Bertram33 User Forum

I use them. I have 2-20'+- polls with 1 1/4"base. My boat faces west. A few years ago we had a tropical storm go by with 50mph sustained winds and higher gusts.The NE wind pushed the boat up against the bulkhead so I put 2 more 20' polls with a 1"base which I saved from my previous boat. O...

Cmmins says 10%off the top which would be 2700 but I am very happy to do 25kts at 2400 which sounds like the engines are just chugging along

Sean Somewhere along the line when I created my name I must have forgotten my password or something and created a new name.? can the admin change mike fritze to michael on the previous posts. As far as performance I had my engines phototached last week. My tachs were 30-40 rpm's lower than actual de...

Another sight for wire is BESTBOATWIRE.COM I rewired the entire boat this spring and bought all the wire,lugs and conectors from them.I had no problems with their service Michael 33SF

What bilge pumps do most of you use.I have rule pumps 1-1100 in each bilge plus 1-2000 that I mounted 4"higher than the smaller pumps in each bilge.Every year I have an issue with one of them whether it is the float switch does not work.the pump does not work or one of the wires on the pump cor...

THOM I had the same problem and it drove me crazy until one day for some reason I opened the cockpit hatch that is over the fuel tank while we were running and saw fuel coming out of the fuel sender.Every time the boat would bounce a little fuel would come out.I took out the sender and replaced the ...

Thanks Doug I will do that. I have a tech sheduled for week after next to phototach the engines Michael

Doug I do have 370s which are rated for 3000rpms. My old props would turn just over 3000 on the stbd and just under 3000 on the port.I now turn 2950 on both which I am not sure if that puts me into an overload situation. In neutral the engines rev up to 3200. The engines burned clean no smoke whatso...

I put my boat in today and like Grady I put on a pair of Acme Props 22x23.The boat was a little slow getting to go but once it got up on plane it took off. The numbers with the tide and no wind were 2000 rpms-19kts 2400 rpms 25 kts 2600 rpms-27 kts WOT 2950 rpms-33 kts Going against the tide I lost ...

Last season my pump developed a leak in the resevoir. I installed an Insta-leveler which was the exact match that was in the boat. The kit came with a new pump,hoses,switch,cylinders,oil and wire and it was very easy to install.I believe it costs around 500$. Michael 33SF

I want to change my anchor,stern and spreader lights to LED type also but do not know what manufacturer to buy. Does anyone have LED spreader lights and if so are they as bright as the incadesent type. Michael

I have a 25lb anchor with 2000'of 1/2" double braid rope. Check out Knot+Rope Supply. They will make up any length you want and are very reasonable.

I have been thinking about adding the weather and radio to the boat but like you Buzz I have a furuno navnet. I am a subscriber to XM for my car which is worth every penny of the monthly subscription. I am waiting to see what happens to the merger between Cirius and XM before I make a decision.The m...

I have a simrad AP16 and I use it all the time.I never leave the helm while in auto plus I usually have another person on watch. Next time you are out look at your wake and see how straight of a line you are traveling. With the auto pilot boat runs straight in most sea conditions and speeds. I would...

Cuba is going to drill off of Forida and Mexico will be drilling deep water wells in the Gulf but that is a no no for our oil producers. Soon we will be buying some more oil from corrupt governments when it is coming right from our back yard. Michael 33SF