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Like Tony asked, how old are the engines,? I thought most of the older Mercs had an external resister wire built into the wire harness.
Al

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I am absolutely amazed you were able to run the canal at those speeds. Twice I've been pulled over by the canal police for exceeding 10 kts. I've seen many other people grabbed also. Your on camera the whole length of the canal. I second what Carl said. If you have water then you have had phase sepa...

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Ronco plastics were always 3/8" while the Todd tanks were either 1/4" or 5/16". Thicker is better. Not so much for strength but stopping odor permeation.
Good Luck
Al

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I used to use Godfrey zincs. Then I had one that after an entire year in the water it still looked brand new. Then I hauled & next year put it on the opposite shaft. End of that season it STILL looked brand new. Threw it away & stopped using Godfrey.
Al

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Art, if you're talking about a tank in a B33 SF there is a foto with dimensions at this site. Scroll down about 6 posts. We pulled this tank from a 1985 SF. It was a 315 gal. tank. Forget the idea of a bladder inside the tank. There are 6 interior baffles held in with rivets covered with fiberglass....

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Mike,
David got the site back up. You will probably have to set up a new pass word.
Al
https://www.bertram33.com/phpBB3/index.php

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Mike,
The B33 site got hacked & really hosed this time. I don't know if David will continue the site as a few years back both his engines were wiped out from ethanol. I don't even know if he has a boat anymore as he was also laid off.
Al

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It might be heat related. Pick up a can of duster at Staples & try spraying the distributor next time it happens. That should cool it down. Suggest you wear a rubber glove when you do it.
Al
P.S. read the can label & make sure it does not use butane as a propellant.

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Great work. I noticed though that it appears the distance from cutlass to prop seems a little large. Maybe it's just the foto. The thing that 1st caught my eye was the name Amphitrite. Prior to my B33 I had a boat with that name for 15 years. On the radio even the CG would insist on calling us Aphro...

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Due to health reasons, have not been on a computer for 8 months. Just read this on my fone & have to STRONGLY recommend a Raritan Marine Elegance tallboy toilet. That toilet is bullet proof & could probably suck down a grapefruit & uses little water. It comes in either fresh or salt water flush or a...

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I can't help you.However I do know that no one is a mind reader. There are many people here who would jump to help you if you gave them some basic info. What speed problem do you have. In your initial post you didn't say anything about a problem. What props do you have. New or reconditioned? Is the ...

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Carl.
You can also check with Fastenal. There is no schedule. When they have a truck going from one area to another, they just include your item. I had a garden tractor grader blade shipped from Wisconsin for short money.
Al

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Scott, I would also pull the valve covers, spray everything down with WD40 to clean up the valve train. Then Corrosion X or similar on the valve train.
Good Luck
Al

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Yannis, Don't know about this particular set up, but I have used Johnson domestic water pumps for 25 years with excellent results. Al http://www.marinepartssource.com/newdetails.asp?pnumber=JP64534&mfg=Johnson+Pump&mcat1=11&mcat2=0&mcat3=0&mfgcategory=Aqua+Jet+Washdown+Pumps&mfgno=64534&desc=5.2+GPM...

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Tony,
How many gals. did you use on your 31?
Thanks
Al

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Had my B33 soda blasted last fall. I'm also looking for advice on what type of barrier coat. Any "gotchas" to applying? Up here in New England many guys have switched to Pettit Hydrocoat & swear by it.
Al

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Kevin,
Go to the following link.
http://yandina.com/acrobats/GalvOwnManual.pdf
Al

P.S.
The B33 site is back up. You will have to sign up as a new member.

lobsta1

Kevin & anyone else. Try bypassing the Home page & go straight to the forum. Use the below link.
Al

http://www.bertram33.com/forum/default.asp

P.S. It might also help if you clear your browser cache of all B33 cookies.

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Site was hacked & everything was lost. David used an archived copy to restore the site but everything since 2010 is gone. If you signed up there since 2010, you will probably have to sign up again.
Al

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Max,
A 3" drywall screw works wonders at digging out the old packing. Also, soaking the old packing helps a lot as it will be hard & crusty after drying out all winter.
Al

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Haven't been able to get in for three days now.
Al

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Can't view fotos without signing up for a Snapfish account.
Al

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Well, I think I am more vertically challenged than most of you. I'm 5'6". Plus my beam may not be as great, (though in the last 10 years that has started to change) as many of you so I have NEVER in my life found a GM product with comfortable seats. That goes all the way back to my 1966 Sedan DeVill...

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Came across this listing on ... thehulltruth.
Al

http://www.thehulltruth.com/parts-forum ... tured.html

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,I placed 4pieces of 1/4" rubber pads to set the tank on Correct me if I am wrong, but I've been told repeatedly that rubber in contact with aluminum is strictly a no-no. Something about rubber containing graphite that causes a reaction in the aluminum. Something vinyl or pvc based is fine though. Al

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If you have a problem getting stuff at reasonable (i.e. US) prices (yes, I know more about Europe then I'd like) I can help you get it here (U.S.) and then ship it to you as "personal gift", "commercial sample" or whatever else which would help you minimize the tax man's "bite". Just be aware, I be...

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P -- based on your advice and that of Brewter, I went with the Simrad NSS with 4G - I can't wait to get it installed and learn how to use it. The majority of my friends have all told me the difference on the HD radar versus the old style is like using a 6' open array Furuno against an 18" dome 20 y...

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I installed a new Simrad last year. In the process I removed 3 old transducers. Glassed in 2 holes. For the 3rd hole I cut a plug to fit that hole. Does not have to be tight. I then screwed a backer board onto the plug. Drop the plug in from the inside & have some one stand on the ends of the backer...

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Pete,
If this summer you want to get on the water on a B33, let me know. We're over in Beverly at Tuck Point Marina.
Al

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Hate to disagree but my 1978 454 Mercs have a sticker on the valve covers stating that WOT is 3800 rpm. The Bertram owners manual shows Bert tested to that spec. My last boat had a 1984 Merc 454 & that spec was 4100 > 4400 rpm.

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Frank,
Our tanks are baffled into 6 separate compartments with small cut outs at the corners.Did you happen to read this article?

http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/engin ... boat-clean

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What happens is that due to corrosion a fault is created through which oil can mix into the water... As the oil pressure is usually greater then the cooling water pressure it's the oil that leaks into the water... However, under certain operating conditions this may not be true and then you're very...

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About 11 years ago I took all the underwater metal down to a shine. I then did all the prep including the epoxy. Then coated with a top ablative paint. My boat stays in for 2 > 3 years. What happened is when the ablative wore off, the epoxy & metal primer gave a perfect "tooth" for all the underwate...

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When I was hauled out this winter, there was a 42' downeast boat next to me. The new owner had the original builder come to the boat yard to do some work for him. I was talking to the builder & he said many of the downeast builders are using welded plastic tanks for diesel. These are 200 > 300 gal. ...

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Mike,
Can you use something like this?
Al

http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-pi ... 93822.html

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I gave misleading info. I mixed a small batch, precoated & waited forty minutes on that. Then I mixed up the bigger batch & IMMEDIATELY started with dipping the woven roving & getting the problem. The first precoat batch without the roving was fine. That says to me the epoxy/hardener was OK.
Al

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Removed a couple of old xducers. Ground down inside & outside out to about 5" on a 1" hole. Temp was in lo 50's. Was at the end of a gal. of West epoxy. Epoxy & hardener are about 5 years old. Using pumps mixed up a batch of the goo. Had my small to large pieces of woven roving all precut. Precoated...

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Peter, My 78 B33 has several notes in the owners manual that Bertram modified the wiring harness to work with the Thunderbolt I ignition. Neber could find out what the modification was. The prior owner replaced the Merc distributors with Mallory. When I bought the boat I found that the tachs were wa...

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Have you looked at http://earthnc.com/ ? I don't have it but have read very good reviews of the program.
Al

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I guess they didn't have surge tubes.<G>
Al

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Didn't make it from Texas to Beverly, Ma.
Al

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UV, You have always been a class act. Strike that; you have always been in a class of your own showing the way for the rest of us.

I don't post often, but I along with every one else will miss your wit & wisdom.
Rest Easy
Al

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I don't know what the quality is, but here is one place. Expensive though.
Al

http://www.thebigbearingstore.com/servl ... Categories

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Frank,
Maybe he was afraid of this happening.
Al

http://news.yahoo.com/angry-ex-girlfrie ... 05232.html

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Dug, first one I bought from Gary at Ward marine. Second one was from Boats & Motors in Wakefield. (Mom & pop shop, EXCELLENT people). I usually stay in for three years at a time. That means the water temp is usually in the fifties when I am changing zincs. Besides Camp I also like Marshall zincs. T...

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I am a huge fan of Godfrey zincs. They are sold by New England Propellor. They are awesome as they have a ring of brass that keeps them from falling off pre-maturely or spinning. They really are great. http://www.neprop.com/Zincs.htm and http://godfreyboatzincs.com/ Take a look. I cut from 4 shaft ...

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At 86, a deeper vee may not be a good idea. His legs would probably prefer the ride, but his balance may not be what it once was.
Al

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Let us know if it still works in 5 years. I say 5 years, because if you are like me, you will stick it in the garage were you can easily find it. You will not need it for 4 years,then when you need it you will have to go buy a new one because you can't find the one you fixed 4 years earlier, then a...

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Just remember though, even though Frank says he is an amateur, he's been practicing since they built the Constitution!
Al

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I was trying to figure out where the heck there was a Destin in the Gulf Of Maine when I finally realized you were talking about the Gulf of Mexico.
Al

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