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Sea surface temp charts don't look all that encouraging. It doesn't appear that any eddies are breaking off the stream northeast of us that would travel down the 100 fathom curve towards us. We need one soon to stock the local canyon waters. I've been hearing disappointing reports from our local can...

What a great story Jimmy. He sounds like a great kid; you have reason to be proud!

Ken

Steve, Is there any clearance available at all between the engines and the hatches? The link below is for the product I'm going to test out. It is only 1/8 inch sheet thickness and the guy also carries it in 1/16 if you're REALLY tight. I figure for $20, it's hard to go wrong. Haven't received it ye...

A BIG thank you Capt. Patrick for the fast & detailed response! You've given me the confidence to take this project on.

Ken

Probably another dumb question that has been answered here before but here goes anyway. I have a 1986 B28 Bahia Mar (Express model) that I find to have one truly annoying feature. The scupper holes on the transom are ridulously small and do not even reach all the way down to the deck. Trying to wash...

Thanks guys. I was able to locate some neoprene material pretty similar to the original seals. Believe it or not, I finally found what I was looking for on eBay!

Ken

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a source for the right material to replace the engine box and deck hatch seals on my 1986 28 Bahia Mar. They are both starting to give up the ghost and I'm having a devil of a time trying to locate a supplier of suitable replacement material. My apologies in advance if this...

I'm experimenting with propspeed this season & have put it on all the running gear on my 28. Won't know how its doing until later this season. The guy on Ship-Shape TV gives it a pretty ringing endorsement. Not sure how much that's worth but it caught my attention. The stuff is quite expensive but i...

Brewster,

Just wanted to say thanks again for the tip on the bite. Did a Friday into Saturday overnighter & managed to boat our very first swordfish. In fact, we went 2 for 4 on swords. I owe you one! Man, the word is out about that bite. It looked like a floating city at the 100 square.

Ken

Thanks a bunch for the tip Brewster. We all owe you one! I'll be out there Friday night into Saturday. Ken on the Tunacious out of Babylon. Give me a shout on 68 or 72 if you're going to run.

28 ft Bahia Mar

Just wondering if anyone heard an update on when the article is going to run???

I spoke with Rob yesterday and it sounded as though he would use some of the facts from our discussion in his article. It would be nice to use this as leverage to get the feds to allow the marine industry to get avgas. I also hope it puts some pressure on the engine manufacturers to do a better job ...

If you need another NYer to speak with him, I would be glad to chip in. I've had engine damage to new (less than 200 hours) Crusader engines plus the cost of replacing both of my fiberglass tanks. Warranty on the engines was denied. I'm staring at a 5 digit total reapir bill. You can send him my way...

David, I'm replacing my 190 gal rear glass tank in my 28 Bert with a 260 gal aluminum tank. New tank is made with 3/16 metal and will be coated. Was quoted $4,625. Thought that was robbery but started checking around. Seems that sheet aluminum has pretty much doubled over the past year. THat price i...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. Hyena, I'm curious if you had to use trim tabs or anything else to "retrim" the boats attitude at cruising speed. I'm hoping that you did not notice that big a change in the boat's handling with the extra ~600 lbs in the aft.

I am looking for opinions on the right tank size to replace the fiberglass tank on my 28 Bertram Bahia Mar. I use the boat mainly for offshore fishing and need all the range I can get. I was just told today by the tank fabricator that he could squeeze in a 315 gal tank to replace the stock 190 gal o...

Peter, I'm not one of the people you addressed your question to but I hope that perhaps I can help. I am in the process of replacing the glass tank in my '86 Bertram with aluminum. I was planning on taking a "wait and see" approach to the ethanol / fiberglass tank issue since there were so many conf...