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I'll be over in Hope Town December 11 for a week. Would love to see your boat in the water and I can show you around the island if you'd like. You probably recall I have a house there. Give us a shout, you may have kept my cell phone number, or drum us up on VHF Ch 65; house name "Kon Tiki". I've go...

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Tony
Thanks for posting the links. That 2nd link with Patrick's images would be ideal. Looks like my same deck beforehand.

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Marlin, that's amazing that you did this yourself. I don't think I could afford your hourly rate! LOL Is the boat nearby and out of storage? I'd love to go take a look in person. I'm down the street from you just over the inlet bridge, take your first right on Island Drive if you ever wish to come b...

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What are the options out there for a cockpit deck with fish boxes? Just two? 1. Custom fabrication or 2. Cabrera? Does anyone have a Cabrera deck and do you like it? I seem to recall you have to change out the engine boxes when going with their deck. True? Any idea of cost comparison between a custo...

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I was just thinking about the same question. Looking forward to others response.

I have plastic boxes now.

I think the boxes are good at keeping the terminals isolated from the elements. Probably their main benefit over a tray or bracket.

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You guys beat me to it! I'd like to thank all of you on the board for your friendship and camaraderie, and sharing your knowledge. Big thanks to Captain Patrick for creating this site, which is an ongoing tribute to his legacy. Thank you Bruce for all your assistance over the years. Without all of y...

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Rawleigh I wouldn't mind trying that for all the Iguanas in my new backyard. They shit on the dock constantly. They are an invasive species. Pellet gun is legal, but I am certain my nosey new neighbors won't take kindly to the new guy on the block whipping out a rifle in the hood. However, can't let...

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both really pretty boats

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Thank you Pete. I will get some new pictures for you. Back to you soon.

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Pete,
Could I get you to refresh my Survey you did a while back?
New insurance company needs a newer document.
I sent my phone number in the PM's and emails on this site.
Thanks.

Steve Marinak

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So Jack, what was the issue? Was it air filters?

I'm having an issue right now. Only gets up to about 2000rpm then black smoke if I push the throttles farther.
I have 315 6LP engines.
Bottom is clean, props are clean.

Will check air filters after reading this thread.

Steve

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John,
How fast does that go with the 200hp? Seems like a lot of horses.

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Nav
This is the guy. Todd Harris. I went to college with him.
http://toddscharters.com/

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Nav
I've got a buddy moving to the US VI's, running his 29' Strike down there to move his charter fishing biz to a more southern location.
He's running the boat down in May I believe. If you want I can get both of you in touch with each other.
Major trip.

Steve

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Guys, I've been looking for an unmolested Sportsman for a little while. I have negotiated a purchase price on this one, much lower than asking price and am pulling the trigger. Would love some feedback on values of a boat like this. My take is, there are so few of these that come up for sale, it's t...

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The boat is actually called Nap Tyme???? wow

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Excellent, thank you Tony!

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Here's a little more thought on the matter. Hoping someone has installed a lift or has some engineering input. It would make sense to me to put the fore and aft pilings in the same locations as the "sling" marks. Same spots you would lift the boat with a travel lift. Any input? Opinions? I googled "...

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I'm putting a dock in and a boat lift. We only have a limited amount of space (70 feet), so we want to utilize as much as possible by having the nose of the boat while on the lift end at our setback. The builder would like to see pictures and measurements of a Bertram 31 on a lift. I think he wants ...

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I too would like to hear the responses in regards to a boat lift. I am building a dock and will put in a lift as well.

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What is the date of this event?

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He broke his cell phone the day before the hurricane. We did not suffer much damage or flooding in our locations. He and Shirley came through the storm OK I believe, I spoke to her the day after on her cell, it seemed all was fine. He's probably busy, without a cell phone and working, etc.

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Tony, Hope Town did fine. Lost power for a day, minimal damage. Andros and Grand Bahama got the worst of it. Photos just now showing up. Destruction in some areas.

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Duchess was here in North Palm Beach, FL for Hurricane Matthew; not in Hope Town, Bahamas. Either way we dodged the bullet. No damage to report of here in S. FL nor in Hope Town, Bahamas. Small stuff, like tree limbs, etc. We were very lucky. I tied her up across the canal, doubled the lines. My bro...

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Here's a good site with lots of animated models: [url http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/[/url]
Duchess is here in FL. Praying the house come through this OK.

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Very nice Dug! Is the bow rail an exact replica of the lines, however it is welded? Got any profile shots? My original rubrail is a liability! LOL

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Thank you Bruce, please let me know if I can assist you with gas money or labor. Drive safely.

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Bruce I may have use the wrong description calling it an aquarium. I read up on Pat's creation of his live well quite a bit, it's very well done and engineered properly. He did not approve of the see-through panel on some of the other live wells out there, and I don't want one with lexan either. The...

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Bruce
I really wanted to have Patrick make me one of his live well "aquariums". If the moulds for that are around, I would be interested.
Steve

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Patrick's influence will live on for many many years. I was just looking at the new pictures of the B35 and thinking that there is something there as well. Patrick has had a huge influence in hundreds of stewards keeping their 31's in good shape and on the water. Without a doubt he is the reason the...

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Bruce,
I am sorry. I know you were very close friends with Patrick. Thank you for letting us know. Prayers to his family and friends.

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John, did you build the deck? That does not look like you just pulled the windshield off. Got any pics of that project? I would prefer the I/O. Outboard boats in the Bahamas are being stolen daily. People are chaining them to the dock with huge heavy chains, putting trackers on them, etc, etc...and ...

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John, that's beautiful and a great idea. I like that you can step on the bow as well, cast a net, board the boat, etc.

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Tom, I'll call you later. thanks

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How do they ride?
What would I expect to run into if I were to restore one?
Any idea of going prices?

I'd like to investigate getting into one of these as my next project.
Would love to hear feedback and input.

Thanks!

SteveM

More pics of Patrick please. Post up whatever you've got. If you don't have one of Patrick, post one of your boat and the people that indirectly love him like my family would, if they only knew how he has made their life on the boat that much nicer. I have told all of them this morning, about the ma...

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Patrick,

Thank you for all you have done for us on the board, and really indirectly for my family as well. We have been able to enjoy our Bertram 31 much more because of you and your generosity of your knowledge and skills.

You will be hugely missed by so many.

Steve Marinak

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Here's a few articles: "Bertram has committed to hire at least 140 people by 2019 in exchange for $700,000 in county, city and state incentives, according to Hillsborough County's Economic Development Department." "Three other states did their best to lure Bertram's international headquarters, and t...

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Wow! Nicely done. I'm not in the $570K range for a re-do. But I enjoy seeing other people's money.

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Great job. Looks very nice.

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No, it's no a 31, I agree with you. But let's wait till we see one in person. I am looking forward to seeing one at the boat shows. I think this is a great size. A little larger, roomier but not huge. They still kept a lot of retro stylings from the 31. It could be way worse; look at what Ford did w...

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Keith makes the cover story of magicseaweed.
http://magicseaweed.com/news/great-whit ... cass/9216/

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Happy 4th everyone. We are enjoying our liberty (in the Bahamas).

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Do they show his 31?

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I have group 27's with those engines. One battery per engine. One for the "house". All switchable among each other.
Curious if anyone has preference of battery type in this scenario. Water battery, AGM, Gel???
I've got all Water batteries.

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Hard to believe the low prices now. My advice would be to look at as many as you can. Make a spreadsheet on all of them. Add up future costs to do what you want later on. For me personally, having one that was a super clean freshwater boat was justification to pay a little more than the roached out ...

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I like the idea of 400% cost savings!

Let us know how it works

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Just re-fueled after that trip. We burned 123 gallons total over 207 miles; which is 1.68 miles per gallon. Average speed was around 22 or 23 knots. My last leg of the trip, I re adjusted the rudders and re tied them. I got it perfect so I could run both engines at the same RPM. The 2nd leg of the t...

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I use a handheld Garmin so I can simply input the same data from the Garmin on the boat with the chip. I'll try to remember to bring it up some time to show you.

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Pretty boat!

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