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TeamSaris 03-13-2023 10:40 AM

Im partial to the 38 Competition

boatlessatm 03-13-2023 03:41 PM


Originally Posted by noli (Post 4861617)
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Bertram 35 with engine hatches rasied

Would love to see a pair of Mercury 400HP V-10's on the back on a bracket

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...aba7d61d51.png

can’t imagine the outboards being good for fishing

sailtexas186548 03-13-2023 04:08 PM

I've been waiting for them to put a 90* gear box in the bilge and start dropping the powerheads in like inboards, similar to the jet boats of the early 2000's. Yeah its not a clamp on but it could be dam close and look 1,000,000 times better

noli 03-13-2023 05:32 PM


Originally Posted by sailtexas186548 (Post 4861855)
I've been waiting for them to put a 90* gear box in the bilge and start dropping the powerheads in like inboards, similar to the jet boats of the early 2000's. Yeah its not a clamp on but it could be dam close and look 1,000,000 times better

can you share pics of your project?




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outonsafari 03-13-2023 05:54 PM


Originally Posted by sailtexas186548 (Post 4861855)
I've been waiting for them to put a 90* gear box in the bilge and start dropping the powerheads in like inboards, similar to the jet boats of the early 2000's. Yeah its not a clamp on but it could be dam close and look 1,000,000 times better

Why not throw another 12 degrees +/- on that 90 and use the shaft strut and rudder or is thaf what your saying.
those optimax powerhead whaler jetboat is cool ( think it was whaler)

sailtexas186548 03-13-2023 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by outonsafari (Post 4861861)
Why not throw another 12 degrees +/- on that 90 and use the shaft strut and rudder or is thaf what your saying.
those optimax powerhead whaler jetboat is cool ( think it was whaler)

yeah that’s what I’m saying, or even a 90* to an out drive but that may be too tall to fit under most hatches.

Inboard boats just look so much better

sailtexas186548 03-13-2023 10:03 PM


Originally Posted by noli (Post 4861859)
can you share pics of your project?

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Ill post up once I get the glass work done, a few months and I should be there

Twin O/B Sonic 03-14-2023 06:06 PM

I think 31’.

The guy I built boats for in Fla started w/a 25’ Bertram and added, I think, 2’ beam, 3’ to length, and added a pad to the bottom and converted to twin OB!

Very cool boat!

You could see the Bertram lineage in it.


Originally Posted by noli (Post 4861614)



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