Archive for the 'Bertram 31' Category

Old Spark Plug Wires the Cause of a 470 Mercruiser Engine to lose RPMs.

Recently, I was running my 1983 17 foot Formula One off of Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York for an early morning water ski session. In Long Island Sound, finding flat water can be a challenge at times. This particular morning the condition were ideal , but my 470 Mercruiser had another […]

August 25th, 2008 | Posted in This Old Boat, Bertram, Ethanol, Crusaders, Mercruiser, Chris Craft, Bertram 30, Bertram 31, Bertram 28, Bertram 33, Boating, Marine, Thunderbird Formula, Mercruiser 470 | No Comments

A Classic Bertram 31 Sinks in Nantucket Sound After Hitting Rocks off of West Dennis

While scouring the in internet, I came across an article posted back in August 16, 2007 by Cape Code Today. Apparently the operator of the Bertram 31, The Raven, on the evening of August 15, 2007 was leaving the Bass River going into Nantucket Sound when the Bertram 31, struck bottom off of the […]

October 1st, 2007 | Posted in This Old Boat, Bertram, Ethanol, Crusaders, Mercruiser, Chris Craft, Tiara, Bertram 30, Egg Harbor, Bertram 31, Bertram 28, Bertram 33, Boating, Marine | No Comments