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So I fly people all the time, teterboro to East Hampton. $15000.00 one way.

Different club.

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I have a 79 38 with mechanical 450cs. Great comb, 20-21 kts at 2000 29 on pins 2600+ depending on bottom. The boat feels more tender than my 31 more like a great big 28. Big pit big salon, funky head idea in the v birth( gone I mine) . Call me 7722406146. I'm traveling now will b home saturday, Bill

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Count me in John, as. 22+ yr owner of a 28,31,38 I obviously have faith in the band. Coral bay Monday, give me a call, Bill

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Dug, life is always a variable, except for our dogs. Best friends through many troubles Always there for a smooch on the back of the head. That was my Sophie. Sweet Sophie. Best of luck, are thoughts are with you and your pup. Bill

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Bob, love to hear details of the project, having had mt 38 for almost 3 years any new approaches would be interesting. The idea of the qsm is cool, I often liken this hull to the old formula hulls of the early eighties. I think this hull is much more adaptable to higher horsepower than the 31. We ju...

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Qsm 725? Fun boat. I really think the hull could handle that much hp, but better you than I. With that a much hp, to do it justice you're buddy's talking a couple bucks. I'd like to see qsms on a 42 .
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Bob, I hope the asp is 425, not 725, regardless the 38 is a hefty boat and I think the c series may have the torque required, I do defer to your expertise but I've had a 38 for 2-3 years and a high horsepower b may be a little light

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Thanks, Bob.

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Tony, to correct , the edge you see is a teak fiddle on a cabinet in the master where Bertram put another head. Excuse me dear I need to take a... We just put a cabinet there with a basket for dirty laundry. The head was silly, if you need two, lean against the gunnels.

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Tony, no edging at all, just offload stuff prior to getting underway.

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Thanks, Keven, the countertop came from lumber liquidators. It's 1/34 \ 24"/ 12' American red cherry butcher block. I put at least 10 coats of smiths penetrating epoxy and 4 or 5 coats of west with the uv protectant ,sanded to a fine fill, the a couple coats of sprayed satin varnish to allow quick r...

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Non wide body.

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Thread drift alert, Pete you doing surveys yet in Fla? Need one this summer,, Bill

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Thanks Hueso,, give me a few days.......

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There are very few wide body 38s left. A great boat, obviously tremendous potential. I have a later 38, and am trying to protect her as best I can. A boat with great bones, great engines, c450s, just had the cockpit and gunnels done with Snow White awl craft, I love Snow White.redone interior with n...

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I seriously looked at the 37 a couple years ago, the cat boat was a 18 kt. Boat, the 6 92 boat was better, yet with the inherent mx, fuel usage , and noise probelems. I found an older 38 with 450 cummins. 21-22kts, 28 pins, but much more space in salon, engine room, bigger cockpit. Just not those se...

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Just came back from Islamorada today, work a week and back next Sunday for a few, Marlin, stop by Founders Park on your way backup,,,,Bill, Seachele II

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Look on all the parts for serial numbers. Rupp keeps records of all their installations with Ssn. For replacement parts.

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Sorry for the delay, was in school, try world panel products in Fll , for the teak and holly.

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I have to check, but when I did the cabin of my 38 I found in Fort Lauderdale teak and holly with a double thickness of the teak and holly veneer allowing greater ability to refinish. Give me a couple days. I think it was 1/8" thick as opposed to 1/16". Not a whole lot more$

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I've been on cat #1 on the Saratoga and had green water come over the bow just before the Cat officer touched the deck. A wee bit wet. J79s don't care. Any boat can be wet, it's just how you handle it.

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Saw the same A10 flyover at the islamorada sandbar while out with mama on the whaler. When I flew F4s out iof homestead we used to sightsee the keys a lot. Had a low level that went down Hawks channel to a range,, "patti target" just outside of the marquesas. Fun

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Stuart prop. Excellent.

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On a good note, coming down the dock from Zane Greys after tuna ahi poke, yum, saw several phosphorescent jelly fish in the very shallow water out to my slip, all is not lost.very cool.

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Don't mean to rain on the Keys parade, but that beautiful green water years ago, wasn't so green, much more bluish, like in the Bahamas. It's all a result of the phosphates and fertilizer that has fed the algae growth. I've been here since the early sixties and unfortunately degradation has occurred...

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79 mk11 38. 450 c cummins. Motors were made for that boat. A dream.

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I work for a BH company.theyve got a lot of money.

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I had a 28 with 305 Chevys, Mercs. 17 kts. 21 downhill. If I had to choose, I'd but in some efi 350s keep it simple easy, cheap. No changing engine beds , starts, shafts, tweet the props and enjoy the $10000 investment. Read Kevin's post again. I repeat, read Kevin's post.

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Re: How many Sport Fisher models Postby Pete Fallon » Apr 22nd, '15, 15:33 Bill Macovina, You have had almost as many Bertram's as I have had knee surgeries, you are a sick person even after flying jets for all those years you still appreciate a good boat. Waiting to have #18 on my knee next month. ...

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wmachovina wrote: Hi my name is Bill. I have a problem. For 30 years I've had Bertram's. A28,,,a31,,, sf converted to a fbc,,, now a 38, converted to a fishing condo in Islamorada. What do I tell my Priest? I think you need to tell the priest how much time you now have on your hands with no boat. Al...

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Bean counters. The bain of civilization. Hope I didn't offend anyone but I. Doubt anybody on this site is thusly affected. If they were,they're crappy bean counters.

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Hi my name is Bill. I have a problem. For 30 years I've had Bertram's. A28,,,a31,,, sf converted to a fbc,,, now a 38, converted to a fishing condo in Islamorada. What do I tell my Priest?

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[/url] hope they are only rumors, but I'm not optimistic. Seachele loaded heavy for 3 weeks in the Abacos

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Talking to a Captain down here ( Islamorada) said the surveyor that did the survey for Seachele when I sold her to some Venezuelan guy, said she burned up or sank. Gone. Devastating, such a beautiful wonderful boat. Trying to get details, thought someone here may know something. Sad day. Bill Machov...

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What they did to the hull of that Merritt was criminal. Thers one in Stuart with 450 c cummins and while they had to do blisters they didn't make it look like an inflatable. No wonder they're asking 199. Like putting 38EEs on the Mona Lisa

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Thread creep??? How the snow treating ya Pete?

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Had a 28 for 12 years and my 31 for 6, 28 needed them and need I say Bob? Negatory on the 31. Now that I have a 38, it's like I have said, a blown up 28 and the tabs help quite a bit. Napier hull not a wide body.

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Not a 38, have one and that is not the 38 bow, a 38 looks like, and rolls like, a blown up 28. Nice boat but much more tender than a 31.

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Mistyped phone no. 772-240-6146,y'all. Bill

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I got a cockpit from Alex back in 07,, drop in fishboxes, nice parts, not cheap but as advertised. Would use him again.

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Bruce, the place bayside used for wedding, read my daughter, is Morada Bay next to world Wide Sportsman. Attached is Pierre's,$$$' Lorelei is just north, bayside. There is a Spanish, not Cuban, Tapas bar further on down south a mile or so that while lacking in panache, had an interesting menu.anybod...

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I had 250s in my Fbc, 2400 would give 24 kts. The 210s at 2100 I would guess20 kts, 28 if you send the props to Bob :-)

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Marlin, go to Stella Maris, stop for breakfast, German pancakes, flown in there any times lovely place!

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On Seachele I laminated 3/4 marine ply treated with epoxy,shaped and glassed over.

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Interesting take on the Napier bottom. It reminds me of the old formula hulls from the 70s. The old boats with new diesels are an interesting deal. I have a 79 38fbc with 450 c cummins , she came with 270 555 cummins, probably did 16 kts. W the new motors she cruises at 22 pins at 28(kts) very tab s...

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Criminals should be shot I tell you! shot!

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Can I ask a question about trim tabs on, oh never mind

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Maybe we can all chip in and offer fla vacations to his brushmasters, I have the house on my 38 to do!

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John, you said a flat screen tv, just a tip, where I keep Seachele they have cable but no broadcast tv, in the keys. I bought a slingbox at best buy, $200.00 hook it to your cable at home , get the app on your smartphone and watch tv on the phone . Plug that into the flat screen via hdmi and tv. At ...

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Guess that eliminates Montauk !

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