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CamB25

Really nice! I'm sure you are smiling big after get her wet! I had a guy at the dock the other day talking to me about my 25. Always starts with "What is that?". He asked me when i finished it and I said, "Are they ever finished?" :-D In the night pictures it looks Georgia Lee has teak coaming board...

CamB25

Snipe - love the recess hinges! Router with a template?? I too have the pull up cleats, good choice. That shot of your son(?) is terrific!

The chrome work looks great. Can you share the shop that did this? I need to re-re-chrome some pieces.

Thanks
Cam

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I think it's smaller than 60. Probably a 45. https://www.denisonyachtsales.com/yacht ... da/8523682

CamB25

Running around the ICW on my friend's 17 whaler and had to take a picture of this big Bertram. Love the name! Anyone have an idea what size this one is or its age?

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/jr ... vIDNItMOZi

CamB25

Thoughts: - hard pads in the lay up for mounting "stuff"....antennas, radar, anchor light, etc. - add a box enclosure to store all the loose stuff from the helm area, VHF, etc. This is much easier to work with for wiring compared to home running everything through an aluminum support tube. - Cockpit...

CamB25

Call Integrity.

If you want to replace it with PVC, this is what I used on my 25 and it fits/looks great:

Rub Rail - R1072 (from Integrity/Barbour Plastics)
Insert - STA2416H 3/4" hollow 316SS
End caps - SSMD

CamB25

I recommend you call Integrity Marine. They sell that rub rail by the foot:
https://www.integritymarinecorp.com/

CamB25

Snipe - Yes, I used Awlgrip (not Awlcraft 2000) for the deck work. Thin coats of paint to avoid chemical entrapment which will prevent curing! I need to dig out my Awlgrip application guide and see how I should re-coat the surface. A project for next fall. The toughest part is re-tapping!

CamB25

I blame Snipe for bringing up the subject!

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Here's a picture from the other day: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/A47Uv6mrR96p8_zXMtSpyA.ykI2qqUgN1bfJ7dE1XOfBj I'm standing on the soft sand application that I completed myself. The darker areas are the awlgrip/griptex non-skid that a reputable shop completed. It just looks like crap compar...

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I recommend Soft Sand - https://www.softsandrubber.com/. Easy to apply, but even better, it's easy to clean. It's a long story, but I have both soft sand and Awlgrip griptex on my boat. The Awlgrip is IMPOSSIBLE to keep clean. It looks horrible compared to the soft sand areas. If I had an inside loc...

CamB25

Yannis,

check the kitchen and bath supply industry. They custom color silicone sealants to match grout. I'm not sure what they use as a pigment.

CamB25

Mine is from 2020. I'll share if you think it would help. I don't remember where your boat is, but my surveyor might be able to help. Send me a PM.

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So good it has me wanting a B35!!!

The "Details" boat is amazing. I guess that's what happens when you find the right people and give them a real blank check to make your dreams come true!!

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Merry Christmas!

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An interesting twist interpretation of the CC Pilothouse. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/533603128598019/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A624545f1-41e6-4865-8f3c-5c8547ac003f $17k? He must have buyers lined up! :) V10 mercs - 35...

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captbone wrote: ↑Dec 14th, '22, 14:11It sold!

Damn, now I have to order one!

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Someone borrowed my sawz-all and didn't return it!

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I like it! My concern is weight and buoyancy. You are going to have to add significant weight to the hull, in the right places, to get it to float correctly and not bob like a cork.

CamB25

As a reference, a full fuel tank brings my chines in contact with the water, just in contact. 129 gallons, stock location extended forward. She rides marginally better full, but I have no complaints about the ride at any fuel level. Only when I get above 40mph does the boat get really light in the s...

CamB25

I wonder if you can retrofit your 14" action jac with the new Extreme jac pump/ram system?

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Those have similar lines to a Fortier, no? How is the build quality in comparison? We have a couple of those at my place. Nice looking boats, bud went out on one the other day and was impressed. The Express shines fishing short-handed. Howdy cruising with friends it's nice to be included in the con...

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My jack plate is a 10" Bob's Extreme. The Evinrude has a bit of set back built into the engine so I could actually use a 6" jackplate and clear the transom/splashwell when the jackplate is fully extended. Evinrude has the integrated steering (no ram) and the rigging tube does not move. My routine at...

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It's a crowded market. I see nothing in that boat that differentiates it from a Sea Hunt or Tidewater or any of the other boats built for the payment book market. Why pick this one? It's not really a Bertram...they bought the hull molds from Brand X. But, the reality of my life is my 25 spends most ...

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Woo Hoo! Looks great!

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Nice! Boat sits nice on the trailer. Do you know the model # for that trailer? I need a new one, but I hesitate since I use it so infrequently. I like the dog house...very New England look. It would be a sweat box down here without opening windows, however. Run the Honda? I thought your Suzuki was in?

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Are you sure that's a Horizon 78? Port lights look like the 74.

https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/boat ... -vision-74

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I can follow my nav trace back to port, but I use a lookout in the bow (away from my helm lights) with a spotlight to identify stuff I don't want to hit along the way, especially john boats with no lights that seem to be popular in these waters. The other night we swerved to avoid hitting a racoon t...

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I cut 1-1/2" diameter clear acrylic tubes and coiled up red and green LED waterproof light strips inside of the tubes. No more issues with the light sockets getting wet and corroding. Looked great in the garage with the lights out. Will see how bright they are on the boat. There is a fine line betw...

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JeremyD wrote: ↑Jul 22nd, '22, 14:10 Wonder where the exhaust is going?

sidepipes. Will look like Bob's 'vette.

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No head?

The windlass is trick. I should have done that to my boat.

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The NC rendezvous has been on my must-do list for at least a decade and it was great! Here are a few random pictures. Mostly of trees. That property on the point is amazing! https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/Tbwh5SbzS5GkdaIcNY_nUw.d6fQ2Dxkck8knik7l4DTmy Just for the record, Tommy looks exactly th...

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I'd be tempted to plasti-gage the crank and rod journals before moving forward. Does plasti-gage still exist? it's been a while for me. Anyway , the point is to understand the fit, or clearance, between all the journals and all the bearings.

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Looks great! Congratulations!

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Sorry to hear you have to move to maintain your liberty.

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Spearfish sounds reasonable. I had to tie him off to the aft cleat while my friend and I tried to board the Mahi. We didn't get a real good look at him as we de-hooked him in the water. Reading internet tales, it seems reasonable. We had caught a couple little tunnies earlier that I threw into the l...

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Any idea what this is? Hooked at the same time as the Mahi. Some sort of Gar??

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/nR ... 45ZLFVKaB7

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1st Mahi boarded Saturday! No gaf, small net, lots of dumb luck!

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/MQ ... WlvNc-BMDZ

Yes, it is yummy!

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Nice! I don't care for the boot stripe, but I'm being nit-picky. Maybe mine is worth more than I think? Ha!!

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Go big or go home! I love it! Though throughout my 25 re-do I wished I had a B20. Those extra 5 feet were killin' me, Smalls!

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The plug wires on my C115 Yamaha are very "lightly" attached to the plugs. It's more of a design issue than anything else, so I snug the boots tight to the plugs with wire -tys for added insurance.

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Have I mentioned that I love my outboard!

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I used the transducer foulfree product last year on my Airmar transducer. Worked very well. But, you can't reapply it without removing the old coating (not sure how to do this without scratching the plastic) and this year I'm not holding bottom nearly as well, but I'm not sure why. https://propspeed...

CamB25

I like the one piece design of the B35. It's probably more effective at keeping water and debris out. Instead of the hinged access, I would try to develop a "lift and slide" mechanism. Lift high enough to clear the deck with the step down, slide the whole assembly back into the cockpit area. Some so...

CamB25

Awesome progress! Question: what material is on the hull? Paint, pigmented epoxy?, or ?

Cam

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Well, in terms of the change in conditions, the forecast was spot on. About 11:30am wind speed doubled, turned, and seas responded. Started out OK. 3 foot prediction seemed correct, light winds, but the sea was confused...not rolling in from one direction, but 2 directions. no white caps. it was fin...

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Checked the forecast this morning and...it's changed a bit from yesterday:

Topsail Inlet

8am:
swell 2.5 SE
3 ft height
6 sec period, decreasing to 4 by 2p
winds are 10mph from south increasing to 20, SSW
low tide is 0712

I'm going to check it out.

CamB25

Matt - that's the typical pattern around here. Winds increase and shift to blow from the SW during summer afternoons. Great when you head out, rough when trying to get home. It's been generally windy here for a month or more. I might poke out tomorrow morning early for a joy ride and log the first e...

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Thanks! I'm always looking for a closed-form solution, but experience tells me nature is not that simple. I like the windy app. It seems in agreement with my app regarding wind direction and speed. I'm sure they are all getting the raw data from the same source. "stay away from square" I might be ab...

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I need some help from old salts. I trying to translate a sea condition forecast into something simple - is it great, OK, or terrible offshore. I'm confused about how to interpret swell versus wave height, direction, period and winds. Here's the site I use: https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/New...

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