Just call it a Bertram

[scot]

I suppose it will help you sell your boat if you say it has the "Classic Bertram hull".
Could just be me, but I don't recall Bertram building this boat, or a hull that looked like that :-)

http://mobile.craigslist.org/boa/4994677469.html

[CaptPatrick]

Say's it a Trojan & I guess that the "Bertram hull" is just some seasoning to make an un-palatable dish seem more appetizing...

Still tastes like sh!t to me.

[Tommy]

I'm pretty sure there was a year or two that Whittaker Corp owned both Bertram and Trojan and there were a few ads that promoted both brands as "Owned by Whittaker Corp"; hence the confusion. As stated above, totally different vessels.

[Bertramp]

Funny thing is that no one with a Bertram refers to it as a Trojan ......

[Carl]

I'm pretty sure there was a year or two that Whittaker Corp owned both Bertram and Trojan and there were a few ads that promoted both brands as "Owned by Whittaker Corp"; hence the confusion. As stated above, totally different vessels.

I am not inclined to believe there is little if any confusion in the sellers mind.
I'd go a step further and say the seller choose his words carefully.

[Rawleigh]

The only good Trojans are rubbers!!

[Tony Meola]

They made sure the shots did not show the Trojan name on the side.

[Yannis]

Does any Bertram, 26 or other, have prop pockets? And such a shallow "V" ?

[ed c.]

My son has taken command of my 31 bert., so I went out to get a smaller boat for the back bay and nearby wrecks. I purchased a 20' steplift wellcraft. I had owned one in the mid 70's and then moved on. I was painting the bottom about a month ago and was amazed at the similarity of bottom configuration with that of the 31 bert. The boat does not have the outside chine, but the deep V is about the same as the bert. Above the water line there is a large curved flare like the Carolina boats. This boat rides very well.

[Tommy]

Ed, you are right on with your observation, as both are Ray Hunt designed hulls. I had one for 10 years and it was a great riding 20-footer.