37 Bertram 6v92 550HP shaft size

I love the ride of my 37 Bertram. The quality / fit and finish compared to most 1980's boats is great. What year is the 40 Cabo? Things have improved much since the 80's.

The interesting thing as far as ride quality is that Cabo used the Bertram's hull for the 43 Cabo.

Yeah, the 43 Hull was designed by Bertram's designer, David Napier and could be spotted a mile away out of the water in a boatyard. The only difference is that Cabo elected not to use the running strakes.

Maybe of more interest is they only used him once and never again, switching to Michael Peters for outside design work.

For good reason. The Michael Peters hulls rode much better. The 43' Cabo rolled a lot more on the troll and rode OK at cruise but was a bit wet, but rode nothing like the Michael Peters hulls. The 40' Cabo FB outrides the 43' hull in every aspect and is faster.

Which is a newer design for Cabo, the 40 or 43?

I have spoken with someone recently who seemed to know what he was talking about saying that the 48 Ocean Yacht rides much better then the 45 Cabo. Would anyone agree?

Hello no, the 45' Cabo is a great running boat, especially if you keep the aft fuel tank full by transferring fuel as you're burning it. The 48' Ocean doesn't even compare, it's not a great following sea boat at all. The 40' Cabo is a newer design than the 43'.

It didn't sound right to me either. The Cabo looks like a great boat.

The cost of repowering a 37 Bertram with Cummins 600hp should be $150,000 - $200,000.00. How much could you get a 40 Cabo for?

That about sums it up, nice analogy!

The 40 Cabo seems like a great boat. Wide beam, low draft. A lot of power. How is the head sea compared to the Bertram?

Better. All of it's ride characteristics are better.

In a good head sea you're slowing down to 24 knots which is the sweet spot on those hulls in a head sea. The old Bertrams gave the illusion of a great head sea ride because they were slow to begin with (20-22 knot cruise). Slow the Cabo down to 24 knots and let her eat and you'll still have a better ride than the Bertram.........The Cabo also has better flare to knock the spray out.