Bertram 61 Convertible for Sale in Africa

Who it suits in Africa

This is a niche pick, and we want to be direct about that rather than oversell it. The offshore game fishing scene it serves is real in Nigeria, but the actual used boat market there is thin and mostly runs through international brokers and import rather than local listings. Nigerian classifieds like Jiji.ng skew toward much smaller craft, so a 61 foot convertible is not something you will find sitting on a local lot.

Treat this as an emerging niche worth validating with us before you commit serious budget against it. If Nigeria's import process is new to you, our guide to importing a yacht to South Africa or Nigeria walks through NIMASA registration and the customs steps.

Bertram 61 Convertible price in 2026

Pricing data specific to the 61 foot model is thin enough that we will not dress it up as a settled market. Our current indicative range is $1,244,000 to $1,866,000, built around a single sourced data point rather than a deep comparable set. For context, the Bertram brand overall spans a much wider band, from around $7,950 for small older runabouts up to well over a million for the newest hulls, so brand level figures will not tell you much about this specific model.

Message us before you anchor on a number. We would rather quote you the actual asking price on a specific hull than let a placeholder range set your expectations.

What the survey must check

A boat this size, often decades old, needs a survey that goes well beyond the engine room.

• Engine hours plus oil analysis, not just a stated hours figure
• Fuel tank inspection, a known wear item on older hulls
• Transom and tower structural inspection
• Fighting chair and outrigger hardware condition
• Full corrosion survey, especially bilge and stringers
• History of any prior hull repairs or collision damage
• Confirm whether the specific hull is a classic era Bertram or the newer relaunched 61 Convertible, since these are different boats with different support networks

Running costs

This is a classic American sportfisher profile: twin diesel inboards with meaningful fuel burn at trolling and cruise speed, plus a tower and outrigger rig that adds its own maintenance line item beyond the engines.

Add Nigeria's import stack to the ownership cost if the boat is coming from overseas: purchase price, freight, marine insurance commonly quoted around 0.75 percent to 2 percent of vessel value, import duty, port charges and clearing agent fees, with typical transit times of two to six weeks depending on shipping method. None of that is optional paperwork you can skip to save money, so budget it in from the start.

If you are weighing Kenya instead of Nigeria, know that Kilifi Creek's boatyard is the main haul out and maintenance location on that coast, without the large scale refit capacity Cape Town offers, so factor longer lead times into any major engine work. Compare running costs against the Riviera 39 Flybridge or the Azimut 55 if you want a lighter, less specialised alternative.