Ole girl with a new dress

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » May 8th, '13, 19:51

Update on my recent three month long paint and fairing job...took down the paint booth and unwrapped my 31...finally got to see it all...Whisper Grey hull, roof and side trim cabin is off white revisited, pit floor is whisper grey, boot stripe jet black...Enjoy the pics guys...BH

CaptPatrick · Post by **CaptPatrick** » May 8th, '13, 20:04

Lookin' good Bob... You've come a long way and made us proud of you!

Here's a little color adjustment:

PeterPalmieri · Post by **PeterPalmieri** » May 8th, '13, 20:04

Game on!

neil · Post by **neil** » May 8th, '13, 20:13

Looks AMAZING!

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » May 8th, '13, 20:45

Outstanding Bob; what a fabulous piece of work!

BCBertie · Post by **BCBertie** » May 8th, '13, 21:04

Looks fabulous - what an incredible amount of work.

Good on ya!

John

BOBMX · Post by **BOBMX** » May 8th, '13, 21:41

Beautiful!

BOBMX · Post by **BOBMX** » May 8th, '13, 21:43

What glass did you use?

Pete Fallon · Post by **Pete Fallon** » May 8th, '13, 23:27

Bob,
Lot's of hard work, blood, sweat and a few tears. Really nice looking boat. You'll have to get on the wicked tuna program, let them pay for a nice ride.
Pete Fallon

luis · Post by **luis** » May 9th, '13, 03:15

Congrats Bob , amazing well done work.
Normally they say that a man, during his life must do 3 things : plant a tree, have a son and write a book,
however you rewrite this to be 4 things : plus rebuild a Bertram 31 to this state of art.
Lots of health for you and your familly to enjoy this new beauty.
All the best

John F. · Post by **John F.** » May 9th, '13, 05:16

Amazing. She looks like a fishkiller too. Keep the pics coming

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » May 9th, '13, 05:37

looks great bob, now get some blood on her.
package in the mail

Carl · Post by **Carl** » May 9th, '13, 05:38

Wow...looks great!

Vince Luciani · Post by **Vince Luciani** » May 9th, '13, 07:47

Beautiful. Now go get some blood on it!

Bertramp · Post by **Bertramp** » May 9th, '13, 07:49

WOW !!!

JP Dalik · Post by **JP Dalik** » May 9th, '13, 07:56

That looks nice.

Late next week might work well. You real busy

TailhookTom · Post by **TailhookTom** » May 9th, '13, 08:18

Very Pretty, congratulations - I know the feeling of getting her out of the shed and seeing in daylight that first time after 3 years!!!!!

Russ Pagels · Post by **Russ Pagels** » May 9th, '13, 08:42

WOW,very nice, you do great work. best of luck with her..Russ

JH_B28 · Post by **JH_B28** » May 9th, '13, 08:45

Outstanding! What you have there is a real work of art. Product of all your hard work.

Congrats and may your decks be bloody soon!

-G

Stephan · Post by **Stephan** » May 9th, '13, 09:23

Booooobbbbbbbbb!!!!
Share with us the stories of how the traffic literally stopped as you towed by...
I believe those pictures are Exhibit A in your Seagull Exterminator License application. We will all be your sponsors.
Yet another extraordinary accomplishment in an unbroken string.
Best,
Stephan

Stephan · Post by **Stephan** » May 9th, '13, 09:41

Hey-
Is it time to put the name on?

Harry Babb · Post by **Harry Babb** » May 9th, '13, 11:39

Thats great Bob.......you deserve the the Toast! ! ! to good work and presistance......

I'm proud of ya

hb

34Hatt · Post by **34Hatt** » May 9th, '13, 12:26

Been following your project Outstanding Job She is sweet !!!

Looks like a Good summer this year!

spencer · Post by **spencer** » May 9th, '13, 13:11

Stunning!!!

neil · Post by **neil** » May 9th, '13, 13:40

just keep in mind you are picking up the lobster dinner,with jr at the helm

JohnV8r · Post by **JohnV8r** » May 9th, '13, 15:51

Very nice Bob!

Craig Mac · Post by **Craig Mac** » May 9th, '13, 15:53

looks great, do you expect to splash her soon?

Hueso · Post by **Hueso** » May 9th, '13, 16:26

Bob:

To be honest, at the beginning of your project I thought you were committing a sacrilege. Now, I should go to my priest and ask for pardon. That boat kicks @ss 1,000%. Great masterpiece. It is not easy to re-design a B31. You just did it and with flying colors. "A pescar", my friend!

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » May 9th, '13, 18:47

Thanks Capt Pat for shedding some light on my pic, my photo skills are far behind my boat building skills...Hueso thats the reaction I was hoping for..I love Brewsters ride and I just added my vision to his concept..the forward leaning windshield is 1/4" safety glass with some tint, bonded to the cabin with sikaflex 296, making it structural like your truck glass..down in Orange Beach Alabama I fell in love with Resmondo 62' charter boats, they had the forward leaning glass for glare and to keep the cabin cooler, they are a badd @ss ride you could fit our 31s in the pit...all business seaworthy boats..Stephan that bottle of patron still sits in the barn and when she gets launched this summer I will have an open invitation to all the brothers to come on down, we will crack open that Bertram juce and christen her proper..the name will be on her in short order less than two weeks..I have been tight lipped regarding her name to all but a few Bertram brothers..I came up with the name after visiting the USS Alabama down in Mobile, while in the war room there was a mural on the wall showing the Bama firing those big forward guns and leaning way over smoke and fire everywhere and on the bottom of that picture "the name" I had been searching for..it fits my personality and this project to a T...one word..begins with an R..stay tuned..the USS Massachusetts and the Alabama are sister ships a fitting connection, both still floating and kept up by quite a crew of craftsman..thanks again for all the positive feedback and the help you guys have shown along the way..the thank you list when she is done will be a mile long...she will be floating soon..BH

P.S. Junior will be running us down and back Neil..he has more time at the helm of a Bahia Mar than both of us...lol

Joe E · Post by **Joe E** » May 9th, '13, 18:55

Truly amazing, gives me new hope!!! Can't wait to see her in person, Joe

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » May 9th, '13, 21:59

Bob,
Hats off to you my friend, that is sooo cool looking. I remember when Harry and you did the layout of cabin, what a long way you've come! Hope to see that old girl floatin soon.

Funnerwat · Post by **Funnerwat** » May 9th, '13, 22:14

Lookin good Mr. H. The Babb boys need a few lessons from ya.

Uncle Markie · Post by **Uncle Markie** » May 10th, '13, 06:42

Sweeeeeeeeeet!

MarkS · Post by **MarkS** » May 10th, '13, 09:03

Bob! Tits! Me likey!! :)

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » May 10th, '13, 19:25

The best of the best will be in Greenport this August you will have the honor of "queen of the show " .see you in the tent Friday perhaps a drumroll you deserve it.

randall · Post by **randall** » May 11th, '13, 09:57

outstanding plus!! love the gray hull.

Bertramp · Post by **Bertramp** » May 11th, '13, 21:56

neil wrote:just keep in mind you are picking up the lobster dinner,with jr at the helm

I'm on too !!

PeterPalmieri · Post by **PeterPalmieri** » May 12th, '13, 16:44

Bob, you better fuel up before pulling into greenport I have a feeling your gonna give a lot of test rides!

On that note my boat is really running great but we are leaning towards driving out by car as Justin will be one 7/22 and Carter's 4th bday is 8/2. My wife is still concerned as am I trying to handle the two of them on a 4 hour boat ride and living on the dock for a few days. This kind of thing is why we bought the boat but we're still struggling with little ones. Running the boat and getting hotel rooms isn't so appealing to the misses when I attach a price tag to the three day tour.

I any case looking forward to seeing Bobs ride and all our friends.

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » May 12th, '13, 19:47

Pete, I hold around 300 gallons that should allow for plenty of joy rides..I am on the other end of the spectrum with my kids 24, 22, 13 ...keep the little guys to short day trips..in time it all falls into place..BH

Capt.Frank · Post by **Capt.Frank** » May 13th, '13, 20:29

Bob,
I know you have been hard at it all fall and winter. I remember Capt.Patrick saying you have 2 years of work left before you get her in the water. Now just 9.5 months later you are splashing soon. That is AWSOME, she looks great. You should be realy proud of all the work you have done.

gplume · Post by **gplume** » May 14th, '13, 21:14

Bob-

What a beutiful job....you must feel great. Where are you kepping her? i think g dock in my marina has some openings. Shwarwater could use some company...

DavidDW · Post by **DavidDW** » May 15th, '13, 08:10

Looks fantastic Bob - congratulations.

Gert van Leest · Post by **Gert van Leest** » May 15th, '13, 16:13

Great job !!!

turned out very nice !

bertram 20 · Post by **bertram 20** » Jun 5th, '13, 11:09

That looks awesome were will you be docking her i would love to see her up close?

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » Jun 5th, '13, 19:24

Got my slip reserved at Stanleys Boat Yard in Barrington RI, only 12 miles from my house and I still have a lot of V Berth cain work to do, 90% of the boat is doneI just need to get her wet, been way too long without a boat that floats..being so close to home I can get any bugs worked out before I start taking her out on long canyon trips..BH

gplume · Post by **gplume** » Jun 6th, '13, 21:49

Bob-

Went to high school in Barrington. Good choice. Wonder if Kevin Tehune is still working at Stanley's. I went to HS with him.
When you splashing?....or are you in? Just got in last week myself. Was away traveling for work late April into mid May, so late start for me.

See you out on the bay.

all the best
giff

tunawish · Post by **tunawish** » Jun 11th, '13, 12:08

Bob....Damn..!! Looks Fantastic...Love the choice of colors, design, attention to detail...
All of it .. you must be very proud...

Ray

scot · Post by **scot** » Jun 18th, '13, 19:16

VERY nice Bob.

I think that was a great idea, 68 degrees in the house on 100 degree days, nice. Sure will make the long runs pleasant wether it is hot or cold.

Good job Bob, the fabrication, fit & finish is excellent.

John F. · Post by **John F.** » Jun 19th, '13, 07:35

I'm hoping to make Greenport and catch up a little. Got to see this masterpiece. Not to hijack the thread, but Scot, how's your B25 project coming along?

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » Jun 23rd, '13, 20:49

Thanks guys...update.. tomorrow at 9:30am she leaves the barn..I have been straight out working every night till 9 just to get the last million lil details tied up..Ill get plenty of shots letting her see daylight for the first time in seven and a half years..two weeks and she should be wet..BH