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Sean,
Thanks, think that's the ticket for old rudders.

Mikey

John, If you do the layers and the thermals and spend an hour knocking the snow off the roof of the shed from underneath with a long pole you're fingers never get cold but you sweat like a goat and when you get home and take all those layers off it smells like the goat is still in there with you. Co...

Mikey

What does anyone know about this?

http://www.emarineinc.com/products/gfop ... cking.html

Mikey

Russ,
Set an extra place, be right down.

Mikey

Whew!

Mikey

Charlie,
LA?
Los Angeles
or
Looooosiana

Mikey

It's wet, cold, miserable and my Bride thinks its pretty. http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x54/mikeylikesitnow/P1010005-1.jpg An empty boat house covered in slush ain't pretty. However, it is an "R" month. Got a quart of oysters, got out U.V.'s recipe for Oyster saute and had at it. Damn, that wil...

Mikey

Brewster
Think you need BA.
Hello, my names Brewster and I'm a Bertram Addict.
Did you just hear a huge unison , "Hello Brewster."?
You ain't alone, pal.

Mikey

Scot,
Sanity is for folks with nothing else.

Mikey

Define "completely." I have saved every receipt and plan to add them up at the end. Is that brave or what? For me, "completely" meant stripping everything out of the boat and starting over with a bare hull. Is that also brave or just insane? Let you know next summer if I survive the shock . . . and ...

Mikey

What John said plus a good squirt of CX. POP!

Mikey

John,
Even with that many replacements Patrick is right. I bought the small jar (2 oz.) with a brush, and have Tef Gelled everything in sight and haven't used a quarter of it.

Mikey

In the likelihood that in the twenty-one years since you saw the boat it was renamed, what model is it? Is it a 31? Unlikely, but how about the serial #. If you have the old papers it may be on them. Need some clues!

Mikey

Three old guys comparing the problems of the aging process. The first say, "it's my hearing, even with the aid I can't hear squat." The second say, naw, it my eyesight. I've got bifocals and still I'm blind as a bat." The third say, "you're both wrong. It my memory. I can't remember from one minute ...

Mikey

You and your family are in my prayers.

Mikey

John, Welcome to the insanity. I have an express as well with 6BTA's. New side window frames are available from American Marine in Pompano Beach. 954-782-1404. Ask for Jerry or Mike Avery. Good folks. The front ones are a bit trickier. If yours are repairable, do that. If not, try to find ones from ...

Mikey

Hueso, We will be on Tortola Feb 17 to 24th, then three days in St. Thomas. We usually stay at one of our owner's homes. This year we are staying at Limeberry Villa, a spectacular new house in the Estate which I understand is for sale. http://www.definitivecaribbean.com/accommodation/LimeberryVilla....

Mikey

If its an 800 # give it a shot.
If its a 900# run!

Mikey

DAMN, that's exactly what I needed, pictures of a B31 and my favorite trees,
palms. Come on February for our annual pilgrimage to Tortola.
Ice on the creek and our pond, but supposed to go to 50 today and 60's next week.

Mikey

Froze my butt off yesterday but had a chance to look over the three VA boats. Did not do a survey but can give you what I saw and heard from Capt. Steve Pope of the VA Marine Police who met me there. My camera came up lame so no pictures, sorry. The sedan (Wicomico) was purchased new and the two fly...

Mikey

Going this afternoon.

Mikey

Guys, an update. Our first opportunity to go to Deltaville was today. Unfortunately the boats were locked up. I'll try again tomorrow.

Mikey

Rob,
"Alcohol" and "will power" in the same sentence?
Contradiction in terms.

Mikey

On my way to the oyster store.

Mikey

Finished about ten minutes ago. About to drive over and return your tap. Thanks, Pal

Mikey

A friend at the club gave me this pin he had on his fishing hat. Can't remember the origin. Do any of the Faithful remember this? Have a clue?
It is 3/4" x 1"

Mikey

I agree with Vic for two reasons. If you do it yourself, you know what's in there and can diagnose and maintain yourself. If you get stuck doing it yourself at least now you are an informed consumer and can talk to the mechanics with some intelligence. You are less likely to get your hat handed to y...

Mikey

Harry
Masking tape around the collar works. Don't try to pull it off, it will just screw the Tyvek. Cut it at the neck and open. Careful, after several hours of grinding I often thought of cutting my jugular.

Mikey

Bless all of you for putting up with my inanity and insanity, especially when my broken body would get me down and all of you would pick me up. It reminds me of the story of God walking with a member of the Faithful (His and ours) and showing him footprints in the sand. God said that the two side-by...

Mikey

Rawleigh,
My week is open. Let me know when you're going, I'd like to tag along. Two pair of eyes are better than one.

Mikey

Don't see a lot of Bertrams trolling through the midwest corn.

Mikey

If anyone is truly interested I'd be glad to go over and give them a look. Only about twenty miles from here.

Mikey

UV,
How about this? Paint sticks to glasses like fish blood on deck. Two coats of RejeX and the paint slides right off. Hard to paint when I can't see. Harder yet to replace plastic bifocals.

Mikey

Hueso,
I agree with Brewster. MEAN! I'm sitting here looking at ice on the creek, planning our annual foray to your neighbor, Tortola, and freezing my butt off.
Freeze, Froze, Frozen.
Send more pictures, we need the relief.
Think I'll go to the club and sit in the steam until spring.

Mikey

Harry, You should see this boat in person. Very Very impressive job. Chiles is anal to the twenty-second power and there are redundancies built in everywhere. Who ever buys this will get a lot of boat for the $$$$$. She's a beautiful fly-bridge cruiser built for the Chesapeake fishing and cruising. ...

Mikey

Zowie, Randall! Knock me out.

Mikey

Here is the port Zerk.

Mikey

Wayne, I put five inch mufflers and pipes outside of the outer stringers with an inch to spare in height. Worked fine. 300 Cummins. Used Cabrera decks which are in three pieces. With the center section out the tank is totally accessible. If you're doing all the work now, why not a new tank in the ba...

Mikey

Bless you my sons. decision made, screw it. I gots what I gots, and am glad of it.

Mikey

Guys, I filled the new 225-gal tank when we set it in the water this summer. Bruce, I don't understand the "If the job was done correctly." I put the Cummins as far forward in the engine compartment as possible and still have enough room to get one hand in to replace belts, barely. She still sits ab...

Mikey

Patrick
I'll try to remember to take the camera and get a picture to post.
Still puzzled.

Mikey

In the same dilemma. Added Cummins and bigger fuel tank. Advised here to add weight at the bow to counter. The guys on the site are skeptical. Going to try the weight and if that doesn't work raise the water line. Hate to do that because of the look at the chine. If the weight forward raises the ste...

Mikey

Rudder port, ah!
That's it. In the side of each of mine is a zerk. If not for grease what is the purpose? Why a hole at all? Weird.

Mikey

A Tides 27! Yikes, those were made in our back yard by a friend,
aye, Rawleigh?

Mikey

Patrick,
Speaking of rudders as we were, since there are grease fitting on the rudder housing (don't know the proper name for it) am I suppose to grease those things? Seems reasonable and logical. If so what do I use and how much?

Mikey

Harry,
Sweet.
You understand the game. Bueno!

Mikey

Harv, Harry, May be getting in this game a little late, but have been designing and installing the struts for the hardtop (same as tower). To get it to look right, and save money I did the whole thing in PVC. Once complete and taped in place I called the maker and he came, made notations, and cut an...

Mikey

Capt Pat,
Is that item something you made or bought? If bought, where?
Thanks

Mikey

As a child sitting in a restaurant I kept looking from left to right at the entrees and the prices. Suddenly having that feeling that I was being watched I looked up to see my father looking at me with that wry smile. He nodded at the menu and said, "you never know . . . order the lobster." Life's s...

Mikey

Rawleigh,
Hope you have a small cask of that special elixar. I need two tablespoons.
Vic,
Have another source that I will try. If it fails, you're on.
Tanks, Spanky.

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