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    Ohhh the NOISE!!!!!!

    Hi all, Some time ago I posted a thread on my Berty repower. It was the best thing I ever did and its still going strong. Love it to bits.. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=385589&highlight=bertram+20 EXCEPT THE NOISE!!!!!! I decided on thru hull exhausts, and like anybody else...
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    AQ260 raw water pump seals

    Hi all, I am currently overhauling a Jabsco 22303 raw water pump on my 350 chev/Volvo. I have tracked down the bearing and made a new gasket. What I can not seem to find is the brass sleeve/seal that sits in the rear of the forward housing. behind that sits a nylon(?) bush with a seal of its...
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    6 cyl exhaust horn used for V8?

    I wonder if somebody could advise if it would or would not work to use a 6 cyl exhaust horn in place of the V8 y pipe? I am having trouble sourcing a V8 Y pipe and want to have the option to run my pipes through the leg. I was thinking I could have a Y piece made to take the two four inch...
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    Turning AQ260 by hand?? No nut!!

    Hi All, As many tasks when working on an engine require me to turn it over by hand I would normally just use the bolt in the front of the crank . On my Volvo AQ260 (350 chev) I have th eraw water pump assembly installed directly to the end of the crank shaft. I can not for the life of me find...
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    Bertram 20 350 chev (part2)

    So after I had decided the six was a slug I managed to pick up a really good second hand V8. Below are the pics of the the finished (almost) product :) 8 going in New pipes In the hole After the facelift
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    Bertram 20 350 chev (part1)

    Gday all, I have recently purchased the old gal below and doen a little bit of work to it. As "not quiet finished" its running a 260hp Volvo V8 (350 chev block) Volvo Penta 280 outdrive runs 75km/h flat out (for now ;) ) sits on an old gal trailer (for now) weighing in at 2500kgs all...
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    Powerplant swap Bertram 20

    Gday all, I recently bought a Bertram 20 with a VP AQ170 inline 6. The motor is fresh (had it apart) and the leg is pretty good (except unis) but she is just a slug. It is battling to hold plane in moderate seas and every decent waves sets her back too much. I have a possible engine swap...
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    Volvo AQ170 detonating

    Hi all, I am running an AQ170 VP in a 20ft Bertram. I bought the boat with a "rebuilt engine" that had not been water tested. I have had the engine apart to sort out a leaky rear main seal and believe it to have been be rebuilt. The boat has now been run but I can not seem to get the timing...
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    Water in oil but no oil in water???

    Hi all, Recently bought a boat with a so called "rebuilt engine". I have no proof of its rebuild. It all tested up ok. I have just had the carbies rebuilt and got her running sweet but have now developed water in the oil. The engine is a sealed fresh water sytem cooled via a heat exchanger...
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    Where should my cav plate sit in the water on a Volvo Penta 280?

    Gday all,<br /><br />I have a 21 fot glass boat with a Volvo Penta 280 sterndrive. When underway and on the plane the cavatation plate is sitting at leat 2 inches under the water line. Is this correct and if not how do I correct this problem? Will a set of trim tabs correct this? It has a...
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    what Flexible hose for water cooled exhaust?

    Gday all,<br /><br />Running a 302W into a volvo penta 280 leg. Looking for options on what to use to replace the exhaust between the exhaust manifold and inlet flange to the drive. It is not a direct line to the inlet and therefore I am looking for a flexible option that will withstand both...
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