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Ernie Sandoval

You learn something everyday!! Thanks!!

Ernie Sandoval

Hello, my Documentation numbers for 1986 FBC are as follows: Gross tonnage 11 GRT, Net tonnage 9 NRT, Length 30.6, Breadth 11.2, Depth 5.1. I wonder if the depth counts the props on shaft!?

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Saburke, after reading Peter Fallon's post I went out and measured my stuff again. I thought my shaft angles were 19.1 degrees but it was really 14.2. I have the 21" 4 bladed props (21R30). I checked them on Boatdiesel and it says that is the correct setup. The distance from the center of the shaft ...

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CAT in Miami told me 30 micron in Racor 900MA (2010-pm 30) if a cat guy reads this.

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This might help?

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Looks great!! So cool getting new stuff! Please pass on how it handles. I've got roughly the same shaft angle as in your picture (19 degrees) and same height in relation to the rudder it looks like. I didn't get to run the boat as much as I would have liked when I bought it and realized very early o...

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Capt, here's a few pictures of my trailer when I was picking it up. The front bunks were not adjusted yet for the bow angle in these photos but it might give you some general ideas of how they (Rocket Trailer Miami) did it. It worked great so far! I was guessing on heights and length when I had Rock...

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Peter, one more easy check. Make sure the side sliders have a clear channel drain. Thats the cutout on the side that lets the water out of that sliding glass aluminum channel when it gets wet. If it was plugged with dirt or FOD then it would allow water to build up and drip in-between the two pieces...

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I just measured my shafts to the center with the props off and it's 54-3/4". The outside of the shaft struts measure 58". I don't have factory engines so take the measurement with a grain of salt but those are the numbers. I hope that helps!

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Hey Peter, glad you got one leak fixed! Without a picture it might be harder to trouble shoot. If I was betting, I’d think it would be leaking from around the center windows and running down to the corners. It makes sense that there’s more grooves and gaps on the center windows for the water to get ...

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The floor on my boat seemed a bit thin to me too after removing the dinette. I was afraid to put much very weight on it. There were a couple of wood stringers on mine that didn't connect to the sides. I thought that was strange but when I put it all back together and actually screwed it all back int...

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Doug, when I put my interior back together I remember having a similar problem. In my case, the floor was holding it up and it wasn't sitting in the recessed area very well. Like Tony was saying, these boats get twisted and when you pull some of the key interior parts out it probably settles a bit. ...

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I replaced the little piece of floor between the benches and used treated plywood with a few coats of West System Epoxy. The old piece didn't have any water damage and lasted 32 years so I figured that was probably okay not to get too fancy. So many other things to worry about.

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The first thing I thought when I read your post was a home door repair company. We had our twelve foot sliding glass door rollers redone because they didn’t roll well and the guy that did them had a bunch of different rollers and wheels in his truck. Maybe they might know!?

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All the fuel hoses I’ve ever seen have been screw type flared fittings. If you have a good hydraulic shop nearby they should be able to make up any size you need. The shops here in Phoenix have every fitting known to man. I’d imagine it would be similar out your way. I believe the fuel hoses have a ...

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Capt Decent, I just trailered a B31 from Miami to Phoenix in October. I might be able to shed some light on a few of your questions. Everyone so far has been right on about what the issues might be. It is a big boat! I too have owned and trailered a Grady 30 Marlin with open array radar on the hardt...

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I can’t see them either.

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Tony: The housing prices yo-yo around there a lot . Hawaii has always had itself tied to directly to tourism and when it goes down they go down. The Big Island is trying hard to diversify and also pull in some tech business. It seems to be working. Tons of new business. I personally believe there is...

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Yannis: I’m not sure how far it is by water. I know I definitely don’t want to drive on the smaller outer roads around the island. The saddle road (cuts through center of island) is like a highway now since they redid it. You’d still have to drive through some smaller neighborhoods to get to the wid...

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Tony: You can’t believe how much the island has grown! I think I remember reading somewhere that the population has grown 82% since 2000. Kona even has rush hour traffic now. You can barely get down the high road in the morning before 8 am. I probably saw you over there and didn’t know it. I remembe...

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I was a little nervous about the states I didn't have permits for too. A couple times the police drove by and gave me a wave!? I guess they weren’t too worried about it. I’m dreading California when I have to take it to Long Beach to ship it to Hawaii. Also the drive from Hilo to Kona should be inte...

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Tony: I went online and got a oversized permit for Florida. It cost $18 and took 5 minutes. You can go over 8’ 6” but you have to get that permit. I think you can then go to 12’ on some roads (it checks your routing) and if you want to go to 14’ you have to have flag cars I think. The permit has som...

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It pulled pretty nice. I’d say I averaged 60-70 the whole way. It was 2500 miles from Miami to Cave Creek roughly. Averaged about 10 mpg. I think if I was doing it again I’d get a dually and an Aux fuel tank in the bed of the truck. It towed surprisingly straight and true.

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I thought I had it bad! This was taken in Ft. Stockton Texas on my way to Phoenix. Wind Generator blade destined for San Angelo Texas. Driver said whole package was 232' long. The guys working were fixing the bumper where he hit a deer. You'd think they'd pull these kind-of slow but I saw a set of t...

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JC: Change the resolution size of the photo. I had to change to 600X? to get the photo’s to not clip. Set the first number to 600 and the second number will fill in on its own. Most photo websites (Igmur, Photobucket) you can adjust in the photo “edit” part. I was having this happen to me and I chan...

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Fixed the Photo's I think

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Paul P: I'm redoing that whole side. People have varnished/stained over it a thousand times. They "fixed" it to death. Not sure if your setup is like mine but I would think it would be somewhat similar. I'll post a bunch of photo's I just took for you. You can check if it's similar. Hopefully you ca...

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Well that's the perfect attitude to have Peter. You'll get it! I have owned about ten different types of boats and while they were all different one thing remained constant. They all had little hidden items for me to work out. Some smaller and some larger but always something. I've found over time t...

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I'll try to get some photo's of behind the fridge. Should be similar

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Oh boy, not sure. If the countertop is like mine then there are screws around the top of the backsplash with screw caps on them. On mine it hits the head oak wall. Underneath is a wood piece to support the right side. I haven’t tried to get that out yet. I’m sure it comes off because that’s how you’...

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Peter: I tried to look up your model and year to see a picture of the interior set-up. The one I saw had the Fridge right behind the helm seat. If yours is like that then I'd pull the fridge forward (4/6 face screws) and take a look behind it to see what's going on. On my boat the floor does not car...

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Tony, thanks for the ideas. Keep them coming! It’s my first Bertram so I am a little out of my element. Trying to work through the boat and find all the issues so I can repair them all. The previous owner(s) spent some serious money on this boat but then let it sit. Nuts! I can see why people love t...

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That water looks beautiful!! That’s some good living right there!

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I’ll have to go measure. It looked a little short to hang rods there at first glance. That would be best if they’d fit.

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That is a very good idea!!! I was thinking that was a huge waste of open space in a boat that could use a little more storage. I was also trying to come up with some type of rod holder idea. Maybe a wood piece that you could set in-between the V-berth in the cutout that would hold the rods at an ang...

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Well that makes sense! It isn’t running all the time. It runs when you toggle that spring loaded switch on the grey box. I have the Cat 3126 mechanicals. I’m going to rebuild all my Racors so that might come in handy! Never seen that before.

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https://i.imgur.com/CsmHZ8W.jpg?1 What do these fuel selectors do? The switch is hot and runs the little pump right next to the selectors. Each line goes to a main Racor. Just prior to each filter via a "T". Both engines and the gen have the "T". Is it some type of fuel polish or just a refill for ...

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I guess if I have to make a switch to SS then this is the time to do it. Thankfully the interior stuff is pretty minor. Is that bow cleat/lights a “Bertram” specialty item?

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Thank you! I’ll call a few places and update so people reading might have an updated ballpark. I was also thinking about going the SS route but sort-of wanted to stay original? Hey Carl, do you know if the window hardware is worth getting and making the center windows open up? The windows are missin...

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Ok, thanks Carl. That’s what I was starting to think. I just had no idea how expensive it was. The interior new stuff isn’t too bad on price. On the plus side I can upgrade to LED lighting.

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Sorry that happened to you Ricky. I was going to give you a different route to take on getting your money back and getting a little satisfaction. I lived in Florida and once got cheated on some concrete driveways. I paid a concrete guy to do about 6 big jobs for me and everything was going great. I ...

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Can I replate these Perko interior parts or do I just replace them with something new? Everything is fairly pitted and when I tried to polish them there were pockmarks in the chrome. Is it cost prohibitive to restore? I think the outside chaulks and the like will have to be redone? They look like th...

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I am in the process of fixing all my leaks around my windows and screw holes so I can sympathize. It looks to me from your picture that the water is coming in above that left nut (above left black tape) and running in-between the frame and also overflowing and leaving a trail on the metal by that nu...

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Thanks Yannis! I think it's starting to look pretty good. I wish I could just let this thing leak! I feel like I have to fix all this stuff now that it's mine. I can't stand when stuff doesn't work right. There's plenty of that on this boat! That metal you are seeing is a mounting bracket for a hard...

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Here are a few pictures of the space above the headliner in case someone wants to know what’s going on up there. The water was coming from another open screw hole. I think I caught it in time. For a thirty-two year old boat everything was in pretty good shape fiberglass wise. I’m going to run a few ...

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Got it figured out. Amazing what happens when you read instructions!

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Ok, thanks everyone for the explanations! I'm sure it's something stupid but stupid stuff has done some real damage when it involves water. There were a few screw holes that someone drilled below the forward main windows and then left open with no screws in them. They installed a little metal track ...

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Ok, thanks! I will look at them again. They looked pretty sealed up but it's worth another look for sure. I've been trying to track down all these little leaks and issues on this boat. I just bought it and the folks before me have spent a ton of money on it but I don't think any one owner has tied d...

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Hello to everyone! I was hoping someone might have a photo of the interior of a FBC with the headliner removed. I have a 1986 with a little water leak coming in from more of the port side than the middle and leaking out the aft port side wall valance. It pools just a little bit in the corner also. I...

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