Miss-Be-Haven II

[Fubar512]

Some images of the boat's fly bridge seating arrangement and helm layout:

[Cracker Larry]

Beautiful! She sure is in nice condition. Very sweet

Just as a heads up, some of the older Bertrams had some stringer problems. I'm sure your surveyor knows this and what to look for.

[Boz]

Man.... looking at those pix, it's hard to believe that boat is older than many of the people on this website. That hugger is in beautiful shape for a 46 year old boat.

If there were stringer problems, I'm pretty sure they'd have manifested themselves by now.

What's the latest, Gus/Ed ?

[Fubar512]

Beautiful! She sure is in nice condition. Very sweet

Just as a heads up, some of the older Bertrams had some stringer problems. I'm sure your surveyor knows this and what to look for.

Thanks for the heads up, Larry. She passed her sea trial, hull, and equipment survey this morning. Phase 2 (deck and superstructure survey), will be performed this coming Monday.

Surveyor (and Bertram specialist) John Spencer on the job, inspecting the Bert's refrigerated bait box:

Man.... looking at those pix, it's hard to believe that boat is older than many of the people on this website. That hugger is in beautiful shape for a 46 year old boat.

If there were stringer problems, I'm pretty sure they'd have manifested themselves by now.

What's the latest, Gus/Ed ?

Not much, Boz, other than spending the morning going through the aforementioned survey. Had her pulled to check her hull and running gear, and discovered that someone had waaaay too much free time on their hands when they painted the bottom :

Edited October 8, 2009 by fubar512

[Boz]

Not much, Boz, other than spending the morning going through the aforementioned survey. Had her pulled to check her hull and running gear, and discovered that someone had waaaay too much free time on their hands when they painted the bottom :

Heehee... I've heard of folks doing that before, but never seen an example.....until now.

Was the bottom that clean when hauled, or was that after cleaning?

[auguste]

It been great to have a friend like Ed helping me out . . . without him this would have been a near impossible task.

As Ed posted today's survey results have been a load off of my mind.

The engine survey will probably be next week. I am not too worried there because when we sea trialed her those cats 3208s ran just great

Truly looking forward to picking her up in a few weeks.

[Fubar512]

Was the bottom that clean when hauled, or was that after cleaning?

Other than a few barnacles on the rudders, the underside of tabs, and the bonding plates, the bottom was surprsingly clean:

An interesting touch, were these two "lifting wedges" molded into the bottom. Trim tabs weren't a common accessory in 1963, and the heavy, low HP diesels and gas engines of the day needed all the help they could get, when it came time to get a 26,000-30,000 lb hull up on plane.

Notice how they're placed between the chines and the first set of strakes, and recessed into a slight pocket. This ensures that they are mostly out of the water once the boat is fully up on plane, and the recess creates a low pressure area behind the wedges (like a stepped hull), that draws in air from under the transom, helping to reduce the wetted surface area.

Edited October 9, 2009 by fubar512

[Cracker Larry]

I'd rather have that 46 year old boat than a new one. They don't build them to that quality anymore. Glad the survey is going well!

Those squid on the bottom actually raise fish, many people swear by them. A permanent teaser. I've also heard of a few fish bills being stuck through hull bottoms!

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[Fubar512]

Larry,

I usually run as many as 5 squid daisey chains at one time...the antics of yellowfin, bluefin, and albacore when they encounter my spread, are almost hilarious to watch.

[auguste]

SHORT UPDATE

The hull survey has been completed . . . only a few small problems, nothing major

The engine survey is mostly completed . . . oil analysis yet to be completed . . . we also have a previous oil analysis to compare it against

Hope to pick up the boat on the 5th or 6th of November