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I dont know shiiiii# but I think, More chain, heavy weight, lay it flat. It aint the anchor in my opinion. And make sure the anchor line isnt to big either. I first had 5/8 samson for my boat. Well that stuff floated like a life vest. No anchor would ever find bottom with a line that had a date in 5...

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nobody can claim fame to a single manufacturer. no arguments- mtu is the best 1200hp and above .all of the man engines are fragile but if you maintain them like a watch there powerfull for size. at 710 hp the best of cat is the c-9 . at 535 hp nothing is better than cummins . at 400 hp there is lug...

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I agree, the 3208 was hard to beat. Today i dont think cat has as good a reputation with some of their engines. 3116, c-12, 3196........ I mean if you have these in a boat, the boat is virtually unsellable. I too am trying to buy a boat with volvo's. Only because it seemed to be the engine of choice...

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Alright, Im trying to buy a new boat right now. [used] I read so many things, dont buy this engine, dont buy that engine..............What is the engine to buy? One of the reasons I dont want to buy a really big boat is I cant afdford to re-power a boat with 125,000 or worse. At my age it just aint ...

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sometimes you can, and sometimes you cant. Look on the end, it may have the length in inches. I agree with the rope idea but, if it snags well, just order lunch and settle in for a day. Overall it aint that hard. be sure that the way the cable lays is ok with you however. A little to long wont hurt ...

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thanks, I did not know that. One thing I dont like however is this. Engineers who go to school only to be idiots! Application, materials, longevity! Have we all gone crazy? I am convinced engineers are the only people that can think about the question, .......can you make water go up hill?

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Here we go again! After seven years of anticipation, the starboard engine oil pan on Catequipt has rusted thru. In 2004 I replaced the port engine pan. At the time after consulting with the "Faithful", I painted the new pan with a PPG two part epoxy bare metal primer. After five years it still look...

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LMAO! Ive never seen a boat with hornet killer on it. Maybe you dont have gaff..........just spray em!

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oh, you read me wrong.........Im making a joke, I cant stand the guy.

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Running a Copper job this week and I started scrapping parts, normal coolant and cutting oils where giving me grief on a few intricate cuts. Someone mentioned using Milk as a cutting fluid. I thought he was joking, but said the butter fats are supposed to work well in that application. I figured wh...

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Anybody got a line on where I can pickup a 3208 375HP long block or complete run tested? My old source dried up. Bruce, you seem to have alot of knowledge on here. Im leaning towards a boat that has 6-92's. They are very rebuildable arent they? I have always had cats before but they arent the re-bu...

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I thought it was a great idea too! I'm not sure about your strainers, but mine open when I loosen two wing nuts. Shouldn't be much more work or complication than throwing tabs in a a pool system. Wait...as easy a time as I've had on everything else on the beast...I suspect they don't make a tab tha...

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cwj wrote:ive heard people putting in a clorine tablet thats used for swimming pools. they put it in there raw water strainer and let it disolve

does that work? great idea.......somehow I think it cant be this easy. But I like the way you think!

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I cant stop looking at the boat. I know its a little slow but a repower cant be out of the question.......can it? I may be asking the choir here what song to sing but i am sure ill get honest feelings on it. Is this boat worth buying, is it worth repowering, overall.....what say you. There are a cou...

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i couldnt wait to throw it out. its heavy..........i dont mean a little, i mean you can barely pick it up. it wears on the boat with the wind and did i mention.....it weighs a ton. unless you keep a boat in alaska, i cant imagine a reason to have one. i have had my boat 13 years. a fisher cover woul...

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yea, isnt that amazing? 100 years, thanks for the story, i enjoyed it. i wish i would have seen one in the 70,s. or even the eighty's i think. early....... everytime i walk down the dock, you stop and pay respect at the 31. and if the guy's not taking care of it, yikes! but if he is, its like meetin...

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wouldnt it be fair to say, they look better re-conditioned, thirty years later than they did new? does anyone remember a new one? dumb question i bet.

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zero cavity, that boat's a million! i could look at that all day. beautiful job.

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tom, you swore to me the 38 was the final boat! now its gone and a 50 takes its place. wait till i tell joe next time i see him. i hear he's working in cape may now, so im sure to run into him.

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wow, that's smokin hot. you sir are a wonderful caretaker.

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harv, i dont know you but im sorry for your loss. i too lost my dad this year and i still cry everyday thinking of him. its not just him i miss its the being young, and having a father there to watch everything grow. im sure your memories of him will last thru your life time and beyond. fathers alwa...

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i have been to lazy to log on, but ive been reading. sorry. hope everyone is well. first off, i see holtz boat works has closed after a fire. i was sorry to see that as i really enjoyed my experience there one year. they did wonderful work, and i could walk around that yard for hours. in fact, i onc...

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harry, that's the best! that is what i'm thinking. i'm glad i took it off the market...........i need the boat, not the money!

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hope i remembered everyone. that's what i mean. bob.... that boat is beautiful! when you step on that boat in the spring, what else matters? i am so glad i thought about it. it's a way of life. thank's........

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i gotta tell you my opinion, for the last two year's all i have done is work on my boat. changed everything in the boat including the engines. i totally re-did the entire boat. fishing trip's i thought i would make....cancelled. not ready. this past september it was finally done and i put it up for ...

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cat told me the new engines weigh the same, but it can,t be. i need to raise the boot stripe about 1 1/2 inches mid ship. does that make sense? it's just too close. the old boot stripe is painted on. what do i remove it with. looks like imron....awgrip...... tape it out and respray??????? any help i...

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looking to hide cash on a boat? just buy it, TAKE CARE OF IT FOR A YEAR. check your bank account. stand back and see if you can see where you put it.LOL! now that's funny, put that in your novel.that's a funny post.

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capt patrick, thanks for that answer. that is the long intellegent version of what i was trying to say. the work i saw there was top notch, specifically for boats and more specifically yachts.......doors and windows that had a fit and finish i would have a hard time turning down. the windows in my b...

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jp, i wish i could. i am so dumb with a computer. i'm trying to get someone to show me. at 51 years, did they have these things in school when i went? if so, i was asleep! i was really impressed with what "aluminum 2000" can do though. i,ll get my buddy flicker in cape may to show me.

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i'm new here so if this is redundant, sorry but, i drove out to aluminum 2000 yesterday in lancaster pa. they make windows for boats and boy can they do everything. i'm glad i went, saw what i want, they powder coat everything not paint, and they will do anything you need. a tour of the plant answer...

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that is so beautiful, can i call you again? sorry. i cant think straight. took me a while to figure out there were more pictures. duh!

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what a pretty sight, its like meeting a blind date........and she's gorgeous!

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thats funny, but that is a great job on that windshield! when they start to talk all that resin, biaxel, foamcore.....they lose me. where's my hammer?LOL!nice looking boat rus.

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thats my question. on the frameless, wheres the frame. i do have the front windshield glassed in but, wonder about flybridge flex. the sliding glass frame that is in there would be easy to replace and maybe thats the way for me to go. i have looked at some of the frame extrusions and maybe i need to...

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popped out the leaking water heater today. now i know why the boat always had a slight starboard lean, that thing is heavy and far to starboard side. the new smaller instant hot water heater should be fine in its place.

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i have even more questions now, went to the boat yesterday and looked it over. the side windows seem to sit in a flat frame. i met a fiberglass guy there who pretty much stated that he needed to build up a stop and press the glass into the new stop.that will make a frameless window. lots of grinding...

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think i found it, thanks. gonna print it and read it.

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new to this site so, sorry if this question has been asked a hundred times. looking to replace the side windows in my boat.........ok, its a bertram cousin. blackfin, but hey we dont exist anymore. would like to do a one piece unit. is there a company that makes these or does the frame stay in and t...

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sim, sorry i missed you. i pulled the boat on friday, hung around with billy for a while then went home.if i would have known the navigation advise i gave you would bring you to the marina that i dock i would have followed the proper protocol....and bought you lunch at the lobster house. if you do t...

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oops, the ferry builds that shoal. they dredge it often, just not enough water at low tide.they sit in the slip with the engine in gear and pretty much power dredge. you had to be pretty far over though. thats the only spot in the canal people run aground. they swing way right and bump. a lot of sai...

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my syncronizer would break the pin, i couldnt catch. fix it and the MOJO was back.it would even freak me out. got new style pins so it wouldnt happen. but when that thing broke....i was done!

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thanks for the reply's but, i'm talking about on a boat. i want to change the hot water heater on my 29 blackfin. thanks. do these small in systems work? thanks.

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right now i have a six gallon hot water heater. thinking of changing it to an inline instant hot water heater. any thoughts on this. dont have a generator, dont really need one. they are 120 volt so it would not work away from dock. in a blackfin they lean ever so slight to the starboard anyway. thi...

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thanks, i'm going to print that.

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pulled the boat yesterday. 29 blackfin with 3126 cats, alright its not a bertram but were cousins. right? pulled out of the slip forward....starboard reverse.....round the corner forward both.....port reverse, clink. off goes the wheel. shafts maybe 9 years old 1 1/2.broke about 2 inches after strut...

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you want to take the canal. take the right after you go under the bridge, at the last red marker to the lobster house. go all the way till the red marker is on your port, then turn right towards the commercial boats. its an easy run to ac from there out in the ocean. back out past the coast guard an...

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I saw my first Bertram 31 on the water when I was fishing alone in my 17 ft Boston Whaler. The moment I saw her I said to myself "some day, I'm going to own one of those". I later owned a 26 Pacemaker that I rigged up like a 31 Bertram. One August day we were shark fishing about 20 miles offshore w...

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Re: Painting new oil pan

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Overall opinions 38 special?

i had a fisher cover,

i need it bad,

harvey, hav, charlie, tony, bob,

a boat, is it worth it?

raising boot stripe,

side windows,

hot water heater,

shaft breaks at key,

i agree,