38' Bertram MK III Sports Fishing Boats

Vessel Walk Thru

The Bertram 38 MKIII is known as a very cruisey sport fishing boat and her current owner has found her to be just that.  With an abundance of natural light and ventilation and at the salon/galley level warmly finished with varnished teak she is certainly a pleasant vessel to spend time on.  6'-5" headroom throughout with carpeted soles.  Well thought out 12 volt lighting throughout.  When natural ventilation is not sufficient, the vessel is equipped with two reverse cycle (heat & cool) air conditioning units.  When heat alone is required and the generator is not desired, the vessel is fitted with an Espar diesel cabin heat system.  

On entering the Salon from the cockpit the large straight Galley is to starboard featuring Formica topped counters with large single basin stainless steel sink and a great deal of storage in several lockers and drawers.  Cooking is handled on the Princess 3 burner electric stove with oven and quick re-heats via the microwave while chilled food stuffs are easily managed using the Norcold dual voltage refrigerator/freezer.  There is a large 2nd top load freezer in the cockpit.

The Salon space is to port with a convertible sofa aft, high low pedestal table and barrel chair and ottoman.  Storage and the yachts electrical distribution panels are under the side deck to port.

Down 4 steps to the staterooms and head.  The Master Stateroom is furthest forward with a "King" sized V-berth with filler with 7 drawers below.  There is access to the anchor locker forward and aft and to starboard is a bureau with drawers and hanging locker outboard.

The Guest Stateroom is next aft and to port with upper and lower single berths.  There is storage under the lower berth and in a locker forward.

Opposite to starboard is the Head with Separate Stall Shower. The head features and electric W.C., vanity with porcelin sink and storage in a locker above and below and a separate stall shower with seat, draining to a separate sump.  

Out on deck the Bertram 38 MK III is equally well thought out with a large cockpit with fighting chair, afore mentioned freezer forward and bait station/storage forward and to port.  There is under deck storage space in lockers P&S as well as in three lazarettes.  Access to the flying bridge forward and to starboard.  Wide side decks with convenient hand holds lead forward.  

The Flying Bridge provides seating for up to six with a center helm stations with Capt. and Navigator's Pompanettes aft and bench seat forward.  All Navionics are located at the helm station.

• Alpine AM/FM & CD player stereo with speakers in the Salon
• 25" flat panel TV

Electronics

The vessel is equipped for coastal cruising and fishing with all electronics located at the helm station on the Flying Bridge.

• Furuno 1931 Mark II radar with open array antena
• Garmin 740S color plotter 2014 with high frequency fish finder 
• Sea Scout Depth
• Standard depth instrument
• Simrad AC20 Autopilot with remote
• Standard Horizon Matrix VHF with DSC and sound signalling & hailer 2014 
• Searchlight
• Ritchie 4" magentic compass
• Flying bridge AM/FM/CD stereo

 

Electrical

Wired for both 12 Volt DC and 110 Volt AC service.  An 8.5 KW Onan generator showing 1150 hours handles the AC loads when off the dock.

12 Volt DC:

• Distribution panel with breakers
• Vol & Amp meters
• 3 Group 31 AGM batteries new 2014 
• 2 80 amp alternators

110 Volt AC:

• Distribution panel with breakers 
• Volt & Amp meters
• 2 30 amp shore power inlets aft
• 2 50' 30 amp shore power cords
• Outlets
• Water heater (also engine supplied)
• 40 amp Programmable Mastervolt battery charger new 2015

Mechanical

Twin Caterpillar 3208TA 375 HP, showing 2085 hours at time of listing, fresh water cooled diesels turn 3 bladed propellers on 1.75" shafts.

• 2000 hour servicing completed 2015 including pulling and cleaning after cooler cores, heat exchangers, valves adjusted, new hose for lube oil coolers, transmission coolers
• Morse engine controls
• Spur cutters on shafts
• Dual Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauges
• Propellers re-conditioned 2014
• CO2 fire suppression in engine compartment
• Extensive engine space 12 volt lighting
• Macerator pump
• Tank watch holding tank monitoring system
• 2 16K BTU reverse cycle air conditioning units; systems cleaned out with barnacle buster 2014
• New fresh water pump 2014
• 3 Electric bilge pumps
• Manual Whale gusher pump
• Bilge high water alarm
• Shower sump pump
  
• Impeller and zinc changes

Hull & Deck

Solid fiberglass hull with original white gel-coat in excellent condition with double  black/white boot stripe and kept nicely waxed.  Hard multi season black anti-fouling with no build up.

• Maxwell low profile anchor windlass with controls at helm & bow
• 44 lb Bruce anchor with 90' chain and 150' 3 strand rode 
• Danforth Anchor with 150' rode
• Transom door
• Teak swim platform
• New Stamoid bimini top and forward Eisenglass 2015
• New cockpit bimini 2016
• 22' Schaeffer outriggers
• Pompanette fighting chair
• Cockpit courtesy lighting
• 4 fenders & 4 braided dock lines
• 6 Type II PFDs
• Flare Kit
• Lifering
• 3 ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers
• Raw water washdown in cockpit

EXCLUSIONS: OWNERS TOOLS, 110V EXTENSION CHORDS AND LIGHTS, COOKING/EATING UTENSILS, CLEANING, FISHING EQUIPMENT, CONTENTS OF DRAWERS AND LOCKERS.

 

Maint. & Upgrades by Current owner

Purchased in 2013 the current owner has done extensive maintainence and upgrading as highlighted below:

• 2000 hour engine servicing by John Pride Inc.
• "Green label oil analysis for engine and gears
• New AGM bateries 2014
• ALL NEW HOSES throughout engine room
• Air conditioning system over hauled, new valves, hoses etc.
• New trim tab controls and motor
• Propellers re-conditioned
• All new bus bars installed
• All new interior LED lighting
• New fresh water pump
• 2016 Stamoid cockpit canopy
• 2015 Eisenglass in front flybridge
• 2014 Stamoid Flybridge Roof
• Added foot switch at bow for windlass
• Companionway below painted out
• All new blinds
• All new carpet
• Added V-berth insert
• All window frames etched and painted with 2 part linear polyurethane finish 

This Bertram 38 MK III is in excellent condition throughout and shows a high level of care found on relatively few yachts of this age.  Given the overt maintenance effort over the past three years she is in turn key condition now and should be very easy on a maintenance budget over the next several years.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.