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Chiles

I have not been around for a while but I will buck up and send Captain Patrick a donation for keeping this site available. I sold my B26 years a go but I know one day I will have a B31 or larger.

-Chiles

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Thank you kindly Sir!

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Uncle Vic, Two weeks ago, I got a new mower deck for my little diesel tractor. I sprayed the whole thing top and bottom with C/X Heavy Duty and was thinking how you would be proud to see that I am still practicing what I learned from your threads on this board. I still enjoy my clears (especially th...

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I'm gonna try this recipe for sure. I still use UV's Jambalaya recipe for friends and they love it. Mikey, I got these from J&W for thanksgiving. They came out of the York River and were down right tasty! I hope you are doing well! Look at the size of these compared to the handle of the knife! http:...

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Hey guys! I'm sorry I missed this thread. My old B26 is now in Duluth MN area and the new owner just pulled the tank. Aparantly, that tank came out without removing the ladder or cutting the tank. He changed the Racor's when winterizing and saw strands of glass floating in the bottom. That was the l...

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I've always leaned towards Furuno but all of these units carry a big price tag.

I'm not sure i want to spend the bucks on a 3-D unit. After all, this is the Grady and not the Bert. :)

Hey Timmy, you got any left over electronics from the Tubbb? Sell them to me cheap.

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This could be a little over generalization and just *my* opinion... Furuno makes the best radar Garmin makes the best GPS (avionics proven) Raymarine makes a really, really good bottom machine. All three of these are first class manufacturers. I have had good experience with these manufacturers. All...

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Faithful, Ok, while I am still waiting to sell my B26 so I can upgrade, I have a Grady White that I share with my father that I would like to update the electronics on. I've learned that Radar is REALLY useful in the Chesapeak bay because of the fog that can roll in and the amount of traffic from th...

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I used Duratec when I did my repairs. So far, two years later the gel coat is still holding.

That bad news is that I had to buy a gallon of the stuff and and only needed a pint. I had to dispose of a lot of Duratec.

-Chiles

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Mikey,
I got your message. I'm out in Lebanon Virginia doing another disaster recovery drill for our Commonwealth.

Do you still have the drawings that we worked on? I bet I still have them somewhere.

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Mikey,
I'm sorry I could not be there to witness the grand event. Congrats to you for all the hard work you put into her. I bet you are glad you filled the tanks last year when the fuel was that much cheaper.

-Chiles

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I thought it was "Poor Me Syndrome"

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Correction:

Kathy has a bathroom and she needs a door stop.

Here is a picture of Timmy's bow chock.

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(Timmy started it)[/img]

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Thuddd, A few thoughts... First, it's not going to help you shoot any better so it's not worth it. Spend money on shooting lessons or even better, hire a shooter for you. Beau will appreciate it. Second, Did you ask Kathy's permission? If she does not say yes, then all of this thread is a mute point...

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Mikey,
You are too kind. What's the latest on Dreamcicle???

-Chiles

(Timmy started it)

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Harry, You can follow the link below to the page I put together when I overhauled her. Twin supercharged rotary engines that put out 210BHP each on standard octane fuel. I could have gone up to 240, but that would have required octane boosters and did not want to deal with that. It was a LONG proces...

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Hey guys, It's been a while since I have checked in. The B26 is all put away for the winter. I got to user her a total of 4 times this year. What a waste, but I guess I did save a lot of fuel dollars. The rotary engines are still running strong, although only about 80 hours total on them each. I hop...

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I would ditch the AM / FM antenna in favor of a Sirus satalite antenna that matches your GPS receiver. I used one of those in line FM converters on my standby VHF antenna so could receive FM or AM. Since I went to Sirus, I have never even bothered seeing what I could tune in while out in the bay. Bo...

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And Hatteras owners.

-Chiles

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While we are confessing, I just purchased a Grady White Seafarer 225.
It's a 2004 and I was able to pick it up for the price of the outboards alone.

At least it's a Hunt influnced design.

It was either that or put outboards on my B26.

-Chiles

(I'll start on my hail Bertrams now)

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Yeap, that's what UV said some time ago.

Why is it that I can remember what UV wrote well over a year ago, but can't remember what my girlfriend told me yesterday?!?

I may have to get her to start posting her "honey-do's" on this site. :)

-Chiles

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Mikey, That is great, great news about your engines coming to life. Glad to hear your guages are working too. Not only is your wiring pretty, but it works too!! I remember some time ago that Bruce or UV mentioned that those tubes were weak spots because they can rust or something. I wonder if I am r...

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On my way out of Broad Creek (Chesapeake), I saw what I believe to be a drop dead gorgeous B31 named Tobasco. She has a white top and red hull. I did not get up close, but I swear I started drooling when I passed by. She still had the curved windows in front. What a nice fly bridge set up. Does this...

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Mikey, It was great seeing you again on Sunday. Thanks for going easy on me for having to make a second attempt at backing up to the dock. Peter from the B25 site gave me some real good advice a while back. Never approach a dock faster then you are willing to hit it. I think about that advice every ...

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Beau is still in training? You know, no matter how much training you provide, he can't bring you back a bird until you can actually shoot it.

Unless you are Doug, and pick up the frozen birds that the other dogs could not find. :)

Cheers,

Chiles

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Thuddd, Here is a picture of Cass saying hi to you from Cancun the last time we were there. I'm trying to remember what you said that time that annoyed her so much. http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p22/Riverguide99/th_Cancun1.jpg oh, Cass does not know anything about the Yannies either. Chiles

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Thudddd,
Since when did kathy lift her moritoriam on strip clubs for you?

Nice to see you are still well loved here.!!

-Chiles

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In Virginia, I think I paid 125.00 for a permit that was good for a year. You have to have it with you when you are towing and obey all the rules that go with it. It was available in VA off the internet DMV site.

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I purchased one of those new Airmar tri-ducers that operate at 235Hz (I think) and connects to my Furuno via a NEMA plug. It works great, gives me speed, depth and temp, even in 3 feet of water. and because it operates at 235z, it does not interfear with my 1000w transducer.

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I have two blue Seas panels and love them. West Marine matched another place for price and anything that I needed to be special ordered was easy. The quality is great and the panels look great as well. Mike Kennedy ordered a custom panel from Paneltronics and has had some issues with getting the pan...

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Yeah, well this is rather recent. I can't make up my mind on buying a ring or what ever. I'm going to miss her for sure. On the other hand, my calender is wide open for shooting things with fur or feathers.

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The eternal bachelor

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Thudddd,
Nah, the girlfriend dropped me first. So here I go into the summer with a working boat and just need to find a willing date. I would say my odds are not that bad.

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Well, my warranty covered for two new manifolds and risers where one of the original riser to manifold joints developed a leak and let a little water get into a rotor. it seems to not have caused any issues since I think I caught it as soon as it happened and was able to start it up and flood it wit...

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I was able to buy a quart of pre-mixed gel-coat from Butler. They are really not set up to do this kind of thing and here is the kicker, Bertram used 4 different colors in the 70's. Butler sent me a set of paint chips to match the color on when I got my swim platform. After I bought the platform I a...

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Matt, I had some bulkhead rot in my 1977 B26. instead of replacing the whole thing I cut out the bad area with a reciprocating saw and epoxied (with some roving woven) to give strength back. Epoxy and roven is not that cheap and you also have to get a thickener (micro ballons) to get the epoxy to a ...

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Thuddd,

Drain plug? You don't need a drain plug. What you need is a device like the oil rigs use for pumping sludge. That's all you are going to have from the bilge under those high horsepower squirt cans you bought.

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Doug, It was an 82 low rider. Nice bike but in the two years I had it I ony put a few hundred miles on her. I sold her on E-bay to a guy in California. He paid cach an I took it to Maryland for it to be crated and shipped. I just could not get used to not cringing every time I saw a car pulling out ...

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Those radial engines are the only thing I know of that leak oil more then Timmy's Tubbbbbb

Well, when I bought my 82 Harley from my dad he closed the deal by saying "if you don't see oil undneath it, don't start it. It's empty"

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(Timmy started it)

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http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p22/Riverguide99/4Timmy/sanford.jpg You see son, first you have to sell them the boat. Later they will come back and buy the engines. Just wait, in a few months they will be buying oil by the barrels. You think I can sell him this as a cleat or ski pole? Well, how...

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Not trying to stir the pot, but... In my humble opinion, hitting something hard enough to break one of these new drives runs about the same amount of risk as pushing a standard rudder post up thru the bottom of the hull. You gain effeciancy handling and less vibration with the new drives, but comple...

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Mikey, Do you remember the conversation we had several weeks ago when I was there? Anyway, Since you have plenty of room to work with (from what I remember) think about fiberglass and mufflers. It's what I would do if I were you. If you ever so to sell her and I can afford her I might be on the cand...

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I'm surprised that one of the HatterAss owners have not seen this as an opportunity to move up the social ladder. It's a lot cheaper then buying a house in Hamptons and will certainly give you a better social status among boaters. I'm afraid I'd be outbid by a few bucks at the last second so I'm hol...

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Charles makes larger isolators that can go up to 250 amps. I think you have the size them for the alternator output. Charles Marine has great technical people on staff that can answer these questions too. Give them a shout. http://www.charlesmarine.com/images/Isolators.jpg Charles Marine Technical A...

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You are correct on the function of the isolator. I purchased the isolators from consumer Marine. You need to know what the output of your alternators are to size them correctly. I am using two 70 amp wired in the above configuration so that no matter which engine is running, all batteries are being ...

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I used the 2" foam with the heavy vinyl stuff in between. It works great for sound suppression and look great with the reflective covering. Mine came in 4x6 rolls if I am not mistaken. Here is my hint for installation. Use the mechanical fasteners (stainless and Aluminum) and double the number they ...

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CaptDana Here is the diagram that I adopted from Charles marine to do my Bertram 26 and now Mikey's Dreamcicle. It allows for port and stb starting batteries, house batteries and all the redundancy and simplicity that can be had. This is the way new larger boats are being wired today. All wire sizes...

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The Hatteras virus is spreading. Next thing you know you'll hear "Hey, I have a Bayliner but I really like Bertrams so here I am" or even "I'm having trouble finding a way to mount outriggers on my sailboat" Is there a Hatteras virus detectors out ther for these web sites? Just kidding, Welcome to t...

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Dave,

You are in my thoughts and prayers as well.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another Faithful miracle story.

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Captian Patrick,
You should have a check in a few days. Thanks for the site.

How much extra to block Timmy's posts?!?

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Timmy,
You have little room to talk about boats being on blocks.

The smartest thing you almost did was trade the Tubbb for a restored Bertram. Too bad the Bertram owner wised up.

I stand corrected... Moving in with Kathy was pretty smart too. Now...what was she thinking?!?

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All done for the winter

Anyone know "Tobasco"?

Dreamcicle looking more and more like reality

Ready for summer (I think).