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Tony Meola

That's only because she is a boater. In fact I think she is a blow boater. So don't expect her to vote for anything to help the fuel prices.

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UV

Maybe its time for an annual fund raiser.

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Harry

The bait he uses for strippers is much bigger than the bait he tries to use for stripers.

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Capt. Pat

Tom is the one standing up in the white T shirt.

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JP I had told Tom to see your boat. He said when he stopped by no one was around and he did not want to poke around too much. He is in your neck of the woods so hopefully he will catch up with you to see what you have done. I showed him what we had done so far as far as the bulkhead and rudder shelf...

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JP

Tom (1962 31) is the one with the real project boat. His is the boat that looked like it had trees growing out of it.

Tony Meola

Thanks guys. Answered my question. Back up systems are important.

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Tom

Nice fish. Probably a great day to be on the water. I bet a lot cooler than inshore.

Too hot to work on the boat anyway. This heat will just exhaust you.

Tony Meola

Hoping that those that have updated their panels would have some thoughts on what is better circuit breakers or fuses. As we slowly start the putting the boat back together process, its time to focus on the breaker panel which is not currently marine grade. Can't beleive they did that. Would have th...

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Timmy

If it really was $800.00, it sounds like it could be steal for a project boat.

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Harv

Too much information to process for this group.

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I have boat US and they have me around $900 for 40,000 hull coverage. When I did not go into the water last year due to the start of the repower, I thought I could get a discount for the year, but no way. I can't wait to see what they charge me after the repower I get an incurease in Hull coverage t...

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John

That's the GE Silpruf is the same stuff we used when we took the curved window out rebed them. It lasted about 5 years before the curved windows started to leak again. Maybe your through bolts will do a better job than the T bolts, we put back in.

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Mikey

Really beutifull. Good luck and enjoy it. As we have all come to learn, even the simple jobs take time on a boat.

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John

Really nice. Did you seal the glass in with 4000 also?

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Well, maybe Ric and I are just lucky. Had copper for the last 33 years on the gassers. Never a problem. But will now have rubber hose once the repower is done.

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Don't forget one other item. If you close off the access for the water to flow into the cabin area, then you need to install a drain plug in the stern.

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Harv Funny thing, from another boat you can't tell how wet the guy on the bridge is getting. Years ago we used to go offshore in pairs. Our friend had an 67, 31 so we would run virtually side by side. Coming home from the Hudson, we were taking water on the bridge every wave. Not a good ride home. T...

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There must have been some thing really big that scared the you know what out of him.

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Dick Glad everything worked out. I have kept a hacksaw on the boat for the past 33 years just for that purpose. Lucky I have never had to use it. When I was younger I probably would have jumped in offshore to cut a line loose. Now that I am older, I might send the younger guy in the water. Hopefully...

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Or instead of canvas you can copy John Jackson and make the wndow cover out of Isenglass. That way you still get light and can see out of them.

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Try contacting Ronco. They will custom make a plastic tank. They do a nice job. Did mine, exactly to the dimensions I gave them. I put it outboard of the starbord engine. Not big enough though. So I am trying to figure out a better spot.

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quote: It's really quite an eye opener..... Mike Yes it is Mike. Coming in Barnegat Inlet back in the old days before the made it better. LOL We never realize a wave was building under us and when it broke, the bow just dropped like a rock into the wave in front. Water all over the place, put the bo...

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Tom

Moving along nicely. Looks a lot different than before. Did you close the deal on the new shop?

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Ours came through new with the Groco glass strainers and because of the eel grass we put the external strainers on also. Over Kill, may not be, actually I found some eel grass in the glass strainer one time. It some how snuck past the external strainer.

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Bruce

I am going to have to follow Harry and drop out. Sorry for that, but I just spoke with the Cummins dealer and the used shafts we thought would work are coming up short. So I need to spend some more money on the repower.

Thank You for your efforts.

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I think this one might beat Tom's (1961 31) find. It looks like its had a rough run of it. You are going to need to take a good look at it to see what can be salvaged. If the hull is in good shape, what defines good is the question, and nothing else is salvagable, then you are basically starting fro...

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Huesso Not sure how they got in the boat, pretty strange. Go online to www.epestsupply.com. They sell capentar ant baits and chemicals to kill termites. In a boat, due to the environment, I would lean toward a borax based killer for the termites. You spray all the wood with it and they will not eat ...

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I can attest to being @#$&^% as having been someone who showed up at their boat on a Saturday morning getting ready to launch, to find the topside black from the sand blasting that was done to the boat next to me. Happened to me twice. What a pain to clean off. The yard no moves all boats to be blas...

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I tried burying falsies in the garden as fertilizer and the plants died.

Funny Harv, next you will say that even the fly's stayed away.

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Bruce

I am interested but I need to decide if I want digital to GPS or the analog. I will let you know Monday. I have the 270 Cummins.

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Harry I can believe Harv's cat will not eat them. False Albacore is nasty stuff. You need to soak it for week changing the water often. Then throw them out. I know some guys who eat them but they are tough. Now True Bonita, the ones with the teeth, just throw them on the Barbeque and you are all set...

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Roland

Congratulations. Well deserved and thank you for all that you do to protect us.

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If they have teeth they should be true Bonita. Enjoy them. For the most part, false Albacore is cat food. Great fish to catch though.

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Didn't think this would stir the pot up. I knew it was old, especially still refering to the Owners Club. I think the guy that used to run that now writes for Power and Motor Yacht.

Maybe if these guys were smart they would just interview Capt. Pat and Bruce and then write something new.

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Walter Your right. Parts play a big role. Plus a good mechanic. The yard that I keep my boat in used to do a lot of Yanmar repowers. After the owner passed on and his wife took over that did not happen anymore. When I spoke with Mack Boring and told them what I wanted to do, they said they were sure...

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If anyone is interested this was in Mad Mariner. Unfortunetly the pictures did not come out. http://www.madmariner.com/vessels/power_reviews/story/BERTRAM_31_051108_VP Bertram 31 Review Updated May 13, 2008 Review Bertram Links Current Prices More Reviews Updated May 13, 2008 Once An Innovator, The ...

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Bruce I did not think my comments about Cummins would start a rocker stopper thread. Just trying to lay out some facts as I know them. Three years ago I said I was going to drop in the 315 Yanmars. Three years latter and what I have learned for me the Cummins became the engine of choice. Simple, bul...

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Looks like the bar for innovation has been set. Realy nice job.

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Bill I am putting 270 remans in my 31 FBC. 1975 model year. John Jackson has the same engines in I think a 65 FBC. I believe he usually get around 24 to 25 knot cruise and he has a hard top and is heavier than us. I would say a good 5000 lbs heavier. The cummins dealer I am using says I should burn ...

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Drifter

That sounds like a dealer to stay away from.

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Mikey

I am going to take some additional ones this weekend then I will try and figure out how to post. I have to set up an account with snap fish or one of the other hosting sites.

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I agree, not real. Just doesn't swim right for a shark. Not sure if a boat is pulling it but there is too much wake. Plus it would have made a bee line for deep water.

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Rawleigh

Not if my wife shoots me for spending all this money on a boat that became unaffordable virtually overnight.

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John Its coming along. The struts held me up. Had them bored out and they held us up. The bulkhead is in, rudder shelf, and new fiberglass strut pads. They just move the boat today over to Forked River Diesel and Generator. I will give him the struts on Saturday and he is going to make the aluminum ...

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If you call Tony Athens he is going to tell you the 270's are not availble. For some reason he has trouble getting them. They do exist, I know that since mine are sitting on the shop floor right now at Forked River Diesel and Generator. Basically from what I understand, they are new engines with som...

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Wayne

You can get the recons without having diesels. I am swapping out my gas engines for the 270 recons. I believe the deal is, it just has to a repower replacing an exisiting engine. Can not be used in a new truck, or boat. At least that's what Cummins told me.

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Wayne

Hard to believe a couple of weeks ago we were looking at a stripped out boat. Good luck. Now its time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Another great looking 31.

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Andre They all think a like especially once you marry them. Charlie I really like the Bahia Mar, but my FBC does just what we need, and once I am done with the repower will hopefully be with me until the day I can not run it anymore. Lets face they are all great, all have the plus's and minus but at...

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Tom

You are really moving. Make sure you don't overlook anything in the rush.

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