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I agree, great looking work!!!

Do you have a couple of extra hours to come by and finish my boat?

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Go Ahead, Make my day, Pass me on the hill because I am not speeding enough. Water moves back to the transom and kicks the pump on

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the depraved individual I am...

I get great satisfaction when trailering the boat and the bilge pump kicks on and shoots water 10' out from the side of the boat. I've yet to give a blast of tasty bilge water to a convertible car with it but have definitely got a few cars with the juice.

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I sanded out the glass in the cabin floor as well as the panels I did in the side of the cockpit and did a first pass with some filler.

Let's just say, Fiberglass itch + a sunburn from this weekend is not a fun combination

no pics tonight

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Bill, I am wondering if they were churning them out fast or if there were gaps in the numbers? It is also interesting the gelcoat color on the stringer grid Rawleigh, My calls to the Marina have been somewhat fuzzy - they still are saying mid July but are saying it in a way that I have ZERO confiden...

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It is interesting to see the differences in what people call fish based upon their region. in the NE, Bluefish are the yellow eyed demons with sharp teeth that are a blast to fight yet not all that great table fare https://www.onthewater.com/video-insane-bluefish-blitz They are not picky as to what ...

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I was on the southside of the Cape Cod and doing some kayaking, the tide was extremely low.

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Since I have no idea when I will end up getting a motor I also started working on finishing off my cabin. For folks who haven't read through the whole project, I cut down the cabin 22" and made the cockpit larger, as a part of that there were some cubbie holes for storage which would not work any mo...

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Hi Cam,

If there is a low spot, can you just put more filler in those areas and cover up the guide coat or do you need to clean that out first then add filler?

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Hi All, I am fast approaching the end of my construction of fiberglass components and will be working on fairing out under my gunnels and deck with the ultimate goal of finishing those areas with gelcoat. I've seen a lot of folks spray what I think is just cheap auto based paint in zebra stripes to ...

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I haven't posted in a while - it was upper 50s and low 60s for a couple weeks, never any good windows for glass work, towards the end of last week, we got some days in the low 70s and this week we are hitting 80s - let the work begin in earnest. I had been doing some work when I could, I made a deci...

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to follow onto Scenario's train of thought - walk back the fuel line from the fuel pump back to the tank. I'm guessing you've got at least a filter and a shut off somewhere in there, plus one or more fuel pickups in your tank(s) check all of them. to bypass all of it, a short length of fuel hose com...

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Rawleigh, I've made a bunch of small parts and learning as I go, I subscribe to the crawl, walk, run approach and right now I am still crawling. making a 5 switch panel instead of 6 - messed up the cam portion as most of the holes I had the router cut the outside instead of inside https://photos.app...

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Snipe, How is the panel built which covers the back part of your cabin right near your main bulkhead with windows? Inside my doghouse I setup the upper portion to house my vhf, radio, switches, horn, wiper, wires, etc. I was planning on enclosing the area with a 1/4" thick fiberglass panel and was w...

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Snipe's work is amazing, I'd love to get to that level but I don't think it is in the cards any time soon.

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my boat had nasty orange 70's shag carpet on the insides of the hull, whomever put it there used excessive amounts of glue to attach it. Said glue is holding quite well and is terrible to sand as it balls off and melts releasing fumes as it goes. I had to sand a bit of it when I made my cabin smalle...

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70 degrees out after work so I did some glassing, I got a few layers of 1708 on the underside of the gunnel patches I put in. Glassing up-side-down is no fun.... I had to rush in and take a quick shower to get the resin which dripped on the side of my head. I went out after dinner and put a tarp ove...

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similar topic but different missing item - any source for the cap which goes on top of the light?

one of the cap's has been missing since I bought the boat many years ago
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jd5CpgTjwg2tPQMk6

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I've had fairly good luck with putting terminal blocks in the bilge all well above what gets wet - a goop of dielectric grease on the screws and they do fairly well

I cannot say the same for wires joined with but splices encased in heat shrink tubing

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Christmas in April

some boxes showed up last night, (2) B&G 12" Vulcan displays, Halo 20+ radar, Active imaging Transducer.

I want to get going building a base to raise up the radar @1-2" so I can put a low profile forward facing light bar on the Doghouse top.

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John, My Hiliner 222 gypsy was a Ray Hunt designed hull - some say an improved version of the B20 as it was designed a couple of years after our Bertrams, I installed the transducer on the starboard side just inside the first lifting strake, It would hold bottom cleanly to 30kts. Side scan was only ...

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John, I think all the major brands make a good FF for down scan. My opinion is to re-think the transom mounted transducer, the last few years I've enjoyed having the side scan on the simrad Go series. It is almost like cheating to go down the side of a drop off using the side scan to watch the edge ...

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Yannis, I agree - there will be a hatch in the back area which gets closed off. Forward I am thinking of using that space for storage too for stuff like throwable life ring and life jackets but that area would be open here's my un-original idea I got from my buddy who bought my Hiliner from me .He a...

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Beachbum, I don't think you can put Cam in the group of average boaters. His boat looks like a work of art.

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I've been silent on my stuff lately I feel like I got kicked in the gut with the motor procurement. The florida option for a motor is out, my local dealer thinks mid to late July - I don't even trust that............ So I still have been doing work, but fairly slowly - I've only had a handful of day...

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Cam, I am glad they are working well for you, to me this is a wait and see as I've run the boat for quite a few years without them Some questions and thoughts Where is your transducer? thru-hull? I was also thinking of doing the same config as you on my boat. I am somewhat concerned in that I will h...

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Hi All, I am planning out the interconnects from my electronics and motor and would like a review of what I am thinking of doing by someone who has setup nmea2000 connectivity. Here's a rough drawing of the layout, VHF up high, 2 B&G 12" displays, Suzuki gauge (rebranded Navico) and motor. I have in...

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I think Mike may have given you the B31 numbers, I doubt a B25 had much if anything over 100 gallons

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Hi,

I don't have one of the sport fisherman, I'm guessing one exists. Here's one that covers the moppie and express

https://photos.app.goo.gl/itMw52T2UkCTLAJm9

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Thanks Bruce, I called and the rep said his shop is quite a bit behind getting motors as well. In further talking telling him 30" shaft motor and no preference to engine color, he said that he might be able to get me one fairly quickly. I guess there is a high demand for white painted motors and the...

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Cam, Yes - more switches and yes it is overkill. To startup and run the motor one would need to turn on the switch on the transom, to run house loads one would need to switch on the switch under the console. https://photos.app.goo.gl/iqug4iJ7qk2aZ3JR9 To combine house and engine battery systems unde...

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300 suzuki 30" shaft

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a few tiny steps forward and 1 GIGANTIC step backwards :( I worked on my electrical panel with the goal of being able to thru-bolt the connectors and be able to take the panel off to modify it in the future. In order to thru-bolt I would need something to stand-off the sides and create a gap so I di...

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no pics tonight but another milestone crossed, the doghouse is glued down with epoxy and bolted in place, I can now start installing components into the doghouse for good :) This was somewhat no fun to do by myself, I ended up putting the doghouse up on chunks of scrap 2x4s then got all the bolt hol...

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Question - I am looking at the side profile pic, thinking about the radar sittitng on top of the console Would it be overkill height wise if I put a small 5" radar mount underneath it? https://www.amazon.com/Seaview-Radar-Mount-White-PMA-57-M1/dp/B007A5JBSA/ref=asc_df_B007A5JBSA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkC...

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more lunch time fun - it is 65 degrees so I can glass I did 2 layers of 1708 underneath the splash-well where the splash-well meets up with the transom, I glassed the topside of the splash-well with all vinylester and intentionally didn't glass the bottom side as I didn't have epoxy because the wood...

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This is a topic I will probably need to research a bit before making any part not on scrap wood. my next attempt didn't do any better, it is going over 1/2 of the chevron, just above the surface of the material. If I ever get this right I will post the gcode incase anyone wants to do this for themse...

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Yannis, I eat my lunch during work meetings, I don't run my camera and the mute button is your friend :) my lunch break is for me to do stuff I'm going to flip the board over and try again same program but this time cheat the vertical starting point down .5mm that way I pick up the other side of the...

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Hi All, I posted it in the hobbies section but I purchased a cnc router and have been messing around trying to get it setup. I downloaded a python based program which will convert images to cnc machine language and used a Bertram logo which I found online and did a quick test with a v router bit. It...

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I was able to make some sawdust today :) a view of the setup - the guy gave me his table too https://photos.app.goo.gl/tt31yLEEds84H8Pu9 a view of the cut out piece https://photos.app.goo.gl/XgorqFFTLE8jTyMt8 I've got a lot to learn in this topic, I have a bunch of drawings in google sketchup that n...

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I'm going to have to update the paper templates which were in the dash pic.... Defender Marine had a crazy sale on B&G Vulcan 12" displays - $999 + $200 off rebate, so @$400 more is going to get me 2 12" displays vs 2 Simrad evo9 9" displays I know the B&Gs are for blow boats, but they are from the ...

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I worked for a few hours on Saturday, It was too cold to glue anything up so I did a lot of prep work 1. Cut in the holes in the dash for the Compass, Lower Switch Panel, Upper Switch Panel https://photos.app.goo.gl/KdLQ8j2zRWV9H8mD9 2. Made some supports for the PVC tubes which will pass cables up ...

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the speed seems a little slow based upon the HP you have, are you making the rated RPM for the motor? the reason why I ask is that a buddy has a similar sized boat to my B25 and a 383hp mercruiser mated up to a Bravo II outdrive and his boat couldn't go all that fast and a lot of it was that he had ...

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That's the guy who's videos I've been watching :) Any way - - I got somewhat frustrated at my lack of skills as even following his videos and purchasing a new caliper and dial height gauge I was doing something wrong and the holes were not matching up perfectly - I only put 3/4 bolts through bearing...

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looks like the post was deleted from THT Hi All, My buddy sent me a text with this B25 which was put up for sale on THT - Nice looking boat, it must fly I'm wondering if the person building it was on the B31 Site? https://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sale-wanted/1149647-1969-25-bertram-complete-restor...

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The road to hell is paved in good intentions. I look at the issue from an engineering perspective, if you use x amount of energy today, how do you continue to use x amount of energy tomorrow? I think the idea of the "great reset" is not coming up with x amount of energy tomorrow but x minus some lar...

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my conversation was "friendly" with my co-worker you should have seen my neighbor's face as well of their anger expressed at me when I walked over to talk with them holding a small pocket compass asking why they got 18 solar panels put on their house on the NORTH side of their roof face. a lot of fo...

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a couple of weeks ago I had a friendly conversation with a green NIMBY who was fighting a small 345MW natural gas powerplant in the town next to hers. She went on to provide me some great info which I previously had not known which is that you can get a real time update of where the power is coming ...

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Doghouse windows- I did some layout lines and stepped back and didn't like them so I drew some more. All in pencil so they should erase just fine. https://photos.app.goo.gl/L2YG9WADaAmurBrM8 Although I put the top front radius drawing on the wrong line I got the measurements written down and will st...

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Bolting down the Doghouse - when you've got lemons make lemonade :) I made some layout lines to position the doghouse straight in the boat and then got the house in the right position then started drilling holes to bolt the doghouse down. Due to some lack of planning, I'm not sure if it was putting ...

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