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Buddy Boy has been listed on e-bay and is currently dry docked at Hinkley in Stuart, FL.

Very interesting...................

How sad...and undignified for a boat of that ilk. Walter

The boats was listed up here since last winter.

When I was up at Tommy's this summer, I went by Buddy Boy to take a look.

Oil filters, as the pics show still had my 44hr 03 or 04(can't remember) marks and the boat showed signs of no care or maintenace. Broke my heart.

If I had the coin, that's one boat I'd buy for sure. Know the construction of it and those 6LY 315's will run forever. Yea I'd love to have that boat.

Think I'll run up on Sat and take a look.

me too...what a great boat!...

saw it on ebay too that i one of the most beautiful 31's i have ever seen and i've just seen pictures. you guys did a wonderful job. maybe we should just have a few fundraisers to get the boat and it can be the flagship for bertram31.com haha

This is one prime boat, I can't believe there is only 105 hours! Linda & I logged around the same hours in the last 30 days. I hope this doesn't de-value other 31's on the market.

RussP

The boat is at the Hinkley Yard(Old David Lowes) in the back lot on Rocky Point, it's been there for a few months, saw it before Christmas. Still looks good from the outside of the fence. Also saw a 31 Sportfish named Triple Retail (Rockport, Conn hailing port) at AJ Marine in the Manatee pocket, total redo with all the windows glassed over, anyone know this boat?. Bill Machovia is redoing his boat at AJ coming along very nicely.
My boat is still for sale, just ran the engines after 4 months, redid V berth liner, refastened bow rub rail section and some hose replacements. Somebody please buy it, it's a gas engine express that's in better condition than most 31's I've surveyed in the past 2 years. 36K takes it.

Don't know if Capt. Pat is aware of it or not, but Star Rods is currently using a photo of Buddy Boy in one of their ads. It seems to be a flopped version of the same photo on the home/intro page of this site.
I'm guessing that ya'll probably hired a photographer to take some aerials on the first sea trial after the re-do, and he retained copyright to the images, and now is making a little coin by using them as stock photos???
Just wanted to give ya a heads up....(incase the images are yours, and it's being used without permission, or payment- them adds pay good!)

Buju,

Thanks for the heads up, but I've got no stake in any royaties with the aerial shots. Star probably got the use from Drew Wright, the photographer. He owns the negatives & all Internet images are not suitable for high quality printing.

Br,

Patrick