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Bob Lico, I see you mentioned plywood for the thru hull fittings. I just replaced the plywood with 3/4" pvc board. It does not rot and will last forever, not to be used in a structural format. Just squeeze it down, it goes nowhere.

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How true is that?

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Capt. Pat, you are correct, I don't know what I was thinking of. I picked up and delivered one to a friend of mine up here in the north while I was on vacation in Miami. He never did install it.

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John F., I think that a co. called glasstech made the one you own. The bertram deck was solid fiberglass. I once replaced a deck about 28 years ago on another 31 that I owned and it was the standard 3 piece wood deck.

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The 3 piece deck that bertram used to sell a few years ago. It was a fiberglass replacement. Another firm used to build them also, but the one bertram sold was totally fiberglass.

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How good is the fit with the 3 piece Bertram fiberglass deck?

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I put my plug on the bottom before the bilge pump, inside the boat, tapped the plug and grounded same.

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Charlie, you must have been rich to have a loran, all we had was an old
RDF. It was great for listening to the AM radio.

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The boat is in Atlantic City getting checked out by the CG. I suppose they also would like to know what happened ,as they spent a lot of money looking for those guys.

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They did not have an EPIRB or it did not work.

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Graat job. Your making me jealous.

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I'm just wondering what if any obligations the Tourney organizers have in making sure that all entrants have the correct license. They do have certain responsibilities that all is correct. How many other boats did not have everyone licensed? I'm sure that will be brought up in appeal. That 900K is a...

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That is not the end of story, the lawyers are now lining up for a 400K payoff, ( theirs ) ask VicRoy.

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As for the Peninsular. My neighbor sold his boat with twin peninsulars. he had overheating problems. I think they were 300 hp. The nearest mechanic was quite a distance away. Service is always the big thing. I never knew anyone else with those engines, there must be a good reason.
Good Luck

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You actually watched Katie Couric?

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Trted Barta is an OK guy in my book. He won't get near 300K for that boat. A young guy at my dock picked up a 2002 30' Albemarl for 70K with 3126 cats with 1200 hours and a 5K westerbeak gen set. He brought it up from Daytona Beach to NJ. A bank just wanted to get rid of it.

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zerocavity, we have the rumble seat also, very popular in my area.

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Sim, I had a 31 in 1975 and my kids were cutting bait, etc. on the naughyde deck. I had to remove the deck to replace the naughyde, it was not bad at all. I was concerned with the installation of the Bertram glass deck. Thanks for your input.

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Thanks John, I may get back to you later in the fall.

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What is the difficulty installing the Bertram fiberglass deck? I know about removing the old deck and supports. I also heard something about fiberglass supports. Thanks in advance.

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J P Dalik, when did you steal my 2" scupper guards.

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Our group from Wildwood, NJ was there. See the thread in the political column. I'm glad I was not the only one from this site.

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We got sited about 15 or 20 years ago because our fire ext. were not at the correct height off the floor.

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Thanks for your help, Ocean Yachts makes them also. I saw a 31 bert. with them last year and another boat in Cape May.By the way, I hear Ocean Yachts is pretty well closed up this winter. It might be a rumor only.

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I am trying to find the company that sells the semi-circle scuppers that are placed outside the existing cutouts. Thanks

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Russ, good luck, it looks like a keeper. The interior looked great.

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Harv, in the old days we used a watch and a compass.
Does anyone remember 3 way fixes?
Everyone will have to reread their Chapman's book.

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34hat, installation is everything. What problems do you have with it?

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The Fishermens March on Washington is Feb. 24. We have a large crowd going by bus from Wildwood, NJ. There are other groups coming in from NY, Mass, RI, Md., De, Va, NC. There will probably some sort of display at the AC show. This is both commercial & recreational fishermen. Someone said they might...

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I understand that Bertram has not got the time to worry about a few dozen jac kets. I heard some rumors about them having to bite the bullet.

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I put a Powerwinch on my boat last winter. Easy as pie. Make sure you use a solenoid in the system. Good Luck

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Russ, the rudders measure 12", mine are 10" and I have no problems. What really caught my eye after looking at the rudders were the props.The starboard prop has a small bite about taken out of 1 blade about 1.5" long. The port blade has a small bite ready to fall off. One of the Led lights at the st...

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Russ, the boat is at Snug Harbor Marina. It is out of the water & blocked up. The boat has 1.5" shafts with 3 bladed props. The strut is original, it was bored out from the 13/8 ". There is a long crack where the bridge meets the hull on the starboard side from the rear side window towards the stern...

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The boat looks clean from the picture. That dock is about 2 miles from my house. I'll take a look at it tomorrow. I'm sure it is at the marina between Bree-ze lee and the Canyon Club.

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Capt. Bob, I just about live in the Wilmington & Baltimore canyons during the summer and I rarely if ever see Luhrs boats. I used to own a 25' 1976 cabin model with a 250 Chrysler. The boat was lousy in a following sea. Things change I guess they got better. As for engine choice, it's like food, som...

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As more of these Yanmars are installed, the public is getting secure with them. They were underestimated by many folks.
All I can say if they were not good, Hinkley would not be installing them on their boats.
I have no bias, I just wanted dependable service, which I have gotten.

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Great engines. You won't regret it.
By the way, I think these engines were underestimated by a lot of folks.
There are more of them showing up on sites like Boat Diesel. com with a lot of hours. There was one guy who had 7700 hours on them with no rebuild. It was used commericially, which is a no no.

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Capt. Lico, did you have to change your exhaust size at the stern. I was looking at Cummins 41/2 yrs. ago, but I had questions about service. The people that installed my engines ( 315 yanmars ) were the highest rated by Mack Boring. My previous engines were Volvos , which I inherited from the selle...

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In Real Estate there are 3 key things to go by, location, location & location.

In the diesel world the 3 key things to go by is service, service & service.

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You could say she might be Dora the Explorer. Looking for new conquests.

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I used to mate on a 38 bert. The back was not enclosed, the owner had taken it to Florida in the winter. Very comfortable boat. Good Luck

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As my old Uncle W. Somerset Maugham would say; " The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth".

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I would not run without the tabs. Putting 300 lbs. of ice in the boat with 231 gal of diesel and large fisherman makes for low stern.
My Bennett tabs are 12 x 30. I installed them myself.
For more info go to "The Hull Truth ", there is rep. on the site that answers all questions. Good Luck

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My sons use google earth in the family business. They use the pictures to give estimates to survey properties. The pictures show the fence lines & trees. That tells them, how difficult the job will be and what to charge. This stuff was not available in my time, we had to go out and look at most jobs...

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For a minute there, I thought you brought the 31 hull on Texas ave. across from the WaWa. ( Old Bluefin ) Good Luck

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on 11-21-02 Capt. Pat wrote the following about side window removal: There are 4 or 5 screws along the top run of the frame and same on the bottom run, probably 2 or 3 up the front run. Some of these will be accessible from the inside, others outside. All are down in the track, in some cases below t...

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My son & I replaced all the windows 5 years ago. The one on the port side rear cracked within 2 months. I think it is time to replace it. The worst job on the boat was replacing the curved windows, we got the windows from American Products in Pompano Beach. The side windows are not that difficult.

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Walt, what was the name of the sealant that Capt. Pat recommended for seating the alum. frames for the side windows? Thanks

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My old 31' Sportfisherman w/ 330 chryslers was $19K in 1967. About 1973 or so the price of everything went way up because of the oil crisis., and I no longer was paying 18 cents for fuel oil to heat my office.

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If the wind is blowing 15 to 20 kts. from the SE your time will more than double. The waves stack up in a short time period. When you do get to Cape May, you will probably have to tighten all the fastners.
4' to 5' waves in Delaware Bay is no place to be if you are driving into the waves. Good Luck

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