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Have you splashed the motor yacht? Im sure your a busy boy these days.

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Linda & I repaired our hatches last year. I also glued in drains so water doesn't sit in the gutters which is one of the design faults of the old decks.

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Absolutly!!!! Marine pumps have the overflow return to the carb if the diaphram goes bad and they are consiterably heavier in construction. It could be a pain in the ass installing the pump so you might as wall do it once the right way.
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I fully understand thinning the oil to help the pump but some old time diesel mechanics claim the inpurities in the oil settle on the bottem of the pan and warming the engine gets the particulate matter suspended in the oil for removal. It's convient when some of the boats have oil changing systems ...

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Bruce, I know there are two different ways of thinking when chaning oil. Some like to heat the oil to get the inpurities floating and some like to change it cold or room temp. I perfer to change it cold espicially when sucking from the bottem of the oil pan, what's your thoughts.

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Yesterday Linda & I decided to run out to 2200' and look for Marlin & Wahoo trying to avoid the bonehead (Bonito) bite. We set a spread of high speed Black Bart Wahoo lures and were chugging along around 17 knots getting close to the St Lucie Humps when the weather started closing in. Two big thunde...

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My Mom used Dr. Pagano out of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to deliver the 3 kids.

I don't remember those days but I guess he did a good job.
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This is a good point we are in the hurricane belt down here.

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We just got a quote for insurance for our 63 31SF and I would like to see how it compares to what some of you guys are paying. Pete recently surveyed it and it has a average condition rating. $60,000 coverage is $2981.00 with a 8% deductiable ($4800.) This also includes $10,000 of personal equipment...

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I think they call that cost averaging.
Stop being a ceap skate and fill her up & run her hard. You can't spend it when your dead.

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Dick, I would start by checking the piston seals then the fittings. You may need someone to turn the wheel to find the leak. If all fittings and piston look good start looking at any possiable areas where the lines may be chaffed. I'm assuming you have plastic lines not the old copper tubing.

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I wish you guys safe travels and catchem' up in Panama!! Hopefully next year it'll return home to Port Eads so we could take part in the festivies.

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I did the whole project in polyester. Sanded the radius by hand, thought a router might burn the foam. I made 4 custom Stainless Steel brackets for supports.

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I would lioke to report the swim platform is one of the best additions we put on the boat. We used it this weekend when I dove under the boat for a bottem scrub. It's stronger than I thought, we allready used it as a bumper against a pole and not a scratch. Make sure you use good quality 316 SS hard...

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Bruce, I bet Tony was grinning ear to ear.

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Carter's some fisherman! Your just gettin' old Andre.
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Kingfish, you voided the guarentee and are at risk of sinking with the brass nipples. I know this first hand as a 32' Lhurs was hauled because a surveyer thought he was smater than the engineers at PYI and recomended changing them to brass. The result was the carbon blocks cracking and complete fali...

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A really good Crab Cake too!!!

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The 32 Albemarle is a nice boat. Ran one back from Treasure Cay last year and was impressed with the ride, 3116 Cats and it cruised around 24k topped at 28. Decent amount of room below decks for a express boat.
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Fred, if it's not too late could you order me 1 lg SS, 1xlg SS and 1 xlg LS.

Thanks,
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I plan on installing it this weekend. After I stand and jump around on it a few times and proove it I'll think about making a mold.
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Thanks. The top is a 1/2" 4lb Divinycell, sides are 3/8 with 4 layers on the top and 6 on the bottem, I wanted to keep it light. I figure it weighs around 35lbs. I'm custom fabricating brackets out of 1/4" X 2" 304 SS flat stock and light weight stainless tubing to match the 15 degree transom angle....

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I spent the last week working on a custom swim platform for the summer season.

It was more work than anticaped but worth the effort. now I need to fabricate the brackets and install.

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Tow Boat US is the way to go. I've heard too many horror stories about Sea Tow claiming boats as salvage after soft groundings. I had Tow Boat drag me back from the Bahamas last year no charge. It would have been a $4k bill with Sea Tow. Tow Boat US also offers 10 cent P/Gal discounts at many marina...

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Interlux Micron 66 is the best paint I used down here in Florida. You should be able to get 2 seasons out of the paint with the winter haulout. Micron 66 could sit on the hard for extended periods of time without loosing it antifouling properties.
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Bruce, whad did a Bayliner come in for service after I left yesterday.

Harry,
We all have strong political feelings! With the housing market at the lowest point in years and gas prices through the roof maybe we should keep this a fun boating forum.

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Mikey, The Port lever goes down for foward gear. I switched the port shifter to the foward leg so both cables were routed over the top of the tranny.

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Peter, you have a PM.
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Brewister, it's nice not having any solenoids to deal with. I'm glad your in the water and ready to fish.
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when installing shaft zinks you have to set them with a hammer after inital tightening. There is a little circle outside which sits above the little anode, give it few shots with a lump hammer on each side and retighten. You should never have a zink slip down the shaft if installed properly.

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Garmin has great customer service. We have 2 color chartplotters and are satisfied with both. If anyone is having a problem call them and a teck will help troble shoot the problem over the phone. Three thumbs up!

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Mike, thats just what it was like on Hal's 28 running back to PE.

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John, when in Utah try to check out Goblin Valley. It's not far from Moab and well worth the trip. Linda & I spent a fair amount of time in the 4 corners area exploring native art and cave dwelings. It'll be a vacation you'll never forget.

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Cabo!!!!!

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Rodger that!
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UV, I was wondering if you ever sent the CX and Re-jex we talked about last month? If not maybe you could add a can of max Wax.

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I'm back from Oregon and ready to get back at it. Doug sorry I didn't get back in touch, I'll catrch you early next week.

Joel. give me a call 772 485 5485

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Brewester, she's running great! We went 0 for 1 on Sails yesterday with 1 nice Dolphin in the box. Typically rough 6 to 9 ft ground swells with a 3ft chop on top. A small skiff capized in the inlet and the dredging opperation is keeping everyone on their toes as their comming & going. They have he m...

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Doug, I'll get in touch on Monday,
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Nows the time to bring you 31 into the new millenium and glass in fiberglass shaft logs. I like the fact that I don't have around 40 little holes in the bottem of my boat. The tips section spells it out for you. Capt Patrick likes to double up the fiberglass tube but a single tube works fine and pro...

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We have it on our props and it woks great. It's expensive and has to be applied exactly to the instructions or it'll fail.

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I purchased black & white plexiglass and quick set glue from a local plastic supplier. After cutting the plexiglass to size I made a black, white, black layup and bevelded the edges and polished to look like a pick guard from a Strat. I targeted out the holes and used a Roto Zip for the tach holes a...

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When Linda & I lived in Oregon we gave up windsurfing for sailing. When looking for a boat we told a broker we needed a boat that could handle up to 30 knotts of wind ( it's real windy in the Columbia Gorge). His reply, your not supposed to be sailing in 30 knotts. We picked up a Santana 22 migit oc...

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Thanks for the replies. Were going to fish with Pisces, full day charter with everything included is $630.00 and they have a US phone number. I think we'll fish the 31 two days and catch a ponga for the other days. They are on the back side of the full moon and the Marlin bite is heating up. Cheers,...

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Linda & I are heading to Cabo for a last minute vacation and want to fish one of the 31's down there. Has any of the faithfull been down there and have a recomendation. Were leaving Monday morning and hanging for a week.

Thanks,
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Bruce, Im sure your happy to have it out of the barn. This was another first class repower and those numbers look great.

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Doc, thats what I'm hoping for. I think cwj needs to get out of NY for a little while, it's getting to him.

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Doc, glad to see your hanging in there. Lndda & I ventured out Monday MLK's b-day and boy was it rough. We landed one 65# sail and a Dolphin for dinner. Today we hung inside and and hooked up with the typical inshore fare. We plan on a trip to the keys next month, I'll keep you posted. Maybe you cou...

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I noticed it's been a whils since Dave posted. We'll keep thinking good thoughts for his speedy recovery.
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