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thanks, great bit of history

I think the zebtra mussle thing doesn't apply when going to salt water. I think I read somewhere they would like you to put it in salt water if it is infected with zebra mussels. ...maybe I've got that backwards. Either way it will be in the yard a bit prior to launching. Would be very happy to have...

Marlin,
That's a good suggestion. Closer to home too.
Thanks for the shipping tips as well.

Thanks Patrick I will do that with Jim. I appreciate everyone's input. I can tell the group of people on this board will be invaluable.

Ian, she's in Harrison Township, north of Detroit.

Another question for those who have shipped:

Should I remove the rudders and wheels?

I chose C & J shipping. We'll bring her down first week of November. He said he has shipped Buddy Boy and Tommy has used him for Island Girl. I spoke to Jim (the shipper) last night. He said I don't need to fly up and prep the boat, that this is fairly simple and he could do what is needed. Said he ...

I have joined the fray, and will be the new owner of a '73 Sportfish. I will be shipping the boat from Michigan to FL in a few weeks. For those of you that have shipped boats I would greatly appreciate any helpful tips on preparing the boat. Some prep sites recommend taking the windshield off flybri...

just a bit of Holmsey trivia that at least Randall will appreciate. Bill Holmsey manufactured surfboards in Juno Beach in the mid 1960's. I believe he was the very first East Coast surfboard manufacturer ever. He came over with experience from California working at Hobie. He created a very unique de...

very nice!

Jim,
I have one as well. Great boat. check out www.bertram26.com it is devoted to the rare outboard model. Very few were made. Probably on a special order basis.
Steve

how about barging the Bertram/Hatteras Shootout one year? Abaco Bahamas.

this sounds like fun, someone should video tape this.

Patrick,
Yeah you are right. But it was worth it.

I was almost thinking of grabbing the final pic and posting it up. It's really nice, I'd like to go by and see the work in progress. Is that possible? I'm here in Palm Beach County.

Wow, that looks beautiful. Great job.

Scot, I would keep the boat in the Bahamas. Currently we do a lot of snorkeling and off shore fishing, I have a B26 with outboards and a small tower today. We mostly do day boat type stuff. My wife and daughter envision a cabin with AC. I on the other hand don't envision us going into the cabin much...

I'm in the market and looking. For those of you that have the SF model, do you use the helm in the cabin ever? Do you wish you had the bulkhead? I believe I would like no bulkhead so it would allow more communication from under the top to the cockpit. And I don't see my family or anyone sitting in t...

I stumbled across the SI archives. I like boats and history and Bertrams. You can search their old magazines for articles on Dick Bertram or Richard Bertram and come up with a few hits. Here's one on the 2nd Nassau - Miami Race. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072472/inde...

Wow, very nice!

If you want one in Michigan you can try this guy. It's an old ad, the email doesn't work..but I called and the guy's wife said it's still for sale. I wanted her to send me pics for the site. I have not gotten them yet.

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/895022607.html

Buju, yes I am REALLY looking forward to repowering. Having a helm up top would be really nice too for navigating through coral heads and finding lobster spots. I've decided to go with Etec 200's for a few reasons. 1. There is a boat stolen almost every week in the Abacos, they are only stealing the...

What browser are you using and at what version or level? I'm just curious to see if other will have the problem you are having. You must be getting close though as the redirect URL is kontiki..blahblahblah...KonTiki is the name of our house in the Abacos. I built the site with iWeb, the free softwar...

In in the realization that bertram31.com is THE center of the Bertram universe as far as website info for classic bertrams, I am humbly asking permission to post this notification. I have just created www.bertram26.com The intent is simply to find and display the rare Outboard version of the Bertram...

Walter and Patrick, thank you for your quick response. I have ordered a test kit. Yes they are outboards fed from the internal fiberglass tank. I have older Johnson 175's, Ocean Runners, Ficht, yes, I've heard all the bad reviews. They run well actually. But with the thought of repowering in the nex...

I too have a B26, it's the outboard model. I keep it in the Bahamas, god knows where they get their fuel. How do you know when the tank is damaged from bad fuel? I noticed a bunch of junk in the fuel filters last week. Stuff that looked like dirt mostly, but also some floating white bits that looked...

I ran across a B31 with outdrives and brand new Yanmars, this was a factory boat 1961 or 62. It's been in Man O War Cay for 40+ years. One owner boat. I figure the owner wanted the outdrives due to the shallows out there and that might be an advantage. This was a few years ago. I was nosing around a...

I too have a friend that converted a B25 to outboard. Very nice job. Scot's remarks about putting weight aft is true. The outboard conversion guy had to keep putting concrete in the stern till it set just right.

Just read the Boating issue at the barber shop. I'm surprised the top 5 cult boats did not include the boston whaler, or cult classic sea craft. I can see the Donzi 16 and the Aquasport 22; but the Grand Banks and that other boat IMHO are behind the Boston Whaler and Sea Craft in cult-ness and longe...

For excercise I bought a paddle board, it's like a hybrid between a longboard and a kayak shape. It has a dished out area you lay in or kneel in and and a single fin. I purchased this aftera buddy of mine convinced me to join him for a paddleboard contest a few years ago in Cocoa Beach. These guys a...

Good call. It always looks smaller from the beach too. It's been big and glassy along the FL coast. I have not gone out either, I'm too outta shape right now for this. A friend in Cocoa Beach emailed me today that a regular got pummled today, held under and did not make it, they couldn't save him at...

I ordered the kids tshirt for my son twice...never got it. Sent many emails, no replies.

Why not find what you really want even if you have to buy a plane ticket, and ship the boat back. That's cheap compared to buying the wrong boat.