Mona Lou and others Bertrams 31'

[Black Tornado]

Brownie is kindly offered to forward questions to Odell Lewis and I would not want to lose this occasion.
How much Mona Lou boats there were?
In the 1967 Sirois raced with a Bertram 31' yellow-white Sternwinder #90 and then with a yellow-white Mono Lou Bertram 31' #90 Were the same boat? Or according with Richie Powers they are two of the four Bertram 31' of the team of Kiekhaefer?
The Ronda Lee of Bakos was also driven then by Odell. Had she called Mona Lou? Did it always have the three motors?
A Mona Lou all red that became Boss O'Nova existed then. Was it in 1968 or was it one of the four Bertram 31' of Kiekhaefer?
The yellow-white Mona Lou of the Bahamas 500 in 1969 with Moore-Riggs-Brown Bertram 31' was the same of 1967 or a boat?
I post some pics for remember better.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Was Mongoose one of these boats as well? Charlie, did you ever hear from that appraiser again?

 

[Black Tornado]

Season 1967

Here three photograms from the tape "Run Sunward" that it tells the season 1967 in USA including the first Bahamas 500 and the Cowes-Torquay in Europe.

In different competitions the Sternwinder #90 of Bill Sirois the Mona Lou #90(I think to recognize Bill Sirois at the wheel) and the Ronda Lee #80 of John Bakos.
All three Bertram 31' - the first two with two MerCuisers 475hp with two sterns drives and the third one with three smallest MerCruisers 310hp and three sterns drives.
In 1968 Odell Lewis drove the Ronda Lee at the Miami-Nassau. The boat brought the same name or was renamed Mona Lou?

 

[Black Tornado]

1968?
the red Bertram 31' Mona Lou then become Boss O'Nova in 1968...1969?
Note the little modifications to obtain from the #70 to the #23.

 

[Black Tornado]

Bahamas '500' 1969

The only apparition of a Bertram 31' Mona Lou that I know for the 1969.
But on board there is no Odell Lewis.
This was the old Mona Lou of 1967?
Or the former Ronda Lee? Or the fourth Bertram 31' of the Kiekhaefer's fleet?

 

[Top Banana]

Bill Wishnick bought his Bertram right from Carl Kiekhaefer, it was one of the Mercury Racing team boats with speedmasters and it was painted red at the time.

 

[Top Banana]

Yellow Tornado was also Sternwinder with Billy Sirois at the wheel.

 

[Brownie]

Mel Riggs won Miami-Nassau in 1968 without Odell

 

[Black Tornado]

The yellow-white Mona Lou of the Bahamas 500 in 1969 with Moore-Riggs-Brown Bertram 31' was the same of 1967 or a boat?

I must correct me;
not Moore-Riggs-Brown(a mix of two boats crews) but Mel Riggs in that Mona Lou(IV according to Crouse in Searace).

 

[Black Tornado]

Mel Riggs won Miami-Nassau in 1968 without Odell

This is known considering that Odell was on the Ronda Lee.
But Mel was on the Maritime 32' with the MerCruisers.

 

[Black Tornado]

Bill Wishnick bought his Bertram right from Carl Kiekhaefer, it was one of the Mercury Racing team boats with speedmasters and it was painted red at the time.

Ok. I think about this boat there are no others doubt.
1967 or 1968 for Odell and 1968?-1969-1971 for Wishnick.

 

[Black Tornado]

Yellow Tornado was also Sternwinder with Billy Sirois at the wheel.

Almost all doubts gone for this boat of Bill Sirois.
1967-1968 Sternwinder
1968 Yellow Tornado
1969 Red Tornado or White Tornado

 

[NNRT]

Eddie LeCarau (sp) did he buy his #8 from Bertram, or was it some one elses first - ? Saw it at the Kings Grant Inn - in Point Pleasant for a while back in the day - on land !

Phil

 

[Black Tornado]

Eddie LeCarau (sp) did he buy his #8 from Bertram, or was it some one elses first - ? Saw it at the Kings Grant Inn - in Point Pleasant for a while back in the day - on land !

Phil

The Maelstrom #8 of Lecarreaux was a meteor in 1970 and the boat and crew were under the reflectors for a pair of almost fatal accidents.. Is possible that it was a former 31' of the sixties....or a new boat.

 

[olli]

Almost all doubts gone for this boat of Bill Sirois.
1967-1968 Sternwinder
1968 Yellow Tornado
1969 Red Tornado or White Tornado

I was a bit surprised to read that it was built by Italians :biggrinjester::
View attachment Open&Fly2008.pdf

 

[Top Banana]

Did the red Bertram of Wishnick.....Boss O Nova go on to become Patty Lou the red Bertram, that Bobby Rautbord raced in 69 against the 32 Cary of Don?

 

[Black Tornado]

Did the red Bertram of Wishnick.....Boss O Nova go on to become Patty Lou the red Bertram, that Bobby Rautbord raced in 69 against the 32 Cary of Don?

This was possible....if existed two Bertram 31' Boss O'Nova.
But Patty Lou (II) in version Bertram 31' it already raced the Bahamas 500 of the 1968.
The particulars of that Bertram for Rautbord are similar to those of the Fino(I)that then it became Fino-WD40 for Doc. Oskar Trost in 1972.
As for the Boss O'Nova seems strange that Wishnick sells the Bertram to Rautbord and then he buys another identical to race the first races in South America in his golden year - the 1971.

 

[Black Tornado]

I was a bit surprised to read that it was built by Italians :biggrinjester::
View attachment 48733

Bingo olli!
I didn't know this article published in Italy in the 2008.
I had the suspicion that among the two "Bertram" White and Red Tornado there was not the ex Sternwinder of Sirois.
My suspect now strengthens that.
Even if in the article the photo of the Yellow Tornado -really the former Sternwinder- reported as first Tornado 30' it is an error of the author.

 

[FLYING FISH]

Miss WD 40

The London - Monte Carlo race dispatches in 1972,state Miss WD 40 was purchased from Bill Wishnick.

 

[Top Banana]

I haven't heard anyone mention Peter Rittmaster's boat. American Moppie......as a matter of fact, I think Brownie was on board for one of the wins with that boat.