bertram31.com

Kiffa

Hi, reviving my old post! Just checking to see if anyone has any updated ideas on the best place to source a replacement windscreen for the Bahia Mar, I have not had any luck thus far.

Kiffa

I agree with all these comments, the members of this group have a huge wealth of knowledge and are always willing to go above and beyond to assist. There is so much information in this forum, that can be applied to all aspects of boating, not just 31's. Because of guys like Capt Pat, Bruce, the Bobs...

Kiffa

Wow old thread, great to hear from you. Yes, we still have Blue Boy and she is better than before with modified engine boxes that open outward instead of aft, built-in tackle stations, new electronics, Pocco lighting controls for all Lumitec lights, Ocean Link digital gauges to replace the analogs, ...

Kiffa

Yes he does have a Bimini on her now.

Kiffa

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/Misc%20Boats/20150724_153108_zpsa79yfumf.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/Misc%20Boats/20150724_153113_zpsfovsg5oa.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/Misc%20Boats/20150724_165946_zpsnf9f16rl.jpg http://i1210.p...

Kiffa

Hi Brian, First off congratulations! I am flying out from the 7th to the 18th, hopefully you will be around when i return. Either way i will pm you my number and email, and i will get you sorted on a trip. Right now the fishing is pretty good, Blue Boy released a Blue marlin but lost a big yellow-fi...

Kiffa

Yes the Gold boot stripe really does make the blue come alive. I will ask him to send some interior pictures. Looking at the pictures with her running so bow pride i can see why one would think she would be a off balance and act odd but she does not, at full throttle you can let go the wheel in a de...

Kiffa

I hope the pictures come through this time and the video. http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/Misc%20Boats/IMG-20160710-WA0000_zpshrfncnbx.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/Misc%20Boats/IMG-20160710-WA0011_zpsrypivctt.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/ki...

Kiffa

I was one, who in the past when Bob spoke of weight distribution to make our boats ride much better, was a little skeptical. I figured moving things around to get as much weight aft would not do much for our boats. Bob has allot of experience racing boats and our boats are cruisers and slow fishing ...

Kiffa

I have used Coastal Night Lights, http://www.coastalnightlights.com/ , the owner, Chris, has been great to work with and his lights have been reliable and very bright. I have bought 12 over the last 5 years from him for myself and friends and had one fail which he took care of. They don't require an...

Kiffa

Capt Pat, I have only met in person a very small bunch of the guys on this board, sadly you were not one, and yet i consider so many to be very close friends who have gone above the call of duty to help me over an over again, it is because of you that I have had the privilege to be among some of the...

Kiffa

I saw this boat at NL in October, we did not spend much time digging around but it did seem in quite good condition. No idea about the engine status or generator,
and as Bruce said dont go by what the repo people say.
I think it is definitely worth taking a look at if you are close.

Kiffa

Thanks guys for getting back to me and Nav for the kind offer.
Hueso i managed to open your pm once but i did not save the number you sent, now i cant open it again, can you sent me another pm if possible. Thank you

Chris

Kiffa

I may be looking at a few boats in Puerto Rico and would like some advice.
If there is a number that i can call you on please PM me it. Thanks

Chris

Kiffa

Hi Yannis, With that door I believe your friend may have a 37'. The 37' though good was not able to stay with either 38' in open waters especially head seas. She was very dry and did well in the following sea. She fished better than the wide body being more stable and as good as the newer 38'. The m...

Kiffa

We have two 38' Wide Bodies in the family, one that is stock fly bridge, which we have opened up her saloon, and the other that was made into an express sometime ago. They are great sea boats, ride better than the 37' ( my cousins just sold one) and just as good if not better in a following sea than...

Kiffa

Thanks Ray and enjoy the view,

Chris

Kiffa

Damn, if I only had known I would of brought them! For sure when I come back we can meet up. I usually spend my time staying with family in Lauderdale and Port St. Lucie so getting it to you will be easy.
Il give you a heads up before hand.

Kiffa

Hi Nav, Don't mention it, it was a pleasure to help a faithful out. Sorry for the late reply, I had to rush out to FL for the week. I understand what you would like to do, and agree it would make life much easier. Where are you located? I will ask my cousin if I can borrow them again, I should be ba...

Kiffa

Hi Nav, I am sorry for the late reply. I could not scan the manuals, but took pictures at the highest quality, and then put hem on dropbox. I hope they are clear enough, some of the electrical pages are hard to se even in person. Let me know what you think, if this is not good enough, then I will go...

Kiffa

Hi Nav,

My cousin has a 46' sports fish, I will check him on the manual.

Kiffa

Thanks Navatech, Yes you are correct I think this part can be made locally. I got my old one welded and it seems ok but I will try to source one off an old box. Tony at Seaboard said it is not a design flaw as such but the way it is you do have to be careful when removing as it tends to break as min...

Kiffa

Hi everyone, On my 220 A we cracked the elbow that houses the filter. ZF has told me they no longer make this part and it’s not available. The replacement entails me also replacing the pump support which is expensive. Does anyone know of an alternative route? One suggestion is to use high pressure h...

Kiffa

Here is a look at the boat and the downstairs windows I want to block.

Kiffa

On my power catamaran I want to replace the plastic curtains on the downstairs windows with a Polycarbonate or Acrylic or any such material that may be recomended. The space is 3' high by 6' long and i plan to put the forward section fixed, with the back piece slide able on a track. I think 1/4" thi...

Kiffa

Very Very Beautiful Bob.

Kiffa

I also can say nothing but good about Chris at coastal night lights. The lights are very bright and are holding up very well. I also ordered some led strips, up to now I am not sure if I misplaced the connectors (more than likely) or if he did not send them, I mentioned it to Chris and without hesit...

Kiffa

The distance from rudder post to transom is 12".
I agree Bob put her in and try her out first. Makes no sense trying to fix something that may not need fixing in the first place.

Kiffa

Hi Everyone, Well I bit the bullet and pulled back ashore to move the rudders forward!! It took a day and a half and we hit the water yesterday. The boat is now a different machine. The real effectiveness of Capt Pat's rudders can now be seen, the boat steers twice as well and I no longer have the p...

Kiffa

Vince the Express here that had the steering issue put trim tabs directly above the rudders that helped quite a bit even when they were fully retracted.

Kiffa

JP the late 60's Express that my cousin had experienced similar issues to mine but not quite as bad. Her rudders were a few inches further forward but not as far as the others. That boat performed much better when tabs were installed directly over the rudders, even when fully retracted.

Kiffa

Neil I am not alone!! Your wake and steering is exactly like mine. Rocket I measured the distance from the rear of the strut to the stern on the two Sport fish from the 70's along with mine and they are all identical. I agree with Jp, I don’t think in this case weight distribution has to do with it,...

Kiffa

Rawleigh they turn outward.

Kiffa

Hi everyone, I have some updates. I finally got back into the water. Whilst I was ashore we decided to bite the bullet and move the rudder to the location of the other one and placed it right behind the prop. We also gave the 1/2" toe out and made sure everything was nice and tight. Hit the water an...

Kiffa

Ok i wil go do that now.

Kiffa

Does anyone know who made this windscreen on the Bahia Mar Sirina? I spoke to Slane who did allot of work on her but he said it left him before it was put on. Thanks Chris http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/BahiaWindscreen1_zpsabc15371.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kif...

Kiffa

Hi, I think I may of mentioned on here some time back about my boat kind of nose diving and behaving weird if I don’t apply some negative tab. After hauling out this time for the 1st time I realized that my port shaft is not directly in front of the rudder as it is on the starboard side. After measu...

Kiffa

Got the email

Kiffa

Though I never met him personally, Uncle Vic has helped me out and given me great advice countless times over the years. With his help I made the decision to go with my Cummins, and it was always a please to read his posts. I wish had a chance to fish the UVI maybe ill get a chance to do the Memoria...

Kiffa

Hi John,

Im out on the water this morning but will try to take some pics of it this afternoon and give you the run down.

Kiffa

Yes she is my Uncles Bahia Mar she had a tuna tower at one time then we installed the bridge. My cousin has two other Fly bridge in service and then the other Bahia Mar ashore. I will do an album with all our Bertrams of the family past and present, over the years we have owned almost every model fr...

Kiffa

The lights are from coastal nightlights. http://www.coastalnightlights.com/ . Chris is a great person to work with he delivered everything on time and even sent me extra wire free of charge when I could not find mine. The lights donâ€™t require any big holes but only two small ones for screws and an...

Kiffa

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/DSCF2321.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/DSCF2341.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/DSCF2314.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa75/DSCF2312.jpg http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/kiffa...

Kiffa

Good luck guys this one does not look any fun at all! Hope you and your families stay very safe!

Kiffa

Thank you guys, and i do intend to enjoy her. Just came in from fishing only had two Dorado and lost a small Blue Marlin. Out again tomorrow!

Kiffa

Yep the Bahi Mar so ill give American a call!

Kiffa

Great Thanks!

Kiffa

My original windscreen is pitted and paint never stays on. Do you know of anyone who can do a replica out of fiberglass

Kiffa

The Perkins were very good engines with lots of power and proved reliable for many thousand hours. The Cummins are slightly better on fuel I think because of the low end toque I run her at a lower rpm with a bigger prop and achieve the same speed, but the difference is not much. I run 19 X 24 cupped...

Kiffa

Thanks guys, we are located in the North of the Island n the Vigie marina right next to the small airport. I really like the 33, there is one here that was involved in an explosion where the entire rear end was blown of and she sank. A friend purchased her, extended her to 38' and is redoing her. I ...

Search found 59 matches