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Bruce,

The 5th is on Thursday and you're already covered... Did you get the itinerary that I emailed to you?

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John,

Thanks for posting the image!

My best to Poppy, hope to see ya'll at the party...

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Some news reporting: http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/oct ... m-atlanti/

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Looks like the storm will be leaving the Bahamas in a few hours & sparing the Little Bank any direct contact. From there the forecast is good for Joaquin to thread a path offshore of the U.S. coast line and well west of Bermuda. If the predictions hold true everyone will be out of harms way and Rand...

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The UV system burns the water I believe and gives it a funky smell like rotten eggs when you initially turn it on. Steve, Usually the "rotten egg smell" is an indication of sulphur in the water. The UV filter doesn't impart any taste to the water or change the properties other than to disrupt the D...

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Tony, One advantage of living out in bonnies is no chemical pollutants to contaminate the well. Every thing out here is cattle country so no agricultural pesticides, fertilizers, or other chemical sources nearby. No big city pollutants within a 70 mile radius... Most of LLANO county sits on top of a...

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Tony, thanks! I did a thorough set of tests prior to installing the filtration and disinfection equipment. I haven't done any more testing other than hardness at the well and at the final tap using a titration test. Hardness dropped from 24 gpg at the well to less than 1 gpg at the tap. Currently I'...

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Nice ride Bob! Here's another image of Necessity:

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Thanks Bob... There's always a dozen or so other projects going on behind the scenes.

Get over to your "new ride" thread and give us the details on what going there!

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Steve, Thanks for compliment. Ya'll get so much rainfall that I'd think cisterns would be the predominate system. Desalination is good and makes a smaller foot print but can be very wasteful with it's waste water unless it's some how recycled. Then there's the de-mineralization making the water tast...

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Thanks Guys... Tommy, the frog pond & waterfall continues to be the focal point of the house front, albeit it needs a serious hair cut; vegetation has grown into a bit of a jungle... Yannis, I always have the thought that "is today the day that the well peters out". But there's no indication that po...

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Some of ya'll may remember that last year I built an 8,500 gal concrete rain capture cistern coupled with a 1,500 gal poly storage/working tank. I've just put the final piece of equipment to finish the water processing. So here's a brief run down on how I'll keep from getting thirsty... http://bertr...

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And that's just for one storm....

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OK guys, time to pay attention........... Tropical Storm JOAQUIN will soon become a hurricane and could be destined for the upper mid-Atlantic coast line and points north, by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Everybody in the coastal area from Virginia north through Connecticut & Rhode Island needs...

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Steve and others that may be interested,

If you're interested don't rely on this forum to get the message through to Bertram...

If you want your B31 to be considered for the show, Contact Tommy Thompson at TThompson@bertram.com

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Got an email this morning from Bertram.... ------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Patrick, We are looking for a 31 for the show. We have several options at this point, but I want to make sure I don’t miss out on that special 31 that I haven’t seen. We will pay all expenses t...

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Max,

Brew runs a pair of 6LP Yanmars with 2:1 transmissions...

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very little adheres well to Starboard

And what does adhere is a very weak bond, usually less than 200 psi bond strength. Structural bonding generally needs to be over 1,200 psi...

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Thanks Ray

Good to see you back online...

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First I have to figure out how to post pictures here.

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

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Mark,

Check with American Marine. They can make a turn key windshield, complete with glazing. You may have to send your old windshield to them as a pattern...

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Ernest, 1. Crack fuel feed from secondary to injector pump, and hand pump 100 times til steady fuel comes out inlet to injection pump. 2. Crack fuel line at injector and crank engine til steady fuel comes out. Repeat at each injector. That's the fastest way and usually don't have to go through it ag...

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Had a nice phone conversation with Tommy Thompson today. Not much more than has been posted is new, he did send me a different version of the drawing that was included in the email that some of you got. (Image above that David posted...) I modified the drawing with some notations. http://bertram31.c...

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Well, I booked a flight to Liquordale and will make the Bertram Invitation party on the 5th. Not very interested in the boat show itself so only plan on being there on the 5th. Flying back on the 9th the other 3 days will be spent with Bruce and Shirley if they'll have me...

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Frank,

Thanks for sharing!

I sent Tommy a note to call me again for any other updates and I'll see if he'll send me the missing drawing...

The November Ft Lauderdale Boat Show sounds interesting. I may just consider going.

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Yannis, Underwater Exhaust Systems have been around for over 20 years... There's a lot of mixed feelings about it, I for one don't like them mainly because I can't visually inspect the raw water flow by just looking at the exhaust at the transom. Secondly, I believe they're fish deterrents. Mainly y...

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John, Without installing hatch plate latches there is only one possible solution... The hatch plates are relatively light, maybe 2 lb each for the 4 medium sized and 5 - 6 lbs for the large one. The small fuel fill inspection plate probably doesn't make much rattle sound. By adding weight to the und...

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John, First, the deck must be securely screwed down. If you've got the 3 section Glastech style aftermarket deck. there are 3 sections, port, starboard and center. The center section has flanges on both sides and spans the center deck joists. There should be three to four #10 flat head screws runnin...

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The Yanmar 4 bangers, (230 & 240), are designed from the beginning as commercial use marine diesels. They are not marinized road vehicle engines. As long as the engine have had the proper maintenance and care and continue to receive it, 4,000 to 5,000 hours before overhaul is feasible. Be sure to ke...

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Well, Erika met her demise over Cuba... Thank you El Nino!

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Is it still alive?

Dead and gone...

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Looks like you don't have much to be concerned with Bruce...

TS through the keys, then west coast FL and it could even shift more to the west and miss the FL mainland. Who the hell knows...

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http://www.boardingramp.com/

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Hunker down Brother, ain't no way to spend your two off days....

Holler if you need anything.

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TROPICAL STORM ERIKA

Danny's dead but Erika could pose a threat to the Bahamas and the lower US east coast...

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Joe,

For 2" full flow fittings go with the 3" APHS-3000. The Perforated Screen - 0.077" Diameter holes is standard and no options for smaller or larger holes...

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Joe,

Hands down, the Groco APHS Hinged Door is what you want. Get the next size up for whatever your through hull fitting is and you should be using a full flow fitting, not the standard. See: http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/strainers.htm

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Joseph,

The chain locker bulk head does support the front deck between the bow peak and the v-berth hatch. Total removal would necessitate adding more material between the overhead stringers. See: http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/core.htm

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Dug,

We reached the goal on August 8th... The $7,000 is my annual "must make" amount; any thing over takes more worries away...

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Scot,

Might take a refresher look at http://bertram31.com/proj/tips/in_hull_ducer.htm

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Tropical storm Danny may not peter out, but will be affected heavy wind shear as it moves to the Caribbean south of Puerto Ricco. The Lesser Antilles may get a low level hurricane before Danny gets sheared back to TS status. Too soon to say where it'll go from there, but I don't think that the coast...

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You'd be best served if the tank were coated both inside and out while new... The outside coating could be a cold tar epoxy coating or an epoxy bed liner coating. Proper prep and passivation of the aluminum is a must. The inside coating must stand up to ethanol laced fuel. I'd recommend POR-15 Fuel ...

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Pretty work Jimmy!

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Steve,

I suspect that the answer may be along the reply I made to Nav about a tower. http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... 03#p109705

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Frank, As with anything I do, including computers, I consider myself a highly skilled novice... I've been in a love/hate relationship with Microsoft since Win95 first came out. It's been a long 20 yr road since my Packard Bell 133Mhz and dialup 56k modem, and many of cuss words have be directed towa...

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"I'll be happy if it is As Good as XP" It's at least that good. Probably a lot better. I haven't run XP in close to 8 years. Visually there's a difference with Win10 , but still basically the Windows classic view, but with a streamlined interface. Takes a few days to get used to, but nothing that s...

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Lin, Thanks for update and your extension of Southern Hospitality to some of our Yankee Brethren. Brew's good people! Speaking of Cuba, today is historic in that the American flag is flying over the American Embassy in Havana for the first time since January of 1961. As for posting images, see: http...

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I find it hard to believe that rumor. Kind'a like the rumor about Algore running for president again...

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Yeah, Carl, I was not overly happy with Vista myself, but had fairly few problems during the 7 years I was running it.

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