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- May 22nd, '21, 05:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SeaKeeper
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4851
Re: SeaKeeper
Good friend has a Valhalla 33 with a seakeeper. I'm a KISS guy, especially on boats, and to me it's one of the greatest boat inventions of all time. Just incredible. Works great on the drift and underway. And his is quiet. If I had the $ for a 35 (don't and never will), it'd be the first thing I'd g...
- May 20th, '21, 09:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 454 Stumbling
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10536
Re: 454 Stumbling
I had carb'd 454s in my old B31 the Anna E. I replaced both of the old and problematic (mine were) Mercruiser Thunderbolt Ignitions with electronic ignition systems from EBasic Power They were a lot cheaper then, and used a basic coil, Except for one coil going bad after a few years--motor wouldn't ...
- May 13th, '21, 05:34
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another Winters Project(s)
- Replies: 111
- Views: 384678
Re: Another Winters Project(s)
Beautiful work
- May 12th, '21, 10:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would you pass on a Prop tunneled B31
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20975
Re: Would you pass on a Prop tunneled B31
Now I’m totally lost is “cero”, zero in Spanish or a Chesapeake naval term. I thought they were those sugary things you get at a carvinal. I thought cero were mackerel. Patnovic at Whorton Creek did a B31 with prop tunnels, big Yanmars, and a full tower. It was supposed to be pretty fast. I saw the...
- May 5th, '21, 22:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: bridge chairs
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29689
Re: bridge chairs
Outstanding
- Apr 23rd, '21, 15:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: B25 Headliner and Hull Liner
- Replies: 38
- Views: 24025
- Apr 23rd, '21, 07:34
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
- Replies: 792
- Views: 5244717
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Beautiful. You clearly have a lot of talent. Congratulations
- Apr 21st, '21, 13:49
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SEA HOTTIE--YACHTWORLD LISTING
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13666
Re: SEA HOTTIE--YACHTWORLD LISTING
There's a decent B31 with Yanmar 240s on THT. Lots of recent work at Worton Creek--they do good work. The boat is listed at $75K as I remember. I have no interest in the boat at all--either as a buyer or seller, and know nothing about it except the ad. And I went to the KI Boat Show this weekend. I ...
- Apr 19th, '21, 14:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2021 Cummins options
- Replies: 133
- Views: 87112
Re: 2021 Cummins options
I assumed that the fuel burn was per motor. Is it combined? It its combined and the speed is on knts, then your 25 knt example is 2.7 nmpg. That's incredible. If it is per motor, still good
- Apr 13th, '21, 08:42
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cheap (under $1500?) FF/Chartplotter for my B20
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5491
Re: Cheap (under $1500?) FF/Chartplotter for my B20
I'd really like side scan. I just couldn't find a place to mount the transom mount where it held bottom at anything above planing speed. The B20 has lots of strakes that are close together. The shoot thru holds up to 30 knts consistently. I'm going to see if I can get a shoot thru/thu hull and side ...
- Apr 13th, '21, 07:30
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cheap (under $1500?) FF/Chartplotter for my B20
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5491
Cheap (under $1500?) FF/Chartplotter for my B20
The screen on my old Garmin on my B20 is unreadable. I wanted to get a new FF last spring, but COVID, and when I could go to stores to try them out I found that almost nothing was in stock. The Annapolis/KI boat show is this weekend, and I'm planning on getting a new FF for the B20. I fish in the Ch...
- Apr 12th, '21, 15:07
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wedding Ring Safety
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10227
Re: Wedding Ring Safety
Looks nasty. Get well soon.
- Apr 9th, '21, 13:41
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Amberjack's spring fresh to salt journey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4537
Re: Amberjack's spring fresh to salt journey
We ran a boat from Nanaimo to Seattle. What an incredible place to run a boat. Enjoy the season, and your B31 looks great
- Apr 8th, '21, 21:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thru-Hull Transducer replacing old one
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7822
Re: Thru-Hull Transducer replacing old one
Airmar makes a mushroom style transducer. It sits flush to the hull. No need to build a box. https://www.airmar.com/productdescription.html?id=11 All you need is a hole saw. The one I have in I used a 4 inch hole saw. A little nerve wracking, but easy. For our boats you need the one that is on a 20...
- Apr 7th, '21, 18:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5284
Re: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
The FB stanchions are 39 1/2” apart (far port to port ladder) and the port stanchion is 8 1/2” in...not 4”
- Apr 7th, '21, 12:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5284
Re: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
The ladder is about 14 1/4" wide, measurement from tubes on center. The ladder tubes are about 7/8" OD stainless. From the inside edge of the starboard edge thing (the gunnel part that's part of the hull that the wing panel bolts up to) to the outside outside edge of the starboard ladder tube is 17"...
- Apr 7th, '21, 06:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5284
Re: Need help with dimensions on Flybridge Rail Build
Do you want dimensions for the rails that came with a B31?
- Apr 5th, '21, 05:39
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bulkhead replacement Aft of Engine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7644
Re: Bulkhead replacement Aft of Engine
Crows Nest has DD 8.2s, and to get them to fit the engine boxes were lengthened about 11" and the bulkhead was mostly cut away. She's been that way for way more than 20 years and is fine so I don't know how much that bulkhead does structurally. The part in front of the tank is intact. I replaced tha...
- Apr 2nd, '21, 16:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SEA HOTTIE--YACHTWORLD LISTING
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13666
Re: SEA HOTTIE--YACHTWORLD LISTING
Pretty boat. Bring a boat to a yard and have a top-notch refit done on a B31 and I'm pretty sure that you'll be close to that number and waiting a year or two for it to be completed. Good luck to the seller and way out of my league, but yeah, that's a lot.
- Mar 24th, '21, 14:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram Logo?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4616
Re: Bertram Logo?
Looks great to me.
- Mar 19th, '21, 15:56
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: B25 '68 advice
- Replies: 66
- Views: 54488
Re: B25 '68 advice
Nice work and your boat looks great.
- Mar 16th, '21, 10:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turbo/Exhaust Blankets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4148
Re: Turbo/Exhaust Blankets
My DD 8.2s are over the road motors marinized by J&T--referred to by Capt. Pat as "junk and trash." They have dry turbos and exhaust blankets. The turbos are mounted high on the motors (like most) and are thus right under the engine box. The turbos get pretty hot, but you can put your hand on the bl...
- Mar 5th, '21, 11:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cup Holders? Where and what kind?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9004
- Mar 5th, '21, 09:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Haulover inlet Fla. (b/t Laud. and Miami)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10883
Re: Haulover inlet Fla. (b/t Laud. and Miami)
I'm generally not a fan of B31s with outboards, but that boat looked pretty great scooting through the inlet. My first ride on a B31 was out of Barnegat inlet around 1982 on my friend's dad's B31. It blew up while we were out, and according to the radio the inlet was 10-12s or something like that. H...
- Feb 25th, '21, 23:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deck repainting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6402
Re: Deck repainting
Looks great. Beautiful work
- Feb 15th, '21, 08:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Outboards on a B42? Blasphemy?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15811
Re: Outboards on a B42? Blasphemy?
Todd
Wow. Your B42 looks amazing and it looks like you a as bd yours are really enjoying her. That’s great
John
Wow. Your B42 looks amazing and it looks like you a as bd yours are really enjoying her. That’s great
John
- Feb 11th, '21, 06:39
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Faux Teak
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6605
Re: Faux Teak
Sure is. Looks perfect on a B31. Wow.
- Feb 10th, '21, 11:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2021 Cummins options
- Replies: 133
- Views: 87112
Re: 2021 Cummins options
Doug had new shafts made, maybe out of A22 or something. As I remember, prop/shaft guy told him that the 1 3/8s were right on the edge, but on the right side of the edge. Again, I run the boat easy, and her offshore days are over. When Doug had her, she fished some offshore including tourneys (SJ Sh...
- Feb 10th, '21, 08:36
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2021 Cummins options
- Replies: 133
- Views: 87112
Re: 2021 Cummins options
When Doug got Crows Nest about 20 years ago, she had freshly rebuilt 8.2s at 300 hp and what he thought were 1 1/2” shafts. He bought a set of 4-blades from UV (I still have them) that are for 1 1/2” shafts. As I remember, he found that Crows Nest has 1 3/8s at that time. She’ll run up to 3150 plus ...
- Feb 9th, '21, 11:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2021 Cummins options
- Replies: 133
- Views: 87112
Re: 2021 Cummins options
my 210s after a boat diet and some prop play cruise at 23kts at 2200 rpm 25 at 2400 its doable for sure Great numbers. Crows Nest has 300 hp DDs 8.2s with 5" exhaust and 1 3/8" A22 shafts (yeah, I know. She came that way and has been like that for more than 20 years). The 210/220 cummins sound grea...
- Feb 7th, '21, 11:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Faux Teak
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6605
Re: Faux Teak
I just fished on a friend's Valhalla 33 (awesome boat) that has a faux teak toe rail. It looked perfect. I have no idea how it's made, but it looked great.
- Jan 23rd, '21, 14:15
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The "Other Boat"
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11732
Re: The "Other Boat"
Really nice work. Congratulations
- Jan 20th, '21, 16:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Work in the cabin continues
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7770
Re: Work in the cabin continues
Nicely done. Very, very nice
- Jan 15th, '21, 13:52
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cockpit Deck Support Framing
- Replies: 39
- Views: 23725
- Jan 15th, '21, 13:48
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: She is home!!!!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17334
Re: She is home!!!!!
Everything on your list, except the wiring, is optional. I'd take care of the wiring first. I took out a 5 gallon bucket of wiring to nowhere out of both my 31s when I got them. Once the old dead wiring was out, I just needed to replace some and fix others to make the boats safe. So, I'd take care o...
- Jan 10th, '21, 08:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cockpit Deck Support Framing
- Replies: 39
- Views: 23725
Re: Cockpit Deck Support Framing
I used mahogany that's bigger dimensionally than what was in there, saturated with West and through bolted with stainless and nylon lock nuts. It looks like new after 7 years or so. There's a place about 20 minutes from where I live where I can get virtually any type of hardwood, and get it cut. Its...
- Jan 9th, '21, 19:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram Stickers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11759
Re: Bertram Stickers
I'd like 2 also. Thanks
- Jan 1st, '21, 11:54
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brittle mufflers?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729
Re: Brittle mufflers?
Carl/Tony-
After reading your posts, I figured that since I've f'glassed up a few thru-hulls, I could do this. I'm just about done. Saved me some $$.
Thanks-
John
After reading your posts, I figured that since I've f'glassed up a few thru-hulls, I could do this. I'm just about done. Saved me some $$.
Thanks-
John
- Jan 1st, '21, 11:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Engine Bed Recycled Into Wine Opener
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5114
Re: Old Engine Bed Recycled Into Wine Opener
Very cool. I've repurposed some of the old mahogany to new boat parts, but nothing that cool. Awesome.
- Dec 29th, '20, 09:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brittle mufflers?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729
Brittle mufflers?
I'm doing a little work on the starboard exhaust of Crows Nest. Its 5' exhaust with a Centek muffler, and the way it was done a few decades ago one, the hose coming off the motor is a little long and creates a dip in the exhaust at the front of the 90 that goes to a hose that goes to the muffler. It...
- Dec 29th, '20, 09:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Replaced Heat Exchanger
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5956
Re: Replaced Heat Exchanger
I'm with Carl. Just take it to a local radiator shop. If they're near the water, they've done marine heat exchangers. That way you know where you are on descaling and pressure testing.
- Nov 23rd, '20, 15:06
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: B25 '68 advice
- Replies: 66
- Views: 54488
Re: B25 '68 advice
Congratulations.
- Nov 10th, '20, 06:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Photo Chronology of Shambala's new Exhaust
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7471
Re: Photo Chronology of Shambala's new Exhaust
Really nice work on the exhaust, deck and rudder shelf. Looks great and built to last
- Nov 7th, '20, 10:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Under contract!!!!!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 37032
Re: Under contract!!!!!
Congratulations
- Oct 28th, '20, 05:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: images from an Amberjack summer
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17726
Re: images from an Amberjack summer
Brain fart. It was Friday Harbor. Neat place. I'd really like to get back there.
- Oct 25th, '20, 11:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: images from an Amberjack summer
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17726
Re: images from an Amberjack summer
I helped a friend move a boat from Nanaimo to Seattle, where the boat got loaded on a barge to Hawaii. We spent the night in St Johns Harbor. What an incredibly beautiful place to boat. Must be fantastic. Enjoy, thanks for the pics, and for jarring a nice memory.
John
John
- Oct 15th, '20, 06:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Curved Windows - Again
- Replies: 60
- Views: 150695
Re: Curved Windows - Again
I used a local company in Annapolis. Maritime Plastics. Hopefully there's a local or semi local place that fabricates plastic stuff by you. Try calling a local boat builder like Northcoast. Maybe they'll know
- Oct 14th, '20, 07:56
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: gelcoat over raw marine ply?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4979
Re: gelcoat over raw marine ply?
I agree with Bruce that your better off with composite. That said, I built the center console for my 20 out of marine ply. Saturated inside and out with epoxy (2 thinned costs and 2 full strength), glasses seams inside and out, and a layer of cloth on the outside. Then, fair over the cloth and paint...
- Oct 14th, '20, 07:49
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shaft Coupling rusty: repair or replace?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6550
Re: Shaft Coupling rusty: repair or replace?
Paint in place. Removing may involve cutting the shaft and new shafts and couplings. Or not, but why get into it
- Oct 14th, '20, 07:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Board Has been upgraded
- Replies: 33
- Views: 44781
Re: The Board Has been upgraded
Matt
Thanks so much for your work here. And Tony, well said.
John
Thanks so much for your work here. And Tony, well said.
John