Interlux 2000e , 4 coats, 1st bottom paint coat applied when 4th coat wasn't fully cured
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- Dec 1st, '21, 09:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Did B31's originally have gelcoat on the hull?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9821
- Dec 1st, '21, 09:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: December Power & Motoryacht: Bertram 25 Reborn
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7022
Re: December Power & Motoryacht: Bertram 25 Reborn
I am curious............ Cam's boat, as reported in posts here before the T-Top was 48mph and after the T-Top 45mph or 39kts and that is with a single 300hp motor, another person here with a 300 zuki and a sport convertible had similar speeds to Cam before the T-Top. What does putting 2 x300hp get y...
- Nov 17th, '21, 15:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I'm not going to go there on the boat, any nice stereo I've ever had in a car has been temporary, installed, enjoyed for a period of time, then stolen. My plan is to stay low key put a the set of speakers which came with the radio up underneath the gunnels on my main bulkhead. I am more interested i...
- Nov 17th, '21, 11:30
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
Snipe - did you grind and then buff the bolts on your helm?
- Nov 17th, '21, 10:26
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
Email to Marina where I've had an engine on order since Feb 2021 Hi , I've not heard from you all summer... I've called and left messages repeatedly Are you still in business? Matt They finally responded today for the first time in forever: Matt I'm sorry but I haven't received any of your messages....
- Nov 15th, '21, 08:53
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you like wooden boat building
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12502
Re: If you like wooden boat building
Yannis - I've watched a few of the Tally Ho episodes Pete - Been to http://lowellsboatshop.com/ quite a few times, rented the Amesbury dory and rowed on the Merrimack River. I couldn't talk my parents into taking over their garage to build one since I lived in an apartment at the time so I bought a ...
- Nov 12th, '21, 08:23
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If we are doing sunsets n boats
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15653
Re: If we are doing sunsets n boats
I can't say if it is a good sign for the stripers, I didn't catch a slot fish this year, all were 30# or bigger or sub 24". It seems like there is a gap in the year classes.
- Nov 9th, '21, 09:00
- Forum: Hobbies, Crafts, non Boat projects
- Topic: Get in Shape!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13239
Re: Get in Shape!
Earlier this spring one of my co-workers got into going to a bunch of doctors and they had him on all types of pills, his solution was to dedicate time to daily exercise and he has been able to reduce and or drop off all of them. It took him 3-4 months to get himself cleared up and he is doing a lot...
- Nov 8th, '21, 16:23
- Forum: Hobbies, Crafts, non Boat projects
- Topic: Get in Shape!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13239
Re: Get in Shape!
Cam,
I hope that you get back into good condition soon. Lack of mobility is no fun. I've had a bunch of problems with my knees and multiple surgeries per knee. Do your rehab work......
I hope that you get back into good condition soon. Lack of mobility is no fun. I've had a bunch of problems with my knees and multiple surgeries per knee. Do your rehab work......
- Nov 8th, '21, 08:48
- Forum: Hobbies, Crafts, non Boat projects
- Topic: Get in Shape!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13239
Get in Shape!
Hi All, Around Labor day I did something dumb to myself and went in to have a Dr check it out and when I was there my blood pressure was pretty high. Being stuck in the house working for well over a year plus the stress from some major projects in work plus all the garbage going on in this world is ...
- Nov 5th, '21, 07:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If we are doing sunsets n boats
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15653
Re: If we are doing sunsets n boats
Carl, Rock Harbor seems to me to be a misnomer. It is on the inside of the elbow of the cape and is an expanse of sand. At low tide there is a massive sand flat which goes for miles on either side of the harbor channel. The harbor channel is very shallow and the use cut down old trees as channel mar...
- Nov 4th, '21, 21:23
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If we are doing sunsets n boats
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15653
Re: If we are doing sunsets n boats
one of my other passions is photography - here's some shots How about before Sunrise? not my B28 in the foreground https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cr1pgtfReWC4gqzn8 Another first light - Rounding Monomoy Island at 4:40am at 25kts https://photos.app.goo.gl/vfMAariZcpATg4NC8 east of Boston Harbor - sunrise ...
- Nov 4th, '21, 21:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: non-technical eye candy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5412
Re: non-technical eye candy
Nice Shots - I'm glad you are getting good use out of your rig!
- Nov 2nd, '21, 10:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
if you are interested in twins, please consider the Merc 150 four strokes that is based upon the 3.0L block. My uncle and one of my Buddies both have one and have had great luck with the motors. I've fished quite a bit on my buddy's 20' Seacraft and the 150 pushes it quite nicely and it sips fuel at...
- Nov 1st, '21, 07:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
Great point about the deck being higher.. Cutting down the transom on a B25 Bahia Mar is more complex because of the height of the cockpit deck. This is what mine looked like before I fabricated the transom module and notched the transom. As far as I can tell a 30 shaft outboard motor needs to be se...
- Oct 29th, '21, 13:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
Cam, Don't second guess the livewell I used a cut down plastic 55 gallon drum with a hose that went overboard for years, I hated it, It needed to be in a stern corner and would tilt the boat under way. Sometimes it would shift and the outflow hose would end up in the boat and I'd be pumping 1100GPH ...
- Oct 28th, '21, 16:50
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Eastwind 2022
- Replies: 288
- Views: 3510447
Re: Eastwind 2022
I guess I am a K.I.S.S. person, It definitely seems nice but it seems like it could be the source of more headaches and you would be locked into a proprietary system. I can't clearly identify how you would manually switch something if the electronic interface failed and that is souring my view of th...
- Oct 28th, '21, 15:26
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
Cam's post about prop depth is fairly important to me - when I install my bracket, I need to figure out the correct height then make the final marks lower so I have the option to raise or lower the motor by at least 2 if not 3 bolt holes on the outboard in order to be able to have some room to tune.
- Oct 28th, '21, 09:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
Peter,
Here's a top down view when I was putting the motorwell together
https://photos.app.goo.gl/28CRQuqebb1NBFcc9
Here's the overall profile view
https://photos.app.goo.gl/B7LcJNJ5v8PtW6Wy9
Here's a top down view when I was putting the motorwell together
https://photos.app.goo.gl/28CRQuqebb1NBFcc9
Here's the overall profile view
https://photos.app.goo.gl/B7LcJNJ5v8PtW6Wy9
- Oct 28th, '21, 08:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15886
Re: Repowering 25' Bahia Mar
Hi Greg, I'll tell you my story but it isn't worth much since my sorry A$$ can't find a motor to hang on the back of my B25 and tell you how it all turned out. I had twin I/Os and they were long in the tooth and I decided to remodel. I went back and forth about a full bracket vs hung on the transom ...
- Oct 26th, '21, 08:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
I think posts like yours and my gripes about gelcoat not fully curing late in the season should be a lesson to folks about how hard it is to do a project on a boat yourself if you are missing what I believe is the biggest ingredient - a good place out of the weather to do work. In the NE the weather...
- Oct 25th, '21, 14:20
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
WOW !!! really nice work
- Oct 14th, '21, 07:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
After given about a week for the top cap gelcoat to cure I did 2hrs of sanding last night to start to get rid of the orange peel surface. I used a light sander with 220 grit paper and went at it. There were a 3 spots no larger than a 1/2 dollar coin where the gelcoat on the surface did not cure well...
- Oct 8th, '21, 12:56
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I'm looking for some suggestions... I enclosed an area under both sides of the gunnels where the fuel line comes up from under the deck. So far I purchased 2 of the same hatches that I've used elsewhere on the boat and have set them up the same using the same distance off the deck and same distance ...
- Oct 7th, '21, 08:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Single engine B31- check it out
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13705
Re: Single engine B31- check it out
my experience tells me that our hulls are more efficient than we give them credit for. I did a test when I had I/Os and shut down one engine and lifted the drive then tried to plane on one motor, I was able to get the boat up on plane doing 17kts on 135hp, I had more to push out of the motor and pro...
- Oct 7th, '21, 08:38
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
This whole gelcoat the top cap has been a comedy of errors..... last weekend I checked the weather on Friday and the weathermen said Sat would be mid 60s and sunny and Sunday would be 70 and partially cloudy with rain moving in at midnight. Since Sat was our wedding anniversary and I know what is go...
- Sep 28th, '21, 09:42
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Orca sighting near Seattle
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7506
Re: Orca sighting near Seattle
I heard a couple of orcas were around the Cape this year, I've never seen one and would love to do so if I ever get a chance. In our area we get a whale show most every Tuna trip, standard operating procedures is to find the whales an get in with them to find the tuna. Minkes and Humpbacks are the m...
- Sep 28th, '21, 07:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
My project at work took way more time and attention than I thought it would, on top of that it has been raining quite frequently. In watching the weather forecast it looked like it wasn't going to rain Sunday into Monday so I took Monday off from work thinking I would finish the preparations of the ...
- Sep 14th, '21, 15:14
- Forum: Hobbies, Crafts, non Boat projects
- Topic: CNC Routers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 26246
Re: CNC Routers
Carl, I did similar to what you recommended to make some side plates out of 1/4" lexan for a friend who was making a Rasberry PI server. He did the case itself on a 3d printer then He got a file for the sides of the cases and I used multiple tool passes to cut it out. I used double sided tape to hol...
- Sep 14th, '21, 14:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Bay of Pigs" 31 Bertrams
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17111
Re: "Bay of Pigs" 31 Bertrams
I've heard of the uniflite making boats for the military in Vietnam before - not a Deep v per say, friends Dad has one, sides are almost 1" thick, he thinks it would stop most small arms
- Sep 10th, '21, 11:48
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
Thanks for the complement, I'm not sure as I deserve it as others on this site really do amazing work. I consider myself to be a journeyman and put in lots of effort to get my results. if one were contemplating a project on a shoestring budget, this thread should give them an idea of what they are i...
- Sep 10th, '21, 10:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Frozen engine mount nut
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9812
Re: Frozen engine mount nut
I am assuming that the motor mount is now bad and needs to be replaced all the solutions above are probably the right way to go about it but there is another shade-tree less elegant method, take some pressure off the 1/4 of the engine with the bad mount by jamming a piece of wood to support the moto...
- Sep 9th, '21, 07:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I did the 1st pass of fairing compound on the bow section last night. I was at the bottom of a 5 gallon pail of fairing and it was a little stiff so I didn't want to chance it not curing properly so I mixed the filler with more resin prior to adding catalyst so the whole process took me a bit more t...
- Sep 8th, '21, 15:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some layout questions
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13626
Re: Some layout questions
Hi Peter, I am a highly visual thinker - I personally need to see things in order to logically analyze where they need to go. My go to is to do a very crude drawing of the stuff that has to be where it is (ie engines and bulkheads) in something like MSpaint, then print off a bunch of copies and manu...
- Sep 8th, '21, 07:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
Operation - hide gelcoat crazing
Last night I got a layer of 1708 over the bow section and used 1.50oz mat to go into the curves of the outside lip.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ycamtR5pSmy8bDW68
I will cleanup the excess mat with a grinder and do some fairing tonight
Last night I got a layer of 1708 over the bow section and used 1.50oz mat to go into the curves of the outside lip.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ycamtR5pSmy8bDW68
I will cleanup the excess mat with a grinder and do some fairing tonight
- Sep 7th, '21, 15:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 42 Bertram? Need your help and advice
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14860
Re: 42 Bertram? Need your help and advice
on a similar note, within the last couple of years my parents picked up a Grand Banks 36' with single yanmar and setup for cruising for way less than your $200k budget, it is essentially 2 bedrooms and 2 baths on the water. It isn't going to win any races nor would it be fun to fish from but is damn...
- Sep 7th, '21, 07:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Getting Parts re-chromed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6465
Re: Getting Parts re-chromed
I've called or left email inquiries at a bunch of places. The guy at American stated that he doesn't do the small boat parts anymore.
- Sep 2nd, '21, 16:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
Did you figure out how to make that gutter that you have pics from Captain Pat? It looks a lot like a combination of fiberglass angle iron -- https://www.lbifiberglass.com/product/fiberglass-angle/ and a custom molding. to get some radius parts on my boat I took a 12" diameter sonotube and wrapped i...
- Sep 2nd, '21, 12:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Getting Parts re-chromed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6465
Getting Parts re-chromed
Hi All, since I am re-gelcoating my top cap I have taken off all the chrome parts, for the most part all my lees rod holders are in good shape, so is the hawse pipe for the anchor rode and bow lights. The stern hawse pipes are in reasonable condition and the front vents are in poor condition. Here's...
- Sep 2nd, '21, 10:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
nevermind - I looked at your pics again and see the 2nd layer of hose over the primary hose at all bulkhead locations.
- Sep 2nd, '21, 10:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cummins repower
- Replies: 353
- Views: 8378107
Re: Cummins repower
I have a question about where your fuel lines ran through the bulkheads. Did you put some type of chaffing protection there? the reason I ask is that I have 2 spots where I need to pass my fuel lines 1st through an under deck bulkhead and 2nd through my deck running up towards fuel filter. I was con...
- Sep 2nd, '21, 08:08
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
with some fairly serious pressure from my Better 1/2 to not work on the boat over labor day weekend, I ordered more resin to be delivered next tuesday.
- Sep 2nd, '21, 07:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Time to come clean
- Replies: 63
- Views: 89602
Re: Time to come clean
all I've got to say about painting yourself is go to the gym and get yourself in shape specifically your shoulders.... I've done this on small boats, my understanding every additional 3' of length is a doubling of volume. think of the process - - 1. sand the hull - this could be nasty if the gelcoat...
- Sep 1st, '21, 08:01
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
another item - I want to give a BIG thanks to Scott who advised me to get the Makita 1.5" belt sander https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/9031 expensive - yes but soooooo worth it Getting the inside corners as well as the outside lip it was invaluable as it tore off the old paint and gelcoa...
- Sep 1st, '21, 07:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I keep telling myself the enemy of good enough is better, then promptly choose better. Maybe some day I will learn but I did a topcap paint job on the boat in 2007 and while I have things apart I mind as well get it done well so I don't have to do it again. I've sanded all the flat parts of the top ...
- Sep 1st, '21, 07:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Time to come clean
- Replies: 63
- Views: 89602
Re: Time to come clean
Curiosity is getting the better of me, I've got no interest in a larger boat as my little Bertram project is getting the better of me but I'm trying to follow along and figure out where the major issues are and did a search on this site and found Captain Pat's page which he put together. Buddy Boy P...
- Aug 30th, '21, 08:01
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I ran out and took a couple of pics to give folks a better idea of what the cracks are that I am dealing with close up view of blisters and fine cracks - this particular area had been under fairing compound and was sealed up and didn't print through but I sanded all the fairing off to make sure I di...
- Aug 30th, '21, 07:42
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
- Replies: 527
- Views: 1240860
Re: Bertram 25 conversion to an outboard powered CC
I took Friday off to work on the boat but it was way too hot and humid so we went to the beach and I switched my day of work to Sunday with the prospects of the weather being cool and in the mid 70s. Sunday morning was cool but in the low 60s and humid as all heck so I didn't trust fairing and gelco...
- Aug 25th, '21, 13:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Setting initial timing on a Delco EST ignition
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7570
Re: Setting initial timing on a Delco EST ignition
https://www.perfprotech.com/blog/articles/mercruiser-engine-timing V6 and V8 Carbureted Models (Thunderbolt V Ignition) 1. Connect timing light (91-99379 or similar) to No. 1 spark plug wire. Connect power supply leads, if applicable, on light to 12 volt battery. Refer to Specifications – “Engine Ro...
- Aug 24th, '21, 07:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: B25 '68 advice
- Replies: 66
- Views: 56790
Re: B25 '68 advice
While I agree with Cam that your boat seems like it is on the heavier side, I do not agree with the concept that weight is the limiting factor on speed. my rig which was definitely less weight with I/Os had 270hp and could easily hit 33kts and with that I was under propped and probably could have hi...