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1965 31 Bertram Sportfish



Island Dreamer



$52,500 USD



1965 31 Bertram - Sportfish


1965 31 Bertram - Sportfish





Owner/Gerard Chalmers

Tampa Bay, FL

Phone 727-560-4294
or email at gchalmers@tampabay.rr.com



Current owner purchased this vessel in 1985 and completed a number of refurbishments over the years. This vessel was taken down to the bare hull to facilitate some custom features and new equipment. The 110 square-foot cockpit provides unobstructed deck space to accommodate all of your fishing and diving equipment.

Specifications
year 1965
length, overall.... 30'7"
maximum beam. 11'2"
draft, propeller..... 2'9"
cockpit area.... 110 ft.²
sleeping accommodations..four
cruising speed 23 kn
midcabin-port side-dinette/bunk, storage
mid cabin- starboard side- lower helm station, molded sink with pressurized freshwater, icebox, storage
forward cabin-V- birth, electric head, storage
Hull
bottom barrier coat Interlux 1000/2000
anchor pulpit-welded aluminum
bow rail-welded aluminum
dive platform-teak-stainless steel boarding ladder
flybridge-custom seating with storage and rocket launchers
engine box covers updated and sound insulated
engine stringers reinforced, fiberglass wrapped and epoxy coated light gray
bilge area epoxy coated light gray for easy cleaning
windows-dark tint with white frames
Decks
cockpit-molded fiberglass with drain trays
midcabin-molded fiberglass with drain trays
forword cabin-molded fiberglass
Power
454 freshwater cooled Crusaders
Port time= 247.8 hours(engine replaced at 1100.3 hobbs meter) Starboard time= 1380.7 hours
engine oil changed on a 50 hour schedule
transmissions Borg-Warner 1.9x1
shafts 1 3/8
props 20x20
rudders-high-performance stainless steel
exhaust -- Vernatone mufflers
steering -- Hynautic upper and lower stations
fuel cell -- 168 gallons fiberglass, no ethanol to date
fuel filters -- in line spin on canisters
Electrical
completely rewired using tin wire
custom color-coded wiring harness with each wire number at the origination/termination points and correlating to a wiring diagram chart
3 batteries -- two of which are Prevailer batteries
battery isolator
Guest battery charger -- three bank
shore power outlet with cord
engine amp gauges, upper/lower stations
main breaker panel in forward cabin
three bank digital volt meter in forward cabin
two Hobbs meters
engine overheat/low oil pressure alarms
cockpit flood lighting
two master battery switches will start the port or starboard engine from battery #1 or #2
automatic fire extinguishing system in each engine compartment
bilge blowers
duel trumpet electric air horns
hand-held spotlight
Electronics
FURUNO-color DGPS -- plotter -- sounder with high-speed transducer
MICROLOGIC ML-8000 LORAN
RICHIE high-speed compass
VHF-ICOM
high output VHF antenna
Marine cell phone antenna
FLOW SCAN fuel management system providing engine rpm, synchronization, GPH and total fuel used
fume detector
AM/FM stereo
Plumbing
1/4 turn bronze/stainless steel through hull valves
bronze raw water strainers
Raritan Crown Head II with holding tank
raw water washed down with hot water shower
fresh water wash down
fresh water storage tank -- 18 gallons
freshwater sink in midcabin
bilge pumps -- 4 automatic/manual electric
Canvas
flybridge -- Bimini with three side roll up curtains
mid cabin -- bulkhead canvas with two clear panels, also the second system terminates past rear of the engine boxes
cockpit -- Aft Bimini top folds back for storage
headliners -- forward and midcabin headliners are foam backed white vinyl with storage overhead in midcabin
forword cabin -- sidewalls -- foam backed vinyl covering
Miscellaneous Items
fishing tackle center -- under Helms seat lower stations
2 anchors
30 feet of anchor chain
600 feet of anchor line
Lee Junior outriggers -- less poles
custom spear gun rack
portable live well
portable transom cutting board
handheld fire extinguisher located in custom cabinet, mid cabin
engine box cushions for seating
1967  1965 31 Bertram Sportfish
 1965 31 Bertram Sportfish 
1967  1965 31 Bertram Sportfish
1967  1965 31 Bertram Sportfish
 1965 31 Bertram Sportfish 
1967  1965 31 Bertram Sportfish
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