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Harry,
I remembered the "Legacy and Legend" title when you described the picture. If you google "Legacy and Legend Bertram 31 57" you will find the link. Also, it's on http://bertram31.com/articles/index.html

Paul J
1973 B28 - PALADIN

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Sean,
Think we might be able to get some free help from them since we're local? I've already been asked by my wife and some friends if I'm planning to apply for a job. Answer... maybe. Getting tired of what I do and ready for a change.

Paul J
1973 B28 - PALADIN

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http://www.bertram31.com/articles/yachting/index.htm

yachting Magazine, July 2005.

It caught my attention then too.

PaulJ

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/201 ... ext%7CHome

Bertam to announce tomorrow that manufacturing will move to the old sea ray factory in Merritt Island.

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Brevard County is home of Kennedy Space Center. The area they are considering is the old Sea Ray factory on the cross-over cannal between the ICW and Port Canaveral. This is where they used to make the big Sea Rays. With the Space Shuttle program ending and our illustrious leader killing the Constel...

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This was in the local paper
http://www.news-press.com/article/A9/20 ... ionstories

Paul J
1973 B28 - PALADIN

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Sean, I used BilgeKote when I refinished my 28' 2 years ago. I think it turned out well. Used 3 coats after all the prep. Followed all the instructions for prep, I think that's the key. Took a good long day to clean the 38 years of grease and grime out. I used purple power and a ss wire brush and to...

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Have you called Danny at High Tide Marine? A link to his website is on the links page. He has lots of different parts and molds.

Paul J
'73 B28 - PALADIN

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Bob, This may sound too simple, but I thought I would post this anyway. Preface: I'm a pretty big guy (north of 250#) and am in reasonable shape. I used to be heavy into weight lifting... not so much anymore. Last year I took a parapalegic (near quad - has some use of both arms) who was about 200# o...

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One of my all time favorite names was on a very large yacht I saw in Stuart, FL - "Sorry Kids". Loved it... wife and I made sure to point it out to the kids.

Here's a link to 15 unfortunate boat names...
http://crazyfunnypictures.blogspot.com/ ... names.html

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My spring project is updating my cockpit. I'm re-doing the cockpit covering boards, re-coring the gunnels (rotted out under rod holders and other holes on gunnels), re-chroming deck hardware, etc. Behind the port and stbd covering boards it appears that there used to be vinyl liner glued to the hull...

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I'm in East-Central Florida. Incase there are any folks interested, I'm having my deck hardware rechromed here (about 15 min from my house).

http://spacecoast-plating.com/

Paul J
'73 B28 - PALADIN

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Keeping this site up and running. Advice on many projects that have helped me do it myself (sometimes twice). Helped me find parts. Given me hope I can actually finish.

Thank you Capt Pat and all the other folks who have contributed.

Paul J
'73 B28 - PALADIN

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I simply prefer to be over served.

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Capt Pat & Walter, I can't thank you enough for your advice. Completed the upside down manuever on Sunday. OMG what a mess. I did as you instructed. I made a top-side "mold" out of 6mm plywood and then glued wax paper to it using 3m spray glue. I drilled holes through the top-side ply to line up wit...

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Thanks Capt Pat. Will do. Yea, that fast stuff is just too quick. First batch I read it wrong and mixed abou 150 ml at 5:1, instead of 3:1. While I was mixing it it started to gell and then started smoking. Had to just put the jar down and watch it melt. Glad no one was around to laugh at me.

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Capt Pat, This weekend I will attempt the upside down manuever. Any tips are welcome. I'm having to re-core the stbd gunnel where my vents, outrigger, water fill and fuel fill holes are cut. The 3/4 inch ply under the top-cap glass was mush. I cut it out and have it down to the thin glass top side. ...

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I have my S. FL B28 insured for hull value of $20K and $300K of liability through Jack Martin and Associates http://www.jackmartin.com/ for ~$700 a year. The policy is underwritten by Progressive. This year the deductible for hurrican damage doubled to ~$1K. I have an umbrella that takes the $300K u...

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Preston,
Thanks for the input. The pictures on their website don't show the hollow on the inside.

Paul J.

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I agree with uv. I have "agreed to" value insurance on boat + $300k liability (required for umbrella) and then umbrella which takes it up to $1M. Not only neurosurgeons but think about losing power coming into a dock and knocking a hole in one of Capt Pats redone 31's and putting her on the bottom. ...

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Leigh - I had the same job as a kid. A#1 sniffer. IRguy - I have the same check list. To me this is just common sense, but I guess too many folks don't get it. Floridaskater - I just bought the Fireboy m-r-1 fume detector and am installing this weekend. Got it from west marine and grout them an on-l...

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I'm considering replacing my control arms as well. Found these at Ongaro Marine... http://www.ongaromarine.com/knobs.htm

Anyone had any experience with these?

Paul J
1973 B28 - PALADIN

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Quick search on the internet found this site: http://www.hydeoutdoors.com/boats/randd/ follow the link to http://www.abraxasdesign.net/victory21/maintain.html and scoll down. Interesting that it seams at lower velocities, dimpling causes more drag, but at higher velocities (like golf ball) it reduce...

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Thought you might enjoy reading about this ultimate snow blower (454 V8, 412 HP, 430 ft lbs torque, 4WD). Pretty cool

http://www.gizmag.com/for-the-man-with- ... ower/4889/

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My 1973 had one more alpha-numeric hull ID than what the FL registration system allowed. They would not take the CT registration number as it didn't fit the FL computer system. What the FL system provides is the ability for you to to a "pencil trace". If you find the number, you get a special form f...

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Bruce... I'm in this business. Outlook for GPS is grim.... http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/gps-system-might-begin-to-fail-in-2010-government-accounting-of/ http://www.drudge.com/archive/121177/gps-system-close-breakdown Even if they can get the satellites built in time, there is a waiting list fo...

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Saw this video made by a friend of a friend who hooked a large tarpon while kayak fishing off of our beach here in Melbourne, FL. There are two segments to the video, but I only have the first link. Go to you tube and type in "Derek Jaffe" to see both. Gotta love it... fishing rod in one hand, paddl...

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Well guys... this is the business I'm in. Google and Microsoft use primarily DigitalGlobe and GeoEye satellite imagery for their high resolution data. The lower resolution imagery on Microsoft is our stuff. The Birds Eye View is provided by a company called Pictometry. They have a patented camera sy...

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My props are 17x17. My 5.7L (350ci) are carbed and rated at 270 hp, 4800 rpm. My crusing RPMs are typically 3200 - 3400 at 22knts. At WOT I have seen the tachs run up to 4400 at 28-29knts. But that's with the Rochester Quadrajet 4bbls wide open and I can't afford that gas bill. I like the 22-23 knt ...

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Thanks to everyone for advice and inputs over the past few months. After 5 months on the hard, I was able to hear the sweet sounds of my new 350's purring. It's been a long, hot summer with some unexpected twists, but we put fuel and fire to the new GM 350 V8's and they purred like kittens. I pulled...

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When I bought my 1973 B28, it had a CT title. I took it to my FL DMV to put the title in my name. They said that the Hull ID number had too many numbers in it. I said that the Hull ID embedded in the transom matched the number on the CT title. They said it can't, because the FL computer system didn'...

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H.R. 2652: Maritime Safety Act of 2009, submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives on June 2, calls for a study of the effect of blended fuels in marine applications. Section 23 mandates a survey to be conducted by the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, no...

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Installing engines today! Well... I'm 6 weeks behind my originally planned schedule, but it's finally ready. Kevin was right... planned for 5 weeks... took more like 12. Four major reasons: 1) Work... several items came up and I was unable to take the time off that I had originally planned. 2) Famil...

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Picked up my transmissions this weekend... literally. Darn things are pretty heavy. Boy they look nice! Great guys at TMI. They set me up with everything and even took time to go through installation and startup procedures. Spent ALL DAY in the bilge. You can get a lot done when you start at 5:30am ...

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I am able to reuse most everything including engine mounts. Took them to machine shop to be blasted and painted. I unwrapped the wiring harness, inspected and replaced anything suspicious and will reuse with the same plug. For the pulleys and such, I had them blasted and treated everything with Osph...

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Great news yesterday. I took both my Velvet Drives to Transmission Marine Inc (TMI) last Thursday to have them checked out and rebuilt. Got a call from them yesterday and they said both trannys were in relatively good shape and would not require much. They are rebuilding and including all new hoses,...

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On my gassers, I carry spare distributor parts (cap, rotor, sensor asbly), coil, couple of spare hoses, belts, fuel filter, hose clamps, fuses, duck tape. Looking into buying some rescue tape http://www.rescuetape.com/?gclid=CMmCgZGO7pkCFRJ4xgod3HiTTw. Best spare part is "the other engine". I have s...

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My 1973 B28 was modified just like the picture above for the bulkhead behind the dinette where the lower station was. Still have the small locker on the galley side. Really like the more open look and the natural light in the v-berth.

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I did a lot of studying on the issue and weighing my options. Port engine was ok, but both engines had about 1300 hours on them and were 15 years old. I put 700 hours on them in 4 years! Had little problems with them, mainly the electrical stuff... distributor, coil, starters as they rust out pretty...

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Mine is mounted on the cabin bulkhead on the port side under the port engine hatch... motor up. On a through hull fitting with ball valve. Separate inputs with y-valve so pump can be used as fresh water or raw water. Output goes to hose bib fitting on cubby before step-down.

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My B28 originally had a lower station. The previous owner removed it and it was one of the things that turned me on to the boat. The lower helm was removed and the bulkhead between the V-birth and rear cabin was cut open to have a half wall... opening up the V-birth to the rest of the cabin. This ma...

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Thanks for the words of encouragement and warning. I found out early in the process to double the budget. I tore down the stbd engine in Jan/Feb and began taking parts in to be machined and inspected. Long story short, had to buy several new items I thought I could reuse. Other "unknowns" yet to be ...

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I sent an email to Gen. Clark... here are the contents: Dear Sir, I read the article "Boaters, ethanol backers at odds over damage by fuel" By Bill Lambrecht, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 03/30/2009. Please be aware that ethanol and boats do not mix. Ethenol will cause severe damage to a boat's fuel sys...

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After 4 months of planning, studying and buying stuff, the repower of my 1973 B28 - PALADIN - begins! Plan is to have it worthy of float by the first week of May. Thanksgiving weekend I took her out on a nice run around the S. FL ICW. Long story short... blew out my sbd engine when the remote oil fi...

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They found the boat with one of the guys clinging on. The other three were separated... http://www.wftv.com/news/18835257/detail.html

It was blowing like a banchee this weekend... can't believe they went out.

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I bought a set of Craftsman Bolt-Out Damaged Bolt/Nut Remover Set. I have used them to remove intake and exhaust manifold bolts with ease. I highly recommend investment in this tool set.

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I contacted the POR-15 tech guy. He said same thing... High Temp "Black Velvet" good to 1200 deg but must be painted directly on sand-blasted metal. He said POR-15 is good up to 500 deg but cannot be used as base coast prior to applying high temp... high temp paint must be directly applied to clean ...

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Rawleigh, I am currently doing some work on metal parts and using OSPHO... I've had good experiences with it in the past. However, I learned about the POR-15 a few weeks ago and have some questions... Can you use POR-15 on high-temp parts like the exhaust manifolds? I read their website and couldn't...

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Scott... I'm in the middle of a gas repower (budget concious)... and have found some interesting options at the following site: http://www.michiganmotorz.com/Marine+Engines The have complete turn-key new marine inboard 8.1L 385 or 450 hp for $11,599. I have been on the phone with them a couple of ti...

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I'm in.

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