bertram seating

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 1st, '07, 14:15

just wanted to past this tip along to my bertram brothers.i purchase two todd ladder back captain chairs and remove the inside armrest from the companion seat.after power coating i installed two garelick adjustable shock absorbers under the seats than place them on a piece of "coosa" board as you can see the two seats are a perfect fit within a 1/4" of aluminum rail . the captain chair is dead center on the pod.

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 1st, '07, 14:19

here is another look

In Memory of Vicroy · Post by **In Memory of Vicroy** » Aug 1st, '07, 14:37

Now that's slick as owl doo-doo.....great idea.

UV

Rawleigh · Post by **Rawleigh** » Aug 1st, '07, 14:50

I love those rear windows too!!

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 1st, '07, 15:52

uncle vic you might have guess how the seat arrangment came about.the bride looked at the single seat on the bridge and commented where do i sit?oh i was going to give you a plastic bucket!-only kidding honey just temp.
vic with no tools you just pull the stainless pins lift the seat forward and slide the shock absorber to one of 5 positions (soft to hard) depending on the water condition. besides the bride which would be rare the main purpose is the 21/2 hour ride to the canyon my son can sit up there and down a couple of clears with me.

Craig Mac · Post by **Craig Mac** » Aug 1st, '07, 15:58

bob,

boat looks good, have you done any fishing?

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 1st, '07, 16:06

craig i have done a little trolling but wanted to put more weight in the boat without ballast i am not going to the canyon in a 31 with the chines out of the water it would make thudd remark come true (rldt) as you can see i have the trailling edge of the chines touchingthe water.i have the center rigger and outrigger mounts on just have to find time to polish and install.

CaptPatrick · Post by **CaptPatrick** » Aug 1st, '07, 18:39

Bob,

Phoenix looks great! You going to have her at Montauk this weekend? Looking forward to seeing her first hand...

Br,

Patrick

Harry Babb · Post by **Harry Babb** » Aug 1st, '07, 19:19

Bob
Your boat is beautiful..........

Harry Babb

randall · Post by **randall** » Aug 1st, '07, 19:35

looks great bob......really like the cover boards

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 1st, '07, 21:27

randall you might appreciate the amount of work it took.i had to use 2 10" burmise teak planks to compensate for the contour of the 31 at midships.i made a 3/16" spline the entire lenthe instead of using the biscuit cutter.a slew of clamps then put it thru a 10hp planner at suffolk college maint. shop.they also had a shaper for a clean edge before gluing.
i made a template and built up the gunnels with 1/2" of epoxy to cover the raised lip area on the inside of the gunnel.then i became anal and refused to use bungs so i clamp and ran 1,000 ss screws from the bottom of the gunnel into the teak above.than came the dual miter at the stern wow what a bitch the area is not flat so the miter was a triple angle cut for the piece under the haws pipe.the covering boards are truly 11/8" thick plenty of meat if i have to sand in the future.

Raybo Marine NY · Post by **Raybo Marine NY** » Aug 1st, '07, 21:32

I cant believe its in the water in one piece!

randall · Post by **randall** » Aug 1st, '07, 22:44

bob....my gunnel boards are held down by the rod holders and the gas fill.....transom has some epoxy but the rod holders help......25s are smaller........again...real nice

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » Aug 2nd, '07, 05:19

looks great bob, are you going to have her in montauk this weekend

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Aug 2nd, '07, 10:36

Bob,
Design and execution! That's all it takes and, Voila! You have a masterpiece.
Love the arch! Am currently in the throws of designing the arch to support the hardtop. Fortunately I have a guy who is both good designer and can bend and weld with the best of them.
Ain't we got fun?

Ironman · Post by **Ironman** » Aug 3rd, '07, 10:06

Bob: Nice work... I like the step up to f,bridge.
Got one similar.
Whats goin on with the rest of the pole?
Clean looking
Wayne

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 3rd, '07, 21:35

i love that quite step to the bridge just have to mount the block and tackle to the starboard side time- time i do everything myself it just takes time .

offshore31 · Post by **offshore31** » Aug 3rd, '07, 22:05

Bob

That is one nice looking ride. those covering boards are spectacular.

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Aug 4th, '07, 09:21

wayne i forgot to mention that the gin pole also supports the flygaff,gaffs, and harpoon with the hook end facing out .can`t tell you how many times i have seen nasty cuts from the gaffs on the inner face of the cockpit walls or worst yet on the cockpit floor.

Dave Kosh R.I.P. · Post by **Dave Kosh R.I.P.** » Aug 9th, '07, 13:25

Looks great Bob. That's one of the best seating arrangements I've seen for our bridge. One question, does the Captain chair still swing around for trolling? Dave K

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