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thanks .. I'll poke around

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Thanks Tony.. I am back(ish) .. boats still In PP at Arnolds .. under a wrapper .. and my "team" of craftsmen are hard at work .. like santas little elves ... it won't be done this year .. but it will be coming home to visit .. and with a crap load more done that we expected to happen this winter (t...

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Micky..

Looks amazing .. when youre done let me know .. I've got a 34 trunk cabin you make into a billfish style .. and then .. a custom 41 express planter box that will test your skills ..... lol

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Your right Tony, our resident Hatteras guy that jumped ship to a Topaz would have been a good person for Art to speak with... An all out conversion from a 40' Hatteras FBC to a custom Express....but stopped a tad short at the flower planter stage. Then added running Hatteras in pretty good shape "f...

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it's not a 37 .. but .. if you want a project .. and a super reasonable buy cost .. get ahold of JL Maggs .. boats in NY would have to be trucked .. (probably 30-40k) Cat powered ... but it's almost free .. It was on my very short list , and possibly I should have bought it

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Well Boys .. "heeeeeeeeees back" ... tony and Carl and the others are right... I've had a few slow projects .. for various reasons . including economics .... I quickly scrolled thru this and really didn't see any budget numbers... what I can tell you is do the math .. long and hard .. take feelings ...

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should .. seems like a few places to hide it, likely need a size 3. but it's been so long since I was on a 31 , and even then this wouldn't have been in my thoughts

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ot home from the Ft L show fri ..... wasn't as well attended as I remember 12 years ago, and all my B31 buddies were missing .... ... But .. I was successful with my mission .. sorta ... the domestic partner and I went to look at electronics , stereo's , helm area's and "styling" cues for the refit ...

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Tony.. I'm sure this is gonna be a very very expensive trip...

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Tony.. Snacks.. you can both GFY...... I got tickets to the show gratis ... the flights are booked and we're checking into some fancy Marriot resort just down the street .......

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jsut to be clear ... I'm looking for deals on tickets to get into the boat show ... got the hotel and plane figured out

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long drive from north of Boston to Trenton ...

just lookin at stuff to put into the 38 .. electronics .. interior stuff ... bla bla bla ..

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Anyone going ? more importantly .. anyone have a line on cheep tickets? I plan on being there wed and thur

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Pete/Carl.. if you need stuff hauled from Mass to Jersey, let me know .. I'm making the trip with the truck waaaaaay to often

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may be interested... hopefully I'll be down this weekend .. I'll try and swing by

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do you have a link to the utube? I can't find it .. but I did find the flitz one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6_llAVVrr4

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Steve, Mike is correct .. let me know if you get it . and want to get rid of it when you're done

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wow...

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some function of 400-500k .. and a shitty plastic todd helm ???? and all the working surfaces in the salon are wood.. with some kind of epoxy or ??? .. that's gonna need a lot of mantainence as the years go by … not for me

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no canvas... no tower..no 1/2 tower …. no thanks …. but .. it did have a waumpin amp... lol

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not to steer you away … but … take a look at the top 2 listings on the for sale topic.... the 35 would make a heck of a project …(I'd have bought it if I didn't get the 38 Topaz express ) or .. as a project the 31..... if you have time to do a restoration

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besides new plastic side windows

https://macdougalls.com/bertram_31-2/?f ... YW5J243uCw

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you guys...… @ firstworldprobelms…… #.00001%r's …….. I'm lucky to afford a new resin chair to sit at the back of the singlewide trailer I live in.. with an oscillating fan to try and beat the heat of these 90deg nights

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my new one is "kinda" like a Bahia on steroids (or a big pop up ) …. and .. it's being "outfitted" to retire south in the next decade .. get that stuff done while I have an income …. lol

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Writing a check has become my super power .. I've got the cape.. and t-shirt to prove it

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glass cutter ACCROSS the middle will work betterer … make sure you wear gloves and … something like strapping of a 1x to push with may make the job easier (once you score both sides of the glass ).. plus you will want to "tap" the score on both sides to get the cut to run

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couple of things .. all this talk about glass/plexi/lexan … makes me laugh Second and more importantly …. Peter …. I'd look long and hard at Magg's dads boat .. should be a great platform for what your describing .. and (relatively) cheep... It was on my short list before I bought the topaz when he ...

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so here we are 12 days into the second replacement …. walking with no assist (cane/crutches) … driving everything I own .. full days back at work .. and virtually no pain … still a little "tender" .. but super happy with everything …. cant say enough about conformis custom knees .. or my doctor and ...

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second one is in … it was really swollen and hard to move the first 2 days …. today .. much betterer ….. hope to be back boating early aug.. and a trip in sept

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awesome

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Pete.. really sorry to hear about the setback … First one is amazing, a month later .. no cane for the last 10 plus days .. walking well.. was driving the truck 10 days after it was put it in .. and the manual vette a few days later …. ... spent last weekend on the boat in Jersye …. the next one goe...

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how is this thing looking ? trying to make arrangements to get a ride to the marina

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well.. the first one went in tue … so far .. so good .. different/less pain … and it's all from swelling … the next one goes in july 9th .. kinda messes up my boating season ….. but it gives the engineer plenty of time to get a jump on projects … BTW.. super happy with the new boat … thanks to every...

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so the last 2 trips to Jersey have been fairly uneventful .. other than the suck traffic the first trip... the boss (jp) was out of town doing real work.. so Cort and I cleaned stuff and took the boat for a rip up the coast … it did not fail to impress … this past weekend we played the traffic game ...

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neil wrote:Your boat looks great keep up the good work,just tell timmmmmyy the steps involved

shut up snacks

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back in the day .. I used photo bucket … now I have no idea how to use it .. or how to get the stuff from my phone on it .. I don't even know how use the camera it's been so long since the phone took over … lol

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no idea how to post pic's .. or vids here ..

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good weekend .. took possession, have a slip .. boat developer guru JP started to work his magic .. power , ac, lots of shit the previous owners neglected were repaired/replaced... bla bla bla .. suck thing .. pissed rain all day sun …

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Which one of the shops? I'll be down this weekend cleaning it, and someplace around slip 36(@arnolds) while my knees heal up late july/aug

Tim

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Thanks .. it's not going to get a ton of use this season … getting new knees june and july .. a few trips this month .. and a few the end of aug/sept .. then it's layup time

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Just signed the papers on a 38 Topaz Supersport (express/command bridge) … low hours Cummins 480CE's .. needs all the things you'd expect a 35 year old boat, who's previous owners seemed to loose interest in 5 or so years ago … drippy stuff, non working stuff, needs a really really good cleaning stu...

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not sure if I'll make it or not … 1 new knee june 4th … the second one is july 9th … if I do make it... it won't be by boat ….. (which.. apparently.. I'm get a new to me one .. failing some oil issue)

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So I've decided to pass on this boat … flew to Fl and had engine surveys and oil samples done … it's a little rougher than the pictures show .. but not much .. needs canvas , electronics , a really good clean up and some wiring straitened out . It also needs( sooner than later ) motor systems .. wat...

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flights booked .. should be there by dinner tomorrow ..

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Looking good .. keep the pictures coming

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Caveat emptor..... and all that good stuff. I’m sure you’re aware that Panama City was ground zero for hurricane Michael last summer......good luck and shop wisely. Ray Yes.. I had some concerns. claim is no damage … other than canvas … boat has some age , but if the motors check out . .and "most" ...

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34' Hatt owned by a guy from Al
Harry babb was able to get me a motor guy .. "so far" scheduled for this fri for surveys and boat ride .. figuring out my air flights

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thanks bruce .. this is starting to be a PIA … motor guys .. and even getting there to look at it

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LOL... nope … but a "deal" looks like it needs a new home .. cause everyone needs 2 34 hats

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Looking for contacts (for surveyors and a cummings motor dealership or qualified independent) around Panama city Fl.... and if someone is close I'd appreciate them doing a drive by of a boat I have an accepted offer on...

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