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  2. Christmas and Season's Wishes to a Boater's best friends

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    Canada and the United States have the best Coast Guards, bar none.

    During storms and emergencies they are they to help us.

    Canada and the United States' men and women of the Coast Guard train and work together in bordering waters, and they back-up each other in times of emergency.

    May God bless and protect each and every one of you, and your families over this Christmas season and the coming new year, regardless of race, religion and political belief . . . as you have taken care of us.

    Thank you and safe boating to all

  4. Anyone Tried to Buy a Boat Lately?

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    15 calls/emails over the last couple of months and only 3 reply's. It's not like I was making low ball offers or anything. I just wanted to know things like hours/maintenance/more pictures etc. These are both dealers and individuals from Miami to Destin.

    The one offer I made was within 10% of the asking price and I got a stone cold no.

    Anybody had the same experience? It is getting kind of frustrating.

    Looking for a good family friendly fishing boat 23-25 feet, preferably with twins. Shortlist is Sailfish 2360, ProLine 24SS, Donzi 23 ZF and SeaChaser 2400.

    Had exactly the same result . . . seems that if there is not a great big commission and next to no work required, most brokers are non-responsive and unwilling to do any work.

    On the other side, I do not know what percentage of buyers are serious or not.

    Either way brokers are not responding if the boat is less than $100K or more . . . that is my experience during the last 18 months or so

  8. Update on Miss Cecile

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    Was down in Virginia Beach over 2 weeks ago and spent a week helping Dale who is doing the electronic install - - - I then came back to Canada and dale continued working on the elctronics making sure everything was working great

    For those who do not rememeber it is Furuno NavNet3 system - - - one 12 inch display - - - one 8 inch display - - - digital fish finder black box - - - 12 kw radar - - - AIS system - - - Sirus weather - - - two Icom M604 VHF - - - auto pilot - - - new 23 ft antennas - - - a couple of other minor gadgets - - - and then I reached my electronics maximum budget for a few / many months - - - time to get fishing

    We decided to go the entire DEMA 2000 route and not 183 . . . so there was a learning curve

    Well I just talked to Dale and everything seems to be working - - - just a few minor glitches (talking to Furuno) and trying to connect to an older transducer until I haukl the boat and get a new transducer

    Hope to move the boat down to Pirates Cove this weekend

    Yes we took pics of the install . . . and will take more pics this weekend . . . and will post the entire trip

  10. Another 1963 Bertram

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    Power Yacht was kind enough to send me this picture of an 38 footer like mine that he saw in Malta . . . there were only 13 made

    bertram38forGus.jpg

    While I do not like what the owner did to the aft bulkhead of the salon, we all have different tastes, it is interesting to see that (i) flybridge has remained the same (ii) the blue color is like the color combination we saw of Chevy products (the Corvette and the Belair for example of the early sixties)

    Thanks Power Yacht for sending the picture

  11. Pics of Miss Cecile

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    Nice looking boat Gus and we know you are happy with your purchase.

    By the way what type of electronics will you install, you mentioned the current ones are outdated

    I decided and placed the order today with BOEMarine

    Selected Furuno 3D . . . only Furuno gear so that there is no finger pointing when something does not work

    I will be posting the install which I hope to startin about 10 days

  12. Pics of Miss Cecile

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    Beautiful boat. I live on Cape Cod and here in Falmouth there is a Bertram that like your boat has been restored . It is absolutely a beauty. Whenever she cruises by my restaurant I stop and watch. Same model as your boat, but with a tower and navy blue hull. Enjoy the boat. I have enjoyed following your journey.

    I received a pic of that boat.

    Yes the owner did a lot of work on that boat.

    Lots of nice features. I have not seen interior pics of it though.

  25. Pics of Miss Cecile

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    Looks like things are starting to flatten out a bit starting next week

    Will be keeping an eye out to see how the weather develops so that I can finish the trip down to the OBX

    Fri

    W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.

    Fri Night

    N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

    Sat

    NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

    Sat Night

    NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers...mainly after midnight.

    Sun

    NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely.

    Sun Night

    N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

    Mon

    N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

    Tue

    N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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