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davidms

Good to hear from you. How was Cuba?

davidms

Capt. Patrick,

I am having a problem with my pm. I wrote one yesterday that is still sitting in my outbox. Is there something I need to do to send it?

Thanks,

David S

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Buju,

Sent you a PM.

DS

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Buju,

Thanks for the response. I sent you a PM.

David S

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Does anyone know anything about or know anyone who works for Shrimp Improvement Systems in Islamorada?

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Walter, By the way, my wife and I were turning around in the Three Mile Harbor Marina parking lot a couple of weeks ago and saw a beautiful little B-20 there. I said to her, I wonder who's...wait a minute...It must be nice to have the 20 for west of Gardiner's fishing trips and the 31 for this time ...

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Walter,

I was talking to a guy who said that he uses live Spot instead of eels and has better results. Do you know anything about using Spot?

DMS

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Mike,

Please check your PM.

Davidms

davidms

If you are attending the Greenport rendevous, I will be selling items from my B31. The items include: Half Tower w/hard top and full enclosure Rupp Outriggers Bertram locker (2) deck chairs Custom covered vee berth and dinette cushions Enigine box cushions Spare set of props The half tower and rigge...

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Craig,

I have a 31 that might work for your friend. PM me and I will give you the details.

Davidms

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Brian,

I have a 25 Bertram that I am selling. The boat is in great cosmetic shape. It is a V-drive inboard. It has 318 chrylser engines that need some attention or you can repower if you like. If you want more information, PM me.

Welcome to the site.

David S

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During the season, I had a new neighbor in the slip next to my boat. The guy has a old, ratty Bayliner that he and his family used as a weekend place to live. Kept the boat plugged in all the time. The boat never left the dock. Well, my boat got hauled on Fiday. On the side closest to my neighbor, a...

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Thanks for the responses. Mikey, I work in NYC and spend as much time as possible on Shelter Island. There is a potential job change headed my way. The new job would be in Baltimore. If I make the move, I would like to continue to have my job in the city and a place outside Baltimore that would keep...

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For all you guys on the Chesapeake,

How long is the boating season on the bay? Is there a big difference in the length of the season between the Upper and Lower Chesapeake?

Thanks,

David S

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Randall,

How big is the canvas you use to cover your 25? Is the supporting lumber 2x4 or 2x6?

And the other guys are right, totally cool car!

David S

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Walter, My boat doesn't have a lower station. I have looked at those CC conversions. Beautiful. That's a posibility. My thinking was more along Harry's idea. Instead of trying to convert the boat into one I can use, I thought it would be smarter (and more economical) to sell the 25 and buy a boat al...

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Here's a problem to solve for all you guys with lots of experience owning boats. I own a 1968 SF25 with 318 Chrysler engines. I bought it about a year ago for very little money. My plan was to clean up and repower the boat, then use it for fishing. After fishing this summer on my 31, I realized that...

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Randall,

I think the guy who owns that 31 in Southold is the owner of North Fork Welding. That boat has gas engines in it and the owner, being in the metal biz, has added fuel tanks to extend the range of the boat. It's been for sale for a while.

David

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Tuna,

Pretty amazing to find that many in a little harbor like West Harbor considering there were only 1800 built.

My wife and I spent some time there a year or 2 ago. Got to see Opus One. That's a refit 31 from Worton's Creek. Beautiful boat.

Hey, you are on "The Rock"?

David

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Went for a ride today to Fisher's Island and Noank, CT. What a perfect day for being on the water!! Is there anybody here that can tell me about the B31's in Pirates Cove? We saw Venture III (on the hard), Mischief, Mystic Fisle (B-25), Hunny Pot (B-28), and 2 other B-31s. One had glassed over windo...

davidms

Looks like you, your friend and the young 'un had a blast.

By the way, I bet you get this all the time, but you look different on the movie screen than you do in your avatar.

David S

davidms

The pics are great! Sounds like everybody had a lot of fun. Who owns the 31 with the golden retriever laying on the starboard engine box?

David S

davidms

Can any of you guys based on Long Island suggest somebody who can rebuild a chrysler 318 for me?

Thanks,

David S

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Hey John,

What are you doing this coming winter???

I put in tinted windows in last year but painted the frames black. The boat looks like it has wrap-around sunglasses on. Your boat with the tinted windows and white frames looks MUCH better, I think.

David

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Susan and I took a ride around Shelter Island this evening. Usually on a Memorial Day weekend Saturday night, there would be boats all over the bay. We saw a couple of guys fluke fishing and a couple of guys trolling for bass and that was it! The bay was unbelievably quiet and the water was like gla...

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Walter, Thanks for the information. I am interested in the 20. I will give Mr. Fiorese a call. Should I mentioned that you gave me his number when I speak with him? As far as the 31 is concerned, I was just curious. By the way, you have a new fan of your cookbook. My wife and I purchased the book at...

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Walter, There is a Bertram 20 for sale on Yacht World that is being sold by Montauk Marine Group (I assume that is the sales arm of Montauk Marine Basin). I am wondering if you happen to know anything about that boat. It has yellow topsides and supposedly a new V8 Volvo engine in it. Also, there is ...

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Patrick, Thank you for the information. Having seen interior pictures of Buddy Boy and other refit 31's, I know there is lots of potential for the cabin of an original 31. As you know, probably more than anybody else, all it takes is time and money. Right now, I am in the gathering ideas phase. You ...

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OK, so now the original formica looks spiffy thanks to your suggestions and my elbow grease. Now what do I do about the corroded handles, pulls and other handware? By the way, has anybody raised the ceiling in their cabin? I popped my head up into the space between the liner and the bottom of the fl...

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Thanks for the advice. Not a great boating day up here today, so...
off to the hardware store and time to scrub.

Thanks again,

David S

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I have the original cabin in my boat. After doing a spring cleaning, I noticed that all of the formica surfaces have gotten dull and tired looking. Is there anything that I can do to make the interior more presentable?

David S

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To all y'all southerns who have the luxury of year-round boating, we had a great spring weekend up here in the Northeast this weekend. Our boat splashed last week and we got her cleaned up during the day yesterday. Then took a late afternoon cruise around the bay. First ride of the year. For those o...

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I was talking with a guy at the marina where I keep my boat about the safety equipment he keeps onboard. He is an avid fisherman, goes offshore as often as he can. He told me that even though I fish inshore, because I cruise to Block, Fisher's and the Mass. islands, I should have offshore grade life...

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I have been having an ongoing "discussion" with a guy who has a 31 in his yard on blocks. Boat's been there for years. Classic story - the guy used the boat for a while, thought about redoing it, ran out of money. There she sits. My question is: can the hull get damaged by sitting on blocks for an e...

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Patrick,

Given your comments on insulating the engine compartment and boxes, will all that insulation affect air intake if your intake is in the cockpit?

How much difference would your air intake kits make in reducing noise in the cockpit?

Thanks, David S

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Just for the yucks, I searched Yacht World for 31s. 65 Bertram 31s are currently for sale in the US. Obviously, that only includes the ones advertised on the website. What interested me more were the prices. Some boats were already refit and the prices reflected that. And a couple were, what I thoug...

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Bob,

Is your boat in Sayville? Is it possible to take a look?

Thanks,

David

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Patrick,

I don't want to hijack Capt. Dean's thread, but Patrick, could you explain the differences in performance between your rudders and the standard B31 rudders?

Thanks,

David

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Hey Walter,

What do you think the chances are of getting a letter like Sean got from his senator from Hillary? Or Schumer? Or Tim Bishop?

David

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Patrick, Thanks for the information. I just got off the phone with Richard Kidd. I didn't realize that later model 31s have different size engine boxes. Richard said that they can make the smaller size boxes for older boats like mine. My current boxes are not in terrible shape. I am tryin to reduce ...

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I have a leak in one of my stuffing boxes. I can either fix the traditional packing or replace it with the dripless version. Anybody have a preference?

Davidms

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I was talking with a local mechanic in a nearby boatyard yesterday about the noise difference between gas and diesels. He said that the new model diesels are much quieter than older diesels and, in his opinion, make gas engines less desirable because one of the main complaints about diesels (noise) ...

davidms

Got it. Thanks!

David

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I think I remember seeing someone talking about engine box kits on a recent thread. But I couldn't find it. Does anybody make replacement or some type of kit for 31 engine boxes?

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Bruce,

Any idea on how much the engines are going to weigh?

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Mikey, As you know by now, most of the guys on this board are long time Bertram owners and are justifibly proud of their boats. Here is a little story from a new Bertram 31 owner. My wife and I started looking for a boat a couple of years ago. We really didn't know what we wanted except that we didn...

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For you guys who fish offshore and have come through some snotty weather, this may sound kind of ho-hum, but for me it was confirmation whether it was a good idea to buy a 31 or not. Yesterday was a pretty windy day here on Eastern LI. My wife and I wanted to go for what may be the last boat ride of...

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Ed, Thanks for the heads up on this boat. I wanted to wait until I got the boat checked out before letting everybody know that I bought it. $3000 for a good, solid Bertram 25 seemed pretty good to me. The boat was in a garage used for oil delivery truck repair/maintenance for a couple of years. It w...

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Scot,

I have an inboard and V-Drives. Sounds like you think the D3 190Hp are overkill. I think the next step down in 170 HP. What do you think about 2 170s?

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I posed this question to the guys on the Bertram 25 website. I am considering putting twin Volvo diesels in my inboard 25. Here are the choices: D4 (180 hp) 2800 RPM rating 4 cylinder D3 (190 hp) 4000 RPM rating 5 cylinder I was told by one of the guys on the 25 webste that Bruce has repowered a 25 ...

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Re: Cormorant Princess painting

Calling Capt. Patrick

Re: Calling anyone in the FL Keys

Re: Calling anyone in the FL Keys

Calling anyone in the FL Keys

Spot instead of eels?

If you are going to the rendevous in Greenport

Electrolysis damage

Chesapeake Bay boat questions

Boat Decision

Pirates cove FI

Rebuild 318 Chrysler engines?

Sign of the times???

Walter - 2 boats in Montauk

Cleaning an original cabin

1st ride of the season

Required safety devices

Potential project boat

If you were starting a project 31 today...

Patrick's rudders

stuffing boxes

New Cummins diesel

Engine boxes

The legend continues

Thanks, Ed

D4s in a 25?