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All is well on the SS Whatknot. Ran great all the way to my secret fishin hole called "the titty bar".
Caught 5 stag bass and managed to catch one small enough to legally keep. Thanks for the 2 micron heads up Ferm!
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05-14-2010, 05:44 AM
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So what's the story behind how the "Titty Bar" go it's name...I know there's one in there somewhere...and congrats on gettin the fuel probs settled... 
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05-14-2010, 10:18 AM
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Thanks for the tip on the Bennetts Spare. I have installed several pair w/o a problem so I know exactly what you are saying. It never gets that tight feel, the plastic just keeps on swelling. I've been putting it off because access to the inside is a PITA on the port side of this Whaler. I will take it off completely for the repair and report back. Also I need some of the little 90 degree radius makers that Bennett supplies in their kit. Annodized steel aint cutting it.
 The fuel problem stinks. The Whaler has fuel from Thanksgiving. Stabilized but still, all my Opti has is the filter under the cowl.
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05-15-2010, 09:23 AM
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you don't still have the fiberglass factory tank in your whaler do you, if you do, chunk it now and relpace it before it screws everything up, believe me, it will
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05-15-2010, 11:06 AM
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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05-15-2010, 11:11 AM
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2011 SUNDANCE B20CCR SKIFF, 2011 YAMAHA 90HP 4 STROKE, 2011 KARAVAN SINGLE AXLE ALUMINUM TRAILER, LOWRANCE ELITE-7 HDI, MINN KOTA RIPTIDE TROLLING MOTOR 2000CC HYDRA-SPORT 225+HP EVINRUDE SOLD  AND THE PINK JEEP!!!! R.I.P. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=11664 
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05-15-2010, 12:34 PM
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worse than that. I worked on a 17 whaler last year that the tank had gone soft from ethanol. I checked compresion on the engine(4 stroke Mercaha), and found two cylinders at 0. I could hear the vlaves tapping, so I pulled the intake off and sprayed power tune on the intake valves till I could free them up. Everything had a red gluey substance on it. took forever to get the carbs cleaned(and the kits retailed for $150 each, took four). By the time I put a new tank in the boat, replaced the fuel lines, installed a water separating filter,replaced all the filters and primer bulb, got the compresion back up, rebuilt the carbs, set up the carbs(PIA), tuned the motor, changed teh oil and filter, water tested it, etc. The bill ended up being around $1600, and I didn't charge him no where near the actual amount of time I had in it. The ethanol disolved the resin from the tank, and once air hit it, it turned back into glue. This guy was lucky I was able to save the motor. As far as i know, it affects all fiberglass tanks(poyester/vynilester resin), not sure about epoxy resin, I emailed MAS epoxy about it, they didn't recomed epoxy for fuel tanks period, neither would West. Point of story, if you have a fiberglas tank, get rid of it. If you are using cheap plastic portable tanks, throw them away every four to five years and replace them with new one(don't ask how i learned that lesson), its cheaper to replace them than to repair the problems that arrise.
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