Well i'm turning 30 in a couple weeks so it seemed like a good time to do something foolish. After spending 5 days in the rain in rivers inlet with my bother and buddy nick on our 228 grady we were all way too wet and it seemed like a bigger boat was required for the trips we like to do. We love our custom 228 grady but it just doesn't fit the bill for our adventure tips.
the requirements were...
get similar fuel mileage which is currently 2.2 MPG loaded
fit in my spot at the marina 31' LOA
have sleeping accommodations for 3 guys or two couples
hold 250 GAL of fuel
cruise at 30 Knots
have a huge back deck for fishing
sloped back windshield because it looks sexy as hell
With all these requirements in mind we started looking for what would work and this is what we fell in love with.
of course we couldn't quite afford the 314K USD price tag that it took to get it so there was only one other option.........BUILD IT.
A quick craigslist search uncovered a 31' ocean master hull in Port Angeles WA, so we decided to take a drive....and this is what we found.....
the hull is 31' x 10'3" with a Carolina style bottom
So after a long drive down and seeing the potential of this boat we pulled the trigger.....this should be a 2-3 year project as it is going to be a full gut job and complete re configuration to a pilot house. fortunately it has hollow solid fiberglass stringers so we will not have to take on that job. Apparently all the hull is in the 6000-6500# area and is completely hand laid from vinylester resin and 20 layers of nytex cloth. We will be running some form of diesel inboard most likely mid hull mounted and shaft drive, something in the 4-500HP range. This should net us our 2+ MPG cruise at 30 Knots.
Now the first hurdle we have to overcome is getting this beast back to Vancouver. We plan on taking our 300HP verado down and rough rigging the boat. we will then drop her in the water and run her back home. Pretty confident with the right prop that that 300 will be enough to get her up on step as twin 200's were capable of 45 MPH on this hull.
Maybe my brother and I are crazy but we always like a challenge...
I will keep updating this thread as the project progresses.
the requirements were...
get similar fuel mileage which is currently 2.2 MPG loaded
fit in my spot at the marina 31' LOA
have sleeping accommodations for 3 guys or two couples
hold 250 GAL of fuel
cruise at 30 Knots
have a huge back deck for fishing
sloped back windshield because it looks sexy as hell
With all these requirements in mind we started looking for what would work and this is what we fell in love with.
of course we couldn't quite afford the 314K USD price tag that it took to get it so there was only one other option.........BUILD IT.
A quick craigslist search uncovered a 31' ocean master hull in Port Angeles WA, so we decided to take a drive....and this is what we found.....
the hull is 31' x 10'3" with a Carolina style bottom
So after a long drive down and seeing the potential of this boat we pulled the trigger.....this should be a 2-3 year project as it is going to be a full gut job and complete re configuration to a pilot house. fortunately it has hollow solid fiberglass stringers so we will not have to take on that job. Apparently all the hull is in the 6000-6500# area and is completely hand laid from vinylester resin and 20 layers of nytex cloth. We will be running some form of diesel inboard most likely mid hull mounted and shaft drive, something in the 4-500HP range. This should net us our 2+ MPG cruise at 30 Knots.
Now the first hurdle we have to overcome is getting this beast back to Vancouver. We plan on taking our 300HP verado down and rough rigging the boat. we will then drop her in the water and run her back home. Pretty confident with the right prop that that 300 will be enough to get her up on step as twin 200's were capable of 45 MPH on this hull.
Maybe my brother and I are crazy but we always like a challenge...
I will keep updating this thread as the project progresses.
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