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Are there plans for an 09 Rendezvous in AC again?

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I see a lot of our 31 Berts all over their website, including several of Buddy Boy. Anyway, I think it's great these boats and the design gets so much attention. I can see a bit of each redo in these "new boats" and aside from the obvious weight and coring it doesn't look like anything incredible or...

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Bob,

We do have the roller ball type cables. I believe one side is 19' and the other is 23'. We alsoi have cockpit comtrols as well and have the same issue if you try to get WOT with the cockpit controls.

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I will call and see if the company offers any advice. I've had about 4 various people give it a shot and all say "it is what it is" and be heppy with 2550 on the throttles.

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The actual levers travel plenty but it runs out of cable....if you know what I mean. If there was another inch of travel it would be fine. It worked fine with the original morse controls but adjusting the Solo II's is a royal PITA. At the most fwd position it still physically has about 2" of room to...

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Bob, My problem is I do need the extra RPM. 2500 robs me of 100rpms of high cruise and it makes a big difference in speed as you know. Flat calm days I can only get 26knts whereas I could get more with the 3000WOT option. Maybe I do jump up the idle to get a few more on the top end? In the C&D Canal...

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The issue is all in the Solo II controls, there are adjustments are the terminal end as well as a cam type adjustment at the throttle levers. It's the lever end that I can't figure out. When it was first launched it was great, then someone wasn't content getting 2850 WOT on the throttles and wanted ...

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Having single lever controls makes docking so easy. I should really work on getting every bit of travel out of the gears/throttles but I can't figure out these Solo II's. I have it at idle 700rpm but only 2550 at WOT (run out of travel space on the controls). If I jump the idle up to 1000 I get 2650...

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I was at 4.7knts with one engine with minimal load and about 1/3 tank. 2 engines produced 5.9knts.

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Mikey, For the record my performance is the same as yours. Idle is at about 700, 20x23 4 blade props, 6BTA 300hp and there is no way I can get to 3.5knts on one engine. In the marina I am bumping one engine in and out of gear to slow down. I remember offshore with both engines in gear at idle was ab...

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Would have been under the sink of the starboard side.

http://www.seanile31.com/Site/SeaNile_During.html#5

http://www.seanile31.com/Site/SeaNile_During.html#53

Outlet in the v berth on starboard side, one above the fridge and one in the head. 16,000 btu

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We did the padded vinyl sides as well, including the headliner. There are a lot of pics on www.seanile31.com

http://www.seanile31.com/Site/SeaNile_During.html#94

http://www.seanile31.com/Site/SeaNile_During.html#115

http://www.seanile31.com/Site/SeaNile_During.html#126

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Are you set on a 28? There was a 31 with diesels in Bear DE listed for 41K. I have address somewhere if you are interested.

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Bob-

What is the trick to not loosing any fluid? I have a new pair of block heaters in my car and I am waiting to install them on the 6BTA's soon.

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Just bought a pair of block heaters as well. I remember last year pulling the boat, Dec 7 with about 3" of snow all around. Took awhile to get the Cummins started in 30 degree weather. Won't have that problem anymore.

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Sounds like Joe Zacceralli is the guy he is talking about. Joe is in the philly area and owns a body shop. I bought from the original owner who lived in southern DE who passed away about 5 years ago. Small world indeed as Joe redid my boat too!

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Thought i was the only 31 in the Bear area?? Guess there is another Bert (31?) around me somewhere. Thought someone was coming to buy SeaNile!!

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I'm slightly biased but think my 31 is a good deal. Completely redone with a ton of custom modifications. It's on yachtworld http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatDetails.jsp?&units=Feet¤cy=USD&ro=4&r=1944524&rs=yachtworld.com&rt=Saltwater%20Inshore%20Fishing,%20Saltwater%20Offshore%20Fis...

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Woa, now I may have to go to the Rendezvous!!! With diesel at $5.00 a gallon it's not looking good though.

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Not like that. That's nothing. I know EXACTLY what Nic is talking about. The boat handles so nice in a following sea, you don't realize how dangerous it can really be. The wind is blowing 24 knots, you're making 24 knots, the seas are building, and you feel like you're standing still. Until you cre...

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I have dripless shafts, not PSS, but can't remember the name. Went for the first ride of the season and everything went well till about 2200rpm then I heard a strange sound from the starboard side, not the engine, not the trans....but pretty sure it was the shaft area. I quickly throttled to neutral...

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Thanks UV. Luke's got the itch to fish out of Venice again!

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A couple of my friends want to head to Venice, LA to do some offshore fishing this August. Can anyone recommend a place to stay and a good charter outfit? I believe their plan is fly on a Wednesday and come back to Philly (hopefully) on Sunday.

Thanks.

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Speaking of sounddown, I will be installing it soon but think I have misplaced the accessories. Is there a dealer or do I deal with the company direct? I need the nails, caps, tape and glue.

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I thought that was really a picture of money. That is incredible.

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Thanks for the help. Tony Athens has a great section of tips on his website and one article deals with aftercoolers. Here is the link http://sbmar.com/Maintenance/Aftercooler.cfm

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I'm about to enter season 4 with my Cummins and was wondering what is recommended for maintenance? Belts are in good shape, oil changed, etc but is there anything else i should look to do? Is there a gasket kit for removing the aftercooler? Temps have never been high and these engines run awesome bu...

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I have limited surf experience but do remember one day pretty well. Was out west and traveled to meet up with a cousin in San Diego for a little surfing at Mission Beach and brought along my girlfriend from Chicago with zero surfing experience. Got our boards and started our way out, she was in fron...

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Come to think of it some of the first memories I have of boating are going with my Dad and buddies on a 31 Bertram "Prime Time" out of Lewes, DE. Now I have a never ending to do list and spend my time thinking adding sound down, maybe a stereo and a lot of odds and ends. Although the boat is for sal...

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I've received a lot of emails about the boat lately so we will see what happens.

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I'm trying to find some old photos to put together a log of the redo for the for sale ad and I have started with about 300 totally random pics of the boat up on a website. Seems like forever ago but these pics sure bring back some memories.

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Passing on NY but planning on the ACNJ show.

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I'd look for another yard with extensive experience in redoing 31 Bertrams. They are not complicated boats but there are too many good yards around with experience to choose a place who wants to move the rudders aft. It's a bad idea.

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Have fun redoing the interior, it makes such a huge difference in these boats. I think the best thing we did was remove the forward dash area, it really opens up the entire interior.

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PS. SeaNile is for sale

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Where is the best place to buy these block heaters? I could wire them right to an open breaker on my AC panel. Might be a good winter project. Started the engines today, starboard ctarted in about 5-10 seconds with a healthy amount of black then blue smoke. Port was a bit stubborn and took about 60 ...

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That trip can be brutal if you don't have the right conitions. Last year it took 7 hrs to go from AC to the C&D canal, the ocean was a breeze but the DE bay was tight, nasty, cold chop right in the face the entire time up to the power plant (Salem) and we managed about 14knts in the bay. This past s...

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This is season 2 with the redone boat and it always draws a crowd no matter where I am. These crowds come in two forms, the first who know exaclty what a 31 Bert is and want to get a look at it up close and check out the restoration work, and the second group are the people who have no idea what it ...

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The flop house just wasn't the same without the 31 crew there but with the Marriott going for 559 a night and the flop house 89 it is still the best deal out there. The weather was pretty bad for the show with showers on Thursday, absolute pouring rain on Friday and more showers on Saturday. Less pe...

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I'll be there from noon Thursday-Sunday and will be staying at the Flop House.

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6BTA 300hp, zf220s trans 1.5:1 trans, 1.5" shafts, 4 blade 20x23 lite cup nibral props. 3000rpm WOT with full load.

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DeMann Marine in Wilmington, NC or Seaboard Marine in CA (Tony Athens) are great to deal with for rebuilt/reman Cummins. Both can crate and ship anywhere in the US.

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Since the boat is for sale I have been getting a lot of questions about getting a loan for the boat. Called a few places today and they follow the BUC/NADA books and place no value on a survey. Said on my boat (and prob every other 1974 with diesels) they can probably get a 45-50K loan at the max. T...

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PITA these controls are. Spin 3100+ by disengaging the cable and moving the throttle by hand, then if you advance the cable the motion exceeds the throttle distance yet if you hook up the cable to the throttle it's all I can do to get 2800 out of the engines while at the dock.

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My Solo II are not quite right either this season. Feels like I run out of cable at 2500rpm yet have plenty of distance to move the throttle. Idle is set correctly, is there a way to adjust the length of the cable, I am guesing under the controls?

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Chris-

Some decent tuna action in the Poormans and Baltimore the past few days. I hope to be down there in a few weeks with the boat.

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Vince-

I happen to know at least two guys local to you that can lend a hand installing the side air vents. Took us about a day to do both sides. Neither Luke or Buddy care about cutting into a boat as long as it is not theirs! Infact I think they enjoy it...

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CB-

How is it looking so far for this year? Our check will be in the mail this week. Looking forward to AC. We'll have a "For Sale" sign on SeaNile this year.....

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Release was north of $1500 when I called this past winter. Found a good deal through Hamilton Marine for a Pompanette chair. Typo or not it was under 350 and they honored the ad price.

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When I shopped around I looked hard at everything but really never considered Garmin to be a real player, especially in offshore boats. Garmin is very popular in the sub 30' boat category (maybe inshore fisherman) but Furuno, RayMarine and NorthStar were most popular in the offshore boating communit...

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John,

You'll love it out there in UT. I spent 4 years out there after college messing around and it is awesome. Talk about big sky country...it's impressive. Are you heading south the Bryce, Zion, Canyonlands, Arches and Moab?

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