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Tony Yeah if you can scan or copy the cradle diagram that would be wonderful. I have a full cover as well. Took all canvas off for the storm. I like the idea of tying it to the cradle too. I could put cleats on the cradle and it would make the job much easier. Giff, the Abaco Inn did ok. They lost a...

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Picture updates from Hope Town. Our dock after high tide, filled with debris. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FmqPCEn5LGo/Tl6K8iwy6cI/AAAAAAAACyo/1_rfq6Qannk/s800/IMG_1455.JPG Under the dock, thick pilchards everywhere. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6snlIPRnnDk/Tl6Ky4tHzJI/AAAAAAAACyo/4a_GR0...

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I have 3 friends who trained all year and went. One almost drowned. This place is serious. Congrats to Kelly Slater (Florida boy), 10 time world champ, won the contest there yesterday.

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I found some very good footage of the storm in Hope Town. Click on link. Not sure how to embed the video. http://stormvisuals.com/blog/2011/8/26/intense-hurricane-irene-eyewall-video-hope-town-abaco-bahama.html This is our island, the guy gives a good description of things and the video is done well...

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Just got some pics sent to me on the house. Looks like it did very well considering we had a direct hit! We will need a paint job, and I see a missing PVC downspout. I was scheduled to install Screen Armor next week around the patio. I had feared that top patio roof would lift off like an umbrella. ...

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Tommy, glad to hear you got that boat out and protected. I've been showing everyone your pictures. And YES I will take up on those cradle specs if you can find them.

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Tom, I didn't see this till today. The best report is www.hopetownfirerescue.com There is a link from that page with some pictures on Facebook. The bluff was breached in White Sound, flat across to the ocean now. The high road on the ocean north of Abaco Inn is in bad shape too. My boat, I have been...

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In hindsight I think I would have put the extra roll of clear plastic adhesive film on all my windows and hull. I forget the name of this stuff, but Patrick told me to use it when I transported the boat on a truck. it works great to keep road trash off and I bet it would stay on and protect the boat...

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The eye went over our home on Elbow Cay, Bahamas yesterday. The Duchess is still on her jack stands at lighthouse marina (I've been told, but still would like to see for myself). So I am assuming my roof is still on the house too. No structural damage has been reported yet. The island was cut in two...

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great job! nice slide show too

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I enjoyed the pictures too. Thanks for posting. The boats over there seem very well cared for.

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I found this one on Green Turtle Cay a few years ago. Looks really cool, and yes it looks like it was built like a tank.

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The Duchess has been hauled for the season. We had success with the fork lift, although it did teeter/totter a bit until they tilted it back. Flushed engines with fresh water, gave her a good cleaning and covered her up. We got a nice spot directly below the lighthouse adjacent to a rock wall that i...

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I just bought a freezer. I'm making ice in containers, buckets, etc for block ice. I suppose if I ever get to the point that it's full of fish, lobster and chum I'll have to make ice elsewhere. But for now it's cheap ice and if the power goes out (which it does frequently in the Bahamas) the blocks ...

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Tommy, this is exciting. Let us know how it unfolds. Very glad you are getting back in the (B31) saddle. Northern Michigan? Sounds like a familiar story...

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Awesome. Congrats!!

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This is crazy and infuriating. #1. BMI numbers are wacked and skewed for Govt and Ins companies. My BMI says I should be 120-170 for my weight. If I were 120 I would be in the hospital. If I were 170 you would think I was sick. I just filled out my insurance renewal and noticed a section where they ...

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went fishing offshore today, anchor didn't stick, trying a different anchor tomorrow, came inside the cut, no luck there, dove in and speared some snapper last resort. Got caught on the webcam inside the cut, I thought the picture looked nice with a Bertram 31 in there, sort of like the old ads..."B...

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Bill, sounds good, I'd like to see Seachele. I'll ping you with my contact info. I'm heading over Friday afternoon via airplane thru to Wed.

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Marlin, your fleet aint so shabby either! It would be nice if you could bring the Wahoo (or the Rybo) out there in the future. Jurassic Park is calling you...and they call it that for a reason, there are some monsters out in that deep bowl. If that guitar needs to be played that came with the Rybovi...

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Yeah Tommy that's them. They won the BBC back in 2009 too.

....so how could we boat a fish that big on a 31? ;)

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Conchy Joe, if you see these two boats running around say hello, that's my wife and kids. (My Ray Hunt tribute collection) Phones have been out for 3 days out there, no internet contact either. Wondering how you logged on actually. 1965 16' Boston Whaler, "Tilloo Canoe" CH 65. https://lh5.googleuser...

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Thanks Kevin and Bruce, good info.
my dive platform is somewhat short, certainly not 36".
I will be over there next week and they want me to come by with the boat to give it a try prior to August.

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I've seen them about this size hitting dolphin offshore, it looks like someone tossed a depth charge in the water, or a small boat flipped at high speed. The splash was as tall as my flybridge.

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Maybe not a slew of small boats...but I be we could get one in there and we pick a top notch crew. This just in from Abaco. New record Blue Marlin 1119 pounds for Bahamas. http://www.bahamasbillfish.com/cms/images/cache/image/Double%20Dog1.JPG Story here. Bertram is still involved. http://www.bahama...

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Bruce, I should be hauling it out 1st week of August. I'll speak to you prior to then. I believe the yard has a forklift only. They pull another 31 FBC and feel comfortable with the weight, however they asked about the dive platform being in the way. Has anyone on the board pulled their boat on a fo...

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Sorry Tom, Bruce gets first dibs on that job. ;)
But we should arrange a 31 Rendezvous next year....say around the time of the Bertram/Hatteras Shootout. It's an invite only event, but there was very low attendance this year, I bet they would let us give the big boys a run for their money next year.

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It has the original 427's, gassers. I can run the fuel down low prior to hauling....

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Can anyone tell me the weight of a 31 Sportfish? I'm looking into where to haul the boat in August and they need my weight. Thanks.

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Tom, that little island is very intiguing, I don't know his story, and yeah I have seen the flags too. Right now people are catching blackfin tuna, and marlin. Kevin, I paid over 6 bucks a gallon for Gas. I'm not sure what diesel is but it's probably right there with it. We ran into a large quantity...

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Conchy Joe, Sorry I missed you. I was just out there but now back in FL. Going back July 1st, if you are still around Hope Town give us a shout, usually we monitor CH 65, The Duchess. There are some good anchorages around Elbow Cay and Seaspray Marina has slips, my boat is there now. Get yourself th...

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Bill
If you get to Hope Town look us up. We are located on the South End of Elbow Cay adjacent to Tahiti Beach (Dorros Cove). The Duchess is docked in Seaspray Marina. I'll be back July 1-6.

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Pete, I had an excel spreadsheet I put together prior to the crossing. I just revisited that worksheet. 110 nautical miles is 126.5 miles..which is exactly the gallons I filled up with at Rosie's on Grand. So 1 Gallon Per mile is darn accurate.

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Pete, the boat ran wonderful across the Gulf Stream, as though it were built especially for that ;) We had steady 4'+ seas wind blowing out of the north slapping waves against our port side, and as you know the Gulf Stream flow up against that causing the chop. I would have preferred a head sea or a...

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Pete, yes just after the crossing, the first real hard run on the new packing. The set of nuts that came loose are the ones closest to the shaft that run parallel with the shaft; not the ones that wrap around the shaft holding the rubber sleeve. There are a pair on each shaft with a bracket. When th...

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How frequently whould the shaft log drip? These are not the dripless style

I have heard no drip until the shaft is turning then 3-5 drips per minute.

Is that about right?

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Very nice.

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Tommy,
I did see the pics. All those 31's sure look pretty together.

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let's see some pictures!

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had to watch this again....still really good.

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sorry, uploaded the trip view,....here's the fuel view.

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Here's the HomePort graphic with the Fuel Tab info.

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Pete/Bruce, Thank you for your advice. You guys are the pros. An extra 50 gals will give me confidence to make it to Spanish Cay. Gas is $6.50 right now out there. I never thought I'd see that number. And yeah, I will be loaded up, the garage is accumulating stuff to take over that would normally go...

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I'm doing a similar math exercise right now. I've got a crossing from Lake Worth Inlet to Spanish Cay in the Bahamas coming up. I have used Garmin's HomePort software to track the route. 133 miles total. I have a 231 gallon tank. If I estimate a 22 gph burn rate with approxmiately 7 hours of run tim...

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Allan, Aside from being in California, I'd say look at Pete Fallon's Express if it is still for sale. Your last comment about "not dumping much cash into it", I would recommend buying from somone you know and trust. And buy a boat as nice and maintained as you can afford. My Dad always said, "Buying...

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Very interesting lifestyles we have around the world, connected by boating and the B31. Thanks for posting.

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I have always thought Singer Island could be a gem, due to it's location, and beaches. Palm Beach Shores values should be higher. Riviera Beach's decisions have really hampered that area and unfortunately I don't see those locations getting the high values that they could. Sailfish Marina is the mai...

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I like the long list, you make me feel better about owning too many boats!

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Patrick I saw a tow truck the other day here in Delray and the company is called Camel Towing. I did a double take on that one. http://cameltowingpalmbeach.com/

Then there's a plumber here in Delray called "Morning Thunder". At least these guys have a sense of humor about their jobs I suppose.

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