1984 Bertram 31

DESCRIPTION

The 1960 Miami-Nassau powerboat race started it all. Richard Bertram designed and commissioned a 30ft wooden deep-vee hull off of a 23ft boat that he saw slicing through 6ft waves. He ended up taking this initial 30ft wooden boat, called Moppie, and won the 1960 race running through 8 foot seas and steady 30 knots of wind.

After winning the race Bertram turned the hull design into a fiberglass mold and the infamous 31 was born. 1,860 Bertram 31’s were made over 16 years. Dream Boat is the flybridge cruiser version made in 1984.

Dream Boat is 16,000lbs, will cruise at 25-26 mph at 3,200 RPM (~20 GPH) and is the ultimate fishing or cruising boat. Not many Bertram’s are found in the PNW, so this could be a great opportunity to buy a classic.

Dream Boat was purchased by the current owner in 2017 and spent 6 years refitting her. The current owner has $50K in receipts and another $110K in receipts from the previous owner as well.

• Crusader 454’s rebuilt
  • Port engine: 491 hours
  • Starboard engine: 493 hours
• Kohler 5kw generator rebuilt in 2018 (under 300hrs)
• New 200 gal fuel tank
• Exhaust manifolds and elbows replaced
• House battery with inverter
• New props
• Bowsprit restored with fiber wood core
• Swim platform restored with fiber wood core
• Original Bertram upholstery in the salon with new foam
• V-berth has all new cushions/covers
• Flybridge steering pump rebuilt
• Dash and wiring rebuilt
• Lacewood brightwork throughout exterior
• RedDot engine heater
• Toe rail removed/sandblasted/powdercoated
• Decks painted with awlgrip
• New trim tabs
• Rear swim step rebuilt
• Outrigger hardware (no poles)
• Bilges cleaned/sanded/painted White enamel

Additional information:

• Electrical:
  • LEDs throughout interior
  • Exterior Deck lights
  • Underwater lights
  • Electric heater
  • Victron energy voltage meter
  • 5 gal water heater
• Galley:
  • Large and deep single sink
  • 12V/120V refrigerator
  • Kenyon marine electric two burner stove with alcohol backup
    • Backup needs new priming pump
• Head:
  • Wet head with manual toilet
• Other:
  • Propane air-forced heater – Propex heat source 2000
    • 2 20gal propane tanks in flybridge
  • Washdown pump on deck
  • 200ft SS chain
  • Garmin 750 GPS
    • Autopilot ready but will need a new control arm

Opportunities:

• Starboard transmission has a very slow leak
• Port engine consumes oil, steams a bit and always has
  • 2 quarts/tank
• Port engine has a quadrajet carburateur so need to pump the throttle for cold starts to generate fuel pressure
• Flybridge canvas will need replacing in the next 1-3 years