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Anybody know cruise speed on a 70's 42c w/ 6-71 naturals? I was surprised to hear from a friend who's looking that there were any naturals. My dad had one years ago with Cummins VT903's, and I knew there were many with 6-71 turbos. My friend's no speed demon, but he'd like to know. Thanks

Every now and then I really enjoy browsing the old model brochures. Something recently occurred to me...it looks like the original boats from the 60's and early 70's weren't painted in the ubiquitous "Hatteras off-white" that's more like an oyster. Is it just that the brochures faded, or were...

"Old School" departed at about 7:30AM last Friday for her new home in Hobe Sound, FL. Just as I suspected, she behaved flawlessly on the run up there -- in absolute horrid weather. Anyway, I'd be remiss if I didn't say yet again what a fantastic broker Russ Schafer (Bollman Yachts, Ft...

Can't believe I'm pulling the trigger on this one just after putting stupid money in it to get it exactly where I wanted everything, but there you have it -- my needs have changed, enough for me to at least see what the market might bring. Yachtworld listing...

Does anybody here have any experience running on the old original 1960-63 (I think) 41 convertible yachtfish with the trunk cabin fwd? I love browsing the old brochures archive and always liked the look of those old classics. The question I have is how they ride. In looking at some of the...

What would you all recommend for a good fuel line cleaning process? I've had the boat 3 years, certainly saw evidence of it sitting for some periods previous to my ownership, and have no idea if the lines have ever been cleaned out. Didn't know what liquids might be safe to use and how it's...

Does anybody else have a problem with trying to get the Flowscan tach to read anywhere close to the right rpms? The rpms I care about most are in the 1900-2300 range, and I'm indicating more than 100 rpms higher than true at those speeds. That's the closest I can bring it with the switch...

I shot a few pics of one of my intercoolers. It had been off the motor 2 years ago and cleaned up and pressure tested by a mechanic, and has been used for very light hours since then. I just noticed about a month ago that there was a rust stain on the port outboard top corner starting. It...

I've got a pair of 6 1/2 sq. ft. fins ready to go to a new home. I'll be replacing with 3's. They're in perfect shape.

Given that each filter change for me equals 4 Racor 1000 30 mic filters, I'm thinking it makes sense to buy them in cases. I'm curious where everyone buys theirs and what they're paying. Share, share. If I remember correctly, single 30 mic filters were about $25 last time I bought, but it was...

Here's a question for your MY guys, since I'm pretty sure I've got the only 55 convertible in captivity with Naiads. I've painfully refit about every square inch of my '82 55c over the course of about a year and a half -- I mean EVERYTHING. Of course, the running gear got lots of attention...

Hey, all. One friend has been good enough to flat out give me a 13 Whaler sans motor, and another friend has a 30 Honda that needs some work (lower unit). Anyone have experience enough to guess whether a 4-stroke 30 would push a 13 adequately? It's not a tiller-steer motor. Back in the day...

Have an original 240/32 1982 unit that came out of a 55c. Runs fine, some small surface rust on outer cabinet. $300 plus ship.

I've got a pair of the heat-contoured acrylic gauge covers for the bridge engine gauges ready for a new home. They're in perfect shape. Came off a 1982 55c, but I know they're the same as many I've seen (i.e. my 1984 45c).

The full anodized (bronze color) aluminum & glass windshield assembly from the flybridge is dismounted, complete with stainless struts that supported the fwd section. No visible pitting and overall in fair shape. I've removed it and won't be reinstalling. I'll try to post pics soon if...

Hey, all. I'm hoping some of you have enough experience working with modern radars and chartplotters enough to shed some light on how they communicate. I've got a Garmin 3010c with chip that I'm quite pleased with, and I have a really old tube-style Furuno radar that's about to be replaced --...

Hey, all. I was just curious what everyone uses for different kinds of gasket & thread sealants with their projects for the following: - raw water threaded fittings - threaded oil/fuel fittings (where necessary - i.e. turbocharger) - sealants around gaskets (i.e. heat exchanger or impeller...

Can anyone post a concise primer (pun intended) on how to bleed out the steering system? A friend was helping me the other day, and it seems it didn't really accomplish much. He was loosening what he thought were bleeder screws on top of a little manifold box mounted on the transom as I was...

Any tips on a chemical to break down and at least thin out a small patch of already cured 2-part polyurethane paint? Someone did a poor job of painting out my transom when the boat was last renamed and you can't read the hull#! I would like to just wipe or brush on a small amount of product...

OK, we've all had our sport bashing insurance companies before, especially for policies for here in Florida, but here's something else to add to the gripe file. I've been getting set up to cover a boat I'm hoping to close on this week ('82 55c), and I was actually pleasantly surprised at the...