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Mikey, I've got a top of 31.82 (once) but cruise at 18 - 22 a lot, maybe John's just taking it easy....anyhoo, Sim, Are you sure the tank is 160, the literature I think says 172 before abt 1972 when they went to 220usgal or 222....reason I ask is that I can't be certain we've got 172 gal in our spor...

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Hey Ryan,

Welcome aboard...how about some images of the Moppie...see links and images instructions at the top of the Home Page (maybe you know how being young as you are) and how do you inherit a Moppie? I love the keys.

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Thanks UV, I'll block that week now. I'll watch out for the booking details and $$$ to send or PM me when you know pls. You guys drink, don't you?

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Now you're talking.....I haven't been for over a decade. Room for one more?

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Bruce,

The Good Sheperd....good movie...better on the 2nd viewing. I thought where have I heard that before...took a moment, well done.

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Smile lines.....that Bertram's been having a lot of fun.

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Beautiful boat and a really great job, you are to be congratulated on the quality. How sad to be selling.....anyway good luck with her and your next project.

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If Boatbert gets his brick, they work!

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While you can buy an ex-Virginia Marine Patrol 31 for around $30,000 and suit yourself how you restore it, and more importantly suit yourself about how much you want to believe it will cost, or any of the other 1850-odd B31s built, it is going to be very hard for anyone to sell new 31s or look-alike...

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I was very unimpressed with the "fairing block" and threw that piece of plastic out. Extra time and effort went into an integral fibreglass fairing block that can take a hit. I think the placement is crucial, away from the strakes, low down, accessible from the inside but high enough from the center...

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Early Christmas lunch tomorrow with my two girls and their cousins visiting the big city on board Tennessee.....

Merry Fishmas and a Snappy New Year to all of you!

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I was baffled by that quote too.....I want the Gov't to legislate so other people pay for my hobby...at the same time I want food prices to go up for everyone. New Zealander...explains a lot.

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Something to do with a piece of equipment on a shelf above maybe? If it were a repair there would be no point sticking plywood over it. A base for something...glued? Ready to fit thru hull fittings, sea-cocks that never happened? Interesting to speculate....but just get rid of it all. You've got the...

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Careful Ironman,

Don't bag those Hatts, Capt. Pat will close you down. (Well, after 57 goes at it he might)

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Close, but the wake is wrong...flat at the transom.

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We keep our cash in the top drawer in the galley...no one ever looks there.

But if you really want to hide some cash in a 31 repower it.

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Freebird,

Bayliner....Hatteras, don't you have any desire to improve yourself?

But hey, thanks for dropping by to say howdy....

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Perfectly set-up Capt. and look who you caught. I've never heard anyone mention wanting to use those dopey emoticons until Freebird....you sat there this whole time waiting. Are you any good at hunting or what?

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One winner per country? We're already that. We want the World Championship!

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Harv,

Will do. You understand the conditions that we operate under make landing all species very, very difficult. Especially as the day goes on....

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Harv,

If you can let me know roughly when the Bertram 31 World Cup will be held I can come back with the likeliest species around here.... for instance Feb/March will see small Black Marlin off the coast for a short time. As a surfer, we don't target sharks....karma.

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I like the sound of a World Cup....Southern Hemisphere Division....feeling confident...getting the T Shirts printed now.

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My sincere condolences to Capt. Dave's family on this very sad occasion.

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Great idea!

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Gerry,

Great job, really well done! Thanks for the link and all the detail.

Love the windscreen detail Capt. Pat.

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Uncle Vic,

I better come over and sort a few things out. I'm in.

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There is a guy who drinks with us occasionally called "Air Rifle", that is his nickname. He is a small bore.

Any other topics we should cover on this thread?

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Hey Whaler, maybe you are the hope of the side! Have you splashed yet? Not that I want to get involved but I think the young lady in question expects her intended to be afloat. How much incentive do you need. Over to you. Capt. Pat, yeah, you know me, covered in sheilas. I wish. My idea for a fishin...

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This thread would be...what? Hijacked at gunpoint?

It wasn't going anywhere anyway, and certainly not to Sydney...was it!

Dreaming on...

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That would be good if you would do that, Brewster. Our own fearless leader Capt. Patrick said she might do well to "re-define her parameters" and that includes geography, obviously. I've not known Capt. Pat to be wrong. Just quietly, there are not many 31s down here so we are talking strictly R&R. L...

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Well I am sorry to hear that Brewster, I thought that one had a chance. Not often you come across a young lady with her head screwed on right like that. Sim, you're giving us over 40s guys a bad name, "stick to her guns" doesn't necessarily mean she likes guns.......she's gonna think you're hard of ...

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How did it all turn out for that young lady who would only date a Bertram 31 owner? Was it petrols or diesels, flybridge cruiser or sportfish and did that make any difference?

Having been there at the very beginning I think we should be told.

Regards,

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Mikeywriter, At the dock the other day this old rooster comes over to the boat and asks "do you fellas know what you've got there?" Well, he gets invited on for a beer and says he can't stay long because he's meeting his girlfriend. Two hours and four or five beers later we met her too when she came...

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Bulletproof, Having been through both adventures/trials that you are going through I do have one suggestion - have the boat valued as is by a third party, not yourself or the soon-to-be ex, because in its current state it isn't worth anywhere near what has been spent on it. Pete Fallon on this board...

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Mr Shelley....meet the Mean Team! The last sailboat I had was one built in 1947 in California from a William Atkin "Ingrid" design published in Rudder magazine. I spent over $200k restoring it. It had been one and a half times around the world. I sailed it 600 miles down the coast non-stop, 8 days, ...

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Thanks Randall,

Pretty break. Happy Birthday.

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Randall,

If it happens can you post some pics?

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Thanks Brewster, that goes without saying for sure. It's just that I'm being bounced around between all the "experts" I know, it's a case of too many cooks. What I'll do is post a Fishing Report after my next trip and any comments and suggestions will be welcome. First change though, I think it will...

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John,

Bacardi 151 huh? Well, don't have any more until you are sure you are getting the right paint job under the decks. That was a close call.

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John,

Captain Patrick is telling you the truth.....no gelcoat...what was in those syringes man? I had to fight to stop "flocote" going in and I am thankful everyday I open the hatches!

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What do you think about having a Forum covering fishing? You know, from the basics to sophisticated secret techniques. Equipment, set-up of boats, time of day, moon phases/species, baits, sets......the whole thing. I'll have to to join another site as well in order to pick up on many years I wasted ...

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John, Thanks for the link, very interesting read and good information on the speed of the early boats. Walter, I think you had your priorities all wrong, but you got it sorted anyway. Patrick, I learned "the want of money is the root of all evil" and for anyone interested: http://en.wikiquote.org/wi...

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Mikey, This is a good assignment and you've come to the right place. Four of us pooled our resources and have refurbished one of only two 31 Bertrams in Australia, new Yanmar diesels and all the recommendations from this site. I echo everyone's comments. Within days of running up or down the coast s...

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Am I right in thinking Bruce is doing a B31 center console?

I'd love to see some pics of that.

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A$6.28 per US. gal or at the latest exchange rate $5.71.

You gotta love your fishing!

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Scot, As an exporter for many years relying on sales to the U.S. I can see that the U.S. has done all the heavy lifting for manufacturing in the developing (Asian) and recovering (European) economies since WWII with your liberal trade policies. You guys deserve all the export business coming your wa...

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John,

Love your work, keep it up. Maybe share some Yanmar tips soon.

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Scot,

OK, part of me wants to recognise this guys passion and engineering skill and another part of me wants to put myself up for membership of the Mean Team. I don't like it. I don't care how shallow the water is and I like dogs.

I'm applying for membership.

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John,

That one is a PM

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Scot, To me there is no reason for a 24kn boat to have a surface drive. Most conventional drives top out at 39kn or so due to drag, (imho), unless you are......can't remember his name "That's My Hon" 1980s Palm Beach 55kn until Jack Nicklaus bought it and threw out the MTUs and put in another cabin....

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