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Bob, Yes, seen them in detail. Been on and off the market due to problems. Last one not too long ago was pulled due to potential fire hazard. Rumor has it that BMW, the maker of the engine is going to stop production for Yanmar. I wouldn't touch one if it was free. Maybe 3 years down the road after ...

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DO NOT USE ANY PETROLIUM PRODUCTS AROUND THE PSS

Use only liquid soap.

Bruce

There comes a point when the cost of doing business exceeds the business

Mike, no truer words have been spoken.

Bruce

feel this is a backdoor way to nail charter captains Nope. Like Vic's "flood permit" Its a fee to support the ever growing rolls of the government workforce without the use of the word "TAX". We are heading toward the time when the majority of jobs will be held by government. Since the government i...

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Mike, While I don't charter, I work for a bunch that do. "Unlicensed" is very common here in my area and enforcement is just about nill. Don't know whether that's because of the proximity to the Bahamas and they're more interested in smuggling than busting a guy trying to make a living. One good thi...

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Factory paint sucks. Like any paint job, prep is the key and majority of time put in. Make sure no dust or dirt, light scuff with a 3m pad, blow off with air and don't use any solvent cleaner sprays. Will lift the enamel paint right off. Then your really screwed. They don't use a base primer like ev...

Bruce

And they say everyone has a twin.
Guess I found mine.

Bruce

Yes they will fit fine. The DTE's are 250hp. You will need to get different gears if you want to get out of your own way. 1.5:1 is not what you want. You want 2:1 boxes behind those high speed engines. Do yourself a favor and pay a Yanmar CERTIFIED mechanic or dealer to check them out well. Twin dis...

Bruce

Go with the one that you can get the best service on in your area.

Dealer reputation and reliability are important for after the sale use.

Bruce

IRGUY, Exactly. Neighbor works as an FPL engineer and also told me the story of a major artery from Miami to Daytona going out was not caused by a sub station problem. He also suspects a problem at the nuke plant. Will climb the roof a little later and look to the south to see if there's a green glo...

Bruce

Mark,
I bow to you. Good one.

Bruce

It's not the boat to have guests come by and then sit inside over a nice glass of wine and converse. Depends on the interior design. Refits like Buddy Boy with the dinette removed and a bench seat put in place with a more open cabin is very comfortable to casual conversation. As far as a weeks stay...

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News cameras all over the marina today. Seems a dive chater that operates out of the marina had a diver bitten by a shark and later died whilst they were just off the western shore of the Bahamas Sunday. The inside story is two guys from Austria decided to take chum packs into the water to atract sh...

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Pasco, another legend in his own mind.

Bruce

As a kid my dad had an old train set that ran off low voltage AC. When the transformer went bad he used a variac. It went from 0 to about 130vac. My brother being older and somewhat wiser had me put my hand across the 3 rails and he cranked the voltage up to max. He sat there watching and laughing h...

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Frome Newsweek magazine. Mike Adamson remembers when water wasn't such a problem. As a kid growing up on his family's cattle feedlot along the Colorado-Kansas border, "you could dig a post hole and see water runnin' in the bottom," he recalls. Today, Adamson is 48 and in charge of the family busines...

Bruce

Yes its needs to be on TDC.

Your dealing in thousands of an inch and any variation off TDC starts getting into lobe lift.

Bruce

It often gets over looked and forgotten. It's very easy to perform and check, for most engines. It's one thing I stress to owners to check every 500 hours or one year. It's part of a geometry (here is where your grade school math teacher was correct) that keeps your engine running smooth and at top ...

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Depends. If you have the original 1-1/8 shafts and don't want to spend the money to upgrade, then you'll need the 1.5:1. 1-1/8 shafts are not really up to handling the larger propeller torque of the 2:1. Those are high rpm as over 4200 engines. Conventional thinking changes some. Sean, You would see...

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Having been to Daytona numerous times, its not the boating capital considering the location. At any time other than Feb and July for NASCAR and March and Oct for scooters, the town is dead. The best thing for your friend to do is ask around at the few marinas there for local talent or some that I kn...

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Russ and I remember when we were in Buddy Boy's cabin while Pat was on the bridge running full bore while having the helo take shots of the boat. More than once while floating in mid air busting thru waves I thought not to many boats would take this. I sure agree with those that say the boat will ta...

Bruce

Like Rosie O'Donnell, if you can stand the weight, leakage, noise and smell, they'll go on and on.

Long after the computer controlled engines are dead and buried, the 4/53's will still be there as long as parts and oil are available.

Bruce

http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/wick ... s-74-0.htm

Ridiculous in a totally awesome pyromaniac sort of way.

Bruce

Very informative thread guys.

If only we could use our minds for good, think of the possibilities.

Bruce

Not a problem. Just Pulled Zero Cavity out today and loaded on a trailer with a 22,000lb fork lift.

Because of the dead rise and props the best place to lift a 31 is all the way out to the sides. Plus no one mounts a transducer out that far.

Bruce

I just saw this and was gonna post.

I refer to my sig line;

Can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever

Bruce

Got back after being on a 2 engine and 2 gen survey today. 12 hours total time. Most of that was getting down the new river from Bradfords out to run and back. Cummins 450hp. Boat sat for last year while trying to sell. Long story short the jackass broker told my client that everything was fine with...

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The power doesn't lay in the president. It lays in the congressmen and senators in each state. Those positions are much more important than the office of president. They are the ones who introduce legislation. They are the ones who will listen to large voting blocks of citizens. I've been part of a ...

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Fred,
Here's the discussion link.

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?t=2465

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Toxins in Fish Sicken At Least 28 in Several U.S. States Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said this week. The FDA said that fish such as ...

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They only do it because we allow them to. If the lazy citizens of this country would get off their asses and vote, things would be much better. Can't expect anything more when you let the patients run the mental ward. Message from RFA: The chair is against the wall, the chair is against the wall. Jo...

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When I was up at Tommy's this summer, I went by Buddy Boy to take a look. Oil filters, as the pics show still had my 44hr 03 or 04(can't remember) marks and the boat showed signs of no care or maintenace. Broke my heart. If I had the coin, that's one boat I'd buy for sure. Know the construction of i...

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very nice engine install and condition. Randall, Using seperators for the wires instead of zip ties is a good start. They can be had cheap at an auto parts store for your wire diameters. Additional insulating with rubber won't do much. Due to the energy of the spark force most insulators don't work ...

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Randall, Most factory and oem plug wires have a core of carbon fiber to reduce rf noise. The down side is the resistance of the carbon fiber and reduced spark energy. Solid wires are best but would produce all kinds of noise in your radios, and can affect systems in cars such as the computers, abs s...

Bruce

You would think they would do a better job at that They used to but market competition and rising prices, corners have to be cut so people still buy. Crappy paint is the norm on all engines except the Steyer. Every new engine I install gets a rough up, wipe down and new paint applied for a heavier ...

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I bought a couple of these Mora's some time ago, but never tried them.
Heavy stainless blade, great grind, comfortable handle, 32 bucks.

Used it over the weekend for everything from prying to cutting.

Will be adding it to the tool box for everyday use.

Bruce

and why when they're good you should take care of them.

Now thats just funny.

Bruce

Was having a talk with a customer today about surviving floating about in the ocean for up to a couple weeks. Now granted most life rafts have emergency beacons and sometimes there's enough time to use the radio, cell phone or what ever. Certainly making "flight plans" is a good idea also so if your...

Bruce

I think the average price is 650.00

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Harry,
One of the guys in my minimalist camping group sent it to me after seeing how bad I tied things.

Bruce

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexboati ... knots.com/

Bruce

The Steyer's are the high rpm, over 4k, and thus what Russ is running will not work.

Bruce

Walter,
If your referring to Gerry's, its one unit per side.

Bruce

Sorry Pat but no hydraulics. All electric. Blade comes down out the bottom 90 degrees to the body "intercepting" the water creating drag. Sorta like air brakes on a plane. Apparently there is some limit to speed. 50 knots I think. Any curved transom will require wedge blocks. The last 31 I did, the ...

Bruce

Its on News Channel 12 Long Island

Is anybody left up there to even see it?

Bruce

I lay in bed at night and think about trolling 10 rods and the feel of the hull pushing though 3-5 footers.

No wonder I get dirty looks from customers when I say, it's just a damn boat.

Bruce

Depends on the make of the spin on's. Some have a vent screw on the housing.
Some have dual in and outs. Use the second out and put a valve you can open and vent air till you get fuel.

Not knowing what exactly you have is difficult in figuring out how to bleed.

Bruce

Just a note to say the Q tabs work really well on the 31 and look good compacted against the transom vs the way standard planes stick out the back.

Unfortunately you will not be able to use the excuse that the tabs cut the line and my fish got away.

Bruce

If I ever buy a 31 and redo for myself, (Pat I expect you to kill me first) I would go with either the Yanmar 240 or Cummins 250. Plenty of power for the 31, great fuel usage and long life engines with care. Without the prop pockets, you can't swing the wheel on the 330 to take advantage of the hp. ...

Bruce

On old twin disc or Allison gears for that matter, it was handy to let you know the transmission was doing something 10 minutes after you put it in gear. Modern standard duty gear boxes don't need them. Very rare does a pressure guage indicate a problem allowing you to shut down the gear to prevent ...

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