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jackryan

John, Still fishing the same area's the same way you fished here. We also use large lipped lures like the strech 30 and Bomber lures. We fish rigged balihoo on the surface for wahoo in the summer, but it seems like they run deeper in the winter. Vic, we used your method for almost all of the wahoo, ...

jackryan

Walter,

Sounds great, thanks for the recipe. It's already in the book.

JR

jackryan

Thanks Guys, the kids are still buzzing over the wahoo trip. Tony, we probably had over 100 lbs of wahoo steaks, and they are already gone. We have a huge crowd for Christmas/New Years and between that and the fish we gave to friends and neighbors, I'm going to have to try the smoked hoo after the n...

jackryan

Thanks Walter and Brewster, I gotta agree with you on eating wahoo. Capt. DQ, we went out the Tuesday after Christmas. It was the only good day. It's been blowing hard down there since. I have a buddy headed out tomorrow morning. We caught all the fish by 10 am. They shut off after that. There's a b...

jackryan

I finally relocated Decoy to Venice Marina and the first trip was a good one. We had a crew of 10 including my brothers and 5 kids. Ended up going 4 for 5 on wahoo with the largest one going about 80 lbs. We let the kids catch all of the fish. The kid with the white hat on is 7 years old and ended u...

jackryan

You could pile in 40 of your closest friends and go for a howdy cruise with this one:

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/ ... id=2284235

JR

jackryan

I just found out what the holiday pricing for the Rybovich Book will be. Pat Rybovich sent out an email to everyone on the update list to indicate that the holiday pricing for her book will be $350 for the Commemorative "1947 Edition". This is quite a drop in price, as they were priced at $1400 prio...

jackryan

Capt. Patrick,

Try not to pull your back out lifting that thing. The guy's on this board are the greatest. It's gonna take you a while to go through, but let me know how you like it. Greatest book I ever bought.

JR

jackryan

Found this one on Yachtworld: http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2282159&ybw=&units=Feet¤cy=USD&access=Public&listing_id=13824&url= I'm pretty sure it's a 33' Bertram. Must have spent some time on the bottom at this price. I hear it's considered a partial subm...

jackryan

Randall, You would appreciate the chapter called Visual Indulgence. It's a series of close up photos of woodwork done at the Rybovich yard. They also had some very cool stainless hardware. I can't imagine the number of man hours that went into each of these boats. Here are a few pics from that chapt...

jackryan

If you are wondering what to ask for Christmas this year, I have the answer. I just got my Rybovich Book and I gotta tell you, it's unreal. This book was put together by Tommy Rybovich's daughter Pat Rybovich and she did an amazing job. She spent years collecting old photos and stories about these b...

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Diego,

Very cool. How much does a pair of those set you back?

Thanks,

JR

jackryan

Here are a couple more I wanted to post: http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb348/polarjack64/Port%20Eads%20Oct%202010/photo_3.jpg http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb348/polarjack64/Port%20Eads%20Oct%202010/photo_4.jpg http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb348/polarjack64/Port%20Eads%20Oct%20201...

jackryan

Went to the River House at Port Eads this last Thursday and Friday and had a great trip. Limited out on nice reds and snapper. Had some big sharks in the area. This is my first attempt at posting photos and there are two of the ribbon fish and for some reason I could not remove the second one. They ...

jackryan

I'm not experienced with fiberglass, but could you place the mat on the stringer and then brush the resin on?

JR

jackryan

Vic, I chartered a boat out of Destin years ago called High Cotton and they had a giant live well in the cockpit that they had flowing the whole trip. They told me they used a pool pump to supply huge amounts of water to the well. The bait, including small bonita, stayed happy all day. Like you, the...

jackryan

I of course picked the ugliest Formula's for humor's sake. Here's a 1979 23 Formula that looks pretty nice and if he gets near the asking price, seems to have held it's value: http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=1986114&ybw=&units=Feet¤cy=USD&access=Public&list...

jackryan

Here are a couple built by the design genius at Formula. http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/displayPhoto.jsp?boat_id=1833895&boatname=26%27+Formula+26+PC&photo_revised_date=1200598800000&photo_name=Photo+1&photo=1&url=&back=%2Flisting%2FboatDetails.jsp The 27 is almost a s prety as the 26: http:...

jackryan

The Mobile Big Game fishing Club is holding their labor day tournament this year.

http://www.mbgfc.org/

JR

jackryan

I've never heard of the integrated flywheel generator. With this setup, do you just leave the engine running at idle whenever you need power. I wonder what the fuel burn is per hour while at idle? If it's not substantially more than a typical generator, this could be a great setup.

JR

jackryan

Marshall, I have the MASE 4kw in my 31 and it has been fine. It has a sound shield and is very quiet. I'm sure that the lower RPM generators are a bit more quiet than mine. It fits beautifully on the outboard side of the port engine. I know the guy's with the 1800 RPM units swear by them. I still ha...

jackryan

That is a beautiful model. Put me down for one too. This guy could probably sell a bunch of these if he could create a mold from the original.

JR

jackryan

I tried to give them my email address and snapfish still will not let me in. Can anyone figure out how to post some of these pictures on the site?

Thanks

JR

jackryan

Here's a small discussion I found on line about the VW's: http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1lbl5-any-problems-with-the-new-volkswagen-marine-diesel-engines Other links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx7pGsn2Eno http://www.ringpower-systems.com/VW/TDI-225-6_VW-Marine_Engine_Spec_Description.pdf h...

jackryan

Wow, that is some beautiful wood work. Can you provide any details about the kinds of wood you used and the thickness. Looks like the aft wall of the v-birth area has a different kind of wood than in the salon area. Also looks like some maple around the anchor locker door. Did you just use a thin ve...

jackryan

Out of curiosity, how much is an 8" pop up cleat?

JR

jackryan

Rawleigh, I think that's what I'm going to end up with. I had 14 people on the boat tonight (mostly kids). Had to sit out a thunderstorm, but after that it was a great evening. Pulled the kids on tubes until dark, then they swam for another 30 minutes. Since I don't have a ladder, I tied a rope to t...

jackryan

Hueso, That may just work. I look forward to the pictures of the ladder. Rawleigh, I should have mounted one like that before I redid all of the panels around the cockpit. It would be a pain to open everything back up to mount one. I think Capt. Pat posted a pic of a ladder that hooks over the gunwa...

jackryan

Did anyone mention Hyena? If you're going to spend anywhere near $56,000 you're much better off going with the 31'. Better looking, better performing and when you are ready to sell, I think a 31 will sell much quicker due to the following of the 31. I'm guessing it had such a short production run be...

jackryan

I know this has been covered before, but I could not find the post in archives. Can anyone recommend a good swim ladder for the 31 Bertram. I am looking for a temporary one that hooks over the gunwale and folds for storage. I've been going to Pontchartrain Beach and towing the kids behind the boat o...

jackryan

Wlbsr,

Thanks for posting those great photos. It's almost sensory overload looking at that many beautiful boats in one picture. Feel free to post more.

JR

jackryan

UV, I hear Tigers river house at Port Eads is being used by the Coast Guard. I think the restoration down there is already underway. I did a Lake Pontchartrain overnight trip with my three year old son Jack this past weekend. Ended up catching trout, reds, drum, sheepshead, catfish and ladyfish. Jac...

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Shakey,

Beautiful work. After looking at the pictures, I know I will not be taking on a project like that. That's a great looking deck. Too bad you could not make a mold from it. What kind of power are you going to use? Thanks for the update and keep us posted, with pictures.

JR

jackryan

Marlin,

That's about where I thought I would secure mine. I was able to get the outriggers put together and mounted just in time for a huge thunderstorm. Going to try to figure out the halyards today.

JR

jackryan

Thanks for the pointers. I've had problems in the past with the outrigger clip creeping down from the end of the outrigger, so I bought a Hal-Lock with 2 pulleys: http://www.gotomop.com/Products.htm I am hoping to run 2 lines off of each outrigger with this set up. I've fished on other boats that di...

jackryan

I'm going to mount my outriggers this afternoon and I have a few questions: 1) I bought the 22' Lee's that fit into the Lee wishbone bases. Is there a particular spot on the gunnel that I should attach the halyard so the outrigger line stays tight with the outrigger in the upright and deployed posit...

jackryan

Bob, Nestorpr,

Is that a bonefish rigged for trolling? Beautiful cockpit Bob.

JR

jackryan

What a beautiful boat. Any shots of the interior. How would you go about creating a teak transom like that?

JR

jackryan

Kipp/Uncle Vic, I was fishing the Horseshoe and Main Pass rigs yesterday. I heard the Coast Guard on the radio all day. We called to see if we could help, but I guess there were boats everywhere. We ended up chumming up some blackfin and bonita at MP 305, then headed in to find the most amazing disp...

jackryan

Forrest, Here's a nice one in Pensacola that you may want to look at while you are there: http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1967/Bertram--2193697/Pensacola/FL/United-States This one has rebuilt Cummins, generator, A/C, tuna tower and nice electronics. It would cost you a pile of money to get the other...

jackryan

Thought someone might be interested in this 31 in Kent Island:

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/1686076685.html

JR

jackryan

Can you post a picture of the Nuteak in the cockpit and cabin?

Thanks,

JR

jackryan

Great Riddle Bruce,

I gotta get a copy of that Tiger Woods/Elan Woods video game.

JR

jackryan

What Handkerchief:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/267342/?tag=Kenny

Here's the full episode:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episode ... play=false

JR

jackryan

Jay,

I agree with Uncle Vic. I think these boats are beautiful with a full tower. Good luck and keep us posted. Great running shot giff.

JR

jackryan

Russ,

Congrats and good luck with the rehab.

JR

jackryan

Grouperdude,

Outstanding job. Where did you get your chrome bertram logo? I also like your half tower/hard top set up with the bench seat behind it. Do you have mechanical drawings of the half tower, or the name of the builder?

JR

jackryan

Beautiful boat. I looked at her about 1.5 years ago near Port A. I like the look of the tower. What kind of power and deck are you going to go back in with.

JR

jackryan

Coolair,

Beautiful pictures. Where are you?

JR

jackryan

Capt. Patrick, Went out to the boat today and found out that a previous owner added a large backing pad that goes from the rudder to the strut. Here is a picture of it along with some pictures of the Coosa Board rudder shelves: http://haulout.shutterfly.com/41 For some reason the pic of the rudder/s...

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