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MITCH!!!!

Say it ain't so!!!! What is going on? Why part with her!

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I like the big greek stripper pole in picture #6.

It is all you Tim,

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Tim,

If you want help, just call. I can bring tools.

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I know you said you need 6". I have about 6' of 4" if anyone needs it. It is left over from my repower. I would like to keep some as backup, but can help someone out in a pinch. Brand new, never used...

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First I would like to take an opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for a ton of things, one of which is the friendships that Captain Patrick has provided the opportunity to enjoy via this board. No doubt about it! The boat has had its fiberglass repairs and is up on ...

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This sight gives amazing weather links. I have used it for 2 years.

They are closing down.

If anyone is looking for a business, or can help them in any measureable way, take a look and get in touch.

They really have been great. FYI...

http://clipper.coastweather.com/

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Neil,

I got your call, and I shot you an email. I will call you later this week.

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Steve,

That boat looks awesome!

What are the chances of you and I doing something with Alchemy!?

You will sell her fast at that price and looking like that.

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When you say mix the pepper into the paint, you mean into the bottom paint.

I don't think you can put bottom antifouling paint on the running gear can you?

Won't it react badly between the metals?

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Liz and I had a great weekend. We really enjoyed seeing everyone again, and in some cases for the first time! I really like putting faces to names. Russ, JK, Lyman, it was great to finally meet you guys in person! I know I forgot others, but it was a busy weekend, and it was so much to see, meet and...

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I did the same at the beginning of September. It hit on the starboard side. Prop was mildly bent, but I also suffered a bent shaft and a bent strut. It depends where the log hit your boat. Worst of all it delaminated much of the glass under the strut, and this has to be cut out and rebuilt from scra...

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Mike,

I have bailed employees out. I know what you mean. Never a good situation...

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Ric,

By reputation, I am not sure you having a car is a safe promise to make. I hear that riding with you is like taking ones own life in ones hands and making a bad gamble!

That true???

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I visited the boat with a surveyor/adjuster today, to confirm the level of repairs that will be necessary. Based on some of the other estimates I have recieved for other work (port strut backing pad, bottom cleaning, etc.) I thought the yard was creative in the other area of my repairs as well. Long...

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I got this story from my brother. He recieved it from a board in RI. The author is right. Where is the video camera when you need it! I can visualize it completely!!!! Read on... Something I saw today that I still don't believe...... a seagull with a fishing line around it's leg, with a plug on the ...

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Jimmy,

Was your fiberglass sheet red, green or brown?

And Patrick, if I order from the place in Florida, which would be the product?

I just don't want to put the wrong stuff in the boat and have to do it over...

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Steve,

A couple of ideas.

1) Skip Helme at Brewer St. boatworks in Newport. Does great work.

2) Eddie Johnson at Johnson Boat Works - 401-255-0208

3) Call Rick Weller at Marine Metal Fab. and ask where he would go. He never ceases to amaze me with what he comes up with!

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Patrick, Technical question... Epoxy meaning West System? Or another variety. How about either of these options... http://www.lbifiberglass.com/lbiproducts/resins.html#anchor346655 or http://www.lbifiberglass.com/lbiproducts/resins.html#anchor252738 The vinylester resin option... I am confident in t...

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You guys are all saying what I am thinking (except for Timmy of course...). I am not worried about the glass work, as I have done a significant amount of that on the boat already. I gutted her (the boat) 8 years ago, and rebuilt everything from the firewall back with 1/2" marine ply all glassed in, ...

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Yes Bruce, the mahogany backing "plate" board is cracked and seperating from the hull. It creates a decent vibration in reverse, and if I grab the strut, and yank back and forth, I can move it reasonably easily. The other side wouldn't do that, even after hitting the tree. Vic, I am working on the j...

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Patrick, My port strut is suffering from the "Classic Bertram Strut problem". My yard wants $5000 to repair, with no hull damage or collision. I am thinking I can do this myself... given all the other stuff I have done. Could you fill me in on the remaining details of the installation process? In ot...

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JC. You are lucky you caught it! I would believe that the deteriorated metal on the props is due to cavitation if it is close to the hub. If so, you need to add cup to your blade. See your prop dealer, he will go with it. You may need anywhere between 1-4 degrees of cup, depending on what the pitch ...

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It looks to me like the wheels are basically under the engines.

Triple axle looks key.

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I am waiting for someone to proclaim the ultimate! I can see it now... They are having challenges with the wife. They have been trying for a baby for months, but to no avail. She has tried all the tricks, and so has he. Finally, he comes into the room with the big red can. He sprays her from head to...

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I called CT soda in Branford, and they quote $35 per foot all done. That is $1080 with zero impact to the yard, and no involvement either. Peter Legnos is of the mind that I ought to simply sand with an 8" foam backed pad and use his product to barrier coat as it can be applied all in one day withou...

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Ted, Your quote about having it and not needing it is very appropriate for Gas, but not for diesel. It is good to have "reserve power" with a gas set up, but you really want to try to size your diesels to the speed and conditions you will run the engines at 85-90% of the time or you really are not g...

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I am going to ask a few more yards and maybe do it, maybe not this year. I am not obligated, so we shall see where it eventually lands. SteveZ, in my case I am not aiming to remove any gelcoat, only the paint. heck, if I leave it alone, it will all fall off anyway! It is falling off at a heck of a c...

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I chatted with the yard manager today between the rain drops (or should I say buckets...) $60 per foot to soda blast = $18-1900 $28 per foot for barrier coat = $870 $18 per foot for bottom paint = $560 All plus materials = $3330 (plus materials) Plus mystery price for bootstripe. Are they out of wha...

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Walter, Thanks for the compliment on Alchemy. I do try to keep her up, and a bit every year provides for progress. I would not think of not barrier coating if I end up soda blasting. That being said, what does it typically cost? Those of you who have done it, what was the ballpark price? Thanks! D

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Anyone here have the bottom of their boat (or anything else...) soda blasted in the NE area recently? If so, what did it cost? Any concerns? Do you need to or should you barrier coat afterwards? My yard is quoting a soda blast job, barrier coat for me, and then a new bootstripe. Just trying to keep ...

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John, I saw a great set up on Starship last year, and copied it. I love it, and Liz really likes the fact that she can finally sit on the flybridge when we are running, vs. the single center seat I had for years. Send me your email and I will shoot you a couple of pictures of what he did. I also cop...

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Whaler,

I have the 240 yanmar 4 cylinder, and it is without a doubt not underpowered.

The boat runs awesomely!

if that is a word...

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I almost looked down on Alchemy from above recently. Shore power connection failed (long story) and the batteries were run down from all the rain (two weeks) and she had a lot of water in her. I think the main problem was that the alarm won't work if you don't have power to make it work. In my case ...

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I am heading to New Haven on Tuesday of next week for the viewing day at Winchester/U.S. Repeating Arms. We are looking for a few things which might be available there, but there are a couple of things that might be of interest here... Some time ago I remember conversations about wood routers etc., ...

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Jerry, I am sorry to hear you decided to copy me and take it up a notch... I have asked the insurance company to bless the removal of the transmissions from Alchemy and have them evaluated by ZF. I don't actually anticipate any problems will be found as I came back on my own power, but as I said to ...

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JP, lets talk when you get closer. It is looking like in addition to the repairs, I may have other bottom work to do, and that may take precedence this year for the cash. But it is very tempting to talk about it! Lets see what the numbers are. Tom, We typically bring the fish up on the starboard sid...

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Timmy, If that were to break due to that, I might think I would have bigger issues... JP, I was thinking of two on the transom, and one on the starboard side at some point for the gaffing... And likely not this year...unfortunately... Just got off the phone with the insurance company and things are ...

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JP,

What is the most common size you see installed in a B31, and what is the cost per light to buy them?

Thanks,

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Looks like they shot it with a 12 gauge!

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Bayside Diesel Service has a booth at the Newport Boat show if you are interested in talking with them. They are fantastic guys who have never missed a beat for me in what is now going on 3 years since my repower. They fish, and boat and thus know what is important to us. Not just a company who pump...

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Damn man, that looks great.

You have a lot to be proud of!

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Patrick, Yup, yup, and yup. There is cracking evident on the inside of the hull. No one was hurt, and that is the key. I will give a run down when all is clear. Boat is out, and in the shed at the yard. I was relieved when I killed the power switch, knowing she would be safe on the hard. In the mean...

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Walter,

I did not take on any water. The Bertram is built like a brick as you know. But I do have cracks around my struts that I can see from inside the boat, and a good solid shimmy.

I will know more in the am when she comes out of the water...

Damned tree was about a foot thick...

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Yup, that is right. I think the NE season is over for me. Running at cruise through the race at the end of Fishers Island, I hit a submerged tree. Broke the tree in half. I don't yet know the extent of the damage to Alchemy. At this point she will be hauled in the am, and I have touched base with my...

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another friend had a boat and he couldn't figure out what to name it.

We called it "MILF".

Initials stand for.....

Man I Love Fishing...

Damned right, and we are sticking to it.

It was funny calling him on the vhf though...

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One of my buddies is Brooke Tyler the 4th.

the name of his boat is....

IV Play

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Yeah, I am going to miss some of his antics. I feel for his wife and two young kids, and fortunately his shows will remind us of some of his classic sayings and reactions! "Gosh, look at the size of that bloke!" or the ever famous "Krikey!!!!" I feel the same way you do Pat. Too damned bad and a fre...

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I am thinking of putting it on the flybridge. I would like to put it on the swim platform, but not offshore.

I can put it behind the seat on the flybridge, or turn it to the side to vent outboard. Otherwise I only want to make sure the exhaust is being blown off the boat!

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Awesome guys. Thanks. My parents will be extremely grateful.

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Is the Bertram named Black and Blue a 50'?

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The guys who did my repower have a booth at the Newport Show

I hit a tree with my boat.