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Is there value to the Gold Series of Rule pumps or is just a premium price for the warranty?

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Rawleigh wrote:God bless everyone!

Best quote of the year...

Merry Christmas!
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Jimmy-
Thanks for sharing. Those end of the season rides are bittersweet. Seems like I'm usually alone for mine too.
Best,
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Congratulations Gif!

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Gentlemen- Last summer I installed a simple NMEA 2000 network connecting the VHF, GPS/Sounder and fuel flow sensors. I've been delighted with the results and am emboldened to go further. The next step, I think, is a NMEA 2000 analog interface to include engine gauge data on the network. I am partial...

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Congratulations Tom!
Many happy days to you both.
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terrible installation you better PM me before going on. why did you not go with ZF IRM 220A -----10 degree down angle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez for a moment there I had my Lico translator off and misunderstood your message to be critical of my friend Tom and not your generous and experienced self of...

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I'm pretty sure the 16th anniversary is tequila...?
Thanks Capt. Pat
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Yannis wrote:As for the execution, you did it because you believed you could do it, right?

Because of the help from everyone here.

You are a gentleman and a scholar...
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Yannis- I put my weatherstripping on the hatch side. My children slide in an out of the hatch and I think that the deck side was not a viable choice as they would abrade it. After getting the hatch cleaned up from the old weatherstripping and wiped clean with acetone, I closed the hatch and traced a...

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Good news Eric!
I am so often the beneficiary of the brothers assistance I thank you for the opportunity to make a contribution.
Cheers,
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Yeah, but I looked up the architect that is now on it and he seems to have some fairly decent credentials I agree Peters is a very bright and accomplished guy. My interest was in the competition with Hunt and making sure to give credit to Bertram for the design and not Hunt. I believe Hunt made a r...

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I'm sitting here thinking the $500,000 really costs $600,000 and the $600,000 might cost $750,000. Fortunately my limited intelligence and good fortune in all things other than checking account balances protect me from struggling too much with these conundrums.. Best, S Anybody else notice how Hunt'...

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Eric- I used: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qML%2B08LnL._SX425_.jpg http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FS85HMK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00 and am pleased. My hatched warped slightly along the way and I needed the extra heft of this seal. Now other stuff up front lea...

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Wow that looks like a lot of preselling. Somewhere along the line I thought we were going to get a peek at a real boat at FLIWBS. I remain curious about their understanding of the brand. The unstained part of the legacy is the 31 - but that has been out of the corporate types hands for several decad...

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CaptPatrick wrote: No, there will still be metal to metal (electrical) contact even with Teflon tape. The tape only fills up tiny gaps between the threads...

Thank you!
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Stephan: If it is not to much trouble, can you please post the specific parts (zinc rods) you are writing about. David David- Sorry for the delay. E-1Z Engine Zinc Anode E-1Z 2 $2.00 (Zinc Only) E-0Z Engine Zinc Anode E-0Z 2 $1.65 (Zinc Only) Here's the link to the page where I purchase them http:/...

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Paul- I have been replacing the HX zincs every year. They are not terribly degraded but I am mindful that if I let them go they will likely shed pieces into the cooler and fracture when I remove them for replacement. I think the zincs for the coolant exchanger are $2.00 each and the oil/transmission...

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You freakin' diesel guys... So boring, no threat of catastrophic explosion and debating 1.3 or 1.5 nm/gal.
Those of us running high-test have to cheat and calculate sm/gal just to break 1...

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Steve
I purchased heat exchangers for my Crusader 454s from them last year. Excellent service, great product and they were well packed for shipping. When its time for new oil/transmission coolers I go back to them.
Best,
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CaptPatrick wrote: ...we’re confident that our new model will ignite the same passion and enthusiasm as the iconic Bertram 31 ...

Dang, not getting expectations up or anything huh?

I hope it does!
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John-
Thant looks great. Well done!
Is yours an FBC?
Best,
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Nice work on the grinding. That looks real clean now. Thanks for posting these motivating pictures.
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Good boat....
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Sorry to have to post this way. I tried copy and paste all 8 but when I posted it was all the same picture. Here is a recent one, starting to see a small flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. Still a long way to go http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r500/ebriere333/IMG_2165_zpszxdopa2i.jpg Wo...

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Is that a big box of fuel sitting behind the driver?
Oh my!
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John-
I'm considering doing the same project this winter. I think the panels presently (original?) in my boat are at best 1/4 inch ply. Does 3/8 ply provide a benefit/
Best and thanks,
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Geez. It really did buff right out...

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Yannis- I can sympathize with the sticker shock on the electric winches. The power drain on them is significant too and may cost some extra $$ for the installation for the breaker, etc. I think the drum size is also important to consider. While I can appreciate wishing to keep it as small and unobtr...

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Max-
Sorry to hear about the engine troubles. You will get them sorted, and you got a story to boot.
Stuff like this just gives you a faster evolution to it being "YOUR" boat.
Best,
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Bob-
Try this thread...
http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4750

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Max
Congratulations on all counts.
I'm in RI - let me know if there is anything I can do to help.
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I had a P79 for a couple of months. It worked well. I had it sitting right behind the main bulkhead and I remember it as being fine. I did not mount the bracket to the hull. Just zip tied the transducer in place. With traditional packing and a deck that leaks to the bilge I have a wet bilge, that ma...

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Gif-
Thanks for this.
Azek would have been better as I am discovering the amount of time I'm spending priming-sanding-priming-sanding-painting-sanding-painting-sanding-painting... I may just scratch these in my garage to get the first one out of the way.
Best,
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Gif-
I am very sorry to hear this.
Come for a ride on mine anytime or come by my house and tell me how I could do some of my projects better!
Best,
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Wow, just wow. My jaw fell open when I scrolled down to the cockpit picture with all that wood.
Well done!
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Moguls- I concur with the comments above. But you asked for a surveyor... Jeffrey Stone 401-851-2041 http://azimuthmarinesurvey.com/ has done surveys for me on wooden boats and before/after on a repair to a rotted bulkhead behind the engines (where my deck is anchored) in my B31. I know he is no str...

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Wow-
That looks excellent! Good luck.
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John-
That looks real nice to me. Nice job!
Best,
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...aiming for 3/4 assed but falling short...

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Well, having fixed the void in the lamination of the panel there was a small ridge at the edge of the void. I'm not sure if this is a result of sliding some adhesive in the original lay-up or overfilling in the re-lamination. The ridge became apparent in long boarding out the primer. http://www.scsl...

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Capt. Patrick posted this link for me when I had some bonding questions. Thought it might be of use to you as well.
http://www.bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopi ... 130d448211

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Green bottoms and no top. We brothers from another mother?

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Wow! that looks great. That's the most compelling picture yet of how clean the boats look without the bow rail. I do like your other pictures with the Tuna blood better though... I don't know the 20 but I'll keep my eye out as I suspect everything that floats will be on Narragansett Bay this weekend...

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Gentlemen- Thanks to you for the guidance above which I have finally put to good use. The cockpit panels had been covered with a thick marine vinyl that was glued and stapled to the plywood panels. Getting the vinyl off was easy but the glue was tenacious and soft. Any attempt at sanding it off imme...

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Wow! That's fabulous.
Well done.
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John-
Hunt has done a number of boats with similar hulls using the jackshaft/IO set-up you mention http://www.huntyachts.com/
Best,
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Bertram as the consummate salesman/broker. He runs the course the fastest but found a way to make sure the client won.

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I can't answer what should be but can explain my experience. I have the traditional bronze shaft logs and flax packing. The hose connecting the shaft log to the packing fitting allows some movement. For the first three seasons I ran the boat there was a "tremble" of the packing fitting. It was clear...

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Rule of thumb is to keep overhang between at 1 and 1.5 shaft diameters. Too far you have to be concerned about fatiguing shaft and too close you have the issue of reducing water flow thru Cutless Bearing. Then again I have seen people hang a descent size wheel 3-4" past strut on 1" shafts...I made ...

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Giff-
Mine is the Rotax model http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... o?pid=3989. PM me for a time/date to come pick it up if you like.
I do know some guys who have gone with the Festool sanders but prefer the Fein vacs thinking they are more durable.
Best,
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