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John F.

Charlie Haws and Tom Ward were on the board with a Thresher, but have since gotten knocked off. Nice fish, and a nice pic. on the site below. Congrats to a couple of the Faithful fishing on Tom's 38 Bert "Rumrunner." Good luck to the Rumrunner and Crows Nest crews (and Joe Z. and the Gina L. if he's...

John F.

Tough for the owner, but a great set of pics. Thanks-

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Mikey-

Dreamsicle looks great. Another Chesapeake B31 on the loose. Congrats.

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Dug-

My '69 B31 has similar cracks. Yours is a '69 also, right?

John F.

John F.

Walter- Rather than writing out how planers work, etc., I looked for an easy article to post and found Cap. Frank Tuma's on Tidalfish. I know Frank through a friend, and he does catch alot of fish. So, no, this Capt. Frank Tuma is from around here. Scooter- Mid-Bay is still primarily trolling. For w...

John F.

Walter- Here are the basics. http://www.downtimecharters.com/Ideas/Planer_boards/boards.htm I've used them, and they do work, although I'm not convinced they make that big a difference. Like I said, some guys I know who really liked them are giving them up--they are a little bit of a hassle. And, wh...

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Mikey-

Congrats. I just got off a couple hour fish trip on mine. Rockfish for dinner. Get her runnin' and start catchin.'

Chesapeake rend. at the Tides or whatever in Irvington?

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John F.

Joe- I live on Kent Island--so we're pretty close. Planers pull pretty hard--that's what I remember from pulling them in. I wouldn't tie 'em to you're outrigger bases. I've used planers, and found them to be OK. The charters like them because it lets them run 16-20 rods (or more) no problem. As a re...

John F.

Mike-

Bruce posted a great explanation on rewiring basics on 10/22/2004 that I printed out and have in front of me. My B31 is in need of rewiring also. If you can't find Bruce's post, I can fax it to you.

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Dug-

Thanks for all your work on this.

John F.

John F.

I have the external wedge shaped strainers with little holes and have never had a problem here in the Chesapeake, and although I'm not sure it matters, but I spend plenty of time in 4' of water idling in and out.

John F.

John F.

There just aren't many small convertibles out there. I think you have to go to the 35' range to get something you can have a FB and nice cabin w/o it being too tender like the 32 Albe or the Oceans. Outside of the Berts, I'd look at the 2nd gen. 36 Hatts (I love the 1st gen. 36 Hatts, but the cabin ...

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JP-

Great picture. There is nothing that's as much fun as catching with your kid. Smiles like that are priceless.

John F.

John F.

She looks great...and in the first pic. it looks like she has a friend.

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John-

Teak and corian look great. Looking forward to pics of the finished project.

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John F.

Crae's Mako winters there. I haven't been there in a couple if years. Does Patnovic still have the Vietnam war PT Boat? John Patnovic, as well as the guys doing the work, were as nice and friendly as can be when I stopped by.

John F.

John F.

I got a Pompanette pro series helm seat from Tom at Holtz. Looks like a nice small seat. Tom was real easy to deal with. When I get this done, I'll try to post some pics.

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John F.

Bertam made a few 28s with seadrives. There was one at AC last year that had been converted to a bracket and outboards.

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Mikey-

I like the way you think.

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John F.

Fellas- As long as my 454s keep going, they're it. If they broke tomorrow, I'd probably go for the 315 Yannies for ease of installation, etc. My comments were just because I thought it all worked well yesterday. The boat got on plane with no black smoke, after pressing a button and only having to wo...

John F.

Sorry--Should be a 38 and 39 that went back.

John F.

John We got 5 in about 5 hours of fishing. 3 were below the slot (29, 33, 34) that we kept, and 2 were in the slot that went back (28 & 39). All had spawned out or were males (don't know how to tell the male/female thing except females are bigger, but do know what a fish that hasn't spawned out look...

John F.

OK--first off, I know very little about diesels, but am planning on eventually converting my B31 over from gas. I've read the comments about mechanical v. the new electronic that have been made over the years, and as a big believer in keeping things simple, I've always liked the idea of staying with...

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Dug-

I'm in.

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Steve-

I did what Dick suggested this past winter for a battery shelf I made--epoxy diluted, then full strength, then white bilgekote. Came out real well.

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JK-

Did you get the Pro Series Helmseat? If you did, how is it? Frustrating thing for me is ordering out of a catalog without seeing any of this stuff except what the local discount marine stores carry.

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Doug C-

Do you ever get my e-mails?

Dug S. - Release has a couple of nice Bluewaters--not for me. Thanks for the suggestion.

John D.- I'll probably go over there one of the days.

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John F.

Doug C. Thanks--Bacon is going to e-mail pics of what they have.

Dug - I'll call Release as soon as I can.

Wayne- Sure, I'll take pics. jlfslf@verizon.net

Thanks

John F.

The next project is to redo the flybridge seating. Anybody have a recommendation for a decent, not real pricey (say under $500 or so) single helm seat? I've looked online at Todd, Tracy, Wise, and Pompanette (Pro series is about it), but have only seen a couple in real life. The local stores stock n...

John F.

Fred- I currently have the original Pompanette bench, with two tackle boxes mounted under the bench. The bench is about done, and my next little project is new FB seating. I think I'm going to make a marine ply bench, and mount a helm chair on a small pedestal on the center, and small seats on each ...

John F.

Bruce-

Beautiful, clean looking install. Nice work. Wish you were closer to Maryland.

John F.

John F.

I've used the Annapolis, MD store a few times. http://www.colliflower.com/ Maybe this will give you a start. I just replaced the tranny oil cooler hoses on both motors. I realized after the first set was made that I hadn't specified fittings (only that they be made with that really expensive blue ho...

John F.

Thanks for all the advice. I'll try to move the zincs up the shaft a bit. My boat sits at my dock behind my house, and I don't keep plugged into shore power. My zincs (American-made) usually are at most about 25% gone by the end of the season.

John F.

John F.

I was told or read that I should put the shaft zincs about 6" or so up from the strut. I was looking at it today, and was wondering if the zinc would disturb water flow to the prop, whether that's where they're supposed to go, etc. In walking around the yard looking at other boats, the zincs were an...

John F.

I don't know if this is helpful, but at the AC Boat Show I was given a price of under $20K per for the 315 Yanmars w/gears.

John F.

John F.

The general plan is to fly in/out of Salt Lake, and spend time in the Moab area. We're still trying to figure out the details. Thanks for all the input.

John F.

John F.

Thanks for all the ideas. They're all great, and after all that, we've decided to go to Utah and see the canyons, do some rafting, etc. Andre's right, its a must see, and the family vacations will probably be coming to an end soon. And I'll always be able to get my son to go fish and my daughter to ...

John F.

Wife is looking for summer vacation ideas--everything from a cruise to going out west to getting a condo at the ocean for a week is being discussed. I have a 13 daughter and 15 year old son. Daughter is like wife, content to relax on a beach all day, or relax all day somewhere. Son is like me--relax...

John F.

Good deal.

John

John F.

Harv- They make adapters, but if you look at them, you have to lose alot of the efficiency you're trying to gain. I have them for my Edelbrocks to stock manifolds. If I were replacing ignition and manifold, I'd do the carbs at the same time. My 2 cents....and your money which makes it much easier fo...

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Harv-

Check to see if your Quads will bolt up to the Edel. manifold. Square bore v. spread bore.

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Harv-

I've had the Edelbrock carbs on my 454s for 4 years now without problems. I didn't get to the manifolds this winter, and now will anxiously await your floscan before/after numbers.

Thanks-

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John F.

Doug- When I replaced mine 4 years ago, they were frozen to the shafts and had to be cut/pulled apart. I used regular bearings and have CX sprayed them a few times a year since, and when I pulled the rudders to replace with Cat. Pat's last winter, the rudders slid right out. Keep 'em CXed, and you'l...

John F.

Beautiful work. I especially like the scuppers. Pretty slick.

John F.

I'd be interested also.

John F.

Charley- I didn't even know porgys had a season....good thing I don't live on LI anymore. And if you catch stripers/rock so big that you don't keep anything under 40, I really, really want to fish you. Mid-Chesapeake rock rarely get that big, although there's rumor that a netter recently got an 80 l...

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Harry-

What Capt. Patrick said. I added a garboard in the transom like Capt. Pat's, but haven't glassed in the front one though. I would if I were doing what you're doing, and probably will when I do a bottom job.

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Harv-

I've told you before--I don't really want to know. If I dont' know, its less painful, and I can guesstimate. Don't rub it in just because you're getting diesels and leaving us gassers.

John F.

John F.

I have a 69 FBC that I coastal fish and use as a family boat (wife + 2 kids). Its great for us, and when we overnight, its at a nice marina with a restaurant and a pool, so all we need is a place to sleep. Whatever works for you--a cruisin' boat she isn't. But the money I saved in getting nd running...

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Harry-

I don't know about the bolt, but I have the same garboard drain in my '69 FBC. I found what looked like bolts in mine--they were pieces of the threaded rod that's supposed to go up through the windshield, but had corroded apart over the years.

John F.

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