Sailors Powerboat

[LionessRacing]

We probably will need a “Sailors’ wife’s powerboat”. Mine is thinking of something to run up and down the ICW with a group of sisters/kids/gkids. 
 
We have a boat ramp to ICW at our development, and a 45x12’ slip up at LightKeepers in Little River, SC for Lioness that could hold a pontoon used to shuttle up there. 
 

a bit of research suggests the 1998 4 stroke Honda 15 HP would move it 6kts sedately, and a larger motor more quickly. 
 

boat needs to be towable at <3500 lbs GVWR, and ideally easy enough to operate that Wife/kids/gkids can manage launch/operations and recovery 

seems to be quite a few 20-30’ pontoons on Craigslist and wide price range for new  

brands to favor/avoid ? 

 

[Pellefin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOkfJkiwIsg

 

[Pellefin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOkfJkiwIs g

 

[slug zitski]

https://nigelirens.com/boats/power-boats/rangeboat/

 

[Bob Perry]

 

[Sail4beer]

Narrow long range cruiser! What are the particulars?!

Looks about 55’ with a 10 1/2’ beam from here.

 

[Parma]

I kinda like Axopars

 

[Bob Perry]

Beer:

LOA 60'

Beam 10.7'

150 hp for 20 knots.

 

[socalrider]

Beer:

LOA 60'

Beam 10.7'

150 hp for 20 knots.

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Very interesting.  For those of us not blessed with PNW-scale protected cruising grounds I'm curious to hear your thoughts on stabilization for a long skinny light vessel like that both underway and at anchor.  Fins+flop stopper+pole?  Seakeeper gyro?

 

[kimbottles]

Very interesting.  For those of us not blessed with PNW-scale protected cruising grounds I'm curious to hear your thoughts on stabilization for a long skinny light vessel like that both underway and at anchor.  Fins+flop stopper+pole?  Seakeeper gyro?

They make some smaller Seakeeper gyros, might works for this design at just a bit over 15,000 pounds of dis-lacement.

 

[socalrider]

They make some smaller Seakeeper gyros, might works for this design at just a bit over 15,000 pounds of dis-lacement.

That's what I was thinking - if you can use the $32k, 550lb Seakeeper 3, no inverter/generator is required - a big alternator will power it underway (85A), and you could even conceivably use it overnight  in a roll-y anchorage if you had a good battery bank and big (2.5kW or so) solar array.  Their specs say it's good up to 10.5T (fine) or 36-39' (hmm).

 

[kimbottles]

That's what I was thinking - if you can use the $32k, 550lb Seakeeper 3, no inverter/generator is required - a big alternator will power it underway (85A), and you could even conceivably use it overnight  in a roll-y anchorage if you had a good battery bank and big (2.5kW or so) solar array.  Their specs say it's good up to 10.5T (fine) or 36-39' (hmm).

Seems that displacement would be more important than LOA. But what do I know, I am not an engineer.

 

[Bob Perry]

I'm not convinced it would need any stabilizers. It's so narrow I would think the motion would be gentle. The VCG is very low for a powerboat.

 

[The great unwashed]

Look at the Newfoundland keeping his center of gravity low!  Who’s a good dog?

 

[dolphinmaster]

Beer:

LOA 60'

Beam 10.7'

150 hp for 20 knots.

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I like the knife forward on the boot stripe, looks like a throwing knife.

 

[Slowboat]

I really like this one:

https://www.berthoninternational.com/yacht-sales-brokerage/yachts-for-sale/63-nigel-irens-modern-classic-molly-ban-dublin/
 

As a stop gap in between sailboats we have a Chris-Craft launch 28. Pretty boat, fast, but uses a shit ton of gas. And I dislike driving a powerboat for long periods of time that I just want to go faster to get there sooner…

Can you tell I’m shopping for a sailboat?

 

[MauiPunter]

When ever I dream of what motor yacht I would like to own, its one of those classic looking clipper motor yachts that could have been a schooner, has a bow sprint, but has no sails.  Not even sure what to call this design or style.  One showed up in Boston harbor a couples summers ago and I instantly fell in love.   They feel like old money and have so much style.

The yacht below, NERO, is what I would consider the powerboat I would want as a sailor....

Forget those modern superyachts that have no soul, this has it in spades.....

 

[Snaggletooth]

When ever I dream of what motor yacht I would like to own, its one of those classic looking clipper motor yachts that could have been a schooner, has a bow sprint, but has no sails.  Not even sure what to call this design or style.  One showed up in Boston harbor a couples summers ago and I instantly fell in love.   They feel like old money and have so much style.

The yacht below, NERO, is what I would consider the powerboat I would want as a sailor....



Forget those modern superyachts that have no soul, this has it in spades.....

Howe aboute a Monney 185?

 

[Sail4beer]

Beer:

LOA 60'

Beam 10.7'

150 hp for 20 knots.

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Yep. That makes for one hell of an easily driven hull. Nice on the eyes too !

 

[Bob Perry]

Dolphin:

That knife is Sgian Dubh pronounced "scain doo" a traditional Scottish knife worn tucked in your high sock.