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Thanks again Capt Pat.

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Yesterday I went to buy divinycell to start redoing windows and I get stuck. The guy ask me what type ( H / HP / P / HPC / F ) and also what density. I have the notes about the windows made by Capt Pat but don't know what to buy, concerning Divinycell. I know that this is the only place where I can ...

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Tony, that simple statement actually renews my spirits....I thought I was the only one feeling that way.......people ask me all the time when I intend to be finished with DeNada....I will not even answer them anymore. Harry I keep a log book and I have writen all I want to do. And I keep writing wh...

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I hope my 31, one day, gonna be something like that. But what I really like is on the background of one of the pictures : amak , picnik table, tree shadow and barbecue thing... and for using that on the farm my work on the 31 is sometimes delayed. Nice work and nice ideas, as usual Capt Pat, you mak...

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Bruce wrote:Forget GPS. The air force is way behind on the new sats needed to keep the system working properly.

Its predicted that in a year or two the whole system will collapse.

Did you ever try to take a reading on a sextant , aboard a 31 , 50 miles out with a poor weather ? ehehehe!
Greatings

luis

Very professional and clean looking.
Congratulations

luis

Thanks a lot to all of you. With your advices now I know what to look for. Thanks again

luis

Thanks UV I'll try it. However I still have about 6 or 7 months till go to the water. I go to finish the deal on the engines and start looking for a Twin disc or a ZF gearbox (1.5:1). And keep on rebuilding.
Thanks again

luis

Walter is right on the gear ratio due to the lower rpm. However the BW velvet drive gears will not work they won't hold up. You'll need twin disc or ZF gears. If I was doing the job, I would use 1 -1/2 shafts but have seen others use 1-3/8. Thanks Bruce, in another post I speak with UV and Walter a...

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You know my Ber31 have a "aftcabin" made by a previous owner and we use her for full hollydays, sometimes 6 persons with full gear (ladies is the worst) and diesel and water (150 lts) and generator and spares&tools and and and , meaning (last time on the travel lift - just to know - ready to leave) ...

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Walter told me that you have Cummins 6BTA 260 and because I'm dealing to buy same type engines (completely recon and at a good price), he told me you have propellers 20 diameter 24 pitch is this right ? Normal 20 x 24 or with any cup? I am thinking on mounting the old gearboxes B&W 72C 1.51:1 becaus...

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Bruce will give you the best advice but moat have a 1.5:1 transmission and have wheels of about 20X24. I have 210's and kept the 1 3/8" shafts. Don't know about the 250-260's as to whether 1 1/2's are necessary. Walter Tks Walter, if 1.5:1 is good then its very nice (less expenses) and the propelle...

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I am dealing to buy 2 x Cummins 6 BTA 260 hp completely recon and with warranty for 2 years. (At a very good price ... about 3.000US$, both) The advise I really need is : what gearbox and what size of propeller should I mount? The struts and all are original B31 and I go to keep like that. I go to m...

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Thanks Buju for your answer. The question is that the inside of the fiberglass tank is like having some small cracks and my first idea was to paint. After I realise that painting is not a good option but I really like to do something to cover those cracks. Can I put some veil with a ISO resin? Does ...

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I find a fiberglass diesel tank that is exactly what I need to replace the old one (already removed). I look inside this tank (I remove the top of the tank,screw all around, and I was thinking on giving him, after a good cleaning, some kind of paint. But I don't know if is a good idea and also what ...

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Capt.Pat, when you say "Don't sound proof horizontal shelf surfaces or below the high water line of the bilge. " this means that on underside of the cover of the engines I shouldn't put sound proof material ? Sorry but it becames a litle bit confused on my head. I didn't arrive (yet) to that part bu...

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Using Cap.Pat words here you have - To most sucessfully paint aluminum, it must first be thoroughly abraded with nothing finer than 180 grit. Absolutely no bright spots left behind... After sanding, the aluminum must be thoroughly cleaned, rinsed, and treated with an acid solution such as AlumaPrep,...

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I have a three way valve on each input raw water. One entrance for raw water and in case water come too much for some reason , I turn the handle to the second position and on that entrance its a hose connected to a thing on the bottom. To prevent litle water to the engine I can manage with the handl...

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Damm Luis, you sound like a old style republican............. Maybe I miss some of the good ole days. This democratic "way of living" is taking more and more of us, normal people, everyday. But I really don't care about politics. I don't vote for more then 15 years. I really care about my familly a...

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Now, I am not sure why I felt compelled to say "at the gym" twice.. But that is funny! Its normal gym compass , 1..2; 1..2; 1..2 that's why you say gym twice. But on what concerns to break in cars, here, is a normal thing. It happens all the time. My last time was in November and my fault. I forgot...

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I found 2 x Cummins 6BT5.9-M 210hp/2600 rpm completelly reconditioned and at a good price. Could be a good replacement for the old V8/185 Cummins I have. I really apreciate to have some opinions about these 6BT. Thanks . And can I keep the Borg Warner 72C (1:1.51) ; shafts 1 3/8" and 19x21" - 4 blad...

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I'm in.

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While away from home, I wish to all Bertram friends a Merry Christmas and a New Year of 2009 with all the best, including low taxes, low fuel cost, (better stop or I'll became delirious tremens). Is like knowing you all even without knowing none of you in person. All the best and that your wishes be...

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Now this is a hot winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :P :twisted:

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Yachts man I like to recomend you to read an article about Cored Hull Bottoms made by David Pascoe on the following address: http://www.yachtsurvey.com/cored_hull_bottoms.htm I already read many articles made by this guy and till prove in contrary he is a guy that knows what he is talking about. Jus...

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A Replica will always be a replica. There are many for many other things. Now, who owns an original knows what he has and what one can do with.
Let's see during the next years how the replicas gonna survive. One thing I know, a replica is a replica and only looks (sometimes) like the original.

luis

I was looking some paper pictures from maybe 20 years ago and I just look to this one and couldn't resist to scan to show here. I maybe risk to say that it seems a Bertram. Yes or No ? Next weekend I go to have a look on the marinas near to check and try to find this boat again. http://i420.photobuc...

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I use for home and I gonna use for doing all the redoing electrical on the boat a program called ProfiCAD Home. Its easy with lots of already made symbols. the web page is http://proficad.com/ and for home (non commercial) purposes is free. You only have to download it. Have a good manual in pdf for...

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sorry luis....i reread the first post and saw you spelled it out pretty plain.....looks like a very beautiful part of the world. what kind of fish do you catch there Allo again Randall , well on the inside and entrance of this bay they catch cuttlefish, squids, snooks, mackerel, many kinds of seabr...

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alo Randall , no its not Lisbon. This is a peninsula called TROIA that is in front of Setubal city. About 20 miles south of Lisbon. On the sea side of this peninsula (right of the image) you have about 20 kms of plain beaches with small forest on the back. The part you see on the image is a resort w...

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http://www.xcceleration.com/9.htm I don't know if is this what you look for. Greetings

luis

This is a nice software for pc - AIS Ship Tracker that gives information about boats on a 35 miles range with a 30 mts antenna. Its very interesting. Also can check for instance : http://www.dolphinmaritime.com/software ... neais.html

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I find this pictures on a fishing blog I go sometimes, this is about 30 kms (20 miles) south of Lisbon. Near Setubal city and Troia peninsula a very nice place. I didn't know people do kayak fishing here in my country, now I know but maybe I don't try. Anyway I remember you like to do this so, enjoy...

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Thanks for the advise. You know the song "This is not America" ? really here is not America so products are not quite in a shelf but on several stores and several shelves. The guy that sell paint don't sell epoxy and so on. But with some advises from here I am building a paper project (already now 1...

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Interlux Perfection is 2 part and dries hard as a rock and comes in any color. You can also buy a flatening agent for it to make it look exactly like gelcoat in the bilge. With the flatening agent you are still able to wipe up oil etc. 74.00 per qt. Without the flatening agent it shines as well as ...

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Since the time I was serving in the navy, I learn to attach everything on bord before going out, no matter where. However on a pleasure boat we tend to give space for things to happen. I relearn to do it on a boat I have before the 31, (a 8 mts. sailing boat), some years ago. Going out on a weekend,...

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Dug wrote:Luis!

I tried that once, and had coffee everywhere. Your stove must be in the perfect position! Like a ball in a lacrosse stick, being cradled!

Dug

The stove is good but it seems that my wife also give a litle help.

luis

One time I was stoped waiting for more boats to join on a journey out on the entrance of river Tagus(Lisbon) and a tug passes with some speed making 2 or 3 waves very powerfull. My 31 take the waves aside and the guys on the other boats they say they saw first one propeller out of the water and then...

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Diesel tank out

Engines out

Hope that all friends on this forum are going well after that tremendous Ike hurricane.

Luis

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On that day, I was on a coffe shop waiting for my coffe and looking on a tv, I first thought it was a movie. Then I realize, it was true and I stay astonished and without words. After 7 years I keep on the same "without words".

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Best wishes and a quick recovery.

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Luis I would like to see pics of the interior also but I am more interested in your "A" frame. Looks like the horizontal member is an I-Beam cradled in channel on the ends??? Is that correct??? What size I-Beam???? Are you hoisting both engines on the "A" frame at one time???....I see 2 chain hoist...

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Luis that is some trip from Mozambique to Portugal...she must have gone on a ship not on her own hull around Cape Horn or the Red Sea, but you said he had extra diesel? That would be the longest trip I have heard of. You have a unique Bertram 31. You will enjoy the results when you finish the refit...

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very very interesting....thanks for posting.... how exactly are you going to get the engines out? Engines out ( I should had buy an electric winch but I also need to do some gimnastics) http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp289/luisbonsai/retirarmotores12.jpg http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp289...

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I would be curious to see interior pics. It is kind of interesting. I agree with it seems like a lot of people for a month. Probably is one of a kind. You must need a really long gaff to get the big fish in! I am a lousy fishermen, I only caught well on the plate. I fall a sleep with my rod waiting...

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jspiezio wrote:wow, thats a lot of people living on that boat.

Living only on summer vacations, during one month. But when I get more old, me and my lady maybe we start living there more then one month per year.

luis

Well, in the front cabin sleeps my daughter and husband, lowering the table on the kitchen stays my son and wife and on the aft cabin (our dining room) I stay with my wife (separate beds.... sometimes). This aft cabin have been made by the first (I believe) owner when he brought her from Mozambique....

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Interesting. How do you get in and out of it? Eddy G. Normally around the actual "deck" , on top of the aft ,we have a handrail around with a opening to a stair , down to a swimming platform on the rear. And to go inside we have a stair to the top of the engine cover at BB. http://i420.photobucket....

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I know that she looks ... but is our familly boat, living every year on summer for one month, 4 residents and sometimes with more 2 or 3 guests. All around the year we spend our free time going out on weekends and now after 14 years on the water with only bottom paint one time a year, she really nee...

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Again you make things clear and for that I only have to say THANK YOU. Also to Face that quickly reply to my questions. Now, I think I have a better idea on this topic and I can start doing some training before I go on the real work. Thanks again Sometimes people ask me why I don't buy another boat ...

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