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Welcome Keith, sounds like a fun project. Now I know where to rent a trailer from in so-cal to haul my boat back to the water. Haha. If you're ever interested in stopping by, I'm in Long Beach and my 31 project is just down the street. Joe

Wish I could of met you in person, a sad day! I will see you on the flip side one day. Keep an eye on us when it turns to shit out there. Thanks for being who you are. Joe

I use Valspar and armorflex, I have had very good results with both, I usally thin my gel coat with 10% styrene when spraying and coat with PVA, If I am brushing I do not thin it I only add wax/mold release(no PVA needed). The supply house by my house is $352 for a 5gallon pail. I found out where th...

I am in the LBC.

love the boat, nice job on the fish. Joe

looking good, I have an original bow rail if anybody wants it. Joe

Is it transferable?
Joe

Hey John, what makes you want stainless over bronze?
Gert, what made you go with the tiller arm and grear under the table V's on top?
Joe

No problem mike.
Jspiezio, Thanks That Would be great.
I will PM you the informaton.

Thanks Joe

Hello gang, I know this topic has been hammered but I want to bring it to life once again. I am building my rudder shelf this week and initially was going to do something like in this picture, I think it looks clean, strong; I have the material, would be much quicker and last forever. http://i177.ph...

Gplume, sold them to a crusty old desert rat out of Nevada, he has a 31 Bert with 454's and is going to diesel. Joe

Thank you

If you are able to swing by mike that would be great. Like I told Tom I will compensate you from your time and fuel. I talked to Rick on the phone and he sounds like a great guy. I'm looking for some pics and general condition of the engines. Thanks Joe

Hey gang, sorry on vacation with the family so not much time to look at the board. I'm moving foward with the 260B engines. I will know tomorrow if my offer of is accepted but I'm pretty sure we will strike a deal. 32 grand is a good price. I can get 220B with 63a grears for 16500 each ready to inst...

spencer sent you a PM thanks Joe

Thanks Mike, lets see if he takes my offer. I bet there is a member close. The engines are out of a 31 bertram with 300 hours. I wonder if it's a board members boat?

Does anybody know of a board member that lives in Connecticut? We are to the point where we are starting to look for power for the boat; we have a line here in CA on a set of new Cummins reman 220B with 63A gears. I think this package will be under powered for the boat I am building. I know of a set...

Miter, means to cut a 45 on each end where the perimeter board comes together to form a 90, 8 cuts total. Then it looks like Bob used a 1/4 bit to router the top bottom to make a beautiful table You can do anything you put your mind too. Practice, patience, and good tool's make a huge difference in ...

Harry, that’s a great story. I know the feeling my caddy sports a 04 Ls1 with a 700R4 behind it. The traditional guys cringe when they see it. I built it for my wife. We can get in it and cruise the coast or run to Vegas, shit New York if we wanted, I get 22mpg in that big old boat. I wish I could...

Thanks Guys. The power package will be Cummins 220B 6bt or 260B 6bta. I do like the center mount I was just wondering about how dry it would stay. I could put it inside under the port rear set, the area was planned for electrical. I have heard great thing about northern lights a bit expensive, you g...

I am getting ready to lay out the engine location and gen set placement. At first I was thinking Port side outboard, but after seeing Bob H. location I am having second thoughts. Where do you guys have your gen set and what brand and size? I am thinking 4kw is about the biggest I can go. Thanks Joe

pete congrats on the soon to be new addition to the family. One of the high lights of my life is getting to take my boys fishing. we are very lucky. Joe

First let me just say that I respect all of your opinions whether you love the design or hate it. Sometimes you have to have thick skin if you’re going to step outside the box. I work in an environment where thick skin is a must! We are a Bunch of Type A “know it all” Fireman. Any negativity j...

Harry, here are some more pics. When we built it we said its either going to work perfect or fail miserably. Not incluiding the man hours my buddy put into fabercation the lift only cost 60 bucks. 99% of it was a donated. Not to shabby! http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w201/honeygirl26/025044f1.jp...

Thanks guys, I plan on picking you brains a lot over the next year. Bob H. I know Great minds think alike. I would love to see more pic of what you have done. I would also like to see your engine set up. Capt bone, The Plan is 220B or 260B I would like to stay with the current 1 3/8 shafts I have, B...

Hello, Bertram 31 members, new to the board (sandbox) want to say Hi and share a little bit about myself and my Bertram 31 project. My name is Joe, 36 from Long Beach, California. I have a wonderful wife and 2 amazing boys. I am a firefighter/paramedic by trade but more of a jack of all, master of n...