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Mikey,
Whats the HP on those Cummins?
300hp and over are gonna require 6" exhaust.

Bruce

The marine industry hasn't been known for introducing new technology with a low rate of failure. While the concept of the drive does lend itself to improvements in drive technology and installation of propulsion systems, no one can make a real determination either way of longevity until they are out...

Bruce

I am resisting with all my might in attending the new service schools on all the modern emission controlled and new design stuff. The boating industry in terms of sales has been flat for quite a while. Last year they got together with an ad firm to push a national get into boating to introduce more ...

Bruce

Eli's a much better QB than his brother and like most of New England, the Pats suck.

Bruce

The weak point in the 454 is in the head cooling passages. They are thin near the valve area and salt water will eat them thru. If you get a reman 454, you don't know wheather it was a fresh or salt water motor to start and may be dealing with eroded cooling jackets. I quit dealing in buying reman g...

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Resale value is a point to consider if you are buying a 30k diesel and then reselling a few years later. If you can pickup used diesels cheap cause of budget constraints, install them already doing the conversion and then have to sell it, then you've not really lost anything even if its sold as a po...

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Brewster, I understand your situation more than you might think. But its certainly not something that you would want to do alone. Enough people have to care to make a change. Going out by yourself would be suicide as you suggest. The only thing that matters to politicians is numbers. Numbers mean vo...

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A problem with 1996 and older Racor 500's due to the filter sitting lower in the housing on those units.

Bruce

The stainless bowl is to catch any overfill when changing filters... Nope. For UL fire. Kevin, I don't know what you have now but just changing the element to 30 micron will do it. Some of the common rail engines require 2 micron on the primary. You don't have that type of engine. 2 micron filters ...

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Soft alloy was a problem. Not all 3116 engines failed like the original Mangrenades. But Cat, like Man suffered a big black eye. Cat also had a problem with a run on 3208's back in the mid 80's with bad cam gears. They would break and pistons would hit the valves. They quietly covered the repairs an...

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Plus you would draw a lot of heat. Brewster, With all due respect for you and I mean that sincerely, that statement is the reason why we are treated as we are by government thugs. If the founding fathers had bothered to consider a preface like that, we'd be a part of the cesspool they call Britan. ...

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Bottlenose, the forgotten Dolphin meat.

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He does not like tuna fisherman, or anyone who makes a living off the sea. If that's the case, then this guy has to be removed from his job as his ability to conduct his job without bias is gone. There is no room for a taxpayer supported government thug intimidating the very people they are require...

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Now, I know you most likely make more money in your business than a brain surgeon does, but I am just trying to make a point!

You funny guy.......

Yea getting real rich making 30k parts and labor on a 31 repower that takes 4 months.

Bruce

As boaters and most of us are business men, there has to be something that can be done to help relieve the boater plight. Tax relief for marina owners is a start I feel. Certainly property taxed at rates for current use and not potential development value. Don't let the, "let the next generation fix...

Bruce

CHICAGO - The annual North American boat show season kicks into high gear this week with five major expos, from Atlanta to Toronto, opening nearly simultaneously, including one of the year's biggest inside the McCormick Place convention center here on Lake Michigan. The next eight weeks will be crit...

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Agree with Capt Dana. Unless you have a 70' Garlington with 1600hp per side and can do 45 knots and run across the tops of waves, any boats gonna pound. I fondly remember being thrown about the cabin in Buddy Boy during the photo shoot run in 3 to 5 seas at cruise, including a few moments of weightl...

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Don't you all know animals sense natural disasters before they happen?

I've been geeting some weird vibes lately. Well, weirder than normal anyway.

Bruce

Have you told Bruce the mechanic vs heart surgeon story yet? Yes he sent it too me but it don't fly. Valve surgery such as what I had requires that the "engine" be shut down. Same as a regular engine. Your put on the heart/lung bypass machine to keep you alive. Bypass you leave the ticker going. So...

Bruce

Based on your description of the boat(motors are trash) I would say the boat is worth 25 to 35K.

(and whoever else I've missed)

Mike,
Next time you see our resident red headed stepchild, smack him for me.

Bruce

The only comment I will make on 4 blades is that when dealing with hp and gear combinations, you sometimes have to use 4 blades to be able to fit a wheel. The current repower I'm doing is about a week away from splash and with the 260hp D4 Volvo's with 2:1 gears, a 20x24 DQX 4 blade was used. A 3 bl...

Bruce

Just fine where its at. A little oil film helps trap the air bourne particles.

Wash gently with soap or water if you see too much in the way of debis on the filter and let air dry.

Bruce

A dehumidifyer is nothing more than an Air Con. A compressor cools a coil which collects and dumps the moisure into a pan or out to a drain, the same thing your AC does. Instead of the fan blowing out cool air, the fan is on the condensor coil blowing hot. Won't save a whole lot of electric. Light b...

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Ric, The 300 and 315 are the same engine. They just rated them under a different system. Original engines did have a oil seal and valve carbon problem which did lead to dropped valves, but it was attributed to under turning rpm. That is why they want them turning 3950 now. Say what you will about Ma...

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Hurricanes won't much matter when the polar caps melt and Florida is under 35 feet of water and coast lines around the world move inland 150 miles. If not that, when the earth axis shifts, the Madrid fault up the Mississippi will split wide open swallowing everything for hundreds of miles on either ...

Bruce

You have to have some sort of bulkhead to support the cockpit deck. It may be cut wide open around the shafts though where it is drawing most of its air. Any air vent into the cockpit area will produce quite a bit of noise. As long as the openings around the shaft and any subsequent openings from th...

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Tommy, As you know Yanmar doesn't use filters but foam bands over the air intake or enclosed in a housing. If the foam is replaced at regular maintenance intervals, it will be fine. If ignored it will fall apart and get sucked in the intake. Some people will argue that the foam is not dense enought ...

Bruce

Dick,
Email me your address and I'll ship the BG unit to you after I dig for it.

Daydreams,
Thanks. I appreciate the kindness.

Bruce

Bruce, my owner's manual doesn't address the break-in proceedure They want you to vary rpm for the first 10 or so hours. No high speed wot except to check top rpm for props. No sustained wot till the 50 hour breakin oil change and engine check. That's what the book says. Don't forget to change gear...

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Dick, I believe the smartcraft is only interfaceable on 2000/2001 models and above. I just remembered B&G used to make a display that interfaced with the computer readout plugs for data at the helm. Just like the setup I described for the Rinda unit. Somewhere I have a display that I pulled off a ga...

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when you pour high flash liquids like acetone they leave a vapor trail back to the container

This works as an alternative fuse if you run out of primer cord, or so I've heard. :)

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Without gear information its not possible to determine whether you have the option for trolling valves on the gears. Trolling valves make the gears slip. Some don't like them, others have used them for years without any gear problems. If you have the Borg Warner inline velvet drives, then the answer...

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Thanks UV.

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I remember reading somewhere here, a search turned up nill, that to remove the polymer clear coats or waxes that ammonia is used.
Do I remember correctly?

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Dick, Yes you can but it will take a computer display like the Rinda reader. You'll have to have a chip like Rinda's to read the info, then build a LCD display and case. If you have the knowlege of building chip and cmos circuits then you could save about half of the money Rinda would want for a dis...

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You don't want the 6.2's. They are a converted gas engine to diesel. Still has the hole for the distributor but blocked off. Crappy engines. They are the ones Penisular has used along with Marine Power. Here is a pic of one that came thru the shop last year. If you can buy it right, do so and plan o...

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Stay away from Ocean Breeze.

Look at the Mermaid units if wanting to stay away from Crusair.

Bruce

Dug, Same as gutting a squirrel or rabbit only larger. Some hunters prefer to remove the scent glands on the inside of the hind legs. This step can be omitted, but take care that the meat does not contact the gland area. "Bleeding" or cutting the deer's neck is not necessary. Blood removal is accomp...

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Ya know with the right plastic surgeon you can make a 70 year old women look young, but without a good power plant, ya can't drive her.

What are you putting in for power?

Bruce

It ain't Texas without you, me and Travis standing under your flags.

Yippi kai aaa cow patty.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all.

To all those in the armed services, God speed your journey home and wishing them all a safe tour of duty.

Bruce

Very nice job DQ!

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The 4LH engines all used the same brand, ie IHI turbo. The 230/240 are the same exact engine. They just changed the way they rated the HP. The "A" just stand built in America. Common turbos are AirResearch-Garrett/American, KKK/German. Don't think you'll find a crossover. Part numbers are listed as ...

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Pats right on the dimmer but one other suggestion. Any large electronics display such as a GPS map like the Garmin 2030 will change your vison perception. So looking up after viewing the screen will lengthen your time to adjust to darkness. Keep your background intensity down and the display covers ...

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Tommy Had a conversation with another prospective repower today and the point of not using the boat enough came up. I told him the grave yard was full of people waiting till they had enough time or money to do something and then came up short. Lifes a Brooklyn Forest, enjoy whatever time you get on ...

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260hp. Those engines are very wide. Had to raise the gen up 5" off the shelf and push outward to gain a couple more inches in clearance to get the sound cover off and get in to bolt down and adjust mounts and hook up starter cable. It worked out fine cause it gets the gen higher for easier service w...

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Those are 4's and the color is the devinicell.

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NextGen 3.5kw

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Finished the port exhaust surge tube design and fab today will install tomarrow.
Comming down to the wire.

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Capt Dave, Should be no reason to disassemble them. I would not run flush them with any solvents, no lubricating properties. Drain them and flush with 10w/30 and a 1/2 pint of denatured alcohol to absort the moisture and 1/2 pint of marvel mystery oil and mix with the oil. Only run at the dock. Repe...

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Bob, It is certainly possible that the blade design will produce some sort of harmonic vibration. To say it will work on everyboat the same is nothing short of a sales gimmick. Too many factors involved. After all these years of working with and on charter boats, my conclusion is there is no gimmick...

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