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jackryan

I agree, when I think stringer, its the structural beams on the hull. I think using "deck support" will eliminate confusion.

JR

jackryan

Ironworker- Sure, that would be great, thanks. You got me thinking about the term "stringer." These are, as you say, definitely "deck supports." Several others referred to them as stringers, and my brother is a mechanical engineer and he has been calling them stringers as well. Here is the definitio...

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I decided to keep it simple and go with the original stringer layout. I am going to go back with mahogany stringers coated with two coats of gray Interlux 2000 barrier coat. The original stringers lasted 43 years and had no coating at all on them. I am wondering if most 31 Bertram's originally came ...

jackryan

I made it out to the boat this afternoon to check out the situation below the deck. A lot of the deck support stringers were were in bad shape, especially at the ends of the boards. I’ll try to post a few pictures. These first two pics are the backside of the deck and hatches with Coosa that has bee...

jackryan

Awesome posts guys. I'm heading over to the boat to take a look this morning. I'm interested to see whats below deck, as the decks have not been off since 1978 (when the boat was built).

JR

jackryan

I wanted to see if I can get some intel about the framing in the bilge that supports the cockpit deck. Does anyone know what kind of wood was originally used below the deck to hold the deck in position and give it support? Was this wood a good material to use below decks or was it a bad idea to have...

jackryan

I looked at my earlier post in this thread and I wanted to make it clear when I said "the price is right" on the windscreen I have, I meant that it's free. Just pay the shipping and it's yours. Like I said in the earlier post, it's not perfect, but it's in decent shape.

JR

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Trolling motors on large boats are becoming common place here along the gulf coast. I've seen them on very large center consoles (longer than the 31, but maybe not as heavy) I have even seen two trolling motors mounted on larger boats. I gotta say, they are VERY useful. For reef and wreck fishing, i...

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Marshall,

Thanks for the heads on Piedmont Plastics, I'll drive by today and see what they have.

Raybo,

I agree, the Structural grade sounds like a great product. They told me it has a "braided" finish. I'm hoping to get a sample, but no luck yet.

JR

jackryan

Getting a little worried about the availability of the Kamacel boards. The guy that was going to send me a sample said that the marine board is not being produced right now--maybe due to corona virus. Have any of you guys found a source for Komacel board? Raybo, From your earlier post, it sounds lik...

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John, Thanks for looking that up, it looks like some good stuff. Here's a website I found for Sentra- https://www.curbellplastics.com/Shop-Materials/All-Materials/Expanded-PVC/Sintra-Expanded-PVC-Sheet#?Shape=CRBL.SkuSheet I'm thinking the white 12.7mm would be about the right thickness for the cock...

jackryan

Hey Doug,

What a contrast! I pray that the fires are under control soon!

JR

jackryan

scenarioL113, Thanks so much for your heroic efforts that horrible day! I was supposed to be in Manhattan that morning, but was delayed by one day. I ended up flying over Ground Zero 6 days later in an empty airplane. Next morning, I was several blocks inside of the press corp line for the minute of...

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Marshall,

Sounds like a great plan to me. Which 3 battery chargers did you go with?

JR

jackryan

Raybo,

I'm curious about the finish on the marine grade. I'll let you know how it looks when I get the samples.

JR

jackryan

I have an original windscreen that a site member donated to me--it didn't work on my boat. Let me know if you have any interest in it. It's not perfect, but the price is right.

JR

jackryan

Thanks for all of the info and suggestions. I have some samples of Komacel coming. As Raybo and John mentioned, your local sign shop is a good place to start. I did a bit of research and they make a Komacel Marine and Komacel Marine Plus. The marine grade Komacel is denser than many other PVC foam b...

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Raybo/John, Thanks for the information on the Komacel. There is a company in Huntsville Alabama that represents the European company that manufactures Komacel. I emailed them to try to find a local distributor, and I will see if I can locate a local sign shop that carries Komacel as well. John, do y...

jackryan

Raybo, Thanks for the Komacel suggestion. I've never heard of that material, but it looks very nice in your pictures. Can you pass along a good place to buy these Komacel sheets? I have a couple more questions for you. I really like the two back windows and back door window in the boat in your pics....

jackryan

Thanks for all of the responses! Tony, is the Azek pretty much the same material as the Star board? I used Azek trim for the old cockpit panels when I bought the boat and I've been happy with the material. Something else that I picked up from the 28 Bertram cockpit panel thread was a material that C...

jackryan

Yannis, No brooms on my boat :) I do carry a small mop/brush on an adjustable shaft. Its great for clean up after a bloody tuna or wahoo. I look forward to the pic's! I've seen some pretty slick set ups on Bertram 31's behind the cockpit panels. Very functional and organized for gaff's ect... They u...

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I was in Sydney recently and took a look at Caribbean's version of the 31 Bertram. It looked totally different from my 31' Bertram. I found out from the broker that boats in Australia are measured at the waterline. So the 31 is actually a 33 or 34 foot boat. When I looked at it in person, it looked ...

jackryan

Hi Yannis, Thanks for the reply! I've been looking at lots of cockpit set ups regarding the side panels or not. I've seen beautiful examples of both. If your set up is as nice as the rest of your boat, I'm sure its well done and functional. If its not too much of a project to fabricate cockpit panel...

jackryan

Also, any suggestions on the type of hinges and latches to use for this application? Have any of you used a Marine grade stainless gas shock arm to ease these cockpit panel doors open and closed? Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Made-Products-Amortiguadores-inoxidable/dp/B000MURP7Y...

jackryan

I'm going to replace my cockpit panels. I went back and read past posts on the topic and I'm probably going to go with the 1/8" Starboard for the new panels. I would like to cut a door into these panels and use the space behind them for gaffs and dock hooks. Can I just cut a door out of the starboar...

jackryan

Wondering if any of the faithful purchased a retrofit livewell from Capt. Patrick or a retrofit cockpit deck from Cabrera and never installed it? I'd be interested in buying if anyone has either of these parts.

Many Thanks,

JR

jackryan

Yannis, Most of the sites that I get when I google them are in Italian. Below is a google translation of the page I found, but I didn't see any water storage bladders. Maybe when you have some free time, you can post a link to the page with the water bladders. No hurry on that. https://translate.goo...

jackryan

I wouldn't think it would be an issue-as Carl said, it's an old boat. I have those same engines in my 31 and love them.

JR

jackryan

Yannis,

I ran a search on Newplast Serbatoi and didn't come up with anything here in the U.S.

JR

jackryan

Yannis, Thanks for the pictures, they look great there. I can't remember, is your boat a 31? Looks like the deck comes out pretty easy. I can't find the New Plast brand of bladder that you have installed on your boat. I did find some at West Marine that are also 100L or 26.4 gallons. There aren't ma...

jackryan

John,

Beautiful pic! What body of water is that?

JR

jackryan

Marshall, Yea, it's impressive to see all of those tuna and swordfish on the dock. They're running wayyy long for the tuna. They're also using their sounders outside of the passes to fill the wells with live pogie. They have so much live bait, they're chumming with it. IT is sad that we cannot safel...

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Amberjack, Yes!! I'm pretty sure thats the pump. Thanks. The pump still runs, just has a leak somewhere. I noticed that there are several rebuild kits available for that pump. Maybe I'll try that first before springing for a new one. It's a long run, but we are so lucky to have such good fishing her...

jackryan

Marshall, Did you get your engine repaired? I saw that blue water was in close over to the east near Elf, and looked even closer off of South Pass. What route did you take to get to Elf? Did you go out of Baptiste Collette, or Northeast Pass? I hear that there are plans to dredge South Pass in the f...

jackryan

I did an over night trip to the deep water floating platforms in the Gulf this past weekend and had an issue with my fresh water pump. It's a small belt driven demand pump that sits on the wall behind and below the galley sink. When I got back to the dock and shut the engines down, I heard the pump ...

jackryan

Tony, If you decide to go with a deck plate on top of the old water tank, Bomar makes a nice aluminum deck plate. Here's a link to it- http://pompanettellc.com/current-catalog/access-hatches-commercial-hatches/commercial-deck-plates/ There is also a nice stainless deck plate on http://www.e-rigging....

jackryan

Hey Carl,

Man, Thank You for that. I think I was able to fire a PM off to you regarding this. Let me know if you got it. I erased some of the messages in my PM box and I think that fixed my problems.

JR

jackryan

I guess Perko stopped manufacturing them in the last year or two. When you look them up in the current Perko catalog, it says they are a legacy product, and to give them a call to check availability. I called them and the lady I spoke with said that they are not available through Perko any more. Yan...

jackryan

Carl, I've been doing a lot of signing and driving lately :) and I may just "Sign and Drive" in this case. I was hoping to see if others here had come up with a better option than the chinky Perko hatch adjusters. The fact that one of them is over $100 makes me want to find a better option. Has anyo...

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Carl, Yea, I really don't like the old hatch adjuster, they are hard to adjust and get hung up when trying to open or close the hatch. But it would be easiest to just get another Perko adjuster due to matching hole pattern and ease of installation. Like you, right now I just have one operative hatch...

jackryan

I found these on ebay as well, but it doesn't appear that Perko makes these any more either: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/PERKO-OEM-WINDS ... 2642444609

That's called a windshield adjuster, so not sure if that would even work.

JR

jackryan

One of my Perko bow hatch adjuster bit the dust and I am either looking for a replacement Perko bow hatch adjuster, or looking to see what you guys use for that purpose. The Perko part # for their bow hatch adjuster is 0797, and they are no longer produced by Perko. I've scoured the web and can't se...

jackryan

Tony,

I'll let you know how the West Marine LED's work out for me.

JR

jackryan

Hey Marshall, We had a great night anchored up at Breton Island. Grilled shrimp and chicken for dinner and it was a beautiful night to sleep out there. Believe it or not, it was a little cool and no bugs! My A/C crapped out on me last year, so I have a brand new Domitec 16,000 BTU A/C going in this ...

jackryan

Here's another website that describes the different bulbs and bases:

https://m4products.com/identify-bulbs-bases/

jackryan

Hey Tony, Not a problem, I probably won't be back out to the boat till early next week. Thanks for the lead on bulbs! It's funny, I just checked out the 1157/1156 LED bulbs on Amazon and I can buy 20 bulbs for about $1 each. One of the Dr. LED bulbs on Defender.com is $44. I didn't know what the dif...

jackryan

I'm sure this has been covered in detail before, but I was trying to remove one of the bulbs from my bow chock to get some replacement bulbs and the glass globe on the bulb broke. The bulbs were so old, I couldn't make out any #'s on them, so I had to guess on the size and type of bulb. I went to We...

jackryan

Hey Marshall, I moved Decoy to Venice Marina about 2 weeks ago. I've been wade fishing the islands and snapper fishing in Main Pass. Going to run a couple of overnight tuna trips in the next few weeks. I am moored in slip 55 on the pier just east of you. Suzie's Pissed looks great. I went down on Sa...

jackryan

Wow, Doug, thanks so much for the detailed pictures of your wind screen and the mounting system! I'm thinking that's almost exactly what I need for my boat. I took my old wind screen off, then faired and painted the mounting holes. My windscreen, although functional, was a really ugly, industrial lo...

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Rick,

I had similar problems with my my 4LHA-STP Yanmar's. Lots of black smoke, no acceleration, unable to get on a plane. After a valve job, injector job and compression checks, I sprung for new turbo's and that was the ticket. It was an expensive fix, but she runs like a top now.

Good luck!

JR

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