As Yachtsmanbill comes up to speed with the Big Chill project (don't be confused--not Big Chili http://www.bigchili.org/ ), I decided to post this link for interim entertainment. I am aware this is not a Bertram site, but this guy did such a thoughtful job I thought others might enjoy following...

Greetings all, I had a turbo exhaust housing failure (you know) and got black soot all over my turbo and manifold blankets. Along with some engine areas. After 5 days in the hole, everything is cleaned, repaired, repainted and replaced on the engine and working fine. However, I needed to...

Last year, when my holding tank cracked, I took the opportunity to replaced all of the hoses, much of it with hard pipe, put a new piston on the pump, changed the vacuum switch and rebuilt the valve/ball assembly...basically went through the whole system. Now, I've got an odor, quite rank, that...

Guys....been doing some searching on who makes a good aluminum tanks for replacements and came to the conclusion that it would be more thorough to just ask flat out.... So....If you recently bought some replacement tanks......who did you buy them from and were/are you happy with the quality of...

Hi Guys, Well, after hand scraping the hull and watertite/repainting the old gal finally took to sea. The 8V53s run strong and she seems as seaworthy as they get. Although she's just a baby Hatt she has a noble name, the teak ladder steps are a custom carved gift from Paul Starzynski...

Question for the electrical experts. My 36c currently has two 30 amp inputs that connect to a 50 amp/two 30 amp splitter at the dockside power pedestal. Is there a way to change over to have a 50 amp power cord and then split to two 30 amp circuits on the boat? Trying to eliminate the splitter at...

The last time I hauled my 60c, the yard manager suggested I replace the scoop type outer strainers (slots facing forward only) on the thru hulls for the bait tank/washdown pumps and AC raw water with non scoop examples. His reasoning was that I didn't want raw water force fed to those pumps any...

Two units on boat, front unit won't turn on seawater pump but runs fine if salon unit is on. I'm assuming a pump relay has gone out. How do I find this relay? Units are early 90's Crusairs.

I have been through three of these wipers in the last 12 months trying to get it adjusted properly on my 43 Express. I just can't seem to get the adjutment technique down. My wiper blade ends up spinning parallel to the waterline and then one of the two silver arms bends and bows, ultimatley...