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Copied this off Yahoo Al Will California Shuck Corn Ethanol? Ibd Ibd Thu Apr 23, 7:02 pm ET Energy Policy: California regulators are ready to conclude that corn ethanol cannot help the state fight global warming. It seems they've discovered putting food in our cars would destroy the earth in order t...

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Just saw this on another site. Read the article & especially note the last line.
Al

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

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Stuart,
I can vouch for this company. Have purchased from them several times & they ship quickly & have a good product. My heat exchangers were also for Merc 454s.
Al

http://www.lencocoolers.com/

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Hey everyone, Can I make a suggestion that you resize your fotos down to a little smaller size. That way everyone would not have to scroll back & forth trying to read the posts. Sometimes it is also very difficult to figure out the details in a picture when you can't see the whole picture at one tim...

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Title says it all.
Al

http://www.ybw.com/ibinews/newsdesk/200 ... inews.html

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If they are Mercruisers & the plug wires are more than three years old: get rid of them!
Al

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Randall,
That is fantastic work with some serious man hours lavished on the project.
Al

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I believe Albin went under back in the spring.
Al

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I think the heat will just load up the 7" Mirka discs. Have you thought of trying to use a cabinet scraper?
Al

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... ,310,41069

If unfamiliar with scrapers, this holder will help.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... &cat=1,310

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As you know your greatest asset is your employee base

Truer words were never spoken. I wish more major American companies would ignore what their MBA educated idiots are telling them & realize that.

Al

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Dug,
There was a business owner from Worcester interviewed on TV last night. Said that it was the fourth time in six years he had been flooded & they were going to relocate somewhere else.
Al

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I believe that Patrick has stated in the past not to use epoxy for this application due to a lower thermal point than regular polyester. If I am incorrect I'll be corrected in the AM.
Al

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I've had a Bruce & now I have a 35 lb Kingston. (Delta knockoff) In rocky areas the Bruce was easier to get caught in rocks & then difficult to free up. On both of them I've also snagged lobster trawls in 100' water. (Lobster trawl could have 5 > 10 traps on a trot line) With all that weight I had a...

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The true story on the mule/lion is that the lion was already dead & the pics were taken in New Mexico.
Al

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp[/url]

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Tim, Have one eye done at the Lasik institute & the other one done at the Boston hotshot. Let us know the results. Seriuosly, the Doc with offices in Gloucester & Woburn used to be on the "cutting edge". Now I think all his employees do most of everything & he is to busy doing Botox injections. Both...

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I can strongly recommend Ocean Prop in R.I. (I think in Middleton) They are one of the oldest Propscan franchises in the country.
Al

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Don't remember exactly the years, but the 454s from around 1999 to 2002 had a serious problem with injestion. Some Sea Rays, Albemarle & Cruisers had to have engines replaced several times. Sea Ray 31 in particular. Engines were mostly Mercs but also some Volvos. Apparently the engine installation l...

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The 454s in my 1978 B33 have stamped on the Merc decal on the valve covers that WOT is 3800 rpm. The Bert manual that came with my boat has the operations chart showing Bertram testing the B33's with gas motors to a WOT of 4000. My last boat was a 1984 & the operating spec for the Merc 454 was 4100 ...

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John, I also have 1978 454s. I have been looking for a fuel pump to keep as a spare. The pumps are Carters but I cannot read the flange #. Even took a digital pic & tried to manipulate the pic to bring out the #'s better. I know I can go to a different pump, but that means I have to get new fuel lin...

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I investigated the Egg 33 before I bought my B33. I believe it was in the Powerboat Bible that pre-81 was a different hull shape. That made it a roller & a 14 > 16 kt boat. After 1981 they were much better speed wise. I was also told that even up to the late 80's windows & cabin sides were subject t...

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Patrick, I have to offer a different opinion on ANY NEW PC tool. Black & Decker is now positioning PC to be the pro-sumer brand. Above the B&D Firestorm series & below the DeWalt brand. I've used the PC 6" sanders, older Rigid model 2610 6" (rebadged Metabo of Germany) & briefly the Fein model. I re...

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Scooter, by the time you cut open the tank, grind out all the baffle rivets, then grind the tank surface down to clean uncontaminated glass, do your coating & then figure out how to resecure the baffles, then glass the top back on; it's cheaper & easier to just have a new tank made & install it. Do ...

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Dug,
last fall I contacted NE prop for a tank for my 33. They gave me another # to call that is their sub-contractor. At that time, lead time for a tank was about a month. They were also $1000 more expensive than having a SS tank made & shipped from Fl.
Al

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John, two of us B33 owners had new SS tanks made at Nautic. I wanted Nautic Doug to put flanges on my tank so I could fasten yo the bulkhead. Doug said that was a strict NO-NO. The tank would suffer from "oil-canning" & subsequentl metal fatigue. He said to cover the bottom of the tank with undercoa...

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Andy, I personally think you are making a wise decision. If you go to the B33 site & search, you will find many threads on new tanks. here is one of the threads on my new SS tank install. I reinforced & built up the bed the tank sits in & left channels around the outside edge going to a garboard dra...

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I just recently cut up my 1978 B33 tank. For the last few years I had been getting a lot of "coffee ground" material in my Racors. Upon cutting up the tank I found that those particles were from the rivets rusting. The rusting also allowed gas to penetrate BETWEEN the layers & start the delamination...

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Also, check & make sure that the zincs are not from China. I have no idea of the Chinese quality, but they are showing up on shelves. Why take a chance?
Al

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dougl33 wrote:When I click on tide predictions I get the old "Cannot Find Sever" message.

Doug, just clikked right through to Beverly, Ma & pulled up a tide chart for the next year.
Al

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Clik on tide predictions, new screen & then you can see the zone index.
Al

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Paul, I was getting ready to email you & ask how you made out. Guess this answers that. Personally I would just grind every thing smooth, clean with acetone & then coat with epoxy. One of the B28 guys at Jubilee Yacht Club mounted his new aluminum tank into the cradle formed by the old one. He cut t...

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Bill, went to Fraser Welding in Marblehead last Friday. Several people had mentioned that name. They don't answer the fone & no answering machine. Got there & the shop was wide open. No one there & the people next door the the Trading company had not seen the guy all day. Left a note on the work tab...

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We have two B33's we are converting over to stainless gas tank. One is a SF. Once the tabbing was cut loose, the tank lifted straight up. On my 1978 FBC, I had to cut out the aft bulkhead to pull the tank. That will be getting glassed back in after the new tank is in. I will only be able to glass fr...

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Two of us with B33's are hauled out at Danversport for the winter. On my 1978 FBC, once I cut the glass tabbing on the fore & aft bulkheads the tank came free relatively easy from the polyester putty the bottom was bedded into. Ricks 1985 B33 SF took some real serious persuasion to break it free. So...

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Neil,
what did you use for a tank in the 31 & what are you replacing the 25 tank with? Where did you get your tank made?

I just hauled my 33 this week. EARLIEST I have ever ended a season. Just so I can replace the tank in my 1978. What makes it a particular pain for me is I have a teak cockpit.

Al

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Alan,
Thanks for the reply. My B33 has a 255 gal. tank & I was wondering what the weight would be. That is IF I can get it out in one piece. Guys in the next marina pulled the tank on a B28 this weekend. Only way it would come out was in pieces.
Al Lupone

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Alan,
About how much did the tank weigh?
Al Lupone

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I believe you are over estimating the total weight. (Unless your tank is made from concrete) Gas weighs 6.25 lbs per gallon. That makes the weight of your tank over 1000 lbs. I know you want the max fuel, but you might consider reducing tank dimensions by 1" in all directions. Nothing is straight on...

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