Dawson Boats - Page 2

B-faithful · 01-06-2009, 01:45 AM

curious to see the replies to this thread as I often thought their 29 was a good deal. I think there was one for sale at Avalon Point marina in NJ for a long time for under 100k with twin diesels and very low hours about 5 or 6 years ago. She had nice lines from what I remember.

Their main website is still up: http://dawsonyachts.com/

perfectscore · 01-06-2009, 11:44 AM

that they couldn't get the weight distribution right on the boat. Due to the exerggerated bow flair and added weight the boat leaned so much forward the aft was almost out of the water. A dentist had an order on the first boat hull of the 36 but when he saw the boat in the water, he sued for his money back. They then called me to see if I wanted to trade in my boat on that boat, I was gonna do it, but when they said to come look at it, it was on land. I had them put it in water to sea trial and immediately noticed the situation and said thanks but no thanks.

the 38 was not at all based on that hull, but there have been other boats like seaview and out island that look identical to that hull.

sclancy · 01-06-2009, 12:35 PM

I saw that first 36 in the water and it looked fine. possible that they added ballast in the stern I guess....Also i m pretty sure that OI bought that mold and built it before they changed it to a 38....

perfectscore · 01-06-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sclancy

I saw that first 36 in the water and it looked fine. possible that they added ballast in the stern I guess....Also i m pretty sure that OI bought that mold and built it before they changed it to a 38....

try like 2000 lbs to make it sit level. Jack and Joe at Dawson were good guys, and they built decent boats and most of their little crew came from egg harbor boats.

01-06-2009, 11:44 AM	#12
perfectscore Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 510 Credits: 2,113.4	the problem that dawson had with the 36 was that they couldn't get the weight distribution right on the boat. Due to the exerggerated bow flair and added weight the boat leaned so much forward the aft was almost out of the water. A dentist had an order on the first boat hull of the 36 but when he saw the boat in the water, he sued for his money back. They then called me to see if I wanted to trade in my boat on that boat, I was gonna do it, but when they said to come look at it, it was on land. I had them put it in water to sea trial and immediately noticed the situation and said thanks but no thanks. the 38 was not at all based on that hull, but there have been other boats like seaview and out island that look identical to that hull.

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01-06-2009, 12:35 PM	#13
sclancy Pit Monkey First Class Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 21 Credits: 975.9 Boat: 320 Luhrs Open Home Port: Cape May, NJ	I saw that first 36 in the water and it looked fine. possible that they added ballast in the stern I guess....Also i m pretty sure that OI bought that mold and built it before they changed it to a 38....