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John F.

I've seen the Patnovic boat with pockets. I think they put 440 Yanmars in her. I've never seen her run. My only experience w/pockets has been on a 31 Tiara. Nice boat, but the props ventilated a pretty lot when it got snotty out. I love speed---and if I want to go fast, I'll get something designed f...

John F.

Thanks.

John F.

Thudd-

Do you mean get clear glass and then have it tinted?

John

John F.

The other possible winter project....I'd like to put in a whole new steering system and autopilot. Recommendations? Thanks. Its either this or windows.

John F.

Scott- Yeah, been thinking about selling her. I got her to go offshore, but have a few friends doing that with real nice rides, so she hasn't been out of the Bay. Plus, the motors are old, and she'd be great for a diesel repower, but that'd just be a waste for me. I mainly light tackle here, and a s...

John F.

that's just mean...ouch.

John F.

I was, but to keep her I've got to use her more. If I keep the front windows, I figure I can get a remote autopilot, and troll her myself from the cockpit. What kind of glass did you use for your side windows?

John F.

Lining up my winter B31 project...its windows. Went out today, and can get the curved plexi windows made locally. Tint on the plexi sample I was given is dark, like Greylite 14. Number on the plex is "2074." The 2074 plexi almost, but not quite, matches the greylite 14 glass I saw at the glass shop....

John F.

Great shot and really nice looking B31. Has she always been a Great Lakes boat? She looks it in the pics. Enjoy.........

John F.

Andre-

I know you're a diesel guy, but Mike's right, you nailed it. It'd only be the opposite if the test was performed while the boat was in the southern hemisphere...

John F.

John F.

I used tuna I got out of the cleaning station at Pirates Cove years ago with my kids to fish for stripers--worked great. Since I moved to the Chesapeake, the ultimate bait for stripers (rock) is soft shell crabs. I haven't gone that route--too much $$ for bait, and about the only thing I like better...

John F.

Very nice, clean 25....looks like she fishes well. Your friend has a beautiful boat.

John F.

Good news Mikey. Looking forward to seeing her out on the Bay.

John F.

Charlie-

Thanks. Pretty loaded up with work, so its going to be a little while until I get to the trannys. Sounds like you had your work cut out for you on the 3208s. Ain't this fun...

John F.

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Bruce-

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

John F.

John F.

Crae- Haven't checked anything of the trannys yet. I'm hoping to get some B31 wisdom here (anyone? Buehler? Buehler?) Ask for Patrick at QAM, he'll take care of you. Went out last night at around 7 w/Ty--ran into rocks and blues right out front. Got a bunch of blues and 2 keeper rock, and we were ho...

John F.

I have a slight leak in both trannys where the rod thing that the shifter lever bolts up to comes out of the box. Parts explosion looks like there's a small o-ring there. I know zero about tranny stuff. Is this easy, or do I call in a pro. Thanks.

John F.

John F.

I'm in.

John F.

John F.

John- We were up at BI in early July. We stayed in the National--only place we could get a room--and learned that night that it was party central. OK until you want to sleep. Steve recommended a nice restaurant for us, and we had a nice time. We rented bikes and rode around the island--that was grea...

John F.

Dug-

450 lbs. Congratulations. (LxGxG/800=wt.)

John F.

John F.

Harry Thanks. In the pics, you can see two teak-trimmed holes in the bases of the dinette seats. The stainless table come out of the table base, and go in the holes, and the table rests on hte stainless legs to make the bed. The storage cabinet was there in place of the fridge when I bought the boat...

John F.

I'm making an attempt at posting some pics. of projects I've done to the Anna E. over the past few months/years. First set should be the interior, second set should be helm seating, third set should be engine boxes/sounddown (I hope Cap. Dick Dean sees the valve covers), and then the bear-claw style...

John F.

Mike-

The rails look great.

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John F.

UV-

Thanks for the offer. For $75, I'll get one up here.

John

John F.

Dick- The manuals are in the boat, and...forgot what I was going to say... Bruce- That motor broke a rocker and bent 2 pushrods when I first got her. I may take the cover off, but the sound is coming from down in the motor, not from the head. Rawleigh- Don't have an optical tach. I can't be sure tha...

John F.

Rechecked the timing--it was at 6 BTDC rather than 8. Checked the vacuum. About 16 at idle on port and starboard but really bouncing around within a narrow range on the starboard motor. Manual says that 15 to 20 OK, but bouncing is indicator of leaky valves. Both motors up to the low 20s (I have it ...

John F.

The ride was great therapy--thanks. Going to try the vacuum gauge this pm if I have time and see what I come up with. Again--great ride.

I don't know what chain it has on it. When I had a chain jump on my GTO years ago, it barely ran. Doubt thats it, but I don't know.

John F.

John F.

Had the boat shorthauled this am. Cleaned the bottom pretty well, and got the port motor up to 3900-3950 WOT and starboard up to 3650 WOT--but the secondaries on the starboard still begin to open at 2750. Pulled the inlet fuel line off--clean as a whistle in the inlet--no screen like Quads, but a sm...

John F.

I looked at the manual for the Edelbrocks, and it didn't show an internal screen filter like Quadrajets have. The carbs have vacuum secondaries. Five of the plugs look fine, 3 looked slightly oily/rich, with a couple small deposits on them, so it doesn't seem like it'd be an ethanol problem. I'll tr...

John F.

My â€˜69 31 FBC has 1978 454 Mercruisers, with Edlebrock 600 cfm carbs and Prestolite electronic ignitions. She has 1.5/1 gears and 17x15 w/5 cup 4 blades on her (pretty sure about the propsâ€“bought them from Dug). She usually runs about 20 knots at 2800, 22 knots at 3000, and 32 knots at 4200. I r...

John F.

Done-thanks for the advice. It all helped.

John F.

John F.

My inlet and outlet are 180 degress--I guess 3 and 9 o'clock. You're right that its a Carter. The Ebasic power guy sent me an AC. My local parts guy is getting a merc. pump in today that should be 3/9. The only differences from PC, Crusader and Merc. appear to be inlet/outlet. The 5 and 7 position s...

John F.

Got back from the Mid-Atlantic a little while ago Nice ride back, although it looked like the NY guys going north were gonna' have it rough. Anyway, big thanks to Charley for all this...it was a great time. Nice to see Harv, Sy, Dick, Doc, Charley, Tom, Sean w/a 33, John D., and the Georges that fed...

John F.

Local marine place didn't have the pump, so I ordered one from ebasic power. The pump looks about the same, but not exactly. The lever is slightly different, the body is slightly different, etc. It''l bolt up, and the lever is close or the same in shape, but still different. Old pump lever is stampe...

John F.

You should be able to take the coil out and have it bench tested. You may be able to tell if its fuel related--look down the carb throat when it happens and hit the throttle/accelerator pump. If its no fuel, it'll look dry. When I had a coil go bad, one time the engine just wouldn't right at all, th...

John F.

John- My B31 has a bad fuel pump (new one should arrive Friday), so the past few nights, after getting home from work at 6 or so, I've jumped in the Whaler and looked for breakers. Caught fish constantly both nights at the BB, with enough keepers and some blues to go home and have a late fresh fish ...

John F.

Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated.

John F.

John F.

Thanks. I just got off the phone with the parts guy, and he told me essentially the same thing. Double diaphragm and port for overflow-when diaphragm goes bad.

John F.

John F.

I have 1978 454s in my B31. Starboard fuel pump is bad. I'm about to order one if my local marine store doesn't have it in stock, but am wondering if there us any difference between an automotive and marine fuel pump. Anybody know?

Thanks-

John F.

John F.

Geez--guys that live on the Bay and worry about shallow water and crab pots?

We've been to the Hyatt a few times. Doug's right--nice place and a great destination with wife. The restaurants are expensive with mediocre food though.

John F.

Steve- With the electric stuff, just start going through it with a voltmeter, and trace your way back or front to the problem. Like Rawleight said, electric at the bulb? Electric at the switch? Etc. When I go to Oxford or Cambridge, I usually run teh Poplar Island Straights and then Knapps Narrows. ...

John F.

Mike- The top looks good. As JP said, just make sure that the rods/holders don't become head-whackers. Also, I've found on some boats that the rods/holders to the starboard side can make it difficult getting on and off the FB if they're mounted to far over. I've fished with Doug on CrowsNest, and do...

John F.

Fred-

If you wind up with an extra XL Sweatshirt or 2, let me know.

John F.

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Jimmy-

That's outstanding. Congratulations.

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John F.

Steve-

Thanks....been fishing...will call or e-mail soon.

Dick-

I think you wanted to start another thread.

John F.

John F.

Phil-

Be proud. She looks great. Good luck with sea-trials.

John F.

John F.

Wife and I are thinking about a 1 night get-away to Block Island either 7/1 or 7/2. Any suggestions as to lodging and restaurant? Thanks.

John F.

John F.

Yep, one of my favorite things about the B31--its designed for short guys like me. Everything--FB size, v-berth size, freeboard, cabin headroom-you name it, works great for us short guys.

John F.

John F.

That's the one I was talking about, its been for sale for a long time. If you look, it has a different FB set-up than most 33s. Its like a small command or tournament bridge. Good luck. I agree that the 33 Berts are a better boat, but they are a jump up in price and need lots more power to run. Egg ...

John F.

I looked at a couple of 33 Eggs before I bought my B31. The older 33s (81 and earlier) have a nice cruising layout, and are usually powered with small blocks--everything from 318 Mopar to 350 GMs. If you're going gas, I'd get one with 350s. Lots of soft deck, window rot, and flybridge issues, even o...

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