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I have a slightly taller (2 inches) and more aggressive angle smoke windshield that is new, never installed and low on my list of projects at this point. I also have the brand new mounting hardware, rubber bottom trim, and end caps to complete the mount.

Call me if you want 978-430-9278

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I saw you out on the Piscataqua on Saturday from land. Could tell she was a nice 31. Just great looking boats.

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Criag- Sounds like the cabrera engine box system will be not be wide enough for gas engines based on the fact that the bridge had to narrowed. This would make things very complex. I opted to go with the kit assuming I would avoid much of the fabrication part of this job... Marlin- the bridge piece i...

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I have a few questions for those of you who have installed the Cabrera deck system. Will the Cabrera engine boxes be wide enough to hold gas V8s until I re-power? Every photo I have seen has a pair of inline 6s, or some of the larger Cats squeezed in there. Who has opted for buying the deck frame su...

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Hi All- Hope everyone is enjoying summertime and the ocean. I am high and dry this summer and have been unable to get a lot of headway on my tank, deck, bulkheads and engine box rebuild. I tore out the teak deck, substructure, tank, and aft engine bulkhead this spring. So far I have built a coosa af...

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This is why I asked:

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1976/Be ... Nlkj28rJhE

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Hope y'a'll are getting ready for the pre-summer boat prep-spring is here today! Does anyone on the board have the Crusader 8.1 Captain's Choice MPI 385hp (496ci) (also came in 425hp). Any information on them would be helpful such as ~cost to repower with them, value, performance numbers. What would...

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I am also about to replace the Tank. Mine is still the original fiberglass tank but it has been coated with a product made AOC called Viple f764, see the link http://www.aoc-resins.com/pdf/web_F764.pdf. I am replacing because the tank is small and my 440s rip though it fast, and who knows how long t...

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I am going to rip out my old teak deck and build a new cockpit sole for Old Sport. The job will include beefing up the strut pads, new rudder posts, and new fuel tank. End goal is to have a 100% composite deck and substructure. I have not decided if I am going to buy a kit or make it myself. Would l...

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New cockpit sole and sub deck, new tank (2500$ alone for tank) will run 12-15k depending on the fit and finish done at a quality yard from the quotes I have been seeing for my on deck replacement. Also figure in some more money for all the sub deck stuff, from wiring to plumbing and maybe new ground...

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carb engines, 700 min. I have been running about 750 to keep the 440s going in and out

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http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/IMG_2803.jpg http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/IMG_2806.jpg http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/IMG_2772.jpg http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/IMG_2764.jpg Saw this really sweet B20 Sportsman down in...

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Congratulations Dug, and to the rest of your family. Best of luck with all!

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The tabs were on the boat and I decided to leave them for now. They are so large and I could not deal with keeping the stainless growth free all season so left them painted. Some of you may have seen this before but, with one engine off the trim tabs can actually be used to over correct the rudders ...

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Last year I used barrier coat on the trim tabs after fully cleaning them and then coated with my bottom paint. 50% of the paint has fallen off including the barrier coat. What is the best way to get the bottom paint to stick to these stainless tabs?

DJ

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Light staining- Magic Erasers work wonders on it. Use light cleaning soap, simple green, or if heavy stain use Roll Off. Heavy Staining- WHINK Rust Stain Remover works very well, mix some with water and use GLOVES!! and wipe around the rust area. Then wipe clean with new cloth. I used this on the St...

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Thank you guys I will call around to see what sounds good. Dug are you getting rid of your aft bulkhead windows? I might be interested in one set, frame window glass, as my boat only has a window on the port side. 20 Bahia mar is close to being sold to a guy who may restore her... Old Sport has a lo...

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Want to get the newly acquired original bow chock, along with side steps and some other chrome hardwear re-chromed. Would like to send them to a place in new england area. Might have the original gauge panel chromed as well, really love the classic 1960s cadillac look of it chromed- combined with my...

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Dug looks awesome. You were not kidding when you told me she was getting some serious love.

These guys are the real deal, nothing like having a good yard do it right.

Quite a bit of dedication(from Dug's checkbook) and a lot of F/G dust inhaled (not by Dug)

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JImmy this boat is sick. A cruise at 30knts... This is proof that you can have a way cooler, classic Bertram 31 that competes with the new large center console large outboards in terms of speed/price, and blows them out of the water in terms of quality. must feel great up on a bridge at close to 40m...

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Dug I ground right through mine that I could not get out.

My aluminum trim was mostly attached by small screws though.

sanding under the fly bridge cap/rounded edge is really fun...

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Just did some hand tossing off the flybridge. It was a flat day out so easy to toss and to shoot

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Went out and did some skeet shooting off Old Sport. Engines are running smoothly but still not sure about rpm issues, even after the stb engine was fully rebuilt I am only getting 3800 rpms. This must be max rpm for these 440s, really thought I could get more out of them, currently 3800rpm with my 3...

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I love the yellow hull with matching soft top on the flybridge. I would like to do something similar down the road. Do you have any photos of the boat at dock or moored/just a good side profile pic?

DJ

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I found a pair of 19x17 3 blade bronze props for around 600 locally and they are the right 1 3/8 size. worth trying? will the 19in props fit ok with the 1962 style down angle shaft?

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While most of you that have the gassers are using 454s, I have a prop question for my 440 chryslers. 1- previous 440 owners, what max rpms did your engines turn 2- what size wheels did you use. My boat is doing 3800rpms and around 27knts with 3 blade 16.13 I believe. My BW are 2:1, not the ideal set...

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Rocket,

by small block you mean a 350 v8 block (possibly bored out or tuned for the 320hp I bet)

What does it do for speed and fuel consumption?

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I love the 20 Bahia. Keeping an eye out for a 4.3 block on craigslist to maybe fix my cracked 2006 vortec. i splashed it this weekend and it actually ran amazing, did almost 40 mph. Considering the cost of getting a nice new block and rebuilding cost I was thinking about just putting in another engi...

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this is a sick fishing machine. what was the total build time?

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Pete,

If you have the chance you should go check out the boat its at Crockers in Manchester on the dock. Short drive from Peabody.They were the ones that pulled the engine for the rebuild and let us keep the boat on the dock for the rest of the season.

My dad and I know Bob well.

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Found a new one for 477$ much cheaper than a rebuild kit and paying someone a few hours to rebuild it. I may buy a rebuild kit and try to fix the old one for a spare.

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Blown water pump on one of the 440s, looking online and can only find it for around $500. Anyone have any ideas where to get one of these. Must be hard to come by these days.

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NAV

The cylinder it self It must have blown the rings and that caused the scaring to the walls

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My boat I was hoping would be something I would bring back from neglect and could cruise around the north shore for a few years, just trying to enjoy the water. nothing crazy. I am planning on working in hopefully commercial real estate or some type of financial services. I am hopping that some day ...

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Well it was just my parents 28th anniversary. In the 28 years my dad has been married he has had 30 boats, 13, 15, 17 whalers, 20, 26 shamrock, countless lymans, grady white 24, lake boats, mako 21, mako 23, lobster boats 32 holland among them, brownells, Tartan 37, the list goes on. One woman thoug...

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"Boats come and go" Mike. But a good woman will stay.

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Starboard engine cylinder 3 has major damage. I am searching for a Starboard 440 or a set of used 454s or something. wonderful.

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Also I hope the bride to be is very understanding about you spending "excessive" time and money working on the boat. My girlfriend almost gave me the "It's one or the other talk"

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You have good taste if you want to have a retro bertram. (but outboards... not the classic bertram look)

I just did a 31 exterior restoration, and although a bit bigger than a 25 it is a crazy amount of work. I wish you luck.

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Time to do an IPO on my boat for some capital.

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Thanks guys for the imput. Compression was right around 130-135 on all cylinders except cylinder 3, pretty much zero compression. Spark plug was covered in oil, and the plug electrode was gone... I noticed that the plug wire on the stb engine cylinder 3 kept coming loose from the plug wire last summ...

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Looks like a great day for some high speed cruising. The wake at speeds like that always gets me turned on

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40hrs running time since I put the boat in and I think I lost an engine. I have read that many of you have had the 440s at some point or another in the older 31s. I am going to do a compression test on the engine tomorrow to get a better idea of what is going on but... my starboard engine is blowing...

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I love all the go pro videos. Cant wait for some videos of the fish coming on. I just got a go-pro, wont be for the Old Sport resto but you will see some ducks getting blasted come open season! I like the hard top its like a buggy top, you 100% need something up on the bridge I have already got my f...

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She is in the water. Keep an eye out around Boston/North shore and Nantucket the following weeks! http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/10492081_10204410214478858_175804586639262240_n.jpg http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/djcasey10/10421540_10204410213598836_506380691769974713_n....

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http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/4615274943.html

I found these. They are in nice shape. Actually interested myself in them but do not have any money after all the work I have done this year on my boat.

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I am kinda already wishing I got the awlcraft 2000. Thanks for all the tips guys. I hope the hull will come out nice the final shoot, fingers crossed. From there on out its going to be treated like my baby, not only because it is but to keep that hull nice. Nice soft fleece fender covers are going o...

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Well I cannot return the ice blue awlgrip... so thats a problem. The rub rail up is already done in matterhorn awlgrip and there are only 3 spots on the entire shoot that are getting to me, one being a bug, on the flybridge very top, on the area right below where the windshield goes, I am going to t...

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It's normal Awlgrip, I have 1 gallon of it, looking to do 3 coats on the entire hull

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those of you who have awlgriped your hull... How much paint did it take to do 3/4 coats?

I am spraying ice blue on and only have one gallon of paint right now

How does one fix spots like a dead bug or some small are of runs? just reshoot that area?

DJ

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