[willy]

You fellers must be in boaters heaven or something.
You find a Bertram 28 up here where they are much loved in decent shape with diesels in good shape with good electronics you are looking at a 35-40 G boat.
Even in today market you will find gas engine boats, as long as the tanks have been done with a good hour range and quite old like mine, a 1972, for around 20g's.
If you got a recent repower with the preferred engines, which believe it or not is not diesel but Crusader 350's which offer ideal compromise for power performance and durability and the hull is in good shape you are looking at a 30G boat. Minimum.
I know, I looked at several.
Many that were good in the power area had serious structural issues, were selling cheaper.
So if you are good with major fiberglass repairs, replacing rotted bulkheads etc. you can do well. even up here.
One of my favorite hulls are the early ChrisCraft versions of what became the Bertrams. Hunt designed hulls.
They were better set up in the cabin and put together just as well and sometimes better than Bertrams.
There are a couple for sale up her in the low to mid twenties but need substantial bulkhead and or stringer repair. A couple had diesels.
I love these old boats. But I have not seen anything for the prices you guys are quoting up here that did not have some serious problems and most would never pass a survey.