Dream Boats

[Storm]

Since I'm a native Mainah, when I hit it big in the Maine lottery my dream boat would no doubt be built by one of the local yards. Here's one of my favorites by Lyman Morse.

Lyman Morse 54' Custom Jet Express Cruiser:

[freedomboatworks]

Thanks Freedom. How's the 56' IPS project coming?

She's almost done, awaiting engines, but their installation is quick. She'll be completed in late June/early July.

[B-faithful]

All those dream boats are too big for me. i am a control freak and would want a boat that I can run and lead the cockpit while being part of the action. I would have a custom express built around 35-40'. Of course I am partial to Judge so i would proabably talk to Bill about a 35 Express..

[Kurt_W]

First timer here, but I think I'd take Fritz's Leprechaun.

Love the lines and looks. Glad to see it made it home.

Then again someone told me if I wanted to dream I should dream big. I remember seeing a really big sportfishing yacht down at Oregon Inlet long ago, mid '80's timeframe. Boat was named Alison.

Saw it the other day on Yachtworld. It's a Guthrie. Always wondered who made that boat.

[ejfra]

talk to knowledgeable captains.......if you have the checkbook, it's John Bayliss hands down.......engine rooms are second to none for redundancy,planning, accesability, and thought is given to the fact that you might actually have to fix something while in a 6-8 ft sea

[canyongear]

I love, love, love that Island Boatworks.

I do too..now that I look at her..she actually has a real cockpit..

[tylern]

Id take a spencer 66 or Hines Farley

[Flatdog]

Any of the above but......
NOW build it in Aluminum!!!!!!
ALL THE Ali Boats I have seen Do not have any Fair Or Tumble Holm! Needs to be 1/2 " Plate ,complicated, serious rolling
Any one know of anyone building anything like the above in ALI??

[canyonjunkie]

Hey Storm

That Lyman is nice, deisigned by C Raymond Hunt & Associates. Check this one out. Its the brand new Hunt 52. Very similar to the Lyman, but Lyman hasnt made one of those yet. And this Hunt 52 is a beast, trust me... There are plans for one with IPS drives. This one has twin c18s.

[Flatdog]

Tying to get my head around a good head sea boat on average it seems that as a rule of thumb, it boils down to a rule of thirds, one third beam = 3 thirds length then comes the punch into the oncoming sea..
Angle on entry to a wave the more square the prow the better? But the wetter the ride, am I thinking right here? Then the trade offs start! Drier the boat, less degrees at the prow and need to move weight further forwards to try and arrive at the new compromise.
Then fuel kicks in............!!!
Long and narrow gives the best fuel consumption right...??
But no cockpit, and It looks real ugly as boats go.
So in your dream boat fat and dry.... or skinny and fuel efficient, dry or wet up front, is there a real compromise?