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Kevin

Are you refering to ownership/location and usage of the board? If so I know of at least 4-5 31's between Marathon and Snake Creek. (upper keys)

Kevin

Did not grind them. Just sanded, three coats of 545 rolled on. No reducer, just 50/50 primer/converter. It really fills crazing nicely. Sand again to 320 and had painter shoot it. I did not build the beds, the painter did. He is a glass guy obviously! Three sheets of 3/4 inch and 1 sheet of 1/2 inch...

Kevin

No problem at all. I retired from the painting business after just one job!

Kevin

Hey guys, I just sent you a bunch of pics. Let me know if you get them. I would have posted them but have not taken the time to learn how.

Kevin

Never heard of that stuff before....but it looks mighty fine! The only thing I did not do that I should have was pul the windows out.

Kevin

No problem at all. I will try to send you guys the pictures sunday evening.

Kevin

No crazing. Rolling the primer in fills all that little stuff. The three inch wholes in the gunnels that I filled even look good. They were the trip over clam shell vents...hated them. The circular ring that is always tough to hide due to expansion/contraction of the filler, no problem, the primer w...

Kevin

yeah, I guess that was pretty heartless. Well, the ice cream truck is coming down the street.......gotta go.

Kevin

Been on a lot lof shrimp boats, few of which could not find drugs or party favors. even the small shrimp boats, 50 footers, I don't buy the sharks rammed my boat story. I heard the shaft was knocked out version of the story. It's called coral and yes, that could knock the shaft out. Short of that, i...

Kevin

CaptDana; I used the awlgrip 545 epoxy primer. Gouges and dockrash were filled with plain old filler...think it was Mikes, light and fluffy stuff you mix with MethylEthlyKetone(peroxide?) Not a chemist, or a painter for that matter! I used three coats of primer. All three rolled on, paying close att...

Kevin

painted it at the yard last summer when it was africa hot. top to bottom new water line etc. Would not attempt it at the dock. Asa matter of fact I will never take on a job like that a again. All said and done it was worth it but way more work than I bargained for.

Kevin

.45 miles per gallon. horrible, but probably good for the size of the boat?

Kevin

I did everything except spray the paint on my boat. I was told to roll on the primer because it will fill more of the blemishes. Sanded the primer down and paid a painter to spray the boat with awlgrip. It came out pretty good. Not flawlless thats for sure but I am happy with it. I was concerned abo...

Kevin

Yup, they are 4 or 5 inch pancake zincs, top and bottom. there is some minor decay but still plenty of life left in them.

Kevin

It has been in the water since late october and to my surprise there was almost no growth. A few barnacles on the rudders and on the trim tabs. Hardly even a scum line. What I did notice was the bottom paint that is on the transom with in three inches of the trim tabs is all peeled off. Brushed it a...

Kevin

I remember those little forks. No need for them down here.....no good meat on the lobster!

Kevin

Nice! I always love to hear good news. I was bummed at first thinking I had to go to the yard. Now I can grab it by the horns. And YES my insurance is paid and current. My cockpit is not screwwed down yet either. I am just going to pull it off so I can also see what I am doing. Thank you for all the...

Kevin

Well, it has been two years. I think I bought the stuff that said teflon. At the time I assumed teflon made it better, but learned on this site that it is not the case. You think that is the problem? Don't want to haul the boat. I am fast when I work, but not that fast! Wonder if CX will stop a leak...

Kevin

How tight is too tight? Just started leaking one day. tighten and ok for a while. then starts to leak again. put some torque on it this time but still seems to leak. packing less than two years or 75 hours of use

Kevin

Ditto on the tower. Need 6K for the 50 cal though.

Kevin

I heard merc is going to be in the keys testing a new drive. that must be the one. Here is how the test will work. Two barges a short distance apart with a piece of concrete piling suspended below the water line between the barges. Let your imagination do the rest. I will try to get video of this on...

Kevin

They have thier place, but not on the back of a Bertram.

So what is the most anyone has spent on fuel in a one month span? Just curious. A little off topic but what the heck!

Kevin

Well, since you brought it up, even though it is an analogy, the answer would be both. In a twin engine boat, the two stroke EFI Mercs in the 250 hp range drink around 66 gallons an hour at WOT. The 4 stroke 250 twin Verados drinks 59 gallons an hour....not much better despite being a 4 stroke. I re...

Kevin

And the reasons not to put on outboards would be: - they are very expensive, you could buy diesels for the cost -you would have to re-invent the transom.....designed for inboards -outboards drink fuel like I drink beer -outboards for the most part are disposable....use a couple of years and time for...

Kevin

oh I see, you are going to give them an aerosol overhaul!

Kevin

We want pictures!

Kevin

Oh yeah, I forgot! It's a boat not the space shuttleIt's a boat not the space shuttle It's a boat not the space shuttleIt's a boat not the space shuttle It's a boat not the space shuttleIt's a boat not the space shuttle It's a boat not the space shuttleIt's a boat not the space shuttleIt's a boat no...

Kevin

30 micron did the trick. Now time for the 50 hour PM....ugghhh. With out all the help from the faithfull I would have done far more the hard way. Still may be upgrading the system though....no rush.

Kevin

I thought I was the only one that tried to re-invent the wheel. If only I was as smart as that guy though. 125db is enough to make your ears bleed.

Kevin

Thanks for all the help guys. I now understand the fuel system much better.
Oh yaeh, I was quoted over 500 for a pair of the 500MA from a place down here. Didn't sound right to me.

Kevin

just got 2 sphero 5000fa and and two12000fa on those light rods that bend like crazy. Guys I know in town have bait tackle shop and run charters. They say those rods and reels are all you need

Kevin

Mikey, I have the Steyr 212 HP After fourty hours of run time the fuel would not go through the 2 micron. That is my theory anyway. I thought maybe debris, but Perhaps the die? At any rate running much better with fuel getting to motor. Went to drain them today, the brass plug would not turn before ...

Kevin

I miss the days of being the kid during the summer. I even saw a flounda in ther.

Kevin

neil, New Jersey eh. I have no life experiences in that state, but if the water cops are like the highway cops, propbably not a good experience when stopped. Heard the troopa's on the NJ thru pike or parkway thingy are pretty bad. Oh ya, federal agents usually spend a great deal of time at the offic...

Kevin

When I was growing up.....still am I guess, in Scituate Ma. my father took me fishing during the summers. Some times we caught a couple, sometimes not even a bight. My father said when he was growing up in the same area that he never came home with out fish. There were no regulations that I can reme...

Kevin

Boatyards down here are being baught and condos are being built. things are gitting wierd.

Kevin

Was told that the racors I am using will work but I should go for the Racor 500 Turbine series. Looked them up and am seeing several different letter codes after the 500. The reason I am changing is because after running for greater than say 20 or 30 minutes, I will lose speed, but no black smoke. T...

Kevin

Well, here it is. I used the GPS to log 126 miles of cruising. That started at the dock when I fired the engines and included all idle times. This was not all one trip. Probably between 6-8 trips around Marathon area. Basically if the engines were running the GPS was recording whether sitting still ...

Kevin

with your access hatches removed you can stand by shaft logs and two people can get deck out

Kevin

I went to the demo on friday. Ran the 256 for 30-40 minutes with no raw water. It may have got up to 150-160 when reving but they just do not get hot. Of course, I already new that becuase one of mine did not have an impeller and for the life of me could not figure out why no water came out the back...

Kevin

14 miles per gallon! The period must be broken on your keyboard! Or my eyes are getting really bad, but I did shoot mostly headshots at the range so my eyes are pretty good.

Kevin

Although I only have 33 hours on the Steyrs, I highly recomend them. Same gear ratio tranny and re-used same running gear. There should be some posts on here about the Steyr. They are not the cheapest but quality looks pretty good. Can't speak for performance becuase mine is a 28. Not sure if any 31...

Kevin

Randall is right. From now on, in my opinion until someone comes up with appropriate term for the boat, we shall call them dumbasses.

Kevin

Got it. Just got the delivery in the mail too. The wife opened the box and picked out what would appear to be the most expensive looking sample. Imagine that! I can now say that there is no interior in the boat, except where the air conditioner was mounted. I am scared to find out how much the tri c...

Kevin

Going to the origainal post, that looks nice....wish mine were like that.

Kevin

Maybe since the membership has dramatically increased, Thudddd just does not have the time to personally insult every person individually. Maybe he should consider hiring an Assistant Insulting Agent. Job description could read as follows: Insult all users on Bertram 31 Website. When finished, repla...

Kevin

Good stories, lucky people.

Kevin

Cuban cows are gonna be pissed.....they did not get thier representation.

Kevin

SHRIMP PIMP! That is classic. Some friends of mine will appreciate that one. Ever been on a shrimp boat? Those boats are offshore for months at a time down here and many of them have dogs aboard. Don't bother de-pooping your shrimp. What you don't know or see usually does not hurt you! Will the wife...

Kevin

I wonder what the interior looks like?

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