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bob lico

we have a two bend pipe platform made of coosa board platform attached to the two preformed u-bent pipes with floor flanges mounted as far back as possible on bridge to shift weight of two people (350 lbs.) directly over main bulkhead for boat attack angle and servere impack going over huge waves al...

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i have viewed every possible bridge chair/chairs combination for a 31' Bertram and making a list of necessities like must be two seats,as in aircraft,sport fishing boat.pilot co-pilot needed to observe water,gauges,sonar,gps,auto-pilot heading,correction and must of all to spot crab traps,lobster po...

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never,never use mobil 1 in a cummins diesel!

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the cam camara over the rock jetty at shennecock (were we would come in from offshore to make run for the canal shows 12 to 14' waves breaking over the jetty,thats the height of boat and no matter what you think you can do as far as steering into the trough then gun the engines and leap over next wa...

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this morning waves in the inlet were 15' and better .just a little too much you cannot exceed 12' and make headway especially for 100 mile trip and if i cut in at shennicock the canal and locks would be impossible with 40 knot gust so i canceled mitchel park.damm bummer i installed the new bridge se...

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i gave away at least three hynatic steering systems over the years and have nothing left however if your life depends on the steering of your 31 Bertram has to ride in the trough of 10 to 12 foot waves then i have the solution and yes it is on my boat and flawless for 15 years.same steering as indy ...

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good product Robbie and that will work for sure.

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cool air intake worth 12 to 14 hp at the "pins". basicly it allows you to pull back trottle to obtain the same speed better fuel economy or increase your cruise speed.when you combine with cool fuel you will have seat of the pants change.

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this is the starboard engine cool air intake. port side much easier because turbo ir imput facing outside of hull.the air intake goes over engine then down adjacent to outside hull ending two inches behind lover door. the louvers direct cool air from cockpit air to K & N filter. please hylite photo ...

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air intake is completely sealed from hot air of engine box .flange on turbo clamped to intake pipe by way of rubber membrame on both engines.hot air of engine box escapes thru number one rod holder forming a vetura effect as boat moves forward hot air is pulled from engine box . however combustion a...

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4" ID plumbing quality DWV (drain,waste,vent) regular plumbing pvc. covered with comercial A/C aluninum foil tape.rubber adapter at from 4" pipe to turbo.

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good tip from experience on the struct bearing . one thing you can count on and that is if you do every single project yourself after doing research you still slip up.i was also looking for strength and went with kevlar tubes trying for maximum strength but as i said you have to learn to work with k...

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i did not trim struct bearings ,the more support the better , that is what i was refering too. i use 24" outer and 29" inner tube.
shaft log extends 6" from bottom of boat streamlined going toward stern.

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carl i like to tell you captain patrick sent me a PM 15 years ago based on my analyses of adding two inche of shaft log over his method of F/G shaft log hesaid he would use my my design over his,quite a compliment back in the day. God bless that man. https://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r21/BobLico/I...

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outside ------completed bottom view you might also check out unique struct beraring detail again no marine mechanic on boat for obvious reasons.

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inside a picture worth a thousand words aparantly.

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thank you for the tip is looks great and you and me know how you curse and swear when you get a scatch on a Penn 80 two speed ---ouch so i try to think of a way to seperate the 11 --50 and 80 penns i take in the SUV i gave up pick up for suv to protect expensive fishing hunting gear with enclosed al...

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if i might asked were did you purchase rachetting cargo holders?

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Bertram puts on quite a show last year even the give away Tee- Shirts turn out to be those long sleeve pro fishing AFTCO type shirts with the new 61 on it very impressive-, no cavier but everything else ---------just saying!

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you would really have to stand back and stare at first. i have a pretty good knowledge of wine and i was astounded by the wine that Bertram put out for the Bertram owners at the end of the dock. the food was equally as outstanding for finger food. then there the cruise on the 61 Bertram at 40 knots....

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whaler goes to greenport on my boat but now takes wife and family. they will be on the Phoenix at greenport this year.

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damm those guys with A/C !!

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gentlemen the only dimension that counts is the ID. of the inner pipe. 1/4" clearance all around the spinning shaft, thus 2" ID for 1 1/2" shaft the rest is strength. keep in mind the PSS bellows for 1 1/2" shaft fit on 2 1/2 .which is to OD. of the inner-tube. ok lets also remember that EPOXY pipe ...

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there is another option off course.purchase fiberglass exhaust pipe from centek. 2" id is important part whatever OD is it can be dealth with chuck it up on the lathe and sand flat with long board and 40 grit and make it 2/1/2 OD next by what ever you can get with 2 1/2' ID and you may have to build...

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very,very sore point for me because i did something stupid as i recall. i purchase Kevlar glass tubes and then not thinking i tryed to cut to lenrth with new 80 tooth carbide blade in chop saw. i whole lot of sparks and very expensive blade was wipe out.my shaft log was done 15 years ago and still p...

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my condolences another bertram brother i will meet in the future. i escape this time with the cancer scare

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pete i did that modification a while ago.you were on boat already so this greenport rendezvous sept 6-8 walk in cabin and look up their are two hatches 2' x2' that have slam hatch openers on them with piano hinge internal so no hinges show from cabin with beige color openers you would not know they ...

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no i feel this is over my pay grade i want fancy welting ,i will give to a pro.tony it was harder to get that damm leather over the top of the seats in my corvette than changing engines!!!! these seats will be covered in leather so i am not going thru that again.

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it all started with the individual pieces

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phoenix bridge chairs progress slowly after a zillion coats of varnish and molding arm supports as well as custom foam.

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there is a commercial product used in clean areas like kitchen wall that are wash down periodically called Marlite. they normally install with contact cement over drywall and it is availuble in 10' . must better than the plastic products you would find in box stores basicly a Formica type product as...

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tony don`t get confused with these panels. the plastic panels for bath room showers are cheap junk i can get you a thousand from Blackman plumbing supply long island this is not at all what i am talking about. these 4x 10' real F/G panel are compressed F/G like Coosa board actually same company prod...

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that toe kick is extremely important for old people fishing (me)

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next time give me a call, my boat is docked in bluepoint about a 6 minute ride in my boat to watch hill. fabulous restaurant and remember this; regardless of slips availuble i will dock Phoenix at watch hill. PM me it is a loophole in there policy.

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BTW in order to change shaft angle the entire shaft log is removed and you just keep a 28" slot in bottom of boat. never allow a marine mechanic on board the boat is rule number one. the shaft coupling (after being macines dead square ) is conected to shaft and sliding glass tube shaft log goes on s...

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tony that is exactly what i will do this winter. one piece no seams over door facing cockpit. one shot no refinishing just installed after using cardboard template for top radius and around windows then PL exterior glue and your done.i would install right across the door opening so piece is not frag...

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beautiful quility 1/16" thick availuble in 10',12' and 16' lenrth. there would be a zillion hours to get the oem plywood bulkhead to be this good. you would open engine hatches remove strip of wood the hatch sits on and upper teak strip and make ONE piece horozontal with no SEAMS .the four foot seam...

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ok carl take out "the book" from the top ; if you have no waterflow to the PYI your FU-ked because the raw salt water pump hits the gearcooler first (were the take offs for the pyi come from" if you have no water to dripless the boat will overheat in less than two minutes!!!!!!

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i think pete and i are "birds of a feather" EXACTLY what pete said. o maintenance 15 years and largest single performace modification to hull . at least about 1/2 knot at speeds over 25 knots.whats not to like!!!!!!!

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after complicated analysis of air movement in and around an 31 Bertram moving forward at 26 knots we have a circular air movement at the transom rolling in a circle known as "station wagon effect" this air is laden with engine exhaust ,carbon monoxide,steam nothing good.the second air movement is fr...

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close up of hatch layout of COOSA board cockpit floor with maximum width and length possible in a 31 Bertram .

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ok steve on the lower port and starboard you see a teak louver frame . behind this frame is K & N air filter connected to 4" piping on to intake side of turbo so engines operate on the coolest and salt free air possible. i looked like a rocket sciencetist out on water testing with 8" pieces of cauti...

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main bulkhead is 3/4" plus white ugly formica facing that will be remove and replaced with one piece white fiberglass , an new product made in 4'x 12' and the cabin doorway has built up door jams of mahogany. Tony i cannot stress the importants of a 1 1/2" door rather than OEM. 1 1/4".

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the bride has a very good eye for color coodination and " lends" herself to my stong desire for teak,managany so she used neutral color on paint with the use of blue leather. i feel the leather is rather delicate but we are not carrying knives in cabin. i will repeat total privacy from one-way glass...

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small draw shown being built goes under refrigerator for utentils.

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