How much Truck..??

[Capt Terry]

I thought it was a Bertram. But a good friend who had a 28’ Bertram for several years said, “No it is not a deep enough “V” and the windows are different.”

As far as Fla license tags not being required on the front, I believe I recall seeing old Fla or even out of state tags on the front occasionally.

[wattaway2]

The front tag got me to do a lil research and it looks like Florida hasn’t used a front auto tag since 1922 and that Volvo ain’t that old so why was it on front!

[bumpdraft]

He probably surmised that his car was doing a trucks job.
The 2021 Florida Statutes


Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES
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320.0706 Display of license plates on trucks.—The owner of any commercial truck of gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more shall display the registration license plate on both the front and rear of the truck in conformance with all the requirements of s. 316.605 that do not conflict with this section. The owner of a dump truck may place the rear license plate on the gate no higher than 60 inches to allow for better visibility. However, the owner of a truck tractor shall be required to display the registration license plate only on the front of such vehicle. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

Regarding the W tag that was mentioned, it looks more like an M to me
Sample Plate 4 Sample Plate 5

[wattaway2]

You have to love some of the DMV laws they got us a few years ago on a DMV road side check and couldn’t find anything wrong except the inspector said our DOT letters (2 1/2”) were to small. Section reads the letters must be legible at 50’ guess it kinds of depends how good the inspector eyesight is? We were going to fight it but not worth the cost so we contacted a new sign company to make 3” letters showed them a receipt for all 6 trucks to be redone and payed there fine ! But it would be damn nice if they would spell out just how big they expect the letters to be.

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by Capt Terry

I thought it was a Bertram. But a good friend who had a 28’ Bertram for several years said, “No it is not a deep enough “V” and the windows are different.”

It is a 31 Bertram, mid 60s vintage - notice the flared chine line and the curved glass. The 31 was 24deg at the stern and only a bit more forward (like the 20); thats why they never tripped on the forefoot in a following quarter. The 28 had more deadrise forward than the 31 but it was a later design.

Very interesting that the rear tires of the Volvo show no load compression, the body appears level, and the focus/resolution of the tag don't quite match the bumper/grille.

[Bikecop1]

Excuse the language on this but I thought it was pretty funny.
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkBNSKD/

[strick]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

Yo Big that looks like a perfect balancing act there...if it's real?

strick

[bumpdraft]

Ok Strick, I was going to stop, but.. There is a shadow from the car and maybe one from at least one axle of the trailer. Where is the shadow from the boat? Also the sun appears to be shining from the opposite side on the rear section of the boat. I know the buildings must do crazy things with the light. Then again, there is the crosswalk stripes reflecting off the road.

[Xcomunic8d]

Couldn’t get Buick roadmaster out of my head. Came across this… boostmaster!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNttXPe-114

4500hp! Not sure what torque is but wow. Billet engine and heads out of a bbc. Now if the frame doesn’t split or tires are aired up enough for the weight… but if the Volvo can do it this will with ease 🤣

[bmajvi]

Circling back to my earlier post re: "moving up" from an '02, 4.0L, stick shift Jeep Wrangler to a 2014 4WD Double cab Taco for my 3.5 mile, 25-30 mph run from the house to the ramp, I put the following comparisons together. I know that you big truck guys have a hard time wrapping your head around what I'm doing, but the whole island is only 25 miles long, so there's zero chance of ever having to tow very far. My question is if you think the Taco (without tow package, with automatic transmission) is going to do a little better than the Jeep? If not, I may just stick with the Jeep, it's worked fine for over ten years.


Wheelbase Length Weight Tow cap HP
Jeep 93.4" 155.4 3,360 2,000 190
Tacoma 140.6" 221.3 4,285 3,500* 236

*6,500 w/tow pkg (Class IV hitch, oil & engine cooler)