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The black topped bahia mar is Harvs boat. The other bahia mar is Dick Deans boat. The first montauk rendezvous was 2003. Brewster's tattoo was the 2nd montauk rendezvous several years later.

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I was on the boat for that as well. I was happy to see the boat back in shinnecock this summer. It belongs there. I also remember Dug saving me from the first Montauk rendezvous at the yacht club. Thanks again Dug.

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I remember driving Cormorant Princess back to the Montauk rendezvous after a double overnighter while Brew worked on that Bertram tattoo. GREAT TIMES!!! Patron was buried in the fish hold.

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Thank you Tony. I was more curious about this specific boat. It was once down in Ocean City Maryland.

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Does anyone know or have any intel about this boat?
She is pretty.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1973-b ... e-8229840/

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I have been fortunate enough to be fishing on some big and fast sportsfishing boats lately and the station wagon effect makes the cockpits pretty misty at cruising speeds. We are cruising 30 knots plus and the boats are 60 ft. It must be an engineering nightmare trying to prevent that negative press...

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They are the older model cummins and right now they are propped to reach 3000 rpm at WOT.

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The boat feels and rides heavy. It is getting 30 knots at WOT with 300hp cummins. 24 knots at 2400 rpm. Depending on how it is loaded. 4 blade dqx wheels.

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This is most likely cruising between 22 to 24 knots. Does the running angle/attitude look right?

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http://imgur.com/a/yAn5JZO

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Thank you guys. Life is going to be hectic with 3 little one under 5 years old but I wouldnt have it any other way.

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I finally got my boy to round out my crew.

https://imgur.com/a/IjqRL6L

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In the hudson.

https://i.imgur.com/kjT7D9N.jpg

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Heading out for the tristate canyon invitational last season.

https://i.imgur.com/Z200yAq.jpg

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Those are great numbers. My Dad's 31 Bahia Mar must need to go on a diet. He is not seeing performance specs like that and he is running 300 hp cummins. Have a great season. I will see you on the edge soon. I will be on ZIGGY.

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That is a beautiful view. Now all it needs is some gold jewelry and a slob bluefin. Have a great season. I am sure I will see you in the Hudson again.

Chris

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Hi Pete, I can only speak for myself but I think the money is well spent upgrading to the 330s or the qsbs. After running 2 different 31 bertram bahia mars. one with a 22 to 24 knot cruise and the other with a 28 to 30 knot cruise I can tell you that the 31 bertram is an excellent running boat at 26...

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Hi Steve,

On my Dad's 1st Bahia Mar he replaced the window with a larger more modern design. That boat is now Dr. Pat's Priceless.

His new bahia mar, Hogie has them filled in.

I hope this helps. Check out the pics on this site for reference

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I am glad to hear you got out of there on Thursday. The fan turned on fast on Friday out of the north east and it got sporty for the ride home. Those are great performance numbers. I hope to see you out on the edge again this season. We have had some great trips so far but we are still waiting to pu...

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I fished the Hudson canyon Thursday to Friday and tried to hail you on the radio. Boat looked sweet out there. We had 6 yellowfin and an albacore. I was on the Ziggy, a 2019 59' Hatteras. I hope you guys had a great trip

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Bob,

My prayers go out to you and your family.

Best Regards,
Chris

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Bob,
Thank you for that information. You certainly answered my question. I hope all is well.

Chris

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Bob,
What type of prop would be required to run 27 knots at 2200 rpm and still have a dockable boat?

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If you do decide to sell the 370s please let me know. I am an interested buyer.

Best Regards
Chris

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I would think you could cruise close to 30 knots but you would need trolling valves to make the boat manageable around the dock. My Dad has 300 hp cummins without trolling valves and it is a handful around the marina. He can cruise 26 knots.

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I have experience on 2 different bahia mar 31s and would say the visibility on both was excellent. I have also fished on several other Express style boats Albemarle, Topaz, and Henriques and think the bertram is superior. I hope this helps. I will try and post a picture later this week.

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Good eyes Tommy. That is my oldest daughter Lorelei. She is almost 4 now.

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https://i.imgur.com/L4EhWkw.jpg

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The chair you see in the picture is the passenger side helm chair. It is mounted on the engine box, which was placed in the cockpit during the photograph.

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Thank you Tommy. It is my father's boat and they are both down in Indian River Delaware. It has cummins 6bta 300 hp for power.

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Hogie is getting splashed after a long off season of motor work and cleaning. Looking forward to the upcoming fishing season. I hope everyone is healthy and doing well.
https://i.imgur.com/cev3PIS.jpg

Chris

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This one is from after the repower.
http://imgur.com/jMYcPB0

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Here is a before pic. Probably from 2003 or 2004.
http://imgur.com/kNqd8Jz

Regards,
Chris

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This will be my third season on the Henriques, making it a 2017. It is one hell of a boat with c18 cats. Wot speed is over 40 knots and it has a gyro. I still enjoy fishing on the bertram and spent a lot of time out there roughing it with Brewster back in the day. He taught me a lot and made me a be...

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I am still fishing predominantly out of Shinnecock NY, while the boat is in Delaware with my father. I will be splitting my time between a 2018 50' Henriques and a 60' Ocean. We have run up to 16 rod spreadson the big boats when in the canyon.

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The boat has oversized rudders. And it is well rigged to troll for tuna. The previous owner was a very accomplished canyon fisherman. The first fish this boat killed was 600lb plus mako winning the Oakland shark tournament.

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We have caught our fair share of trophy sized striped bass dragging wire. I am the one with the canyon tuna fishing disease but Dad likes nothing more than dragging spoons along the beach. He is really good at it. I think he is just humoring me when we run the 31 to the canyon.

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Thank you for all of your input. It is greatly appreciated. Hope to see you out there soon.

Regards,
Chris

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Hi Charlie,

I hope all is well. We never tried the bucket trick to slow down. We only use that one to wake someone up when trolling for tuna.

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Hi Bob,

They are 1990 6bta 300 hp cummins. Now I am wondering if they are in fact 2:1 gears.

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Hello Everyone, Dad's 31 went in the water yesterday without incident. The boat is a 31 bahia mar, that is heavier than most weighing approximately 16,000lbs. 300 hp cummins. She is turning 4 blade DQX wheels I forget the specifics. I believe it is a 2:1 gear. The boat currently gets 3000 rpm at WOT...

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Great pictures and I am sure the memories are still vivid in your mind. One of my best fishing memories was aboard Brewster's bertram 31 cormorant princess during the summer of 2007 and we got it on video.

https://youtu.be/FEhS2RRrpWw

Enjoy!

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My father and I thrashed on the new 31 pretty hard to get it back in the water and running. It was nice to take the long ride to Delaware in the new boat after a month of hard work. It has been one hell of a project for him but I think he is enjoying it. I am looking forward to fishing on it this ye...

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Fished again sunday to Monday in the Hamptons offshore invitational tournament. We started in west Atlantis and trolled west. We trolled all the way to the Hudson with out a touch. Had a couple of white marlin on the east side of the hudson and 2 yellowfin tuna. One weighed 74 lbs and is in 2nd plac...

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They ate every thing that we had in the water. Spreader bars, ballyhoo, swimming plugs, green machine daisy chains, and jet heads. At one point we had 12 on. It was insane.

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Went back to the Hudson today and went home early with 9 bigeyes. Fish were 120lb class fish.

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We worked the 100 square area.

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https://i.imgur.com/279km4G.jpg

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I thought it might be fun to start a fishing report thread. I fished yesterday in the Hudson Canyon for a quick day trip onboard a 50 henriques. We caught 4 bigeye tuna and 3 yellowfin. Bigeyes ranged from 100 to 130 lbs. Yellowfin were 60 lb class fish. Tried deep dropping for a sword but no luck.

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Thank you Bruce.

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