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Almost all the old cedar strip boats were varnished all over back in the 50 & 60's. Factory finishes looked great. Too many coats with time by brush started to look ratty. Spray finish was always...

Bertam Boy - yes that's who I got the boat from

Donskihp - the pop deck was an idea taken from the old VW camper bus back in the 60's for the same camping purposes

Bertram Boy
You bought that from the same guy I bought this one from.

Thanks guys. It's really a combination of a labour of love intertwined with a lot of indulgence. Mrs says this is my last one and I'm not arguing. It will serve me well for a lot of years. Just for...

My new/old 24 foot Bertram Moppie II. This is still an ongoing project but I have managed to cure all the mechanical bugs that messed up my summer plans in time to store it for the winter. It is a...

The Squadron was created by cutting down in the shear line on the original 24 with an aprox 8 foot beam.

Reinspected every thing on Saturday morning. There was no little filter under the fuel pressure regulator. Reinstalled the cool fuel system back on the engine. Engine started right away and runs...

Thanks Buizilla - I will do a complete check for it hidden inside before reinstalling the cool fuel package. I am not really sure that it would lower the upper rail pressure because it is in the...

The service book refers to and illustrates a cone shaped filter under the fuel regulator. This fuel cooler package had nothing under the regulator except the o-ring. There was one screen in each pump...

Checked the rail pressure on Sat. morn and it was 38 PSI
Started with the pump at the separator and pulled, inspected, blew with air and reinstalled.
Pulled the cool fuel system.
Inspected and...

I am going to get a pressure tester and work my way thr the system.

I have a new 2006 383 MPI Mercruiser engine that sat crated for 4+ years. I installed it in my boat last month and after what I thought was a reasonably thorough pre service, started and ran it....

I've used the "Mooring Whip" brand for the last 20 years. Have had a Donzi Hornet, a 25 Magnum Sport and a 24 Bertram at various points in time over the past 20 years all on the same original set. I...

Are you absolutely sure that you have stringers that far out? Usually they (stringers) follow the strake lines and the chine lines tend to be solid glass alittle thicker than the overall bottom. You...

The brand new 383 that I have yet to fire up, will be broken in on Pennzoil 15W40 semi synthetic for 2 oil changes and then probably on to full synthetic.

Have a nephew who is in need of a wiring harness for a Thunderbolt 5 Ignition. He only only requires the plugs, easy enough to cut off if possible, but more than willing to take the whole thing. The...

Boat Tech
Thankyou very much.
I am going to proceed as follows:
1. change oil and filter.
2. remove spark plugs and give each cylinder a little squirt of dexion
3. discon. high energy lead on...

I have always broken new engines (truck & boat) in on a decent quality mineral based oil. Usually 2 relatively short period oil changes and then switched to full synthetic.

this is the 383 remanufactured

This engine is a straight stock 383 Magnum MPI with 350 crank HP. It is still in the original plastic Mercury crate and has been stored indoors where it is heated and dry. I just lifted the crate lid...

I have a brand new, unused 2006 engine that I bought a little over 4 years ago. It was bought for a project back then that never materialized. In the beginning after it had sat for several months and...

The Corsa diverters have a rather heavy draw to open the butterfly. Once they are open the voltage drops considerably to maintain them open. It is the way they were designed.

With the number "33" on the side, was someone trying to race this?

I think that is the 24 Moppie Camper. where was it located?

Joe Trudeau 705-533-4545