Bertram33 User Forum

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Thanks Frank, Did my email come through? Cheers Myles

Gday, I can't seem to find any of the Phoenix rebuild photos. I'm especially interested in the finished photos, of the side of the cabin. I would like to see again how you faired the cabin to deck join. I want to remove the aluminum cover plates in that area and have it painted. Also, has anyone had...

No worries Larry, The 2 concerns I had with the 33 when looking at the photos (i haven't seen the boat in the flesh as it is over 1000mi down the coast), where the cockpit size and the visibility of the cockpit from the helm. These 2 things are a bit of a deal breaker for me as we fish pretty hard a...

Thanks Capt Larry for the pics and the insight to how the 33FBC fishes in the real world. Maybe a 33FBC is not the best idea for me as its main purpose in life will be to chase Blue, Black and Striped marlin around. Varying from 16lb to 80lb stand-up gear. Your Merritt in your photo is a "dream...

Thanks very much Syd, I will be in touch. Cheers, Myles

Thanks a lot fellas for all the advice, much appreciated! Re the cockpit space, I think I would remove the game chair and continue to fish 80lb stand-up gear as we do now on my 25. That should free up some room. And I will look at making a custom fibreglass icebox for the swim platform. Thanks again...

Thanks Frank B, Thanks for the welcome. This certainly looks like a great, friendly forum so far and I have found some great info from previous posts already. I will see if i can get in touch with Syd for some more info. Cheers, Myles

Thanks Frank, There are only 2 33 FBC Bertrams for sale here that I have found. One is the 79 I have mentioned, and the other is an 82 with the Flybridge design you describe. I have never seen a 33 SF here. The 35 is very popular here as they were made here under licence, along with the 25 (which I ...

Gday Al, Thanks a lot for your reply. That sounds like plenty of cockpit space for fishing. They just look a bit short in the bum compared to a 35. I am really after the length of the covering board from where the cabin meets the covering board to the transom. What I am wondering is, is there suffic...

Gday all, I am considering a 1979 FBC here in Australia and I am still at the looking stage. I haven't been down to see the boat yet (it is nearly 1000mi from where I live). My first questions is, what are the cockpit dimensions. Length and width? If you measure from where the house meets the coveri...