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Bob H.

I just shot my hull with awlgrip, I used two quarts of color, mixed out to one gallon, I sprayed on 4 coats. Start VERY thin let it get tacky. Keep adding thin coats till coverage is just right.BH

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Harry you building another boat? Sounds like a cool project and bit smaller than Denada...BH

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Thanks Dan, they make a #4 high speed good to 10 knots. That must be some serious drag...Keith how deep you trolling for swordies?

Bob H.

some big fish in that feeding frenzy...and they get to witness it on a 31...BH

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What size planers do you guys use? BH

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Russ, Well done, she is quite the looker....more pics...BH

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Ha ha ha ha..moms nose hair...love the look on her face, and his....cya...BH

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Dug, Glassed in front windsheild and new hardtop??Ive been talking with Rick...Alchemy is getting quite the upfit...BH

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Keith, Looks good n strong, only suggestion I will add is to use fillets where the beam meets the hull and topside, a radiused inside corner will spread the load and straight or T seams add more stress in a localized area. I mixed up a combination of microfibers and high density fillers with epoxy u...

Bob H.

The rail was first cleaned with wax & grease remover after installation, then scuffed with 220, awlprep wipe prior to priming with 545 awlgrip epoxy primer, second scuff with 320, second coat of primer, then red scotchbrite 400 to take shine off 2nd coat of primer,tape off, paint lower half of rail ...

Bob H.

By flucking to fast as harry noted leads to instant galling...ouch..harry is a wise man indeed...BH

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Timely post I just painted the hull on tuesday...whisper grey...next step is cabin..BH

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And you think 31 bertrams are wet..theyd never see you coming into the beach...just aim for the giant spray..a lil V in the bow may help a touch..BH

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Very impressive...id say youve got a lil whip in the middle...lets see the fire n fix on the next video...now Ive got to learn how to post videos..raising the bar..BH

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Stephan, In the end you got to where you needed to be...the journey is part of the process..well done..you didn't give up..I done think bronze bolts are strong enough..and stainless may be too brittle..I will defer to Harry Babb on the right bolt to use..thats the beauty of the sandbox if one brothe...

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Im going Awlgrip, with clear over transom for the same reason JP noted, Kevin after the billion hours of prep and sanding I have logged rubbing down my 31 I hope the paint job lasts at least 10 years. I am convinced the many layers of 545 and high build primer helps to add years to any paint job. Af...

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Hey right back to you Randall...good to see your well...bet the paper boy has a tough time slinging those papers on the front porch...Update on my "restoration" almost ready for paint...almost..lol...BH

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Thanks Capt Pat. we spoke about this at Greenport a while back. Bertram juice may have affected the old memory bank that weekend...BH

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Harry, Repeat after me NEVER AGAIN....Ill stick to Bertram juice...that stuff just makes you hungry and numb...BH

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That it is Carl...The power of the sandbox...great post Tom...

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Takes a good eye to make changes "look" right. Flat straight lines are easy build but dont do the boat justice. Still a working girl doing her thing, fishing hard at 50+ years. BH

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Stephan, Most of my structural bulkheads were made of Okume plywood coated with epoxy, and 1708. Splicing in a new patch piece may be as labor intensive as ripping out and making a new rear bulkead. Cutting and glassing the entire bulkead out of the boat on a flat horizontal surface is much easier. ...

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Stephan, I like that idea as well, keeping it simple and giving you many attachment points. I rebonded as well, found very heavy gauge copper flashing that I had cut down to 1" continous strips on a band saw with a diamond blade. One piece stern to bow, to make turns you may need to fold at various ...

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Pete, Or in a class by itself...waaaay ahead of its time...fast forward to today ,bet you can still fnd a 31 running out with some serious machines..hope my 31 will be one of them..BH

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Bruce, At least were through with no fish for you Lubchenco..hope we make it through the next 4 years..the countries success depends on passing on what "this" generation knows to the next and letting them improve as they can..were sliding backward faster than anyone can imagine.. P.S. they are catch...

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Mark, Impressive an 83" girth...can you imagine that monster swimming up your spread, must have made one hell of a head wake and hole when she hit....BH

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Kevin, Thats a sweet old johnson, had one a way back, couldnt kill it...good luck on the blister job..BH

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Wow he made it seem so simple hope my entabulator is correctly connected to the thingy majig. BH

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Capt Pat, You make it look so easy...a removable fishbox is on my list...after I get her floating... some times you get stuck thinking in one direction..your detail sure helps get over and round those hurdles..where do you get your fiberglass extrusions? McNichols or McMaster Carr? Thanks for sharin...

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Bob, That is one sweet ride...you only get one shot at this life..cancer or not..I lost my Uncle at 62, my cousin at 39..live each day as you see fit, if that means building a sweet vet to chase down bagels, or a 31 to run to the edge just do it..because you can. BH

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Capt Pat, Did you make those removable fishboxes? Like more details on those if you did. Stephan, no such thing as a dumb question here...thats how you learn my friend..BH

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John, Thats one sweet Bahia Mar, being a bit partial, your just about at the finish line...enjoy the ride..BH

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I just got done cleaning up over two feet of snow, plowed for thirty hours straight...Ill trade winters with ya...nice pair of 31s...BH

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How true it is...

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That must have been a great trip...Brew could catch a fish in a tidy bowl..two great fisherman just doing their thing..BH

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Pete, Hope they get your knee figured out while your back up this way. Boston does have some of the best hospitals around..yes I am getting very close to done, been long boarding high build primer for bout three days now, almost ready for final primer....then.....PAINT..and the million loosed ends n...

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Stephan, Thanks for the visit, nice to share my progress with fellow Bertram Brothers..The Patron will stay on the shelf until I get her done..only then I will break it open and christen her proper. Making progress by leaps and bounds, and hope its an early summer splash. How much exactly does unobt...

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Stephan, Use ALL the available space you can as you reconfigure your exhaust. I Moved mine outboard after listening to the guys in the sandbox, then saw it first hand in PT Judith.BH

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Greenport first weekend..BH

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S, Saturday is boat day...got primer to sand...anytime after lunch is fine for a visit..BH

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With a walkaround should have been a no brainer till the fish tuckered out..BH

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Bob, Great shooting...love the air boat, must be a blast to run..BH

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Guess I will have to rethink the trailer capacity..15K or better..BH

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Stephan, That nickel will be the first in a long line of may that your ride will devour...Starting with bulkhead, use door skin or 1/4" plywood ripped into 1 1/2" strips cut up and hot glue together to make up your bulkhead template. I still have mine kicking around somewhere, your welcome to use th...

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Stephan, That looks pretty clean under there....Hope you make it out...whats the plan? BH

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Thanks again guys, on to the less glamorous chore of priming and fairing, hull is all done, cabin is next. Inch by inch Im going to get this done.BH

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Thanks Ray, thought you might like it..got a few ideas from your post a while back on bending and shaping wood, put them to good use.BH

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Frank, Thats the least we can do for those men..Cant Imagine living through that hell...My Fathers Uncle Calvin Higgins was lost off Okinawa on the USS Morrison, 19 years old, only son of Leroy & Harriet, tried three times to enlist before they finally allowed him to sign up, to this day I have a tr...

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Just read every one....those were REAL MEN...tuck your severed dangling arm in your belt and keep fighting and help your fallen brothers...good Lord...that is what our Country was made of..BH

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Frank, I agree with Capt Pat about boat handling and angler, mate, captain communication when fish is boatside. If you do alot of drift fishing the platform may cause alot of splashing when rolling back n forth, Ive seen many a big shark tied off to a swim platform in the tournaments we've been in. ...

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