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Tony Meola

Those are nice boxes. I was looking for a multi function box. I was using two 120 qt coolers back to back. One with gear and bait and the other for a kill box. We moved fish from the kill box to a fish bag. This new kill box will allow us to keep fish in the box, we have a bait tray built in. A tac...

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That is pretty slick. They did a great job on the windows.

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Rick

You do some nice work. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product incorporated into the boat.

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Carl wrote: ↑Mar 25th, '25, 06:08 A fan with a long extension cord.

I was thinking Yannis was tied up with his 1000 feet of anchor chain and had dockside power. LOL

But then again, it's Greece, maybe no dockside power. An invertor would work just fine.

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Carl wrote: ↑Mar 19th, '25, 05:52 Kipp with Targeted Species

Carl

That's it. I am glad your memory is better than mine.

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Yannis

I would use a Fans. I think adding a Port Hole up there is asking for issues.

Tony Meola

Joe I watched a glass guy re-glass 3/4 of one side of a boat. I took a core out of the side of the boat, took it to the Fiberglass Supply house. They used the computer matching system to match the gel. He closed up the hole and proceeded to gel the section of the boat that the owner wanted repaired....

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I am trying to remember the name of the boat; I am thinking Finest Kind. Use to be a member here and had converted her to a center console outboard.

If I remember right, everyone said it rode great.

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Peter

If I understand this correctly, it seems that Progressive only picked up the extra liability on the Sailboat, acting in this case a re-insurer.

Is the Bertram fully insured with Progressive or does USAA still maintain a policy for it?

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Yannis

They call it barnacle buster, but it is designed for removing scale which is basically the same composition as barnacles.

Tony Meola

Given the range of our boats, and if you can get the EPIRB fired off, you should be rescued in a matter of hours and probably no longer than 24 hours so you could get away with a Coastal model. I would go with a valise. I have heard of issues of the life raft deploying automatically when the boat go...

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I don't have experience with them, but I heard from someone that had them, they are tough on claims. I have Geico through Boat US but I am not really pleased with their attitude lately. I had to get a survey. Not a problem I have been expecting it for years. But once the survey was submitted there w...

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Yannis I would think that some of it is gone but depending on how bad it was, a 45-minute soak may not have eliminated all of it. In order to keep the engine clean using vinegar would be do it every year. Something like CLR will work better but in my experience using it to clean scale on the Furnace...

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Yannis For preventing freeze damage pretty important the exhaust pushes out all the water and has antifreeze in it. For your situation, vinegar in the exhaust does nothing for the exhaust but lets you know the whole engine is filled and being cleaned out. Just a matter of making sure is what I call ...

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Doug

Thank for the explanation. I actually have pretty soft water, and it is a Navien Combi. They tell me to flush the water heater side annually. They don't seem to recommend flushing the heating side which I find strange.

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Yannis The 6 gallons I gave you includes the exhaust. We like to see color run out the exhaust when we winterize. That means I am good and anything that would hold water that could freeze, and crack has antifreeze in it. I would go with the 6 gallons just so I know the whole engine is full of vinega...

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Rick

That thru hull was definitely not original. Like John said, they never used wood to core the hull.

I bet the plywood block rotted out and they jury rigged something to act like a backing plate which really wasn't right.

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I don't think the boat hull was built in two halves. I believe there is thread here on it. It was my understanding that the mold was two halves that were clamped together then the boat was laid up. The two halves separated and the the hull removed in one piece. But then again, I might be mistaken. I...

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Mike

See if you can track down Huesso (Dave) and send him a PM. He has not been on in a while, but he lives in Puerto Rico and should be able to direct you to a good Captain.

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Yannis If you suck the water through the hose, or even poor it through the hose, you need to close the seacock on the intake hose otherwise it will suck water from the outside and dilute the vinegar too much. I would use 6 gallons or 23 liters of vinegar. That will ensure the engine is full of vineg...

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Yannis I use Vinegar to descale my Cobi Boiler for my house. I pump it through the system for about an hour. Not sure if it pulls out scale since I haven't seen any, but I will say it is pretty dirty when I am done. I have to follow up with a freshwater rinse. Household vinegar varies from 3% acidic...

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Yannis If you can find barnacle buster, you can do it without creating a closed circulating system. They claim you can suck it up into the engine, shut down and let it sit for about 8 hours. I know a guy who does one side at a time while running his engines while out of the water for about 45 minute...

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Peter

Too bad you didn't get the name on her. That would help.

Tony Meola

Tony, how recently did your friend order from them? I emailed yesterday and called today but no response to either yet. Marine Manifold Corp way out on your coast responded pretty quickly. Doug Two years ago, and he talked to them last summer because he had a diesel mechanic work on the boat and th...

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Carl

Never ran across them before. Looks like another good option.

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Doug

There is an outfit right in your areas that makes them out of Stainless for half the price.

https://hdimarine.net/product/jh-stainl ... ing-elbow/

My friend used them. They seem pretty solid. They get good reviews.

Tony Meola

Looks like they run from $600 to $1500. I would think for home use, not being used all the time you might be able to keep it towards the $600 side, but I have no idea if that will do what you are looking for.

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Doug The secret to a clean bottom is keep the boat moving. As you know from your own experience. Our regs on bottom paint are almost like yours. Boat can only be power washed over the pad. We started out with containment and filtering of the water but some reason they stopped mandating it. If you sa...

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Yannis- your concern will have me rethink the mask I use when scuffing bottom to re-apply before spring launching. I have not noticed any sensation after swimming around boat, or my usual routine of checking bottom n gear at beach involving a brush n scrape in water. That said, I may give a good ri...

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Yannis I always found that the hard bottom paint would come off on me if I rubbed up against it when climbing in the boat. So I don't think you can win either way. Plus, a little paint never hurt anyone. You can just ask the yard dog. Every spring she use to wind up with paint in her fur as she wand...

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Carl I moved to water based bottom paint 12 years ago. Have not looked back. Big downside, it really comes off when power washed. More than the ablative I was using before I went to the ablative water-based paint. I will say that at the old yard, I did get two to three years out of a couple of coats...

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Peter Was the first coat they put on a different color than the next several coats of Bottom Paint? If they did, then it should be ablative and then you only need to touch up any areas that may peel or repaint when the first coat starts showing through. It also depends on the power washing when you ...

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Yannis

Just make sure it's not the SS Titanic.

Tony Meola

I'll see if my neighbor can fit me in his suitcase when he goes to see the family in Greece this summer. LOL

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Yannis

I young guy like you should be on top of this electronic stuff.

We need to all show up on Yannis's doorstep one day. I wonder if he has room for all of us?

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As I always say, Yannis lives in a beautiful area.

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Rick

Some skinny water there. I thought I ran through some skinny spots heading to Barnegat inlet but that looks real tight in spots.

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Carl & Rick That water is so clear you really need to have good judgement to determine what you can clear and can't clear. Never been there but fished down in Grand Cayman a few times and got to know the Capt. pretty well. Was on the bridge with the captain on a 38 Bertram cutting through the North ...

Tony Meola

I would think at the most it is 3 feet. Otherwise, your Exhaust would be completely underwater when full of fuel.

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Rick

Have you figured out how much water you are drawing? Out of the factory it was just short of 3 feet.

Tony Meola

Towers, Bimini tops all create drag. Just running with the Bimini down I can see a difference in speed.

Carl is right all tradeoffs, and if you make the boat too light, you will get beat up in a head sea.

Weight is both your enemy and friend.

Tony Meola

Do they allow enough room on the winter storage to be able to wash and detail your boat in the spring ?, I drove through at the end of the season looked like they packed them in pretty tight? Thanks again Unfortunately, that seems to be the name of the game today. I use to be at a place that gave y...

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Rick

I am sure the Admiral would agree with your not taking on another boat project.

Tony Meola

Supposedly the best riding 31 is Fred Hasse's and it has or had the 3128 Cats in it.

At one of the Rendezvous down in AC, it was docked next to Harv's Bahia Mar, and it sat at least Two inches lower in the water.

Tony Meola

We will find out at some point. Someone will test her and write about it.

Tony Meola

It's a nice spot. I have not had any experience with them as far as docking or storage. Anything on the Tom's River is nice, it is picture perfect and a great storm hole. What are you looking for? It is a bit of a run to the inlet from there. Up the river and out to the mouth of Oyster Creek Channel...

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Rick

Interesting article. They don't say how she handles in rough water. I would think the lite weight might work against her in a head sea.

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Mike

Can't help you out with Bimini, but did you ever find a glass guy to work on the boat?

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Yannis

In college we use to them Heffer's.

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Yannis I guess you never were at a bar and a substantial sized person (pick your preferred gender) whom you would never think about taking home, starts to look like a prospect to take home after it is just you and them left at the bar at the end of the night and the bartender has just told you 20 dr...

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