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Re: A Piece of Movie History for sale.

I love that movie, must of watched it 1000 times

Are you going to eat your fat?

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Re: A Piece of Movie History for sale.

Hey, You scratched my anchor!!

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I found that my passengers typically wanted to sit in the stern of the boat on the engine cover, 2 people on the engine cover + a full livewell, the boat would wallow, if I could get those people to sit in front of the center console the boat ran better. I never ran with a lot of weight in my cabin ...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Captbone, I will be curious as well, I know I took a lot of weight out of the boat with various different components but I did put quite a bit back and I believe that I have taken steps to keep the weight as close to my old configuration as possible where the weight on the boat was more concentrated...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I think Cam can hit high 40s mph top end and cruises 26-29mph from what I remember on his posts I would think just a tiny bit better than what Cam is getting as I did a lot to keep my boat light and my doghouse is a bit more aerodynamic than his center console, on the other hand I would think his 30...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Cam, I am curious how much heavier duty the HD model is vs the standard duty 14" setback model that I got a while back. I didn't realize it at the time as the specs on it said it could support a 300HP motor but those specs are probably for a bass boat with a 20" leg as they only support 625# Of cour...

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Re: New 28' Bertram

I am not sure what is going on aesthetically, it has the carolina style raised bow area and a hard transition line that continues forward, there seems to be a lot going on in a small area mid-ship. That hard line near the water line on the transom seems a bit weird to me as well, I guess I like clea...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

When you start with the bar really low, there is only one way to go, up. Then again, if you had my luck, you'd trip over it

Hopefully I can get most all of my moving done this weekend and start making progress again next week.

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Re: Tracing circuits

I typically use a multi-meter and an extra long lead and do continuity tests, I am pretty good with that setup and would like to understand the additional value of the powerprobe. does the power probe send a signal on the line and the receiver allow you to touch the outside of a jacketed wire to det...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Captbone, I think you are right about getting something to let me tilt the motor a bit more, where it is at right now is probably good enough. I did buy a 14" setback jackplate but it is only rated for 625# which is @50# less than the 300 Zuki I have on order. I don't know if I just suck it up and b...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

my buddy came over and helped me get the motor on the boat after work today, it took 20 min to lift up the engine on a cherry picker and then roll it down the driveway and sliding it over to the area where I park the boat. It was a little dicey sliding the cherry picker sideways and I ended up movin...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Cam, The trailer is a venture 7200# model with bunks. I got it in 2008 and It originally came with 4 drum brakes but they rotted out and I replaced with Kodiak Disk brakes. Other than the brakes which I improved upon I think the trailer is quite stout and could serve well over the 7200# capacity, ea...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I had to get my boat out of the driveway over lunch today for real estate photographer to take pics of the house, so I parked the truck in a nearby supermarket and waited for the photographer to work. It was the first time I was able to get any distance away from the boat to see what the lines looke...

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Re: Rod Holders & Backing Plates for Bluefin Tuna

the backing pieces fully fill up under the gunnel, here's a pic of the stern when I was building the motorwell. I don't have pics of the side gunnels but those pieces have a similar setup except that I didn't fill up the raised portion with strips of fiberglass, I just used excess filler. https://ph...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I put in the forward rod holders in last night and reinstalled my mid ship cleats. The gunnels are wide enough that I was able to make sure that the but end of the rod holders did not stick out past the plane of the inside top cap edge https://photos.app.goo.gl/o8SCUNHi86qehSjz5 -30 degree lee stand...

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Re: Rod Holders & Backing Plates for Bluefin Tuna

I haven't put them to test but here's what I've got, 30 degree forward angled out, 15 aft, 0 degree swivels on transom all lees HD with the deeper mount https://photos.app.goo.gl/zrF8U5KwyR2XMzp86 I fitted and epoxy'd in 3/4" Marine ply under the top cap, and will be through bolted - here's a core c...

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Re: Obstruction Buoy, an aid to navigation.

someone's in for a bad day with that sitting on the beach

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Re: Repowering Bertram 25 and cleaing up engine bay, need help to identify a part.

I can guarantee one thing, the list of dumb things that I have done puts me WAY ABOVE average and this conversation has me re-thinking putting a rod holder anywhere near the gas fill.

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Stuff has been happening on the boat, SLOWLY... our house is going on the market next week and I've got to get the boat out of the driveway so I've been spending some time on the boat. Last friday I repacked the wheel bearings on the trailer, word of advice, those center caps with the rubber inserts...

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Re: Need Carpentry Advice - Hatch Frame

I did some more work on the hatch frame last night I got the inside piece somewhat scribed to the top cap and cut all the side frame pieces to size. I am going to leave the piece of wood which sits on top of the cabin long until after the side frames are installed. The side pieces are going to be a ...

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Re: Need Carpentry Advice - Hatch Frame

Hi Carl,

I like the idea of that hatch top, I'm curious of the size for the cost that they have listed. If it works out I wouldn't mind the top being a material that can take the weather yet still have some bling with the wooden frame.

by ktm_2000

Re: Repowering Bertram 25 and cleaing up engine bay, need help to identify a part.

might be a required part for some in the boating population.....

I recently was told a story by a new boater how they put 10+ gallons of gas down a rod-holder onto their deck while on a trailer at a gas station. I'm not sure how their nose didn't catch that sooner amazes me.

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Re: Need Carpentry Advice - Hatch Frame

I got a lunch break today so I did some more looking and took a couple more pics to help think through this. This would be what it looks like on the inside, only difference is that I would push the lip piece in flush to the inside making one flat section (I needed to push it back to allow the clamp ...

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Re: Sunken sportfish

You all might not appreciate my choice in football teams but this guy Fitzy does some pretty good comedy about the Pats.

My favorite beer coosie - http://store.townienews.com/gfy-sticker ... ozies.html

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Need Carpentry Advice - Hatch Frame

Hi all, I will be moving soon and won't have easy access to the full wood shop which I currently have so I spent saturday starting to build the hatch frame for the cabin on my boat. I think I have the lower frame figured out fairly well as I will sandwich the Nida-core bulkeads with 3/4 Mahogany on ...

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Re: What I want in a boat!

Tony,

I actually ran into Bob on the Downeast forum and saw that he had a Bertram with the top that he built and sent him an PM and he provided me links to his photo album. I can't find the links now but from what I remember it was a fabulous build.

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Re: What I want in a boat!

I know this is Heresy on a Bertram board but I think you are describing a custom built lobster boat.
https://downeastboatforum.com/

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Re: 25 Bertram for $300k

I am not going to say that my project is even anywhere near the same level of construction and finish as that boat. I will be into my project for <50k with 1/2 of that cost a new suzuki 300 motor, the rest is mainly parts and building materials not a lot of services in that cost. I am sure if I took...

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Re: Old Repairs- Never trust them!

I don't remember the pain of being under the boat, but it took me a while to sand and fill and I only have a 25'
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4uPGLV27oyBDmykX8

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23' I Ray Hunt Hull?

Hi All, I was surfing my local craigslist over a lunch time meeting and found this listing. I have no affiliation with the seller and was curious if it was an early hull design as Ray Hunt was around the newport area. https://southcoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/mattapoisett-23-ft-ray-hunt-hull/750405518...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I'm going to do some hating on Navico.......... I took the day off to work on the boat and didn't get too far, spent a little over an hour getting the steering ram setup and bleeding out the air bubbles from the system, miracles never cease, I got the hoses setup right the 1st time. I then moved ont...

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Re: UV

I never met or talked with him, Saturday morning while cleaning out the garage of boat renovation items for hazardous waste day I came across one of the corrosion X cans that he sent me. I had a chuckle remembering the lines about Rouxs, clears and magic potions. It reminded me I need to order some ...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I was able to get the 11/32" drill bit and tried drilling out the rubber puck, it went through the rubber but not a clean hole. I've put the puck in the freezer and will try re-drilling the hole when I get a chance.

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Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project

it looks like a early 60's Bertram 25 with the curved windows in the background of the last pic

by ktm_2000

Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I haven't looked for the bit yet, if it is common I should be able to find one locally. I am close on the house project, house should be on the market by middle of July, the boat has to be out of the driveway for the sale so I need to get that done enough to get the motor on, I've skinny'd down the ...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

Tony, I did check a bunch of times and my caliper doesn't need to be reset to read right https://photos.app.goo.gl/xaeF7jE67tUNkaDfA When googling I came across this page which states common drill sizes so I did the math to see which was closest https://homerepairgeek.com/define/drill-bit-sizes.html

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I haven't done much on my boat for quite some time. I get so close to getting her done and finally get a motor but life steps in my way and priorities are priorities, unfortunately the boat has fallen down the list. We've been denied school choice in our city so we've been getting our house ready to...

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Re: Mystery fish!

Cam, You are doing quite well, I was going to initially say a small white marlin based upon the one shot showing the head but I didn't see any of the dorsal fins so it confused me. Did you find and floating debris and were the mahi under it? in the NE we always stopped and circled anything floating,...

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Re: B28 Hull Drawings?

Rick,

I am not sure why google doesn't let you zoom in on that, try downloading a copy and opening it up locally.

If that doesn't work for you, my local copy on my PC can be zoomed in on, maybe google is reducing the resolution, I could email you a copy directly.

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Re: 25 RESTO--EXSPENSIVE

Cam,

Your boat is the only one I've seen which competes with that rig, I see where in my opinion his boat is nicer in some cases and your boat nicer in other cases. If you could get that guy's asking price or anywhere near it, I would say go for it.

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Re: What is this?

I'm glad that I could help.

my favorite saying from one of my friends, "Every now and again, the sun shines on a Dog's Ass"

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Re: What is this?

I have the rear hawse pipes out of my boat when I went to gelcoat the gunnels, that piece looks a lot like the clamp which holds them down from the underside

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Re: Battery advice

Towing with an electric vehicle is when you find out that it really does not have a range of 300 miles. Towing significant loads cuts the range down considerably. That Home Depot has been a treat for high intelligence people - was there Friday night and a guy was loading 16' pieces of trex decking ...

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Re: B28 Hull Drawings?

daytrip - the guy who built out the tricked out B28 which was made to a CC with twin outboards seems to have modeled the hull, he might be able to share data

https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-fo ... tch-5.html

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Re: B28 Hull Drawings?

here's a similar one for the B25- more explicit - tells you cross section and where to put the cradles
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PfomxMgKZjJtYkTa6

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Re: B28 Hull Drawings?

Yannis you can build a cradle based upon that drawing if you can read the numbers. has multiple stations (vertical slices) drawn out, look for a video on lofting, back in the day they would do it on a big floor and mark out dimensions on the floor and connect them with battens to figure out how to m...

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Re: B28 Hull Drawings?

I did a google search and this popped up on THT

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thehul ... 171aa.jpeg

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

great stuff - low expansion = NOT on the homefront I replaced my front door with a new fiberglass door with my father in law, he did the carpentry side of it to make it plumb and level and before I trimmed out the inside I attempted to foam it in. I used the low expansion stuff and filled up the gap...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I was able to spend some time last night and got my rear battery switch and negative power post setup with some stainless studs drilled, 4200 sealed and installed https://photos.app.goo.gl/fNwLGHNAPJ2fadej6 I also got my manifold to select which fuel pickup installed - I hate 4200 - I will probably ...

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Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC

I haven't been posting much lately. working 50+ hrs a week, trying to get my house ready to sell and the boat keeps getting pushed to the back of the list. No pics but, I've got the bracket on, thru-hulls in, extra braces under the deck holding the doghouse down, engine wiring harness run, NMEA2000 ...

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