38 Bertram Competition...Sold!
 

Received the wire of funds today from Kuwait. She has a new home. Really was a great boat, she will be missed.

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Awesome boat.... Congrats on the sale!!!!!

I'm glad I was able to see this boat before the St. Clair Race (and before she goes over seas). She's a beauty!!!

That is a really nice classic. Whats the plan for her overseas?

very sharp. i would love to own a bertram. rare boat.

They'll probably pop a mold of it and call it the New Ali-Bertram-Baba and race it in P1 as the latest, Greatest Design.

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Beautiful boat, sorry to hear it will be leaving the states.

My understanding is the buyer has a home in ft lauderdale and a small collection of Bertram's....I assume he is just going to pleasure ride it with a poker run here and there?

Ft Lauderdale Isn't overseas-----------> YET..

I guess the new owner keeps it in USA.
I would and just fly over.

Saw the boat on the river during Riverfest. Very cool boat.

I sure hope it doesn't just disappear off the face of the boating world..............maybe the new owner passes by this site and can inform us of plans??..............

------Toprop,,,You and I have talked a bit as I admired the Bertram. Im the guy with the old navy DONZI El Pescador center console. I will miss your Bertram a bunch. I got so much pleasure just looking at it. Absolutely one of my all time favorites. Anything else up your sleeve???............Mr.Bill

If then they(the arabs) will decide to draw a mold from it I hope that they are not so awkward as the Brazilians that tried to do the same with the Pangare Gringo of Wallace Franz and that they destroyed it instead.

I don't know what I'm going to do. With the season winding down here I think it would be unlikely I would buy anything until spring. I'm looking at Cigarette's mainly top gun's. I definitely not ready for a cruiser. Just sit on the side lines and wait for the right deal. I actually started getting my ski stuff together for winter.....Man we had a sh*t summer this year.

38 Comp
 

Topprop: That is such a great boat, the 38 Comps are so gorgeous with the beveled deck edges. Very old school, and I love em.

Wannabe

I wll miss my sister offshore.:flag::flag::flag:

That boat received so much attention everywhere I went with it. Everyone from people who knew everything about it to one guy who asked me why I painted a Bertram logo on a Scarab. It was a great experience owning such a classic. I can say with confidence the guy who bought it has purchased a top shelf piece. The boat really does run as good as it looks. I hope he gets as much enjoyment out of it as I did.

Where did you advertise it? Or did a broker sell it?

Wannabe

Good to hear that we will possibly still see it around Ft Lauderdale. What did it sell for ?

My broker sold it using an ad he put together on Yachtworld.com his plan was to go after a buyer who could benefit from the weak dollar vs euro.

Anybody seen the boat around??

Reviving an old thread.

Where did this boat end up?

How many of these were built?

I know B38 on here has one, maybe he'll chime in

The answer is damn few- about 17 hulls built.
They were basically built for race teams. Sold bare hull only back in the early to mid 70's.

Look up Copper kettle, Needle Nose, Natual Light all ran these boats.
It was the hayday of the Vhulls = Cats were few.....Cigarettes Scarabs and Bertrams were the mainstays.....

Don Onken ran a 38 as well (Mr. Goodwrench) back in the '90's. My dad did some fiberglass repairs to the boat back in the day.

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A design that stuck out in the crowd of cool classic race boats.

My buddy

My buddy has the Copper Kettle for sale. Was on classified s a little while ago..

Hey Cary, how are things with you lately.
You still running a boat. B38 still running hardcore.

Hey Kurt , yes I am still running my Cary 29.9. Went back to outboards after the surface drives. Long story. How are you doing....

Boat went to Kuwait to a collector is what I was told. He bought it like you and I would buy a stick of chewing gum off eBay
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. No survey no sea trail no one even came to see it. I guess when you have a lot of $ everything is relative.

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Harbor Springs 2009
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Mac Rays 2007
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Beautiful

Kuwait
 

I guess she went to the same guy who bought the Bounty Hunter bubble deck - he has taste!!!

I'm good, plan on running Toys for Tots run December 4th. Who hoo

Good for you. Always a great cause to run your boat . I finally sold my boat this past spring. Sad times... taking care of my Dad with Dementia,been a tough summer...God bless Kurt take care.