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Re: B28 Follow Up

Posted By: JohnD
Date: Friday, 23 December 2005, at 9:41 a.m.

In Response To: Re: B28 Follow Up (Rob)

Patience, my good man!!!

Not something I've been known to have very much of myself.

One thing to consider is if you don't have much time to run around and look a boats (fairly easy), how much time are you going to have to work on them doing rudder shelves? Risers? or even waxing. It takes time. I did my rudder shelves last winter and it probably only took 75-100 hours from start to finish, but elaspe time was 5 months!!!

I find I have less time now than 5 years ago when I bought my boat. Everything worked and looked good from the outside, but now things are going and I don't have the time to fix them. A quote from the surveyor tells the tail "She looks like she's been rode hard and put away wet...but she's a Bertram and if you've got some elbow grease she'll be a good boat". Well the price was right (cheap) so I went for it. Looking back, I should have waited anothe year or searched a little more and gotten a boat that had been taken care of. Cause unless you're going to strip and re-build, the fix as you go along will nickle and dime you to death and cost you time on the water!

Hang in there and don't give up, just don't give in either!

br,
John

Messages In This Thread

B28 Follow Up
Rob -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:16 p.m.

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Jim -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:39 p.m.

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Charlie Haws -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 7:57 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:40 p.m.

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Rob -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:53 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:51 p.m.

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Rob -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 10:56 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 11:24 p.m.

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Rob -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 11:45 p.m.

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John F. -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 7:29 a.m.

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Jon Wagner -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 7:35 a.m.

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Ernest -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 10:02 a.m.

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Classic Trade -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 10:45 a.m.

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Rob -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 2:27 p.m.

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Ernest -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 4:58 p.m.

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Leigh -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 5:28 p.m.

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Rob -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 9:58 p.m.

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JohnD -- Friday, 23 December 2005, at 9:41 a.m.

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Mike Dolan -- Friday, 23 December 2005, at 4:10 p.m.

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Rob -- Friday, 23 December 2005, at 4:32 p.m.

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Rob -- Monday, 26 December 2005, at 2:30 p.m.

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Jim W -- Monday, 26 December 2005, at 10:23 p.m.

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Rob -- Monday, 26 December 2005, at 11:23 p.m.

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Jim W -- Tuesday, 27 December 2005, at 8:53 a.m.

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Rob -- Tuesday, 27 December 2005, at 9:46 a.m.

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Harry Woods -- Tuesday, 27 December 2005, at 3:25 p.m.

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Skyler -- Tuesday, 27 December 2005, at 9:48 p.m.

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Rob -- Wednesday, 28 December 2005, at 1:13 a.m.