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Never used seakamp always used sendure as an alternative to standard size oem oil and trans coolers. Googled seakamp and no big failure issues showed up. Just make sure the replacement is cupro nickel and not just copper.

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David Davidson wrote: Pity no politicians have her spine these days.

FIFY

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Most all the 28 gen set installs I saw were between engines. It can restrict access to inboard sides and aft of engines. They all were rusty from deck leaks at the center to main hatch overlap. Not much of a gutter there. Two had pulled an engine and put outboard and moved batteries to opposite side...

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Most of my diesel conversions over the years were not done for fuel pricing. Like any bubble, the gas to diesl conversions on mid 20 to 40' boats was driven hard from mid 90's to 07. That bubble burst. Unless you just want to do the work and enjoy doing your own thing, it would be cheaper to buy one...

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Which model 370, the 6ly or the newer V8 8LV?

Cummins by far will be the easiest and cheapest to maintain.

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I clearly remember when they tried to stick the fat hog in the ass by taxing the yacht industry here and how well it turned out.
A lot of skilled workers lost their jobs.

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Only by supreme faith and clicking on a blank screen my young grasshopper does one truely see and understand the wisdom of Mike's posts.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/02/saint-tropez-gets-sinking-feeling-number-yachts-marina-plunges/ Saint-Tropez gets sinking feeling as number of yachts in its marina plunges 2 AUGUST 2017 • 6:49PM Saint-Tropez, the glittering Riviera resort favoured by celebrities and the super-rich, is lam...

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Welcome Lee.

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Quite a bit of interior mold. I would uses a respirator and remove all interior finished panels to check for extent of mold, then treat before anything else. Not sure if you got a survey, if you did that will give you a game plan outline. An important first issue is structural, decking, sub structur...

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I've just renewed the host for another year.

IT tech has worked out the bugs. Sorry for the delay in getting the updated site out to a few to overlook, family medical issues. Will do soon.

Thanks for all who donated.

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That's an original tank.

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Pete,
Was just on the boat the other day, nothing has changed. Still looks good.

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Making multiple radius cuts and glassing together to me is just as much work as making smooth radius elbows.
From a production standpoint I can see a time savings on the angles.

In your application John you won't notice.

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All your two into one connections should be a Y design and turns should be a smooth radius and not sharp angles such as miter cuts. It's the same for any fluid dynamics. I E when using a 90 degree fitting in a fuel line, the resistence is like adding another 10' of straight line without going up in ...

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Large yacht owners are sometimes looking to off set relocation costs since those relocations do not usully have paid charters. I've used charter yacht services to tow boats from one location to another for half the cost of over the road or float on ships.

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Thanks John.
Sorry we didn't get a chance to talk. Next time just come over and kick me. That's what the wife does to get my attention.

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A couple of 8V92's should work well in her...........

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A mild solution of muriatic in an open area will do the trick. Its what I always used.

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You'll need a new helm also both cable and helm start at 550 and go up depending on length from discount marine houses. https://www.wholesalemarine.com/big-t-rotary-steering-system-single-cable.html?gclid=CNef45KlhNUCFUcDhgodRgcNHQ The above link is for a single station. If you have a dual it gives ...

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John,
I'm no expert on gel coating, but my experience with boats I've been involved with with gel coat instead of paint is that anything over 18 mils will have to come off.
Sanding it off is what I've seen done.

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All of Pats pics are part of this web site and our server. They are not 3rd party hosted.

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There are alternatives to photobucket. Has been for a while.
Everyone should have backups of pics on a cloud, a cd, zip drive, thumb drive or hard drive. Photobucket is depending on people with no backups to pay the piper.

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+1 with Tony's suggestion. I would not put 90 fittings in to turn a tight corner. I would make a nice radius with the hose. Never had to have the fuel line that tight. You can use 90 fittings in the fuel filter to point down to meet the fuel line.

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Carl, Most all factory panels have the minimum of lights no matter who the manufacturer is. Because most of them are about as attractive as Nancy Pelosi, boat manufacturers and repowers use aftermarket guages and no lights. I on occasion have setup a remote panel with lights when multiple alarms oth...

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The Yanmar 6LP alarms sensors are the following: a. Battery not charging b. Coolant water high temp c. Low oil pressure d. low coolant level in manifold(float type switch) e. Exhaust water flow f. Boost g. Some years had a water sensor in the secondary filter. Unless you have the interface with the ...

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John,
I always built a fore and aft cradle that supported the mufflers. 1/ 2 clearance is fine as long as exhaust is well supported and secured.

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On behalf of Capt. Pat, welcome aboard.
Beautiful boat.

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Your right Tony, early boats were thicker.

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There are no tech issues that I'm aware of. I would try and erase cookies and re log in to maybe clear any possible issues with yourself. As far as the other log in issue, there is no issue other than he got a vacation. One can still view the board without logging in and as typical and the reason he...

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Depends on year but the average I found was about 3/8".

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Congrats. You got a good boat from a great owner.

Fair winds and smooth seas as you've become her new steward.

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John, 1st step is prep. The epoxy amines prevent the cross linking of the molecules during cure. Water is the preferred solvent for the removal of amines and typical roughing of surface for bond. West and some of the other modified epoxies help with bonding also. Vinyl ester resin over epoxy definit...

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Steve,
Might want to have someone determine if the blisters have water behind them to open and let drain and dry out during the summer before the cold weather sets in.
I've had 2 - 31's over the years that had blisters to where the boat had to sit for a few months to dry out before filling.

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Most boat lifts are wired 230vac. being that they are mounted on pilings, the metal lift support bars thru the cables can become charged if a motor leaks or the wires become chaffed and the ground becomes disconnected. Otherwise the breaker would trip. When the tide comes up the water around can bec...

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If you have to pull the choke on to run smooth the engine is running lean.
Either thru the carbs, gasket leak or hose off.
If all three cylinders are in agreement and come up to compression with the same amount of rotation, doubt you have an issue there.

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Tony is correct in his statement. The pump will not come on if one has a pure oil spill as the pump senses the conductivity of water.
But if you have an oily bilge mixed with water, it will pump.

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I will be collecting the pics and videos for a new post here soon. Thanks to all who attended and to those who I never met but knew from the board, it was a pleasure. A big thanks to Tommy Drake who is as humble as they come but was instrumental in making this work and is the finest host you will fi...

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The insulation does reduce noise and you will notice the additional weight but not unmanagable. Being close to the engine will not affect the material. On 31's you should also do the lower companion way panels below boxes and I also always did the forward bulkhead. Don't just use contact adhesive as...

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With a pressure washer and elbow grease you can get it clean enough to paint.

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John, A high pressure cutout, lack of water causing head pressure to increase, then restart would take more than a couple of seconds to trip breaker. The reason the breaker trips faster is your trying to start the compressor against higher head pressure. Like trying to start locked up engine. Not go...

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John,

Mat side down with biax.
If you want a smoother finish, then use just mat for final layer.

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It will be nice to celebrate these brothers in NC in a week.

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The center riser manifolds vs the log aft riser are tuned just a bit better but nothing that you would notice. Riser height above water line should be at minimum 13" with a downward slope of the exhaust to the outlet. All my 31 repowers no matter who's engines were used I shot for 14" lightly loaded...

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On behalf of our founder Capt Patrick, welcome.

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How far did the pressure drop?

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A pressure check of the cooling system cold can confirm a leaking hose. One area is the heat exchanger. Is the coolant recovery tank losing fluid when it cools down? Is the fluid is sucked back into the engine? Does the tank gain much fluid when engine is hot? A weak cap can allow excess fluid to le...

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If the blocks were fresh water cooled there should be no corrosion anywhere in the block or heads cooling passages. The only corrosion issue could be would be exhaust port to manifold surface. I've seen the port faces rust to the point of you can't get a good seal anymore even with a gasket. If that...

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John,
What are they saying the issue with the heads are?
Are your heads fresh or raw water cooled?

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Nav,
I would suggest that looking at posts as a whole and not breaking them down will prevent taking posts off in directions the thread doesn't need to go to.

Thanks

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