Brownie - you are right, it was called a Moppie Camper. I have seen a few those available in recent years. There was also a Baron Camper but I don't know if they actually ever built one. The one I have is just called a Moppie II. In total, they only ever built 30 something of the 24 hull.
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h2oMag
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Brownie, Right you are, I remember that Bertram with the pop up camper deck. I believe it to was called a Baron too. I looked at one here at the Detroit boat show around 1970. But I never saw one again on Lake St Clair.
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My grandfather has a 25 Bertram that he takes care of like if it was his 2nd wife. That boat is built solid. One time he was docking it behind the house in the keys and the throttles got stuck and he hit sea wall HARD. The first thing that came to his head was " mi bote se hodio" which mean my boat got f@#@ up. NOTHING besides a little scrape on the gel coat...Amazing
This 24 is well built also. The stringers are similar to the old Cigarette's that were 1/2 plywood core heavily wet wound in mat and roving before being placed in the hull. This boat is 39 years old and no moisture in the plywood deck core anywhere. A tiny part of the transom in the lower V showed ever so slight mosture when it was routed to remove and close the old outdrive hole. The rest of the transom core was dry and new looking plywood. When I removed the last 4 feet of the small center keelson in the engine well it was dry in the core as well. Not bad!!
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C. Raymond Hunt
We often forget that Ray Hunt invented and patented the 24* Deep Vee hull in the 1950's http://www.huntdesigns.com/deepv.htm .
And that Dick Bertramm was probably the first "developer" to recognize the potential of this hull form, again in the late '50's.
In fact, Bertram started his boat business based on Hunt's designs.
Now in reference to the 24, and a question I've had, is when did the day-to-day relationship between Dick and Ray end?
We often forget that Ray Hunt invented and patented the 24* Deep Vee hull in the 1950's http://www.huntdesigns.com/deepv.htm .
And that Dick Bertramm was probably the first "developer" to recognize the potential of this hull form, again in the late '50's.
In fact, Bertram started his boat business based on Hunt's designs.
Now in reference to the 24, and a question I've had, is when did the day-to-day relationship between Dick and Ray end?
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I'm just outside of Toledo. I'll take it. Call me @ 419-693-9379 home,
or 419-276-6484 cell. Thanks Steve
I'm just outside of Toledo. I'll take it. Call me @ 419-693-9379 home,
or 419-276-6484 cell. Thanks Steve
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