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Mikey

Indeed. Not a factory hardtop.
Also . . .
Heard about the Ft. Pierce boat but never could get a picture.

Mikey

Not a one off by design but by attrition. The (factory) hardtop express. Understand there were only a few of these built and I have found only mine left around. Evidently the top was heavy and poorly supported, so owners removed it and replaced with a Bimini. Much lighter.

Mikey

Scot,
The question is not whether we’re back, but were we ever really here? It’s a Zen thing. We’re talking Zen and now.

Mikey

Carl, tanks, I’ll check out the Pro.
Rocky, glad to be back. How’s the Left coast?

Mikey

Thanks, Tony. Not sure I want a charger that the manufacturer has disowned even though this one lasted twelve years. No warranty. What is your experience?

Mikey

Rawleigh! Wondered where you had gone to. Since you became an entrepreneur haven’t seen you except in passing. Did you look at the UVI pix? What a flash from the past. Miss Uncle Vic something fierce, especially when I do some sautéed oysters. Yum! Was thinking about Annapolis but depending on date ...

Mikey

Haven’t been around for a while although I lurk a bit when time permits. Discovered there is more to life than making movies and I have been indulging. Good thing since my memory is slowly settling into the West like everything else. One of the things I did was design and build a house. Would post p...

Mikey

Thanks, Rawleigh. Original fuel tank. Never used Ethanol fuel, so no need.

Mikey

Well, Gang, long story short she is back on the market. I had a deal that fell through when the buyer ran into personal issue which precluded his purchase. The boat has been on the hard and shrink wrapped since last Fall and is ready to go. Here's the original listing. its quite a deal. Ran into a f...

Mikey

Well, Gang, long story short she is back on the market. I had a deal that fell through when the buyer ran into personal issue which precluded his purchase. The boat has been on the hard and shrink wrapped since last and is ready to go. here's the original listing. its quite a deal. Haven’t done more...

Mikey

Carl, likewise. Merry Christmas.
Mean Mike, reduce the pic where, how? Hate to sound dumb but . . .
Thanks,

Mikey

Well obviously the instructions for posting pictures using imgur.com need some modifications. I can send pix to anyone interested.

Mikey

Haven’t done more than lurk in the shadows lately. Did a few other things, couple of movies, designed and built a house, charity fundraising. The usual for an older fart. Ran into a friend I haven’t seen in fifty years when his B31 showed up at the yard where I used to haul out. The owner of the yar...

Mikey

Pete,
The product you are remembering was VX-6 from J. C. Whitney.
No longer available from them.
Today a product called Battery Equalizer, found at: http://www.batteryequaliser.com is the successor.

Mikey

"Patrick McCrary memorial education fund."
Perfect. You are a true friend and we are very lucky to have you as we had Patrick.
Blessings on you and Michael for all you do.

Mikey

Optima Blue top Marine batteries. A little more $$ up front but got ten years and probably would have gotten more but my excavator severed the power line to the dock and I didn't know it for two months. These batteries served my Cummins 6BTA's without fail.

Mikey

Mean Mike, I'm still lurking out here. Boat's up for the winter and had an email from Bob Norton on the hardtop and decided it had been too long without a B31 fix. Many, many thanks for the recipes. I thought I had them all but not true. Especially the soft crab and lobster. If my Momma were still w...

Mikey

Bob,
On doing the windows, when I redid Dreamsicle I replaced all windows including the corners. To match glass to plexy the color of the tint is "Solex."

Mikey

Yo, Bertramp;
Steve, you do look just like your Bertram brothers. When you speak of B 31's you get that shit-eating grin on your face.
Was there something else?

Mikey

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x54/mikeylikesitnow/P1010025.jpg Unusual to here about a "soft top" express although that should be the correct designation. For a short time there were a few "hardtop" expresses. From all I can find I appear to have the only 'Factory' hardtop express extant. If a...

Mikey

Patrick, my fren, Thanks for making life a bunch better for the Faithful. Your knowledge, your humor, your no-nonsense approach was always what we needed, when we needed it. You made our little sandbox a fabulous place to play. Give Uncle Vic and Walt a hug for us all. Fair winds, Mikey http://i187....

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Rawleigh,
What do you think the "heated argument" was about. Same story different characters.

Mikey

Let’s hope so! Of course Andrew was in an El Niño year.

Mikey

Show off! Very nicely laid out and kept.
Mikey, I still haven't gotten my de-winterizing done. Maybe next week . . . or the week after.
The list gets longer and life moves on, but my blow boat is launched and we are currently third in the Spring Series.
Got to go fishing!!!!

Mikey

They live among us but don't get the chance to vote.
Whew!

Mikey

and he never heard the shot.

Mikey

Rawleigh,
I hadn't heard about it either. Didn't make the big Rappahannock Record.

Mikey

Raymond Burr

Mikey

Wonder what happened to my original post? Anyway, "Magoo, you've done it again!"
Love the piece of facing wood on the step. Beautiful!

Mikey

All's well that ends well in the sandbox. Don't know the logistics of Capt. Pat joining Paypal. If someone could help Patrick with that and there is no cost, swell. Problem solved and many helped.

Mikey

Same irascible Patrick. If you hadn't said it I would have.

If it's that much of a pain, Nav, let me know what you intended to send and I'll send it and you can pay me when you get moved.

Mikey

Nav,
How about a counter check?

Mikey

Greetings from Carter Creek on the Northern Neck of Virginia. Rawleigh and I send you the following photos from one of the original Bertram dealers. This half mold is on plywood with black Formica (?) http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x54/mikeylikesitnow/20141229_202319_zps04bca73c.jpg http://i187....

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Tommy,
Thanks for picking up the torch and running with it. Uncle Vic always said it best.
Here's to a great 2015!

Mikey

When I saw the subject line, "that time again" my first thought was that it is time again to say a heart-felt thanks to Captain Pat for keeping us on the straight and narrow, giving us advise we can actually use and running this website and keeping our little sandbox afloat. It's a lot tougher than ...

Mikey

To all the gang in our little sandbox,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Think about how lucky we are to have Bertrams and each other.

Mikey

God bless the life of a fresh-water boat.

Mikey

Grand-daddy's rule #1: Never approach anything faster than you want to hit it. Appears the helmsman was following that rule.
Mm Hmm.

Mikey

Russ, Sorry to be late to this party, but Bride had major surgery two weeks ago and I just got her home yesterday. We have a place in Key West that rents. http://www.1800atlantic.com/keywestcondorental_unitc439.htm Not sure whether you prefer motel route or home type, but if you like to score fresh ...

Mikey

Pat, No wonder Another Joy ran like a scalded dog!

Mikey

An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand and pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter: "Want coffee." The waiter says, "Sure Chief. Coming right up." He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee..... The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the buf...

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I'm in, and one of the original investors.
P.M. to follow.

Mikey

210's were Uncle Vic's engines and he loved them. We ran them wide open all over the Gulf and got some over twenty. Your engines look like mine and are about the same age. Mine are 300's. The difference back then was they took 210's and added injectors (not big enough), pump, intercooler and made 30...

Mikey

Frank,
I laughed so hard I damned near fell off my titanium knee. A barruba heard in the next county followed by an avalanche to make Mt Everest blush.
Whew! Glad that's over.

Mikey

When I rebuilt Dreamsicle I made new bulkheads and did not put in limber holes between engines and cabin since I didn't want diesel stink in the cabin. Added a bilge pump in the cabin that empties into the engine compartment for the occasional water. Pump hasn't come on in five years. Have to exerci...

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Frank,
Hope all went well. Had one done as a result of an accident in '94. Works great, occasional pain but beats the alternative. Remember that recovery is not a straight line. Some days up and some down, but the trend is up.
Kick ass, with the other leg.

Mikey

If Red (Morgan Freeman) and Andy (Tim Robbins) can pronounce it, why can't you? Rent Shawshank Redemption, that's where Andy runs and Red follows.
Andy says the fishing's great.

Mikey

Yea? Where is it?

Mikey

Joe, Where do the wires go? Agree with Russ at this point.

Mikey

My express prayers are with you. At least you know what to do and how to do it. Better than the turn-the-key-and-go, clueless crowd. If I were closer I'd grab my bucket and mop and ride.
We're all thinking about you and saying little prayers.
Better days ahead!

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