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Vince, Look on the links page on the main Bertram31 page. There is a link there to a transport company called C&J Yacht Transport. Capt. Pat used to recommend them. I haven’t used them, but I talked with them years ago when I was looking to transport a boat from the east coast. They seemed like good...

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Congratulations! It had to be a great feeling to be underway after all that work.

It’s a boat (The Boat) so always plenty to work on. But I’m happy for you to be back on the water.

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Lol you guys are too much. When I lived on the water my neighbor was Greek Orthodox. Their family celebrations on Easter were a sight to see. Big family having a grand time. I guess I should have made my way over there and gotten some lambroast. Hope you both are enjoying the summer as much as possi...

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Looks cool Yannis. Glad it turned out well for you.

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Peter, Glad you’re back on the water. One thing you might look into is throwing a Wyze camera on the boat. They’re dirt cheap. 25-30 bucks or so and drop dead easy to set up. It will give notices on movement or when a person is in the frame. They’re not the greatest but good for a little cheap monit...

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SeaPalm, I was driving down to the keys shortly after Michael went through. Even up on I-10 in the middle of the night the devastation was evident. For miles the pine trees were knocked down and I guess FDOT had come by with some sort of saw and topped them all out at the edge of the road to clear I...

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Carl I’m with you on snakes as I’ve gotten older. When I was a kid I went looking for them. Now days…I’m ok with them if I’m kicking around out in the woods or in the salt marsh, that’s their home. But I have no use for them if they decide to invade my habitat. I feel for you guys going through Sand...

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Also, everyone down here gripes about the windstorm codes that are enforced when you build. But from what I’ve seen after Ike, I believe it’s well worth the money. Not much will stand up to a direct hit, but we had sustained winds at my place of 110-115 mph and I lost some shingles, a hand rail, and...

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Yes, for sure. And therein lies the gamble I’ve been willing to take to enjoy the coast. Like I said, you have to have a plan for hurricanes. Not only how to prepare for them, but what to do if you come back to nothing. It can happen. I work for a big petrochemical plant here on the coast. Many of m...

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Tony, I understand about needing to be around for your MIL. We lived out on the water for about 8 years in a house up on pilings. But my wife’s dad lives with us and when he hit 80 the stairs started to be a worry. So we’ve been back in town for the last 7 or so years. We’ll be in town as long as po...

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Tony, I live an hour south of Houston on the coast. You’d be surprised how many of the boats in the marina up the street from me are owned by folks out of the Dallas area. From all over Texas really. Once you get used to the fact you can drive for 12 or 13 hours and still be in the same state, drivi...

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Congratulations. Beautiful work. Glad you’re getting to start enjoying it.

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Art, I’ve been avoiding commenting on this thread because I’m a project junkie, so my opinions are somewhat skewered toward “pick it up cheap and try and make something out of it”. I’ve been a serial project guy from when I was young with old cars, then on to old boats for a few years, and I work mo...

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It’s looking good. That is one of my favorite parts of a project, whether it’s a empty, clean, and freshly painted engine bay on an old car or an engine room and bilge on a boat. Always feels like I’ve turned the corner from pulling nasty parts off to putting new shiny parts on. Keep it up, you’ve g...

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HotSpot,

The advice I received years ago was that an orbital is a finish tool, that I needed to use an angle grinder for heavy work.

I think you’re looking at angle grinder time vs. a random orbital sander. 36 grit wheel to start with. Good luck.

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Carl, I always enjoy reading your posts. But I sure didn’t like reading that one.

Best wishes to you and your family. You’ll be in my prayers.

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Peter, In regard to what Steve mentioned above about the purpose of insurance being to bring you back to where you were before the event. I think I’d lean hard into the narrative that part of your loss is the worry with the unknown variables around what the long term damage ramifications could be. (...

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Peter, could be drug related. There was a twin diesel north coast 31 near me that was stolen. Story was the guy that stole it owed money to a drug runner. Drug runner needed a boat for a 1 time pick up and drop off here on the coast, so the guy stole a boat to even up the debt. The thief knew enough...

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Micky,

Too bad about the Coosa board availability. That’s what I was going to suggest as well.

I’ve been following along with your updates. You’ve made a tremendous amount of progress. It’s really looking good. That’s going to be a great looking boat when you’re done.

Danny

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Jim, I have to agree I’d be pissed. However, I have one of the B26 hulls, it might be a good thing to have a drain hole in the bottom, it has to be pretty bow proud to drain at the transom drain. Glad to hear you are getting her back together after Harvey. I can’t remember where you are on the Texas...

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Beautiful work.

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Yep. I do like that L&H 33. But I’d need much deeper pockets for that one.

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Bakerjw, Given some of the criteria you mentioned, if you decide you’re not going the B31 route you might look at a 75-78 30’ Chris Craft Tournament Sportfisherman. It’s a Ray Hunt designed boat. It’s based on the B31 design but has a little more beam. So a little more cabin space. Can sleep 4 barel...

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Bakerjw, as far as the possibility of a free 28 hull is concerned. As Yannis points out, if you’ve put some thought in it and that’s the hull that fits your needs, for sure go that route. But if you just like Bertram boats and are looking in the 30 foot range I would put my vote towards biding your ...

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Whaler1777 posted on the board awhile back about his dad’s B35 with diesels. Sounded like a good running boat that needed some TLC at a good price. If I was closer to the East Coast….and didn’t have too many boat projects already….and my wife wasn’t such a good shot with a pistol, I’d go check it ou...

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Peter, Enjoy, Cabo is a special place. Making good memories. You mention snorkeling. I fished down there for a few years before I tried diving in the Sea of Cortez and found out I had missed the boat. The diving was pretty darn good. Cabo Pulmo is a national marine park on the East Cape. We dove wit...

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Matt, I have a few scrap drops from my last coosa project that would be big enough to work for you. ¾”. Yours if you can use them. I’m thinking plywood would be fine for what you’re doing as well. But if you want to see what Coosa board is like to work with, these are just gathering dust at my place...

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Matt, if you decide to go with coosa don’t buy a full sheet for that. I may have a left over piece in my shop that would probably be about that size I could give you. I’ll look around the shop tomorrow and see what I may have.

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Yannis,

Mark is a buddy of mine I was just kidding around with him. I think they were down there for 7 or 8 days. I’m sure he had his share of the cold drinks but it wasn’t a weekend trip. Form what I read on here the fishing was pretty darn good as well.

Danny

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Mark, a $1,500.00 bar tab?? Was it just a weekend trip? I thought you went for the whole week.

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I'm in.

Bruce and Mike. Thanks for keeping the sandbox open. Bruce my billpay account says you should see the check on 2/11 at the RMC address.

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Sorry to hear about your wife. You both will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Thanks Guys, sounds like a much better method.

Not a bad sandbox Capt. Pat set up. All kinds of good info

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My boat had zincs on the rudders when I got it. Replaced them when doing my bottom and never thought about not having them. Seems like cheap insurance.

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Carl, Actually I was thinking non-boating stuff. I do a bit of remodeling and I was thinking about chromed plumbing fixtures like threaded shower head extensions & tub spouts. Channel locks=scratches so add a cloth to protect them & sometimes there is just not enough ‘grab’ to get it that last 1/8th...

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Carl,

Thanks for the link. I used to have a set of those years ago when I worked on my tools in a valve shop. They are handy. I need to get a set for the boat/shop.

And thanks for this tip.

clamp over emery paper for greater bite

Never thought of that but it makes perfect sense.

Danny

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West side of Florida has bad red tide right now.

Didn't know that. Steer clear of that stuff. That's too bad for the west coast again.

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Amberjack, I get over to the Keys a fair amount. Not as much as I’d like, but pretty regular. Typically from Houston flights are cheaper flying into Tampa vs. Fort Lauderdale or Miami. However it’s about a 6-7 hour drive from Tampa to Marathon in the middle keys. You mentioned a drive down the west ...

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Carl, I appreciate the work you put into the comments. (won't call them stupid) Keep up the work.

“Maybe if we saw from a different angle...”

That’s some funny stuff right there, kind of a throwback…but pretty funny if folks follow along.

Hope life is going well for you.

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Cam. That is awesome! Congratulations on a job well done.

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That is a good looking bilge. Nice work.

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Congratulations on all the progress. It looks great.

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Our NYC brothers and sisters were in the hearts and minds of many out here in Texas today. You are in our prayers. Never forget.

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110vac can and will kill you. My little sister lost a good friend due to a short on a wet dry vac when she was about 24 years old. When I first started working with 110vac the training I received said more people die from 110vac than the higher voltages. They attributed it to prevalence, complacency...

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Sad news. He was a class act, I enjoyed meeting him at the NC rendezvous a couple years ago. He was sitting behind me at the meet and greet the first night and I heard someone say “Happy to be here. Happy to be anywhere” and I turned around and told him “You must be Terry Frank” because I always lik...

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Sad to hear you’ve moved out. Sorry I didn’t get over to meet you last Christmas when we were down. We’ve only be over there a couple times since then. I guess for all the good things Marathon has to offer there is a lot of downside as well, the vacation rentals for sure. Hope you enjoy Palm City.

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Nigel, Thanks for putting some info together on the 24v. No hurries though, like I said earlier I’m doing some remodeling projects and the boat is way down the list right now. But, it would be cool to talk to someone that has actually made the swap, I’ll catch up with you eventually. Good luck on th...

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Marshall, It’s 12-14 year old info but when I re-powered my boat UV told me about a place called Herbert Machine in New Orleans. I bought two 1&1/2 Aquamet 22 shafts from them and was very happy with the product. I had them shipped to Freeport Tx south of Houston and even with shipping they beat the...

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Nigel, No worries, I’m in the middle of a house swap moving to our new digs here in town. Doing a little remodeling on both the old one and the new one. Between that and work I haven’t had any free time either. I would like to pick your brain about the conversion, but no hurry, I’ll catch up with yo...

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Nigel, Welcome to the board. I don’t want to hijack your thread but I’m intrigued by your comment above. “I used to be into the trucks, tore down a 24v rebuilt it, and went over to mechanical injector in the process. I know the motors well.” I have twin 24v Cummins in my 30’ CC tournament sportfishe...

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