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PeterPalmieri

Very well done! I'd like to do my cockpit like this. Keep posting more pics! Thanks. What we had to do was, Raybo built a belly band, which is also the gutter system. Then take the deck that had unfinished edges that were hidden under the side panels and add a finished edge. A lot of little details...

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Peter Well done. She is looking good. Is she back in her slip yet? Almost, the deck will be finished this week. Just finishing putting things back together. New headliner with an access hatch. Insulate the engine boxes, barrier coat the bottom and she’ll be ready when the weather changes for the be...

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Slideshow of progress so far.

https://youtu.be/vKBDKZMvqqQ?feature=shared

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Yes that’s the new training ship. First trip for them, it wasn’t ready during the summer and they flew out to California and went to Hawaii instead.

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Jason, I’ve been texting with Carl. I want to make a trip over that way in the spring. Maybe we can get a bunch of local guys to make that run if he has some free dock space for 3-4 hours. My nephew left for Puerto Rico for a SUNY maritime trip this morning. Had some picture coming out under the VZ....

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I’ll text you a picture it’s a simple black rubber cap with the center cut out like a pie or Star pattern.

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No. She’s out in a tent in Shinnecock now

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A couple little add ons in the cockpit to really finish things off.

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Carl, MacDougalls made it and the result is not astonishing (IMHO) https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/Ju3qJlD8bFUKw1uLVRg0SLIOaSq1/Immagine_90.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/Ju3qJlD8bFUKw1uLVRg0SLIOaSq1/Immagine_21.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bou...

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When you look at some of the new boats out there these days, including sail boats. The technology has really advanced. I’m almost certain you could get side windows that electronically roll down and front windows that hinge open on actuators. All with a seemless exterior look. Not that I want to spe...

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Carl I’ve seen some good YouTube videos on making forms and molds to bend corner type windows. Seems complicated but doable. When the time and money are right and I have to spend $30k plus inflation on fiberglass window frames damn right I’m splurging for windows that open. I don’t go out on the boa...

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My understanding is they can accommodate side sliding window but not fronts. If you are going to spend that kind of money it would be worth looking into having lewmar make custom hatch style glass that does open into one of these new frames.

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Carl, Every time I’m out I have to get on the helm and drop the boat in gear so I don’t run into a buoy. It’s obviously when I’m inshore drifting for fluke or something. Every single time that happens I think to myself there is no way for a million bucks I could pull a 1/2 mile away and set my drift...

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That’s definetily a bow thruster control and not integrated joystick.

It’s worth checking out the owner of this boat and the Bad Company Fishing adventures YouTube channel. An amazing fleet of yachts, motherships, toys and some very serious fishing adventures.

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Awesome. 5 years quite an accomplishment.

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Jason congrats on a great season.

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Doug, I’m with you my 31 is staying the duration too. But as you can see I can dream with the best of them. Carl I have one complaint about our boats and it’s pretty simple. I want an unobstructed view from the cockpit through the aft windows and out the front windows. I have a way of drifting direc...

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Modern interior looks good. Anything over 370hp in a 31 is wasted. Bruce, What really stayed with me years ago was when Capt Pat said over 37 knots the boat gets up on the inner chines and can become unpredictable and fall off center. Not sure if that was just a passing comment but I remember it as...

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It would be interesting to know what the maximum horsepower figure is for the 28. I have yanmar 240’s and the structural supports on the hull are trimmed (lowered) by approx. 2-3 cm so that these motors can fit in the bay, of which the cover closes at a few millimeters from the engine top. I doubt ...

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Leaving money out of the equation, if I could only have one boat of the two, it would be my 31, or my 31 with Peters new power. I admire the Valhalla, would love to have and enjoy, but it would not be my first choice on many days… at least not the way I use a boat here and now. Well if that unlimit...

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Well let’s make this interesting. Diesel outboard designed boat. Remember I’ve been boatless for two years, if there is a video I’ve watched it.

https://youtu.be/RVjLPC23jh0?si=b3j9n_1LeYxbJxBn

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scenarioL113 wrote: ↑Nov 21st, '23, 09:08 Pete,

I am happy you are finally seeing "it in the flesh" and hear the purr and feel the breeze coming at you! Wow your results are right were they should be.
23kts and "sipping fuel"

Think of that like "sipping clear" with the men that are no longer with us...

Game on that would be a dream.

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Tony Meola wrote: ↑Nov 21st, '23, 23:01 Peter

How does she feel at 36 knots? With the additional weight she should still feel like she is on rails.

I wasn’t on that run but sounds like she starts to get a little loose. I’m sure I’ll try it a few times next year.

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I’m a big fan of Nauti style. It’s great to watch these boat tours of all different boats even when they’re not my thing. For a few years I’ve been watching everything they put out. I’m not sure what I’d do with a boat like that but there is an ass for every seat. Here is a beast, the Valhalla flys,...

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Carl ironically the boat runs great on one motor now, something I had really become quite capable and now shouldn’t need.

But yes after many years to go out and know you are coming back is pretty awesome. Maybe a low bar but that was the need.

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Spectacular cabin layout, comfortable airy space for day trips. snipes boat took some inspiration from that and the Bad Co boat. Love the amount of light coming from the aft bulkhead.

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After some additional adjustments, alignment etc the guys are reporting a top end of 36 kts and 23kts at 2100 RPMs which I think is where we will live most of the time.

Pretty darn happy at this point.

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Snipe wrote: ↑Nov 14th, '23, 17:21 Tony I had Drb do the permateek install. Jeremy thanks! That’s a 40” bench seat.

I went with the 36” thinking the 40” might be too big, but it doesnt really seem to take up much more space. I don’t see a reason to not go 40”

PeterPalmieri

The no need for flaps, in what concerns the bow attitude, I understand. With so much power it is easier to obtain the attitude you wish faster and easier. However, what I don't understand is why wouldn't the flaps be useful, or even necessary, in the case of two people deciding to move from port to...

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how are you doing fuel burn wise? I am wondering if there is a case for being more efficient by having more HP and running it at a lower rpm? So far I can only go by my rpm and speed reading vs the Cummins fuel consumption charts. But it seems really good doing the math. I’ll keep a journal next se...

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Being boatless for a couple years I definitely doubt my desire to go fishing in 40f weather anymore. Based on what guys are doing by me there is another wave of nice fish headed your way. Tell your friend to keep his boat in

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Pete Watching the video with you doing a test run, it seemed like the engines effortlessly increased speed as you moved the throttles forward. must be a fantastic feeling after all the time you've put into it!!!! Very interesting, I’ve spoke to a couple of guys here about it but without using my ha...

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I have 8 across the back of the bridge and 8 in the chair. I also have a small yeti that has 4 rod holders. You can never have too many rod holders. Plus the 6 in the gunnels. I think I’m going to add some horizontal under the gunnels for gaffs and extras. In the fall I like to have a plugging rod a...

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Hopefully these all uploaded

Today was the day, ran the new 370s for the first time. Completely insane. Full tank, 3 men, bottom yet to be blasted. Not completely dialed in yet.
3040rpms 34.5kts
2200rpms 25kts
2500rpms 28kts
2600rpms 30kts

https://imgur.com/a/fXT5GsI

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Sorry I forgot to measure. I’ll get on it this weekend.

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I will take out my tape measure and let you know when I get one this afternoon.

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Peter I have a pair of 8’ sit on top kayaks for the same reason. They fit nicely between the engine box and aft cockpit panel. I don’t know if you have a plate in the deck for a fighting chair? But I’ve strapped the nose of the kayak to my fighting chair and left the back on top of the gunnel. A wet...

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For the record I have two shafts and a tie bar laying on the side of my garage that I feel guilty scrapping. If you need anything

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Sorry Carl, my bad. The Bertram gods have been crying every weekend my boat should have been in the water. We are working on it.

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Hey Peter Havent been on the board for quite some time, but look for your boat everytime I drive past the Village Dock. Good to see you are almost there! Will be looking for you out there= Gene They need to dredge the Argyle basin so until they do the boat will be in Louis pond when it goes back in.

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They make them either to big or two small for our boat at this point. I was looking at a large bow mounted trolling motor just for the spot lock. I don’t think you’d get any speed out of it for trolling.

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With no boat in the water I have killed some time on YouTube. There are some pretty amazing things going on especially in the world of multihull sail boats. The problem of running heat and AC off a battery is no more, hydro regeneration from free spinning props. Recharging directly off the engines p...

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Carl, Slightly off topic, but what isn’t. I moved my office during the pandemic and it’s now 2 miles from the house. On the way there I pass the school the boys go to and my boat slip. When I actually have a boat again that should make it a lot easier to get out then in the past. Hoping to have a lo...

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Carl, I know you and many other folks park the car in a lot and walk down the dock to your boat. I have the ability to back my truck right up to the transom of the boat. So going from the cockpit to the truck bed is really no different than going into the vberth. I have 40 or so rods and as many Pla...

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I was think decks, cabin pieces, flybridge. Not sure how close everything is. I just assumed they made a mold from a 31 hull.

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I used to fish on a 31 years ago that had a transom box. Very useful I thought. We’re those Bertram items or after market?

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I would have thought they would have at least stuck around and sold parts from all the molds they built.

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Overall, I’m very excited about a minimalist approach. Easy to clean and easy to maintain. I had always been a center console fisherman so the idea of showing up with a bunch of sandwiches, rods and tackle. Hose it all off and bring home works for me. The wiring is simple enough that I can pretty si...

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I have 4 bilge pumps. Cabin, just aft of the cabin bulkhead, the transom and a larger in the transom with a high water alarm and a higher float switch. The crash valves will have hose coiled in the companionway, will be super easy to flush the system or to get a hose forward or aft if needed.

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