Boat builders in Jersey
Here's the update from the 31 bert page that I spend a little time on. Easier to cut and paste than do the thing over. The tubb is what they call my 41.
Heading to Jersey for turkey day, Toms River area. Going to meet Oldhatt45 and see all the updates he's done since last I looked at his boat(lifting rails, shaft shrouds ect) to see what I can incorperate. Any of you hatt guys in that area, and don't have anything going on for fri/sat drop me a note. My plan is to crawl around marinas and boats(rather than hanging out with Kathi's family, heck I'd rather take the dog for a bath than do that)
Anyone buddies with guys at the factorys down there? Looking for some seconds stuff to go in the new improved, tubb express. specifically a island forward berth and seating(wrap around couch kinda things) for the helm bridge area as well as tackle centers. I can build all that stuff, but like UV says, time-patience or money. I don't have patience, and I'll be running out of time.
Tubb update. flybridge is off, figured that thing was 1000-1200 lbs took 6 of us to get it off the flatbed. all the fancy beadboard headliner Mike and I spent hours and hours installing is out. Roughly 14'x 30' of 3/4" pine thats gotta be a couple hundred lbs. all the walls, head, galley and staterooms are out. Freakin fridge was 120+ lbs(as CMP will attest to, as I made him help dump it over the side) Figure so far the Jenney Craig diet the tubb is on has helped lose way over 2500lbs and thats just the start. the salon roof will be cut off(6-700lbs). the salon floors are being replaced(old one is probably another 5-600 lbs judging from the weight of the hatches) and the cockpit deck will be replaced, thats 100sqf of 7/8 ply with 4 heavy layups of glass on it(I know that cause Cappy helped with that project). By the time it's all out and replaced with modern material I figure the weight loss wil be at least 4500lbs and probably closer to 5000.
In theory the tubb should be able to almost touch 16knts(heading down the back of a 30' roller with a tail wind) with the weight savings, aero drag reduction, and the tweaking to the motors, unless of course I let Terry F and Big doug on then all the work will be for naught and I'll be at displacement speeds again.
Thuddd
. Bertramp are you and Nick getting together drinks ??? Need more company 
