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Didnt take long, i was Bertramless for about 6 months now I have a new project. Ironicly the guy who purchased the Fighting Angel sold me his 1980 Flybridge...so let the fun begin! I'll post pictures as i go.

Glad to see that you're back in the saddle, Jimmy!

I imagine you felt miserable during those 6 months?

Welcome Home again Jimmy!!!

Great news Jimmy. I have not seen any pictures of you and crew fighting fish lately. I am sure it will be a show piece when you are done. I mean a fishing machine. Ok BOTH

Congradulations. Post some pictures of this worthy project.

Good move, Jimmy......the best boat ever built......and still kicking butt today, pushing 50 years.

Congrats

UV

Some boat owners always say that the best day of a boatowner is when they sell the boat. But with a B31 I do not think so.

Congrats, Jimmy

DQ

Welcome home!

That didn't take too long!!!

Jimmy a total rebuild om this one two? or a little here ond there.
Good luck. Love to see your craftsman shift.

Capt.Frank wrote:Jimmy a total rebuild om this one two? or a little here ond there.
Good luck. Love to see your craftsman shift.

Thanks guys it's a complete restoration but the hull is in great shape and for just over 10K i couldn't pass her up....if anyone needs anything like tower,windows,outriggers engine boxes, sink, toilet, refrigerator, ect i'll be gutting her over the winter.

Jimmy: Looks like a good starting point. Is that an extra exhaust port high on the transom???

For a minute there, I thought you brought the 31 hull on Texas ave. across from the WaWa. ( Old Bluefin ) Good Luck

what kind of iron did that 1980 come with? just caught my eye on water line kind of high . anyways wecome back.

bob lico wrote:what kind of iron did that 1980 come with? just caught my eye on water line kind of high . anyways wecome back.

I believe they are cummings 215 hp

Rawleigh wrote:Jimmy: Looks like a good starting point. Is that an extra exhaust port high on the transom???

I have no idea what they are!

Jimmy; When and where are go to start the tear down?
Chris

chris pague wrote:Jimmy; When and where are go to start the tear down?
Chris

Soon,maybe in the next month or so I have to get the tower off first so i can transport it

Jimmy, thats the same basic tower as mine...but I modified mine just a little. Good tower in my opinion.

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DQ

Capt. DQ wrote:Jimmy, thats the same basic tower as mine...but I modified mine just a little. Good tower in my opinion.

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DQ

Yea, good for Florida, not the NE i had one before i felt like a bell bouy!

They can be scary in a beam sea!!

I understand, you guys don't have Cobia fishing in the N.E which is big down here. JP has been with me once, not much action that day but a little bumpy also that day, but not bad.

Rawleigh,

That tower is consider small down here compared to some, but I'm not looking to play in big seas being beamered on the sides with or without a tower, but have had the B31 in 4-6 seas Cobia fishing down the coast with winds out of the south being beamered on the sides before. Not as bad as you may think, I have had a couple a waves break into the cockpit before, not real kosher to have that happen either, that will scare your monkey just a bit.

DQ

Yikes!!