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    Old Bertram

    Anyone recognize what model this old Bertram might be ........?
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    24 Baron?
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    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.
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    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.

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    Maybe a 28 Baron

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    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.
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    Looks like a 28' Baron. Those had twin small blocks if I remember correctly. Cool boat...
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mckillop View Post
    Looks like a 28' Baron. Those had twin small blocks if I remember correctly. Cool boat...
    I agree , and one of my all time favorite boats .

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    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
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    awsome boat and yes a very heavy lay up in those day's , but the life line is way out of wack .................for the lines of the boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Guimond View Post
    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
    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 !

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    Question lifeline ?

    Anyone ever seen a lifeline that high off the deck of a speedboat ?
    I never have.

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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?
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