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Mikey

Yea, but it's 'our' stuff!
Welcome back to the land of the living . . .at home.

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A sick puppy, and I ain't talking about the one holding the remains of Peter Rabbit!
Happy Easter Pig!

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Jimmy,
Good luck on the install. Was told it would be the hardest job of the whole do-it-yourself restoration and yet it was one of the easiest. Just hauled out the check book.

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Michael,
Hatch pulls? Cabrera ain't got no stinkin' hatch pulls, unless they have added them since mine. Love to see pictures.

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Zowie!

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Spoke with Richard Kidd when he was at Bertram and he said those records were gone. He didn't mention "Master Carpenter's Certificate." Love to see that.
Was thinking about Richard the other day. Did he retire? Does he still come to B31 rendezvous? great guy.

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John,
If you have enough exhaust pipe sticking out of the transom put a piece of rubber (inner tube) over the pipe and hold with an exhaust hose clamp.

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Jimmy, That sure brought back the pain. Did all of that except the side panels which Cabrera didn't offer then. One question if you have launched. At low idle the Cummins vibrate enough to make the hatches dance, quite an annoying noise. Have thought of several ways to prevent the dancing: foam cush...

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First post for Jim Ramsey. First, welcome and thanks for subjecting yourself to our questioning (nagging) interest in the progenitor in this illustrious line. It is my understanding that the early records of Bertram are sketchy at best but some still exist. Would love to get the build records of my ...

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Interior very intriguing. Cleaning up always makes me feel like I'm further along. How many missing items came to light?

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Fixed, pal. For we Irish, our tear ducts are very close to our hearts. A good cry can be as valuable as a good laugh, another Irish trait. Life is just too short not to be Irish. You pretend to be good at Christmas, you can pretend to be Irish. It's a good thing. That 'pay it forward' thing is catch...

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When I consider all the advice and hands-on help I have received over the years (the vast majority being most valuable), and the advice I have received from the yard for which I paid good $$$ and had to disregard or redo I will always be indebted to Pat, Vic, Mean Mike, Bruce and the rest of you who...

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WOW!
Have to go to Key West in April to finish a job and think I will prepare this with the freshest I can find. Are the tails left whole or chopped?
Damn, drooling all over my keyboard.

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Meanie, She shore is purdy. I did the dark green windows and wish I had gone one shade darker. How's the red holding up? How old is it. The orange (Awl Craft) faded and had to be repainted after nine years. What a bitch. Was thinking about changing colors but my wife reminded me that if it happened ...

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Installed Kobelt single lever because they are S/S, not Morse pot metal; also handsome. Only wish the T-handles on top were closer together. Other than that, Terrific!

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John,
Don't you wish . . .

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This is not for Dreamsicle, she has a beautiful bottom. My blow boat (I race a Cape Dory Typhoon) was stripped this winter and needs a barrier coat. The yard says polyester will do, no need for epoxy. Since I haven't needed this I have ignored any posts on the subject, but now I'm at that point. Wha...

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Ken, When Matt says green think he means chartreuse. Works down here on the Maryland/Virginia border and South. Talk to the local charter captains, but think Matt gave you all the poop you need. We had some success chumming last fall when others were trolling unsuccessfully. You have to know where, ...

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Love the idea for multiple reasons, not the least of which is to remind guys like me with ancient and evaporating memories that they need a gentle nudge to get it up so to speak. I have been involved in fund raising especially for schools for decades and the plaques seen in most schools commemoratin...

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True...very true Mikey. I may not have the bell of the ball at my dock...but when we get a group together for a dinner/cocktail cruise....they always seem to migrate at my boat. She looks like the kind of place I would want to be. You mentioned a foray with twelve aboard. Tight but right! The best ...

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Are those folks phishing (pun intended) in our sandbox???

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Carl, Pete,
The best way to sell the express difference is to get those skeptics on board and let them take the helm for fishing or a cocktail cruise.
Works every time.

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I worked with Maximillion Schell years ago. We were shooting a scene in a freight elevator in an old warehouse. During lunch Max hijacked the elevator and wouldn't let anyone aboard. What a great character. Phillip was a great actor. If you haven't dealt with the "demons" yourself speculation is imp...

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Joseph, Start over. Much easier in the long run. There is no way to know the condition of the wire you have nor where the hell its going, even with a meter and plenty of time on your hands. I cut two #10 Wheelings full of wire from Dreamsicle and recycled it for the copper. Took me six weeks to map ...

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Pete,
I'm with you. Even for a 5'6" Irishman it works. Whether cruising or fishing you are in the cockpit with the gang, not up a ladder.

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OOPS, Kevin, forgot, Hyena Boat. Thinking 31.
Will be in Key West first two weeks in April. Maybe get together?

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I paid 16K for a pair of 6BTA 300 with ZF's including shafts, gauges, exhaust systems from another 31. They had 600 hours and were running when removed. I put a post on this board to ask the same questions you are asking. The first reply asked, "Want to double your money?" Second post said that if I...

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Harry, Double clicked the image in your original post and it went to Photo Bucket and played. Such excitement! I could hardly contain myself. Now if we could have had some action on Neil's angel . . . ARUBA! Such bragging on this board, damn! Have a great trip and at least do what my bro and I do wh...

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I save everything!

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Kevin,
Not sure what your engine covers look like but . . .
On my Cabrera's I used a Sea Dog with removable pins and they do very well.
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1603-hatch-hinge
How bout dat?

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Hansen,
They come down together, TP and oxygen mask.

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Drat! it's gone from the great ether.

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Thuddddd,
Where have you been all these years? Merry Christmas to you and all the stewards of the best boat ever built.
Here is one of my favorite Christmas carols.
http://link.brightcove.com:80/services/ ... 3156488001

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Well thought out and said, Bruce. As usual.

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Thanks, Steve.
Considering the current weather in Virginia, wish I were @ your place for Christmas and under your tree, which I assume is a palm.

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Rawleigh,
Got 90% off with a hose, the rest will have to wait until either the weather warms or it gets cold enough that I can walk under the boat and scrape.
Thanks

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No, but the other one does, so all is not lost.

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On your b-day Mike I had a Mean day, almost. Took Dreamsicle up our creek a quarter mile to her new home. A hundred feet from my destination (and creeping along) suddenly the starboard engine quit. Hmmm, never done that before. Cranked it and it started immediately, put her in gear and she quit agai...

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If we go with our own doing the job for "basically" cost could we specify that he do one for each order then fulfill the multiples so that we each get one before we die?

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So, do we pack for a Memorial UVI?

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Loves sex, has money, drinks beer. I had her and let her go for something better. Married that one and guess what . . .

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Hey, Neighbor, Remember Dreamsicle was in my stewardship seven years before she splashed and I did several jobs over. As a good friend is want to say, "We do it right 'cause we do it twice." Sheer habit has made it good. What? I've been doing this kind of stuff all my life. Some of my early work rea...

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Fell out of my chair!
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Faster, Jimmy! Faster! Brings back old memories (read nightmares) of too many hours doing the same thing. Fortunately I'm dyslexic and have the memory of a fly. Good thing as I'm planning on designing and building a house next. What is wrong with our brains, too many bad fumes? Too many clears? Too ...

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SLOW is better than NO.
Ah, yes, paint the Cummins. Winterized yesterday, 23 today. Timing, huh?

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Sorry guys. Finger fart. 15 not 5. Would have answered earlier but out and about.

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Priorities, Harry, Priorities! All work and no play . . .
Now quit that crap and get out there and burn fossil fuels!

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Shell Rotella. In my 6B's I use 5W-40.

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Come on Pat, work with me here. Pushing as hard as I can.

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again, Zowie!
Our hurricane season is finished this weekend. Thankfully, nothing to report.

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