bertram31.com

S Ritzert

Yeah, the cabin sole hatch was a piece of wolmanized plywood that I assume the previous owner made himself. He was in the middle of installing the bathroom/shower, and had a water tank in the bilge under the hatch.

I will check the transom above the keel though

S Ritzert

1964. I've looked in the locations recommended from the forums. I've not been successful. I am hoping in the tear down, I will have some success

S Ritzert

Sorry, first name is Shannon, I don't know why that doesn't show up. I thought Cabrera was shut down. I'd love to get some info from them if they have it. I'd love to have the hull number on the boat if I can find it. I haven't crossed that road with Texas Parks and Wildlife yet. To get the boat tit...

S Ritzert

Tommy, I have had a conversation with Mr. Clark. I actually found him through some research on this site. He told me he purchased it from the original owner, and it was the original owner that had the work done at Cabrera. If I remember correct, he said the original owner, who was a friend of his, n...

S Ritzert

Tony, Yes, anything wood will be replaced with coosa, ie, rudder shelfs, the generator shelf (which I am considering relocating the generator), the battery shelf. When I refurbished my 28, I did the same thing per the instructions on here. I plan on removing the rudder ports, struts, and shaft logs ...

S Ritzert

yeah, a lot of custom work. It was refurbished by Cabrera in like 2000'ish, I can confirm that year later on. I will be the 4th owner on it. It only has 715 hours since refurbish. Cabrera used some wood that is rotten in it, I will be going back with coosa. I have never seen bolt on shaft logs, I us...

S Ritzert

Week 2 https://i.imgur.com/q9ktlIT.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/qDRjQEW.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/kZHpTia.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/Z2USI44.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/hslyzL6.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/NF5Pct6.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/XNdloHt.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/ffVBWRj.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/WHu4wij.j...

S Ritzert

I finally got started on the tear down of Bucktail.

This will be the first week

S Ritzert

I purchased a turbo for mine last winter at like 3800 bucks. I decided I'd wait to purchase the other turbo later on to make me feel better about not spending so much at one time. The second turbo ended up costing about 5000. They went up significantly

S Ritzert

do you have any pictures?

S Ritzert

I had almost the same thing happen. I was coming into the marina, and had the port side stick in gear. At first I thought it was the controller, or cable. I actually bent the controller where the cable bolts to it trying to force it into neutral. Fortunately, I was not on plane or anything, and I re...

S Ritzert

I understand the pain in the ass on the shaft. I pulled my shaft to replace my shaft log. fortunately, I am not very big around. I can fit in the hatch behind the coupler which makes for an easier engine alignment, but I have to lay on the floor, and reach in the hatch to unbolt everything.

S Ritzert

See, when I read this yesterday, I was thinking of splitting the middle for and aft, and making a 2 piece system that will open port and starboard. you could run a piano hinge on the port and starboard side.

S Ritzert

like wise! fine job to you too! Athens calls it a spray ring, I made it so the water enters the wet portion from the side, and hopefully causes a swirl effect if you will, and the spray ring should scatter the water in an outwardly fashion (if that makes sense). I was going to garden hose test it th...

S Ritzert

I did the same, I built my own mixer, and dry exhaust.

S Ritzert

Those engines can handle past 200 degrees about 210 to 215 before you start having failures. I wouldn't want my exhaust hose at those temps though. I think the max temp on regular shields marine are 250 degrees. I wouldn't run a marine engine over 185 for to long. A safe and comfortable temp is 165-...

S Ritzert

Roger that Daniel, I appreciate that info. Sorry, I have been busy as can be, and not on here in quite some time.

S Ritzert

I am a PCM dealer, and crusader is in the PCM line. It may not have been then, but is now. PCM protected their circuits via a breaker mounted on the back of the engine. If it has one breaker, it was mainly for the charging system. I am assuming the age of your engines correlate with the age of the b...

S Ritzert

Yannis, I am fortunate in working in the marine industry, and having contacts, and the ability to do a majority of the work on my own, I am not afraid to tackle a problem that I have no knowledge of either. Unfortunately, I am more of a trial and error guy, because hands on sticks with me more that ...

S Ritzert

Daniel, Thank you! I searched around a lot of his post's yesterday and had very little luck. I appreciate you taking the time to link those pics! I noticed he was in Freeport, and thought I bet I can run around Freeport and just find his boat and see it in person if need be. 100 mile runs huh. Do yo...

S Ritzert

Carl, I understand what you are saying there. If the spray comes from midship (engine area) aft, I considered building spray relief pockets under the boat so you will see no visual change. If the spray comes from midship forward, then I would thing reverse chines would help. I don't wat to get into ...

S Ritzert

Yannis,

I have one of those too

I lost an idler pully at the end of the season last year, and I am now rebuilding an engine from it

S Ritzert

Ironworker, I will for sure look into that. I, without a doubt, want to take action to keep the ride as dry as possible. I am not sure where the spray come from to help keep it down, but maybe your recommendation will shed some light on that subject. I have done a little research on here to see reco...

S Ritzert

yessir, so true!

S Ritzert

So, I spoke with a friend of mine that works for the Sherriff's department locally. He in turn talked to a friend of his that works for DOT. They are going to bring some scales out, and get a weight for me. The weight that I am getting first will be an actual weight of the boat assembled, then I wil...

S Ritzert

cool looking boat. I thought it was lichens growing on it.

That's what I figure for being a closer weight myself

S Ritzert

Carl, I was wondering how a travel lift actually calculated weight. I guess the more hydraulic pressure, obviously the more something weighs. Tony, I used to have a friend that worked at weights and scales for DOT. He used to come weigh stuff for me with is portable scales. He has since retired. I c...

S Ritzert

I was told by the previous owner that she weighed in at a whopping 18k pounds according to the marina hoist. I find that hard to believe myself. I was wanting to lift her to get my trailer bunks adjusted perfectly. I have all the safety gear to hoist and block boats. I have actually had a boat lift ...

S Ritzert

Has anyone ever weighed a stripped down 31 fbc? No engines, rudders, shafts, struts, fuel, floors, windows, etc. Completely gutted down to the Hull, deck, and flybridge. I know my boat was refurbished by Cabrera about 20 years ago. I assume it has their deck and flybridge. I'm asking because I want ...

S Ritzert

That's exactly what I thought Tony. I was considering V-driving it. I have a few V-drives, and engines laying around. I thought it would be a fun project.

S Ritzert

Funny you say that Tony, I missed an auction on a 25 that was sold a couple hours away from my house. I completely forgot to bid on it. This sold for $55.00. I have to pull a permit to trailer because of the width 8'-6" is the maximum width you can haul without a permit. I do not pull permits to hau...

S Ritzert

I pulled it yesterday with my wifes bronco. Stopping was a little difficult, but pulled her off the ramp just fine. Really, I used my Ford f-250, The ramp to my shop is 5 miles. When I store at the coast, the storage to the ramp is about a mile. I will be pulling it from my shop to my storage with a...

S Ritzert

After an all day event, my wife and I got our boat on our trailer, and to our shop. The fun will now begin. First steps will be to get the propellers sized accurately for the weight and load of the boat, get the exhaust system updated, install trim tabs, then splash her again to test before gutting ...

S Ritzert

I don't know if this is going to help at all. Reverse crossing from sierra to quicksilver shows that to be externally resisted. This could be a ballast resister (probably not) or a resisted wire (probably so). The quicksilver number is crosses over to is.... 0418-5438 Like I said, this is all things...

S Ritzert

is there a part number on the coil, I will cross reference it out of my catalog. Do you have the engine serial, or year?

S Ritzert

Similar topic: Does anybody know if there are steps for the 28, that HANG down from the fly bridge rear lip, so that I could get rid of the ladder? The 31 steps do not work well for the 28, as the protruding lip is quite important and the height differential between deck and fb requires more steps....

S Ritzert

1/4" npt unless its been tapped to a larger size. about the mid 90's mercruiser went to a blue plastic drain plug, I'm not certain on that thread pitch, but the brass that goes into the block is still 1/4 npt. Volvo also used a blue plastic plug that is a different pitch than mercruisers about the m...

S Ritzert

Tony, it is a FBC. Daniel, Pleasure to meet you! We probably landed in POC as you were leaving. We used to stay in Port A, when we didn't have a boat. I had a couple of surf rods, and fished the jettys, and flats down the cosway. I restored a Fish Nautique in 2017 as our First boat. I was limited to...

S Ritzert

Ironworker, I understand that my knowledge on larger boats is extremely limited. I have learned a ton of stuff Captain Patrick's tips. I wish someone had taught me to use talcum powder to help keep the itch away. I only know what I have done. We used to cut the caps off of wood stringers, dig out th...

S Ritzert

In my world (ski and wake boats) the only backing we use are the washers. The fiberglass is built up very thick in the areas of strut and rudders. I have seen the "cheaper" boats that use less laminate on layup completely pull the strut out of the glass. I have seen our brand of boat punch a stump h...

S Ritzert

I'm wondering if the owner of the 31 in Port Oconnor uses this forum. We met about mid summer (During the Texas Shootout if I remember right), A buddy and myself was looking at the Bertram on the end lift (I think it was a 35). Anyway, I noticed you had your 31 on a trailer in your driveway this wee...

S Ritzert

I don't know if this will help, but I use a glass shop here in town. I can take them a template of what I need, they can cut the glass, and then send it off to have it tempered. They are typically really reasonably priced. Also if I am dealing with Taylor Made glass. I can send them the frame, and t...

S Ritzert

Carl, Yes, both sides have surge tubes, then those go into a 5" centek muffler. I am doing away with the surge tubes, and using a 6" centek mightymax muffler. I debated surge tubes, no muffler, or no surge tubes and a muffler, and finally made a decision based on making space in the engine compartme...

S Ritzert

this is my new exhaust design (basically copied from "shooter")

S Ritzert

This is my current exhaust design. This allows salt water into the exhaust side of the turbo when the boat rocks.

S Ritzert

rusted out turbo from poor exhaust design causing salt water ingestion

S Ritzert

Steve, Go through Tony Athens sight, and check out all the exhaust system designs in his "Tonys Tips" section. I have not seen very many boats with a properly designed exhaust system myself. I purchased my 31 knowing that the exhaust system needs updated, and I am in the process of getting that squa...

S Ritzert

A linear actuator

S Ritzert

I agree with you on that Tony The guy I bought my 31 from had 2 31's, the one with the gul wing motor box lids is the one he still has. I do think its a very cool install, and if you have to access the engines while you're out in the boat with people in it, then its super handy to flip open without ...

S Ritzert

Something like this?

https://imgur.com/a/oGBG6I1

https://imgur.com/a/QVBscQ2

Search found 56 matches