Forum: Historic
15-10-2010, 03:29 AM
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Restoration of Dry Martini
Ron Polli
He...
Restoration of Dry Martini
Ron Polli
He stared across the water at the Miami skyline but saw only an unfocused blur, lost in thought until the gentle flutter of a colorful sail slid in front of...
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Forum: Historic
29-09-2010, 06:09 PM
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Forum: Historic
09-09-2010, 01:05 AM
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Forum: Historic
08-09-2010, 12:53 AM
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Forum: Historic
06-09-2010, 06:58 AM
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Thanks Daredevil, I did not get chance to dyno...
Thanks Daredevil, I did not get chance to dyno them and I built them at 9 to1 for pump gas so they are going to be quite a bit back on that figure. I was talking to Mel Riggs about gears and he...
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Forum: Historic
06-09-2010, 02:39 AM
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Forum: Historic
06-09-2010, 02:27 AM
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Hi Marco
Most of the problems started with the...
Hi Marco
Most of the problems started with the gas tanks which had never been replaced. As you can see in the states the tanks are foamed in place. In the restoration they had repaired the starboard...
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 09:23 PM
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 08:48 PM
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It was a happy day when the glassing finally...
It was a happy day when the glassing finally done.
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 07:48 PM
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Hi Graham, Great picture, Thanks.
Their...
Hi Graham, Great picture, Thanks.
Their restoration was shit! Never buy a boat from pictures even when they are as good as yours. When we spoke at Drivers you mentioned when I got the boat I...
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 07:31 PM
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 05:05 PM
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later. just sneezed, ya bugger!
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Forum: Historic
05-09-2010, 04:14 PM
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Forum: Historic
21-10-2009, 04:55 PM
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Wow, Thanks guys, great pictures. I was working...
Wow, Thanks guys, great pictures. I was working under the deck last night and found where they had the antenna mounted on the right but then came across some filled in holes that arched around that...
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Forum: Historic
21-10-2009, 02:10 AM
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I have the wind deflector off the boat at the...
I have the wind deflector off the boat at the moment and was thinking of running it that way at Cowes. And now after seeing your first picture even more so. I like the look of the deflector and it is...
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Forum: Historic
20-10-2009, 05:34 PM
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Forum: Historic
20-10-2009, 07:49 AM
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Forum: Historic
02-10-2009, 06:08 PM
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Your right, camshaft bearings aren't normally a...
Your right, camshaft bearings aren't normally a problem with these engines but sometimes you will get a tight one when assembling a new block. The babbit will shine up on the problem area. They make...
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Forum: Historic
02-10-2009, 04:22 AM
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Crane. Summit has one set. Crane went bankrupt...
Crane. Summit has one set. Crane went bankrupt earlier this year so don't wait too long before you purchase https://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRN-13528-16
Problems with dry martini engines so far....
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Forum: Historic
01-10-2009, 06:54 PM
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Forum: Historic
01-10-2009, 09:46 AM
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Yes the injection is Lucas/ Kinsler mechanical,...
Yes the injection is Lucas/ Kinsler mechanical, very similar to the Triumph PI systems of the 70s only much less complicated. Nice motor, Does it have standard flat lifters (cam followers)? Would be...
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Forum: Historic
25-09-2009, 04:49 AM
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Forum: Historic
24-09-2009, 04:38 PM
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Thanks Tony
Seeing your Apache running at Cowes...
Thanks Tony
Seeing your Apache running at Cowes set the hook even harder. The boat got in last night at about 9pm, I was out in the dark crawling all over her until midnight. Its like getting in a...
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Forum: Historic
21-09-2009, 05:26 PM
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Thanks Flying Fish
I read the boat ran out of...
Thanks Flying Fish
I read the boat ran out of fuel in Key west because the fuel lines had been hooked up incorrectly. The boat is ready to run but I want to make sure everything is race ready. I...
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Forum: Historic
20-09-2009, 06:44 PM
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Thanks, Yes it is the one advertised at Lake...
Thanks, Yes it is the one advertised at Lake Cumberland marine, It was restored by Kurts Marine.
I Just got off the phone with the trucker, He has it hooked up and it should be here on Wednesday,...
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