25 bertram restoration
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Striper Sniper
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Speechless.......
Fisherman Rob
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That blue hull is beautiful, what year is it? I dug this up which I thought was interesting:
Quinn
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Thanks for all the compliments.
You'd never believe that she just turned 50 this year. That's right, she was made in 1966 and she's better built Han today's boats.
I've been told that back then builders weren't sure what fiberglass could or couldn't do so thy laid them up heavy.
What impressed me the most is that the original rub rail is straight as an arrow which shows how little testing took place in the hull over 50 years. Then one day while looking up under the gunnels I noticed that EVERY rub rail bolt-nut is individually fiberglassed and that's why every bolt is still there.
Solid glass stringers (no wood) 8" wide and the deck mold when it was dropped in was gype-glassed where it meets the hull and there's not one crack in the gype anywhere. Again that shows how little the hull has flexed and twisted.
These are just amazing boats, that's why we grabbed two of them
Thanks again everyone. I'll post more pics as I go
You'd never believe that she just turned 50 this year. That's right, she was made in 1966 and she's better built Han today's boats.
I've been told that back then builders weren't sure what fiberglass could or couldn't do so thy laid them up heavy.
What impressed me the most is that the original rub rail is straight as an arrow which shows how little testing took place in the hull over 50 years. Then one day while looking up under the gunnels I noticed that EVERY rub rail bolt-nut is individually fiberglassed and that's why every bolt is still there.
Solid glass stringers (no wood) 8" wide and the deck mold when it was dropped in was gype-glassed where it meets the hull and there's not one crack in the gype anywhere. Again that shows how little the hull has flexed and twisted.
These are just amazing boats, that's why we grabbed two of them
Thanks again everyone. I'll post more pics as I go
Striper Sniper
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Still speechless......
kingblazer84
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sexiest boat being built on here in a while! nice work!
Rayvon
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Beautifully done Quinn,I have some history with those hulls,I worked at Canoe Cove back in the 70's and 80's,they had the molds for it and produced a few for customers with deep pockets. They are great hulls as far as ride goes but they do require lot's of power because of the extreme deep V that doesn't vary from stem to stern.Your pod should help some by extending the hull.Are you planning a rear steering station,I think most people will want that or some kind of remote steering. I just cut my dashboard out of my boat this week to mount my 2 Simrad MFD's as you've done on this boat,I hope mine turns out as nice as yours. Is your dashboard material aluminum or plastic,I need to find someone to do mine?
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Quinn
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Thanks for the compliments Rayvon. I've got a friend named Colin that used to work at we don yachts and before that he was at canoe cove and he told me all about the molds they had. I was on the phone to them right away. They still have them but they are in a field and they don't think they would survive the trip to their yard.
We've seen a few 25's with twin 150's so I'm hoping it's the right power package. This boat came with twin four cylinder inboards and my research has told me that the same boats that came with twin 6cyl motors were a problem because of too much aft weight, the 4cyl power was the right balance. For the 6cyl boats , Lead ingots were required in the bow. We've lightened her up a bunch and like you said, the waterline is now extended and a full hull pod will displace more water so things should be ok.
My steering station is factory fiberglass, I extended the height to accommodate the extra displays. The black panel is abs plastic. Horrible to cut because jig saw blades heat things and turn it gooey. I found the best way to cut it was with the most aggressive blade I could get and I cut in short bursts so the blade can cool.
We've seen a few 25's with twin 150's so I'm hoping it's the right power package. This boat came with twin four cylinder inboards and my research has told me that the same boats that came with twin 6cyl motors were a problem because of too much aft weight, the 4cyl power was the right balance. For the 6cyl boats , Lead ingots were required in the bow. We've lightened her up a bunch and like you said, the waterline is now extended and a full hull pod will displace more water so things should be ok.
My steering station is factory fiberglass, I extended the height to accommodate the extra displays. The black panel is abs plastic. Horrible to cut because jig saw blades heat things and turn it gooey. I found the best way to cut it was with the most aggressive blade I could get and I cut in short bursts so the blade can cool.
Quinn
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Kids are on Xmas break so my 8 year old daughter helped me cut hatches, install the seat bench base , install the interior hull panel and she and I dado'Ed some 3/4" starboard for the v-berth entrance and teak bulkhead floor trim.
She'd spend every day working with me if school didn't stand in the way. Best apprentice ever.
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