Repowering the Bite Me

[Fritz]

Did ya replace all the frame bolts while you were in there?

All I can say is NICE!

[clt_capt]

I almost ordered it Yellow, I was close.

I think the yellow paint sticks better than the white

She's coming along. I expect you'll be happy with the new power.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

Did ya replace all the frame bolts while you were in there?

? No, there were none loose.

Maybe some inside joke I don't get.

[Fritz]

? No, there were none loose.

Maybe some inside joke I don't get.

Some west coast screwball has been ripping Bubbie's work in my thread. Take a peak

[Andaman Andy]

One sweet looking lump there looking forward to reading the sea trial report, thanks for posting.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

While we are under the cockpit, putting in the new exhaust, we are putting in a brand new Fiberglass fuel tank.

Our tank is being custom constructed by Bubbie "the man" Crown at Crown Marine in Deltaville.

here are some pics he sent me of the construction.....

[gottaflylee]

Jay, how big is the tank? From the pictures it looks like a 100 gals maybe...like the baffle shot...

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

Jay, how big is the tank? From the pictures it looks like a 100 gals maybe...like the baffle shot...

Bout 300gals, same dimensions as the old one.

[T380Fisher]

Capt. Jay, thanks for keeping us in the loop with your refit. It gives us a needed escape from the winter dulldrums.....I fished the Hatteras Tourney last spring and was just amazed at how you guys run those huge single screws....very impressive.

With the new tank, do you have any concerns with the newer fuels and replacing that tank with a fiberglass tank? It has cause a real problem in the marine gas industry, but I don't know if diesels with carry any blended formulas in the future. If any ethanol is used, it'll destroy the resins in the tank. Any worries there?

Keep the pics coming.

[hubris 1]

Capt. Jay, thanks for keeping us in the loop with your refit. It gives us a needed escape from the winter dulldrums.....I fished the Hatteras Tourney last spring and was just amazed at how you guys run those huge single screws....very impressive.

With the new tank, do you have any concerns with the newer fuels and replacing that tank with a fiberglass tank? It has cause a real problem in the marine gas industry, but I don't know if diesels with carry any blended formulas in the future. If any ethanol is used, it'll destroy the resins in the tank. Any worries there?

Keep the pics coming.

Same thought......Why wouldnt you have an aluminum tank made. Or monel or what ever it is they make it out of. I really dont know but, I knew a guy with a fiberglass tank and he could never get it to stop shedding strands of glass. just wondering.