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Bertram 20 Sportsman, preferrably one that has been converted to an outboard. if you are going to all the trouble and expense to import a boat, it might as well be one of the family! I am very impressed with my old Scout 17 SF. 15 years old and there are no cracks in the gel coat. All composite cons...

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Nice video and I am diggin that bass line

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I used about 2 gallons of a similar product to remove about 95% of the multiple layers of bottom paint on my 25. Some of this was waste due to my inexperience. These strippers need time and moisture to work. I sealed small-ish treated areas with plastic wrap - tapped all around. I left these for a d...

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ENVY!!!

Looks good, Ian! I can't wait to see the in water shots! People ask me all the time "how much work is left on your Bertram?" I respond, "40 thousand"! They give me confused look and walk away muttering something about epoxy poisoning... :)

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Looks great, Ian! Lay glass and let the grinding begin! Then fairing, and some more fairing, and maybe a little more fairing....

Are you back in the States full time now? Gettin' the boat ready for this season?

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Laughing so hard, I'm frying!

I mean crying! LOL! WTF!

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I love it! It would be a perfect day boat and light offshore fishing boat for the 2-3' deep intracoastal areas where I spend 90% of my time. Those live wells are silly...must have run out of spare change.

The price is nuts. You could build your own for probably less than $125k.

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Awesome video, Jimmy! You have great talents!

I really like that version of "Into the Mystic"...my band can handle 4+ part harmonies...gonna give that one a shot. I don't sing, just bass and sax! Do you know who the artist is?

Cam

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Incredible....can we merge this footage with the "I must restore a 31 Bertram cartoon? :)

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Thanks, Rocky. That 1/2" space seems to be the key...prevents that hard line (picket fence look) due to the concentration of adhesive. Onward!

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Rocky - Nice work on the bulkheads and other strutures. Looks like you are using 5lb divinycell? Epoxy? Are you seeing any print through on the exterior hull sides from the tabbing? I am working on some similar structures for my 25...a bit concerned about print through when tabbing structures to the...

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Sounds like you are planning to lap the coosa over the existing "good" wood? My approach: Use epoxy for the bond between the wood and coosa. Sand the interfaces with 80 grit. No need to glass the coosa at the bond. If you want to finish the visible surfaces, I would glass the coosa before installati...

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Looks Great! What's the color?

Sending my greetings from the Lost Sailor boat shed. It's like your shop, only different!

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interesting...I've never seen a trb. Is the advantage smaller prop diameters? I see quite a few boats with jackshafts in North Carolina for negotiating the shallows.

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John - what engine did you blow up?

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Nice work! I also liked the 2013 Lady's day footage!

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Sad news. I enjoyed conversing with Walter on this and the old B25 board...and I have 2 cookbooks, of course! We'll miss you Walter!

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installed in a B31:

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That entire stretch of the river from Memorial bridge to Georgetown is a no wake zone...home to a large fleet of floating clorox bottles, partially submerged logs, and dead bodies. It's a great spot to watch the fireworks on the 4th. Almost the entire stretch of Potomac and Anacostia rivers in the D...

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Did you relocate the tachs or place any magnetic items near them... magnetic compass?

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My initial guess would be to space the bunks so that they align (approximately) with the stringers.

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There's no oil slick behind my 1980 Johnson. Is that old enough to qualify?

Seriously, there is nothing wrong with your engines, you just need to add a dishwashing soap dispenser to your stern. Everybody knows that dish soap will make that oil "disappear".

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Oh they're perfect, except they leak oil in the water? Are you serious? Get the damn thing out of our water! Better yet give me your Reg# and I'll have the EPA and CG help you out.

Ridiculous!

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That sounds like fun! I would use System Three mirror coat for the epoxy. Glue the shells and rocks to the table with 5 minute epoxy so they don't move. You'll need to use a clear coat over the epoxy to give it some UV protection. http://www.systemthree.com/store/pc/MirrorCoat-c13.htm" onclick="wind...

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Ah! I thought it might be yours. It's an impressive sight to see the boat rolling down the highway. Good luck with your move. I want to get together with you and Frank one of these days...it's tough when I'm in town for only a day or two and I'm hired out as a beach taxi!

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Driving home yesterday and spotted a very nice B31 loaded on a flat bed headed south on I-95 near rocky Mount, NC. I was heade north, so the closing speed was 150 mph and I didn't get the numbers or name, but it was black or dark blue with a green bottom, white topsides. Someone on the board relocat...

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Thank you. I'll get some on order.

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I just picked up a used Scout 172 SF as a small upgrade to my whaler. It has a 115 yamaha 2 stroke on the back that looks brand new. It's a 1998 engine that has never been stored in the water and only run here on the Potomac. Should I use the Corrosion X on the engine to keep it looking good? Do you...

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Coke is loaded with acids and makes a great cleaner. I use it to clean off the nasty dried on goo that forms on my saxophone moutpieces. Makes me wonder what it does to my stomach... I just edited a rather lengthy and technical report on corrosion prevention/mitigation (don't ask, it's work). This s...

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Nice! It would make a good centerfold for the B31 magazine!

Congratulations!

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Thanks, Scot! I'm sold on Iroko, It's a great wood to work with at a reasonable price....for now. Todd - If you are after a darker color, consider Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) mixed with maple or other light colored wood. Very good flooring and it finishes very well with teak oil. I made a bathroom van...

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I like Iroko. It does look like a grainy teak and machines easily. 1/4 the price. I am using it for all my wood accents on the 25 - coaming board, center console door, helm seat, dash on the helm, etc. Iroko would make a very nice flooring material. There is some variation in color. To even things o...

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Scot, I used a product called AquaStrip, but I think they are all similar. The key is to keep the material wet. When the stripper dries out, she's done working the pole (or bottom)! I wrote a long tome on this on b25 site, here's the short version: Apply glob of stripper to small are of hull Cove ar...

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Hi Scot! I've been having reasonable success grinding with a 6" porter cable orbital sander/ polisher that I picked up at Lowes with 3m green corps 36 grit disks. For my bottom I used a stripper to remove 90% of the old bottom paint. I did not have the crazing issues that you have. A person on the 2...

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Hunt Yachts offers the diesel jet as an option on boats up to 33 feet. Must "work" at some level. I read a comparison review of diesel, gas,and jet propuslion systems offered on the Hunt 25 CC. The jet was less efficient and would not begin to plane until 3000 rpm, but the configuration fits easily ...

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Nice door, Mike. I like the vertical bookmatch of the panels and the scale. Can you tell us what the rough dimensions are for the overall door and the stiles width? thanks. You and Bob are inspiring me to make something better than a slab of King Starboard for my center console door.

Cam

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+1 for finishing the panels before assembly. I do this regardless of the application or the finish type. Of course, if you seal all the pieces with epoxy before finishing, you probably don't need to worry about expansion/contraction at all, since no moisture will be moving in or out of the wood. Thi...

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arrrghhh. This thread has me thinking about twins again. Spencer's boat trims perfectly at rest with that big bracket. Twin 140 'Zukes would be a good fit and fairly light for 4 strokes (~ 400 lbs). If I had known it would take this long to finish my boat, I would not have purchased my single engine...

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I am using the stringers only because I'm converting to a center console...slowly...very slowly...

Nick, is this the former V-drive boat from the old 25 site?? Post a pic of your progress!

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Stock run was along the starboard hull side to the engine box. Are you using a bracket or did you cut down the transom? Hopefully Capt Bone will chime in and share his solution.

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WoW! That's a serious rig! Looks great!

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check that. I just saw that the boat is north of Wilmington already. Harbor Village marina is just north of Figure Eight island and they have the non-ethanol gas there.

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Good luck on the trip. Most of the marinas around Wilmington have non-ethanol gas. Once you swing through Snow's Cut and head up the ICW aways you'll encouter the Wrightsville bridge. There are 2 or 3 places to fuel up there - non-ethanol. Probably wil not be an issue for you as those big blocks be ...

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Congratulations! That boat looks "done"! What are you going to do with all your spare time? How about a shot of the two Bertrams at the dock!

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Ouch, Bruce! Bustin' on the boyz at Gas Monkey!? Really? You don't want an F40 with a twisted frame, half-assed motor mounts and fine-tuned with a ball peen hammer for $400k? All with video documentation? ha!

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Frank - I'll be in town 6/20 - 6/24, sometime around the 4th, and then it gets fuzzy...I would love to see your Bertram in the water. Mine has been on dry land for so long that it's growing legs and is starting to eat red meat (after it consumed my wallet). It's resting comfortably (and cheaply) at ...

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Oh my...old, pre-packaged, mystery meat from 7-11!!!

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Frank - What did you eat to have such a severe reaction?

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That price sounds about right for North Carolina, not up north. Based on some prior threads, it seems you folks up in the northeast pay a premium for being at higher latitudes. If you are interested in getting it done down there, before you haul, I can recommend a tank fabricator and shop in Wilming...

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Air hog, that's for sure. I might gang up all my heavy sanding work into one work package and rent a tow behind, diesel generator for a day or two. They are relatively cheap at ~$100/day.

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