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It looks as though online only courses are not approved by USCG.

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Last week I passed all exams for the OUPV, Masters upgrade and towing endorsement. I called NMC to see if I could take an online only course to certify for firstaid/cpr and was told "yes" as long as its in our approved list of courses at www.uscg.mil/nmc. Site is pretty difficult to navigate. Has an...

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Boat was still available as of yesterday. Sounds like it needs batteries and to be started after sitting. Motors are free. Contact info available to anyone interested via PM.
-Joe

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And the Redskins swept the Giants this year. Giants got hot late, when it mattered, but overall the NFC east was soft as terry cloth this year.

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I forwarded contact info to someone on this board that requested it. I know one of the 350's was brand new, not sure about the other. The boat was sitting at a yard with a clean title/mechanics lien. I called the owner but haven't reached him yet.

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Dime a dozen. I just sold my diesel motors from my B28 project. I would sell the partially restored hull with numerous upgrades for a a much better deal than the aforementioned, my opinion. $15k in prep/paint, custom pulpit, vinyl/stainless rubrail, strut pads rebuilt, ruddershelves rebuilt, new smo...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8YaCfTSrdo

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Anyone have experience with the BottomSpeed coating made by the manufacturers of Propspeed? Not concerned with where it's manufactured, just first hand experience of pros and cons. :wink:

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"looks like a weak fish as we call then up here"

Up there I'd think they're called Groupah. Not a weak fish/grey trout.

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Lucky kids, amberjack fishing and their first beer! Nice fish!

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Pete is dead on with the safety wire on the shackle. I wouldn't trust a zip tie. I learned that the hard way when my boat failed in 20kt winds. One minute my anchor was holding, the next minute I'm on the shore getting pounded. I pulled up a rode to nothing.

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Not another Tebow...football and religion should be separate just like government and religion (should).

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In the Chesapeake they just stop you whenever they want without probable cause. I've never understood why nobody fights it. They wouldn't do the same on the highway.

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Gotta love this response...
"I think I would be very motivated to sell this one too... "

And how about that, a Sony Cd Player with 8 speakers!

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We had a 20' plus white around us on the surface for a solid 30 minutes trolling offshore out of Wanchese several years ago. Makes you wonder how rare they truly are out there.

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Brewster, do you ever pull anything below the surface? I've always thought offshore guys were missing out by not running some deep baits. I know some guys pull inline weights or diving plugs for wahoo. Why not when fishing for tuna? I would love to go greensticking with you one day, hehhemmm. Little...

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Our better tournament fish...

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Peter, We primarily fish umbrella rigs with shads and one or two rigged parachute/shad lures from our 12 boat rods. Every rod is measured and marked from 35' with heavy inline weight to 300' with no weight. Our planer board rods have one or two parachutes rigged with shads and a trailer hook. Most g...

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Come to the chesapeake and i'll show you. Planer boards with up to ten rods on each side and up to twelve pulled off the boat out back. We have to, the migratory fish aren't schooled up.

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Beautiful fish, glad you guys had a great day! They're pretty thick in the Chesapeake right now so they'll be on the way to NC in a month or so. Largest fish in the fall tournament here last weekend was 51.65 lbs. A guy I know caught it trolling 6 rods, only fish for him all weekend. We trolled 30 r...

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Spot would never stay alive in recirculated water. What bait are you guys referring to in the ocean?

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In the Chesapeake we use a 30/35? gallon barrel. Install a through hull about 5" from the top to a 2" hose. Make the hose about 4' long and hang it over the side. Add either a quick connect for a wash-down hose near the bottom or simply tie a sinker to a hose and throw it in the bottom of the barrel...

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Another exception, B Whaler classic outrage with whaler drive "bracket". But it's more of a hull extension. My dad has the 27 with cuddy cabin and whaler drive and its a tremendous boat.

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The one Pursuit I've been on "feels" heavy. Curious what the true weight is.

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Migratory fish have faux-hawk haircuts, wear skinny jeans and appear as "grenades" with Ronnie on MTVs Jersey Shore show.:) No, most migratory fish carry sea-lice from the much saltier ocean. They drop off after a few days in our brackish water. Thanks guys, still waiting for the official phone call...

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Saturday we fished the Monster Rockfish Tournament in the Chesapeake on my buddy's B35. Winds out of the NE gusting to 30 knots at 5:00am. We headed into the mouth of the Pax river with 6' confused slop. Wasn't looking pretty. Headed across the bay into relative protection from the wind, then south....

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You forgot oranges...

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I had my B28 prepped and painted for 15k. I was also quoted as high as 27k for the job and I didn't bother to get an estimate from the highest priced yard in town. This is with me removing every piece of hardware and very rough/crazed gelcoat. I also had numerous holes filled from installations over...

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Didn't someone post a youtube link of a 31 r/c model some time ago?

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Still catching off long island? How about jersey? i have a tournament oct 29 in the chesapeake and awaiting their arrival.

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I removed the bow rail from a friends bertram 35 in order to paint. He wants to reinstall it for safety reasons, i don't. Anyway, his mounts are in bad shape and don't warrant recroming. Are there replacement mounts available with the same bolt pattern? When i looked into it for my b28'i couldnt fin...

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Forgot to mention...hook spot through back at beginning of dorsal fin. Remove scales stuck to hook point.

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Strange year, freshest its been in 60. Catfish everywhere this spring.

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Really couldnt say. The fishing sucked after the storms but i think the water is clear now. I've been getting a b35 ready for fall tourneys. They'catching blues macs and rock just below cove pt right now. Might go tomorrow. Water in the creek here is clear. I'm hoping temps come down so we get the b...

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Spot us by far the best summer live bait for resident stripers in the chesapeake. I've caught 300lbs of fish in 1 1/2 hrs commercially. Nonstop fishing as fast as you can get a bait in the water. Spot arw more desirable than croaker as they are s soft and have no spines or gill plates. Once you get ...

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Any tips to trolling shallow water? I've thought about trying it during tourneys when boat pressure seems to drive them out of the channel.

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Tom, drift what? Live bait? Our fish really arent schooled up, usually not structure oriented(there are exceptions), and usually are feeding on menhaden suspended in the water cilumn, not on the bottom. I should add that our 28 lines usually have a tandem rig to two parachutes or an umbrella with tw...

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Most of the trophy fishing i do occurs in the shipping channel of the chesapeake. Depth is between 60 and well over 100' in mid-bay area. Fish are suspended. Occassionally i venture outside the channel and pick up fish on the bottom in 40'. For your wire fishing... Try your umbrella on braid, measur...

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Understand conpletely about respecting the pattern. We have the same issues here. Two springs ago a guy cut in front of me so i tightened down the drags on my two deep lines with 28oz inlines and pulled in all his tackle. I had no choice asit would have otherwise ruined my entire spread. Do you use ...

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Walter, I guess I don't really understand how you guys up north fish when you fish wire. It seems to me two lines would be really easy to keep apart. That said, you must be fishing tubes/surgical hoses or some type of spoon if they tangle that easy. These to me are "aggressive" lures. I primarily fi...

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Remember this post? http://www.bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?p=31853&sid=76826e5e693f99a0a7ffa8336c782719 I was a mate for about 5 years but now I just fish for fun and occassional tournaments. It might sound crazy but yes we do troll 28 lines. We fish planer boards which are conceptually like o...

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Always interesting to read how you fish for the same fish we catch in the Chesapeake so differently. From the mid-chesapeake north almost nobody uses eels. During the summer we use live spot to catch resident fish up to about 32". Jigging soft plastics and metal is good some of the year. Spring and ...

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Okay, I'll say it. That is AWESOME!

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To quote Peter: "AND we still have not discussed losses from converting from fossil fuel at the power plant, to high voltage electricity for long distance transmission, to lower voltage electricity in the home, to chemical storage in the battery, all just to charge. Followed by the next layer of los...

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We'd like pictures too...of your boat.
-Joe

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Char, send some pics to me and I'll post them for you. We are all curious to see them.
-Joe
jcumberland@marrickinc.com

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How are you doing the glass over wood? Seaflex, epoxy? Where is the boat? I know a yard that has glassed countless wood dead-rises near Solomons, MD if you need assistance. Not sure if the boat is on the Chesapeake now...

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Good question, first time I've seen this site. If you click on some of the pumps, the following chart comes up comparing Head Psi/Bar to Lit/Min and Gal/Min.

http://www.johnson-pump.com/jpmarine/pr ... 0curve.swf

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I spoke with Captain Greg. He said the pumps are made by Johnson Power or Johnson Controls, something like that. A quick search turned this up: http://www.johnson-pump.com/jpmarine/products/circulation/index.html http://www.johnson-pump.com/jpmarine/products/lavatorysystem/vikingpower16.html Nobody ...

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Charlie, that's Hightide right? I think that's where I bought mine about 3 years ago. You have to make this from a very large sheet. I don't think you should risk making it on your own. Buy it and have it shipped. I believe Capt. Pat has instructions on how to drill it in the Building Tips section a...

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