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bob lico

tony there are many knock offs that can be used in car,truck installation but the " bomb-proof" oil relocation kit i illustrated is a Cummins unit with bullet proof oil hose fittings, Can you imagine if a oil hose let go while underway! Cummins only makes one for 6BTA/6CTA.

bob lico

thanks for the back -up Pete your "spot on". we all know manufacturers sometimes make quick fix gadgets that don`t do the job,An case in point is using a wedge under the carburetor in a inboard boat engine installation at a acute angle.What makes you think cylinder 1 and opposing 2 are going to get ...

bob lico

auto parts store cross -reference with Autolite ------done

bob lico

my personal opinion is ALL the yesteryear 61,62,63 series velvet drives will not be rated for 496" at 525 pounds of torque. you will need to up- grade to ZF 63 A . they have an 8 degree down angle which will allow you to LOWER the engines and place further back toward cockpit. Carl will explain all ...

bob lico

those who PM`S me this is a Cummins OEM. oil relocation kit as you can see the kit comes with the best connectors made and Coast Guard Blue hose.you have to click on photo to see completely

bob lico

i wish you would have ask me as to camshafts when you built this 496" Hopefully you went with a marine roller cam. you never have to worry about ZINC additives in the oil.and increase low end torque. with fuel injection you can equal diesel fuel economy . you will easely exceed a 4 cyl. yanmar in pe...

bob lico

called a plumbers "BASIN WRENCH" perfect fit can be used any angle up to a right angle 90 degrees

bob lico

excellent torque curve due to 496" being a "stroker" back off to 3000rpm for fuel economy -----it is all about Torque !!!!! in a 13,000 pound boat,hp is for race boats with a small amount of hull left in the water.

bob lico

Amberjack you are welcome on the interior info.the head door was done out of desperation. one of my beautiful little grandchildren open the head door and interlock it with the handle on the cabin door. the poor thing was screaming when i got back to the boat. when i dock the boat i put the thinking ...

bob lico

same oil filter relocation kit for all 6BT/6BTA m2,m3,. the ENGINE FUEL relocation is use on the port engine to bring fuel filter alongside oil filter facing the companion way on 31 Bertram or any other Bertram so all filters are "looking" at you.fuel filter relocation just needs a new hose made fro...

bob lico

496" is still the best combo to this day. high end double A fuel dragster at 10,000hp for less than 4 seconds and pro stock and funny car. at 6 seconds running time, mostly due to bore/stroke ratio . john if i had a gasser it would be a 496 i am a strong believer but fuel injection of course , like ...

bob lico

carl contact me if you are interested in oil filter relocation kit for starboard motor. (OEM kit to relocate oil filter to left side of motor to face companion way on 31 Bertram . no hanging over motor to change oil filter, put plastic zip bag under filter ,unscrew the filter into bag and discard.

bob lico

thank you Joseph for the link.

bob lico

pete my son and i remember that day.we went into the back bays for bass.I almost forgot i have went to the canyon 8 times and two overnight on the closest boat you are going to find to a outboard 31'. both the Parker 28' pilothouse and 32' pilothouse will pretty much simulate the 31 BERTRAM with out...

bob lico

logs,decaying bulkhead in new york lower bay one powerhead and four lower units.

bob lico

i have no idea with diesel smell is nor would any passengers no matter where they were sitting and i posted a long step by step procedure on installation to prevent this.drive slow what does that mean ????? on or off plane with triple engine 350 hp 32' plus CC anything under does not count i had 24'...

bob lico

yes carl you are to smart, you have that book and nothing gets past you. every trick in your book will give you damn near double the fuel economy of outboards and at least from 18 to 22 times the longevity, however boat yards don`t want well maintained diesels ,like sailboaters no return for their p...

bob lico

you would have rigged this 31 outboard Bertram the right way; starboard engine right rotation,3 blade cupped no rake,center engine to FOLLOW DEADRISE with extended mid section,right rotation 6 degrees of rake and four blade, port engine,left rotation, standard mid section and three blade propeller. ...

bob lico

having trouble showing entire engine (photo reduction). Please click on photo!

bob lico

the coast guard blue hose is on the lower right to remove the entire oil and residue from rear of oil pan.

bob lico

carl my situation was a million to one so i will explain.number one i am a captain in my own familar waters. number two the marina owner had 69 acres in one location and 36 acres in another location so following the money and beating any other boatyard around he dedicated both locations to center co...

bob lico

gentlemen you have know idea!!! tell me about skinny water again,,please don`t pilot a 200hp on a 24' boat and lift engine in shallow waters this does not apply with a pair of 350hp on a 31' Bertram. the boat will draw more water than a gasser going up on plane and REMEMBER were the water intakes ar...

bob lico

the back of oil pan (toward flywheel) there is a bulge on the back bottom of oil pan that collects the heavy metal ,crud the hole is tapped i think metric m-18 x1.5 . please check i am not positive however the ZF-IRM 220 is definitly metric located on bottom right side looking forward.just a two foo...

bob lico

you must be able to stand up and turn around without your legs hitting the seats or the pod with controls at your fingertip for backing down on fish or docking the boat. (old photo)

bob lico

acr ditch bag is perfect tight fit under platform.

bob lico

i would suggest we compile a spreadsheet with our boating needs and the way we use our boats with comfort the first concern.We should sit on our favorite arm- chair at home and take notice that our thighs are parallel with the floor not like the pro basketball players sitting on sideline with their ...

bob lico

1/2" hull color,2" stripe midnight blue metallic,1/2" stripe metallic silver.boat has never been waxed in 20 years.i "wheel it" with 3M PERFECT-11 every two years. the truth is you have to purchase the very best tires racing tires you can above 500 hp.if not the tires will break loose shifting gears...

bob lico

Babylon is a great town, the $1000 a year marina just adds to it.

bob lico

Carl while we are on the outboard subject we move the cigarette center console from Raritan bay marina to Atlantic Highland marina. we also checked up on four other marina`s and much to my surprise the in water footage calculator is the boat plus bracket plus outboards in the UP POSITION!!!!!!!! the...

bob lico

thank you Peter. I allways wonder how your bottom looked after multi years in water without pulling her out to bottom paint. the bottom looks ok after years on bottom paint but this year i will get it done most likely using SEA HAWK brand multi -season bottom paint.

bob lico

Wow how the time flies when you are having fun. i have this 1973 Bertram twenty years and every year I make improvements .this year bridge seats but this is day one so i begin with primary and secondary fuel filters.Anybody else starting their maintenance? BTW the fuel injection project for the Corv...

bob lico

what the hell let`s compare apples to apples like outboard 4 stroke then likewise 496 cubic inch Mercruiser with fuel injection so we can attain the same speed as 440 or 454 carb motor with far less rpm and fuel burn.that would be a great comparison.I should also remind you a 31/32' center console n...

bob lico

tony my opinion is based on driving 1000 center consoles over a twenty year period for the salesmen. the above post i made should take into consideration the fact that the CC. Everglades,Regulator,Jupiter, contender,Intrepid. all on based on 9' to 10' beam in 31' to 32' soooooo those outboards on th...

bob lico

WOW i am taken back ! this boat is using 29.6 gallons a hour at 30 knots. that is incredible almost DOUBLE the amount of fuel as my boat uses at 30 knots . i would think he would be better with more torque like 350hp and lower rpm----E-tecn or yamaha.

bob lico

i agree 26knt. at 2300 rpm would indicate a super light Bahia Mar or moppie unless you really put time into different props. and changed shaft angle together would extreme hydrodynamics to running gear. Give us a photo or more information.

bob lico

Very interesting how the same boat can have different performance curves with similar power plants.i have 315 hp Cummins that have set a new personal record for mechanical devices. Some years ago i had a Toro lawnmower that went 12 seasons without a single repair well the cummins are in there thirte...

bob lico

lets begin our bridge seats .first you dig deep in your basement and come up with your drafting board,T-square,french curves, etc. i made a design i wanted for the three sides of the helm chairs the middle side is between the two seats then cut out and use as template for front and side contour view...

bob lico

Amberjack how right you are like leaning over the engine working on the outside bottom of the engine (ouch) .

bob lico

Snowflake ! nah i took the combat oath 50 years ago and still abide by it; "I am an America fighting man, I serve in the forces that god our country and our way of life, I behold our belief of GOD and country ,if i am capture---------------

bob lico

pete the seating will be exactly the same as driving the BMW, that is a high ladderback with thick cushion seats and if you were to hold the steering wheel it would be just like your car but lower and the throttles are perfect just as they are about the width of a person with arms at there side. the...

bob lico

You guys are brutal,and show no mercy . i love heated seats they just feel so good on a injured lower back .

bob lico

nice very classy and will enhance a 31 Bertram.

bob lico

HA,HA ----make sure it is pink!!!!

bob lico

ok lets get started: we begin with support for the bridge seats instead of using my stainless petastals i went with a bench type support to have a perfect sit down height to pilot the boat with vision over the bow and knees under pod, basically the most coftable position to drive but just as importa...

bob lico

really cannot heat the steering wheel but that was a good idea ,covering a release marine steering wheel would be a sin so i will wear gloves as i said in late fall.

bob lico

my son is the first mate and pilots when i get tired so a 20yo or any other young female would be a major conflict.

bob lico

i gave some thought to the heated steering wheel but the boat has a release marine chrome wheel like the new 61 so i wear a light pair of gloves in the fall for a hour or so clutching my coffee!. i know you are breaking balls but i figure i give you a straight answer BTW the massage seats will not w...

bob lico

Coolair I competed the Corvette fuel injection project and it turned out better than I could have ever imagine.fire up on two turns,perfect idle as the computer "learned" the engine after I put in the parameters.we went for a test ride after driving for a 1/2 hour and went 0 to 120mph ,the engine ra...

bob lico

i see the template i see a pro-------nice

bob lico

i think bridge seating is all about usage. perhaps if i was twenty years old again i could sit on the original bench seat but as we grow older and still pilot a 31 Bertram we tend to think about creature comfort namely the lower back area especially on one hour or longer runs to the fishing grounds....

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