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LOL Tony, revolutionary indeed!!!

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I want to get rid of the pan and the float and direct the gray water out with a hose that incorporates an inline pump that gets triggered by that same water. I don't want the shower water to fall into a pan, trigger the float that starts a pump that sends the water overboard. The question is, does s...

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No, ktm, I want to get rid of my shower sump completely and send the grey water directly overboard, the problem is the shower floor is lower than sea level.

Any ideas?

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Carl, Richard, thank you. Unfortunately this pump needs to pull water from a bilge; what Im looking for is a completely closed system, if it exists, whereby the pump collects DIRECTLY from the shower floor valve (through a IN port) and discharges outboard (through an OUT port) without any water bein...

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Yes, if it feels water resistance it should activate.

Is there such a shower pump?

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Is there any pump that can be connected IN LINE on a hose/tube so that it be activated ONLY when there is water entering one side? There shouldn't exist an outside floater to activate it. (The pump can be turned on or off from the switchboard but it will only operate when water enters from one side;...

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A friend has a 9m boat with a single IVECO. Not sure of hp. He experiences soot and the motor not reving as it used to. He suspects the turbo not functioning properly OR his heat exchangers being clogged. This latter would contribute to temperatures higher than usual and a message sent to the electr...

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Hohoho! Ive done turbos this winter… Brace!

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Some other considerations: The aft part of the deck is concave. Therefore, it is from very difficult to impossible to hinge it with a piano hinge. I tend to believe that hinging with individual heavy duty hinges is equally very difficult. The forward side is straight and easier, if one can overcome ...

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Kross,

Youre saying you open up the sole once or twice a year. After each such exercise do you reseal it with new silicone? After removing the old one?

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Francesco, This is so beautiful indeed. Beautiful boats and beautiful scenery. Next time please make a note of the most practical and best seller of all Bertrams, the 28. The 31 has the allure of the first, but the 28 you can show without turquoise beaches and stuff. It stands out like the boat that...

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Nobody did it and nobody will, because although what both of you mention about clearances and stuff may be doable, the real problem is twofold: Excessive weight to hinge, and BLOCKED access to the cabin and motors when the sole is open either way. Unless you hinge it sideways. But its too heavy to d...

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Its 235 x 180 so at least 6x8 and cannot be removed by less than 2-3 people. I sincerely doubt this surface can be hinged, its too heavy. I removed all silicone caulking and all screws permanently , it rests in place without any problem by its sheer weight and I remove it once a year to check what i...

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What is the rear floor?
Are you talking about that whole floor that covers all the rear space?

It weighs at least 40 kilos, do you think it is hingeable??

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Todd, All the hydraulic swim platforms I see are mounted mainly on superyachts or catamarans. Their sustaining swinging arms on the superyachts are hidden within the yachts somewhere, but those on catamarans are visible under the hull and are HUGE, they are thick and long and I wonder where on a Ber...

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Franc, I remember years ago I saw on TV a documentary about the major lakes of northern Italy, that was focusing on those mad guys who were parapenting or flying down the slopes towards the lakes; I think it was lago maggiore o di como, anyway, along the narration they stoped at one of those beautif...

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Tony, This is probably an artist’s interpretation, an exaggerated one, after Linda Bach’s frightened description ! Otherwise, I cant think of who, in their right mind was waiting ready on another boat with his Kodak instamatic, or worse yet, with a huge Canon camera, close to the rocks in the backgr...

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Doug, beautiful!

Im in the islands and I understand the mood you're in !!

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Thanks Carl, Ill look into that tomorrow.
I have to move the dinghy, the flippers, the towels…too much for me now right after dinner…

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Franz, Whatever rocks your boat ! Thats why there are sooo many boat types to choose from. However, very few yacht owners in the Med use their boats for fishing. And most of those who fish their boats, go out to show their friends and kids how their usually expensive gear performs, and fish for half...

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Carl,

I have the 63 A too.
What is this thing we’re looking for and where shall I bang with the hammer???

Could someone take a pic with a finger pointing to it?
Some of us are NOT mechanics!!! LOL

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Franz, You know that nothing is firm in our area! Everything can be firm and not firm simultaneously. It depends on the hour in the day, location, weather …you know!! Now this 28 is so god damn packed with so many items it must be slow… I could help you in the negotiations in case you may become int...

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Franzesco, I called my yard and talked to someone who knew a bit about the boat. He said she’s in good shape, the gas engines were running ok before the was put to sleep on the hard, for the last 5 years or so. He says it may be a bit expensive due to the anniversary edition and the special tower (w...

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I think she is the one in my yard. The name reminds me of something…Periplanisi means adventure. I don't remember much of her shape, but she’s a 38 yo boat afterall. I’ll make a call to my yard if you want, perhaps someone there might have additional info. Tell me a couple of key questions you would...

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Franzesco, I didnt know about refrigerated diesel!!! A long ago I had posted a pic on a 25th anniversary, probably still with gas engines (I gathered this from prop size), that was in my yard. I don't know what happened to it as I haven't seen it for a while. I can inquire, but this will likely happ...

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Franzesco,

I have the same motors Yanmar 4lha-stp and they are declared as 240-250hp, depending on the temperature of the fuel used; the colder the fuel the more hp produced. But 260 hp for these motors, like this ad says, I have never seen before.

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The 28 has two lower window parts that open. The left one I first opened when I bought the boat , removed all old foam and silicones and everything that had accumulated over the years and then I put my own insulation foam and it works perfect and doesn't drip. The one on starboard I looked at once, ...

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I said this in another thread, mine was dripping from the connections of the rubber tube to the expansion tank so that it was falling on the hot engine and evaporating without traces in the bilge. Changed the tie-ups and stopped the leaks.

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Danny, my boat is way past the sketch stage LOL!!!

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I understand. I changed the black vinyl knobs with SS ones but their built-in screw was thicker, so I used a drill and widened the alley on the female part… I saved me this one more turn and you're looking for the washer part! Here we don't have no wake zones and even in dead calm you still need to ...

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Im following this and other discussions about windows and how they could stay open or hatches stay ajar while underway.
Here we don't leave port without securing windows and hatches shut tight. Doors too.
Different seas, different manners…

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Yes, just to see how much the boat sells for, although I suspect that he’ll ask anybody interested to first come and see the boat and then discuss the price…

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Has anybody called James yet?

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For what it’s worth, mine on my 28 are significantly larger than the original in the horizontal dimension , not so much vertically, and my boat cannot ride straight on one engine.
Therefore, it doesn't just suffice to enlarge the rudders, it has to be done correctly too.

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I would propose something like “Alexa open the windows” instead. Not that much tested yet but could be promising !

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Kevin,

Here we have a truck with a crane that lifts the engine, places it on a wooden pallet and then a clark drives it where you want.

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You’re so god damn right Tony!

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How much does the 25 boat weigh?

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Pete, do you have a windlass?
For me the easiest anchoring for a swim is to let a few meters of chain. Now you guys have rope on the main anchor, I dont know how that works with a windlass…

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Here they go by the name «ψαλίδι σιδήρου»! Not knowing the english equivalent I googled it and it gave me this bizarre “iron scissors”. What can I do… Yes, I left after a winter of many issues like turbos, new solar panels, torn down flybridge arc, dismantled wheel and instrument panel, plus the ord...

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Carl, I came back from the bar restaurant and just saw your comment, I’m laughing alone in the cabin!!! (Forgot to say I splashed and left to the islands) I thought that this pair of scissors that is around 50cm long that cuts rebar and bolts and anchor chains would be called iron scissors ! if not ...

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I have the Delta. Most have either deltas or some danforth variant.

Needless to say I carry a quite hefty pair of iron scissors, packed in a carton with grease… you better have one when you need it…

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Do you have an opening hatch near the stern whereby you can check the tiller, the aft bilge pump, the flaps mechanism, remove bilge filth etc?

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Guys, we have to establish that boating practices are not the same everywhere… I, too, lost an anchor while traveling because the swivel got loose and the anchor fell in the Aegean without my noticing. Upon arrival in Syros I asked my son to go forward and undo the anchor security shackle, at which ...

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We don't have lines tied to anchors, only chain, no way it can snap or get in the prop.
Different worlds!!

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What is a back up anchor? For me the second anchor is for when you dock bow-in so you need to drop an anchor from the stern. This is not something that you decide in the last minute so one should have a few seconds to assemble it. Where would you need a second anchor for immediate employment? I cant...

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A 92’ boat usually has space for many such anchors, so I cant really tell why they went through all this ordeal. But then again, why do I have to explain everything? Lol! One other thing about this fortress I have, which was offered to me by a friend who sold his boat - I can’t imagine myself spendi...

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There are a few screws on them, but I thought they were meant to modify the angle of the anchor shaft in relation to the anchor main body to better suit varying rope lengths(?)...hadn’t thought that they could serve for anchor dismantling. But then again, you have to keep the screws somewhere and no...

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Haha, right to the point Carl! No, I mean if you go out to lunch and you know you will need it, preassemble it! Then, after its use, you can stow it anywhere. It exists in alu and SS. I wonder which could be better. And better priced too. I have the aluminum fortress as a spare, with thick 8mm, 3m c...

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Does anyone have hands on experience with the Ankerplex anchor?
This anchor solves the storing problem of the second anchor. If it’s any good at what it does, that is.

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