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Capt. Mike Holmes

I started out with 500's on my 6BTA's, but had a dirty tank problem. When I sucked it out and cleaned it, went back with 900's, much btter. The larger filter capacity gives you a lot more leeway.. Use the Algae-x units, they help, and i also run big electric "boost" pumps in front of the Racors. Put...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Like Mikey, I'm in, depending on price. Since i have a pulpit, would have to study how to best use it.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Bruce, I thought you weren't supposed to put tinfoil in the microwave? Nuking the cat would be fun, though.

Capt. Mike Holmes

John, talk to Ric about where he got his. Off a sailbote somewhere, I think.

Sorry I missed your call MOnday, I spent 5 hours burning palm fronds at the canal lot. I'll try to give you a call today, if I get caught up. What engines are you planning to replace the little Yannies with?

Capt. Mike Holmes

I think it showed I need like a 22 x 56 prop, or something ridiculous like that. Vic also got a crazy number. He went backwards, also, giving it his actual props, hp, and speed, told him he had a50 foot boat or somethign like that. It's garbage, as are a lot of the other prop programs.

Capt. Mike Holmes

With that much power, 1.5:1 gears will probably be best. The prop calculater on Boatdiesel.com is ridiculous.

Capt. Mike Holmes

The old Detroits, when purchased brand new, were said to have a puddle of oil in the bottom of the crate, from the factory. Like English cars.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Did everyone see the coverage of the "shark attack" in Florida on TV? Some kayakers hooked one, drug it up on the beach, and the dumbass was trying to take the hook out when it bit him. Little blacktip. Houston news readers have escalated it to a vicious attack on dry land. If you stick your hand in...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Ernest, I think the 4 cylinder Yannies are converted riding lawnmower engines.

Bad weather in Freeport right now. Need industrial size bilge pumps.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Thanks. I need to call him today about an intake pipe he's making for me.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Randal, with the Mastry system, there are two transmissions running off one engine. Like Vic said, you can't vary rpm from one side to the other, BUT, you can have one in neutral, or one in forward, the other in reverse. This at least allows some of the advantages of a twin engine boat, for docking ...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Daniel, could you post Lee's phone number? I have it somewhere, will have to hunt, and the web site seems to be down right now.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Wayne, beautiful boat, beautiful picture - a "keeper", for sure!

Capt. Mike Holmes

Harry, we are in complete agreement.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Randle. i went by there, even took some pictures, but I didn't see it. Might have been behind some other boats.

Capt. Mike Holmes

There is a 25 listed for sale in the Freeport, TX, paper with a single Volvo diesel - for $10,000, with trailer.

Capt. Mike Holmes

I looked over the thread from that other board, seemed to be more a discussion about gas vs diesel. Car motors don't work good in boats. Truck and industrial engines - diesel - are what the majority of marine engines are based on, from the 3208 Cat, the various Detroits to the 6 banger Yanmar (a Toy...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Dick, I've tried to send PM's to evrybody with questions about the conversions - wouldn't want to be too strong an advocate. I have a lot of respect for the guys Daniel mentioned - the stuff I've seen they have done was top quality, and they helped me remove and reinstall my injector pumps when I re...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Like I said, on 100, heading into Port Isabel, would be on the right. Can't be of much more help, was tired and driving fast at the time. Spent most of the weekend in McAllen at a Texas Outdoor Writer's Association conference, Sunday morning drove to Boca Chica, went to the mouth of the rio grande, ...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Coming out of Port Isabel on Hwy 100 yesterday, saw a 31 in questionable shape on a trailer in somebody's yard. Flybridge cruiser, I think. Looked like a project boat looking for a place to happen. Capt. Randle, you were right about the critters in Port Mansfield. We drove by the feeders, saw 4 deer...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Me, too. What they said.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Kevin, the information I received, including a nice, detailed booklet with pictures, said anyone holding a reef fish permit, commercial or recreational-for-hire. Of course, I also got a notice about how many marine mammals I was allowed to kill as bycatch???

Capt. Mike Holmes

Bruce, I HAVE seen a tubb owner in a 31 a few times!

Capt. Mike Holmes

John, you do amazing things, but maybe you need better buddies? If they are that drunk, - oh well. I can't give advise, been there, done that.

I was at the fishing show at the GRB in Houston all weekend, but ya'll should have had a nice weather time in Hide-a-way.

Capt. Mike Holmes

I second Ernest's desire to go back to Port Eads, and would be eager to be involved in any planning of a group going there. Would love to be as dumb as Cranston's crew and run straight across, but suspect there was more than bravery involved, from what a little bird told me. Still, in the right weat...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Dr, Paul - a gynecologist - is my Congressman. Years ago, the feds were billing me for a sutdent loan I never had. They had collection agencies and attorneys threatening me every week. I convinced them all that they were after someone with basically the same name, but a different address and SS#, bu...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Bullet, a real sharp 31 in Freeport, Texas with full tower and big genset, just repowered with 370 hp common rail Cummins. I think he told me it tops out at 36 knots, said they made an overnight trip in flat water running 28 knots coming and going. Given that, this same owner admits he usually likes...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Ernest, Rob, John Davis, etc,. I'll be at teh Houston Fishing Show at the GRB this weekend, workign the booth for Salwater Texas Magazine (Booth 549). I was there all day yesterday, pretty good show. There were some interesting new offshore lures and equipment. Come by and say hello if you get a cha...

Capt. Mike Holmes

I usually deal with Mike Hood in Houston.

Capt. Mike Holmes

John, given you have already called and clarified your remarks, this is the first time I've had a problem with the genset - and it was a wire pulled loose that I stepped on. The engines have been a challenge, because I tried to reinvent the wheel, without knowing much about the original wheel. It ha...

Capt. Mike Holmes

John, if you aren't going to deal with Bruce, Lee Holt in Angleton has a pair of 245 hp 24 valves marinized Cummins truck engines for sale, just put together, never in a boat. They are really slick conversions, everything was done right.

Capt. Mike Holmes

I missed the party, also. I miss a lot, too much. Getting ready to leave my "office" also, for my "other office" at the boat (I take the laptop). I had some kind of creeping crud all last week, also, just getting over it. Got to catch up. I have a book project I've gotten behind on, also two feature...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Clay, Bullet was on my list, it's back in Freeport now. He has also repowered with 370 Cummins common rails. Beautiful boat. Don't know the one in Freeport with the Perkins, but there used to be a few of them running those engines here. Guess I'll check, just to know.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Ernest, Rob Cromie, was it? Had the restaurant in Houston. I was thinking he said something about selling, but I might have him mixed up with John Davis, who still has his boat at Kirby, and was included in my earlier estimate. Also John Cranston's, which is on a trailer in the driveway of his place...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Randall, the ice boat at Port Eads delivered beer, too, and ran right up on the underwater docks, chasing the gators and snakes out of the way. Didn't go that fast, though.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Brewster, there is a picture of your boat on page 80 of the new issue of Power & Motoryacht, in an article on canyon fishing by Capt. Patrick Sciacca. Looks like one of the sunset pix off your link. Also a mention of 31's in an article about the developement of sportfishing boats, and a brief mentio...

Capt. Mike Holmes

You proabbly are seeing some algae, switching from gas to diesel will do that. Biocides will kill it, but it will remain in your tank, eventually end up in the filter. Keep checking the filters, consider Algae-x units, they treat the algae magnetically, bust the stuff up where it will "burn" through...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Both boats look great.

Capt. Mike Holmes

There are at least 10 in the Freeport immediate area, used to be more. Trey could probably find that many or more in Galveston, and I know the Port Aransas area has a mess of them.

Capt. Mike Holmes

For pictures, the sales rep I talked to was Capt. Richard Duncan in Ft. Lauderdale:

duncanrk@bellsouth.net

Capt. Mike Holmes

You might want to look at the Hurley lights. They mount two 75 watt Halogens on each trim tab, - no need to cut holes under the waterline, doesn't matter if your bilge is dirty. Also, being on the tabs, they are adjustable as to angle, if only a little bit. Price is about $875 a set (4 lights).

Capt. Mike Holmes

Timmy, did you bleed this over from the other thread? I was wondering when you'd kick in on the great IPS controversy? Probably couldn't use them in the tubb, wouldn't interface with the dump truck engines.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Doug, that's very good to hear. I can probably ask for a "brother-in-law" deal on the paint, maybe work something out with them. Not ready to do a new paint job yet, but maybe one season soon. I used the two part Interlux when I painted, and it has been very durable - no complaints with it at all. I...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Doug, that's interesting. I have a brother-in-law who works for Sherman Williams, didn't know they made marine paint. I'll have to ask him about it.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Beautiful pix, beautiful boat, beautiful water!

Capt. Mike Holmes

And I've never seen or heard of a "14 foot" bull shark, especially one that could break a shaft.

Down here we, consider every wooden shrimpboat we see a snapper reef waiting to happen.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Forgot, see pix at www.hsmarineservices.com They also ahve some parts available.

Capt. Mike Holmes

H&S Marine in Angleton, TX, has a pair of 24 valve, 245 hp Cummins Dodge truck conversions ready to drop in someone's boat. These would be low hour engines with all new marine equipment.

Capt. Mike Holmes

Fellow stewards. Awhile back, just after praising my little Norpro genset with the ferryman engine to someone on this site, I happend to step through a rotten hatch I didn't know I had going into the cabin. My foot went through into some various wiring. About that time, the generator would no longer...

Capt. Mike Holmes

Absolutely A-1!

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