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Re: Hull Number Help

Posted By: Tommy
Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2005, at 12:28 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Hull Number Help (Vic Roy)

I'm with you Uncle Vic, not sure how this hull number fits into the program. I am always glad to quote former Bertram engineer Lee Dana (at Bertram Yacht from 1961-1980s) who explained the numbering system to me. He emailed me that the first hull after the prototype was numbered #101. He wrote me as follows using my hull # BER012571172-314:

BER = Bertram Yacht
01257 = 1156th 31' built (01257 - 101 = 1156)
11 = November (layup month)
72 = 1972 (layup year)
314 = Sport Fish model

The model numbers are:
312 = Open (soft top convertible)
313 = Hardtop Sedan
314 = Sport Fish
315 = Fly Bridge Cruiser
316 = Bahia Mar
317 = Express Cruiser

For some reason the factory would deviate from the standard numbering code from time to time, and it's anybody's guess as to why those stray numbers appear.

Tommy

Messages In This Thread

Hull Number Help
BillC -- Sunday, 13 February 2005, at 6:44 p.m.

Re: Hull Number Help
Vic Roy -- Sunday, 13 February 2005, at 6:55 p.m.

Re: Hull Number Help
Tommy -- Tuesday, 15 February 2005, at 12:28 p.m.