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Goodbye My Friends, My time on earth is soon coming to an end due to a terminal illness. I wish to thank everyone for their friendship and support of this corner of the web known as Bertram 31. I go in peace knowing that this web site will continue on and our sandbox will gather old and new together...

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John,

3.5kw is what Bruce and I have been installing... Has worked fine up to and including 12btu heat exchanger.

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Looks like a refined version of a Tropic Star Lodge windshield...

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John Patnovick at Worton Creek almost certainly uses Tip Top Teak products. Most professionals do...

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Thanks Dug! I programed the tube last night but went to sleep before it came on...

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Patrick,

See http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3 for posting images...

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Charlie,

Hire a low boy transport and you'll only need to remove the bridge windscreen and radar antenna. I'd also recommend removing the props...

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Doug, We are a little less than half way through the year and 68.5% of way toward our goal of $7,000.00... In 2014 we exceeded the goal by l little over $2,000 and in 2015 we exceeded by just over $1,000. By those two numbers, I'm projecting we'll come up short of the goal by $1,000 by year's end at...

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TROPICAL STORM COLIN DISCUSSION NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032016 400 PM CDT MON JUN 06 2016 Colin does not look much like a tropical cyclone in satellite imagery this afternoon. The center remains well removed from the showers and thunderstorms, and the reconnaissance aircraf...

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032016 2100 UTC SUN JUN 05 2016 CORRECTED FOR NAMES OF BREAKPOINTS CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF GEORGIA AND NORTH...

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Tony, Thanks for the reminder post but I really am starting to believe that fund raising reminders are falling on deaf ears and blind eyes... 3 years ago, after a long going discussion, we had our best fund raising year. The next year, by June, we'd only done 63% of that. This year we've only done 4...

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Tropical Storm Colin

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Low structural value. Plywood can be structural, pvc foam board no where as much as plywood...

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PVC Foam Board as an Alternative to Plywood -- http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/pvc.htm

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Steve,

The product I use is called Versacel and obtained through Mike at Sunray Plastics in Riviera Beach, FL - 561.844.7722...

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Vic was certainly our platinum sparkplug!

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1. What specific size fuel pick up fittings are to be used. 2. What specific size fittings are to be used for the return lines (Building tips article says + 1/8" over fuel pick up fittings). 3. Location of the fuel return line fittings. 4. What size fuel fill fitting. 5. Location of the fuel fill f...

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bridge F/G it looks like captain patricks work

Yup, that's my console bubble, customer/agent install...

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Bob,

Thanks for sharing your experiences at the showing! Gauging from your response it looks like we have a lot to look forward to...

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John, Don't remember the post, but the bugle call is called El Degüello, ("Degüello" is a Spanish noun from the verb "degollar", to describe the action of throat-cutting. More figuratively, it means "give no quarter." It "signifies the act of beheading or throat-cutting...) https://www.youtube.com/w...

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Mitch, Fillets are the strongest reinforcement that can be added to a angled joint. As illustrated in the following diagram, the surface area of the bond is greatly increased, by the two contact sides of the fillet. The amount of this increased surface area is dependent on the radius of the fillet a...

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Bill, have faith in yourself! Follow directions and you'll be fine. Not rocket science... Worst case scenario your boat will sink. ;^P

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Bill,

Recommendation still stands and it's something that you can do yourself, just be sure that the areas are bone dry. Wash them out with denatured alcohol to capture any residual moisture and let that evaporate away.

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That sh!t is a bitch! I used a heat gun and various scrapers to remove the majority of the glue then mineral sprits and rags to scrub off pretty much of the rest. To fair and paint, first give the surface a couple coats of B-I-N primer/sealer , sand and follow with Awlgrip 545 primer, followed with ...

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L'Chaim in Hebrew is a toast meaning "to life"...

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Scot, You'd be far better off with a pump that will deliver a higher volume. I have a 1/2 hp motor with a Jabsco flexible impeller that I've used for diesel transfer off and on for over 20 years. Use at nitrile impeller for fuel transfer. The 12vdc Jabsco Water Puppy with a nitrile impeller might be...

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They've moved to Tampa, but you should still be able to get the track liner from them...

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Damn Timmy, you really are still alive and not just a fig newton of our imagination!

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Ed,

Thought that might be the case... Order your replacements in tinted glass so that you don't have to add film.

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Ed, Do you have tint film on the windows? That's a common cause of cracked safety glass. Safety glass has a plastic layer between two thin layers of un-tempered mineral glass and when film, (safety or tenting), is added one layer of glass is insulated and now has a different expansion/contraction ra...

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Bruce wrote:Hey Pat, where's that pic of the back of the fuel tank I dragged to the flop house we decorated with graffiti.

Don't know, I tried searching it up but no luck. It's buried somewhere on a Ft Lauderdale boat show post pertaining to Capt. DQ

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Yep, Capt, I converted much of my incandescent lights about a year ago am fairly well pleased. From a power stand point, they're great. From a quality of light stand point, not as much but I'm getting used to the somewhat harsher light.

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These types of pumps operate by pumping water through 4 small round valves. Each valve increases the pressure from the previous valve ending up with the final discharge pressure. They are quiet and very dependable. Basically a type of pulsating pump that will need a small pressure tank to smooth out...

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Bed the Coosa to the underside of gunnel in thickened epoxy. Glass over the underside of Coosa on to hull and gunnel skirt...

Glue two pieces of 1/2" Coosa with a straight layer of epoxy and cut from now what is 1".

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Coosa would be less work from my view point and zero chance for future water damage. Bed it in with thickened epoxy and a single layer of glass should do it. Lap the glass onto both the hull and inside of gunnel, (in essence creating an box channel).

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Frank,

After you rip out the old plywood, replace it with 3/4" or 1" Coosa Board and add a layer of 1208 or 1708 biaxle. If you can't obtain the Coosa Board, (or similar product), go ahead and use plywood, just make sure it's fully sealed out with epoxy.

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Just shy of 75mph...

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It's all about the Jones', Yannis. All about the Jones'... And buying them little doodle bug "smart" pieces of manure... Who'd want to behind the wheel of one of them with our streets infested with full sized cars and pickup trucks. They'd be indistinguishable from the other bug splatters on my fron...

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Cam, If done right and carefully, epoxy is all that you need. See the tips page on teak decking for added detail. I prefer using screws from under the gunnel, but only where a high crown on the transom plank will add too much tension to feel safe or at a mitered corner. The screws should only penetr...

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Yannis,

You're welcome to come hear it first hand anytime... Yup, as you describe, we do dance to a different set of drummers here.

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Yannis,

You listening to talk, music, or what on Radio Texas? Something; what something?

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I don't have the experience (or inclination) to chop this boat apart, and try a restoration quality repair. Steve, Don't sell yourself short... You can do a quality repair just as easily as trying to drill holes and inject foam. (Which, by the way, would be very difficult and need some expensive to...

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Greysole,

Thanks for the bump and the mailing!

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Tom,

The gouge is at the typical where a blade would break... As long as you're aware, prepared and using it as a temp/backup you can gamble a bit.

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George,

See Posting Images and links...

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I'd be interested in knowing the exact spots the original large ones were placed in so it's somewhat OEM from a distance.

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Many thanks Guys!

The importance of fund raisers

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It might be better called "an isolated" electrical system... As the statement is printed, "Do not add any 32VDC electrical or electronic equipment that is "Case Grounded" to either negative or positive power wires" means just that. Test using a multimeter the + & - battery terminals for connection t...

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