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Tony Meola

Can't remember where I read it, but I remember someone putting a port in the side of the engine box that they could open and spray a fire extinguisher into it. It was suggested that doing that was better than opening the hatch to fight the fire.

Tony Meola

S Ritzert wrote: ↑Nov 20th, '24, 13:21 Tony,

I've wondered if that would be the case. It makes sense. I've also wondered if you could use a halon system to actually shut a diesel down that was in a run on situatuion

The engines laugh at Halon.

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Carl Iveco is the other name for them. Pretty similar to Cummins. When I was repowering, the boat next to mine that was also getting done was a 28 Carolina Classic. The owner of the boat is the Owner of the Xtreme Diesel website. He was putting the Iveco's in his boat. I talked to the Cummins dealer...

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The issues with an automatic system is that you need to have a engine shut down connected to it. Otherwise the diesel just sucks it all in and spits it right out, so it is useless.

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Fish are glutens. They will eat even if not hungry. Maybe they thought your lure just didn't belong there and was teaching it a lesson or it was just being a gluten.

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Yannis

I like the Blue Van with everything written in Greek and then it says Rope Work on it. LOL I guess they do work in English Speaking countries also.

Some of those lines and supports don't look like they can handle some of the stress that is put on them. More power to those guys.

Tony Meola

They survey came in at $75,000 but they are only giving me $55,000 as the value. Geico really doesn't want older boats.

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Carl

That's the word down around Barnegat Light. They are loaded with Peanut Bunker.

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Yannis I just had to have a survey of my boat which will be 50 years old next year. The insurance company wanted it to make sure she was sea worthy and to make sure the hull value on it is correct. The only issue I have the surveyor had a couple of weird recommendations and the Insurance company say...

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Yannis The canvas is to protect the boat during the winter. Nothing worse than rain then it freezes on the boat and then there is the snow load. What is worse is some of the Marina's around here are beginning to lose their minds. One of the ones I thought about moving too, now no longer allows boats...

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Yannis

That is what life is all about. Having fun and enjoying time with Friends and Family.

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Yannis As Doug said, it is for protecting the boat for the winter. I don't like it. As Doug says it sweats do the fluctuation in temperature. The issue I have right now is that the new Marina we are in packs the boats in tight, and trying to get a canvas up on her is too difficult. I have always use...

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Yannis

I see your slipping in coordinating your dress. The blue towel does nothing for you?

Great pictures. Sure, is a beautiful place you live in.

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Carl

Nice shots. I wonder if the color is due to all the wildfires showing up now in NJ.

Tony Meola

Yannis It's based on the boat size, by the foot. For our 31's it runs between $600 to $700 a season. In 90% of the cases, they don't need to build a frame to support the Shrink wrap. They have a special nylon roping/cordage they use to support the wrap. They run the cordage from the high spots on th...

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Most of us use the Yards shrink wrapper unless we keep the boat in our yards. I am not sure if any members in the Ocean County area keep their boats in the winter in their yard. I have thought about it, but I am sure the wife would nix it. One of the biggest Shrink Wrap guys in the Lacey Township ar...

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Sorry you asked for weight. Given that a 31 comes in around 12,000 lbs with the fly bridge and full gas, I would guess the 28 comes without the bridge and cabin come in around 10,000lbs.

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Here is a picture of one for sale up in Clayton NY.

http://www.antiqueboatamerica.com/Boat/ ... aron_42810

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John

Stay in contact.

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I know when they had the issue a few weeks ago, they said it was due to an upgrade, and they had it fixed. But I guess not.

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I believe the original fiberglass tank on our boats had a gel coat finish on the inside. Remember you need to put in baffles to keep it from sloshing around.

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Is anyone still having trouble with the site? I have not been able to get on it for a while.

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John

I hope all is well. Congratulations on the quick sale.

Are you downsizing? It has been a while since we have heard from you.

Tony Meola

There are some good ceramic products on the market that work well. I have had several discussions with a local Auto Detailing store about ceramic coatings. There are the ones that will get you through a season and those that will last a few years. The ones that last a few years are tricky to put on....

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That's interesting that the Pile Mates extend the piling. I will have to look into them a little further. The issue I have is that during the summer the boat is docked behind the house. I tie up beam to the dock and the pilings help support the dock so I am not sure they would work in that situation...

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Pilemates are an interesting concept. Unfortunately, in my situation they will not solve my problem of wanting to extend my pilings. The Tide Slides offer an extension above the current piling height. I will say it would eliminate the need to put my bubble system in every year. One less thing to wor...

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Kevin

I had the same issues and had to try a couple of times before it loaded.

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When I talked with them at the AC Boat Show, they told me the boat is supposed to be tied as tight as you can get the lines. Basically, the rub rail is just about on the slide so there is not any back and forth movement of the boat. It just rides up and down like it is on rails. I just took a look a...

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Jeremy Do you have the extensions on the Slides or just attached to the Pilings? I looked at them several years ago because I thought they were a great idea and would solve my problem of giving me more of height to the piling. The only thing is, they tell me that I would have to add cleats to the bo...

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Good Luck with her. Hopefully you get the speed out of her you wanted. Running at 2200 to 2300 RPM's are no issue for the 270's. Fish Weather has Friday seas at 3' to 4' at 9 seconds. Looks like for the start of the trip the wind might be E to NE and shifting as you get closer to home. Sor southern ...

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Ron

Did John give you an estimate for when you will be ready to roll?

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The only time I spent any amount of time on the boat was overnighting in the Canyons. A portable Coleman stove works wonders. We use to use it out on the back deck when we layed up at night to make dinner. To make it easy, it was usually stew made the day before and packed away in a pot in a cooler....

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Wow. That teardown was quick.

They do come apart easily. Can't wait to see her finished.

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Ron

One other thing, I was looking at the rudders on yours, and they looked like they might still be original. You might want to check the sizing on them and if they are original you might want to update them down the road. It makes a world of difference.

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Ron Sounds like they did an update on the interior. The Sportfish is nice, but the Bulkhead allows you to lock up the boat and also have some privacy. It also keeps the rain out when it's blowing. If I were in Florida, the Sportfish would probably be more attractive to me. It would be nice to have t...

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Not sure why I thought that some didn't match up to others. I thought we had a discussion on this especially when purchasing the Fiberglass Insert to eliminate the front Windows. In theory if the windows are all the same on the same models, then the Fiberglass insert should have been a perfect fit f...

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Ron 21 knots at 2000 RPM is not that far off. You should have pushed her up to 2200 to see what she would give you. If you hit 23 to 24 knots, then you would have been pretty much there. Those 270's will run at 2400 all day long. I normally run between 2000 and 2200 but have pushed when wanting to g...

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If I remember correctly, the frame for each 31 seems to differ slightly, so I would think before ordering measurements would need to be taken.

I think they did a great job on the mold. The finished product should look great.

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It actually is not a bad run. You have no wake zone that is pretty much from the mouth of the Point Pleasant canal until you get about a half mile past the Mantaloking bridge. If you have binoculars, I would bring them. If you follow the chart on your GPS you should be pretty good, but the markers a...

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When we redid our shaft logs, we found the glass in that area to be on the thin side. It might be worth just going all the way if you find the same thing.

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Our boats may have shortcomings, but when it gets nasty, I know I am getting home. Maybe a little beat up but I will be home.

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You may want to hire a Capt. to help you get her south. Someone that knows those southern inlets. It can get pretty sketchy in the Carolinas.

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Tell John that I said he better take good care of you. Tell him you are part of the family. John is one of the best shops around. He has repowered several boats from this board. If you have any issues, see Debbie who runs the office, and she will beat him up. LOL When do you think you will have her ...

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Let the fun begin. I would change those over to fiberglass shaft logs. https://bertram31.com/proj/tips/shaft_logs.htm I am also surprised that Cabrera did not beef up the strut pads. https://bertram31.com/proj/struts/strut_backing.htm If the rudder shelf is wood, I would change that also. https://be...

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Big Blue or Small Blue having any Billfish come up and get all lit up is something else. Many moons ago we had a big girl come up and take teaser. I did not realize how big it was until I yanked the teaser out of its mouth, and it came up mad as hell. Head out of the water, she was slashing her bill...

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As they say where there is a will there is a way.

I have been trying to figure out how to make something like that work for when just hanging out.

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Mistakes as in the 31 or mistakes as in the original 35?

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Yannis

I don't think what you are looking for exists. You might want to consider saving water.

https://www.amazon.com/Nurture-Disposab ... B0837WS38N

Tony Meola

NIce write up. Nothing like a Big Blue coming up behind the boat.

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Carl

Now the toll round trip alone would kill that deal.

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