Bertram33 User Forum

I am "floating" the idea of selling my 33. I am not 100% sure i want to sell. I have used her incredibly well with multiple Annapolis-South Florida trips. I have my 31 being re powered right now and contemplating a Hinckley Sailboat project as well and my wife is starting to urge that i re...

Rosco--- What make is the shore power receptacles on the dock?--- its that connection and marriage (or bad one) between the Marinco cord and a Hubble receptacle that can cause the Reverse Polarity.

Confirm you are not using Marinco Cords into Hubbell Dock Plug--Sounds Crazy but i proved this at my Fathers dock with an electrician swapping all variables --its the way the cord sits in the plug. ALSO -- pull off the 30 AMP on board plug and check for any corrosion on the wires connecting the back...

the type of Keeper on the cabinet door to starboard of the helm. It keeps that door 2/3 open and gives me the perfect angle to see a VHF mounted on the inside of the door. On my 33 it allows me to see things easily but put the VHF out of the way --i have an external speaker that allows me to here ch...

I’m probably going to get blocked for posting too many pix… not this much of an exhibitionist — do just enough on LinkedIn and FB to act like a give a damn about others besides my Family and Close Friends (you only need 4 close friends to carry the casket — anymore you should loose weight). -- BUT I...

I tried to grab pics of the non common images--the ones that i had a hard time finding online when i was trying to determine where to locate things -- I took these just post trip to florida so my dirty bilge is after a four day 700 mile run sorry.... also the ghetto hose clamps on my exhaust were be...

LULU is basically DONE... It was in its slip in BocaRaton by Sunday 8PM on Nov21 -- 4 day delivery From Annapolis to BocaRaton FL Nov18th Annap to Aligator River Marina Nov19th Ended at 8pm at Georgetown Landing Marina Nov20th ended up at 11PM in Daytona Nov21st Stayed inside Best FL trip so far Fue...

If you get all parts for asking price... ill also throw in the old 1.5inch psi dripless shaftseals... Shafts are 86 inches A22 1.5 --asking 1600 obo for set(1 is 1yo other is 4yo) Props are Nibral 23x26 1.5 im asking 2000 obo for set (1 is 1yo other is 4yo) Leaving dock at 6am tmrw morn-- I can obvi...

Seatrial went perfectly -- Cummins Blessed and im off to FL tmrw AM... If anyone in FL wants the Props or Shafts above --let me know by late tonight and ill bring them down. Aggregating all Bills and doing a final Spreadsheet as well as have my list of items I wish i had thought of prior to the inst...

First Sea Trail — not the official one with Cummins —that’s hopefully later this week… RPM Knots 600 5.2 2200 23 2300 24.3 2400 25.4 2500 26.8 2600 28 2700 29.2 2800 30 2900 31 3000 31.9 Above are the average of two runs in opposite directions. We only had 50 gallons, 3 200lb people.

FrankB — thanks for the offer and thanks for your help when I began this project. If we actually have good weather and get outside we always tuck back in between Masonboro and Cape Fear so ill keep you in the loop on our trip…Ive been using a SPOT and friends track us… ill email you that link as wel...

SeanB-- I end up down in Boca--- In a perfect world Im outside from BFort till Boca (except of course for fuel and sleep)...If wthr is ok -- Im usually out Bfort back in Masonboro out Capefear then fuel stops at Gtown (waiting to see how good my range is with these new engines) Hoping to make St Aug...

Sea-Trial scheduled for tmrw... Yard is working hard but the project is obviously taking twice as long as expected. My current question i need opins on is what is the best material to substitute the BertramBoard on the cockpit sides.... The original boards are shot... My yards plastic guy suggested ...

Making progress but not as fast as i like.... All parts here just awaiting psi dripless shaftseals Hoping for Oct 20 SeaTrial. Shafts are 86 inches asking 1600 obo for set(1 is 1yo other is 4yo) Props im asking 2000 obo for set (1 is 1yo other is 4yo) Pic with new 1.75 Shafts and 22*25... [img]http:...

Ill measure the Shafts this afternoon. Trying to figure out the value of the used props-- they are truly perfect -- I paid 1650.00 per prop from Tacoma Prop....