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Raybo, I'm curious about it. Don't go out of your way but maybe pm me a name and phone number. 15 with a 70 does over 40 mph and you can almost get the whole hull out of the water with one person. Keep it trimmed down into the wind! I have been scared it would flip backward more than once. 70 and 90...

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Neil, I hope jr holds on to it. My dad had mine made in to a super sport with the mahogany console. The decal said Joe's Whaler in place of Boston Whaler and he gave it to me for Christmas when I was probably 10. 30 hp Johnson would pull a slalom skier (we were skinny). So many good memories and I s...

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Grew up with a whaler 11, stand on the side and try to flip it, not gonna happen.

My dad sold his 13 he grew up with, later regretted it.
I sold my 11 when I "needed" a car, dissapointed my dad, later regretted it. They're great boats and sell in no time.

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Fortunately/unfortunately, it has sat plenty long enough to dry.

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Gplume, I hadn't thought about the bilge side of the hull-glass. I just might follow your advice on wetting out the surface with epoxy before filling (after opening the blisters up). I hadn't thought about that but it would make a true "barrier". Of course if I do this I will then have to use an epo...

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Harv wrote: To the best of my knowledge, it's the same here in NY!!

Not judging, just asking.
-Joe

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Another word of caution on trolling both spoons and umbrella rigs. They don't track behind the boat the same. It's a must to fish the spoon way away from the umbrella or you will find the two lines tangled with hundreds of twists, ruining both lines. Spoons are "agressive", umbrellas are "passive". ...

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Sounds like I need to just suck it up and get into it again. Grind, fill, fair, barrier. After replacing strut pads and rudder shelves I hoped to be done grinding...one day.

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Also, you're allowed to gaff stripers (rockfish here)? Not so here in MD even if its clearly a legal fish.

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Nice work and even better to share with the kids. Funny how different tactics are up and down the east coast. Here in the Chesapeake we troll a rediculous number of rods (up to 28 on the charters without tangles), mainly in the main/deep channel of the bay in 60 to well over 100ft of water. Most peo...

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I figured the barrier would be like a "high-build" primer. Maybe it would not fill small blisters, I don't know. I guess my next question is should I grind/open every dime-size blister? Secondly, would filling with an epoxy based mud, rather than a polyester mud/filler be advantageous in any way? I ...

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I know this has probably been discussed many times here but I am having trouble finding a good thread. I took a break from restoring my B28 due to lack of funds/time but I'm getting back into it now. I had my hull blasted with "black magic" (glass?) and it has since sat in my yard to dry out. I know...

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Agreed Buju. Some call him passionate, I call him egotistical. Of course I feel sorry for him. Any amount of paralysis is terribly unfortunate. We all risk these things just by living.

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Led "bulbs" will use less current but are still susceptible to corrosion (the weak link). Especially in exterior applications. Sealed led fixtures, while expensive, minimize this problem.

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Unbelievable, I just got a response from Tim thanks to this board.

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Anyone have contact info for Tim Malik? I was supposed to buy some parts from him a while back and I can't find his new phone number. Pm me if so. Thanks,
Joe

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Hey Scooter, yup I still have the lower station. Send me a pm if you're thinking about rigging it up. I don't want much for it. I think if I ever go back to two stations I'll add a small wheel and controls to the cockpit just for trolling in the Chesapeake. Thanks for the offer for help. I really ha...

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I've been restoring my B28 for about 3 years now. I bought the boat with the same Cummins 4BT 150 hp motors. I recently sold my "little" boat and will be getting back to the restoration now that I have the funds. I have ZF 1.5:1 transmissions. I spoke with a gentleman a few years back from a Bertram...

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My friend's loft style apartment in downtown Baltimore has what appears to be an identical tin ceiling. It must be 14' high in the apartment.

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For now, you might try building a board with holes drilled through it and ropes attached that can be tied at your stern cleats, like a bigger bucket. Maybe a 2x8 or 2x12. I've only heard of this done (Tilghman Island trolling valve). You will have to experiment with the ropes from each corner of the...

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Scooter, Definitely smaller..."a good eating fish". The limit in the ocean within the EEZ is 28" I believe. If you want to get out in the next few weeks let me know. We'll probably go a few more times with the extension of the season to dec. 31 this year.
-Joe

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And yeah, it was cold as hell. Layer up
-Joe

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Scooter, the fish on the left in the front and the fish that's blocked in the back left are actually "unders"(18"-28"). The others are "overs" (28"+). You're allowed one under and one over per person on a private boat, the same for a charter with the exception of one boat fish for the mate during so...

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Left solomons friday dec 5 around 7:30. Weatherman called for 10-15 knts with gusts to 20 NW, not good. Went "right out front" and winds were low. By the time we had all lines out, 16, waves were a tight 6' chop. Instead of working east to west across the channel we were almost forced to fish north/...

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Charlie, any tips on live-lining bunker? I've read that you can clip the top of the caudal fin to slow them down as well as make them dive. Should I try bridling a hook above the eyes? Treble, j, circle. I like to use a barrel sinker above a swivel when live-lining spot with treble hooks (for catch ...

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John, I grew up and fish out of Solomons. I guess I should say mid to lower bay. I'm a full-time MBA student, yeah go ahead guys let it rip, at Loyola for about 2 more weeks. It drives me nuts staying up here in Baltimore during the week. When I finish school I hope to take a month or so to finish u...

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Charlie, I've only tried live-lineing bunker a few times for shits and giggles. I snagged some intentionally while casting (summer time). They seemed to stay alive okay in a live well with a good strong circular flow, but no where near as hearty as spot, croaker, white perch, bluefish. I really didn...

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60'-120' that is

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Walter, thanks for the reply. I'm a mate here on the bay and I fish a lot recreationally. A few things were curious to me about your striper fishing. I too use wireline on some of my trolling rods although it is pretty uncommon here and seen as oldschool. My dad and a few of the charter captains I k...

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I see, does anyone use live bait for them in this cold water? How cold is the water where you fish, how deep, structure necessary or just baitfish present?

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I assume you guys are referring to stripers...rockfish here on the Chesapeake. How late into the fall/winter do you catch them up north (Long Island, etc)? We are catching them in the mid-chesapeake from 36"-50" right now, 15-50lbs. We also have "resident" fish in the rivers and bay which can be cau...

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As mentioned, depends on what you want to do. Growing up mid-bay, I've waterskiied through November...the water will stay in the 60's through October usually. Catch and keep fishing in Maryland for rockfish (stripers) goes through Dec. 15 most years, Dec. 31st extension this year. Rockfish seasons a...

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A friend of mine just made new flybridge sides out of divinycell for his older, all-glass, Jersey flybridge/cruiser. He made these after having another fabricator make him some out of a honey-comb core laminate that was poorly made. The difference in weight seemed very significant to me. He said the...

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Any recommendations of a good shipping company for moving a single pallet (maybe 200 lbs) from Mass to Maryland? Rough idea on price business to business?
-Joe

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Oh, and you can't apply gelcote to epoxy jobs since gelcote is polyester based. That's my understanding anyway.

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Correct me if I'm wrong: Epoxy resin is stronger, more "water proof" (resistant), and lighter. Downsides: more expensive, future repairs to epoxy resin will also have to be done with epoxy resin. Epoxy repairs will bond to polyester resin, but polyester resin will not bond to epoxy resin. Do I have ...

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Transmissions are ZF 220A's. PM me for more details. Here are some pics. -Joe http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/faceington/bertrammotors007.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/faceington/Picture012.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/faceington/Picture011.jpg http://i263.pho...

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I have a 28 with 2 4BT's in it, well technically they are going back in shortly. I have been restoring this boat for about two years now and will have it put back together in the coming months (hopefully by mid-july). When I got the boat it had already been repowered, in 1989. I haven't run the boat...

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Anyone have a source for the "U" aluminum mentioned for capping the stringers? Surely there is somewhere that sells these channels at different widths...I'd like to install them before reinstalling my motors.
-Joe

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Dug, my thoughts exactly. I believe it was listed on ebay almost immediately after the police auction.

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I'm trying to sell my Stamas 26' in order to finish, finishing my B28. At any rate I'm about to list it with a broker who sells overseas. I've talked to a few other brokers here and what they told me was unbelievable. They said there might not be much of a market for my boat overseas, but they would...

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Not sure if this helps...but I'm working on something similar. Check out my old thread.

http://www.bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopi ... 893f712ec7

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Put a puller on it, tighten up, then heat. Should pop off, maybe this is how you tried...

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I was told you could purchase non ethanol gas at the small airport in St. Mary's County near the WildWood shopping center. I don't know the name of the airport but it is on Airport Rd (Wildwood, MD, or California, MD). This is about 10-15 minutes from Solomons Island (Calvert County). Hope this help...

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Subconscious interest in B31's since you were 22 and didn't "know" it yet?

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Thanks for the info. Hueso and others. I know I can read about this elsewhere but this board is much more interesting than wiki,etc. On the topic of strange baits...a captain friend of mine out of Wanchese, NC caught an amberjack on a chicken wing (so he claims). I think just about anything would wo...

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Three questions....Okay, so how about the sex vs. size of different tuna? Secondly, do any of you guys use dolphin for bait? Bailer size? Seems to me it would be a great swordfish bait. Again, my offshore fishing experience is limited. Lastly, has anyone used small lobsters for striper bait? I know ...

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Great thread and pics by the way. Short and sweet but thats the best part of boating and fishing, enjoying it with family.

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Gracias Hueso. Duh...bulls. Didn't know about the shape of the head. Does the "rule" that males generally grow bigger and stronger apply to most pelagics? This seems to be the opposite of striped bass (obviously much different families/fish). Most all really large stripers (rockfish here) are female...

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