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Hi, I am about to purchase either a Bertram 26 I/O or Bertram 25 inboard for a fishing vessel, mainly fall offshore bottom fishing. The 26 is a flybridge with no lower steering station, the 25 is a hardtop version. Neither boat is currently running so just looking at the hulls , the 26 seems like it would be more tender due to the deeper v and higher center of gravity with flybridge? The 26 has no engines so could go either outboard or I/O. the flybridge would put me out in the weather unless I install curtains, the 25 will provide shelter with its windshield. Anyone run either of these two vessels and which would provide the better stability when anchored or drifting in the seas?

Welcome

Hopefully some of t he 25 guys will jump in. Not sure w ho has a 26 with a bridge on the board.

Love my 25 inboard v-drive with a flybridge. I removed the lower station as i never used it.

look on Yachtworld ... there is what appears to be an original 26 outboard that has been sitting for years, probably needing fresh power and definitely needing some clean-up, but they are rare and the only one I was ever on was pretty nice ride.

They are both pretty tender boats, rolling quite a bit in a beam sea, but the motion is gentle - no snap. Much better with a drift anchor.
Both hulls are brilliant under way - I would let the layout rather than hull guide your preference.