I just.bought my 1st boat a 1973 bertram 28 fb she is in great shape last owner owned it for 21 years and she looks sweet OG no updates how can I get brochures and any more info

What a boat! What an incredible launch and event. The 255 is the new benchmark for trailer boats.

Interesting. I have just changed the motors in my boat for Yanmar 8LVs there is what seems like a large gear change delay compared to my old cable controls. I have been looking for information on how to deal with this is a skipper. A video explaining strategy would be very helpful. Am sure I am not the only person struggling with this.

A view from the UK. What a load of old Flim - Flam. One of the biggest load of Bulls**t i've heard. Straight out of the sales blurb. Do we know the genesis of this company, how long they've been in business, do they just hawk their service to unqualified boat captains. Do they go into boat builders yards and check them out? So, some bright spark thought they would tell you you have a COULD BE, MAYBE, LIKELY problem and - hey presto they have a company to look into it for you......at $150/hr. ALL boat builders are extremely aware of corrosion on their products. The path to minimising it is well trodden. It is part of an electrical engineers DNA. If you have ANY doubts about corrosion on your vessel speak to the boat builder and ask them what precautions they put in place and how they test it. For me, they're another company preying on the gullible.

Thanks for the captions. I'm American and I don't speak Aussie. Seriously, I have bad hearing and accents are hard on my brain. 👍

Useless video learned nothing

The owner has told the builder to spray the cabin of the boat, they should be re gel coating the whole boat. Probably better to go two pack

Ditch the captions mate

Would be nice to know the make. Very poor workmanship really for the money.

Stop the madness and just paint the bottom. No boat has ever sank from blisters. Planning the structure because of blisters will weaken hull and make the boat hull questionable.

When you guys took the gel coat off with that, what looked like to be a planer what kind of piece of equipment was that?

It’s my dream to be a captain.

Why was my comment on inspections/ surveys deleted?

I wrote a long response which has disappeared. It was factual and not in any ways offensive.

I bought a 34 foot flybridge in board cruiser that at the time was about 15 years old. It was advertised as being in “first class” condition. Got an inspection report/survey from someone recommended by the selling agent. It highlighted a few things which were attended to and the price was adjusted but the penny dropped later when I read the report more deeply. It was a cut and paste from a much earlier report on the boat. It used the older name for the boat in places and mentioned things that the boat no longer had fitted such as a genset. Things that the report said were okay were later found to be not okay. I won’t list everything but over 12 months I spent over $25k making the boat seaworthy not counting my labour. Even just before I sold it things were still going wrong. I sold it with a clear conscience and bought a new boat with an outboard and warranty. I had hardly used the old boat in the 12 months I had it. It wasn’t safe or reliable. A very expensive lesson. I could have sued over the dodgy report but that would have been more expense. I sold it through the same agent for a slightly higher price than I paid that didn’t cover the cost of the repairs. The agent said boats can be expensive and with an older boat I expected some of that but not $500 a week on average.

I assume what anyone says is not the truth. All my customers never tell me the whole story. I don’t know until i know after i thoroughly inspected it.

When my customers buy used boats there all fire hazards.

All my customers are clueless on what they buy. They always do opposite of what i warn them about. All they want to do is turn key and go like there cars. And then they cry when i give them the cost of all the obvious repairs that need made.

Wow the engine needs a rebuild cuss it won't start 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The swim platform and rear door look great. Fine job to all the workers. I enjoyed this series.

I just finished a restoration on our 37Bertram! Best boats

BOAT = BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND 😮

Bought a second hand boat advertised as being in first class order. Had a survey done that highlighted a few issues but nothing major. Later I realized the survey report had been cut and pasted from a previous survey by the same person. It mentioned a previous name for the boat and some items no longer on the boat such as a generator. The troubles started almost immediately and I spent $25000 over the next 12 months until I sold it through the same broker. I cut my losses and spent more on a new boat.

Great series thanks! Would be interested to know if the owner sold and if so did he get his asking price? On a side note. Anyone know where I can get the fiberglass engine vents from a Bertram 35. Doing a diesel repower and need some more ventilation. International marine won’t sell them to me as a spare part.

Excellent restoration series on the Bertram 35. Well done to all involved. The owner must be thrilled!

Hey Ned, long time since Mallacoota mate 😉 I enjoyed that series on the EagleIII very much. Just out of curiosity, what sort of money he asking for it now? Cheers

I remember when these boats were new, love them then and love them now. Nice boat's

Hi thanks for the vid. Now left field as a dedicated subscriber who loved the Eagle 3 vids your expertise on Bertram 35s is obviously vast. Dream boat for me is one restored and twin outboards on the back 😮 Is this possible with a large check book? Thanks Ant.

Loved watching the transformation of this great old boat. I thought you were going to hit the dock going out lol

I would love to buy a Hatteras 53 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXeQoZpumrp0lZI to live on but my wife and son wouldn't be in it

Me too. 😊

If Bertram management has any brains they would bring back these 30’s boats with the new epoxy tech. They would rule the mid level sport fishing world. Funny that they still do and haven’t built a new boat since the 80-90s???

Thanks Ned. Looking forward to seeing the latest.

Enough with the hardtop

Yes Hardtop on a 35' Deep V hull? Beam seas Bad idea Most of your info is just no accurate Good video But you need to learn by doing and getting your hands dirty Then you know what your talking about! If you are the overseer! I feel bad for the Boat Owner

Absolutely stunning! I’m doing patchwork to keep an old Cresta 32 in good good shape until I retire and give her a refurb and if she come out half as nice as this Bertram I’ll be more than happy.

They are a beautiful boat well done

the boat looks great! i love the paint. the hard top does look good.. im nearly up to making my hard top and dreading it because im fussy. lol

Was a stern thruster added to the boat ? Also love the blue color

Found 4 of these boats for sale here in Aus ranging from 110.000 to 170.000 plus one 42ft at 185.000, And I'm guessing the restoration is not a cheep project

Good to see a classic Bertie coming back to new. When I was a kid, they were almost mystical in size and very American. I still love to stare at them, the angles, the hull form. From what I estimate they work will have cost at the end, you could have bought a later model, but that wouldn't be as cool.

Melbourne to Whitsundays is a stroll in the park for this powerful offshore cruiser. All you need is a good Chart Plotter / auto pilot and depth sounder. Radar helpful.

Hello I was the proud owner of a 2007 Caribbean 35 from 2010 to 2022. My 3 sons and I had a wonderful 12 years exploring crayfish reefs and surf breaks around Rottnest Is. until ex wife (non bbq'd crayfish eater) had enough of time aboard with 4 males and reading books in "confined spaces". RESULT: 3 sons are safe reef navigators and skippers who moved on to rugby, university, 4x4 ing, cars, girls and drinking. GOOD RESULT. C35 Technical: Brilliant offshore hull with 2 x Cummins QSB 330 hp with silky electronic controls. (Worst fuel consumption was 4.1 l / nm @ 29 kn @ 2,900 RPM @ 120 l/hour, Best offshore cruising 3.5 l / nm @ 20 kn @ 70 l/hr. Usual load was 1,500kg including 5 POB, 300 l diesel, 400 L water. Swan River cruise 8 kn at 1.5 / nm). Value Retention: Purchased 2007 35 in 2010 for $350k @ 160 hours and sold for $270 @ 1,165 hrs. Bertram / Caribbean are an outstanding blue water hull and built to last longer than me. I can attest that a 10 kn reef hit with scratch antifoul only. All the best with your worthy restoration. Mal W. PS: Brand new from factory: Cummins QSB US$40,000 plus freight, GST and Australian fitting.

Great series. Own a Bertram 35. Looking forward to the next stage of the build. Interested to see if the owner goes for a repower and internal fitout. Next things on our list.

Fantastic you kept the lower station .Great memories of our B28 in the late 70s and 80s and always admiring the B35s .From memory when Norm Jenks was selling them, there was a early B35 called "Eagle" great video.

I have so enjoyed this series. My dad bought an early 70s Bertram 35 about 1976. He repowered it with Cat 3208s. That boat was a rocket. He sold it and bought a Hatteras 41 a few years later. Big mistake. The Hat was nice but sooooo slow. That Bertram was the best boat we ever owned.

Thank you love the video,very familiar with the Bertram

The video quality is amazing

Ya'll are going to get a lot more Bertram work from this project.