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This is my favourite shot. Not many people in the world would know what they are looking at here.



Tennessee is the only sport fish I've seen with a stand-up head. Talking to one of the old owners, for 30 years or so she had no head-smart.



Semi open bulkhead makes for the best of all worlds imho.



From the transom

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Now just the normal never ending things to do, plus fishing and having fun!

Thanks guys for all your help and suggestions.

Best regards,

Nic

Very nice!!! Must feel great to be at the maintenance stage and out of the renovation stage.
Now, fish 'til you drop.

NIce. I like the way you scaled back the cabinets, put in a smaller sink and set it up with drawers and a microwave. Looks like you even have a refrigerator tucked in there agains the bulkhead to the stand up head. Looks like the best of both worlds. Tony Meola

Beautiful. The window frame look like they're stainless...are they? Enjoy.

Very nice Nic.....we all start with the same canvas and end up painting in amazing ways....some of your details are just top notch.

UV

Beautiful job Nic

It amazes me just how many different ideas you guys have about how to arrange build the interiors of these 31's

Tell me about the panel just above the companion way going into the vee berths.

Harry Babb

It's just great to share this with people who appreciate it!

The interior was done by a former owner, a friend of mine called Chris Riordan, who is an artist. He, like me, has always loved the 31s.

The frames are chromed brass, easily removable with a cream colored see through screen on the inside.

The panel above the companionway is the electrical switch-board, it is fashioned on the old Sailor radio modules with the handles either end.



Caught our first fish on Friday on a trial run, got amongst a school of taylor that the dolphins were balling up. Threw 'em back and then more than twenty dolphins competed to see who could get closest to the bow.

We're still more serious about partying than fishing but we're getting there.

Regards

Nic

nic....i really love the rear bulkhead....i have a 25 sportfish and have fantasized about doing roughly the same thing...without the head....very original and well done

That is the best done 31 Bertram i have EVER seen and i do believe it will be hard to top it. Done with class,style and good taste.

Holy C#$P!!!!!

That boat is absolutely, incredibly, 100% gorgeous!!!

Dug

Simple, clean, beautiful and well executed. Brilliant job Nic, congratulations.

You guys are very kind with your comments and it is great to share our stewardship with people who appreciate what it is all about.

Now, before I get all teary, will someone please set me straight on those Molo Teasers! I googled them and you do not want to know where that all went.

We are fishing with a serious team the day after tomorrow, come on, your boat down under's reputation is at stake.

Nic

very well done many inovations not seen in a 31 interior before.terrific use of space in the galley.

Wow. Congrats, looks great!

Great looking boat !! Nice and clean. Pleas post more photos.

We'll set up a web page for Tennessee soon with a boatload of pics. I'll send the link when.

Thanks

Nic

Nic your boat is awsome! How do you lock it ? We have theives up here.

not here...boats open all the time....no prob.....of course i never take the key out of the truck...but that probably dosen't count

Brewster,

Touch wood we've been lucky. Patrolled marina, in view of a busy road and we don't keep much of value on board. We are pretty lite on equipment really and truck all the rods etc down when we fish so there are better targets.

I always hate to see the damage they do when they break into a boat, kicking companionways in, often costs more to fix than what they stole.

Hate to think about the mentality of people who would steal off a B31. What ever happened to honor amongst thieves?

Regards

Nic

I know of two sportfish models where a stand up head was installed in the foward part of the main cabin after removing the lower control station.

They perfered the full no bulkhead. one boat was in florida---it was redone at the E & H boatyard--in fact i think it was their personal boat. I think that boat is on yachtworld now.

The other was my friends boat on Long Island---Raybo did a lot of work on the boat, but do not know if they had a hand in this part.

speaking of raybo....thanks rob....mike brought the trailer to hampton bays at noon sunday and i had a fish on at 330....works like a charm