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Post by MikeD@Lightningshack »

Just when you think you've seen it all.

Someone please tell me what happened here?

Recognized pieces of this catasrophe after a fishing trip in Acapulco last week.

1 for 2 with the Sails, Saw a couple free jumpers and some on the surface. Beautiful water and weather. Buisness trip with 1 free day, and yeah you guys know where I spent it.

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I wonder what happened to the rest of the bert..
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Post by In Memory of Vicroy »

Nice tire bumber array, must have been done by a coonass. But on the other hand, we use white wall tires on yachts, save the black walls for the work boats.

Beer is cheap down there in the 3d world too.

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Post by Rawleigh »

Nice flybridge anyway!!
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purpose built
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Post by Harv »

It's a commercial tire fishing boat.
You can tell because he has his catch hanging over the rails.
The lines are not right for a 31 Bertram.
Looks more like a 70's Luhrs 32 footer.
Look how she sits at the waterline.
No upward shear, no hard chine at the waterline, and no strakes visible above the water.
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Post by neil »

Harv .they made that hull in someones backyard and stole the rest, we hope your dad is doing well neil
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Post by thuddddddd »

Fine lookin 31, probably the prototype. Harv, that windstar??
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Post by thuddddddd »

And no it's not the tubbbbb, way to short, and my flybridge was way uglier
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I think Harv is right. The lines just are not quite right, but that bridge. Sure makes it look like a 31. I think they stole that bridge off of a 31 and stuck it on another hull. Tony Meola
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thuddddddd wrote:And no it's not the tubbbbb, way to short, and my flybridge was way uglier
I know it's not the tubbbbbb, this boat looks 100 times better than the tubbbb, and it floats too!!
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Post by Brianb »

There is a mold for the 31 flybridge in Acapulco, and it is quite normal to see the flybridge on that type boat all over mexico.
They are people haulers, I think 20-30 at a time that service the cruise ships and tourist trade to haul people out to beaches for day trips. They usually have a single 200hp Yamaha in the back with a platform built around the motor.


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Post by John Jackson »

Mike, at least his flybridge looks good, almost looks like you did the gelcoat job on it!
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Post by MikeD@Lightningshack »

Thanks John,

That fly bridge sure did look good!

...and I spotted it from miles away...

I think the sparckly Lightningshack bridge, and the ability to spot that bridge style from miles away... maybe worthwhile benefits of spending a month getting overwhelmingly intimate with a sander and all of the curves on that boat!

Sure wish I had the time and resources to spend a winter like you did.

It's taken me 10 years to get 1/3 as far you did in one winter!... But, like you I really enjoy doing some of the work... so spreading it out isn't so horrible.

Almost got frost bite wiring up a new servo-spotlight last weekend.

got it done however!

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