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Craig Mac
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TOMMY GIFFORD-STORMY PETREL

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1961 Article Regarding a new Bertram that Tommy purchased.


http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2 ... 630,116643" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Craig Mac,
Interesting article about Tommy Gifford and the 31 Bertram. The writer says that the rakish hard top has been lowered and had helm and tower controls with 2 padded cells. Sounds like it was an express boat with a tower. Also on the same page was a box score for the Indians vs Red Sox Indians won 13 to 2 but the name Franconia stood out, he played for the Indians and later on he coached the Red Sox, In that game Carl Yazstremski hit a home run.
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Boat was a hardtop with tower--
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Tommy wrote a book called ANGLERS & MUSCLEHEADS---it can be read online---a pioneer of big-game fishing in the golden age.


https://archive.org/stream/anglersmuscl ... 5/mode/2up" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I started reading the book. I may have to try and find a hard copy.
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Peter,

Just purchased a copy on Amazon.
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