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Bruce

No PM came thru. I've been swamped with trying to get some info to be able to get into the ownership part of 31. The passwords Pat gave me don't seem to be the correct ones. I am heading out to San Antonio on 27 October to basically a big yard sale at his place that weekend to try and clear out his ...

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Total insanity in town.
Be glad when this is over.

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No issues I can tell. Try flushing cookies.

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Thanks for the offers but everything is covered transportation wise.

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Steve,
I will bring back the live well mould for you. Since your local to me,no problem.

Pat did make battery boxes but I believe they were all on off depending on battery location and battery brand. I'll look for that and the curve door when I go back.

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4bt injectors can have issues. Sounds like the tip is gone.

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Marlin, Your the first one I ever heard that had an issue with the rudders. Bobby soles has been sold for years and the original guy who welded up Pats design has been gone for awhile. Pat never mentioned any issues with the rudders including a design change as he would have ripped them a new one. D...

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Steve,
Pats live well didn't include the aquarium view style. It would be a solid side all around. I guess you could cut a hole in it and do a piece of lexan.
Lmk if your still interested.

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Just a note to let everyone know the board issues and updates are being looked at including upgrading for better hack proofing. (ONE OF WHICH IS THE STICKY FUNCTION) I will be traveling back to Llano in mid Oct to help with an estate auction to clear Pats property of stuff so it can be listed to sel...

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Guys, For now if anyone is interested in rudders you can deal direct. I called them and reported Pats passing and they said no problem. Pat made very little off the price and for now I asked to keep the same price to him to retail. The place that makes them is Bobby Sole propellor in mangonia park, ...

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Until things are straightened out with the board, if your a member you can contact Mike or myself thru the board. If your not a member and have general questions or intellectual property requests you can reach me at feedthehogs at. Comcast. Dot net. If you put my email address in a spam generator I ...

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Pat has confronted a number of Web thefts off this site, most of which didn't link back or credit him. The last one to do it cost the intellectual thief some cash. Frankly this is copy right infringement even though Pats name is on the article, no permission was given to reprint it in a publication ...

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Mike, thanks for the bio, Bruce thanks for letting us know. Is there going to be any type of service here in San Antonio? I am local and would like to pay respects to a Great Man that we all loved and respected. Please let me know. Thanks Les Brown There will be a memorial service of some kind open...

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Thanks Randall, You more than anyone understood the artistry of Pats talent. What most people don't know is the extent of his master goldsmith talent. He designed and made pieces for some of the most exclusive jewelers around such as Harry Winston to name just one. There are magazine articles I've s...

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It is with extreme sadness that I report Capt Pat passed this morning with family by his side.
Peacefully and with complete dignity to the end.
Words fail me at this time what Pat meant to me.

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Take em to a machine shop and have them bead blasted. Its cheap vs trying to clean with a wire brush. I wouldn't buy new. theres enough old stuff around yards and shops next to nothing

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I'm Bob's alter ego.

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There's no detailed data, just a song and dance show for the masses.

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I tried looking for details but can't find any between Bertram and Florida for locating hdqtrs in Tampa. Specifically looking for what incentives, tax breaks, deferments may have been offered. Also looking for employment numbers Bertram I'm sure made to the state and under what time frame they are t...

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You can go with the Raritan PHII. When you want to use the manual or have an electrical issue all you do is pull the bolt out of the plunger/handle fitting and work the handle. The par electric head is a little more compact but has no manual but is a macerator where the Raritan is not. Back in the d...

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Hueso, After being in the boat biz for 29 years as you know, I can say with all authority boaters as a whole are dumb as a stump. The folks who frequent here are a clear exception to that rule which includes you. Don't sweat it. Can't fix stupid. Edited to add: now being in the car business, the sam...

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Fred,
email it to me at bruce@southeastmarine.com

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There is a rotational issue with bendix's. Maybe wrong one installed if starter is spinning correct direction.

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Anything with teeth count is off the flywheel that uses a magnetic pickup in the flywheel housing. The 3208 uses a mechanical drive off the camshaft on the front of the engine to a pulse generator output to drive the tach. Camshaft spins 1/2 speed of the engine rpm. 2:1 ratio. Fred , I might have on...

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Fred,
Try lauderdale speedometer in ft lauderdale.

https://www.lspeedo.com. I have a bunch of old instruments I'll look thru in the garage also.

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Along with Pats, make sure the shipper ties the boat to the trailer. I know it should be a no brainer but.......

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To me it looks like the ob cavitation plate is above the hull bottom if I picture that correctly.

If your gonna run like that you might think about a cleaver style prop.

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My old Garmin finally died. Be spending a month later this year around the Rockies and am looking for something with good reception under med cover. Last one had the side ant and worked pretty good. Some of the trex units I've messed with internal antenna were so so in reception. Anyone have a usage...

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Don't think there's any doubt to that Tony. Every time UV mentioned Brent, a proud smile would appear.

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Ft Lauderdale, UVI, Tickfaw and the Prop Stop, Baton Rouge, where ever it was, was an adventure.

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If your batteries are properly sized along with the cables and kept topped off in charge, voltage should not drop off enough to shut down electronics. If you do have an issue, start on battery 1 then move switch to both to charge batt 2 or use what Tony suggested and just leave switch on batt 1. If ...

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All great advice but for your budget, I would strongly suggest selling your existing boat and buying a 31 Bertram that is already converted to diesel. I think that you would get more for your money by a long shot. $70k can buy a very nice diesel 31 Bertram and the $20k you get for your boat can go ...

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From the install pdf: These instructions assume you are experienced in marine installations. Improper installation will void warranty. Equipment needed: BoatLife LifeSeal or 3M 4200 only Denatured Alcohol Rags Masking Tape Phillips Screwdriver Carbon Mounting Shoes Mounting hardware Latex Gloves St...

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For all the nervous Nellies out there after 46 years of being around boats, traveling on them, living on them, working on them the over whelming majority of fires I came across were on diesel boats. Can't tell ya all how many bilges I pumped gas out of when the dumb ass owners mistook the rod holder...

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I can see it now, Johns got loud speakers on the outside of one of his planes buzzing a hillary speech.

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That reminds me of a Rorschach test.

Very creative.

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Welcome aboard.
Many here were lurkers at one time. Some even outside the windows of their neighbors home.

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Any type of solar charge will keep the batteries up, but say a hose leaks and the pumps start cranking it won't come close to keeping up with the current draw if that enters your mind.

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Hey Pat, where's that pic of the back of the fuel tank I dragged to the flop house we decorated with graffiti.

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Whats120 kph, like 30 mph US?

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Very nice work John.

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Back before proper lifts, hydro hoists were the going thing. Two floats evacuated by pushing the water out with air to raise. Flooding the pontoons to make the thing sink.

Very maintenance prone.

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There should be no grinding sounds comming from the glands even dry. It could be barnacles inside the boot/shaft , shaft/tube(rubbing on side) space dried out and breaking up. The only friction against the collar on the shaft and the carbon seal is the pressure of the rubber boot compressed. Which i...

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If your running 220vac a double pole bkr with handles tied external or internal are used to kill both hot legs should on overload. 110vac circuits don't need a double pole bkr as the neutral/white leg has no voltage on it. On some rare occasions I've seen them on 110vac circuits but it is not needed...

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Tony,
Welcome to the seldom seen world of liberals where fantasy illusions are the norm and when told what real life is all about they question it's existence.

This is how obama got elected. Twice.

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Use the ohm function to check between your electrical ground and the bonding system to see if you have a connection. Drop a wire in the water on one meter lead and the other to the bonding system to check for voltage between the two. If the meter auto ranges, then okay if it does not put it on the l...

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When you pull the flange off you'll see splines. Use a gasket type of permatex, gray is good and put a bead around inside in the end of the flange that goes into the gear. As you push the flange on the sealer will travel out to the nut side, not into the gear if the sealer was put onto the shaft. Do...

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The only thing that holds value is a house, very rarely does a luxury item hold worth. How much is a 1971 Pinto worth or AMC Gremlin , or a Yugo, or a Bayliner? You don't buy a boat as an investment, you buy it to enjoy and if it still has value after 50 years, holy crap you won the lottery. The mu...

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