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PeterPalmieri

Hopefully these all uploaded

Today was the day, ran the new 370s for the first time. Completely insane. Full tank, 3 men, bottom yet to be blasted. Not completely dialed in yet.
3040rpms 34.5kts
2200rpms 25kts
2500rpms 28kts
2600rpms 30kts

https://imgur.com/a/fXT5GsI

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Sorry I forgot to measure. I’ll get on it this weekend.

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I will take out my tape measure and let you know when I get one this afternoon.

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Peter I have a pair of 8’ sit on top kayaks for the same reason. They fit nicely between the engine box and aft cockpit panel. I don’t know if you have a plate in the deck for a fighting chair? But I’ve strapped the nose of the kayak to my fighting chair and left the back on top of the gunnel. A wet...

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For the record I have two shafts and a tie bar laying on the side of my garage that I feel guilty scrapping. If you need anything

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Sorry Carl, my bad. The Bertram gods have been crying every weekend my boat should have been in the water. We are working on it.

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Hey Peter Havent been on the board for quite some time, but look for your boat everytime I drive past the Village Dock. Good to see you are almost there! Will be looking for you out there= Gene They need to dredge the Argyle basin so until they do the boat will be in Louis pond when it goes back in.

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They make them either to big or two small for our boat at this point. I was looking at a large bow mounted trolling motor just for the spot lock. I don’t think you’d get any speed out of it for trolling.

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With no boat in the water I have killed some time on YouTube. There are some pretty amazing things going on especially in the world of multihull sail boats. The problem of running heat and AC off a battery is no more, hydro regeneration from free spinning props. Recharging directly off the engines p...

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Carl, Slightly off topic, but what isn’t. I moved my office during the pandemic and it’s now 2 miles from the house. On the way there I pass the school the boys go to and my boat slip. When I actually have a boat again that should make it a lot easier to get out then in the past. Hoping to have a lo...

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Carl, I know you and many other folks park the car in a lot and walk down the dock to your boat. I have the ability to back my truck right up to the transom of the boat. So going from the cockpit to the truck bed is really no different than going into the vberth. I have 40 or so rods and as many Pla...

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I was think decks, cabin pieces, flybridge. Not sure how close everything is. I just assumed they made a mold from a 31 hull.

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I used to fish on a 31 years ago that had a transom box. Very useful I thought. We’re those Bertram items or after market?

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I would have thought they would have at least stuck around and sold parts from all the molds they built.

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Overall, I’m very excited about a minimalist approach. Easy to clean and easy to maintain. I had always been a center console fisherman so the idea of showing up with a bunch of sandwiches, rods and tackle. Hose it all off and bring home works for me. The wiring is simple enough that I can pretty si...

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I have 4 bilge pumps. Cabin, just aft of the cabin bulkhead, the transom and a larger in the transom with a high water alarm and a higher float switch. The crash valves will have hose coiled in the companionway, will be super easy to flush the system or to get a hose forward or aft if needed.

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Carl, I’m very much in the camp… we are loading the boat at 4:45 and leaving the dock at 5, plan on being there at 4:30 and if you get there at 5:01 we will have left and if you missed the load in at 4:45 we will pull out some deck chairs and watch you clean the boat at the end of the day. You want ...

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Rob, I totally agree and there is unfortunately going to be some of that but in the case of the wiring. I have to run hard wires for some switches like a horn and bilge pumps. I think either way I was going to have 3 switches on the bridge. I will now have 5. Everything else like interior lighting i...

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BTW I’m skipping the czone, I’ve really been trying to keep things simple and we have some lights and bilge pumps a few screens and that’s it. I’m really appreciating going with minimal stuff and not having to worry about things that can break. Super close to getting in, have a nice big list for the...

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I’m right with you, I’m thoroughly over dreaming about using my boat. I fully intend to post about doing stuff, maybe in the spring haha.

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I thought everyone loved my teak deck, now you break the news that it’s only me. (Joking) I had the hinges that slid apart, without anything but friction or gravity from keeping them from coming apart. They were great when you wanted to take off the boxes. They weren’t so great when you opened the b...

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Simple Carl, not surprised I didn’t think of that. I’m going to order them and see what happens.

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Thank you those are the default ones I was planning on going with if I surface mounted them on the outside. Wasn’t sure if anyone has successfully mounted them on the inside or used another hinge. The pin so the box can be removed is important and more so then hiding them if these can’t be mounted i...

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Anyone have a recommendation for engine box hinges? I’m hoping to mount them on the inside so they are hidden.

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BTW for those not on Facebook Blue Beard is getting the crap fished out of it somewhere off the coast of Africa and the owner is a wonderful steward of that boat. It’s great to see whenever he pops up.

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Bruce I wish you and your daughter the best of health. Prays to both of you, I can only guess your daughters hurt you more than your own. Maybe I’m still considered the newbie young guy still, unfortunately I’m now old enough that I can only hope. I’m so grateful to Capt Pat and still have regrets I...

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My dad had the same dream of bringing his boat to Florida...and he did, has had it there for 10-15 years. Gorgeous. warm water out of Port St Lucie, offshore trips are 20-30 miles, beach or sandbars to enjoy the water a stones throw from the marina ... There is a downside there though...winds will ...

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Carl, I’ve never had that end of season run either. It’s usually hoping I can get one more trip in, falls through the weather sucks and we winterize her in her slip Im hoping but not holding my breath that someday we will move her to a warmer climate to actually use her for the winter at some point....

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So he must have modified the stringers to widen the fuel tank, assuming they put the sea keeper just aft of the companionway. Wish someone would show more of that boat. I love the interior setup in there. Pretty stock but opened up the vberth and nice fiberglass window frames. Would love to see more...

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I’ve never had a problem at 13.5kts planing off. Sometimes lower depending on the conditions.

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Snipe are the SMX gauges capturing fuel consumption data for you?

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Snipe, that’s great to know and that seems to be what my thinking was. Carl, I’m in a village marina so they don’t allow trucks to come in for fuel but at worst I’m passing by the Captree fishing docks on my way out where there is a commercial party boat fleet and fuel dock plus a couple of local fu...

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Tony, I think you are correct, it is really the least of my concerns. I don’t see me picking up from the Hudson to go to veatch or Cape May. And I don’t see if I ever moved the boat to FL doing extended Bahamas trips. If that was the case I have left plenty of space for saddle tanks. But overall I h...

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I reused a base I had made years ago, it’s pretty simple. An oval shaped length of pipe with legs set in to give your feet some room. With a metal plate in the middle. The seats are on slides and shocks.

Really looking forward to getting the boat in the water.

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Jeremy, it the 36 or 38. Snipe put in the 40 and it fits just fine also. They honestly don’t look any different from afar and you seem to be able to get around either one with enough room.

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Tony,

I did the old tank was 185 we were able to get in 235-240 I believe.

Pete

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After catching up on Carolina Reeper I feel like a minimalist. Adding backing pads to the seawater intakes. Decided to put the raycors just above the shaft logs. Steering is done, fuel lines are done. Exhaust is all dry fit. In the companionway I’m just putting crash valves and transducers along wit...

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Looks amazing.

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Sheesh Peter- Wa'd I do to you? You cut me right out of the triangle stopping at the VZ...couldn't bump it in a tad bit more to the Raritan Bay. Oh wait I know, its because I only have BT's and this is BTA's only. LOL... We do have a good amount of 31's in our area, just limited on dock space, but ...

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Thanks JR I know how it feels for you and Pete both I thought I would be done in a season maybe two and it took nearly five but it was so worth it. Hang in there guys it’s coming then we all need to raft up some day and just relax! Both of your boats are looking great can’t wait to pretty up mine. ...

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It wasn’t a potter hull. The new ones from the 90s that they also made the lefty kreh edition with. Of course I have seacraft popping up in my FB feed now. It was nice, new console, new wiring and a motor. My buddy sold it and moved south. I would have enjoyed it, I really like bay fishing on an ope...

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Carl wrote: ↑Jul 19th, '23, 12:55 Peter- It's better to go Cold Turkey, no boating till Bertram is done.

That’s why I’ve been hiding from this site for a year and a half. Now I’m back and finding myself watching boat walk through videos every morning. It is easier to just stay away.

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After redoing the flybridge I’m putting my hand rails back. It obviously looks better without them and the underside of the brow does work. But I’ve had a number of occasions either early in the morning when there is condensation on deck or cleaning in the afternoon when I’ve slipped. Trying to grab...

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captbone wrote: ↑Jul 18th, '23, 21:45 Still have your flats boat?

No wish I did. I also had an opportunity to buy a friends 20’ sea craft when I started the project. Which I should have done.

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Tony, I really thought we’d get to run her before the end of last season and then I was sure we’d drop her in at a normal time in the spring. Then I booked a vacation the week of July 4th certain we’d be ready when I got back. Now I’m back and every day is painful, picking weeds in the morning and g...

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captbone wrote: ↑Jul 11th, '23, 13:33 Just checking in on your boat status. I miss seeing it at the Gazebo.

I hopefully you can see this. Almost there, when I’m in I’ll be over at Louis Pond until they dredge the argyle basin.

https://imgur.com/a/GS0OSHw

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Sorry to hear Bruce, take care of yourself.

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My wife is still recovering from her accident. I’m not sure she’s capable of making the trip but if she is we’d likely get a hotel. She can’t sleep on the boat.

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If I’m in, I’m in. That’s a very straight run for me.

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An ABYC surveyor should do that in his report.

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