Bertram31.com General Bulletin Board

Re: 5 Years Ago...

Posted By: Rit
Date: Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 11:05 p.m.

In Response To: 5 Years Ago... *PIC* (Capt Patrick McCrary)

For twenty years, my dream has been to buy and hull-up restore a B31. Much blocked my way, not the least of which was a lack of experience working with fiberglass. I grew up working on wooded boats, but this "new" stuff was a mystery. "How do I get structural strength from some foam, sand and resin?" Now I know, thanks to you all.

A few years back, I found this site and lurked the joint every week into the wee hours catching up on what you all have posted. Over time I learned from your posts and followed your suggested links to fill in the details.

This past week marked the beginning of my dream refit. I couldn't have started without this site, Capt Pat, and all of you. Thanks to the boating Gods for Capt Pat and his inspiration/creation. Thanks to you all for your help. Thanks to Hunt/Bertram for my beautiful boat.

Happy Birthday Bertram31.com

Hope you all have a wonderfully American Thanksgiving with your families.

Messages In This Thread

5 Years Ago... *PIC*
Capt Patrick McCrary -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 6:15 p.m.

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Mike Kennedy -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 6:52 p.m.

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Charlie Haws -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 8:26 a.m.

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Vic Roy -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 6:58 p.m.

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Tommy -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 7:39 p.m.

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andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 7:48 p.m.

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Capt. Mike Holmes -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 8:33 p.m.

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chris -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 8:36 p.m.

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DavidR -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 8:37 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 12:53 a.m.

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Wayne -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 9:09 p.m.

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Doc -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 10:21 p.m.

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Ken Ching -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 10:26 p.m.

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Capt Dick Dean -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 11:08 a.m.

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Doc -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 12:14 p.m.

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Harv -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 10:28 p.m.

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Rit -- Wednesday, 24 November 2004, at 11:05 p.m.

Re: 5 Years Ago... *LINK*
Mike Dolan -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 2:27 a.m.

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John F. -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 1:35 p.m.

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Mitch -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 6:37 p.m.

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mike ohlstein -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 7:26 p.m.

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Mitch -- Friday, 26 November 2004, at 5:11 p.m.

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Capt Patrick McCrary -- Friday, 26 November 2004, at 5:33 p.m.

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Mitch -- Monday, 29 November 2004, at 7:39 a.m.

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Chris Wilson -- Tuesday, 7 December 2004, at 5:03 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 7 December 2004, at 9:51 a.m.

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Capt. Mike Holmes -- Tuesday, 7 December 2004, at 8:04 p.m.