1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
11-27-2004 | 11:19 AM
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Re: 1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
Edward, thanks for the Input, History makes everything in my eyes.
When all is said and done, I will post Pictures for all. Just need to pick up in
the next week and get familair. Thanks again all. I will be intouch.
Blaster
When all is said and done, I will post Pictures for all. Just need to pick up in
the next week and get familair. Thanks again all. I will be intouch.
Blaster
11-27-2004 | 12:35 PM
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From: Lake Lanier, GA
Re: 1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
A family friend had one back in 84. (feeling old now) It was a great boat. It would hang with the 38' Cigarette SE we had in the real rough stuff off LI, but once you get inside the that thing was scary fast. First boat I ever drove with crash boxes. It always intereasting bringing that thing back into Freeport.
12-02-2004 | 06:20 PM
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Re: 1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi
This is the boat I learned to throttle in in 1979 from the late Howard Quam. It was #45 called "FlapJack".
They are good pics but not as good as the one the guy in the little wooden boat is taking!!
Andreas: I didn't realize your dad raced the WD-40 boat - I think I have some pics... Did you get that stuff I mailed to you on Vincentive? Also I looked for you at Key West but everytime I went by you weren't there..
Charlie McCarthy Jr.
PS - Blaster : I'll e-mail these to you too...
12-05-2004 | 05:56 PM
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Re: 1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
Originally Posted by platinum
Edward,
do you have any idea what became of the WD-40 boat? Who in Ft. Lauderdale did the conversion? This was originally my father's race boat, and I would love to know where it is today.
Andreas
do you have any idea what became of the WD-40 boat? Who in Ft. Lauderdale did the conversion? This was originally my father's race boat, and I would love to know where it is today.
Andreas
Sal shipped the boat to Ft. Lauderdale where I oversaw the reconstruction for him by a guy named Bob Naidus. Bob converted it to a pleasure boat with a cabin and some nice accommodations.
Unfortunately that's all I know. I haven't heard from Sal or Bob in years. Sorry.
12-05-2004 | 06:01 PM
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Re: 1978 Bertram offshore, good or bad????
Unless I'm mistaken those pics are Howard and Keith in the 1978 "FlapJack".
The 1979 one had less red, a white transom and red scoops on the hatches.
Or, it could be the other way around. Time has clouded my memory on some of the details. Sorry.
The 1979 one had less red, a white transom and red scoops on the hatches.
Or, it could be the other way around. Time has clouded my memory on some of the details. Sorry.
