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I wonder whether there are any other hulls lying around waiting for love...

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Secondarily, I am completely with Mike on this. Plane? Story?

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Thanks guys. The kind words and thoughts mean more than you know. As of this morning she seems not to be dripping any longer and is dry. I am pleased as heck with that of course and am hoping it stays this way. We have been truly puzzled about what was driving that situation. Secondarily she has an ...

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Those of you who have known me for a bit know I have a dog that means a lot to me. I remember coming on the board 8 years ago and talking about how excited I was to be fortunate enough to have her in my life as a new little pup. Last week I discovered a lump in her throat, which the vet suspects may...

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It was 79 mph. But awesome never the less!!!!

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It's always something, isn't it! Nice work!!!!

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John,

That really looks fantastic. Huge amount of work and it shows!!! Pretty, pretty, pretty!!!!! Very very nice.

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Holy Crap Keith. I thought Alchemy had a lot of holes.

You have my full respect. Wow.

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You might try Chuck from Waterway Systems in Sarasota Fl. #941-752-3554.

He and I spoke at length about my firewall windows. Awesome guy!!!

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Yup...

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Yep, as I suspected. Side benefit Mike, it would keep rain from falling on the boat! LOL!

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Ed, American Marine has now become a division of Pompanette. They don't do custom windows any longer. I bought a spool of that plastic from Richard Bertram years ago, but gave it to Skip at Brewer Street Boatworks in Newport, RI. I figure since he is on Bertrams often, doing work, he could use it mo...

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I've thought about that solution. I have shore power but its not formal at all. I plug an extension cord into the house where the dock is and occasionally it gets knocked loose and I have dead batteries when I arrive. I also like to keep the refrigerator running to keep the contents cool. Friday nig...

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I have to wait until some of the new guys take a guess. That is a classic acronym... Thuddddd is well and alive (believe it or not!!!). He spends most of his days luxuriating with high end drink, skiing on bum knees, and hunting with highly trained and skilled dogs for little birdies in the woods of...

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Thanks guys. Over the years I have done a huge amount on this boat myself. Teak decks, bulkheads and deck supports, wiring, plumbing, chrome, there is not a screw on that boat I have not touched effectively. But I know my limits. I can lay fiberglass really well, but I am more of a rough carpenter v...

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Pete, recognize the helm pod? :)

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Yannis, I definitely agree about the flybridge. I have a bench that I fabricated seats three very comfortably or just me and the dog but I have to make a choice between the two scenarios. The dog does not share very well and now that she's full-grown she takes up the majority of the bench. It's able...

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Thanks guys. Its been a journey, as many of you know! Yannis, I can give you my perspective on those questions. I chose to remove the windshield because I believed that it would help the structure of the boat be "tighter", and feel just plain stronger, in addition to actually be stronger. Yes, my wi...

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LOL!!! I hear that!

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John, thanks for posting!!! She's getting there!

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Damn... Sometimes circumstances change for the sellers, and we have to be at the right place at the right time... Just tell yourself it wasn't meant to be. Or something like that. LOL!

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John,

I hear ya. Shoot me a PM with your email and I will send some down. If you would be willing to post?

Its all external work at this point, not to minimize that. But she is getting close! Hoping to have her floating in late may sometime.

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John,

That is f'ing beautiful!!!!!

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Tom,

Do they do Yanmars?

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Rawleigh, I think that is it!!! I will take a shot at getting some soon.

As for pictures, its not on the boat and likely won't be until late May/June. After that, no problem!!!

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I need help sourcing something. On my new tower/hardtop there is a decent sized opening under the aft railing. For a number of reasons I didn't have that with my old set up, and it was not worth adding piping at this point. That being said, it could always be added later if we change our mind. In th...

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Perfect timing!!! I was just thinking that it was time to start a fundraiser, though I am so damned bad at it!

Short story long, mine is on its way!!!!

Thanks Patrick!!!!

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I have always loved the 38 Special. I know its not a flybridge boat but what a beauty!

Repower one of those and you truly have something special!

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Bob, I understand why you like the docking lights 100%. I used to have a set in Alchemy and when they worked, they were great. No reflections off the deck and no night blinding. Here were the limitations at the time, many have been touched on already. 1) the old aluminum ones rot out and die. they a...

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Long in the teeth? A V850 is long in the teeth. Even the stuff between the JRC raytheon days and this is long in the teeth. This is a pretty nice machine actually. It would have stayed on the boat but I was adding another screen. Vanity made me want them to match.

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Ultimately all units are pretty user friendly, and have similar options. I think it comes down to how comfortable you are with user interface. I have a Raymarine E120 big screen HD that I took off Alchemy and am replacing only because I will need/want/aw shit gotta have matching screens when I'm don...

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Very cool, however I am sorry to hear he chose to sell. I believe he is a childhood friend of my father. Small world!

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Bob,

Was the owner of the boat you purchased named Dave Mecham by any chance?

Welcome to the sandbox! And congratulations on your purchase!!!

Best,

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Suzuki is not bad either.

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Love it!

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20. LOL!

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You could always head out to Hawaii and look at a set of 315 Yanmars! :)

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Zep Big Orange works miracles.

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Truth!

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Hueso, I was going to say that maybe you might need to take a trip to get a true feel for these engines. ;). What a wonderful opportunity to make a trip!!!!

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http://safeshare.tv/v/ss564899c87c19e

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Thats actually pretty cool!!!!!

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Bob, Thanks for the sound advice! Right now I am not going after the interior. This is exterior only at this point. I need to save a couple more years and do some home based renovations next... But the boat will be structurally stable and tight like yours, so I am looking forward to a few more years...

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Gif! You have room at your house! I know you do!!

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Yannis,

I have had a bug buster screen by Sogeman for a really long time and it works great. Google Sogeman bug Buster and you should be off and running.

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Saw this on ebay. Pretty cool! Crazy money, but cool!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Bertram-Ba ... 1473877620

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Bob, Marine metal fab. I am working with Tom Materne. They were sold to Striper marina and it is going well so far.

I am looking at having the metal work all contained inside the plastic. Kind of like Wahine. We shall see how it looks!

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Tommy, I know I may sound a bit like a luddite, however I just cannot get my arms around posting pics. It has not been a priority. Now, that being said, anyone who does have the capability, I am happy to send a couple shots their way and maybe they would put them up... Thoughts? And yep, I knew that...

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I spent a couple hours at the metal working shop in RI yesterday roughing out a conceptual design for the new hard top for Alchemy. She never got wet this summer past, but enjoys a shiny new exterior, new windows on the sides, and aft bulkhead, a new dash configuration, and a glassed in windshield. ...

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