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Be sure to install the external strainers correctly.. I don't have them on my boat and I will leave it to others more knowledgeable than me to advise you on this, but be sure not to use any kind of external scoops to aid the water flow. I have read about boats with scoops on their generator raw wate...

IRGuy

John... For short money I installed a couple of bilge high water alarms.. I used a Rule float switch and an electronic warbler alarm from Radio Shack (about $15.00) and wired them into seperate power supplies from the pump power. The alarms are only about the size of a 50 cent piece.. but they are s...

IRGuy

When I bought my 33 Bertram FBC about 5 years ago the previous owner had painted everything except the hull below the waterline with single part paint and a roller (no tipping, just rolled it on), and it looked like crap.. I asked the broker what it would cost to repaint the whole boat.. he called a...

IRGuy

Looks interesting.. I suppose you can just drive it onto the beach and straight into the water? No slip or mooring needed.. park it in your driveway.. no problem in a flood. Lots of advantages!

IRGuy

John... Glad it worked out for you, and thanks for the feedback. I have given this technique to a couple of pros in the boatbuilding and custom furniture business and they were surprised at how simple it is. I do have one comment for you though.. it looks as if you applied more glue than necessary o...

IRGuy

I assume you mean you are using a wide putty knife when you say "straight edge"? I have been thinking about building a new head door, but thinking about your and 34Hatt's tips I think I will just remove the formica on both sides of the original and veneer it. Somebody in the past must have locked th...

IRGuy

I am going to go out on a limb here since I have not actually done what I suggest, but I have given this issue some thought as it relates to my veneer application technique mentioned in another post.. If you want to use my technique with Titebond or similar water based glue I think the substrate you...

IRGuy

Not sure what kind of POS the attacker was, but he picked on the wrong guy!

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IRGuy

In the 60's we took LSD to make the world look weird...
Today the world is weird and we take Prozak to make it look normal!

IRGuy

I'll try to answer everybody's comments/questions here... The other Peter I can't find the book on veneering I used.. but the technique wasn't actually described in it.. the author only mentioned that the water based yellow and white woodworking glues were "thermoplastic", meaning they melted with h...

IRGuy

I will take some and post them soon.

IRGuy

They just keep on showing up!

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IRGuy

Peter... It really is simple, and much easier than contact cement. I removed all the original formica and rough sanded the wood it was glued to before I applied the veneer. I don't think there are many glues I would trust on top of formica, especially water based ones. Removing the formica is anothe...

IRGuy

NO.. NO.. NO! Don't use contact cement. I tried that and rejected it as a royal PITA to do well. If you get it even a little bit out of alignment you are screwed because once the two pieces touch they are permanently bonded! I have an easy to use non-contact cement method to use that results in a pe...

IRGuy

If you are going to be here in Wilmington this weekend and need a local "guide" feel free to give me a call.. 508-878-0987

Frank

IRGuy

I visit The Hull Truth regularly and am often amazed at some of the questions people ask. There are lots of very knowledgeable boaters there, and their posts/answers are right on the money, but there are some questions (and occasional answers) offered by others that are really off the chart on the o...

IRGuy

Rawleigh... Back when I was a wet behind the ears recent college engineering grad I worked for Bechtel in Gaithersberg, MD.. I believe they have moved to Fredricksberg since then. I was involved in the design of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant. If you had an LNG tanker blow up so close to a n...

IRGuy

1962-31...

I am not familiar with the boat you mention, but I live in Wilmington and can check it out for you if you like. Just shoot me any info you have on where she might be and I will take a look for you.

IRGuy

Mikey... A couple of years ago I discarded the old broken Lectrasan system in my B33 and installed a new head and holding tank system.. I did a writeup for the B33 forum's "Owner Tips" section, which describes the system I designed and installed. In my reading articles on this subject I ran into an ...

IRGuy

I can't speak for anything other than my Bertram 33 FBC, but I never felt there was any problem with rain or seawater from the scoops on deck, nor have I heard of any other Bertram owners complain of a wet engine room. You are the first. When I rebuilt my boat recently I removed the deck scoops, fil...

IRGuy

It sounds as if you have tapered off in your work so you can get outside some. If so.. how did the shows go? Last time we heard from you was when you were flat out busy getting ready for two, wasn't it?.

IRGuy

Randall...

I posted this a few days ago, but you weren't around much then, and it got buried.. Did you see the above clip?

IRGuy

Kevin... I agree with Randall.. if something works, don't fix it! I have dripless seals in my B33.. they were there when I bought her. But there are potential drastic consequences with dripless seals if the water supply to them is stopped. The water acts as both a lubricant and coolant.. If it stops...

IRGuy

Mikey...

I am in the same boat as you, pun intended. I don't know how to relate a 40 watt bulb's output to a LED light's lumen output. I am very interested to see what Bob has to say.. I am installing new cabin lights this summer.

IRGuy

I used my Fein Multitool with 120 grit paper for the props and struts.. for the shafts I used a long piece of sandpaper belt wrapped half way around them, then holding one end in each hand I just ran the paper back and forth.. a little dusty, but not a lot of work.

IRGuy

Randall...

Be careful out there on your kayak! You never know what is in the water!

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IRGuy

I am not sure if this has a place here, but I keep trying to understand how this guy does this, and I still can't figure it out. Is he really hung, or do I simply lack imagination?

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IRGuy

Dug...

Did you ever find the louvers you need?

IRGuy

I won't even comment on this!

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IRGuy

Harry...

Someone here recently told me something about Uncle Vic.. that could apply to you in the picture if you occasionally looked over your shoulder.. That he would often look at Another Joy's wake and watch the deep V at work!

IRGuy

When I moved to North Carolina from Mass I discovered the cashiers in our local stores here were always using the longest word in the English language. Every time I paid them they would say...

"Yallcomebackandseeusagainrealsoon, hear?

IRGuy

I echo the Xantrex recommendation.. I had an issue with their remote panel and new charger I bought two years ago, and complained to one of their tech reps.. after verifying my complaint with these products in their labs they volunteered to replace my charger and remote panel with a new (current mod...

IRGuy

Ditto on the Shell Rotella 15W-40... I buy it at Walmart.

IRGuy

Lotta teeth!

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IRGuy

Just another one.. there seems to be an endless supply!

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IRGuy

Many years ago I was looking at a Mako center console a guy had on a trailer in his barn. He and I were both standing in it talking when I felt something tug at one of my shoes.. the biggest racoon I have ever seen was chewing on my leather shoestrings. The owner said the coon family spent each wint...

IRGuy

Dug... I recently bought two louvers for the AC system in my B33.. not sure if they are the same size as you need, but they were in stock in a local HVAC supply house. I tried to find plastic, but was unsuccessful.. I settled on painted aluminum. I had first planned on building something out of wood...

IRGuy

I suppose it is possible the owner has already received payment from his insurance company and doesn't want anything more to do with the boats.. or you for that matter. Who would simp-ly walk away from a good boat normally?

IRGuy

I picked this info up on The Hull Truth this AM..

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IRGuy

Beautiful!

IRGuy

Keith... I never say anything on a boat that goes to sea is overbuilt.. your work certainly is strong though! I am curious what you are going to suspend from the davits.. I assume it is some kind of a moveable platform to use when you are tagging sharks? If so.. do you have any plans drawn up for it...

IRGuy

Cam...

I was thinking the same thing.. sort of like being in a semi submersable but with the top hatch open. I wonder how they handle in following seas?

IRGuy

An article I read about this accident said the captain was cleaning something in the engine room.. flammable solvents in an enclosed area maybe? I suppose there could have been any number of ignition sources.. light switches, bilge pump starting, a spark when touching a live conductor with a tool.. ...

IRGuy

I submit this in honor of Randall's return (He posted the first "You can't make this stuff up" post I ever read)...

IRGuy

Saw this tonight on The Hull Truth.

Got to be aware of what you are doing!

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IRGuy

Seeing that you bought a "Pittsburg" gear puller kit from (most likely) Harbor Freight I would get a set of the bolts recommended above and use them in place of what you have in the kit. IMHO Pittsburg stuff is great for the price, but some of their stuff is made from cheaper materials.

IRGuy

A well written summary of the USCG hearings on the loss of the Bounty and deaths of the Captain and a crew member..

http://gcaptain.com/tag/hms-bounty-hearings/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ubelieveable!

IRGuy

You guys are a bunch of wooses...

A little Bondo, some fairing compound and a used 50 HP outboard, and I could have this boat in the water in a month!

IRGuy

Just spoke a few days ago with my boat insurance agent. He says Charter Lakes has recently been bought out by another larger company. Not sure how this will effect their pricing.. He is leaving them and becoming involved with another company.

IRGuy

For you pilots out there...

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