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Bill,

For cleaning turbo see: http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... 31&p=69685

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Robert,

Email me an unedited image that you want as an avatar and I'll take care of it...

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Robert, Interesting data... Especially from the stand point of the quest for just how many B31s were built. We all knew that the count was somewhere between 1750 and 1780 hulls. With yours being #1716, produced in January of '86, and 22 anniversary editions, that narrows the count number to between ...

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GE Silicone GE281 White Silicone II

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Marlin,

While that's pretty much a necessity for a 3 piece teak deck, not so much for a fiberglass deck. But still a potential time saver even for fiberglass

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Jimmy,

Are you talking about the 2 exposed longitudinal joints between the 3 piece deck? If so, use a white latex with silicon tile and tub caulk.

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CR Laurence makes it in white...

http://www.amazon.com/C-R-LAURENCE-Whit ... B000WU25E2

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Butyl caulk...

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Looks real nice, John. Is that color a black or deep flag blue? Pretty work.

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Pretty work, Bro...

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Gert van Leest wrote:I traded my beauty for a 1992 Bertram 37 with twin 6V92's.

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Leigh,

You should be OK with temporarily tightening every thing down until you're back home, but be very alert to vibration at any and all speeds...

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Keep in mind that when you change the pitch of a factory prop, much of that pitch change reverts back to the OEM pitch within a few hours of hard running. Especially with nibrals...

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Thank you Carl: The Voice of Reason! I've witnessed many owners spend hundreds, even thousands, of dollars on prop tweaking trying to get another knot or two out of their boat. And for what? A mear 5% at top end? The small classic Bertrams are not designed to be drag boats, race boats, or long enoug...

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Cooler still...

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It's actually the trailing edge of a prop that gets the cup... Cup holds or grips the water before allowing it to spill off and cup also has the effective results as adding diameter. So a 20" wheel with a medium cup is effectively very similar in action as non-cupped 21" wheel. Slip, relating to a b...

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Matt, Use a flapper style PVC check valve... Best if installed vertically. Most hardware stores will have them, but if you want a clear one you may have to order online. One source may be http://www.clearpvcpipe.com/clearpvccheckvalves.aspx http://www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/...

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It IS cool, Frank. Just not Indian cool...

If the manufacturer offered it under a name of their own and endeavored to stand on their own merits and maybe build a reputation it might even be cooler. But it will only get jeers from the bike crowd as a name thief and wannabe. Bad marketing ploy...

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Any place that sells West System epoxy will have syringes. Also look for squeeze bottles like you'd use for mustard, mayo, etc at the grocery store, or bulb syringes at the drugstore...

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Russ, That complicates things greatly... That lifted cap board is going to be almost impossible to clean under and prep. Use a broken hacksaw blade to scrape and dig around under the teak as good as possible. Try to beak the blade so that hooks a tiny amount at the tip, flip it from one side to the ...

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I don't know if they're Canadians or not, but what I do know is they're brain dead juveniles who have no clue about running a boat and I suspect that the boat might not even be theirs. Maybe dad's?

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Russ, Nav's right... Use epoxy. First, scrape and clean the old cured resin from both the wood and fiberglass. Use a sharp tool, (triangular scraper, chisel point, etc), to scratch up the fiberglass for added bonding strength. Carefully do the same for wood, trying not to beak it more. Mask off anyt...

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My last 31 re-do, Pat Hancock's, was a sport fish model when I got it. http://bertram31.com/hancock/img/arrival.jpg Forget everything else I did.... It left as a Flybridge. http://bertram31.com/hancock/img/departure.jpg You'd have 2 basic changes to make: 1. Add a bulkhead 2. Change the location of ...

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Mike,

I never fell for this, but always wondered and never forgot... http://www.asseenontv.com/gator-grip-un ... p?p=296303

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I think the forum software needs an update The forum software IS up to date... Garbage in garbage out. To correctly use the [youtube][/youtube] function, the url must contain the correct url and without any added features that youtube might tack on. If you see an "&" in the url string that's an add...

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Poor judgement? How about NO judgement... He asked for it --- He got it.

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Bobby Spry, (opunui), is on Honolulu, B31 "Chasintail" 1-808-479-0550

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Jerry,

Tom Hart would probably be the best recipient.... tjhartsr@aol.com

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Dug,

You say'n something that the rest of us don't know?

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...relied on the broker and his recommenced professional...

Cardinal rule: Never, ever, trust a surveyor recommended by a selling broker...

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Enjoy!

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Hope you got a dive buddy, Buddy...

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Mark, Every single one of 'em within a 10 mile radius with room to spare... Only problem is they'd sour the water.... I will however install a little yellow rubber ducky just to monitor water movement from the recirculation pump. http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rubber-d...

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Thanks Bob, The usage will be split between irrigation and potable water. The potable will go through multiple sediment filters, a charcoal filter and a UV light filter before reaching the taps... Eventually, in a year or two, the various pumps will be powered by both AC on grid and solar when and i...

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Lots of rebar and the 5' walls are keyed into the slab... Walls are 8" thick, rebar reinforced on an 8" grid and the slab is 8" with 17" footers and beams. In addition, I'm thinking about a 3' retaining wall, 6' out from the cistern and filled on a 10 degree slope to the 1/2 way mark of the walls, t...

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Les,

We're pretty close to yearly average up here... With over 3,500 sq ft of roof surface, around 5" of rain will fill a 10,000 gal system. That's potentially 50,000 gal a year.

Carl,

Yup, funny how what goes around comes around...

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Pete,

Good luck with everything. Glad you finally found a buyer...

Best regards,

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Tony, Quite the contrary... Not enough time. Current major project is a 10,000 gallon rain collection cistern. Been in the plans for over eight years and finally making progress. Should be on line later this year... Today was a 13 hr day. Sorry for the non-boat hijack! http://bertram31.com/llano/equ...

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Les,

The internal strap should be attached to the fill manifold...

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Les,

When fueling there's the potential for a static electricity discharge between the pump nozzle and the filling port. The grounding straps are there to rapidly dissipate the charge without a spark. The tank fittings and the fill fitting must be grounded, even for diesel...

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3" of rain in 30 minutes in south Florida is common in the summer I've done a lot of calculations on rain fall volumes lately. The B31, with roughly 100 sq ft of cockpit surface stands to collect around 62 gallons of water for every 1" of rain fall. 3" in 30 minutes, or 6" in 1 hour would be in the...

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Bob,

Les and Tim are just south of San Antonio, Tx... They also build the finest flats boat in Texas and maybe beyond.

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From the images, absolutely, Les...

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I think Bertram died years ago.

Both of them... R.I.P.

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Bill, I'd put money on your problem being somewhere between your throttle and the carb... All of your symptoms sound like a cable, throttle, or linkage problem. Check to make sure that all mechanical linkage between the throttle and carb are operating smoothly and at full throw, both in and out. Mak...

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Frank,

Exactly. Awlcraft 2000 was developed to be a direct contender with Imron...

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Joe,

I've seen it done once on a B25 and removing the engine was a necessity...

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