hull and production numbers

[Don33]

quote:Originally posted by dougl33 I owned a 28 for 2 years. I put about 200 hours on in that time. The boat was great. It was a 1981 with 305 mercs (228hp). I cruised at 22 knots at 3150rpms burning around 18-20 gph. She topped out at 29-30. The best thing was that as far as cruising speed was concerned the boat wasn't as load sensitive as my 33 FBC. On the flip side, if I had a lot of gear or people on the boat I had to place them accordingly as I did not have trim tabs. While my wife and I both loved the boat, we cruise and don't fish so it was just too small for what we wanted to do. By the way, the 28 is heavier than a 31, slightly wider (by 3 inches), and has the same deadrise. While some guys on the 31 site say it looks like a hyena dragging its butt, I personally think the 28 is a better looking and much more flexable boat than the 31. Its also much more of a bargain. I would never own a 31, but if I ever get to the point where I was down-sizing I would buy another 28 in a heart beat and re-power with the fuel injected gas 5.7's or 6.0's. The boat would be a rocket. Regards, Doug L. 1986 33 Bertram FBC Queen Elizabeth

[Don33]

I owned a 28 FBC for 7 years. She had the larger 350 block, 260 hp Mercs with 240 gal fuel. This was a nice boat-engine match; loading her up with people and fuel had little effect on performance. When sold, the engines had 1,450 hrs but would still WOT at around 4K rmps (I was easy on the engines and the built in pump out system made for easy oil changes every 50 hours). The 28 was a good boat for fishing the Chesapeake as it handled the bay chop well, but with that deep V had a tendency to roll easily in a beam sea. With a two tier cockpit design, the cabin down, and a flybridge, seemed like you were always going up or down to get something. Also, with the larger engines, the bilge area was cramped and the stuffing boxes were hard to get at (the larger fuel tank encroached into the area where the access hatches in the deck were located). Overall all, however, it was a high quality, affordable Bertram that was relatively easy to maintain. (Sorry for the previous posting failure--operator error!)

[Brian Davin]

Thought I'd resurect this posting and throw in my Hull #. Mine is HIN: BERH0838D990 FBC = 0 still holds Manufactured April 1989 as a 1990 model Brian '90 Bertram 33' FBC Never Say Never Westbrook, CT

[Mikedcabo]

And our SF is BERH1034M79F then 334-79 not sure what that last group means but 79F = June 79 So looking at Frank and David's SF (29 apart over10 months)-if they were making ~ 30-35 SF's a year that would make sense that our boat was 1034(7 years earlier). I wonder if we could have the 34th SF made?

[Admin]

From my previous findings earlier in this post: ...the last four characters indicate the month and year the boat was built, and the model year. Prior to August 1, 1984, the manufacturer had the option of expressing this in the form of a model year designation. So M79F must all translate to June of '79 in the pre-1984 fashion. David Sumich 33 Megabites Huntington Harbour, CA Forum Administrator

[Mikedcabo]

But what is the 334-79. Was it called a model 334?