bertram31.com

I like to type in Bertram 28 and Bertram 31 in ebay from time to time to see what happens........

came across this???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bertram-Bow-Cho ... bG&vxp=mtr

A B28 Bow chock for $500 bucks..... so I ask... am I missing something???

Seems a bit high.

That's slightly steep, but they aren't making any more of them........

As Mike said, long out of production. They are chrome over bronze and are one of the iconic fixtures of the old school Bertrams. They usually trade for around $300-350 by my last check.

He's asking $499... Doesn't mean he's going to get it...

I saw that and I said to myself, he can keep it.

Anyone know the cost to rechrome?

$200 to $225 I believe.

$ 187.00 at Space Coast Plating in Florida

Thanks,

I may send mine out for plating over the winter.

Joseph Fikentscher wrote:Thanks,

I may send mine out for plating over the winter.

http://www.yellowpages.com/hawthorne-nj ... co-8531291

Joe

These guys have been the go to guys in NJ. I had them do the scupper trim about 7 years ago. They still look like new.

Give them a call.

Not sure if I am going to have an plating to do over the winter. If I decide to do any, we can meet one day and I can get yours and drop it off with mine. I will let you know when I lay the boat up for the winter. Don't let me forget.

They are only 15 minutes from me up here in North Jersey, and I am in Forked River quite a bit, even in the winter.

I have a brand new one sitting under my work bench. Sorry, but I am not giving it up!

Rawleigh wrote:I have a brand new one sitting under my work bench. Sorry, but I am not giving it up!

Are you gunning to join the "mean team"?!... LOL...

ford351c594 wrote: A B28 Bow chock for $500 bucks..... so I ask... am I missing something???

Seems a bit high.

It is high...but I am assuming he's not in any rush to sell it.
So he sticks it up on e-bay, if he catches the right person at the right time, he's got a full tank of fuel.
If not, he's got a nice shiny paperweight.

Aside from that, one can ask high and accept less...a bit more difficult to go the other way around outside the confines of an auction.

Carl wrote:It is high...but I am assuming he's not in any rush to sell it.
So he sticks it up on e-bay, if he catches the right person at the right time, he's got a full tank of fuel.
If not, he's got a nice shiny paperweight.

Aside from that, one can ask high and accept less...a bit more difficult to go the other way around outside the confines of an auction.

This is true to a point. Once his wife trips over it in the garage a couple times, he will sell it cheap. Ask me how I know.

Tony Meola wrote: This is true to a point. Once his wife trips over it in the garage a couple times, he will sell it cheap. Ask me how I know.

So how do you know Tony??


LOL...very good point, I forgot about the wife factor.

At least you got to sell cheap...mine would have found its way into the trash....now your turn to ask me how I know. LOL.

Navatech wrote: Are you gunning to join the "mean team"?!... LOL...

Just being a tease! LOL!

Carl

Trash is usually the ticket. Right now I have a set of old Props, form the repower that she keeps bugging me about.

ha. wife angry about parts..... she's still beating my up on the boat being down for over 8 months with new engines sitting at the shop not put in.... But she loves to go out "cruising" as she calls it......

There is a beautiful, bright and shiny one over in Groton Long Point on a striking and just redone powder blue B31.....its free for the taking....if you can get past Marley, right Dug?


Tom

TailhookTom wrote:There is a beautiful, bright and shiny one over in Groton Long Point on a striking and just redone powder blue B31.....its free for the taking....if you can get past Marley, right Dug?


Tom

A nice T-Bone should keep Marley busy for a bit.

Back to the replating topic: I've had parts replated by two different companies. The first set was done 12 years ago and still looks great, the second set was 6 years ago and is already looking thin.

They were obviously different plating specifications so it makes sense to get outside references.