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I'm trying DESPERATELY to locate a good electrician to help me with the mounting back of all the instruments onto the new instrument panel. (Reminder: Together with the SS arch that was holding the solar panels - which was almost torn down during my last trip last September - I experienced the snapp...

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In 1896 there were very few Bertrams built, at least in Corinth...LOL

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On April 28, two days before the official re-opening of the Corinth canal, the French "Belem", a 1896 three masted bulk carrier is transporting the Olympic flame to Marseille for the 2024 Paris Olympic games. This vessel has been chosen because it was launched the same year as the first Olympic game...

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Carl, good chart!

There is yet another one that shows the effects of the wind, not just with a flag, but with real items and how they move, like leaves, trees, roofs, etc, but I cannot find it in English...

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We measure the wind speed in km or nm, but for ordinary people the measure is the Beaufort scale. Television forecasts is only in Beauforts. Only sailors (mainly) and motorboaters (secondarily) discuss windspeed in km or nm. Up to 3 Beauforts we consider calm. From 4 onwards we are becoming cautious...

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Haha, I wish it was that easy, Carl. The thing with the summer “meltemi” is that NORMALLY it starts at 8-9am and it stops at dusk. The other also normal thing is that it may start one day and it may stop after weeks or even months! During more than one summer, within the last few years, we didn't ha...

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Talking about the breeze...
This is right off the coast of Myconos. In the summer!
It's an old clip, but things are the same year in year out...

https://youtu.be/ecV_M3EUHhY?si=RB1qThPj5YGlmoZB

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Thank you Tony. I'll look into it.

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Carl, I agree, this was my concern too, the orientation of the boat, but: In both islands which are my main bases in the summer, where I spend 80%+ of my time, my slips are oriented towards the sun! Lucky? Maybe... Then, mind you, technology has evolved in the 10+ years when I first installed my old...

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Here are the new 2 x 150w flexible solar panels awaiting for sicaflex to cure. No more stainless arch, bimini, rigid panels above my head. The need for shade while riding the boat was a myth. First of all, all rides are between 30 min and 2-3 hours, not enough time to justify any need for shade (as ...

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Carl,

Im currently facing the solar panel mounting saga...
Also its Easter week and Im contemplating how to fit so much food into such a beaudacious body...LOL

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Ha ha great!

Interesting beat, albeit with whatever sound this scratching apron produces!!
I also enjoyed that Canadian french, unless it was not Canadian, but it surely sounded like it!

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Doug, you have to be specific.

Also. who classified food, before alcohol, in the Bertram league?

Carl, I re-read our com of a few days back, I lost my sleep!!!lol !!

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Doug, Im clueless!!

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Hey, Cam, that's a serious 2000 kcal breakfast there...
I mean, that's a day's worth of calories in one sitting!

Tony, except for cooked fish, I pretty much eat everything, I'm not 110 kg for no reason!

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What I may do, if (seldom) necessary, is I shout out to the rat of the dock, hey 20€ can you clean my gear? It is done automatically!!

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Biscuits and gravy? What gravy? You mean sweet and salty together?
Like eating ice cream with... sardines?
What else is there for me to learn...

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I agree. Moderation. Oh boy, Easter is coming !!

Keep in mind though, that the US southeast that fries a lot more than the north, have a life expectancy reduced by a few years from this reason alone...
Next time you are about to grab and devour a crispy steak's corner, keep that in mind!

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It's not that simple Tony! It's not only the fat that would bother me. Most of which I could get rid of with the paper as you propose. The chips are terribly unhealthy because of the acrylamide they accumulate from the oil they fry in, that rises to high temperatures. No oil can sustain these temper...

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Carl,

Potato chips is my tastiest snack. It is also the worst thing to eat health wise. There is nothing on this planet that its less healthy. Smoking is better compared to eating these bastards...

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Carl,

This is supposed to be a vacation, not an army drill, lol!
I’ve done 2 years in the army, thanks...besides, have you tried to turn around in bed in these blankets? It sounds like you're shuffling in a bag of potato chips!

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Also, the thicker the wallet, the more toys you can enjoy!

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Doug, Down here it's just that the temperature outside is cold, say 15-20 in the day and 10-15 at night, so really during the day, if it doesn't rain (rare) it is OK if you dress warm. That is easy. It is at night that you need some sort of duvet or heavy fleece blanket, but I have no room to keep 2...

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Im also seeing these stern thrusters too, Carl, lately. They look like sea turtles up against the stern. Although I agree that they are redundant as all boats that carry them are twin screw and rather bigger boats, indeed when I remember some disastrous situations in various island ports where there...

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Tony, rudders that much exposed can never be a better thing in my book.
You're asking for trouble, especially when you consider the way we moor.

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Carl, One drawback I can think, which mostly applies to us here, has to do with the way we moor. Most of the times, boats moor stern-in, against concrete piers. What keeps you at a certain safe distance from the pier is your anchor. So, if your anchor drags, which is NOT uncommon, then you might hea...

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Carl, yes, all of the above! In other words, when you're looking for just a few extra mm there has to be a way. Going the stern mounted rudder way seems a bit too far fetched. But then again, all we are doing here is speculate, what if this - what if that...we should have been present while the deci...

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Tony, When I bought my boat there were anodes BOTH on the shafts and on the wheel nuts. I then removed the shafts for inspection, and upon re-installation, they mounted one shaft (port) a few mm aft from its previous position. Today, that port side only bears an anode on the shaft, not on the wheel ...

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So, these guys put in 4LHA 240hp Yanmars! Nothing more voluminous or as heavy as their choice of rudders suggests... However, the guy said, because they had to install shafts of greater diameter and bigger wheels, the whole new configuration wouldn't fit, by a few centimeters. Funny this very config...

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Thanks Mike.

To tell you the truth, if I had 2-3K to spare on a heater, I would probably spend it on an A/C.
The days an A/C is needed are way more numerous than for a heater.
Besides, there is no room anymore for either of them!
I'll save your suggestion for when I buy that camper!

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Carl, you have too many women at home! LOL !!

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Yes Tony, I am retired so to speak, because I left my job before I could qualify for retirement. However, it is also a choice, I know ppl who are retired but fail (or are simply not interested) to take it easy and enjoy life as they could. My goal is to spend 100 nights per year on the boat. I have ...

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Tony, I had that in mind, to ask about what motors they put in like Carl also asked, but I was too busy with my turbo stuff that I forgot it. Next time I go down Ill try to remember. By the way, I have no intention myself to enter in any sort of such modifications, I have enough in my mind already! ...

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Carl, Don't forget that apart from the O ring, another major difficulty in this whole story was to find the correct shop and avoid the rip off. All well when it ends well... PS. We could have all here chosen an easier life whereby vacations would be in nice hotels, and breakfast would be served in b...

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The turbos were mounted alright, only the old metal O ring between the riser and the turbo was ..."homogenized" on the riser side. It took us as much time to remove these bastards as it took to mount the turbos themselves. The engines started as if nothing had happened, they sounded like sewing mach...

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Shannon, My intention was to quiz you about time, no about the money involved... The first part of the screen shot I understand; it shows that 71 gl for 110 m (I assume nautical miles) gives 2,45 lt per NM, which is more economical by 10% than my 2,7 lt per NM. If they are statute miles, then we are...

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Yes, he told me also that the shafts and propellers are positioned further back, but didn't mention anything about the angle.
I understood that this placement of shafts/props was dictated by the engine (bigger/longer engines?).

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I tried to find the thread where someone was looking for info on rudders installed externally on the stern of a 28, but was not successful, so here's a new thread about it: I asked the person in my yard, involved in this modification, who told me the following: - The modif was imperative because the...

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I'll put them on today Tony!
Let's see if I made the right choice...

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Shannon, yep, I knew you had the 28 too, I was wondering...us, we barely have enough time (...and money may I add) to have ONE boat. How do you manage with two? Talking about fuel in the 28, I always fail to understand how you guys manage to fit so much fuel in the 31. My 28 takes about 520 liters, ...

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I now have to figure out the whole solar panel choice/placement/connection/etc that I have to do from scratch, since the whole flybrigde arch (with bimini and panels) snapped and almost flew away during my return trip in terrible weather, and was discarded... I will not have a bimini from now on, no...

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Shannon,

For permanent results, Get yourself a 28!

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Carl, indeed. Notice the lateral wooden strips that secure independently the two turbos. To this, add the meticulous packaging foam that I removed for the pic. Plus the box top was screwed down with 10 screws, he called the boy to unscrew for me to see... When I asked why so much packaging effort, h...

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Like new and shiny in their box!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/536 ... f767_b.jpg

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One other reason that I forgot to mention, that contributed to my decision to pull the turbos, is that the previous owner(s) were using the boat WITHOUT exhaust risers, which I had to make and install. I have seen how detrimental this can be on the turbos which are the first in line as the sea water...

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Tony, Carl, thanks! Doug, Im not a mechanic and I certainly cannot tell if a turbo needs or doesn't need servicing or replacement. I had my mechanic telling me for more than five seasons that we need to take the turbos out to check if they have any cracks or anything else, I assume mainly for two re...

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I like the tear drop like fold on the side, reminds me of the 60’s...
It will never match the style of the Rivas, nevertheless it’s an aesthetic addition.

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Whatever, it’s always pleasant when someone wishes anything really.
For example, today at your Easter, we celebrated at my x’s our son’s 25th birthday. With 10 friends. Like if it were Easter. Not bad to celebrate whatever it may be!
And I’m anxious to receive your check in the mail Carl! LOL !

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Thank you for your wishes.

The orthodox Easter is on the fifth of May.
No, I will not pay VAT this time...

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There you go, another planter, a Bertram this time!

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