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jackryan

John and Tony, Thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to go with the white vinyl on the engine boxes and bridge. I'm thinking that a light color sunbrella on the exterior cushions will probably stain too easily. I'm going to talk to my upholstery guy about the ultra leather. Tony, you are right abo...

jackryan

All of my cushions need to be recovered (v-birth, engine cover, dinette and bridge seating). I wanted to get some opinions on type of material and color. I know that color is a personal choice, but there are some practical aspects that need to be considered. I like navy blue, but they would get way ...

jackryan

Amazing work Jimmy!!! What kind of paint did you use on the interior? Did you paint over any of the faux wood laminate on the interior, and if so, how did thou prep it before painting?

JR

jackryan

If you want to go fishing, I recommend Captain Alan Card. He runs a 40' Gamefisherman by the name of Challenger. Wahoo, Marlin and Dolphin. One of the best fishing trip of my life was with him. Dozen wahoo, largest going 116#, a box of large dolphin and a 600+# blue marlin. Beautiful place, Have fun...

jackryan

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'm going to try them all and report back with the results. I took the kids out yesterday and while swimming, noticed that the port side was much dirtier than the starboard side. In the slip, I have a concert piling at the port stern that I use a bumper to protect ...

jackryan

Thanks for the cleaning/waxing suggestions. Is there not a sealer or clear coat of some sort to keep this from happening in the first place?

Also, any suggested brands of wax?

JR

jackryan

I had my transom painted with Awlgrip a couple of years ago and it's become very dirty, I think from exhaust. No matter how hard I scrub, I cannot get it clean. I was wondering if the painter did not seal the Awlgrip correctly? Also, any ideas on how to get it clean?

Thanks,

JR

jackryan

Here is a link to O'Neill Craft's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ONeillCraft There are lots of boat pic's on the Facebook page. Here is a link to a 28' Bertram that he did: http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2014-Bertram-O%27Neill-Craft-102273206 If you take the time to look at the pictures ...

jackryan

Is it my imagination, or is that ferry listing to port towards the end of the video?

jackryan

Bill,

Thanks for the picture. What a beautiful boat. Keep us posted if you hear any news on her.

JR

jackryan

Hi Bill, I hope the rumors are wrong. Hate to loose any of these beauties. If you can figure out how, post a few pics of Seachele for us.

JR

jackryan

Interesting that the boat in Maryland is $10K higher than it was in an earlier post. Wonder if it's a typo?

JR

jackryan

Here's some more:

https://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/4832443816.html

http://charleston.craigslist.org/boa/4865639964.html

http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/boa/4854606324.html

http://pensacola.craigslist.org/boa/4864499619.html

jackryan

Ran across a couple of 31's on Craigs list:

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/boa/4839233255.html

http://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/4833749595.html

Here's a 20 Bahia Mar:

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/4857223236.html

jackryan

It'd be great if you guys can post some pictures of the finished product here on the site.

JR

jackryan

Gert,

I love the cowboy hat ready to go at the lower helm! She's going to turn heads no matter where you are.

Pretty Work!!

John

jackryan

Here is a pair of low time 315 HP Yanmar's from Craigs List: http://cfl.craigslist.org/boa/4704749475.html

The add says engines need work, but it's a low price if they are not too bad.

JR

jackryan

If I'm not mistaken, Capt. Patrick has posted a link here in the past for the window gasket material.

JR

jackryan

John, Wow, thanks for answering so quick. You said it took a quart per coat. Was that for the entire topside, including flybridge, cockpit and foredeck? I was wondering if you (or anyone else that wants to chime in) would consider a single component blended polyurethane paint as opposed to the 2 par...

jackryan

John, Thanks for the information on your techniques and I know you spent a lot of quality time with the sander, but by the looks of her, it was well worth it. Also, when you see what the painters are asking for a paint job, it makes quality shading time seem almost worth it. Sorry, a couple more que...

jackryan

captbone,

Yea, I was just noticing the pillar and how clean that looks. Was that a lot of work remove the old trim and fair out?

JR

jackryan

John, The paint job looks great in the pictures! What did you use to fill and fair the holes? I was also wondering about the paint and primer you used. I was thinking about painting my topsides as well, so feel free to include any of the techniques to prep and paint. I like the look of the clean for...

jackryan

Gert,

I'm sure yours will be the best on the planet!! Please keep us posted on the project. Guy's, I guess we have to give him back his decoder ring if he's going to get another 31 :-) Good luck wight he project Gert!!

John

jackryan

Great video! I currently fly the Boeing 777, but am going to training on the 787 in a couple of months. I'll initially be flying the 787-8, but we have the -9's coming later this year and the -10's shortly there after. I rode the 787-8 cockpit jumpseat from Denver to Houston last week. Amazingly qui...

jackryan

Yannis,

Thanks, I'm sure my brother would love to know how your solar installation worked out for you.

JR

jackryan

I would think that Gert would know the boat. Gert's 31 is gas powered. He took me for a spin on his boat a little over a month ago. What a beautiful boat and boat yard he has over there. Thanks Gert for the amazing hospitality. I was wondering how the beignets turned out.... We didn't drink any clea...

jackryan

Beautiful Transom! Could you please let us know how to do this and where to purchase the wood grain plastic wrap.

Thanks,

JR

jackryan

Thanks for the suggestions. Peter, it's funny, the blue 31 that you posted a link to is the boat that I was looking at that started me thinking about changing up the layout. That is one fine 31 Bertram. How did you create that link with the large pictures of the boat? Rawleigh, there is a boat liste...

jackryan

I was kicking around the idea of fabricating a custom tackle drawer/rod storage area where my convertible dinette is on the port side of the cabin. I never use the dinette and just keep it down in the lower "sleeping berth" position. I usually pile tackle bags and misc. junk on this area when I go f...

jackryan

Peter, I've been using it in the marine environment, and it works fairly well, but I've had some problems with the accuracy of the internal GPS while offshore out of sight of cell towers. It usually happens while moving, so maybe it's loosing lock on the satellites. Also, I'm using this on an iPhone...

jackryan

Here is a bluetooth GPS receiver that I have heard works great. It can supply gps data to up to 5 devices at a time: http://bad-elf.com/pages/be-gps-2200-detail" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; the same company also sells a gps receiver for the iphone. This is great for use offshore wh...

jackryan

Craig,

Is this the Interlux product you used to paint your engine room space?

http://www.wholesalemarine.com/interlux ... t-kit.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

jackryan

Gert, Wow, what a beautiful little boat, and an amazing gut job. Does anybody know the history of the 25-26 Riva's. Did Bertram contract Riva to build these boats? Is it the same hull as the 25 Bertram? Although I love the 25 and 26 Bertrams, I really like the way the front windshield is curved on t...

jackryan

My brother just sent this email to me about solar panels: Panels are rated in watts. My panel is 15W so it generates about 1 amp at about 14V. At best you can assume about 5 hours of full panel power per day so my panel will generate about 5ah. To generate 40ah I would need at least 120W panel (abou...

jackryan

I dont know anything about solar panels, but my brother knows a bit about them and I asked him about them today. He uses a small solar panel to keep the batteries on his boat charged up while sitting at the dock. The panel he uses is about 1'X2'. Sitting at the dock, there is very little draw on the...

jackryan

Is there a color that is best for fishing?

jackryan

Bahia Mar in Boston:

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/4142227475.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also found this model of a 31 Bertram

http://nh.craigslist.org/for/4132661395.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

jackryan

So sad to hear about Walter's passing. He seemed like a great guy and I always looked forward to his posts here. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. Do any of you guy's have any other pictures of Walter (preferably on or around a Bertram 31) that you could post here on the site? Might be a ...

jackryan

Keith, Very cool setup. Do you launch and pick up at a standard back down ramp, or launch at places that have a hoist? If you launch and pick up at ramps, do you run the boat all the way up onto the trailer under its own power, or do you have a winch system to winch it up onto the trailer? I think t...

jackryan

I've never heard of them, but looks like a compact engine package that may fit well in a B31. I'd be interested what others think of the CGI (Compacted Graphite Iron) block. Their add says it's stronger, stiffer, lighter and more quiet than a conventional cast iron block.

JR

jackryan

Peter,

No my deck is fine. I was thinking from your post that you were needing to replace your teak deck, and thought you might be interested in a synthetic deck. Sorry,

JR

jackryan

I have some samples of a faux teak deck that is make of a rubber material. Does anyone have any experience with this product? It certainly does not look as nice as a real teak deck, but it does look nice and would be very low maintenance. I was wondering if it would get hot in the sun? Their website...

jackryan

Great Job!!! That looks like a hard core fishing boat. What will you be fishing for?

JR

jackryan

I could not find any 18' Bertram/Riva"s, but found quite a few 26' Riva Sportfisherman that look very similar to the 26' Bertram. Many of these boats have been outfitted with teak decks and the works. Here's a nice looking one: http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=246...

jackryan

John

As the kids say, OMG. She's a thing of beauty. You got everything right from the rail to the look and proportion of the tower to the color. You should be very proud. Best of luck!!!

JR

jackryan

Thanks for all of the great info. I know there are some beautiful boats to charter out of Bud N Mary's in Islamorada, but I was hoping to find a good charter in Key West so we would not have to make the 2 hour drive.

JR

jackryan

I'm headed down to Key West with 29 other family members from 7-27 to 8-3 and was hoping to get some intel on a good charter boat in the area. I was hoping to get a 31' Bertram or Custom Sportfisherman for offshore fishing while down there. Also I was wondering how the fishing is down there this tim...

jackryan

Nice looking boat. Sounds like a good deal even at $89K

JR

jackryan

Gert,

Your 31 will be beautiful either way, but I love a teak transom. I vote yes.

JR

jackryan

Capt. Patrick,

Thanks,

I'm sure Mike appreciates direct talk as much as the rest of us. In Mike's case you get what you pay for: The Best. I'll contact a local canvas maker here in New Orleans that does very good work.

JR

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