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thereheis

the check is coming your way ...thanks again....i will have to wear -em on splash day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

phil

thereheis

get ahold of coastal trailers i think they are in sea drift tx. or call island marine in port a and talk to john price. if you need to just haul i will be splashing in about a week...

phil

thereheis

when i was doing my restore on my boat i noticed some small cracks in that area as well.i gorund them out and glassed them up as well as any corner was,grounded -em out glassed em solid to a radius.no square corners anywhere....

phil

thereheis

when i was redoing my boat i found a old doc# placker with the numbers of 534272. what would be the chance that it is shownig me that my boat is a 72 model ?

phil

thereheis

what was the production speed of making a 31 bertram??and how many where made in a year???say in 1971??who would know these figures??

phil

thereheis

just had my boat surveyed and found that my battery charger is a 1980 guest charger and still going strong.i remounted it inside the engine box area but way up high and the port outboard side out of the element...as well as my newblue sea battery switches and bussmann series 185 100 amp breakers.......

thereheis

that is whats on the title for the hull id num.it was already on the title.i have no clue capt.i will try and get ahold of the guy i bought it from and see if he can help me on it.i do know that he got it from florida,,when i have no idea..

phil

thereheis

so what num did you put for id num.???or whats the hull id num you put on title??

phil

thereheis

is there anyway to trace it by the tx num at all????

phil

thereheis

well thats what i have been told and thought ,that the numberes were applied on the stern after 1971.i have looked all over the boat before restoration for the number i could not find it no where i looked in the v-berth all over.in the stern ,,everywhere and nothing...so unless some one has ground d...

thereheis

well i finally got my boat surveyed today ,all went great no issues,except when i gave hime the id number.i told him that the boat was a 1971 .but when he looked on the title the hull id num reads DLZL00080989.so is my hull a 89 or a 71 ???any help ...because it makes a big difference on insurance.....

thereheis

well it's been 2months since she has seen any sun light so we took her out for a bit today,since she is so pale conplected we didn't keep her in the sun much,just long enough to put the decks in and engine hatches on.it looked like it was gonna so we pushed her back in the barn,will trailer her to h...

thereheis

check with depatment of transportation in you town, in texas filled out a fourm online pd 30 bucks they e mailed me my permit..

phil

thereheis

finally getting close enough to have the name put on ,,

phil

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thereheis

here is the step ..had to make larger than the one that was on there because of the racor 900's

phil

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thereheis

well got the good word looks like we are gonna be out of the engine install shop by this coming wed, then it's over to dmr fabracators to make the new bench seat and front tower legs,just finished the step between the engines,the wife and i got a little carried away with it ,but we think it looks ok...

thereheis

hey mike is the HACKER still in freeport at bridge harbor ??it's a 37 bert.

phil

thereheis

we used the blue silicone coragated on my exhaust and it is fairly stiff, but it will be some.got a lil kink on the flange outlet trying to make up to the glass tube but nothing bad. looks alot cleaner that the black hose also...not cheap........but well worth it ,,,

phil

thereheis

put me down for 2 large short sleeves. let me know where to send the money and how much...

phil

thereheis

it was at the corpus christi boat show 2 weeks ago,couldn't find anyone around it to go take a look at the inside,,no price any where.....

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thereheis

looks really nice capt pat,,,,,

phil

thereheis

thanks jp it's the only lay out that i really liked since i had the 3210 and 2006,and that i didn't flatten my pod out even with the slop of the console.i just hope my left hand gets use to working the pilot,,

phil

thereheis

well it's getting alot closer ,doing some finishing touches now,,all the guages are in along with the autopilot,new control cables went eith ease since i enlarged the run along the pilaster.gonna hook up the exhaust on monday.hopefully about anothe week -10 days will be out of the yard and get the t...

thereheis

hey harv what kind of price are they gettin on the 230 gal. tank ???

phil

thereheis

the guys that are doing my instsall are gonna use a short piece of fiberglass tuge and then hose,the tube won't be no more that around 3'-4' long then hose.they said it will be alot quiter with the hose.i am using the blue silicone hose on my exhaust,.my engines are in and hooking up today,, wiring ...

thereheis

i know this has been here before but !!!!! who is a good insurance company to go with for a 30 year old bertram? not used for chartering just personal use....located in portaransas texas ?????survey will be done on monday ,,,

phil

thereheis

ok so nows wheres a good place for the computer part of it ,,was thinking under one of the dinette seats.

phil

thereheis

degrease let it dry wipe with denaturuated alchol and put 2-3 coats of epoxy with what ever color pigment you want .it will be there a long long time.just like ir guy said

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thereheis

where is a good place to put the gyro compass on a 31 ?would up in the center of the v-berth be ok ???

phil

thereheis

i got a shocker today when me and the wife went to the marine store to get some screws and compass.when i got back to the counter there was a garmin 4kw 36 mile scanner and a complete simard ap16 auto pilot systemsettin on the counter,.soi handed my lil stuff ove to get checked out and the guy rang ...

thereheis

well it looks like those dates aren't gonna work . looks like aug 11 maybe...will keep you informed..
phil

thereheis

just got a e-mail from T,RYAN HUTCHISON - looks like DALE JOHNSON is gonna try and have the 31 bertram tournament june 22-23,if intrested send a e-mail to them and let -em know if your intrested send it to bertram31tournament@yahoo.com name - name of boat - email address-phone num and location - fax...

thereheis

remove the door from the fridge and remove the cabin door as well and it will come out,it's really tight ....

phil

thereheis

has anyone tryed placing there gps antenna inside the cabin overhead ? was thinking about doing it to keep the outside of the boat a little less cluttered of stuff,,was wonderin if it would get a good siginal being up there?right now the boat is inside a big meatal building so i cannot test it ?any ...

thereheis

i like -em been using -em for quite some time,,,,haven't lost hardly any fish once it's hooked.and lost less stress on the fish also at the boat,just cut the leader,,,,let it go.....

phil

thereheis

there is some strong talk around they yard that there might be a new tournament held in ROCKPORT TX this year. it's gonna be for 31 bertrams only,word is that it's gonna try and be held on or around the mid of july.will find out more and post more info ,,nothing herd on entry fee as of yet,but i'll ...

thereheis

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thereheis

well our new yannies arrived yesterday and we setting them and doing some final adjusting on the mounts now.and hopefully we should be completed on the install in a week -10 days,,they are some awesome engines,,, <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img></a> phil

thereheis

what kind of pulls are you looking for?i have the original ones that came off my 31.the swivel type.not shure if they are the same as on 28.

phil

thereheis

i just went throught this on my redo.all my copper strips were in good shape,but i ohmed it out at all the places that i needed to connect my bonding wire just to make shure, -from rudders struts etc.....then i ran all new #6-#8 wire with all new tinned connections,making shure that i used electrica...

thereheis

hey mike what kind of price do they have or looking at on -em?maybe a price without motors just the hull only??????check it out and get back with me...

phil

thereheis

i used cabosil and chopped glass to fill mine with .i had some pieces of fiber glass mat and i shreaded it up and added it to the epoxy , worked great,also added some strenght to the area as well

phil

thereheis

jimbo what are you gonna with your retirement project ???wait till you are in a wheel chair or what ???

phil

thereheis

a few of mine were the same way, i duct taped a piece of waxed plexyglass on the underside of the gunnell really good ,also put a couple of short screws from under side also for security,coated inside of holder with unthickened epoxy first with small brush and let tack .then filled up the whole rod ...

thereheis

clay i will be heaaded back to port a around thursday or friday .i have the struts,shafts,rigger bases, swim platform and brackets,radio box bridge ladder and mounts,,,

phil

thereheis

clay i will be coming back in a week or so i'll bring my old struts back with me.they are what you need. call me 361-533-2796
phil

thereheis

i applied several coats of rejex to my struts and used it on the shafts and wheels,will see what happens...apply let dry apply more.i think i have like 6 coats on em..
phil

thereheis

been looking for a rocker switch to use for starting.it needs to be a off-on-(on)..i have found on-off-(on).trying to use 1 switch instead of using 2 per engine,,they make it in a toggel switch i know ,,,but i want a rocker switch..any help on it ?? new engines are on there way will be here in 5 day...

thereheis

the ones i got from high tide are tefleon abs housing and stainless bearings

phil

thereheis

danny at high tide has the new rudder bearings.they are really nice....
gonna put-em on ,when i get to that point,,
phil

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