classicyachtmag.com, a Bertram story included

[Mikey]

classicyachtmag.com, an internet magazine, has its second short article about the trials and tribulations of a total Bertram renovation, Dreamsicle. Page 100. Read the whole mag and you'll find that my five-year odyssey is small compared to some of the others. It is all most interesting. Still this is our story.
Bruce, i hope you get that express. What a great boat! Going today to see if those lumps installed in the middle are engines or anchors.

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[randall]

nice..the whole mag is a fun read.....i love those old wood boats...had one once...real glad theres people with the time and money to take care of them...boat looks great in the photo...you in good company

[JohnD]

Mike, nice article and it was great to meat you in person last year at atlantic city. Maybe next year we travel up together....

I wish I was only wrong on time, I missed on budget too. But as a rule I don't keep count of what's been spent as much as what's next to spend ;-)

I just dropped the 20 off for a new transom this afternoon. My neighbor askek 2 boats a once??? I which I had your money. I said you wish you didn't have my afliction...

Keep going the end is near.... I can't wait to see her in person.

br,
JohnD

[Marshall Mahoney]

The phrase that hits home for me is "I'm 75% complete and have another 80% to go." When people ask me when I'll be finished I say "Well, I'll never really be finished..."

[Harry Babb]

There is a gentleman that lives on Fish River near my place that owns a couple of Lyman Lapstrake boats. He has completely refurbished them......absolutely beautiful. Actually I think he owns 3 Lymans. Two inboards and one outboard.

I once owned an old Cruisers lapstrake 20 footer I/O with an Eaton Outdrive. I spent an entire winter working every opportunity I could find to restore the old girl. She sure looked good when I was finished.
I could not believe how much time it takes just to maintain a wooden boat after the major work is done. Within 2 years my old Cruisers needed a good bit of work to get her looking good again..........but I did use it a lot for every weekend fishing.

Harry Babb

[randall]

i think harry hit the nail on the head...i consider my boat a "rolling restoration".......i keep trying to make it better but i can stand still for awhile (at least cosmetically) and its OK...when i had an all wood boat....i never stood still.....thats why i admire guys that can maintain them