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by RobB
Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:11 am
Forum: Bertram 33 Sportfisher
Topic: Question on Cummins Install
Replies: 9
Views: 34685

Re: Question on Cummins Install

Thanks fellas. That saves me some trial and error while the clock is running on the forklift.
by RobB
Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: Bertram 33 Sportfisher
Topic: Question on Cummins Install
Replies: 9
Views: 34685

Re: Question on Cummins Install

Hello Joe, thanks for the input, there is no substitute for experience. I have one of those adjustable spreader bars, but I don’t think there is enough head room to get it under the engine box. I suppose that is where the portapower comes in - if I leave the isolation mounts off, the engine will be ...
by RobB
Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:04 am
Forum: Bertram 33 Sportfisher
Topic: Question on Cummins Install
Replies: 9
Views: 34685

Re: Question on Cummins Install

Thanks for the quick reply Frank. I was thinking along the lines of a lever and counterweight also. I have a long piece of heavy aluminum pipe that should work. I was concerned about the bridge overhang using a crane and cable, so I have lined up a telehandler with boom. You must have used temporary...
by RobB
Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:47 am
Forum: Bertram 33 Sportfisher
Topic: Question on Cummins Install
Replies: 9
Views: 34685

Question on Cummins Install

First, thank you David for all your work in rebuilding this website, it looks great. Very impressive that you were able to retain most of the archives. This question is for Frank Price, as you are the only person I could find that re-powered a late model Sport Fish with Cummins B engines. There may ...
by RobB
Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:13 am
Forum: Bertram 33 General
Topic: Florida in the Summer
Replies: 69
Views: 30624

Hello Guys, I would be interested in getting in on the Florida gathering. I am in Punta Gorda, which is about a 2 hour run from Ft. Meyers, or about 4 hours from Tampa. I have always wanted to take a trip across the Okeechobee Waterway, so an East Coast location would be attractive. Not being famili...
by RobB
Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:33 am
Forum: Bertram 33 Sportfisher
Topic: Trim tabs
Replies: 43
Views: 21840

Capt. Jim, I recently replaced the leveler tabs on my '87 SF with Bennett 42x12 trim tabs. I too had a hose begin to leak, and wanted to have a means of pitch control at lower speeds. It is my understanding that the original tabs were intended primarily to offset the lateral instability inherent in ...