f/v Bertha R - Forums Archive

Katlian

2008-12-21 19:02:45

f/v Bertha R

$42,000---42’ Wooden troller in great shape, lots of new wood and all aluminum bulwarks

Drive systems

• Economical Ford Lehman 135 hp Diesel

• Rebuilt Borg Warner Transmission (2008)

• Comnav Pilot w/remote

• New hydraulic Steering (2006)

• New hydraulic system (2008)

Fishing Systems

• Brailer bag system holds 6000# slush

• Custom chum fishing setup to move fish from landing to slush hydraulically (2008)

• Hasbra 3 spool gurdies

• All decks tufflex covered (2006)

Safety Equipment

• Current Epirb/Raft/Flares

• Halon system

• Recent Survey (2008)

• Bruce Anchor, chain, 300’ spectra

• Trollers Fund Insurance pool accepted Fishing Systems

• Brailer bag system holds 6000# slush

• Custom chum fishing setup to move fish from landing to slush hydraulically (2008)

• Hasbra 3 spool gurdies

• All decks tufflex covered (2006)

Electronics

• Integrated systems (sounder,gps,radio and computer all interconnected)

• Furuno color sounder (2005)

• Icom M602 VHS (2007)

• Furuno GP32 waas GPS (2006)

• Newer Furuno 36 mile radar

Excellent record of fish production. Accomodations are superb for a vessel of this size. Full sized galley and dinette in trunk cabin. Full head and shower in wheelhouse.
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Contact Stephen 360-961-4867

deep_pow@hotmail.com

Salty

2008-12-22 18:41:40

Boat buyers beware of the Bertha R!

I am very familiar with this boat as two of my partners have owned this boat and I know Barton Sollars Sr. who had it for years. I first saw this boat out of the water in about 1980. I have had several meals on board this boat over the years and fished around it for many years. If you buy this boat you better be prepared for hard work. It is one of the fishiest wood boats of this size in our fleet. If you buy it you better know how to clean and handle salmon.

By all accounts it is very sea friendly and I know that little Ford Lehman Diesel is one of the quietest, fuel efficient, most dependable engines around. My old partner, Pat Wood, put a Ford Lehman in the Moonlight in part because of the success of the Ford in the Bertha R.

I am kind of glad it is moving out of our group because I am a bit tired of getting highlined by the Bertha R whoever owns it. Stephen did so well with it he has moved up to a freezer troller.

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AKWaterBum

2009-01-23 03:06:26

Beautiful looking boat.

Do you have more photos of the inside?

Katlian

2009-02-06 04:06:04

sold.... thanks bob

Katlian

2012-12-02 20:45:53

I head a rumor that the Bertha R and the PT permit might be up for sale again. That boat served me well when I owner her. I know that bob has been taking good care over the past few years.