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by Sheer Folly
Aug 21st, '22, 15:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sealing the lower helm dashboard
Replies: 3
Views: 2631

Re: Sealing the lower helm dashboard

Home Depot has it.
by Sheer Folly
Aug 21st, '22, 15:06
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sealing the lower helm dashboard
Replies: 3
Views: 2631

Re: Sealing the lower helm dashboard

Mortite! That’s what Bertram used to seal the instrument panel on my 1988 Bertram33 FBC.

Great stuff, seals well and allows for easy removal of the panel.
by Sheer Folly
Feb 1st, '22, 17:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wishing for warmer days
Replies: 78
Views: 31039

Re: Wishing for warmer days

Give me a COSTCO rotisserie chicken and a bottle of Frank’s Red Hot and I’m in heaven.

Save the monkey meat etc. for the more adventurous.

Richard
by Sheer Folly
Jan 23rd, '22, 07:06
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wishing for warmer days
Replies: 78
Views: 31039

Re: Wishing for warmer days

I think it was done mostly for the station wagon effect of exhaust fumes. My brother (who has a marine repair business) and I have done a few jobs to convert the exhaust out the sides rather than the stern for that reason and to also eliminate the soot buildup on the transom of boats with older Dies...
by Sheer Folly
Jan 22nd, '22, 06:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wishing for warmer days
Replies: 78
Views: 31039

Re: Wishing for warmer days

Yannis,

I have the same two ports on my Bertram 33, one for the exhaust and the vent for the generator blower. Air intake on the port side vent and exhaust out the starboard vent.

Richard
by Sheer Folly
Dec 27th, '21, 18:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New galley in progress
Replies: 25
Views: 11557

Re: New galley in progress

You guys are just too funny!

Remember, when it comes to the head, bathroom, or whatever you want to call it.

Women rules!
by Sheer Folly
Dec 4th, '21, 09:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Did B31's originally have gelcoat on the hull?
Replies: 14
Views: 9397

Re: Did B31's originally have gelcoat on the hull?

When I did my Bertram33 FBC, I used as a fist coat a non ablative (red) bottom paint as a “show coat”. I then applied two coats of black ablative paint. The red show coat has help identify areas in need of additional attention on future coats of bottom paint. Just my 2 cents, for what it’s worth. Ri...
by Sheer Folly
Oct 19th, '21, 03:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DRIPLESS SHAFT LOGS
Replies: 14
Views: 6855

Re: DRIPLESS SHAFT LOGS

Tony, I’m on the boat at the dock most afternoons during the week and go a short distance to a cove mooring for an overnight most weekends. Also Make a few weekend trips to ports along the Long Island and Connecticut shores. Really don’t put many running hours on the boat, that must by why the diffe...
by Sheer Folly
Oct 16th, '21, 10:56
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DRIPLESS SHAFT LOGS
Replies: 14
Views: 6855

Re: DRIPLESS SHAFT LOGS

My 1988 Bertram33 FBC had the standard stuffing box when I bought it in 2004, I replaced the flax packing about 3 yrs later with Gortex packing and just last month replaced it with Gortex again. Most of the rings of packing looked like the day I put them in and I had kept them adjusted for no drip f...
by Sheer Folly
Oct 11th, '21, 05:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rubrail Water leak
Replies: 3
Views: 3117

Re: Rubrail Water leak

I agree with Bruce, caulking the top seam will stop the rain water from entering the hull and eliminate most of the dirt streaks that show up on the hull sides. I didn’t caulk the underside of my rail because I have the original aluminum rail and don’t want to trap water that would accelerate corros...
by Sheer Folly
Aug 17th, '21, 05:20
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Classic Bertram FB, Zombie, I eat your Skin
Replies: 11
Views: 7762

Re: Classic Bertram FB, Zombie, I eat your Skin

God, I loved that show.
Thanks for bringing back the memories!
by Sheer Folly
Jun 24th, '21, 16:39
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help incurance co names for an orig 62 31 express
Replies: 8
Views: 6000

Re: help incurance co names for an orig 62 31 express

Last year my insurance company dropped all boat insurance. I had a tough time finding a insurance company that would cover a 1988 Bertram33 FBC for less than double what my old policy cost for the same coverage and all required a survey, which was a problem as the boat was shrink rapped in the water...
by Sheer Folly
Jun 20th, '21, 05:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Perko Sea Strainer--Cork vs. Rubber Gaskets
Replies: 5
Views: 5304

Re: Perko Sea Strainer--Cork vs. Rubber Gaskets

I have cork on my 1988 Bertram33 FBC, engine and gen sea-strainers and they are original, if that tells you anything.
by Sheer Folly
May 31st, '21, 07:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In search of a Sendure!
Replies: 4
Views: 4440

Re: In search of a Sendure!

Rawleigh,

Take a look at Lenco (lencocoolers.com).

They are located in Long Island, NY and their prices and delivery are very good.

I’ve used them for oil, transmission and heat exchangers for years with excellent results.

Richard
by Sheer Folly
May 28th, '21, 06:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Be careful picking up heavy objects
Replies: 26
Views: 16089

Re: Be careful picking up heavy objects

When I had back problems, my doctor told me “don’t lift anything heavier than a lady’s skirt”

After several black eyes from doing that, I changed doctors.
by Sheer Folly
May 13th, '21, 06:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heat exchanger anodes
Replies: 15
Views: 9185

Re: Heat exchanger anodes

I think the problem is that there is a rubber wear strip on the cradle that holds the heat exchanger, preventing it from being connected to the boats bonding system. I was going through zincs at a rate of 2 to 3 a year on my 1988 454’s. Last year for my Winter layup (in the water) I soldered a male ...
by Sheer Folly
Apr 28th, '21, 05:07
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Swim Ladder for Bertram 28 Moppie
Replies: 12
Views: 9049

Re: Swim Ladder for Bertram 28 Moppie

I’m not sure it’s custom as I have the exact same ladders on my 1988 Bertram33, except the swim ladder is mounted on the starboard side and the boarding ladder is on the port.

Works well in that it flips down and up easily, but those 1” round rails are tough on bare feet!
by Sheer Folly
Apr 14th, '21, 06:25
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B25 Trim Tabs
Replies: 14
Views: 8079

Re: B25 Trim Tabs

Carl, you’re right, but the older I get the more “forgetter” I get. I’m 74 and counting.
by Sheer Folly
Apr 14th, '21, 05:13
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B25 Trim Tabs
Replies: 14
Views: 8079

Re: B25 Trim Tabs

I know I’d like to have them, if I forget to bring my tabs up all the way I can’t back into my dock slip worth a dam!
by Sheer Folly
Oct 20th, '20, 06:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to prevent Gasoline/Ethanol related issues
Replies: 8
Views: 7157

Re: How to prevent Gasoline/Ethanol related issues

After replacing the fiberglass tank on my Bertram33 FBC with an aluminum one, I was still concerned about the ethanol phasing out and creating a very corrosive condition in the bottom of the tank. My solution was to design and build a vent line filter that used a desiccant to filter any moisture in ...
by Sheer Folly
Mar 2nd, '20, 18:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 33 Site
Replies: 5
Views: 4736

Re: 33 Site

I’ve been having the same problem.
All the other areas of the site seem to work okay, just the forum section that doesn’t.