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Bruce

Petes problem is he won't stop chasing those little white balls.
And I don't mean dwarf porn.

Pete's boat is clean and the first 2 grand offer should get it.

Bruce

Timmy is excluded.

Mike,
Since I travel thru N. Palm everyday to the shop from Gardens if you want me to take a look at the 31 in question, give me a call. N/C.
Bruce

Bruce

Did I mention the Bayliner 45' can be had for a song?

It even has a bath tub in it. Never saw a tub in a 31.

Bruce

Craig,
The long liners are killin the swords down here for the bounty the markets pay.
Some realy nice fish have been comming in in the 300lb range.

Bruce

Mike, You know the 31 from working on one. You know your wife. You know whether it is going to work or not. I think you already know the answer. If the 31 is by chance your answer, there are plenty on the market already done real nice so you could enjoy right away. Tiarra and Luhrs are better in a l...

Bruce

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague...

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Vince, Copper is a good material and long lasting. Cupro nickel in marine is better. Cupro nickel coolers will last a real long time and 98% of the leaks developed are at the solder seams not the material itself. Absent of strong galvanic action it will last longer than stainless. Stainless gets a b...

Bruce

Vince.
What are you doing with the old motors?
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Bruce

Gary, The Cat naturals are a good engine. While not overly fast, their weight provides a little better ride. Only downside to the Cats is the ability to rust. Pan and oil cooler housing on the left lower, under manifold side. I've seen those engines with care run over 18,000 hours. Sitting is not go...

Bruce

Bob, I don't think anyone starts out wanting to cut pockets in a 31 for speed only. Its a result of using 330hp lower speed diesels and up and being able to swing the props needed to take advantage of that hp. The speed is the end result of the proper prop usage and still be able to maintain a few k...

Bruce

John, I've repower'd the 31 with the QSB 330hp. They are not quiet engines as you might have been lead to believe. They are also not smoke or odor free. No diesel is. While they are not the mosquito sprayers older engines are, there is a certain amount of smoke. Also the QSB series has the most comp...

Bruce

so I don't know how you carry around enough gas to run very long

One word, KIMCHI

Bruce

Kevin,
When you control vast sums of money, gifts are bestowed upon you by men with funny accents that have cars with big trunks.

It was used only once to take 5 guys fishing. So much blood on the deck for only a few flounder..........

Bruce

Got my tickets to the Garden State end of April thru May 5th staying in Ocean City to break-in my brothers new(free) 07' 30' Proline boat with Suzuki 300's and diesel gen set.

Anybody in the Ocean City area that wants to gather at a local watering hole one night for some clears let me know.

Bruce

Boot stripe before the boat is finished and in the water?

Brave soul.............

Bruce

Rob, Decide on a speed you would like to cruise at and then pick your engines. Then decide whether those speeds can be achieved due to the average sea conditions based on your actual experience. Installing engines that will make a boat do 40 knots is stupid if the the sea conditions and the design o...

Bruce

AP HOLLYWOOD:

Richard Simmons endorses new super cavitating sub as a terrific weight loss invention.
Although Richard is still trying to figure out how they keep the belt on the submarine and how they deal with all those tinglies.

Bruce

Doug, Easy to do. Loosen the coupling bolts and insert a 10 thousands feeler blade between the two flanges and snug bolts till you can just remove and insert blade with a little friction. Check at: 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions without rotating shaft. Where its too tight or too loose, insert othe...

Bruce

Small blocks.
Rocker covers and intake end gaskets are a common leak point.
Grommet around rocker cover vent hose leaks sometimes.

Oil filter remote adaptor if you have one.

Start at the top and find out where it gets wet first.

Bruce

Use the diode check function on a multi meter between the two terminals with all other wires disconnected.

Don't need a permanent meter.

Bruce

You will have to check with each manufacturer of a part to see if what they make is resistant to ethanol and to what percentage ethanol it is resistant to.

I havn't seen a published list.

Bruce

Walter, It is a joke, but not a funny one. The citizens of this country are being lead down the path to disaster by the slugs in Washington more interested in making sure their party comes out ahead in 08 than the future survival and prosperity of the American public. It seems this ethanol debacle w...

Bruce

Each kit comes with: Meter head, meter head harnass(about 1' long), flow sensor(s), fuse holder, heatshrink, electrical butt connectors(uninsulated) and mounting brackets. You'll need wire, fittings, connecting hoses, operation switches, fastners. 50% off list is the highest percentage that Floscan ...

Bruce

Don't worry UV I'm sure there's a quilt building across the frig coils in my galley.

Dryer plug burned off the cord a week ago. Had that cord thru 4 dryers since 78'. Almost lost the house on that one.

Bruce

Thats because there are so many different model, engine make combinations compared to gas it would take up too much room in a catalog. Their web site has a selection menu that will give you the model and price. IE; I plugged in the series 9000 gps interface for twin Cummins 6BTA 270hp. Model is:980M...

Bruce

I'd toss em after 1000 hours or 6 years.

They are good pumps.

The way you did the return lines should work just fine.

Bruce

Glavanic isolators like any piece of equipment can be damaged by surges and lightning. Shorted they provide no voltage drop and resistance to the low galvanic currents and open there is no connection to shore ground. They can be measured with a meter as often as you like to check. Most all marine is...

Bruce

Flowscan sells at 35% off direct from the factory.
800-522-3610, press 1 then press 1 for sales. Ray or Joe

Bruce

Most charger/inverter combinations are only a 1 bank charger which means they are only designed to charge the the batteries they take their load from. They need plenty of free air space and venting to keep cool. If you have multiple banks of batteries then you will need two chargers. Without a gense...

Bruce

Friends and alcohol, then needing a doctor.

Those are good times....................

Bruce

Harry, If it is the Carter pump that has the 3 studs that hold the vein rotor cover on then they have a very, very fine mesh screen in them that will clog over time. You can pull the cover off, clean and reinstall. It doesn't matter if there is a filter before it. Also as the veins in the pump wear,...

Bruce

Kevin,
Not bad mileage for a 75' boat@31 knts. using 1700 or so HP.

Any results from those tests in the Keys you were guarding or are they secret?

Bruce

Having been wood challanged all my life, that's the cats ass.
Not much in life more beautiful than a fine wood grain.

Bruce

You'll need two diodes wired in parallel pointing in opposite directions to stop the ac fault which can flow both ways rated at least 30 amp and a good heat sink. Mount with heat sink grease to dissapate the heat. You can use diodes out of an old battery charger as long as they are rated for 30 amp ...

Bruce

scooter28, A couple of things. If you have the service manual where you can translate those flashing led's into faults and then be able to diagnose those faults, most of the time multiple faults, into repairs your golden. The scanner will allow you to do injector tests and will display the actual co...

Bruce

Not a hugh difference in price and that will narrow as they dwindle.

But the savings in not having to upgrade the running gear to 1-1/2 for the 315 can be quite a bit.

Bruce

Eddy G is right on the money with price. Less hours may net a few thousand more. And of course when they are all gone, maybe more. Overall condition and apperance is important. If you couldn't use the extra speed most times, why bother? But if you are serious, check with your local Yanmar people now...

Bruce

Just a reminder to those who may be considering a repower using these engines. As I have posted before, they did not meet 07 emissions. So they are going away when current stock is depleted. Distributors and dealers will still be able to sell what has been manufactured. When they are gone, thats it....

Bruce

Give mine to Terry. Still owe him for the stay in his ocean view condo.

Bruce

IR, Vic is right. It is simple Ohms law. Use the following formulas for figuring things out. P=watts E=voltage I=current R=resistance E=IxR P=IxE Resistance in series is added up. You have 1000 watt heaters. We know the voltage is 120vac. Using P=IxE, 1000(p) / 120(e) gives us 8.333(i) in amps each....

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Kevin,
Before you start adding any biocides, make sure it is just not some sludge from the tank bottom.

Bruce

Just got back from 4 days at Daytona. All three races including the duels were great. Fantastic finish to the cup. Wife and I watched the end from the garage and you could hear the air go out of the track when Harvick came around turn 4 with Kenseth and Burton pushing him on the outside. Martin woul...

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gplume, I don't think the two surveyors you talk about were church ladies. I think they are misguided in their thinking. If you are surveying a new boat that was wired according to ABYC standards and someone either changed or added wiring that did not match the standards, then that would be a valid ...

Bruce

Without us hands on guys, the theory people wouldn't get out of first gear.

Its just nice to know enough theory so when the resident egg head comes down to the job site from the home office, we can at least nod our head at the right times.

Bruce

Looks like they stole the muzzel break design from Armalite. Forget 500 years. If you listen to Jack Van Impe on the Angel network, his explanation of Daniel and Revelation puts the end of the world not to far away. Note to self; Better stock up on rice, beans, kimchi and 7-11 pickled eggs. Fatten u...

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Can stranded wire carry more current than solid conductor Thats a loaded question because of the varing kinds of voltages, frequencies, current, signals, pulses and such. For the most part the answer is no and that solid wire has less resistance so it can carry more current. This is nothing that an...

Bruce

I work with a bunch of surveyors. The only comments I see about wiring is corroded connections, undersized wire, no support, poor connections, no anti chaff. Not one has ever mentioned the boat is not wired to ABYC standards. Now that being said, will the cowardice of the insurance companies in the ...

Bruce

Like UV touched on, thats more for static charge grounding in buried cable. You use sheilded cable on equipment you want to keep EMF out of unless your producing strong saturating MF's. On overhead lines you have corona problems which interfer with RF and TVI signals and is a hugh contributor to the...

Bruce

Scott,
I don't know if this is the case but some mistake the magnetic field which runs around the wire for the current flow.

Bruce

Harry, When pulses of electrical energy travel along a wire, they produce an excess charge on the surface of a wire, and they cause an electric current inside the wire. But because the metal acts like an electro magnetic shield, at first the path for electric current only exists on the surface. As t...

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