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In Memory Walter K

Mark-Very sorry to hear that. Our love to Mara. Our prayers are with all of you. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Saw two Bertram 31's there-My Buddy and one hailing from Greenport named Reel Time, if I am not mistaken. Didn't respond to my radio calls on 19. Brew, what boat were you on?

In Memory Walter K

Great spot very well executed...a Labrador Retriever at her best!

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Tour charter people will be talking about both of you for years!

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Call me dumb but I need a diagramatical explanation. What goes to where?

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That's mine! I don't use it enough!

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Spots and Croakers have been "imported" from down south, and to the best of my knowledge can be purchased at Star Island Yacht Club for mucho dinero apiece. Truthfully, small Sea Bass and small Porgies would probably work just as well as the Croakers and Spots, but would be deemed illegal to have in...

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Face- It is true that when we troll wire up North, our lures are the "aggressive" kind. Umbrella rigs with tubes on them, big surgical tubes, Bunker spoons, etc. Even when we use "Parachutes" or Bucktails tipped with pork rinds, we jig them as we troll. The fishing seems to be best when the tide is ...

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Different? 28 lines out? With two wire lines 250' out I have to worry about guys tangling them up, not only when one has a fish on, but if either of them is accidentally at a different length, they can foul each other on a slooow turn.

In Memory Walter K

Where has Bruce been? Miss his comments and knowledge.

In Memory Walter K

For the past week and a half, it seems that live eels drifted a la Fluke fishing is the preferred way to fish. Fish on a moving tide. The Great Eastern area seems to be the popular drifting grounds. All the fish we caught drifting eels on the weekend were in the 28-30 pound class. The fish my dock m...

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The same thing happened to Bob Fiorese and his Frayed Knot while fishing off Montauk the weekend after our NE Rendezvous. Between his pumps and his son bailing with a bucket he ran into the harbor bow proud and into the lift. Had that happened on the run to or from Greenport with his wife as crew, h...

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And I can't even BUY a Bertram hat from them.

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God! No thank you. Looks like what "Bull" Halsey's fleet must have gone through in the Pacific when he miscalculated what the typhoon would do and ran with it. If I am not mistaken they lost a few destroyers and destroyer escorts in that storm.

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Now THAT'S an interesting piece of information I'll bet you'll never be told at time of purchase. Thanks Marlin

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I have the Xantrex/TruCharge and am very pleased with it. I would suggest however that you mount it under the dinette where it is visible and DRY. I sent my first one back after only a few months because of signs of rust and corrosion when it was mounted in the engine area.

In Memory Walter K

No one is a greater B-31 fan/advocate than me. You did good. That is a beautiful boat that looks well maintained. Congratulations and welcome to the waters of the North fork, Gardners Bay, Montauk and Block Island Sound!

In Memory Walter K

Strikes me that there might be an air leak somewhere causing the fuel to drain back down to the tank on that engine. Check the tightness of your fuel filters and fuel line connections. Another possibility is a torn diaphragm on your fuel pump, but if she's pulling fuel back up on cranking, that's a ...

In Memory Walter K

You're nuts if you don't keep a chart on board. Unless you have 2-3 chart plotters.

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You don't know how many Imelda Marcos' there are out there. And Bob, those shoes and bags cost more than most rods and reels. By the way, those $200-500 Coach bags that used to be hand sewn in New England and would be repaired by them if ever damaged are now all carrying a small (inside/hidden) labe...

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Bob- On the 20's the different models have different tank positions and capacities. My 20 Bahia Mar has an easily accessible 50 gallon tank midships with a screwdown hatch over it. If I am not mistaken the Bahia Mar model had the largest capacity tank (50 gallons) as standard. No deck cutting was ne...

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I know lever drags are the symbol of a high class reel, but when it comes to diamond jigging for Bass, nothing does the job like ANY Penn flip the lever and you're in gear system. If you were underwater seeing what the jig does, that sharp stop gives the jig a completely different appearance and act...

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I may throw up.

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I kept the bow rail but I run my anchor line from the basket, to the starboard side of the boat, through the bow chock and back to the basket. then I pull the entire length of the rope into the basket via the bow chock. Before I go out, I pull out the approximate amount of rode I think I'll need, fr...

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Plum made a major marketing mistake in my opinion. They addressed a target audience that spent most of their time in NYC while we locals who can get them on our sets were shown the Aspen, East Hampton high fashioned jet-set lifestyle up the wazoo. If they saved that for weekends, it would be OK. Mor...

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Peter- Normally you would have a port and starboard bow line coming through that bow chock. I would suggest two side by side cleats, one for each line. In times of storm tie-ups you would be able to use heavier lines as two bow lines on one cleat will be bulky, to say nothing about the stress on tha...

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In my case I went to a pair of 210 Cummins, 1.5:1 transmissions. Kept the 1 3/8" shafts and fuel tank. Had to put in a return line. Changed props to 20"x20" #7 cup. Straight exhausts. Cruise @ 21-22 kts burning 7 gph per engine. I would guess over 250 hp you might want to go to 1 1/2" shafts. Yanmar...

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I bought my boat with 440 Chryslers a long time ago when gasoline was much cheaper and Ethanol did not exist. The engines served me well. You will never find a better boat in terms of handling, simplicity, performance and fish raising. It is a DAY boat so live aboard facilities are spartan. Long ter...

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That's what I've had on my boat since I bought it. Been solid as a rock.

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And on a "Polar"...that's funny too.

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I asked for a receipt for what I paid for my TWIC card. They printed one out for me. On the way home I looked at it. The receipt was from Lockheed-Martin! So much for Homeland Security...they farmed it out. How secure is that? Out our way, if you pay $600 for a half-day charter, if you "limit out", ...

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Remember Cappy's Chumslick Martini's?

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Bob-For the way you do them (very good), take the skin off. No need to worry about anything sticking to the grill.

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Mike-Good to hear from you and that you are well. I agree with you that between NOAA, the DEC, Homeland Security/the Coast Guard and the price of fuel, the Charterboat business has gone to hell. Sure has done it for me. They probably wouldn't renew our licenses anyway if the regulations are what I h...

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Bob- I only leave the skin/scales on if I am going to do the fish on the grille. The fish doesn't stick then and you can easily move and lift a whole fillet off the grille with a spatula. If I do a big fillet, I score the flesh at portion sized pieces almost down to the skin and put a wedge of lemon...

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The key is leaving the scales on. I do it with Striped Bass, Bluefish, Porgies etc. Put the grille lid down so the heat circulates rather than just go up...especially on thick fish pieces.

In Memory Walter K

I have been fishing these waters since 1957. Thirteen consecutive days of floating and sub surface running gear wipeout rubble is not, and has never been the norm here. My boat has been tied at it's slip through every Hurricane since 1969. This post hurricane condition is by far the worst I have eve...

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Another week has passed (that makes it two) and if you run your boat faster than 12-15 kts anywhere between Gardners Island and Montauk Point, you are nuts. Not that there aren't boats running 30+, but the waters are still full of trees, telephone poles and sheets of plywood. Be forewarned.

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The information age is quickly becoming the too much information age! If you use a computer for any reason, your privacy is gone!

In Memory Walter K

A lot of personal stuff comes into play here. I, like you prefer not to have anyone on the bridge with me. Contrastingly, Bob likes it very much. Set up the boat the way YOU like it and the hell with anyone else. It's one of the few places in the world where you are totally the boss. All I need is s...

In Memory Walter K

Question: Is the passenger in the seat next to you trapped there when the boat is in motion? Can he/she get by you to get in or out, or must you get completely out of the way?

In Memory Walter K

My raft cradle is above the lip area and they through drilled and bolted with washers and cap nuts on the underside.

In Memory Walter K

My boat originally had 440 Chryslers. It came with 4 chrome side scoops (2 on each side) taking air in, and 4 chrome flat clamshells facing backwards connected to hoses and blowers getting fumes out. The scoops on mine are inobtrusive and impossible to replace.

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Murray Brothers had all their boats named "Cookie" something when they lived up North. Cookie Too, etc.

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Randall- Based on what I saw (and almost ran into) running over 15 kts is looking for trouble. I don't know what people without a bridge do in this kind of situation, pray? Half of this stuff is not visible unless you're up high. The seagulls I thought were sitting on the water were standing on 4x8 ...

In Memory Walter K

Great news! Congratulations! Walter

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I went out of Montauk harbor this morning. Ran to outer Shagwong bouy to see if we could catch some bait. Wow! Trees, logs, blocks of wood, plywood sheets running with the tide. Decided to get out of there, ran sloooowly to the lighthouse and around to the south side, where I found even bigger poles...

In Memory Walter K

More of these accidents are Autopilot caused. Never leave it unattended unless going very slow (land a fish, etc). At 30 knots, you're asking for trouble that will be hard to explain away.

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