Very stunning craft!! I think there are other videos with this craft, or similar, Black hull as I recall. What I would like to add to this new thread and hopefully not a hi-jack of the intent, is to mention that I often think of the possibility of having a fiberglass marine shop construct a fan tail segment which would marry to my existing boat. Say a extension no greater than 5 feet over all.
Here is a broker site below that had a sister boat to ours. Scroll down and you will view photos of the bottom and stern.
The idea would be to allow the existing position of rudder and shaft to remain. Shift the exhaust to a out the side rather than through the new section. There would be no additional weight incorporated other than the construction, no additional tankage, total void space.
Would welcome any conversation, suggestions, "Nuts to do it" or not.
Why do it? Well, we enjoy our boat and really are not or would not, want to challenge ourselves with selling this one, and then do all the changes normal boat selling and buying entails.Have been on fan tail or similar intended sterns in following seas where the yawl is just about eliminated. The total ride just seems to be serine in nature compared to yawing back and forth. The WL length would not really be that great of addition due to the sweep of the upward shear of the bottom. so no great gain in SOG anticipated.
Rather spend the money a larger boat price would demand on such a project and let the Son In Law inherit the boat complete when that time comes.
1978 Marben Flybridge Trawler Pilothouse Pocket Cruiser Title
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