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In Memory Walter K

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In Memory Walter K

I was there on Saturday with my cousin from New Jersey, who also mates for me. Unlike Friday, it was busy. The $660,000 Bertram was visited and my cousin quickly observed, "this ain't no fishing boat". No way you can walk around to the bow as there is nothing to hold on to for at least 8 feet from t...

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Ordered a whole sweet and sour Sea Bass at a Chinese restaurant once and was presented with a beautifully done whole Sweet and Sour Porgy. The waiter/maitre'd swore up and down in both broken English and Chinese that it was a Sea Bass. Needless to say, we never went there again. Most of the pink fis...

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I didn't realize you were putting her up for sale. Walter

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As much as I hate to support them, the only way we'll ever get the ethanol monster killed is if the Environmentalist lobby turns on it. It has to be proven a carcinogen, a water table poisoner, an air polluter, an inflation creator (which it is already) etc. in order to kill it. Right now, the Middl...

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Mikey-I assume it was a promotional pin that went along with the Anniversary Edition B-31. They made a big deal of that boat at that time. Special color, teak, etc. Walter

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All the best to all of you who own the best! Walter
P.S. And Timmy, too!

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The thoughts have been all over the place. Empty the fuel? Where and how to do it safely? You've solved the biggest part by changing your tank. That being the case, and with it being half full in an area with major temperature changes, leaving it as is is almost asking for condensation. I'd fill it,...

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Congratulations Randall and Happy Birthday Mike! Many, many more! Walter

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There are several B-31 owners in your area plus some yards that have done some beautiful restorations. I have never seen a lift ring on a 31 Bahia Mar and see no reason to put one on. Lifting a B-31 with a pair of diesels and a full tank of fuel with anything else except straps from under the hull i...

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You're making a big investment on that rebuild. Given your yard's first recommendation, If the boat runs, I'd launch it and run (not walk) to another yard. That's a Bertram 31 and it's PERFECT. Any changes are cosmetics. Don't screw around with performance diminishing "upgrades". I wouldn't trust th...

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Mikey-when you feel how much better the boat handles with the added weight, the stern chine depth will stop bothering you. Walter

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Add me to that correspondence as I'm looking for some on Long Island, NY. Walter

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Florida depends a lot on their marine related industries. It should get real interesting in about a year. Walter

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What a nice bunch of guys...helping the DEC, FBI, Drug guys and Homeland security guys to know where and what to tear open the next time they board you. A "novel" idea for a thread. Walter

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Bob-you spent the day dealing with the two most frustrating, but best tasting fish in the sea. Blackfish can make you nuts, as can Bluefin. One bites, but hangs you up, the other breaks all around you, but doesn't bite! Walter

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Hope you liked them. Walter

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You will probably have to find pigtailed 12v sockets with a base lip or press fit a disk around a bare one. after wiring, silicone it down at the base. Then silicone the colored glass/plastic covers and top. It's a pain in the ass job better done when she's on land, but done many times over the year...

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Bob-we usually use green crabs because they're easy to get. Break off claws, cut in half, run hook through broken claw hole. Don't use a soft rod as setting the hook in their tough mouths is difficult. You have to set the hook as soon as you feel them. Lift hard at first as they'll dive into structu...

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Check out the boat next to you on that side. Also, is the shore current pole on that side? Walter

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Form letter. I just got one from her too. Never get her opinion...ever...until the vote. Vic, McCain should have been the Republican candidate 8 years ago. To me, he is a proven true American, but I don't know if he'll make the candidacy this time. If he does, he has my vote. Walter

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I could buy a new S&N filter every season for what the big paper ones for the Cummins cost. Walter

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I use the SN filters I got from Tony Athens on my Cummins. Big advantage to me is that after the initial purchase, you can clean them and they're as good as new. I had to pay for a set of the paper ones at the start of every season and they were getting fairly expensive. Walter

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Oh God, how awful! We all admired the spirit in which he addressed his illness and the treatments he was taking. Our condolences go out not only to his family, but to all of us as he truly was a "Faithful". Walter

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I got form "Thank You's" from Schumer and Hillary and nothing from Tim Bishop. Their responses were excuses for the volume of correspondences they claim to get. Bishop, I am surprised at given that his consituency is loaded with boaters (most of whom know nothing of this pending legislation). Walter

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Where is Mark McManus?

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If you have any inclinations towards seafood cooking, order "The Captain's Cookbook". This Christmas every copy comes with a personalzed author's autograph and a $10 donation to the site. Walter

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Where it's at it's best (the lead core) is when you're chunking bunker for Bass and there's a current that forces everyone else to use sinkers. The lead core lets the bait to get down very naturally. You may have to let out more line, but you usually catch more fish. Might work for Tuna chunking too...

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Bob-Sounds like you're set up ok on the wire line stuff. In Montauk our mono leaders are usually 25'. We mark our wires at 50' intervals after the first 100'. I usually mark mine with a single strand of colored telephone wire that I cut from a cable scrap I got from a telephone guy. I put the marks ...

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I have the 210's with 20X20 cupped Nibrals. For slow inshore trolling I only keep one engine in gear and do my most productive trolling against the tide. My trolling speed is well below 5 kts. More like 2.7 to 4 max. The problem with the higher HP engines is that when you're properly propped, your l...

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Harv- Patrick found it and posted it on the other thread on the subject. Walter

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Thank you Bruce- I am surprised and concerned at how few (if any) know about this and it's potential impact on us. No one seems concerned. The Town of East Hampton's Tree Huggers almost slipped through a legislated "grey water" tank so no bilge water could be ejected from boats. We would have had to...

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If you don't act on this, don't complain about having to pay new Federal Boating fees in late 2008! Walter

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Just was contacted by Boat US asking me to contact my Representative and Senator to pass this act ASAP. Seems that without this Federal legislation you will need to apply and pay for a discharge permit to legally operate each of your boats STARTING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008! It is House Bill #2250 and Sena...

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Vic- I had a similar incident(s) with my earlier Raytheon Radar. It seems that on a vertical installation, any moisture runs down the printed circuit keypad and often creates corrosion which dissables one of the 2-buttons on the Raytheon "off" system. Usually one of the bottom 2 buttonson your unit....

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Unless Patrick corrects me, there was no standard stove and fridge that came in the 31, nor have I seen an early 31 with either unless the owner put them in after they bought it. Walter

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Brewster is right. I have a Sportsfisherman, so it wasn't a problem. Make sure you pick an ac/dc one. Runs on ac when plugged into shore current, dc when away from the dock. Remember to shut it off when you winterize or haul without shore current or you'll drain the battery it's connected to. Walter

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I defer to the experts except I used the airline stuff specifically because it was red. When Teleflex purchased Hydnautic, they changed the Hydraulic fluids to clear/amber in color...and jacked up the price. I like being able to define any oil leaks in my boat asap, and red means steering system. Mu...

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So can us old guys.

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Vic- How big were the Crappie? Feed e'm and fatten them up! They can get pretty big for panfish. I love 'em. Walter

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I went through their website and nowhere does it indicate where they're located. No phone, just e-mail.??? Walter

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My discussion with a rep a while back, found it to be quite expensive. Is the Teak/Holly combo available in sheets? If so, how thick? I assume unfinished. Walter

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If you do shrink wrap it, don't let them tape to the hull! Walter

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So would mine...

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Conceptually makes an awful lot of sense to me. Especially on matters of major repairs and simplicity of part replacement and dealer inventory of same. The obvious curiosity about performance, price and fuel consumption come next, but it sure feels like the right time for this kind of product. Walter

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Hey Randy- Dinaz and I wish you Happy birthday and many, many more!

In Memory Walter K

I saw my first Bertram 31 on the water when I was fishing alone in my 17 ft Boston Whaler. The moment I saw her I said to myself "some day, I'm going to own one of those". I later owned a 26 Pacemaker that I rigged up like a 31 Bertram. One August day we were shark fishing about 20 miles offshore wh...

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Bought my first house in 1963 for $19,500, my 31 Bertram in 1977 for $17,500.

In Memory Walter K

Good report. Seems like either I'm on another planet, or many of the the boat manufacturers are. I live on the eastern end of Long Island, NY so my marina visitations aren't just on weekends. Out at Montauk, where automotive fuel is at least $3.50 for regular, marine diesel is in the $3.60's and mar...

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Mine has always been 2-3 blocks on the keel, one each on the stern corner chines and either jack stands or wooden side supports midships. Walter

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