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jackryan

Thanks Guys,

I had a crew inspecting and measuring my boat today to give me a quote on Awl grip rolled on with non skid. It'll be interesting to see what the quote is.I may have to do it after the fishing season. Like I said, it's still functional, just doesn't look great.

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Tony, How did your guy go about redoing the decks with non-skid? I started a post a while back about that and have not decided which way to go. Several guys recommended Kiwi Grip. The guy that painted my boat with Awl Grip scoffed at Kiwi Grip and said that I should go with a 2 part paint with nonsk...

jackryan

Thanks Doug, I appreciate it! I'm curious as to how far back your windscreen goes near the centerline. It appears to go nearly straight up or even forward a little. If so, that would work with my set up.

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I took the boat out into the sunlight yesterday for the first time since painting, and I gotta say, I'm impressed with the finish. It looks great. Looks very glossy and you really have to look close to see the imperfections.

jackryan

Thanks Tony, I'll definitely be more careful in the future. I normally have my boat up out of the water at a dry stack facility. I walk all over the boat when it's out of the water. A fall to the ground from up there would be really bad. I'm going to be way more careful now. I have a video that I sh...

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Tony, My bridge had a black accent stripe painted near the top of the bridge. It took one hell of an effort to get that black paint off of the bridge, and in areas, I ended up going through to the green glass. The rest of the bridge, was in pretty good shape for the most part, just some gouges and a...

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Doug, Thanks so much for running down that information for me. I'll let you know if I end up going that direction. I actually have an original wind screen that I was going to install on my boat. The problem is that I have 2 aluminum pipe supports from my half tower that support the radio box that pr...

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The guy painting my boat said he wants me off the boat because he is concentrating on painting, and afraid he will fall off due to the rocking of the boat as I walk around on it. Carl, I think I might have watched the same video on Alexseal paint. I watched a "Boatworks Today" video and he compared ...

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Thanks for the response. I the boat looks amazing without an wind screen at all, and thats how I have my boat now, but you are right about the wind hitting you in the face. If the company that fabricated it still had a templet, I would be interested. If it's not too much trouble, it would be great t...

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Hey Tony, He is actually only rolling, not tipping. Using Awl Grip Stark White. It matches the original color fairly well. I did most of the prep work/taping and am assisting where I can. He pretty much wants me off the boat and watching from a distance while he is doing the actual painting. (said t...

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Amberjack,

Thanks for the pics, looks like a beautiful area for boating. Can you tell me about your windscreen on the flybridge? It appears to be a little larger and doesn't angle back as much as the original wind screen. Was your wind screen custom made up in your area?

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Update on the hand rail and headliner removal. Much to my relief, the painter that is awl gripping my flybridge said that he can work around the hand rails-so I didn't have to remove the headliner. We just taped the hand rails to to keep the paint off when he was rolling the paint on around them.

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I've done a bit of "google" research and the 2010C, 3010C and 3210C all seem to be interchangeable as far as the mount, antenna and power cord, but the jury is out as to weather I will be able to use my sounder unit with a 3010C or 3210C.

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Tony, Thanks for posting the link! I just missed the 2010C I was bidding on @ the Ebay link you sent. I don't bid much on ebay, so it was mostly user error on my part. Someone offered me a Garmin 3010C unit. Does anyone here know if a Garmin 3010C would be compatible with the mounting hardware, powe...

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When these boats were designed, there were very few electronics in existence, so there wasn't much thought about making the flybridge area above the cabin easily accessible to run wires. I'm not looking forward to removing the headliner, but I think I'll take Peter's advice and chill some beer down ...

jackryan

Great stuff John! Thanks for taking the time to document all of that for us. Your details will be very helpful to me.

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Guys, Thanks so much for the replies. Thats not what I wanted to hear, but good to know how to do it. Wish I could just remove a couple of screws and a bolt and be done with it. It's funny, every time I do a project, at some point, I always seem to say in my head "nothing's ever easy." (sometimes I ...

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Thanks Guys, Rawleigh, I loved mine too, but on my last trip, the screen failed. I never did any chart updates on it--it seemed to be working fine until the screen failed. Tony, Thanks for the link. I was thinking I would give the sandbox a try before buying one elsewhere. They are pretty old units,...

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Anyone out there have a Garmin 2010C unit they'd be willing to part with? The screen on mine crapped out.

Thanks,

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Peter, Sorry to hear about your boat. It may be worth putting a Cellular/GPS tracker on your boat so you can tell where it is at all times. You can even put a GEO Fence around your dock and get a text if the boat moves more than a couple of yards. I installed one of these on my vehicle and it's amaz...

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I am prepping my flybridge for a coat of paint and was wondering if anyone has experience removing the hand rail on the side of the flybridge? There are large flat head screws on either end of the hand rail, and a small nut in the middle. I attempted to unscrew the flat head screws at either end and...

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What did you guys use for trim at the corner, top and bottom of the starboard/Azek Panels?

jackryan

Thanks for all of the advice! I'm still doing a bit of research, but I'll post here what I end up using and how it works out.

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Guys, Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like it will be somewhere between $75 and $150 per gallon depending on what I go with. I was reading about the POR-15 and it looks like it’s used on metal to prevent rust, but will make a good bilge paint as well. I’ll check into colors, but my current bilg...

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Thanks Guys for the suggestions. I think I’ll give the Kiwi Grip a shot. Is There a Kiwi grip color that comes close to matching the original Bertram 31 White? Carl, you said that you didn’t like the roller that’s sold by Kiwi grip? When you say you used a foam roller, are you talking about the very...

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I am considering painting the areas of my boat that have non skid paint on them. This includes my gunnels and foredeck area. I have a couple of questions. 1) Any recommendation for a good paint to use to tackle this job? 2) Is the non skid integral to the paint, or do you sprinkle it on before/after...

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I scrubbed my bilge this week and prepped it for paint. It's currently painted with a light gray paint. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a bilge paint?

Thanks,

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The table looks great! What brand of epoxy did you use for the project? Also, how thick was the piece of plywood you used? I was considering a similar project and was wondering if I could use a thin veneer of teak or mahogany, finished with the epoxy over it?

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Does anyone know where I can get a set of engine box hinges like the one's in Mark's pictures?

Thanks.

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I met a fellow B31 site member out in Honolulu several years back and he had his beautiful yellow hulled B31 in his driveway on a trailer. He was obviously not driving too far, but he did trailer up some pretty steep hills and launch it at the local boat launches without issues with the running gear...

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That's a nice looking Bahia Mar! I'm sorry to hear that she's taken a slide down hill. I clicked on the UVI link that Mike posted yesterday and it was like a blast from the past reading about the tournament. It's sobering to think of all the great guys that participated in the UVI 1 that have taken ...

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I ended up making the order with Toad Marine Supply. All of the part #'s on their site were right on. I'll make a followup post to let y'all know if everything was in stock and correctly shipped. Thanks for the help!!

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I just got off of the phone with Mack Boring. Yanmar has a very proprietary system for their parts dealers and they cannot ship into the territory of another dealer. I understand that system for engines and larger components like outdrives, but it seems like a crazy system to me for smaller parts li...

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Hey Charlie, I agree with you. Although these guys are distributors, they seem to have moved on from Yanmar and carry very few parts now.. I would like to find a Yanmar distributor that carries lots of parts in stock. I'm thinking theres gotta be a big yanmar distributor/parts dealer that has a larg...

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I need a few metric nuts, spacers and other MISC parts for my 4LHA STP's and the local distributor does not have them in stock. Does anyone here have a good source for Yanmar parts that I can order and have shipped to me?

Thanks,

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Wayne, Thanks for the information and pics. They do look great! It's funny, in the second picture, I thought there was a large scratch on your cowl vent, but after taking a closer look, it was the reflection of the outriggers on the boat next to you. Too bad they don't have the same footprint as the...

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I spoke with Jerry from Gemlux this morning and he said that they still manufacture the stainless transom scuppers like the ones that Bob has on his boat. I ended up ordering a pair of the scuppers and, after reading Spencer's review, I went with 4 of the heavy duty Bluewater rod holders. These shou...

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Thanks Tony,

I think I may try a pair of the Sea Dog stainless vents with the plastic base and see how that works.

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Spencer,

Thanks for that review and information. Would it be possible for you to post a picture or two of your rod holders? Also, I was curious as to weather you were able to use the same holes as the Lee Rod holders, or did you have to cut bigger holes for the Gemlux heavy duty rod holders.

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Tony, Thanks for the heads up on the studs. What would you soak the nuts/studs in to break them free? I was thinking that if i have to paint them, maybe I could use a chemical paint stripper to remove the old paint and then roll and tip them in place so they won't need to be removed?? Here are a cou...

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Tony,

I just sent you a copy of the email I sent via P.M.

They sound very accommodating, and there are some great videos on their website showing how they manufacture and test their products.

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The 31 has 2 engine cowl vents in each gunnel and the previous owner of my boat painted them black. The paint is bubbling and peeling off of them now and they look pretty bad. I think it would look nice to have a highly polished stainless steel cowl vent to replace mine with. Has anyone here found a...

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I ended up emailing them on the scuppers and they said they can get them for me. I've been eyeing the rod holders as well. I have old Lee rod holders on my boat and the finish has worn off of them. I have gotten pricing to have the Lee rod holders re-chrommed and that cost almost as much as the new ...

jackryan

Thanks Bob,

I looked through the whole Gemlux catalog and didn't see your stainless scuppers on there. Do you happen to know the dimensions of the scuppers? I did find an 8"X4" on line. I will give them a call tomorrow and see if they still manufacture them. They look great!

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Thanks Mike, I think at least one of those will work for him.

Bob, those scuppers look great. Are they plug and play, or did you need to modify the boat for them to fit?

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Wow, thanks!! Those sites are amazing. My buddy is several years into totally rebuilding a 1972 46' Warren O'Neal just outside of Sydney, Australia. It's a hell of a big project, but he'll have an amazing soprtfisherman when he's finished. He is estimating another year to year and a half to finish u...

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Bob and Tommy,

Thanks a million for the reply!! As usual, great information!!

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Any recommendations for a good place to buy quality stainless marine hardware (Cleats, Hawse pipes etc...)

I pray that everyone on the Carolina coast faired well with Hurricane Florence!

Thanks,

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I was thinking about using a wrap or paint for a faux teak transom. I came across this system that uses a roller and paint to create a wood grain. I would think you would have to cover it with several coats of a high grade clear coat, but the results look nice: http://www.woodgraining.com I also cam...

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Has anyone ever tried to put strips of teak, or any other material directly over the carpet so you don't have to remove it? I'm just thinking there has to be a better solution than going through the process of removing it?? Maybe not?

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