Mona Lou and others Bertrams 31'

[Black Tornado]

Ok,starting a boat list....

#8/77 - My Moppie - R. Bertram - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - drive shaft - 1967-69

pic1 1967

pic2 1969

pic3 today

[Black Tornado]

#15/52 - Master Moppie - P.Rittmaster - Holman&Moody 2 x 550 - drive shaft - 1967-68

then became American Moppie-Canadian Moppie for Tim Powell in 1971-72

pic1 1967

pic2 1967

pic3 1968(Bahamas 500)

[Black Tornado]

#80 - Ronda Lee II - J.Bakos/O.Lewis - MerCruiser 3 x 225 - stern drives - 1967-68

pic1 1967

pic2 1968(Bahamas 500)

[Black Tornado]

#90 - Sternwinder - W.Sirois - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - stern drives - 1967-68

then became Yellow Tornado in end season of 1968.

pic1 1967

pic2 1968(Bahamas 500)

[Black Tornado]

#90/? - Mona Lou - W.Sirois/O.Lewis? - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - stern drives - 1967-69?

former Sternwinder? Or one of three Bertrams 31' of the Kiekhaefer fleet? It was the same 31' at the Bahamas 500 of the 1969 for Mel Riggs?
Odell Lewis not drove a Bertram in 1967 altrnating only the two Maritime 32' with turbines(Mona Lou II) and MerCruiser(Mona Lou III) engines.

pic1 1969(Bahamas 500)

pic2 1967

[Black Tornado]

#43 - Zippè - M.Fortney - Holman&Moody-Ford 2 x 500 - stern drives - 1967-1970?

It is possible that this boat was sold to Paul and Betty Cook together the cat and became the Mongoose for Betty.

pic1 1967

[Black Tornado]

#18 - Patty Lou - R.Rautbord - ? 2 x ? - stern drives? - 1968

pic1 1968(Bahamas 500)

[Black Tornado]

#70 - Mona Lou - O.Lewis - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - stern drives 1967?-68

then it became the Boss O'Nova for Wishnick in 1969-71

pic1 1968(Hurricane Classic-December 7?)

[Black Tornado]

#53 - American Moppie - P.Rittmaster - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969

sold to the young Italian Ronny Bonelli in 1970 it became Mister Charly.

[Black Tornado]

#70 - Mona Lou - M.Riggs/O.Lewis? - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969

Probably the Mona Lou #90 in 1967 with the name moved on the sides because the absence of space on the stern cause new higher exhausts tubes.

pic1 1969(Bahamas 500)

[Black Tornado]

#18 - Fino - R.Rautbord - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969?-70-71?

it is possible that was the ex Mona Lou of the same 1969.
A lot of the similarities among the two boats.
It's possible that this Fino was in yellow-white version....

pic1 1969 Mona Lou and 1970 Fino.

[Black Tornado]

#4/89 - Red Tornado - V.Balestrieri/F.Cosentino - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969-70

Maybe was the former Yellow Tornado or a new boat(built in Italy?)

pic1 1969(Balestrieri)

pic2 1970(Cosentino)

[Black Tornado]

#89 - White Tornado - F.Cosentino - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969

Same like the Red Tornado- was the former Yellow Tornado or a new boat(built in Italy?)

pic1 1969

[Black Tornado]

#8 - Maelstrom - E.Lecarreaux - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1970

pic1 1970

[Black Tornado]

#303 - Quicksilver - D.Silvera - Mercury 4 x 140 - outboards - 1970-71

the only outboards version was the last Bertram 31' built.

pic1 1970

[Black Tornado]

#90/4 - Yellow Tornado - V.Balestrieri/D.Pruett - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - stern drives - 1969

Former Sternwinder it was rented to Balestrieri to race the last races in USA, after the loss of the his Magnum during the CTC.
Maybe it become then one of the two 31' of the Tornado Racing Team in 1969.

pic 1 1968 testing the boat before the Miami-Nassau.

pic2 1969 Miami-Nassau

[Black Tornado]

#23 - Boss O'Nova - W.ishnick - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1969-70-71

It was the former Mona Lou in red and n 1972 became WD40 for Doc.Oskar Trost.

pic1 1969(Hennessy-California Cup-August 23)

pic2 1970-71

[Black Tornado]

#69 - Mister Charly - R.Bonelli - MerCruiser 2 x 475 - stern drives - 1970

The former American Moppie.

pic1 1970

pic2 today

[Black Tornado]

#123 - American Moppie - T.Powell - Holman&Moodie? 2 x ? - drive shaft - 1971

Former Master Moppie in 1967-68. Maybe the boat was renamed American Moppie when still in hand of Rittmaster.
Then became Canadian Moppie in 1972 and Moppie in 1973.

pic1 1971

pic2 1972

pic3 1973

[Black Tornado]

#009 - McQeen Jeans - R.Kelly - ? 2 x ? - stern drives? - 1978-79

Former 1973 Moppie of Barker. It was the last 31' to compete in offshore.

pic1 1978?-79?

#5 - WD40 - O.Trost - MerCruiser 2 x 450 - stern drives - 1972

Former the Boss O'Nova.

pic2 1972(London-Montecarlo)