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by randall
Apr 15th, '08, 07:44
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Required safety devices
Replies: 29
Views: 7030

brewster......i for one am impressed with your attitude about safety and realize how much time you spend in harms way. having spent more time in cold water (with one or two exceptions) as everyone else here put together i have a real good idea of what heat loss is and how long it takes and what the ...
by randall
Apr 14th, '08, 19:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Required safety devices
Replies: 29
Views: 7030

i forgot to mention they were lookin for them with a helicopter. you are amazingly hard to find without a transmitter.
by randall
Apr 14th, '08, 17:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Required safety devices
Replies: 29
Views: 7030

food for thought. the coast guard looked for my son and two friends for 3 hours as they held on to a swamped red 16 foot canoe. this took place on his 20th birthday in gardiners bay and the block island sound.....not 60 miles offshore. luckily the local marine patrol found them 20 minutes before dar...
by randall
Apr 14th, '08, 00:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: the tear down begins
Replies: 38
Views: 9637

good luck....thats a project. i bought a running boat and still managed to strip out that much wiring...par for the course.....however the original bertram wiring is still fine...

nice chryslers
by randall
Apr 13th, '08, 08:23
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oil change schedule
Replies: 20
Views: 5906

cant make it out....who?
by randall
Apr 12th, '08, 09:26
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bad feeling on upcoming hurricane season.
Replies: 36
Views: 7568

There is an upside to an active hurricane season- GREAT SURF!! Maybe we'll get lucky and they will be like Felix (95) and just lurk off shore and pump good waves in with out the nasty weather. here the winner was gabrielle....first week of september 1989.....flawless 15 foot waves with dead calm an...
by randall
Apr 11th, '08, 17:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oil change schedule
Replies: 20
Views: 5906

i change the oil every 2500 miles in the honda and the new toyota ....twice a year in the austin healey....once a year in the bertram. never in the old toyota truck
by randall
Apr 11th, '08, 17:37
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bad feeling on upcoming hurricane season.
Replies: 36
Views: 7568

hell, i looked at the topo map. charlie.....i have my house because of the hurricane of 38. it was a tool shed on an oceanfront estate. the main house and all the other outbuildings were completely destroyed.......but the tool shed only had minor damage. during WWII it was rolled on logs to its pres...
by randall
Apr 11th, '08, 08:50
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bad feeling on upcoming hurricane season.
Replies: 36
Views: 7568

gloria in i think 84...no electricity at my house for 13 days and i didnt have a generator. caren bailed after 4 days but i actually enjoyed it. flushed the toilet with bay water and took showers when it rained. the big problem out here is trees. the area is heavily forested and the wind shear is li...
by randall
Apr 8th, '08, 20:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Front Windows
Replies: 9
Views: 6146

UV.....glad you're on the mend...always wondered how you fair skinned fellas can spend so much time outdoors.
by randall
Apr 6th, '08, 16:30
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'cause I was bored and thought you might enjoy . . .
Replies: 28
Views: 7046

mikey...the truth is i do everything on the boat myself...no ones touched it but me since ive owned it (cept moving it). however prolonged exposure to patrick has begun to alter my thinkin.
by randall
Apr 5th, '08, 17:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'cause I was bored and thought you might enjoy . . .
Replies: 28
Views: 7046

was actually getting into going to DC with caren but they decided not to invite me back.......60 year olds dont paint bottoms (or so i hear)
by randall
Apr 4th, '08, 19:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'cause I was bored and thought you might enjoy . . .
Replies: 28
Views: 7046

andre' ,just funnin......they got this line.....everything south of it is THE SOUTH!!....i however at this moment am in THE WEST

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by randall
Apr 3rd, '08, 13:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'cause I was bored and thought you might enjoy . . .
Replies: 28
Views: 7046

virginia...i dont know...its only a mornin's drive from new england.....is that really the south? takes me longer to get to maine

now port eades..........................culture clash at the coonass country club!!
by randall
Mar 28th, '08, 21:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The struggle is over
Replies: 44
Views: 20707

really sorry to hear that....sincerest condolences
by randall
Mar 28th, '08, 07:56
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ugly economy torpedoing the boating industry
Replies: 30
Views: 8245

i lost my slip at my small neighborhood marina...no room because too many people who bought houses in that neighborhood bought boats. i was a guest. no more guests, i am seriously thinking of skipping a summer and just working on the boat. i'll fish from the canoe, the kayak and the inflatable and g...
by randall
Mar 28th, '08, 07:44
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just a note...
Replies: 2
Views: 1016

pictures....we love pictures (well at least i do) see you in montauk
by randall
Mar 27th, '08, 18:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing a slate patio
Replies: 5
Views: 1310

been there ,done that...caught kneezels
by randall
Mar 25th, '08, 18:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Monomoy/Chatham Break pics...
Replies: 4
Views: 1894

cool...you ought to get your friend and run down here for lunch some time.
by randall
Mar 25th, '08, 07:51
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Northeast Rendezvous Update:
Replies: 21
Views: 7139

Re: What are the dates

The Rumrunner gang is in. What are the dates because we are going on to some other NE stops after the rendezvious. A lot has happened over the winter. the 38 was sold and the Rumrunner is now a 50 Bertram. I will post some pics as soon as I get it moving north. We are stopping in Key west then on t...
by randall
Mar 24th, '08, 07:34
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
Replies: 26
Views: 5144

the twilight zone continues....there were three people i needed to talk to before i leave on wednesday for my annual snowboard trip. i realized it was easter sunday and there was no food in the house so i went to the little country market about a mile away. person number one was just coming out so i...
by randall
Mar 23rd, '08, 11:58
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
Replies: 26
Views: 5144

thats pretty amazing. i saved the paper and didnt look at it for 20 odd years. then i only found it again when i was going through old stuff. needless to say i was surprised to see a bertram on the cover...now im really surprised
by randall
Mar 22nd, '08, 11:27
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
Replies: 26
Views: 5144

dark hull..this is rod serling...........................................
by randall
Mar 22nd, '08, 07:48
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
Replies: 26
Views: 5144

as long as were in the twilight zone...this was the cover of the local paper on our third anniversary.......the day my son jesse was born. BTW they probably left the cabin door open to get a little light in so the front windshield had a little depth....or it was a lucky accident (photographicly spea...
by randall
Mar 21st, '08, 19:32
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

thanks..i can picture it...mike gave me a hunk of walnut and i carved an old almanac with a broken spine. thing with paper objects...its endless...ill never get to carve 1 percent of the stuff i think about.


you need a reason to drink?
by randall
Mar 21st, '08, 18:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whos at fault?!
Replies: 25
Views: 5636

patrick,i can picture it no problem
by randall
Mar 21st, '08, 15:46
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whos at fault?!
Replies: 25
Views: 5636

the only excuse would be if he was on course to run over someone in the water was hailed and didnt stop....failing that there are many better ways to handle the situation. after my dad died i was stuck in the city for a long time...one night i was just walking when i saw an aux police car come to a ...
by randall
Mar 21st, '08, 12:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whos at fault?!
Replies: 25
Views: 5636

i think the CG is totally at fault for more than one reason. forgetting that the speedboat had right of way (and that the driver is an idiot) he , being the lubber that he is didnt even see the CG boat . the CG boat saw him and had ample time to slow , turn , and avoid easily. WHY he didnt do that i...
by randall
Mar 20th, '08, 15:14
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

oh...the shots real.....i just lifted it from another forum
by randall
Mar 20th, '08, 15:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lunch at Brewster's
Replies: 6
Views: 1600

you were missed.....catch you next time
by randall
Mar 20th, '08, 11:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

no...cut and paste job....but i thought it was pretty cool
by randall
Mar 19th, '08, 17:13
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

thanks amigo.......ive painted a few..patrick has two on his book and walter has one on his calendar...........and vic has one on his book too
by randall
Mar 19th, '08, 17:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

mahi dont make it back to the dock intact....30 seconds after this was shot the mate started carving em up on the transom.....of course as luck would have it we hit a double sail hook up and in the captains enthusiasm backing up i got most of the inside of this fish splayed across my outside.....but...
by randall
Mar 19th, '08, 14:55
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

long as were on the subject...heres a cool lookin puppy caught in panama

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by randall
Mar 19th, '08, 10:45
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

just curious...after the chicken dolphin stage they are pretty frisky. its hard to imagine that they are easy prey for anything but the largest predators. i can see sharks ...but what else would eat one?
by randall
Mar 19th, '08, 09:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

mahi fingers!!!!.......is it 4 oclock
by randall
Mar 18th, '08, 19:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Familly fishing
Replies: 43
Views: 6785

NICE!!....thats what boats are for
by randall
Mar 18th, '08, 13:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

thanks patrick....for me its a real tightrope walk...ideally i like people to buy into the realism from a few feet away then get close and eventually go WTF.......thats why i dont hide the fact that its wood and use knots a lot. once i was standing near a yellow pad in a group show and heard a woman...
by randall
Mar 18th, '08, 09:51
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

there are a handful of other guys that are on a similar arc. but we all do different subject matter..check out this guyswork....ive seen it in real life and its great


http://www.public.asu.edu/~eckert33/default0.htm
by randall
Mar 18th, '08, 08:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

OK....in the briefest possible way....started painting at 5..built a lot of models as a kid....BFA in painting...painted and worked as a carpenter...rolled that into brief (7 year) career as an architectural designer and model builder. famous architect decides i should do large installation sculptur...
by randall
Mar 17th, '08, 18:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

i needed a model so i went to the bank with 3 fifties...said give me a crisp new hundred and fifty ones....the teller said "im not even going to ask." so theoretically..they're all ones underneath.
by randall
Mar 16th, '08, 21:20
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

nic...

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by randall
Mar 16th, '08, 14:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

nah

but hopefully worth about the same
by randall
Mar 16th, '08, 11:51
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dust piles
Replies: 21
Views: 7073

but not on the east end..almost no green head flies....thats why the real estate is so expensive......but we got wasps (no pun intended)
by randall
Mar 16th, '08, 08:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alternates to sound-down?
Replies: 18
Views: 5823

well.......i went over to walters house for a delicious duck dinner.....some ones got to feed me when carens in florida.
by randall
Mar 15th, '08, 18:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dust piles
Replies: 21
Views: 7073

i really dont...in my work i remove so much stock that nothing is hiding in there....here...termites need soil to go back to...on a boat?..ive had wasps on the boat...but the're easy to find
by randall
Mar 15th, '08, 12:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

Randall, That is absolutely amaizing. You have a great talent. You must also have the patience of an inch worm. Dick thanks for all the kind responses...glad i can share this with people i like so much.. ....as to patience...as my wife caren can verify....i am not a patient person...when i was youn...
by randall
Mar 15th, '08, 08:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

wow....wondered if anyone would notice that . good eye harv....theres a bit more missing than that but another few days ought to do it......BTW..none of the people who have seen it in person spotted that. charlie........http://www.randallrosenthal.com/ or you can just google my name...should be the ...
by randall
Mar 14th, '08, 21:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

bout five weeks...fuller days than normal
by randall
Mar 14th, '08, 20:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lunch money
Replies: 61
Views: 16643

you welcome anytime....its fun here in the summer.

about the box....it started out an inch higher...and i broke it carving under a stack of bills....so i cut the whole thing down to its present height...took four tries to get a color i liked