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In Memory Walter K

John- Very, very nice job on everything. Yup, those are my "bear claws". You must have had a helluva time finding them. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I was told NOT to wax it for 2 years. Walter

In Memory Walter K

That's what makes this site what it is. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Just call Lee. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I have 3 banks of batteries. I did so when I put in diesels because on startups some of my instruments would shut down from the electrical strain. I devoted the 3rd bank to my electronics and isolated them from the engine startup ones with a solid state finned piece (forgot what it is called) that a...

In Memory Walter K

Dick-Add another engine block or Mushroom to that mooring. Glad it all worked out OK. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I've been reading your posts and remember your boat from Port Eads. The 300+ Yannis you were looking at are wrong for your boat...as are Detroits. The perfect engines for your Bahia Mar are the Cummins 6BT 250's. You will cruise at 24+ as you are lighter than the flybridge cruiser. Parts, mechanics,...

In Memory Walter K

Definitely a 38. Early 60's is correct. A larger version of the 31 hull. Originals had that Bertram light blue hull on some and definitely on the trim on all. Don't know what they were powered with, but strangely weren't that popular. Although there weren't that many made, for a while you could buy ...

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Carlos- I don't know if this helps but I have an older Sportsfisherman with a heavy teak deck, gin pole, Radar arch, full encloaure and big chair. I'm powered with twin 210 hp Cummins 6bt's and twin discs with 1:50 transmissions. My props are 20' x 20" cupped 3 bladed Nibrals and I cruise at 21-22 k...

In Memory Walter K

How low is your idle when hot? If you control your pull back to no less than 700 rpms and then shift to reverse, does this happen? Walter

In Memory Walter K

Given that you still have a lot of time to put in at the yard before you can float (and change yards if you want), I'd keep cool and ask what happened. At best, get the lower piece done for now and redo it later if it's not to your satisfaction. You're getting the attention given to those who do the...

In Memory Walter K

Jeff- Thank you for letting us know and furthering our educations. The wiring from the switch to the solenoid I can understand being of a lower gauge than necessary. What I don't understand is why the engine supplied harnesses were bad...or was it that the lesser wiring to the solenoid caused them t...

In Memory Walter K

Might need an adapter on the transducer plug-in to the unit. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Sure looks good to me...especially at that price. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Probably for the same reason they stopped making Bertram31's. Short sighted managements not recognizing that they had long term products. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Andre did it...and on a jump. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Jeff-I had a similar problem last year that drove me crazy until I tried starting with my son looking at the engine and he spotted bubbles in the glass of my racor while I was cranking. I had a minute crack in the bowl that was invisible from the front. This little leak caused me to lose my prime. T...

In Memory Walter K

Jeff-Same condition on BOTH engines? Walter

In Memory Walter K

I have the 210's with 4D's on the outside of each. I've been very pleased with them. Walter

In Memory Walter K

If you've leaked any anti freeze into the bilge at any time, you can get a fungal growth that has a sickeningly sweet smell. Pour Clorox into the bilge water a few times and it will kill it. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Dick-first look for the obvious. Follow the lines. If you're using the red fluid it's easier to see. If a break/leak isn't obvious, refill, presurize and put paper towels under as much as you can reach/see and look for what you find in a few hours. Mine leaked at the underside of the steering arm pi...

In Memory Walter K

They're three bladers. Walter

In Memory Walter K

My31 Sportsfisherman is a heavy older Bertram. My 210 6bt's have 1:1.5 trannys and is propped with 20 x 20 cupped Nibrals and cruises at 20-21 kts.
I suspect she's a bit underpropped but I'd rather have it that way. Walter

In Memory Walter K

It's got to be the reason someone important gets killed, or it becomes recognized as a carcinogen before the politicians turn on it. Till then no politician in either party that wants Indiana's, Iowa's, Illinois', Iowa's or Kansas' votes in the Electrol college will say a bad word about Maybe if we'...

In Memory Walter K

If I ever did anything that stupid and survived, I'd be too embarassed to tell anyone or write about it. He recognized it was a Bull Shark. Obviously he knew nothing about them. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I don't know. I'm 6'0", 210 pounds, raised 3 kids on a Sportsfisherman. Wife and me in the V berth with a filler, Dinette down with cushions, between engines filler with matching cushion with engine cover cushions, and rear canvas that rolls up during the day. Ideal, no. But in a very short time it'...

In Memory Walter K

Are the floors those Temco strips or are they real Teak and Holly? Walter

In Memory Walter K

Randall-Yes, Dinaz and I were invited to be on John DeMaio's Charterboat Vivienne on Sunday. Now...Saturday was a whole different story. I was out in that weather. Came back on instruments because I couldn't see a damned thing in the torrential rain that never seemed to end. Ugh! No need to wash dow...

In Memory Walter K

Vic- Gas was $4.40 per gallon where we are on Saturday. Walter

In Memory Walter K

My experience is that it's a good family cruising boat. Know that engine access is under the floorboards of the salon. Based on what it's powered with, you'll have to think about how often you'll have to disrupt things for tuning and maintenance. If it's diesel powered, there'll be less than if a ga...

In Memory Walter K

This just verifies my feelings that holes in the hull covered by electrical lights are something I would never have on a boat I owned. Scares the hell out of me exactly for the reasons Uncle Vic mentioned. If I want light, it's going to be external, hand held, halogens on an arch or tower, but not t...

In Memory Walter K

I have a Sportsfisherman 31-382. Registration says 1966, Bertram says 1964. I have the 2-piece engine boxes that I have rarely seen anywhere. Surprisingly, I don't think I've ever seen a 31 without the bow chock unless it had a pulpit. Very nice looking boat! Walter

In Memory Walter K

Spectacular is the word. Wow! Walter

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That's why I love that boat! Walter

In Memory Walter K

John- Is that Captain Frank Tuma of Montauk fame? He's in my book if it is, and comes from a long family line of Charterboat Captains. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Montauk is big-time Striper country and the fish are caught either via 250-300' of wire line, 25' mono leader and umbrella rigs or parachute jigs. If bait fishing, it's drifting live eels or Porgies (Scup) off the bottom. Downriggers are rarely used, and most of us don't even know what a planer for ...

In Memory Walter K

Congrats Mikey. You first described your plans to me at Port Eads. Since then there were two other UVI's there, one in Panama, and another coming. Hard to believe that much time has passed, but a lot has happened to both of us in that period. Enjoy every minute on that boat. You've earned it! Walter

In Memory Walter K

Great job Randall. South Side I presume? Walter

In Memory Walter K

Two xtra large for me and two mediums for my wife. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Vince- Based on how you're set up, I'd guess you'll have a helluva job getting your air filters off without dismantling some hosing. I'd suggest you get a set of B&N air filters from Tony Athens. They're smaller, inexpensive and reuseable after cleaning. They'll slip in and out in the space you have...

In Memory Walter K

Patrick- Put my cookbook in our bookstore at $21.95 plus postage and $10 from each sale through the store goes to the site. Walter

In Memory Walter K

There's more elements there than you think. Keep spraying them with CX.

In Memory Walter K

If a Federal Documentation number cannot be traced, what the hell is the benefit of documentation? Based on this, dremel any number on your stringer and say you're documented. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Welcome aboard. Don't know if this helps. I have a 64 Sportsfisherman. Older boats had heavier hulls. Mine has a teak deck which makes it even heavier. It is powered with Cummins 6bt 210 hp engines turning 20X20 cupped props. At 2400 rpm's she cruises at 21-22.8 kts depending on the direction of the...

In Memory Walter K

I had a similar problem with my Xantrex with rusting connections on the wiring coming out of it. I had the unit mounted in the engine box. Sent the unit back and they sent me a new one which I mounted on the port side panel under the dinette table where it's completely dry. It's been four years now ...

In Memory Walter K

And his smoked fish platter is delicious! Walter

In Memory Walter K

I'm afraid we've become a nation of sheep. I feel like Don Quixote fighting a huge windmill on this subject. Meanwhile gasoline hightest has hit $4.06 on the east end of Long Island. God knows what the price of marine Fuel will be this summer. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Bob- The big 9db, the 8 ft 6dbs and the hand held covers all your bases. All of your vhf's have a low watt setting for boat to boat communications close up. My Icom vhf allows me to put a second plug-in handset with complete controls down below in the cockpit which I have found invaluable. Those cal...

In Memory Walter K

I've said it before and I'll say it again, our gene pool is going down the sewer. The setting of a standard of excellence is a personal thing that seems to have gone the way of all flesh. I was a depression baby. My father was an auto mechanic for a GM dealer in the city and was glad to have a job. ...

In Memory Walter K

Alternate scenic route-Through NY Harbor, Hell's gate under the Triboro, Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge-up LI Sound's North Fork. Through The Race, pass Shelter Island to Sag. No matter which way you go, stay within the bouys when you approach Sag Harbor. Huge rocks just a few feet under water i...

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