Anyone recognize what model this old Bertram might be ........?
Anyone recognize what model this old Bertram might be ........?
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
24 Baron?
Looked bigger then 24'. Had twin I/O's that must have been shoe horned in there. Last registration tags were 1988 and no transom numbers. Deep V with outer strakes ending well before the transom.
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
24 Baron had the camper front deck. This boat does not. Inside pic and windshield looks like a 20 foot Baron but hull pic is not. I have a 24 Bertram and the upper stem line in the pic doesn't look right for a 24.
Maybe a 28 Baron
It was 5am in the morning but I would say it was around 27 feet or a bit bigger. Really nice lines and that transom must have been at least 4" thick.
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
Looks like a 28' Baron. Those had twin small blocks if I remember correctly. Cool boat...
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Donzi 25 ZX "Full Tilt F/B "
Ok, that 28 Baron makes sense. Shame to see it just sitting there. What was the beam on that model? Looked to be narrow, maybe even 7 feet.
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
Looks like it was a super heavy layup. And the entry deadrise on that bow was something you just don't see anymore. Too bad to see it wasting away. When I saw it made me think of HIGH LIFE and his Mag conversion. Mike would have been all over a project like that
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
machinist ,bore it deeper,ream it bigger, and lap it to a fine finish
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Probably nowhere as heavy a layup as one might think I suspect. I've been through a lot of classic 20/25 and 31 Berts that were made well before Bertram went with this non-Hunt designed hull and they were a whole lot lighter than I would ever have imagined. In fact , I walked on the hull insides of a late 60's 31 recently that had the rear sections of the stringers cut out and the hull flex was scarey.
But I have to admit , those 24 and 28 Barons are cool as hell .
Just because something's old doesn't mean you throw it away !
Anyone ever seen a lifeline that high off the deck of a speedboat ?
I never have.
Cool boat~
Should be restored & saved ,
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Interesting info guys, and thanks for the photos Joe. It really looks cool with the exception, as Ginger mentions, that crazy high life line. I tried to expand the spec sheet but could not see the beam. Is it 7' even? Does the spec sheet show a deadrise?
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
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