,
Love to see the pictures in the brochure. Never seen one of these before.

Mikey

Peter, Haven't stuck my nose in until now as I think the guys have you covered. However, I never miss a chance when presented. Walter suggested swapping carburetors to see any difference. Have you tried that? I realize one engine is rebuilt and the other not, but if things change, like the smoke mov...

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Vic,
Is that the BB gun you had as a kid? I still have my Daisy and it works well. Can't say that about much built today but in 1949 . . .

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Rawleigh,
On my way to Chesapeake Boat Basin to pick up Ralphie's new boat and deliver to Carter Creek.
FIREWORKS CANCELLED??? Typical of that crowd. New owners never understood the value of their relationship with the locals. No wonder they're in financial doo-doo.
and so it goes.

Mikey

Vic,
Maybe you need to explain more precisely. I'm missing something. Corrosion-X on top? Cummins mix on bottom? Also some of the newer stewards may not have read your earlier posts on the subject. Also your strategy works on gassers as well for preservation.
Thanks, u da man

Mikey

Not a clue, Rawleigh. I need their price on diesel as well.
You actually taking her out???

Mikey

bobH.

How do you drain water from those Racors? Do they not have drains on the bottom?

Vic,

Cummins oil mist? is the the same as Corrosion X and lacquer thinner?

Mikey

and on the western bank at the Tides Inn it's the same

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Mike,
Where is Thuddd and what of his boat?
Haven't heard a word from or about him in eons.

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Vic, Got it! Thanks. This will be an enormous help, especially the part in Italian complete with hand gestures.

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John, Thanks, what the hell is it?

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John, Thanks. That helps.

What material have any of you used besides Sunbrella? Saw covers on another boat that were a fiberglas material (highly sun resistant) that allowed some sun through so the cabin wasn't claustrophobic.

Mikey

John F
Was thinking of doing what you did. Didn't want to screw into the frame. Do you have pictures? Love to see the installation. How did you template the cover.

Mikey

I want one, but with an express.
Nice going!

Mikey

Bob, It's a smile to remember. Hope you had the door open to your shop or it could be your last smile.

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Walt,
Not an express. They had a different house configuration. Compare the side with an express.

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Harry, What's your source? Same problem, Vic, highfreakingway robbery and high maintenance women. Think I agree on this one though, nice stuff all round including a Bertram 31, so why cheap out at the end? I need about twenty of those little beasts in various sizes and have been putting it off. Sinc...

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Last time I changed the oil I used the same pump that I use to suck the oil from the engines, but a smaller hose. Poke it down the filler hole and let'er rip. Works great.
Looked at the ZF website and couldn't find squat. May be my amateur web capabilities.

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Thanks, gang. Vic, appreciate the manual. Have had to replace the cursed tubes on both trannies when I bought them. One was leaking on first start up so bought the "service" manual (mostly in Italian, but close enough to Spanish I got it) and the parts and had at it. A pain in the butt but doable, a...

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Since I bought my Cummins used with the ZF 220's and no manuals I have a couple of questions. First, how do I check the oil in the Trannies? I can find nothing on the internet about them that explains. A local pundant said warm up the engines (and trannies) and check the level with the engines idlin...

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JP,
yes, custom color. However the manufacturer didn't make a disclaimer for "custom" colors so as a consumer I would expect the same performance. Am I assuming too much?
Which way to go.

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Walter, Agreed, but who would take on an advertiser?
Sorry, preaching to the choir.

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When I painted Dreamsicle I went with Awl Craft since that is what the yard, which had just received "Best paint shop on the Bay" by (I believe) Chesapeake Bay Magazine uses. The paint has developed white spots about the size of your pinky nail all over. They are not water spots and will buff out. B...

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Merry Christmas on Easter morning.

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Agree on the Camp zincs. Can't remember who (maybe Vic) said it years ago. Try this:
http://www.usazincs.com/store/home.php

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Russ,
We Walmart shoppers are the only ones left who can afford fuel!

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Russ, Thought about that but the Chairman of my company relies on FAX (older guy) and I need an international line that I don't want to go through the cell. If I can sell the remainder of the development on Tortola I would drop the land anchor. Wana buy some nice land in the Caribbean? http://michae...

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Before Verizon built a new tower in our remote neighborhood I had to go out to the driveway and put my hand on the hood of my truck to get a reasonable signal. Only the truck would do, not either car. Inconvenient but it prompted me to harass Verizon for a year to get on with the promised tower.

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An oldie, Harry, but it always gets me. During the last National election I sent this out and received a diatribe about propriety from a DEM friend, yes I still have one. Two months later I sent the same joke to the same group using President Bush, Condy Rice and and another Republican female of not...

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Ernisto, Welcome! Agree with Sim, enjoy then change. You'll be an informed consumer. With your business you obviously know boats, so it will come to you. Tell us about those rudders. I see what appears to be a braze line about where the original ended. How do they perform? The originals like that ( ...

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Randall,
Mid-life crisis is supposed to be the other way. Work then, sports cars and boats now. Here I am at that point in life and working more and actually enjoying it. It's a weird world for sure.
Oops, appointment with subcontractor, got to go.

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Yea, Vic, know why the Brits drink warm beer? They have Lucas refrigerators. Sir Lucas, Prince of darkness. Randall, Did Yours have the block in the shifter gate cut so that you could have a four speed? I did that to mine and discovered why the Brits used the same drive train in tractors. Stump pull...

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Bob, Love to be there to see the smile.

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Lenny, Welcome. It would help if we knew what parts you seek.

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hearing those Cummins growl Bob, When I redid Dreamsicle the 6BTA-300's sat in the boat for five years silently waiting. Finally the time came. I had already pulled the injectors, had them cleaned and reinstalled after running oil down the tubes and spinning without compression. Primed the starboar...

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Rust free? That's rare. Russ, Had a 110-6 in the stable for a while but a close one made me think twice. Raced a friend over Afton mountain from Waynesboro, VA to Charlottesville. and made it. The Lord surely looks over . . . Arrived in C'ville and while parking the left rear wheel with the axle pul...

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Saw that Gooding & Co. Auctioneers sold a 1955 100S for $632,500 at Amelia Island Concourse this year.
How many cars have you owned and regret having sold. Before I read this I regretted selling my two 100-4's, now I'm just pissed. Of course mine were not S's, but still . . .

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If Butler had played against VCU as they did against Uconn it would have been VCU in the finals. Ah well, as they say, "Next year . . ."

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Vic,
Always thought you should have a royal title in this sandbox. I like "Viceroy."
Wikipedia says, "A Viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province (or sandbox) in the name of and as representative of the Monarch." Said monarch will remain always. Long live the King.

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Might have been partly the music. My favorite Mexican piece. MalagueÃ±a Salerosa is the story of a poor Mexican telling a girl from MalagueÃ±a, Spain that he would like her to be his woman but he understands her rejection because of his economic condition. But I digress. Harry, I'm with you, but onl...

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lightning? Man made or God's?

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Bertramp, I will roll with this and hopefully end it here.

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Felicitaciones!

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Now, I know you tried to rise to the occasion but that was half baked.
arh arh arh

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Nice job on the video, you in the biz?
Welcome aboard!

Mikey

John Patnovic (sp) at Wharton Creek Marina (Chesapeake Bay) has one that he is restoring. http://www.wortoncreek.com/gallery/ptf-19/
Not sure of the status, nothing on his blog.

Mikey

When I saw my first 31 at a Bertram rendezvous I had to have one. Familiar story, huh? So, not being a man of endless means I scrounged around until I found one I could afford. Yea, sure. It needed everything including a knowledgable owner. I had restored enough cars and houses to know that I was in...

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True, and we were worried about an oil spill in the Gulf

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Pat,
Thought he was yelling at the helmsman, "Synchronize!"

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As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from t...

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