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Bertram Sportfish Yachts Coming Back???

Discussion in 'Bertram Yacht' started by Capt Ralph, Nov 3, 2015.

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  1. 84far

    84far Senior Member

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    Sorry, I thought YF referenced the old Bertram Factory, however it was the Lazzara... not as questionable then ;). Cheers

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  2. Capt J

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    The former Lazarra factory that Bertram is currently in
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    Looks like they have popped the deck out of the mould recently... Can't find the pic though. Though it look pretty close to the renders on the website. Cheers

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  4. PacBlue

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    Professional Boatbuilder has a nice feature article on the Bertram Factory and their current vision, it is a good read and insight as to how they are constructed.

    It states that the 35 Bertram sea trialed at a WOT speed of 37 knots and a cruise of 28 knots at 2300 rpm. (max rpm for CAT C7.1 is 2900 rpm). Not bad for a 35 SF. They are building it at a semi-custom rate, not on a pure production line, makes sense for a niche boat. They also highlight the construction of the new 60 and have a new 50' on the drawing boards, good for them!
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    I just wish they would remove the "up to 40 knots" from their website.
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    They still need to figure out the 61. I believe that was supposed to launch in the fall last year.
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    Nice move, I like the position of a 50 Express better than the 45 Hatteras Express or the new 42 Mag Bay Express, good decision from management.

    Must be keeping the tooling suppliers busy!
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    I don't know. 45' seems to be the perfect size for an express. The 45' ex is one hell of a boat. I've run many of them. 36 knot cruise, great ride, very versatile cockpit, etc. I fished a 45' Cabo a lot for marlin in Central America and it was easy to get in and out of a lot of spots that bigger sf couldn't due to draft.