Rose Brothers

[Marlinmate]

Saw this boat for sale. What can anyone tell me about Rose Brothers. I think they are built in Harkers Island?
I love the classic lines and day boat layout.

Here is the info:

40' Rose Brothers custom Carolina Sport Fisherman Dayboat with economical 6V53 Detroit Diesel Engines.
Hull construction Juniper Strip Plank with monel fastenings.
Cabin and flybridge construction, marine plywood fiberglass covered.
Open aft bulkhead.
Huge cockpit cockpit fishing helm controls.
230 Gal aluminum fuel tank.
Lexan Sanitary System.
Fresh water 40 Gal tank.
Twin 6V53 Diesels 215 HP each.
2-1 Borg-Warnar velvet drives.

[Bligh]

Saw this boat for sale. What can anyone tell me about Rose Brothers. I think they are built in Harkers Island?
I love the classic lines and day boat layout.

Here is the info:

40' Rose Brothers custom Carolina Sport Fisherman Dayboat with economical 6V53 Detroit Diesel Engines.
Hull construction Juniper Strip Plank with monel fastenings.
Cabin and flybridge construction, marine plywood fiberglass covered.
Open aft bulkhead.
Huge cockpit cockpit fishing helm controls.
230 Gal aluminum fuel tank.
Lexan Sanitary System.
Fresh water 40 Gal tank.
Twin 6V53 Diesels 215 HP each.
2-1 Borg-Warnar velvet drives.

The stern picture of the bottom looks like a whiticar too.Beautiful boat.sorry dont know anything about rose brothers but I ran a 40 whiticar in every sea you can imagine

[JDLM]

I spent some time on a 38 Rose Brothers....nice riding boat,really raised fish well.They were built in Harkers but they haven't been for some time.In the day they were one of the sport boats of choice.
That looks like a very nice example of one.

[fishvenezuela]

That boat looks like the old Buck-a-Roo (Palm Beach-Hilton Head) or the Elf III (Boyton Beach). ............. possibly a Whiticar????.

The bow stem however..................?

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webp...l_id_in=511472

Rose Brothers was the Elf III

[Bligh]

That boat looks like the old Buck-a-Roo (Palm Beach-Hilton Head) or the Elf III (Boyton Beach). ............. possibly a Whiticar????.

The bow stem however..................?

Have no doubt its a rose brothers built in harkers Island after a little seaching. But she is definatly modeled after a stuart whiticar and not a palmbeach boat. In the early days of carolina flaired,broken shear,tumblehome . of what we recognize today. The Original carolina power SF boats were like the mr ernal fosters Albatros fleet. Then the builders in harkers Island and Warren O niel up around wanchese started building Florida style boats at a much cheaper price then the Fl. builders. that was around late 50s early 60s. I never realized tho til this boat about the whiticar<> rose brothers conection in style. I new they copied the early rybovich lines and then just kept adding more flair and more tumble home over the years.

[Marlinmate]

Thanks for all the info and homework. The lines and style are awesome. With an unlimited checkbook, this would be an awesome resto, with updated equipment, engines, electronics, etc....

First I need to figure out how to get an unlimited checkbook then figure out how to move to south FL, then ..............

[coores14]

well, the move to south florida won't be that hard since your brother (me) already lives in Key West and that boat is located in Summerland Key. I drive by it every day on my way to work.
The checkbook thing....that's another story. and convincing your wife....that's a WHOLE nother story.

but yeah, i can envision that boat completely redone and modernized with updated engines, electronics, etc... would be sweet!!

[Fortunate One]

Man, she's gorgeous!

If ever there was a nice classic Keys boat she's it.

It looks like someone took great care of her.

[fishvenezuela]

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webp...l_id_in=511472

Rose Brothers was the Elf III

So I was correct when I guessed that boat as the Elf III out of Boyton Beach.

I filled in for Mike's mate on a charter one Christmas Eve some twenty years ago.

That boat is a true classic and Mike Zubak is a South Florida fishing legend.