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I have yanmar 170's in my 28 and run 20 knots with a full load no problem. No tower though. The thought of a tower on a 28 is scary.

Dug, I am thinking that as much as I will use the boat, diesel makes sense. I am looking at the 28 in South Carolina with the Cummins 4bta 250s (advertised on Yachtworld.) . Its within my price range (barely). As long as the owner took care of all the injector issues with the engines, it should be a...

Thanks for the info, Bill. Is this the boat you are referring to? http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatFullDetails.jsp?boat_id=1387134&ybw=&units=Feet¤cy=USD&access=Public&listing_id=61890&url= Any problems to be concerned about with these engines?? I still haven't decided on which boat. I g...

No doubt the 31 has beautiful lines. The 28 is more utility looking I guess. Not ugly by any means, but it just doesn't have the soft, sweeping profile of the 31. Since I wont be able to repower any time soon, I would have to live with the 454's for several years. I've read that the 28 gets about 1m...

Damn, I thought I had decided against the 31 and now I am thinking about it again. They are gorgeous! Whats the fuel consumption on the 454's? Not nearly as many for sale, particularly for less than 60k. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of any of those listed on Yachtworld, Traderonline? Thanks...

Thanks for all the responses! I certainly appreciate the helpful information. I really do want a 31, but I regularly run 50 miles offshore and I thought the fuel consumption would kill me. Maybe I am misinformed and the big blocks in the 31 burn about the same as the small blocks in the 28? A 31 wit...

Hello. First time posting here. I've read through many posts and have decided on buying a Bertram 28. I'd love a 31, but its not within my means. Maybe someday, but for now I will have to live with the second best boat ever built. The selection of these boats for sale on west coast is pretty slim pi...