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I know Harry ... it was the first boat I owned so she is receiving special treatment. She will ultimately come to live behind my Ormond Beach, FL home on the ICW.

Bayside Bert28

Here is my 1981 Bertram 28 almost finished:-) http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z363/msobotame/Bert%2028%20Good%20to%20Great_zps3ztmqww5.jpg and the extraordinary gunwale work ... http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z363/msobotame/Bert%2028%20cockpit_zpsbttn7asf.jpg Interior you guys have seen bef...

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OK ... I have added several things to my list.

Will verify no water comes down on the fresh engines and transmissions.

Adding crash pump / fresh water flush ... good idea!

Will look into caps over engine mount stringers ... definitely some rot there now.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Mike

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Ok ... some good points ... will look into oil removal method, location of filters in relation to obstructions etc. Will think about the dripless shaft tubes. Crash pump? Got a bunch of Rule 4000's I'm installing now. Will have to suffice. Already got the larger rudders and check valves on the fuel ...

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I use my Bertram 28 primarily for a family fun runabout and for coastal fishing. It has 5.7L Vortec's 300hp and has been largely refit except for the engines/transmissions. My plan is to pull the engines and transmissions at the end of this season and replace with fresh 383 stroker small blocks 350h...

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wow ... my favorite is the wing man ... they showed some of his footage in that beautifully done vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

Love that stuff.

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Bertram 28 1. new head 2. fix the new wood cabin entrance hatch that warped a bit probably from water intrusion. 3. new anchor/windlass ... refuse to fix that old piece of crap again. 4. add a secondary engine room bilge pump (3700 gph) with PS-02 Ultra Safety Switch and control switch at helm. 5. r...

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One thing to be aware of with the High Tide rub rail is that they come with two types of stainless caps ... One is a solid piece of stainless with a concave outer surface. The less expensive alternative is a shaped piece of stainless approx 1/16" thick that is prone to denting. I went with the less ...

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I have a Beechcraft Baron equipped with a 406 EPIRB. It's required equipment.

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The huge reason for using Detroit Diesel OEM parts (for twice or more the money) is because those parts come with a Detroit Diesel warranty. If they were installed by an authorized DD facility and the part or parts fail, then DD will pay for the repair. (it's a 6 or 12 month) warranty. DD definitely...

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Larry Cress at Central Marine (Herrington Harbour North) is doing the rebuild this time ... The engine is getting the full, meticulous treatment and yes, I'm going back with the 12V71TI engines for now. To go with the C18's would be at least $250k and I'm just not ready for that right now. Saunders ...

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Showed up at the boatyard today to check on the progress of the big Bertram. Here was the scene ... the aftermath of the extraction of the port side 12V71TI from the big Bertram. The lift, lots of custom steel reinforcing posts for the salon floor, more for under the hull, a special dolly, lots of t...

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Yes Craig ... My aluminum brackets stripped, repolished and reanodized for $625.00 versus a new pair at $1350.00, or $1950.00 for stainless. The Murray Bros stuff is huge money ... I suppose no big deal for the guys with the million dollar sportfishing boats. But a $10k fighting chair leaves me gasp...

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How long ago were these plated? To chrome plate successfully, the base metal, in addition to being highly polished, must be perfectly chemically cleaned, then a copper strike, (ultra thin plating of pure copper to increase conductivity), then a heavier plating of nickle to completely hide the coppe...

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I called Atlantic Electro Plating ... they were not interested if a magnet would not stick to them.

I sent a photo of them to Murray Products today ... will see how they respond.

Thanks for all your responses.

Bayside Bert28

Because these brackets for my fighting chair footrest are NOT made out of steel (failed the magnet test). They are pretty heavy ... seem heavier than aluminum but I'm not sure. Any ideas? What can I do to refinish these ... or should I consider having a machine shop fabricate? Chrome is the finish I...

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and ... the other project. Here is my port side 12V71TI engine (on the Bertram 54) ready to be removed from the boat. This is the engine that was overhauled by Saunders Yachtworks in Orange Beach, AL last year. They screwed it up so bad that it's got to come out of the boat completely and bored for ...

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Bayside Bert, Great work. What a change since you left Spellmans a few years ago. Do you have a template or the old piece for the flybridge panel? Harry Awesome memories Harry ... here is a photo taken at Spellman's just before departing for Maine. I remember the early on steering problem that we w...

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Thanks Bob ... I fell in love with the area years ago. Here is that view from Mount Battie State Park .. The large buildings to the left of the photo are the Wayfarer Marine facility. http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z363/msobotame/Screenshot2011-05-03at64249AM.png We are just up the way in the l...

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I have a few preseason projects in the works that I thought I would share with you guys. The boat is up at Wayfarer Marine in Camden, Maine. I cannot take credit for this work but I find it all incredibly interesting just the same. Here it is in the huge bay with two large sailboats. http://i1186.ph...

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A friend from Maine is heading to Alaska in a couple of weeks to do some Halibut fishing on board the "Rita" (a 31 Bertram) with Capt. Tony.

Is anybody familiar with this charter operation or this trip?

http://falconcharters.com/halibut_boat.htm

Looks like a blast.

Mike

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That is amazing work ... I need you to make me one perfect $50 on a printers plate:-)

Very cool ... incredible imagination.

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Just so you don't think I'm nuts, I'm going to show off Stephen Quinn (Blackfyn Customs) work. This is NOT Saunders. Here is the enclosure when Stephen Quinn was finished. He thought it looked great. Notice the aft end of the enclosure is 5+ inches too high. It has a huge rake from aft towards the f...

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The tower was Stephen Quinn from Blackfyn Customs ... Equally irresponsible with a total lack of business ethic .. just much less money involved. I assume Dunlavy tells the bosses when a customer is preparing litigation. His outrageous responses were copied to a last name "Fitzgerald" ... I assumed ...

Bayside Bert28

Thought I would just add to my original thread to let you guys in on a real horror story. Charlie from Charlie's Diesel Service is a good guy but referred me to Johnson's Diesel in Biloxi. I ultimately chose NOT to move the boat to Biloxi and Johnson's Diesel because the boat was in Orange Beach and...

Bayside Bert28

I'm still laughing ... and being told ... "it's the story of my life" ... from she who knows!

I need to watch it again now and laugh some more:-)

Thanks Brew.

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Thanks for all the very positive responses and sorry for the delayed response ... been getting bugs worked out after getting her in the water. There are many different wood types used ... some marine mahoghany plywood veneer 3/4" some solid mahoghany 3/4", some 1/2" cherry plywood veneer and some 1/...

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Finally a group of guys as excited about it as I am! http://i49.tinypic.com/28i6kp2.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/2dvpdtl.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/qrxmvn.jpg I bought the boat with the bones of the interior work done but in need of TLC ... The carpenters took the time this winter to replace any remai...

Bayside Bert28

After a winter of refinish work and some carpentry, my 1981 Bertram 28 is starting to look pretty classy! I'll share some more pics as the progress continues (now in high gear) Splash date is July 1st!

Bayside Bert28

When I was looking for a Bertram 28, the lower helm appealed to me. I also wanted a bathroom with a shower! I realized neither of these things would see any real world use . Since the Bertram 28 is not very big, you might find a liferaft or dinghy up on the bow further taking away from the already v...

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There is a nice article on Boat Diesel about putting Yanmar 4LHA 240 engines in a Bertram 28. This link probably will only work if you are a member ... ($50 or so per year) but lots of information there. http://boatdiesel.com/Articles/Articles.cfm?P=20081104_Introduction.cfm&Y=2008 My research on th...

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Kracor makes the plastic holding tanks ... mine was fractured at the hose inlet and the guy at Kracor recommended one of the Scotch-Weld products that basically chemically melts the plastic where the stuff is applied and re-bonds it. I believe the product was Scotch-Weld DP8005 I used a good respira...

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When I first purchased the 54, it had a full tower. I couldn't believe the size of the boat to begin with and when I climbed that full tower for the first time (while docked), it was downright scary. I carefully watched each step and handhold to make absolutely sure I would not fall. Then I carefull...

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"one piece teak transom came out of one pc of 2 1/2" teak resawed edgematched glued on the bench and set on a 1/2" coosa epoxied to the lower transom and there is not on one fastner involved" Beautiful work with the wood transom. I have struggled with the look of some of the wood on my boats. Sure i...

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I've got a Garmin 3210 I'm using as a secondary and running the XM weather and XM radio on it.

Using the Furuno NN3D for radar, sounder, plotter.

I use the NN3D with Sirius Weather on the Bertram 28 and I'm not real impressed with the weather capability.

Bayside Bert28

Here's a great one of "when it's NOT your time"

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I'm looking for an installer for my new Furuno setup. (NN3D) Got an Single MFD12, Open Array Radar, PG500 Heading Sensor, DSM300 Sounder box, 2 HUBS (one with power over ethernet for the cameras), 2 IP cameras. There is an AP20 autopilot on board. It would be nice to interface it with the Furuno if ...

Bayside Bert28

Yes ... Need to remove the tower ... replace with a half tower that will hold the radar, satellite and antennas. (They are on top of the current half tower now.) The unholstery in front of the helm is in need of replacement. Since the boat will be in the area for a while for the engine work, I'm loo...

Bayside Bert28

My boat is going to be in the Gulf Shores area until the springtime and it currently has a heavily weathered full tuna tower that I'm going to want to remove and replace with a 1/2 tower and new canvas enclosure. The radar, satellite and antennas will need to all mount on the new 1/2 tower. I'm cons...

Bayside Bert28

Charlie from Charlie's Diesel Service is going to start the boat Tuesday and he is bringing David Johnson from Johnson's Diesel Service (Biloxi) along too. As it turns out, David Johnson rebuilt the starboard engine on this boat 4 years ago and he is an authorized Detroit Diesel shop. Thanks for you...

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I made the offer today contingent upon survey.

If the offer is accepted, we will move forward with the survey.

(there is already a survey on file from a year ago so I have some idea of the condition other than visual which is good.)

Mike

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I checked out the Bertram 54 yesterday ... I spoke with Charlie and I'm going to ask him to survey the engines and generators for me with the goal of understanding how much life might be left in the engines and generators and what it mike take to get them in a condition where the boat can make the 1...

Bayside Bert28

I left a voice mail message for you.

Mike
301-509-1211

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I am looking for a recommendation for a Detroit Diesel mechanic in Orange Beach AL ... I have been checking with www.boatdiesel too.

Mike

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My Bertram 28 had the K19 RAM ... It was easier to read the stamped on number once I pulled the ram off - I sent the 3 hydraulic steering system parts to Charman ... they rebuilt the helm ... the K19 Ram was beyond repair so I replaced with new ... the reservoir with check valves is no longer made a...

Bayside Bert28

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/gener ... peake.html

What NOT to do while on autopilot.

I'd be interested in seeing what the hull looks like.

Bayside Bert28

The fridge is an isotherm CR130 with ASM. It's an awesome upgrade.
http://www.indelmarineusa.com/products/CR130.htm

In the springtime, I'll have some photos of the much improved boat. Right now, this is all I've got http://www.rollies.me/49.html Mine is under the big blue tarp!

Bayside Bert28

New Fridge, new sinks and faucets, refinish all interior wood, replace all door, hinge, hook hardware, replace bimini.

It's been huge fun and will be a fun, economical and reliable boat.

Of course, it's always cheaper to find one that is already done.

Bayside Bert28

I'm in the middle of a steering makeover ... rebuilt H50 Helm (had Chapman do it), new K19 ram (it was beyond repair) ... new rudder arms (the ball on the arms were warn to an odd shape). Should be nice once it all goes back together. The first time I bled the system in May when I was trying to dete...

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