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Well I begrudgingly ended up passing on the B28 project. It was a shame too as it would have made a decent craft suited to my purposes. It ended up that the transportation quotes were almost as much as a capable trailer would cost. Plan B will be to keep an eye out for a capable trailer so that the ...

One of the things that made me shy away from a Bertram 30 was evidence that a foot or so of water had been sitting in it for a while. A drain plug would certainly have helped them avoid that issue.
Good for the plug.

"the enemy of good enough is better" <--- I suffer from this. On my 18' CC rebuild, there were cool nights when I was doing some glass work. I went to the local rental shop and rented a bunch of heavy moving blankets. I already had a rope running about 5' above the deck, so I used the blankets as an...

Believe me, this place is not as tough as other forums. I'm on other boating forums where I have dozens on ignore. Everyone here gives good valid advice. In chatting with the guy who already put a bracket and outboards on one B-28 (aerospace engineer too) he mentioned a B35 that he knew of without e...

In another 11 to 12 years, if Covid-19 doesn't kill us all first (That is meant as a joke),I plan on retiring. We already have a reliable 18'CC which my wife and I use on a regular basis trolling for lake trout. When I get closer to that point, we are wanting a boat to wet slip that... - Is comforta...

Sanity checks are always good to have. I've been through enough projects to know to temper my time and cost expectations. I projected my 18'CC "from the hull up" rebuild to max out at $1800 in materials. When I hit $4K, I just shook it off and kept plugging away. And you are correct, it is the littl...

I would love to find a good hulled 31 that needs a repower for a reasonable price. I may yet. Only time will tel.

Well, I heard back from the person with the Bertram 28. It is a 73 flybridge that came with 151 Crusaders. Transmissions, props, shafts and such are all part of it. Their plan was to put outboards on the back. Although the fuel tank didn't leak it is likely shot and needs to be replaced. They're jus...

Glad you posted to the thread.
I looked in the classifieds but couldn't find anything.
Send me a PM and we can take this offline.
Thanks
John

Many thanks guys. Before I pull the trigger on anything, I start investigating and asking questions. I've found that some sites are more helpful than others and this is certainly one of them. I've got some pics and am asking some questions before I decide one way or another. The interior doesn't loo...

On another forum a guy has a friend who has a Bertram 28 that is intact but needs a new tank and a repower. The friend offered it to him free and he passed along the info. I'm waiting to see if there was anyone else interested in it. If I get a pic or 2 and a little history, I might consider getting...

I am no expert but I appreciate those here that are.

At the asking price of $9,400, I have no interest. If I were, I'd pay $400.00 for a non mechanical survey. As mentioned by many here, it is just not a desirable model and there are many unknowns. But, if the price was right and I mean really right, my interest would increase and I'd possibly get mor...

Here is a link to the boat.
As you can see in many of the pictures, it sat with water in it for a while.

https://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sale ... oject.html

Is there a link to the 35'er?

A lot of good feedback and believe me, It is greatly appreciated. I had read where they'd only made this model for 2 years but I'd assumed that they'd used a similar hull design. Having a shallower deadrise is a major negative to me. Actually a show stopper for the most part. We will want something ...

I have learned long ago to not get locked into one thing too quickly. Every project will always go longer and cost more than expected with 100% certainty. Here in N.E. Tennessee we don't have many center consoles come up for sale so I jumped on the first solid one that I found. Did you know that wat...

First post. not an owner yet. A while back, my wife and I got discussing the option of picking up a used 30' to 35' boat to wetslip down in the Carolinas so that we'd have something to use for fishing as well as a place to stay for long weekends. The plan was to pick one up in a few years and in the...