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Cheers to Uncle Vic I also was among the fortunate gentlemen that had the honor of sitting and visiting with Uncle Vic on more than one occasion. I wish I could have been one of the few that actually attended a UVI.....specifically one at Port Eads I am certain that the Pearly Gate Hindges received ...

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LOL...... We have all been there......good luck That grinder don't look like it has any experience at all! ! ! ! I expect the next pic to be one with an inch of fiberglass, blood, sweat and tears collected on the surfaces of the grinder. Hey Buju......if you put a wire wheel on those grinders......t...

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Wow! ! ! That'll get the emotions flowing.

Thanks for sharing Capt.......

For the first time in a while I am beginning to feeling positive about our great country......and this performance really got me going

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Welcome aboard Eric

You'll find plenty of knowledge, advise and comradery here.

Good luck...keep us posted.....we really like pics! ! !

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Welcome aboard Keith, glad to have you here. You posted some quite interesting stuff......looking forward to more I am right there with you on the trailer. After trying for 3 weeks to get someone to haul DeNada back to the water I finally gave up and purchased a trailer and hauled the ole girl mysel...

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WOW!!!!!

She sure is "PURTY PAW".....

Just discovered the new board this morning.....must have happened after 9:30 last night.

Thanks for all that you do Capt! !

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Bob H wrote:How the hell they do that and still stay conneccted...BH

Duhhhhh! ! ! ! ! They use EYE BOLTS.......otherwise the rope would cut off circulation.......LOL

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Hey yall......hold my beer and watch this! ! ! !

http://www.flytheboard.com/

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Mark We had one heck of a lightening storm this afternoon. Jo Ann immediately unplugged my laptop so that it would not get damaged by a lightening strike. She tells me that the thought of another few days without my "Social Life" on Bertram 31 was simply more than she could possibly bare..... I keep...

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For a few days I thought is was just my connection......

Thanks for fixing the problem Captian.

Jo Ann was beginning to get a little suspicious.......I was turning the computer off early in the evenings and actually talking to her.......LOL.

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Frank..........she looks great to me......getter wet! ! ! !

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You just need to swallow hard before you drill that 4 inch hole. It's already done......I actually just enlarged an older hole from a previous transducer......its about a foot inside the cabin just forward of the Port Engine. Some how making a 4" hole did not bother me much.....but 2, 6" holes for ...

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Ha! ! The Sika Goo......that stuff is not so bad and pretty easy to manage. Bob used the Sausage Loading system which made it very easy and extremely clean. Now the Activator and especially the Primer is a different story......a drop of the Primer will completly cover a 31 foot Bertram topside.....a...

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At what point on the hull would you like it measured. Rocket The deadrise angle is taken at the transom. I don't think it changes very much for the first 8 or 10 feet from the transom forward.....may be even further than that. My transducer has a built in 20 degree angle and I am mounting it midshi...

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Thanks Jen

Please extend condolences from our family to yours.

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I'm in......

Will set Port Eads as a waypoint and be more than happy to help with the planning.

Kipp/Jack my cell number is 251-510-5293.....be sure to leave a message if I miss your call.

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Rest in Peace my friend.....

My thoughts and prayers go out to Elaine the all of the Roy family.

Very sad indeed.

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Congrats Troy

Its quite a feeling of accomplishment when you hear the ole girl "Bust Off" for the first time.

Way to go

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Wow......looks really good.....you should be proud

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Vic I am shocked. Never expected to get this news from you. You and I became friends several years ago when you and Elaine came to Point Clear on vacation and invited Jo Ann and I to meet you guys for a drink at the Grand. We have been personal friends ever since. Its with a heavy heart that I type ...

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What is the difference in conditions from the last paint job and this paint job.....Temp, Humidity etc.

When I painted my hull sides the port side dried much faster due to the sun than did the stbd side.......the stbd side dried much slower and looks better.

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Even in Black and White that is a warm picture.

Reminds me of the late 60's and 70's when I first started hanging out in Orange Beach Alabama at Trents Marina.......It was there where I met my first love with 31's.

Back then you could charter on a 6 Pack for $120 for an 8 hour trip.

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And a great Icon to our generation.

Sure left his mark on the world

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Wow.....just never get tired of enjoying the sleek smooth lines of a stylish ride, glistening in the warm rays of the sun.......

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My condolences Tom and Dug.

It's painful but remembering the good times will help you thru.

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It boils down to the "goddamn" idiots on cell phones who kill people OR The "goddamn" responsible people that use them wisely. How in the hell do you know if the call coming in is a family emergency and if it is don't you think that "goddamn" idiot calling would be better served calling 911 rather t...

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Paul, thanks a million.....that's exactly what I was looking for. How did you remember/find the article???? I was looking all over our 31 site and was sure that was where I saw it......Googled every Bertram thing I could think of...... This pic has always stuck in my mind exactly like the 31 stuck i...

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At some time during the past few years I ran across a picture of a 31 Bertram in the ocean next to a 54 Bertram.

I have looked high and low and cannot find this pic or remember where I saw it.

Anyone here know of the pic I am thinking of?

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Some how I am not really surprised......

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Your smile tells the ENTIRE story! ! !

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John, the ole girl looks great. You really did a good job.

I'm counting on you putting a million hours on her this summer and posting lots of fish pic.

Congrats, its time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.....go gettum! !

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Dang Bob......those pics are from a while ago.....bet your glad to be past that point! ! !

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Ditto.....what Vic said. Usually Bearing Houses such as Motion Industries carry a line of Neoprene O'Rings. There is nothing special about the O'rings and are very cheap. I'm assuming the gaskets your talking about are on the heat exchanger....once again....1/8" Neoprene is available at the rubber h...

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Did not see that one coming......

Thanks for the laugh

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next picture should be her floatin at the river house...BH I think and hope it will be real soon......and I can assure that you guys will be the second to know. Having had to listening to all of my bellyachin you guys are entitled to the maiden voyage......who's in? Bottom will be BLACK. There will...

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Harry what color is the hull sides? Bob......I'm calling the hull Light Blue or may be even "Ice Blue". DeNada was blue when I bought her. When I was sanding on the hull I discovered that she was White from the beginning and was painted blue sometime in the mid 90's. All I did was to take one of th...

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Next step:

I see that the "Love Bugs" are leaving......so now may be I can get the deck and gunwales painted.

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Scot Are you still gonna need the 5" elbow? Your Turbo has been sleeping in my toybox for some time now. What Turbo are you gonna use? I may be coming your way in the next couple of weeks. Will call you when I firm up my trip. I have to go meet a new purchasing manager and start breaking him in....i...

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Hey Scot Mechanically the ole girl is done and has been done for some time now. Everything has been together for dry fit at least once and then removed for paint. Once I paint the bottom all I have to do is slip in the shafts, rudders, strainers and transducer in and I could launch. I've not touched...

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Wow! !

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I am sure that you will be very proud when its done.

Coming from a rookie, I can tell you that a lot of work has gone into what we are seeing in your pics Peter.

Its gonna be sweet! ! !

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Giff wrote:Almost ready for a cold beer sitting on fantail

That was a special evening Giff.....I remember it like it was yesterday.

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Joe
The tach wire is Gray.

Don't know about the terminal on a Motorola Alternator.

Is it labeled in some way on the back of the alternator ?

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Carl wrote:Sorry Harry, rain does not count!

Rats! ! !

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Joe The tach on my 6B's gets its signal from the Alternator......and I have no idea of the brand of the alternator......I will look next time I open the hatch. I am not going to do it quite yet but you can install a Pickup in the flywheel housing that counts the teeth on the ring gear and sends impu...

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Gert

Was that produced from a "Solid Modeling" process or "Handcrafted"

She is beautiful.........I'm sure every Bertram guy would like one of those.

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Here's a trick if you want that "wet" look...put it in the water! I really and I mean really like the way you think, Carl! ! ! Its beginning to sprinkle rain here this afternoon......does that count for the "Wet Look"??? Russ Thanks for the tips........please explain "Crosslink"......what does it m...

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I have started painting DeNada. 2 Weekends ago I got the hull sides painted. Last weekend I painted the cabin roof and sides. Now the "Lovebugs" have shown up and painting activities have stopped for a few weeks until they leave. I still have the gunwales and the forward deck to paint......and the b...

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Custom made.......top bearing is all 316L Stainless with a 932 Bronze bearing..... This will not work without making a specially modifed rudder shaft. My rudder shafts have a 15/16" dia extension above the 1" Square that fits into the bearing shown. I cannot find the pic of everything assembled. htt...

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