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Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

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Yannis, Thanks for the question. We have one hatch in the back above the drain plug and steering ram. We have not yet cut in hatches above the rudder posts. We changed the rudder post stuffing boxes last year and they are performing adequately. Given our work list we may not cut hatches in for the r...

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Thanks Pete! Made more progress got deck boards and engine boxes installed last night.

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New Ys installed. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53789340719_ea5f1dd6ea_c.jpg New Chevy small block helping old Chevy small blocks. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53789029886_777bc5c53e_c.jpg Non-skid turned out pretty nicely! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53788108412_21d645aa7d_c.jpg

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When we pulled the old Ys out we also got a look up the tubes. One of the liners on the starboard bank coming from the starboard motor was coming up and blocking part of the pipe. We suspect this was causing a loss of power at the top end. We had been having some trouble with the starboard motor tem...

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So the old exhaust Ys we had were very tired. Picture to illustrate:

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The goal is to spray non-skid this weekend. Our friend with the spray expertise has left town for the weekend and left us with his spray gun and written instructions. How bad could it be?

Will post more pics upon completion of the work.

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Lots more sanding and fairing, then we did primer and then topcoat this past Saturday and Sunday. I think everything turned out great given the givens. The finished product looks a lot like three guys drank a bunch of beers and painted it in the backyard but hey, doing the best with what we have! ht...

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Deck boards all sprayed

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This is us spraying high build primer

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We decided to use Alexseal paint with an off white color. Because of budgetary and time constraints, we decided to only paint the engine boxes, deck boards, bulkhead and combing. Took a lot of time to sand fill and fair but we are getting there. The original plan was to roll the paint which was why ...

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So the building survived the winter, this spring the winds really picked up around here and the tent blew apart and eventually blew off. So come time to spray paint and the building we built was completely useless. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53772304449_5c8f523cc4_k.jpg https://live.staticf...

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So a few updates here. Over the winter time we built a frame around the boat in my backyard and had it wrapped in shrink wrap.

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Does anyone have the measurements for throttle cables handy? Ours are in rough shape…. Not sure how much of a difference it will make. We put new throttles in and got three more knots out of the top end…..

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The boat looks great congratulations! Playroom is only a couple years behind you… Question that you may have addressed earlier but I missed: Did you raise the deck higher than its original factory location? Looks like the bilge pump hose exits the boat in the transom above the water line but below t...

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Thanks Carl and Tony. I left the vacuum pump sucking away on it for a total of about 4 hours. After about hour two i no longer saw the water “boiling” at the entrance to the vacuum hose. All in all i extracted about 1.5 oz of water. I’m sure some of that was just from the atmosphere but i could see ...

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Looks great Rick. Thanks for taking the time to post and share your work is inspirational.

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Seems like the cost of the professional repair should reduce the purchase price proportionately at the very least. Seems like one of those things where it either needs to get fully fixed ASAP or buy a different boat… best of luck with it those are great boats!

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I am not one to let a problem linger over the summer and I stupidly committed the boat to being in the water next week for the blue angels. I called my local fiberglass expert for an emergency consultation. He ground away the area and pointed out that the issue along the strake was from “Bridging.” ...

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After lots of sanding and applying an additional coat of barrier coat to what was already there, johnny and i painted the bottom with Seahawk Biocop. Later that day we noticed some runs in the paint and dripping from the hull per photos. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52900631409_49d522fc59_c.j...

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I was on the Ferry leaving Marthas Vineyard heading back to woods hole on Jul 24th, 2022 when this gem went scooting by. I could hear the turbos whistling. Cheers to you whomever you are.

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Johnny managed to get the back deck yanked. We are going to do a temporary solution just to get us through this summer and install 3, 4x8 sheets of marine ply that have been glassed over. Trying to get the boat in the water and back deck on before the blue angels show on May 24th. https://live.stati...

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Cole- Sorry I missed this thread until now. I live and my boat is docked right across the Bay on Kent Island. I think I know your boat/previous owner--Jim B. If so, the tank is a Patriot Marine 230 gallon tank. Jim and I bought the tanks together when all the ethanol stuff was happening. His boat r...

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Cole, In Jason's thread you mentioned that you were interested in my engine boxes. Rick, Here is to hoping I qualify as a good home. A friend of mine and I bought a 1971 bert 31 in really rough shape. We are rehabbing her on an extremely tight budget, both in our thirties i have a young family. Our...

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Doug that boat does look great. Totally agree on the fuel/use being the priority. Fortunately living in Annapolis means we are not going very far when we do use the boat. Not doing offshore fishing trips or anything like that (yet). What is the stove you have installed there? Is that a chimney that ...

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Thanks Reveryone. We appreciate the advice and the forum has been invaluable thusfar even with the limited amount we have done. We have had many long intense discussions on priorities for a limited budget. The gelcoat is in terrible condition and worn completely through in many places. In order to k...

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Thank you all for your well wishes. Our top priority is to keep using the boat as much as possible during the season. We put quite a few hours on her last year despite the fuel prices. Projects will get done over the winter without compromising use time during summer months. With that said we got a ...

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Thanks Tony. I’m realizing now i didn’t take nearly as many photos as I should have. The boat came with the T top you see from the previous owner. We have since removed it and replaced it with a Bimini. We are awaiting an eisenglass enclosure on three sides as well. Should be installed in the next c...

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Pics here from the day we bought her. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52863262100_2bbe87c1a4_c.jpg 2D4B9D06-24F0-4915-86C9-05F0CB9EAEE1 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52863309568_bcd343081e_c.jpg 5129C552-2D3F-48A7-9E83-DF2F611AA4DE https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52863262110_a64ddf937a...

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For those curious the boat is a 1971 FBC. She had a repower from whatever the originals were to mercruiser 350s at some point in 90s. Had the fuel tank changed to aluminum 200 gal ten years ago or so. I cant remember what the hour meters say or even if they are working. Dognduck can turn a wrench at...

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We drove the boat up to the fuel dock, took on some fuel and then ran 12 miles back to where we are keeping her. She ran flawlessly no issues. Got to my in-laws house where my entire family including mom, wife, daughter, and in-laws were hanging at the pool. Upon arrival we naively encourage everyon...

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My buddy dognduck has wanted a Bertram 31 as long as i have known him. I had a 24ft center console I had just sold and I’m the type of person that would rather eat ramen noodles for weeks on end rather than not have a boat. I had just bought an old fixer upper house and had my first kid so wasn’t in...

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Howdy all. Myself and forum user dognduck picked up a Bert 31 late August of 2021. We probably should have done this earlier but have since decided to post a build thread including photos and the story in the hopes of getting good advice and encouragement from you folks. SO here we go.

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Rick, Here is to hoping I qualify as a good home. A friend of mine and I bought a 1971 bert 31 in really rough shape. We are rehabbing her on an extremely tight budget, both in our thirties i have a young family. Our engine boxes could certainly stand to be replaced. Are yours stock measurements? We...

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