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Yes, but never use epoxy on a exhaust tube. Use polyester as epoxy does not like the heat.

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We have a 31 and a 25 both bob and weave at anchor. I figure it's the deep V hull doing it's thing. We now use a Bahama rig. We rig our anchor between the bow and quarter cleat to keep the boat on a slight angle to the wind and she rests pretty even.
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If the paint is wet the jacks will slide right out. If you want to jump stands wait a day to let the paint dry and move the stand with a piece of wax paper over the pad to protect the new paint.
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Try beachcomber fiberglass. Good quality work.
I installed the platform on POPS TOY, 52' Hatt and it fit real nice.

http://www.beachfiber.com/

Good luck,
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It also works on your hard to clean alloy wheels. Brake dust sprays right off with a hose.
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Looking into it, Thanks,
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Boy three things in this post caught my eye Marine Mechanic, Porsche Mechanic and Medical Weed!!! I think I suffer from Anxiety The marine industry is in sad shape; I've been there. In a few weeks I'm starting a rebuild of a 74 Porsche 911 that we're turning into a track car so I'll try my hand as a...

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The last time I flew from Oregon I had my Les Paul with me and Delta refused to let me carry it on. They wanted me to check it. I refused and told the manager at the desk if I couldn't get it on the plane they could gate check it. A nice gentlemen at the gate personally carried it down the jetway st...

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I have to chime in here on the hores power issue. We have Brewsters old 6-354 Perkins in our Sportfish. The book says they are 165HP with out aftercoolers and 20hp more with them. With a clean bottem we get 21 knotts with a 18 knott cruise and burn arouns 12 to 13 gals p/hour. Robert @ bobby soles j...

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Linda & I spent last week in Cabo and La Paz enjoying life and fishing. We planed to fish 2 days in Cabo with a local panga captain, DR Pescado. We fished with him before and always had a great time and caught more fish with him than the high priced Pices Fleet 31's. We checked in our room at the Fi...

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Walter, if your dealer says it fits see if he will take it back if it in fact does not fit. He should back up his word.
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Last month I worked on a 400 ft mega yacht "ICE". There was a simming pool about the size of this garage with a waterfall filter system flowing off the transom. It had a retractable deck that sunk to 6' Just lower the deck for swimming and raise it for entertaining. All it takes is Money!!!

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Mitch.your user name is Mitch, new password is xxxxxx. After you log on you could change it.
It's good to hear from you,
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Mitch, email or PM RussP for your temporary password........... Patrick

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Walter, I am at the height of frustration with Jumpline web hosting. I tried their 24/7 hot line but they now have M/F bankers hours and want you to e-mail trouble tickets. Great my e-mail is also down, hosted with Jumpline. I think they are going the way of Boaters World! On Monday we plan on looki...

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Stick with the flax packing! It's been used for years with excelent results, The gore packing works good for rudders but I would still use flax packing.
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Lewis marine sells them. With gassers I think you need the exhaust branch Y, 2 4" to 5 " exit. These should be easy to find locally they are a commonly used for wet exhaust.

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The shaft may never have been centered in the bronze shaft log. Just pushing the engine over is not necessarly the answer. Chances are if the engine beds are original they are punky and soft and unable to hold the lag bolts. If the hose for the packing gland is original it should also be replaced. T...

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Penatrol works great and lasts months.

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Chuck, either the gear in the helm is worn out or the groves on the cable are squashed and causuig extra fricton. Try pulling the cable and checking it out. The other option is excessive play in the rudder table bearings and the rudders are pinching when under way. If it's the helm the no feedback h...

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The 25 has a glassed in deck and it sits real close to the stringers on the moppie, flybridge and hardtop. The old express and bahia mar have a raised deck but you need rails around the cockpit. Basicly there is no room for saddle tanks. The last flybridge I repowered with 3.0's ran close to 30 knot...

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She's there. We had to get a new CC because of fraud and I never updated GoDaddy for the auto renewal.

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I just heard they purchased the Allied Richard Bertram Group.

If anyone has seen or worked on a Ferritti you know why orders are being canceled. CRN's look like they were hammered into shape by boiler makers under the water line and the engine room layouts are about as bad as they come.

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JK and Family,
Sorry for your loss. I can fondly remember good times hanging with Ahab in Port Eads and Liquordale. We will keep your family in our prayrs.
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Before you lap you should blue the taper and install the prop and remove to see how much contact you have with the taper, 85% is the minimum allowable contact. The draw should be measured this is the amount of space between the end of the prop hub and the threads. If the draw is really close be care...

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Bruce, I have a New Beetle and chalked up 20K since Feburary. I still have the old 96, Linda traded the 01 for a Porsche Boxter S. She's woking up in Atlanta right now.

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It seems everyone is hurting but the Mega Yacht industry. Here at Rybovich we filled the 7th spot on the hard with a 160 footer and there are 6 yachts in wetslips being worked on. I hear they plan on getting rid of the 300 ton travel lift at the Rivera Beach Yacht Center and getting another 600 ton ...

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Not only do we have a major problem with elections the postal service employees need to get their eyes checked.

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Walter, I mailed off a check last week for 3 tshirts but forget to put a stamp on the envilope. It hasen't been returned to me and I was wondering if they sent it through to you. We have a hostile mail lady down here and I wouldn't be suprised if she just through the letter away. Please let me know ...

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Walter, how much should I add for shipping to Florida. I will be sending a check for 3 t-shirts.
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Thanks Capt.

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Harry, it may be easier to have lagging made for the pipes. If you ever need to break the exhaust system you just clip the wires and remove and reinstall when the system goes back together.

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Bob, before I made mine I talked to Bill and he said he will torque the mold to meet your measurements. With the price of materials and labor & shipping you might consiter have your local glass guy use your frame as a mold and make one local. http://www.25bertram.com/4images/data/media/17/window1_2....

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Your oil and tranny coolers are raw water cooled and one of them may be leaking. Some Cummins also have raw water after coolers which could cause problems.

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Good point Harry!!!!

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Bill, do you have a combi or a split system? The air handeler should be in a sealed area only being fed return air from the cabin. If the air handeler is in the engine room you will need to upgrade the instaltion. Not only gas fumes but bilge odors will be circulating through the cabin. Good luck, R...

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It looks like a slip fit fitting. They have a reverse thread and are glued with PVC cement or 5200. Try a little heat and turm clockwise and you may get lucky.
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JK, you most likley have Tides Strong Seals. These are lip seals and allthough their not fragile I would refraine from putting any petrolium products on them. Make sure your getting cooling water to the seal.

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Mitch, I know your pretty crafty in most trades and this could be fabticated right off your old window frames. http://www.25bertram.com/4images/data/media/17/window2.jpg http://www.25bertram.com/4images/data/media/17/window1_2.jpg http://www.25bertram.com/4images/data/media/17/281.jpg http://www.25b...

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Make sure you heat it on the key!!!
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Those 6 354's are between 165 and 210 HP. Great power plants but she's a little slow compared to the new school cummins or yanmars.

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It was most likely the boat in Port Salerno. The owner of the shop has the personality of a dog turd and thinks he knows it all but I could find out if you want.

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Here's another link for wind speeds. I've been following it for a while now and it's pretty close to the actual conditions. http://www.buoyweather.com/buoyreports.htm is another really good one that shows actual wave hieghts.

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You also have to consider the conditions on the bank. It could get ugly really fast as you approach the Bahama Bank. The water goes from 2000 to 50 feet real fast and big breaking waves could ruin your day. We didn't fish but I was chatting with a local captian from Stuart at Old Bahama Bay and he s...

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John, heres a good one http://barometerbob.com/ You can't always trust NOAA reports. Are you crossing to Bimini or Grand? I just got back and it's been pretty windy lately, make sure you have a good window for your return so you won't get stuck.
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Scott as you know by now 13.6 is the legal limit. When we towed our 25 to the UVI a few years ago we had no problem at 13.4 to the top of the radar antena.

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Drop the headliner and see whats going on under there. The chances are the balsa coring is wet and will need replacing.
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Were looking at a Furuno system next year but I have to say the Raymarine E120 is a really good system and their customer service is just as good as Garmin. I installed a E120 in a 32 Viper CC and mounted the transducer flush in the 6" flat on the center line. We read bottom at 30 knots. We were doc...

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Last week we killed a 25# Bonita (bonehead) to cut up for strip bait. While cleaning the boat one of our neighboring captians came over to see how we did. Apon seeing the bonehead he said that was way too good to use for bait and took it for dinned. He said his mother-inlaw makes a great soup out of...

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Mac we have fork lifts that'll hoist 40'+ sportfish/bubble yachts at Logerhead marina. They dry store them on racks. One problem you may run into is the transducr placment.

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