bertram31.com

MarkD

Crow's Nest in the classifieds!

MarkD

She looks good John…. Best of luck with sale.

MarkD

Shannon:

I trust that stool is for a cold beer to sit and observe all the hard work? Project looks great!

Good to see Pete Fallon back in action!

Mark

MarkD

Congrats! Great looking boat. A few of us here have that engine configuration and love it. Low maintenance, excellent cruise speed and efficient! Best of luck.

MarkD

Sounds like it could also be a dirty bottom or dirty air filters? Have you checked those at a minimum? The soot could obviously be a number of things but sounds like they are working a bit hard on the get go and once under way.

MarkD

Congrats Pete. Been quite a journey! Wishing you a great summer and lots of accumulation on the hour meters….

MarkD

Happy Thanksgiving! I continue to visit this site everyday for the content, community and support. Although I don't post often, I appreciate the group of enthusiasts here that go above and beyond for other members. Happy Holidays to all of you and thank you!

MarkD

Looks great! Sounds like a painful process but the end result speaks for itself.

MarkD

I went through this very thing about 7 years ago with my B28. I bought motors from Michigan Motorz and did a few component swaps. Happy to talk you through it if you’d like. Price was very reasonable and HP was up around 300. Higher revenge Vortec engines. Pm me or send me a note and we can connect....

MarkD

Jason, love following the progress and high level of ingenuity and craftsmanship. Keep the updates coming!

Mark

MarkD

Dug:

Do you know what the name of the 31 was that was destroyed?

Mark

MarkD

Jason:

Your son camping on the hard makes all that hard work worthwhile!

Mark

MarkD

Here is a guy I used who is in the Fall River area if it is of any help.

James Hilton
(401)864-7161
ecbs@cox.net

Slightly different topic - has anybody heard from Pete Fallon (retired surveyor out of the area)?

MarkD

Thanks Jason and Rick. Trying to determine if I should go with a combo battery like Jason’s or deep cycle vs. starting. I have starting batteries now for the Cummins but two are tired.

MarkD

Jason:

Can you please share the size and model of those West Marine batteries?

Thanks,
Mark

MarkD

Raybo (Rob), can you also share the material on what I believe are the generator and battery shelves (port and starboard)? Epoxied marine ply or starboard perhaps? Looks incredible.

MarkD

Thank you guys. With the fuel tank there it is very difficult to get a wrench on the nuts on the current backing plate. I think I will consider some of these tricks or consider a spacer that can allow the current base to be utilized? That would be viable but the plate would now stick up about 3/4 of...

MarkD

Guys: I have a teak deck on the 31, which I believe came from Bennett on Long Island?. It is clearly in three different pieces (port center and starboard) . I need to pull the center deck to remove and install a backing plate. Does anybody know how these are held down and if I can remove the center ...

MarkD

By evidence of the multiple Miller light cans throughout the video, must have made for a fun ride. Did the marina make good on the bad gas costs and hauling? Entertaining videos and looked like a fun mission. Keep us posted on progress.

MarkD

Looks fantastic. The color looks great and the new rub rail will finish it off. What was the old name and hailing port?

MarkD

I have been through this also with my B28 in the past although it was a bit newer (1988). A few thoughts: - pulling the engine and trans was quite simple as Tooeez indicates. It didn't take long and came our easily. - if it is a 1.5:1 velvet drive (mine was), they are readily available and I had min...

MarkD

Rick:

I see many people utilizing a small Honda portable on the few occasions they need to have the creature comforts. A lot less of an investment and one less thing to maintain and install. And, they are quiet.

Mark

MarkD

Kevin:

So you are no longer in the Keys? Where have you been spending your time and where is the nice deisel 28? Welcome back!

Mark

MarkD

Bruce probably knows best but I like the idea of running the engines to warm everything up every couple of weeks to lubricate the internals and exercise all of the bolt on components. While different (Bruce knows this also:), in the aviation piston engine world the number 1 killer of engines is disu...

MarkD

Jason:

The work looks incredible. All this while balancing on a chain link fence. Well done.

Mark

MarkD

Dug:

I am friendly with Scott’s sister on the Vineyard and will pass along all of the condolences from this very thoughtful group of Bertram Brothers.

Mark

MarkD

Rocky - true but the 350's are simple, plentiful and inexpensive. You can run them hard in a marine environment and they hold up (my experience).

MarkD

I have a set of 17x17s you could try if the shafts are the right size.

MarkD

Very sorry to hear. I used to see him every summer when he would run the Bertram over to the Vineyard. I just spoke to his brother in law and apparently he was in Punta Gordy building a house with a dock.. RIP Scott.

MarkD

Looks Great - thanks Bob!

MarkD

That is the only picture you got for us?! Where are the pictures of the boat underway

MarkD

Congratulations and welcome aboard! Great looking boat! Some of the more experienced members will surely chime in but one quick observation (happened to me also) - the trans knock is most likely a slight miss in the engine and not the transmission. Suggest a tune up on that engine or a compression c...

MarkD

Progressive now has an age limit on what they will insure. Unfortunately I just went through this with them.

MarkD

Dug:

I just bought a 31 and it came with a 4 person Switlik along with a nice stainless cradle that I just removed and was planning to sell. It might be a solution as it is relatively light. If interested, ping me.

Mark

MarkD

What do you have lurking under the car cover in the garage? Old Bronco or something?

MarkD

Really nice work all around. Very impressive.

MarkD

Looking great! Super clean install! When do you think you will be ready To launch?

MarkD

Try sticking a screwdriver into the hole and break the old zinc debris free and the water will come out. I often have this on my gas engines.

MarkD

Bob:

Great to hear that nice boat is going to a good home. We met in Cuttyhunk a few years back. I was with my family on our B28 and we talked Bertrams for a bit. Be well and good luck on your next adventure.

Mark

MarkD

Incredible work Bob.

MarkD

Looks great!!!!!!!!!

MarkD

EarlyBird:

Did you use 80 grit on the cockpit deck?

Thanks,
Mark

MarkD

Keep the updates coming - they are good motivation! Boat looks great.

MarkD

Frank / Carl:

Which particular one is that? I see a bunch of them listed on Amazon and marine stores?

Thanks,
Mark

MarkD

Tony:

I set the amount based on the purchase price. They were fine with that.

Mark

MarkD

Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Tried almost all of these routes, Geico and Progressive cut it off at 40 years old now. So, I went to two places that will insure them. Haggerty and Maritime Insurance. Haggerty was significantly higher and required a full survey prior to insuring. My experie...

MarkD

Hi Gents: Old thread I know. Boat I just bought has the same leak Uncle Vic referenced here. It appears that I can replace the parts without taking the trans out of the boat. Just wondering if anybody has done this recently - corrosion on the two oil pipe tubes going from the pump to the transmissio...

MarkD

Geico now has a 40 year limit unfortunately.

MarkD

Fellas:

Looking at a 1980 B31 and went to Boat US for insurance. They covered my B28 but told me they don't insure anything over 40 years of age now.

Any suggestions or recommendations from the group are appreciated.

Mark

MarkD

Thanks Tony.

Search found 231 matches