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Preston Burrows

Paul: Not showing the hollowed side of the control arms in their photo's etc is what probably annoyed me more than the fact that they are hollowed and made me notice it more after I installed them ! Here's a photo showing the 'hollow.' I would think they are still made the same way, I bought and ins...

Preston Burrows

Ongaro replacement's for the Morse levers are stainless steel and do not pit as the chromed pot metal levers............only thing I don't like about them is that most of one side of them is hollowed, the inside closest to the cover........just looks odd when first changed out is all.......and feels...

Preston Burrows

Thanks gents, I'll see what is available off the shelf locally this weekend.

Preston Burrows

Thanks, I'll check whether I can get the Awlgrip Griptex here and see what the instructions are on the cans of gel coat that are available locally as well as what brands..........it's the gel coat mixing/correct application that has me thinking mostly. I did find an old thread and see that the recom...

Preston Burrows

Gents: Can you tell me how I would go about resurfacing the flybridge deck of my B28 with non skid gelcoat ? I'd like to roll on the gelcoat with the non skid particles mixed in and need guidance as to the surface prep of the flybridge deck,how to mix the gelcoat,how to roll the gelcoat on,what bran...

Preston Burrows

As a back up to my thru-hull transducer I 'glassed on an oak mounting pad onto the transom of my B28 and installed a transom mounted transducer...............which has worked there fine for me since 2005. I dare say the 'hydro dynamics' of a B31's hull are not too different than a B28 with respect t...

Preston Burrows

Before you engineer a replacement spray shield check with Bertram's parts dept as well as Danny Piedra of High Tide Marine , they have the lead on an O.E.M. replacement spray shield. I replaced mine in '07 and it was a simple drill and bolt on installation: a few plas-drill bits from www.craftics.co...

Preston Burrows

Greg:

Have you thought about maybe just through bolting a 1/2" or 3/8" thick piece of starboard over the existing mahogany bench, you can round its edges with a cove type router bit ?

Preston Burrows

Kevin:

I got a feeling UV will have you sign a confidentiality contract before he sets foot aboard your B28.....................otherwise a photo please - preferably a running shot of you up on step showing UV enjoying the nice dry ride ass down in the stern..................

Preston Burrows

Greg: Can you not swap out the base for the fixed anchor light you have now with a base instead for an anchor light with a removeable/stowable pole ? What model 15' Whaler do you have and where's the anchor light now ? I used to direct wire an anchor light to the battery when I had my 17' Whaler Sup...

Preston Burrows

As a back up to my through hull transducer I installed a transom mounted transducer dead centre centre of the hull's V at the stern with the face of the transducer about 1/4" lower than the V.................it works at all speeds my B28 is capable of in all weather conditions I am capable of..........

Preston Burrows

Patrick:

When are you going to officially publish the B31 Bible ?

For me that would be the mother of all my boat books !

How about an e-version with all your fixes in .pdf format that can be downloaded fix by fix ?

Preston Burrows

Cliff: Have a read of the discussion we had a while back at the B28 site about propping.............unfortunately I never got an answer to the same question from a real life B28 owner/operator when I was considering 5,000 rpm motors in my repower options. I repowered with 260hp 4200-4400 w.o.t. moto...

Preston Burrows

Sharp eyes reading as usual Randall...............I almost missed Pat's inference if there with respect to allowing for the platform's weight itself.........that said best to then allow for how many people on board determining the platform's installed height over the waterline and exclude/include th...

Preston Burrows

Auguste:

Only 9 more to find !

As soon as I can I'll get out and take some pics of the B38 'Fantasea' here I told you of and post..................

Preston Burrows

Auguste:

Have you heard of this B38 ?

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/bertr ... rtram.html

FYI there's one here too in Nassau,Bahamas that is pretty much a stock boat still and has been in charter fishing forever..........

Preston Burrows

Jeremy: "Me personally = my B28 runs so much better and smoother at a little faster than cruise - at 28kts - 3200-3400 rpms it really smooth" What motors/trans/props are you running with in your B28 to get those numbers ? Flybridge Cruiser or Moppie model ? I run my stock B28 FBC at between 3000rpm ...

Preston Burrows

Buju:

Your thought process scares me man....................did you see the movie 'District 9' yet ?

Preston Burrows

Frank:

Meantime ,if you haven't already, search through Yachtwold.com's B28 for sale diesel listings............invariably you will see pics of modified hatches for some B28's gas to diesel repower's..............no doubt folks from here will share first hand pics/details soon enough............

Preston Burrows

From Chapman's 56th edition [1983] chapter 6 page 108..............relative to small boats 20' and under, per 31st October 1972's "capacity plate" USCG regulation..........and for which Chapman's states........."boats manufactured before this regulation may carry no capacity plate,or one based on a ...

Preston Burrows

Leigh: Should be right...........you can bypass the sender meantime,or just leave as is broken for the time being until replaced.......good luck. Walter: Tell your cousin/mate to give me a call when he gets here and leave me his contact info hotel/room #...........I'll get in touch and see........ w...

Preston Burrows

Leigh: If you have Borg Warner 71C's 1.5:1 reduction gears like me the BW p/n for the gear temperature sender [190o brass plug with 2 flat blades] is 10-00-140-004. Should be generic for all circa 1985 BW transmissions. You should be able to match it up easily, or order one on line [e-basic power p/...

Preston Burrows

Here's mine in dock mode !

Preston Burrows

Steve: Also take a look at RV websites' 115V airconditioning units and consider...............Coleman type,roof [hatch] mounted...................most need a 14"x14" cutout if I remember correctly and you can install it in either the cabin door hatch or the bow hatch,both are ~20"x20"..................

Preston Burrows

I use a regular G.E. 115V A/C 4.3 cu ft fridge with the Mickey Mouse sized freezer compartment.........reckon the iced over freezer plate helps keep the beer in the fridge cold when off the power and out fishing all day on my B28.....................holds 2 cases + of canned beer.......at least you ...

Preston Burrows

Cheers Bruce.................yesterday I re-crimped the wire ends that connect to the fuse holder as well as cleaning out the fuse holder itself with a small pipe style wire brush.....................everything's cool again now ! Whenever you are in Nassau again please feel free to look me up, it wo...

Preston Burrows

Recently I've noticed a fuse at my B28's main distribution panel being 'warm' when compared to the rest of the panel's fuses when energized................ not smoking hot to the touch but noticeably warm..... It's the main fuse for my starboard engine's power, which 'controls' the starboard engines...

Preston Burrows

Wingnut: Congrats! Do a water test using a garden hose to try and figure where your windows are leaking..........................most B28's that suffer leaks do so at the bottom of the windows aluminum channel framework where they are bolted onto the hull cap as well as their outside perimeter edges...

Preston Burrows

With my bow light I use Cole Hersee double contact bayonet sockets [brass bodies] p/n 26100BP or Perko p/n 0052DP,one each side for the red and green lights.......these sockets have an outside diameter of 11/16".............for the actual bulbs I use either # 90 = 7 1/2 watt, # 1004 = 12 watt or # 1...

Preston Burrows

Prior to getting new lenses last year from Danny at High Tide Marine, I too had used replacement lenses made out of another lights lenses which were large enough to work with.......which worked fine until I found out original new lenses could still be purchased.............. Danny's lenses are exact...

Preston Burrows

Paul: Your re-power brings back memories of mine in 2004/2005..............I went the same path as you except having a Fort Lauderdale based outfit piece the new engines together for me and then ship them to me in drop in condition,along with re-build kits for my BW 71C transmissions.......after con...

Preston Burrows

Buju: "No, I was unable to...." No, I could not watch the video as you had provided the direct link to.......the screen is not displaying on my computer here in the Bahamas as it is yours in the USA as veoh.com have the Bahamas / my IP address blocked,or whatever.......all I see is the black video s...

Preston Burrows

Buju:

No, I was unable to...............in fact I'm not even able to get on veoh.com's home page !

Preston Burrows

"Veoh is no longer available in BAHAMAS you 3rd world idiot. If you are not in BAHAMAS or think you have received this message in error, please go to veoh.com and report the issue.However seeing as you would not be able to access veoh.com to report the issue because Veoh is no longer available in BA...

Preston Burrows

"Veoh is no longer available in BAHAMAS. If you are not in BAHAMAS or think you have received this message in error, please go to veoh.com and report the issue." Sometimes living here has it's drawbacks! Buju can you work some magic for a neighbour so I can view the video please,cannot access the ho...

Preston Burrows

Nic: Do you know the local 'history' for Bertram's being made in Australia? Last time I checked Gameboats website they had a full line of Caribbean's from 24' or so on up to their newest model being built/introduced at 40' odd feet if I remember correctly? Was it that International Marine were the o...

Preston Burrows

I had not considered some B28's have a 'closed' bilge between the engine compartment and cabin area as Bruce points out- my bilges are 'open' from bow to stern,with one pump forward in the cabin area,one mid at the engine compartment's centre and one aft at the transom.........having a 'closed' bilg...

Preston Burrows

Think this photo was taken as the rescuers were getting the crew off the boat and then the rescuers boarded and pumped out with just the Captain [blue tee shirt on the flybridge] on board? They must have had the scuppers/exhausts plugged and/or been low on fuel to manage saving the boat at the point...

Preston Burrows

Dick:

Have you tried Atlantic Towers?

http://www.atlantictowers.com/

Look in their photo gallery for their B28 towers - could be that they have a profile that fits your needs at a reasonable price and could provide you with dimensions from their database along with current pricing.

Preston Burrows

3M 4200 or Boatlife with bronze bolts from www.boltdepot.com

Preston Burrows

Sean: The 'coffee grounds' sound like termites,check the wood in the areas you see these piles for hollow spots by tapping or using a large sewing needle to probe the wood to locate soft spots within.................the light brown dust sounds like stress induced or friction erosion creating wood du...

Preston Burrows

Ernest: Feel free to call me when you're in town - my numbers in the local telephone directory - see the white pages,it's on page # 42! I'd be happy to take you fishing if you like - my own B28 is at the Nassau Yacht Haven of which Walter speaks along with 3 charter boats being based there:a Hattera...

Preston Burrows

Dick:

The last time that happened to me I through bolted a wood dowel to join the 2 sections of the tie bar tie bar either side of where it had rusted through........
That was Plan B while I figured out plan A - and I was surprised how long that piece of wood dowel lasted............

Preston Burrows

Leigh: That rail base should be accessible if you have a Flybridge only no lower station B28...........I can access mine via the starboard locker..........if you have the lower station helm access might be more restricted...........original bases were installed with bronze through bolts,no backers a...

Preston Burrows

Kevin:

That deck does look sharp.........what's with the coaming pads though - it's a 28 not a 31 !!!

Be great to see pics of those Steyr's.

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Preston Burrows

Steve:

I use a 24" diameter sea anchor to point up...............once you can keep away from being beam to the waves the rocking is usually gentler,more like a B31.........the sea anchor folds/stores easily.....you do have the drunk rails still?

Preston Burrows

Matt: Post a picture of a typical section of the 'de-bonded' liner if you can. That will elicit some comments for sure. The 'fairing' strip you refer to sounds like the backer for the rub rail - if so you can either use 3M's 4200,5200,epoxy or whatever to re-attach your replacement,assuming you will...

Preston Burrows

Bruce:

Thanks for the info.

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Preston Burrows

I've often thought about installing an inverter to run the fridge during daytrips so as to be totally cool......the fridge is 115 VAC and draws 1.25 amps according to its specs.......anyone have suggestions as to what type/brand of inverter and size would be suitable? I figure an 800 watt inverter w...

Preston Burrows

Kevin: When my AC/DC Norcold died I replaced it with a 115 VAC 4.2 cu ft fridge......it keeps beer cold all day when out fishing,beaching or cruising even though unpowered,and saves the coolers for fish or whatever.....for the price of a 115 VAC fridge versus the 'usable' space otherwise unless you ...

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