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Congrats!! I like a happy ending.

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Doug,

That may hold true at slow speeds.

However, I doubt it would be good practice up on a plane. I was able to run top speeds and keep a straight track with little or no effort. Practically easier than normal steering actually.

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Tony, It's real simple actually. Disconnect the tubing to the RAM to release any remaining pressure. This will free up the rudders and they will swing easy left/right. We opted to go straight to the RAM. On our there were two tubes, which we disconnected with a small crescent wrench. The fluid poure...

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Mike, It's a Jet Engine my dad discovered about 30 years ago. I went to find it for kicks. It's a small reef now. Not sure what era. Just the engine, no structures other than that. Middle of nowhere...odd. I wonder if it fell off a plane in the air...or rolled off the deck of a boat. Probably the ai...

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I thought I would post some info to the site with the thought that it may assist another person down the line. Last Friday, May 13th we cast off from Hope Town, Bahamas en route to West End, Bahamas for the night. Then cross to Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach, FL) on Saturday morning. Although Friday t...

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Welcome! Like Tommy says....And I predict a 31 in your future.

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.....but it has Eucalypti floors and Nu-buck seats! c'mon, doesn't your dream boat have that?

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Thanks for all the positive replies and good information. If no one at our shared dock would bitch at me, I think I might mount the solar panel on the dock on an elevated pole. I bet I could even run dock lights and security with Solar as well. My resolution for filling the water tank was also creat...

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Yes. The intent is to charge the batteries in order to simply keep the bilge pumps running when needed. And of course start the boat.

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Does anyone have experience with installing or using a Solar Panel Battery Tender? My dock in the Bahamas does not have power in order to plug in and charge the batteries. Very far and expensive to run all that copper, I've gotten estimates in the $6 grand plus range for install of power. For the br...

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Very nice Dug!

If you are not re using the side steps, I'd be interested in them.

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Welcome aboard Bob! Glad you found a nice boat and one that works for your needs.

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Thank you for all you do. I greatly appreciate all the information and camaraderie from this site.
Thanks for keeping it going for so long and providing such invaluable information.

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I think Hueso's number is right there. We will know tonight. If I were to bet an "over/under" on Hueso. I'd say over. Could be in the $500's easy.
35' is a good size. And a great entry for the new brand.

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No one has posted it yet?!? I would have thought the site would be blowing up this morning. If you are on their email list a nice pic of the new boat was sent out with a build your own link below. Use Google Chrome as your browser, others are not supported yet. http://www.bertram.com/build-a-boat/ H...

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I'm looking forward to the Friday night reception.
If any other owners are in town, try to make it to the event. They want all Bertram owners to rsvp and attend.
See you there!

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He should have gotten barreled! Next try

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kickass

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Very nice. I like your bow rail. Still looks classic, yet sturdy and streamline. Nice job on the windows too. Keep the pictures coming.

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Note from Rum Cay: Hurricane Joaquin has destroyed Rum Cay. The island is in the eye at this time and the backside is expected to last another 12 hours. At this time all fresh w...ater wells are contaminated. Most of the houses on front street are gone. The only supply dock is gone. Most roofs are g...

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Tony,
My place is OK, we are about 300 miles north. I do have a buddy on Rum Cay, which is in the center of this beast today.
Stay high and dry folks!

Steve

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Patrick Darn you know a lot. You are right. The taste of the water is fine, just a little smell at the sink initially when turned on, the water is warm then it cools and the smell is gone. We are in good shape so far. The storm is about 300 miles from Hope Town. Smack dab over Rum Cay right about no...

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Patrick Currently we only catch rain water....we don't get that much rain, so it's a precious commodity. There is no "City" water anywhere on the island. Up until a few years or so ago, everyone relied on rainwater catchment cisterns under the house. The roof catches the water, and the downspouts ro...

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Very nice. You put many to shame in the Bahamas. Water systems have become quite popular, although they have to take the salt out..but your's looks so professional. Great job!

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Good times! Thanks for sharing.

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If they want an original one that's my boat, other than the Yanmars, and it's clean like from the factory. If they'd pay to have me run it over from the Bahamas I'd consider.

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Lucky SOB

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Pete, good to hear you may have found a resolution. Lend the doctors some 5200 adhesive. Always enjoy reading your insight and stories too. Could it be possible the image is not exactly what they will produce. No matter what I hope they build a solid boat that is not a cheap Euro style. I think ther...

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I think marketing wise it's important for them to connect the dots to their legacy. This hull does that. A dramatically different design with flare, etc may as well come with a different name than Bertram. They need to reintroduce the public to the positive history of Bertram and springboard off tha...

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Would love to see the drawing, I'll be sure to go to the show and check it out.
If were to guess they will build a walkaround boat that can go fast, fish, and ride comfortably.

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Very nice! Would love to hear about Cuba when you go.

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funny!

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The humor reminds me of Brewster's video he created a few years ago. If some of you have not seen it, it's worth revisiting for a laugh. Who's got that link? Is it still alive?

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I told my family from the start of the news frenzy that we would not get a Hurricane and it would probably fall apart, insinuating that the news and even NOAA leans toward worst case scenario. By tonight my theory may be right. However, we sure could have used the rain over in the Bahamas. At this r...

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Wow! Nice. Love the look of that model with the hard top. Get us some crisp pics when you can.

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Nice work. Nice video, nice boat! I like your setup with the chair/rocket launcher and the cooler below....also like your upper seating and half tower with the teasers.

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Curious why he got rid of the full tower?

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Thanks for keeping this valuable site going. Check going out today.
Steve

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My brother bought one of these recently. https://www.acrartex.com/products/catal ... RdP9Y.dpbs
He's very technical and thrifty...

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Nowadays with the available technology, so inexpensive, kids in a boat should have tracking...hell anyone in a boat should have tracking.
Maybe this is a wake up call for many boaters to equip themselves better.

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http://www.wideopenspaces.com/favorite- ... ing-boats/
Well, we made someones list.

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Thanks Charlie!

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Does someone have a good method for mounting the half mold to a board in order to hang it on the wall? Or even simply to the wall directly. I would imagine some type of clip or fitting measured just right so the half mold could slide onto it with enough pressure to keep it in place could work... But...

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A young lady was attacked last Monday right off my dock on Elbow Cay approximately 100' away. The stories of how she got bit vary a little. However, it is certain that it's a massive bite, one doctor said the size of a large pizza. I was on the island that day, however did not see the incident. My f...

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Welcome aboard Ron, you found a great group of people here.

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Bob, could I get one, sanded? Let me know how to pay you. Thanks. Steve

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Very nice. Was that a sportsman or a converted moppie?

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Beautiful

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Seems like a great buy.

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