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Carl

scenarioL113 wrote: ↑Nov 21st, '23, 09:08 and feel the breeze coming at you!

...36 knots is one helluva breeze.

Carl

Carl, You cannot imagine what the opening lower part of the 28 front windows can do for you! I have a well-designed boat, the 31 Bertram. On the 31 both front windows can be opened, along with the sides, not just some small lower portion. As they say "Do it right or don't do it at all". lol...it's ...

Carl

I fully understand the allure of high performance boats, but 6 outboard to push a 52’ Center Console style boat 80 mph is a big, ok cool, but why. Yes they are fast, but not race boat fast. I like open boats, but 50’ of open is absurd. Cabin is sharp, but I guess built to impress. I am impressed, bu...

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Francesco Don't lurk, get involved to keep this sandbox going. It is of little help if the same people with the same ideas trade them back n forth. Fresh ideas and opinions are always needed in my opinion. So outside the US, well that's not great for us to put a package deal together...lol. Then aga...

Carl

Very Nice Peter, very Nice! Scooting along at that clip will be great and I know will keep you happy. What will be even better is knowing the boat is capable of making the trip to your destination and back without problems. And that is coming from someone who had reliable motors, the ethanol years a...

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Not sure if practical, . It's a boat, what does practical have to do with it...lol. I do understand your point Yannis, the design is not conducive to live aboard for extended periods. That said the standard 31 layout is not a comfy boat to hang out on when the weather is not conducive to being outs...

Carl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rOs8V7_ys

It looks great, its sharp, I'd love to have, N run for a couple of hours...then I'm not sure what I'd do with it, aside from filling it up at the Gas dock. Hmmm..maybe let the next owner do that.

Carl

Nice job, now get out and enjoy her.

Carl

The interior layout is spectacular, really opens up and modernizes the look with classic appeal.

Seems to raise fish too

Carl

Darn… I walked the dog n it was real nice out, water was flat. Oh well

Carl

Lol, I heard yesterday about the bluefin. Of course it was sunny n I was going to the boat to winterize. It would only take a few minutes to launch her…. But I’d have to bring stuff back to boat, renew permit, catch bait…. I’d be today by the time I was ready. And I’m kinda happy it is cold n dreary...

Carl

IF- If you’re ok using Polycarbonate (Lexan, Makralon) changing the side windows is not difficult and allows you to slide them open. 1- buy the polycarbonate 2- remove old glass being careful TO CRACK IT. It’s tough double glass with plastic sheet between so it takes a lot to break it and remove. I ...

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Mr Elements- Removing the entire frame is my thought as well. The frame will need more attention than making the panels in my opinion. I have a feeling that once removed it may be easier to fabricate new frames...and I know that IS NOT going to be easy. I think this, as I welded and ground a frame y...

Carl

Funny- I saw this post this morning thinking someone got back to me about the curved windows. I emailed Lookout and Procurve Glass Design about the curved windows last night before leaving work. I have a feeling this is my winter project... I'd like to see pricing for a set of curved windows compare...

Carl

Ughh, going through withdrawal. I may have to put the boat back in, the weather is sunny n warm and I have the urge.

Maybe I'll go fish off the dock...

Carl

Nice fish Jason! Good way to end a season and kids look like they are enjoying. I don't mind barefoot...but at these temps my feet are cringing just thinking about it. Although it did warm up and lay down around noon on Sunday, it was a bit sporty in the early morning...but I'm still sure it was bar...

Carl

Peter- I think you're talking about a hole shot. The boat is at planning speed almost instantly as you throttle up. You now have Big Wheels and tons of torque to turn them almost instantly on your boat. You're getting to speed and on plane before the boat has a chance to squat. Heck, your 370 motors...

Carl

So that's it, another season has come to a close for The Boat. I hauled her 7am Saturday, power washed the bottom, found her a good spot in the yard to spend the winter, pulled some stuff off, and even remembered to remove the bait from the freezer. The Boat came out Saturday as I was done with the ...

Carl

Was that the Eastwind that just blew by... Stellar performance, you'll be grinning from ear to ear for a long time! Congratulations on getting Eastwind to burn diesel, it was a long long road! Boating is so much nicer when you know the boats going to run...and boy does yours RUN! Maybe you should ch...

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I thought we were just talking about storage for poles in semi-use. When I first bought the boat it took a trip or two to realize the former steward had no pole holders to speak of. For an avid fisherman, I was a little taken aback. He had the two big Lees, one on each side, the fighting chair had a...

Carl

I have a pair of poly triple verticle pole holders just inside the side cowls. Poles fit just outside the tower, or a net can go there as well as knife, brush, and hook remover. I utilize those the most as it is easily reachable and out of the way. On the tower I have a few holders, but I need to st...

Carl

ktm_2000 wrote: ↑Nov 6th, '23, 13:31 a Nice Day on the water and plenty of fish around is icing on the cake

You can say that again!

Carl

Nice looking Bertrams, and looks and sounds like it was a great day on the water. LOL, mine passes as OK at 50' or better. Jasons boat kept looking better and better the closer I got to it. He really did a fantastic job on that boat, it's a real looker. His numbers say it's a great performer too!

Carl

Taking the boat to go explore an island, that's cool!

We have two man-made islands here, but they are off-limits to the public. The old quarantine islands from days gone by, Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. Today it's a bird sanctuary.

Carl

Jason- Glad you finally made it happen, a mini Bertram rendevous in the Raritan. It figures this was the only day over the weekend I didn't bring someone else to see your boat and my pictures do not do her justice. Your boat looks amazing! The kids must have had a blast catching some nice-sized fish...

Carl

pschauss wrote: ↑Nov 2nd, '23, 07:29 We are. She’s an equity partner at KPMG.

Awesome for her!!

Carl

Wow!

Peter, I'd imagine that is a double-edged sword, tough being so far but so proud she followed her path.

Carl

Oops, I read that too fast Peter, for a second I thought you took a quick trip with the boat to Helsinki. How did your daughter and family come to live there? Or were you the transplant to the US? In this area I think many did not rack up the hours of past seasons. Glad to hear you’re getting the bo...

Carl

I'm not a fan of the cold anymore. Had to go out fishing yesterday, trying to tie knots in braid with cramped hands and no feeling in my fingers was far from fun. But I had to do what I had to do...so I did. I thought I'd try jigging for the bass as it's something I really never do and since the fis...

Carl

Friday was a shorts, but bring a jacket day. Saturday was a Shorts n T-shirt day. Great afternoon fishing, even caught a keeper! We went over to the Tiki-Bar for a nice outside dinner on the water, full moon and not a breeze. I almost wanted...no I did want to go back out fishing after. Would have b...

Carl

Seems like an awful lot of water to be had by condensation.

Getting bad gas is possible, especially from mom-and-pop places. That would be the easiest fix of all.

Carl

Interesting how the boat was designed with being used for military use…then again I believe the same was true with the 31’s. I wrote that wrong...the boats were considered and used to some degree by the military. They just did a keel up restoration, New Cat C7.1 engines, complete tower and interior...

Carl

Knit Witt was refurbished in the late 80’s early 90’s, did they redo again? I remember as my dad has a 28’ from 1966 that I believe is hull #1 and his friend, a prior owner of the boat was giving dad pictures and articles about the boat telling him he should call Hatteras n see if they wanted to buy...

Carl

So you think the water was acquired from a gas station? I’d guess that is the lesser of all evils. Easier to avoid a bad station then figure out n fix a problem with boats fuel system.

Carl

Aren’t you on the wrong side of the country? My 02 says it looks close, but also looks like the black cabin windows are going all the way to the back of the cabin. The 28’s I am familiar with have windows going back about 2/3 s the way. But from the distance of th shot, I couldn’t call it. Nice shot...

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That’s why it’s called fishing and not catching. It’s nice to catch….ok, not true, it’s awesome to catch what you’re going out for, but just being out is really a huge part of it. Doing poorly in the catching aspect makes the good days even better. Again kind of a lie, it still hmmm, no Have to use ...

Carl

After 13 years I got tired of moving those shafts around, so I just got rid of them. Trust me I don't miss them. By the way, they are only scrap metal. A magnet sticks to them. Tie bar is not worth much as the configuration changes alot from boat to boat...the material is normally just regular tube...

Carl

Yannis your English is better than mine, I just find myself with a streak of immaturity at times.

Carl

Good luck Mathew, I had 2 people want to go with me last night. I left when planned, and had my first fish in before I got the call that they could not make it. It looks like I will have to stay in a bit longer...77 degrees Friday, 80 on Saturday, a light breeze forecasted, and the striper bite is o...

Carl

LOL - Tony I hear you...after this weekend with all the rain n wind, I was set to pull the boat this week. Yesterday a flood of calls n texts about the bite being better than last week. I couldn't get out of here yesterday to go, but going to try for it today...just one more trip. LOL Funny, I am so...

Carl

Yannis wrote: ↑Oct 23rd, '23, 12:45
the hard dinghy is once every so often.

long trips with hard dinghies in the cockpit,

wow...so much to say. But I think it best to just bite my tongue on this one.

Carl

Moving blanket on transom and slide it in and out would be the simplest.

If you want to get complicated, add a davit.

Carl

Sorry don’t butter the biscuit Peter, push to get that boat in and make the Bertram gods happy… lol

Jason, I’ve been keeping an eye out for you. Glad to see you put some hours on the boat.

Carl

Matthew, you have been getting out as in going offshore, something I really wanted to do this year. Trailering has its merits without a doubt. I thought about doing that early on when getting into boating. The cost savings of not having a slip made it reasonable to justify buying a truck just to tow...

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...it has been difficult to respond to this post. Bruce, my prayers to you and your daughter for what you are and have been going through, health is everything. Reflecting on those who have passed is tough. I believe the first I recall was Dave Kosh. Great guy, I spoke with him a couple of times as ...

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Rain, how unusual for the weekend... I am not going to complain as I have been getting out during the week lately to fish a bit after work. The weather has been great during the week in the late afternoon, with awesome sunsets. The fishing was great...granted it was great fishing "before" I made it ...

Carl

They make them either to big or two small for our boat at this point. I think if the sales in the too-big / too-small realm are good, we will see manufacturers working to fill the gap. Maybe instead of the units being drop in trolling motors they will be more on the Add on Bow Thrusters I have been...

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hydro regeneration from free spinning props. Yes and no... A boat Held still, sitting in current would see "free energy" as the current turned the prop n generated electricity. A boat towed by TowBoat USA or a good samaritan would see free energy from its free-turning prop... Of course, the tow boa...

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Doug, I’m not sure when it was my world. ….or if it ever was. I have seen a bunch of the funky new boats go by over the past year or two. Interesting in the way it runs n looks. Not for me, but so far in life that means I’ll wind up with one. Anyway I put myself off track… Seen the new European styl...

Carl

When you say AlL, does that go for diesel as well?

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