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Hi all, sorry it’s been a while. Sad to see I missed Vic, Walter and Captain Patrick... I’ve been semi-retired lately and involved with training and classic boats, mainly sailboats but the owners of Tennessee, (I sold my share in her years ago), have asked me to take her on as one of my regular boat...

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I like the 28, I'll keep an eye out for him posting.

Have you guys covered the B31 SWAB (Shallow Water Attack Boat)? http://www.warboats.org/Flops/Fabulous% ... ing_R1.htm

Apparently there are some still in Egypt.

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Capt Patrick, There is Tennessee, then a converted flybridge race boat/now a sportfish called Mischief, an Express and there is about to be another Sportfish with some Aussies due in the US shortly to acquire one and bring her back down here: that will make four that I know of, which is really not e...

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Thanks Capt Patrick, The three original partners with me in Tennessee still own her and they are great custodians, she is a wonderful example and turns heads whenever she is on the water. I have gone over to the dark side and am slowly restoring a classic 30ft Halvorsen fibreglass sloop designed in ...

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Hi Faithful, Harry Babb was kind enough to remember me and emailed me just as I was on my way down to Tennessee to help out a yacht Captain mate of mine, Jimmy. Harry is coming to Australia and we look forward to welcoming him on board the mighty Tennessee. Anyhoo, back to the story: Jimmy, the yach...

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Pretty mean, huh....who'd a thought?

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Well said on Divinycell Capt. Pat. Yachts, glad to hear you are hand-laying, but you got a problem. Easily fixed though, the design is all about a low centre of gravity, solid hull around past the chine, cored above. You will find that dark hull colors & Divinycell don't go together either. You will...

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Congratulations and thanks. You guys are nuts.

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Capt Pat, Thanks...I thought I saw a gun. Imho you want to save weight, hand lay-up...you want strength...hand lay-up...you want longevity... Btw, got a new avatar I'm going to email...helicopter shot. Best wishes for Christmas to everyone, you too Yachts! I had a look at your web-site and what you'...

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Well, from the pic of the mold I think I am looking at a chopper gun-layup.

Sorry, but unless the hull is hand-laid it is a travesty.

Say it ain't so, Yachts

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Yachts, there is a reason why the core is removed where a fitting is to penetrate....and it gives you a clue why cored hulls are not popular on a site that would have several thousand "boating-years" experience amongst its supporters. I don't want to be harsh but there is no need to say "if you know...

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Hey Indiana...lookin' good! My mate Briggsy (ex Christensen Yachts) when he first arrived here used to copy and paste pictutures of fin chops from surf sites, the more intimate the location and the deeper the gash the better as far as he was concerned, and email them to everyone wondering how he was...

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I'm a gmail guy..I'll try one of those others...going up!

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Harv,

Be assured of our best wishes for you in these difficult times, from all parts of the Bertram world. I only know you through your thoughtful posts but I can tell you are a good man and your parents would right now be justifiably proud of you.

My sincere condolences to you.

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Bill, You are getting good advice here...the mighty Tennessee, the first Bertram in Australia, was very happy to get the 315hp Yannies (from the U.S.), new bed caps, new shafts (1.5" Aquamet 22), new f/g logs, new struts, new 4 blade 20 x 23 (note the half inch diff. to Island Girl, we have lower Ce...

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Capt. Patrick,

Yeah it got cybered... it's my pleasure to contribute something, I would hate for it to change from Bertram31.com to Error 404!!!!

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Mine went a while ago, PM me if you didn't get and I'll get the bank to do it again. Thanks for making this community possible Capt Pat, and for all you guys who enjoy it as much as me.

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Hey Randall, I love the atmospheric control in your booth...."are we having fun yet?" was a war-cry from years ago here, good to hear it again...another one was whenever we were in a remote location, look up at the sky and, drink in hand, declare "they'll never find us here!"...fun times. One time, ...

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CC re-do or as is, eBay

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Our thoughts are with you too. Never Forget.

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As the post was addressed to 'Gentlemen' I was using my best (Australian) English....it doesn't get much better than the duck's guts, except possibly when you are really stuck for a superlative there is that ultimate accolade...."the cat's @rse!" but at least I spared you that. http://www.urbandicti...

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We put Mathers on a 142ft yacht...not sure what model but they were the ducks guts.

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Jeff,

Looking good...if you have some more time can you add the spray strakes? I know they changed at some time but I don't know how and when...maybe others do.

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Dug wrote:Watching the tv has all the news crews telling the nation it will be just fine...Dug

The NOAA 10.30pm Marine Forecast in the NE Quadrant is for 105knots gusting 130knots...and yet one of the headlines is Gustav May Not Be Cat 4....

Good luck to all you guys in that area, stay safe.

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I bet I'm not the only one with serious shed envy.

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randall wrote:hey...its a bertram...and an extremely comfortable platform..

Randall,

I thought for a moment you were spelling impaired.... Still fishing in a desert down here, just me though, gotta work on it.

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Tuna, or is that Mr Head? Try this old post:

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... ght=#25379

jprs51@yahoo.com has them and he will send you a pdf copy.

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Luis,

What a great story! You have a piece of world history there...and from the sounds of it she has found a very capable steward in you.

There's gotta be a book in that, thanks for letting us all know.

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Opunui, We have Yanmar 6LPs 305hp (315hp with lower Cetane rating here) with 20 x 23 four bladed and we get 30.5knots wot regularly, but tell everyone 32 at the pub and get away with it. Locals are getting better top speed results with smaller dia props and suggested 19 x 24s but we went for the siz...

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Luis that is some trip from Mozambique to Portugal...she must have gone on a ship not on her own hull around Cape Horn or the Red Sea, but you said he had extra diesel? That would be the longest trip I have heard of. You have a unique Bertram 31. You will enjoy the results when you finish the refit....

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They'd be a must have in any boat with a high centre of gravity, like the one in the video....thankfully none of us need it.

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I rate the beach dismount from the Whaler! Thanks Sean...

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Greg, One of the best things we did was to extend and glass the plywood backing for the shaft struts all the way down to the main stringers. Not a sound or vibration in reverse, ever and backing down hard 'til you sink was never so easy. Danny from Hightide has the silicon bronze bolts if Capt Pat d...

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John Brownlee wrote:back down at high speed without burying the transom,

and where is the fun in that?

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I am after some original pics of Tennessee so I contacted International Marine who made Bertrams under licence in Australia and now make Carribeans. Richard Spooner was kind enough to follow up and though he didn't have any pics he knew of Tennessee, the only 31 they brought in. He said that they ne...

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I notice it is about that time of year, I am going to add a 50% surcharge so maybe Capt Pat can get some extra doo-dads to fix the site. We're all thinking of you and appreciate how this must be driving you nuts. Thanks.

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bob lico wrote:like the motor can`t pull water thru the 2"manifold

Oh oh....sorry 'bout that Bob. You have gone to an unbelievable amount of effort to get the performance just how you want it...love reading your updates, more power to you.

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Harv,

I got that yesterday down here.....isn't the internet great.

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One of the clamps that come with the PSS seals rusted through in 15 months...all the others were OK, now all replaced but could not believe it...right at the ventilated part...rusted out. Checking them every six months from now on.

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I didn't have the problem...then day before yesterday I did and today I don't. Intermittent....

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Steve...they were acting like they were in love, it's what they do..I don't know, anyway it is a truly great film because it has a 31 in it, that I do know.

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Hey J Z, Until now I was doing all the heavy lifting, in a cultural sense, on this site, so thanks...I loved Flipper and Sea Hunt...see Jersey Films "Out of Sight", they want to establsih J Lo's (George Clooney's love interest), dad's cred.....pan in to his house in Ft Liquordale and what is moored ...

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Was it that International Marine were the original builder under licence with Bertram USA and built /marketed their boats built as Bertram's and after that licencing agreement expired they built/marketed their boats as Caribbean's? Preston, Yes, after Bertram reminded them which way was up...... In...

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Sean, If your mate Syd brought it in then that would make two....the one I know had 3208 Cats and was around Brisbane/Gold Coast for years but I have lost track of it. Maybe with the high $A we will start to see more come in. Sim, Yep, helm on the wrong side.....but look at that beautiful mezzanine ...

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Capt. Pat, We are all talking about two different boats...the "Bertram 31" built by Carribean came out after the 35 here and is a scaled down version and cheaper version of the 35, I have never seen it in the States, the Bertram 30 / "28 on steroids" has the low profile that lends itself so well to ...

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That's what most people here think we've got when we say Bertram 31......do you see they even have the gall to call it a "Classic Bertram 31"...anyway, they are a smaller version of the 35 with less vee and no engine boxes so they are, in my opinion, very "caravany" and plastic and me too and don't ...

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Harv, I was quoting someone else who said that and was trying to make the point that you have to see it to believe it how quickly water can fill the bilge from those scuppers....yes, Sean, being so close to the water it is amazing to me that more 31s have not sunk because of that...but they haven't....

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John,

In my opinion, you definitely need something. We used the fibreglass exhaust mufflers with the internal flap to prevent water back-flow. So far so good...I'll get you the model No. if you want, they are made in the States.

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"Hard to imagine taking on so much water through the scuppers" Believe it! Early in the refit we are anchored up in The Mighty T for the annual ferry boat race, unusual circumstances, stern towards the racing ferries with extended family on board...8-10 bods in the cockpit...with the ferry wash repe...

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Mikey,

What a great accomplishment.....7 years on, that is dedication to a good cause...well done!

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