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    The Legend of the Bertram 31

    Nov 10, 2020 1 minute
    —Steve Knauth

    he Bertram 31 is rigged out for a day of fishing off Cabo San Lucas in this image from the files. Authors David Patten and Jeffrey Rodengen called this compact convertible “the. By the late 1960s, this revolutionary boat could be found offshore or running inlets near fishing grounds around the world. The boat’s low profile, spacious cockpit and “all-business” look became as familiar in the Mediterranean as it was in Florida and along the Baja coast.

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