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DanielM

Steve, I imagine you’ve seen his posts, but if you didn’t, Tommy posted his brother Eddy’s B20 Sportsman on the Swap & Sell part of the board awhile back. That is a model that would make me want to deal with an I/O again. It would certainly help to keep it on a lift. I’m no fan of I/Os but for the r...

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I’d have to agree with what Joseph said about regular maintenance being the key to fewer I/O problems. The folks that I’ve known who ran them successfully were on top of their maintenance. In some of our shallow canals the I/Os are needed as an alternative to outboards. I had mine years ago when I w...

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Waytooslow, I’m right there with you on I/Os. Years ago when I got rid of my last I/O I made my wife promise to shot me if I ever pulled another one up in the driveway. That being said, there are a couple Bertram models where I would suck it up and deal with an I/O to have the right boat. (And risk ...

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Sorry for the non-response. Things went south at work the last couple days and I haven’t logged on.

Yes the link is the same manual that I have. I forget that almost everything is available somewhere in PDF now days.

Good luck with the B25.

DanielM

That looks like a mostly unmolested moppie. The dinette and cabinetry / captain’s seat looks identical to a B25 I had about 20 years ago. I still have a copy of the an original owners manual, if you’d like a copy let me know and I’ll get it to you. I’d also like to re-affirm what the other gents hav...

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Steve, We had an underwater light when we lived on a canal in here in Texas. We loved it. Most times it would either be filled with a huge tornado of small bait fish or 2-3 good sized red fish on the prowl. My wife would keep a light spinning real with a lure on it by the garage door. Some nights sh...

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The boat looks great. Glad the trailer worked out for you.

Must feel good to get it out of the yard. I don’t begrudge folks making a living, but I’m sure glad I have a place to store mine in my shop.

Hopefully you’ll be getting her wet soon.

DanielM

Good deal! Best of luck on the change over to the Cummins.

DanielM

Bob,

Sounds like a heck of a trip. Glad you made it safe.

Tony,

If you run into Greg tell him Danny from Texas says ‘hi’ I still have the swim platform off of his boat on my CC30. Tell him I’d sure like some pictures of the Thimmel Express. He ought to log in and say hi.

DanielM

Excellent news Pete. Glad the knee is finally heading the in right direction for you.

DanielM

Happy New Year.

Thanks for keeping the site up and running.

DanielM

I bought a Bertram 25 many moons ago that had been a partnership. The boat was called “Tres Amigos” by the time I came along I don’t think there were any more amigos and I got a good deal on a boat with much deferred maintenance. This thread cracks me up. Lots of options. Personally, I like the air ...

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On a different topic. Pete, I’ve never been to the Ft Lauderdale boat show, but if you swing a 20 year reunion of the original Flop House that would be pretty cool. I make it to Fort Lauderdale a couple times a year, and I’d make the trip for that. Many of the original crew have passed on, but it’s ...

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Pete, good for you to finally get some relief on your knee. I’m glad for you. Best of luck.

DanielM

Happy Thanksgiving to the Bertram31 crew.

My wife and I had a good time with our family today. My SIL and her daughters ran the show this year and did a great job. Our gathering is getting smaller as well, but still thankful for the time with our kids and extended family today.

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JC I checked with the vendor I purchased my ZF transmission from locally and he doesn’t rep twin disk. Did some looking and the Houston twin disk rep is Sewart Supply. http://www.sewartsupply.com I don’t know anything at all about them, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to have another vendor to contac...

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Excellent Carl. It will be fun to follow your progress. Congratulations.

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I don’t have anything to add, Pete, but I wanted to wish you well.

Best of luck.

DanielM

Very nice Cam. Beautiful work.

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It will be interesting to hear how the Hyundai diesels work out. Hyundai has been around quite some time. I’ve owned two of their cars and my very first Microsoft based personal computer was a Hyundai, circa 1988. So they’ve been into a little of everything.

Good luck, Keep us posted.

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That post was on the original B31 site. It's too old to be in the saved copies. I think Capt. Pat's server provider lost a bunch of the early stuff. I've wondered for years who that was. I'm in the FL Keys this week and my wife and I will be flying out of FLL Saturday night. If you're down in Fort L...

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2nd on Bosun Supply I was very happy with the quality of the hardware I ordered from them.

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Steve, late the night of 9/11 or it could have been the next day, after watching all the nationwide news coverage, I logged on to the original B31 board and one of the members posted a 1st person account of being across the street from the towers as it was occurring. Their office was in one of the t...

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The Rocker Stopper post is classic. Tony when I started following the web site years ago I had an old B25 project but I sold it and bought a Chris Craft 30’ Tournament Sportfisherman that I restored, so yes a few non-Bertram boaters here. I found this website due to the legacy of the Bertram 31 and ...

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Tommy, I was thinking about UV went I realized I hadn’t donated in a while. I try and pony up once a year but I get busy and don’t think about it. The address I send my check to is c/o RMC, 3520 consumer st, suite 5, Riviera Beach, Fla, 33404. It’s in the “Donation Information” string in the announc...

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As a companion post to my last one. Being the dimly lit 40 watt bulb I am, I guess I missed any recent fundraiser thread. I know the moderators don’t do a formal one, but I just looked back at my bill payer account and it’s been over a year since I sent in a check, so I’m going to pony up, and give ...

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…and anyone else that may have a hand in keeping this site open. I don’t post often but I check in regularly. As I was checking the new posts late last night it occurred to me that I really don’t know or recognize the work and aggravation keeping something like this must take. Just wanted to say tha...

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Congratulations. It’s going to be a great looking boat.

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Really looks nice Chris. Top notch work.

DanielM

What a beautiful boat. That boat and the Dry Tortugas… can’t ask for much more that that! I like to get down to Marathon and the lower keys every year or so. Next time we’re down, if you’re in Key West I’d love to stop in, take a look and say hi. Also you’ve probably already found your moving servic...

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I had a B25 about 17 years ago. Looking back at some old pictures it had the Bertram Eagle logo on the hatch cover going into the v-berth and a Bertram Eagle logo on the back of the cabinetry on the port side. It was on the back of the cabinet near the cockpit. There was “BERTRAM 25 on the side of t...

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Looks nice. You’re really making progress.

DanielM

I saw this in the swap topic first and posted over there. Sorry to hear about the partial sinking. I would think making new replacement hatch covers would be the way to go. Good luck getting her back in shape.

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I had a duplicate post on this. Sorry.

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I have an 1984 B26’ outboard model. It’s a neat boat. I bought mine a couple years ago with the intent to restore but other issues trumped it. So it sits in the shop waiting.

Keep the pictures coming Chris, it’ll be fun to follow your progress.

DanielM

10-4. Good info. Thanks

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Chris thanks for the feedback. Sounds like you ran across a good deal. Glad to hear they work as intended. I might need to look around some to see what’s available. I also have an old heavy trailer that came with the shop I bought a few years ago that I don’t use. I’ve been thinking about adding a c...

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Chris, Looks like you’re moving on with it. It will be a good looking boat when you get done. Did you build the boat stands with the heavy casters you have under the boat on the flat bed, or did you purchase them? Do you think they would be mobile enough to move a boat around on a good quality cemen...

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My condolences Rawliegh. Sad to see the last of the WWII vets leaving us. My dad served in WWII as did many of the men that mentored me when I was just entering the work force. It’s funny how much I took them for granted. I just thought that was how men were supposed to be. I’m glad for the memories...

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My condolences Tommy, I'm honored to have gotten to meet Eddy. He made this "out of towner" feel at home last summer. Pete, my condolences on your wife as well, I knew you were fighting the knee again but I didn't know you lost your wife. Bob, best wishes for your family member. And to the other Gen...

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Stephan, Funny picture. I have had friends come and ask my advice about this or that 'great deal' they have found on an old boat that needs redone. I always tell them the same thing. Any time you want to fish, hire the best charter in the area, tip them handsomely, stand in the cockpit and throw cru...

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That's a good looking B25. Enjoy!

DanielM

One more caveat. When John had to redo the boat he didn't stay with the 170s he went with 315 Yanmars instead. I know part of the reason for the 315s was that he found a good deal on some zero hour Yanmars when he was re-doing the boat, but I'm sure the additional power/speed of almost doubling his ...

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I was talking to Cranston today. I know he had 170hp Yanmar's in his Bahia Mar before he had it redone, so I asked him. He said that he had about a 21 knot cruise with the 170s and 2:1 transmissions. Figured a Fly bridge model would be a little slower. Also he had done work to lighten up his boat. H...

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I posted a little below, John and Pam are doing well. Mike Holmes lost Black Sheep back in Ike in 2008. He's still down in this area but I don't think he does much offshore since Ike took Black Sheep. Black Sheep had a hole below the waterline and went down, I think she went to the insurance company...

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Glad to see you're on the mend.

DanielM

Thanks for the thoughts guys. I was out of the country on vacation, and I still had family at the house so it was a little nerve racking being away. Spent Friday morning until Tuesday evening getting back home. Lots of delayed flights, missed connections, cancelled flights, rental cars, hotels. Quit...

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Huh, I thought the last one ran before you got started on it... lol - while I've done that on some of my automotive endeavors, the boats both came as pre-made projects. I brought my CC30 Tournament Sportfish home in cardboard boxes and coffee cans full of bolts. Worked on it several years and got i...

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got sucked into the bigger is better trap... I understand that comment. I'd be miles ahead if I had stuck with the 25 Bertram that started me down this never ending project boat road. Mine is still languishing in the shop, maybe I need to borrow that crack pipe you mentioned and get back to work on...

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Good for you. What happened to the express project? Gone by the wayside?

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