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Pete Fallon

Buju, Looks like 30 pound refridgerator foam, used to use it around fish boxes and coolers in the Jupiter 31's back in the late 1980's to 1998. Will absorb water like a sponge if the skin caot is breached and it has little to no structural strength. Looks like 2 part pour foam 2 pound density below ...

Pete Fallon

Ray, I don't know how old your boat is, what trannies are you going to use?, but I would pull your shafts your going to change out the cutless bearings and packing glands anyway)have the shafts checked for true and magnafluxed for cracks, by a good prop company. I have talked to Bruce about this a c...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Bruce you've got way to much time on your hands since retiring, can't afford to go to Rachels anymore, plus I can't drive with one leg, the console is too high in the SUV. Sim I can't find a pie-high small enough to fit on my knee. I've already used Corrosion X but it keeps staining my pant l...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Thanks for all the good words of encouragement. After 14 operations and over 30 hours on the table with 3 replacement knees in the past 10 years, I am still going at it a little slower than my normal speed right now. Andre, I told the doctor I wanted the last replacement joint back for possib...

Pete Fallon

Brew, Good to talk to you last night, any luck finding the number?. It might be time to get the strip-ease paint remover out for under the transom deck area. I have recurring nightmares about lifts collapsing, had it happen to me back in the early 60's, worked in an old gas station when I was 15, de...

Pete Fallon

DavidDW,
I'm pretty sure they are Solo single lever, maybe Capt Pat will chime in on the exact model. I know he has a preference on which model works the best, Solo II?

Pete Fallon

Guy's UV is correct about the numbering system on the 31's. Federal Boating act November1972 made it manditory for hull ID numbers to be stamped into or on a fixed plate on the starboard outer transom area. Before 1972 it was where ever the manufacturer felt like putting it. The very early 31's(1961...

Pete Fallon

Al, That's the one, I think he ended up using a aluminum light pole from National Grid, works OK and is easy to take off and store, can't remember how long it is. I am going to be in Salem for a week 23 thru 29 of this month, is your boat still at Tucks Landing, did you have Dana do the repair work ...

Pete Fallon

Harv, More than likely Rick Soucy's 31 Little Eva, total do over back in the late 90's. Did it have a big aluminum pulpit? Time to batten down the hatches up on the island from Earl, looks like your going to be on the west side of the storm. Good side if there is a good side to any hurricane. Missed...

Pete Fallon

Scott, Patrick just beat me to the CFR on fuel tanks, also ABYC standards say that each tank has to have its own un-interupted fuel supply fill, hose and vent line, either A-1 USCG approved hose or B1, B2 hose and clamps must be 1/2" wide on the hoses. Fuel fills must be clearly marked for the type ...

Pete Fallon

Bruce,
Call me about an engine survey 3412's in a 68 Buddy Davis, all I had for numbers were the old Southeast Marine # that is disconnected. Job will be Monday or Tuesday of next week in Lauderdale if your interested. 561-310-7179 Pete Fallon

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Thanks for all of the replies, opinions and info about getting into the city from JFK. I'm going to use UV's Limo service, Harv hope to meet you in person someday, your one of the most unselfish men I've ever talked to. Brewster, I'm too old for roll-a-coaster rides and taxis that smell like ...

Pete Fallon

Guy's Thanks everyone for quick responses, UV I'll go with your recommendation on the Limo service. This board is the best, I wish all of the doctors I've gone to over the years were as good as you guys. I'm going to the city to have a special MRI with T-2 mapping to see if the new knee that they pu...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, I have to go to the Hospital for Special Surgery next Wed August 4. I will coming into JFK at 9:30 AM and leaving the same evening at 7:00 PM on JetBlue from West Palm. I haven't been to the city since the late 60's. My question is whether to go for a Limo/Town Car or just take a taxi? I have...

Pete Fallon

Mogels2go, Look at the post under the poll by itcooky. That boat was a Sport Fish that had a enclosed head where the lower helm was, front windows were glassed over. It had a Groco head and a small sink, head was facing aft. Not much room but functional. Have to be a small body type to use, no fat c...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, I think we've beat this subject to death and he will be passing on this one. Yes, Cool Air there is a union in the galvinized pipe steering linkage don't know why, lots of strange thinks done to this boat. PVC Y pipes in exhaust system, couldn't tell if it was schedule 40 or 80. The teak deck...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, I agree with Bertramp, I do not air my opinions about other peoples vessels on the board unless I am asked a specific question. This post was put up by my client. However, Capt Pat is right on in his assesment. Vic, the iron is 1999 454 carbed Mercruisers with 2 to 1 Hurth gears, top ends bot...

Pete Fallon

Guy's It's a BS story. I have surveyed over 30 -31's and looked at aleast a 100 more. I've seen cracks at the keel line from impact damage from either running hard a ground , dropped off fork lifts, cable snapping on travel lifts and wind blowing them off jack stands. Sandy Bird was the worst, I cou...

Pete Fallon

John, I got your E-mail about the 1962 31 in Pompano. Most of the early 31's had gel coat problems, back in the old days they often applied up to 25 mils of gel coat and lots of the hull, deck and house sides had major shrinkage problems. The old gel coat has to sanded off completely or any coating ...

Pete Fallon

To answer your request mine is Hull 186 an Express Cruiser (12-13-61) the 85th Bertram built. Ask me any thing about the boat, if I don't know the answer I'll find somebody that do! I've redone almost every system on the boat at least once in the past 32 years of ownership.

Pete Fallon

Spenser, I was down at your boat this afternoon, talked to Rick also. I took some acetone to the grime on the glassed in label under the port V berth. The tag reads 10-11-61 hull 164, still needs to be cleaned off for a little better readability. One hull after Rit's boat. Original hull color was th...

Pete Fallon

Spencer. Are you sure of the hull numbers and the year of the boat, if it is really hull 164 it was made in 1961, mine is hull 186 made 12-13-61, glassed in paper tag under port V berth bunk support and I 've had the boat for over 32 years. I surveyed hull 242 built on 6-7-62 Express Cruiser model i...

Pete Fallon

Al, Sorry to hear and see the damage to the Nights Off. Call Norman Leblanc for the fiberglass damage estimate, there is more damage than you think. Norman should have the telephone number for Dana Sponagale, he's the best FRP guy on the Northshore, he was working full time at Dion's in Salem last s...

Pete Fallon

Fishlook. They look like they are the large style 31 rudders. It looks like you have some serious stray current corrosion, judging by the condition rudder port and the pitting on the prop blades. I would check the condition of your bonding system for loose or missing connections. If you don't addres...

Pete Fallon

Randall, Good luck with the rehab, the plate looks like a couple of old fashion window locks. The airport metal detectors are going to love you. I've got so much metal in me, 7 in upper jaw, 1 total right knee and a door spring in the right artery, that I light X-ray up like a pin ball machine when ...

Pete Fallon

Bertramp, I have replaced all the forward opening window gaskets on my 1961 express this spring. The gasket material is called bulb seal, black rubber, that is easy to install into the groves. I used silcon spray as a lubicrant to help material slide around the entire frame in one piece. I got it at...

Pete Fallon

Bruce,
Most of the door hardware came from either Perko or Wilcox Crittinton. Southco or Orca has some quailty stuff. I'm back in Stuart until next summer. Give me a call if you want to play some golf, 561-310-7179 cell.

Pete Fallon

Bertramp, My survey records showed a 1970 FBC with a hull number of 901 paper tag at transom, another reportely 1970 SF I couldn't find any traces of a hull number, had a Florida issued reg # sticker on the outter transom, starting with FLZ, a 1971 FBC had 1056 as a glassed in paper tag at the insid...

Pete Fallon

Rawleigh, The 3000 Rule is connected to the 1-1/4" sea cock with a 12" piece of Sheilds wire re-inforced hose, pump body is bolted horizonal to deck support, below the waterline about 18" above bottom of aft compartment. High water alarm switch in that compartment, intake hose can be taken off the t...

Pete Fallon

John, I've been running a Rule 3000 gph pump, off of a 1-1/4" dedicated thru hull with scoop slotted strainer about a foot forward of the port transom, 6" off the centerline. This pump supplies 2- 40 gallon above deck oval poly plastic live wells, an 1-1/2'' tee fitting for the supply hoses for each...

Pete Fallon

Joe, Call Barney at Skipper Shipper in Jensen Beach, I use him alot, his # 772-285-2432. He's up and down the east coast all the time, he's got all the right equipment, usually charges by the foot. Have you decided what to do with the 31 express you bought a while ago. I'm back in Stuart, Fl. for th...

Pete Fallon

I will be down for the show for a day or two just to keep up with contacts in the industry, if you can call what's left of the boating business an industry. Leaving Salem, Ma . around the 3rd or 4th of October for the drive back to Stuart, taking my time, 3 or 4 days of driving, no more 23 hour endu...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Getting stronger everyday, blow-out patch bruising on the groin area is changing colors daily, looking like a lit-up Mahi-mahi. Patrick, Still off the cigarettes, chewing gum like goat. Bruce, black wire- reinforced hose with zip ties works just as good. No one hung Lowe's for me. Thanks agai...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, As far as insurance companies are concerned, there all a bunch of legalized bookies per UV. I found that there is only a few companies that will write on our old boats. Boat/US, they require a full survey, CNA fully survey, CL Dallas, full survey. Progressive is getting into the boat market i...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Bruce: The shaving was done by a FEMALE nurse, not BUBBA, although I think she used ACETONE instead of alcohol to clean up, talk about a burning sensation IEEEE!. Walter: I was wide awake also, no sedation at all. Doc says this might hurt a little when he inserted the catheter into the groin,...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Thanks for the words of wisdom. Right now everything is going good. DQ, I'm on Plavix for atleast 4 months, the stent is a non medicated Abbott cobalt chromium 3.5mm x 28mm job. Tunawish, I went to Salem Hospital, their cardiac unit is now part of Mass General. Less than 1 1/2 hours from the ...

Pete Fallon

Guy's, Been a strange couple of weeks for me. I drove up to Salem, Ma. from Florida to get the experts(Doctors) opinion on what's going on with my knee. As many of you know I've had 12 operations and 2 total knee replacements on my right leg, just found out that the total rotating platform knee that...

Pete Fallon

Looks like an L&H built in West Palm, could be a Gamefish built in Stuart, Fl. Both boats are modified V bottoms, great sailfish raisers. Need better pictures to really identify it.

Pete Fallon

Dug,
Call me on my cell 56310-7179, regrading the pictures you sent me.
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Sim,
Looking at the bow strake placement, I'd say the picture looks like 1963 year boats.

Pete Fallon

Dug, I just drove 1525 miles from Fl to Ma Thursday and Friday, I saw the Otter going south about the same time. I saw the boat when it was repowered at Winter Island Boat Yard, and it was being painted white , it was dark color a few years back, the boat was on a mooring behind my old house in Sale...

Pete Fallon

Bill, I used Marblehead Marine Transport on Cliff St, Dan Leblanc did the haul from Salem to West Palm back in 1997 for my 31 express. $2,500 back then. Call Barney at Skipper Shipper in Jensen Beach Florida (772-285-2432) he does alot of Fl to NE, you might get a good price if he doesn't have a loa...

Pete Fallon

Walter,
Sorry, 1st link is a yellow Bahia Mar, 2nd link is a white Express, suffering from heat dislexia

Pete Fallon

Walter,
Your not getting senile, (2 links) 1st one is a white Express, 2nd is yellow Bahia Mar.

Pete Fallon

Giff & Dug,
I will try and make the gathering in PT. Judith, just on Sat during the day. Driving up from FL on the 30th. Hopefully schedule will allow a day away from war dept. I'll be in touch.

Pete Fallon

Bob H,
Nice restoration, I used to drive a 1960 B 60 fire truck in MA back in the early 70's, 2 man cab, 750 gpm pump, 500 gallon water tank, had to know how to double clutch in those days. Pretty work.

Pete Fallon

Scott,
How are you going to lift that huge box, added weight of stiffners, extra glass and sound sheild it will be pretty heavy for one man operation. Are you going to put in a 12 volt electric ram system?

Pete Fallon

Andy, I would repack both rudder ports before you make the trip back to Jacksonville, they look like they have been leaking for a long time, you can redo the shelves when you get it home. What's up with the white caulking compound at the transom hullside joint in one of the pictures?. There appears ...

Pete Fallon

Andy,
I suggest you replace the packing on both rudder ports before you even make the run to Jacksonville, they have been leaking so some time, you can redo the rudder shelves when you get it back. What's the story with the white caulking compound at the transom/hull side area in one of the pictures?.

Pete Fallon

Jeremy,
Get rid of that mess, one battery switch is totally useless, the entire panel is showing signs of excessive heat damage(cooked Bakalite fuse holders). Reroute the hose away from the terminal strip, I bet that the back of that hose has started to melt. Do it over before you burn up the boat.

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