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Performance by Design

February 1, 2023 By InTheBite Magazine

A propeller appendage, a typical source of drag.

By Christopher Swanhart

The same reason water floats our boats also slows them down. Water is dense. Pushing a hull through the water, and maintaining planing speeds, requires an appreciable amount of power. The resistance profile of a hull is easily predicted. And the magnitude of thrust is eye-opening when compared to, say, a car on pavement going the same speed. At planing speeds, 50 miles per hour for example, the required power to propel a hull in water can be orders of magnitude greater than that of a car going the same speed on a road. It’s a drag, for sure, so how can we deal with it best?

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, News Tagged With: design, hull, popular

Mitigating Nautical Noise

January 6, 2023 By InTheBite Magazine

By Seth Dotson

Whether you are out tarpon fishing with your companions or just enjoying a pleasure cruise out on the open ocean, you may find it difficult to enjoy these activities in anything resembling peace and quiet. Between the grinding of the boat’s motor, the humming of the propeller as it drives the boat forward, the slapping of the waves against the hull or the breeze hitting your face, there are a variety of sounds you will encounter on your sea voyage that can make finding a quiet place challenging.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, News Tagged With: boat design, boat maintenace, onboard sound system, sound system

First Build: Jarrett Bay’s Sensation

December 7, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

The Sensation on the water.
By Nichole Osinski

“If you’d asked me when I was 16 years old if I was going to build a boat, I would have told you you’re crazy,” says Jarrett Bay Founder and President Randy Ramsey when recalling his 30-plus year career in the boat building industry. But to understand how the company has risen to where it is today, you have to go back to the root of it all—hull #1, which stemmed from a simple and pure love of fishing.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: east coast, first build, Jarret Bay Boatworks, north carolina, sportfishing yacht

Sportfish Style – How a Boat Looks is Critical

November 21, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

By Christopher Swanhart

Our industry is filled with a beautiful, wide-ranging swath of style. How a boat looks is critical. She can be the best-running, sweetest-handling and fastest hull in the water. But the recreational boating industry has proven that if she’s not aesthetically pleasing, nobody is interested. To the untrained eye, or someone not too interested in fishing vessels, sportfishing yachts can look alike. I’ve heard it many times—”they’re all the same!” Even some yacht designers have said this to me. I beg to differ.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: boat design, design, marine industry, sportfishing industry, sportfishing yacht

Trolling Prop Wash

November 14, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

By Steve Dougherty

With any boat design, there is a tradeoff requiring captains and owners to decide which hull shape is right for their particular operation. Getting to the bite first is growing in importance, but your boat must also raise fish. Every planing hull produces a slightly different wake in relation to its length, beam and power applied, and in an effort to clean up the trolling alleys behind their outboards, captains are experimenting with ways to manipulate the wash.

Compared to a sportfish that features sharp bow entry leading to flatter sections aft, center consoles with deep v hulls have considerable deadrise aft. The Contender 39ST with twin stepped hull has a transom deadrise of 24.5 degrees, while custom convertibles in the 50- to 60-foot range might display around nine degrees of deadrise at the stern. Viking’s 54C has a 15-degree transom deadrise, which is considerable for a sportfish. Among the defining characteristics and limitations of different planing hull shapes, increased transom deadrise demands increased power to reach equivalent speeds. Accordingly, center consoles eclipsing 40 feet are often equipped with triple and quad outboard configurations.

Four propellers turning just below the surface produces pronounced wash in comparison to the two wheels of a sportfish that are much larger in diameter and set much deeper in the water, allowing captains to troll with significantly less rpm. The wider beam and greater displacement of a sportfish also creates a more defined wave pattern behind the boat compared to narrow and lightweight center consoles. For the operators of open fisherman to make a bigger wake they must troll faster, which produces a more distinct wash. When trolling spread and speed work together the sportfish has the clear advantage of cleaner prop wash and larger, more defined wake. However, there are simple adjustments that can be made to clean the trolling alleys of outboard-powered vessels.

Aboard platforms with four outboards, running just the two inside motors is a proven tactic, with some captains even trimming the inactive motors completely out of the water. With only two turning props in the water, the result is significantly less froth behind the boat. Trim tabs should be all the way up, and engine trim of the two engaged outboards should be all the way down. Triple engine boats can similarly trim their center motor out of the water.

Offering wide open cockpits and cavernous storage, catamarans have continued to gain recognition among big game anglers and are like nothing we’ve seen before. With sponsons separated by a few feet, the wake is decidedly smaller on a cat, but the hull throws a cleaner wash than a v hull due to the weight of the boat over two narrower hulls.

“The catamaran that I run a lot is a 40-foot Invincible,” says Capt. Adam Peeples of One Shot Charters. “It has quad 400 hp Mercury Verado outboards, and when we troll with that boat, I turn the two outside motors off. It actually makes a really clean wake. In comparison to my 31-foot Cape Horn, it’s a much narrower wake. I think that’s mainly because it’s such a beamy boat. With just the two inside props turning, even the corner flat lines are in clean water. It works out really nicely. I was concerned how it would do trolling, but it raises fish. We’ve had several blue marlin bites on the short corners.”

Once you’ve dialed down your prop wash, it’s time to position baits, lures and teasers within the spread in relation to your tack and prevalent sea conditions. “It’s really just where the lures are running right,” says Capt. Peeples. “I’m usually around seven to eight knots, normally closer to seven because I like to pull some meat, too. The main difference with a catamaran is that you don’t get the traditional waves behind the boat like a convertible, it’s just flat and clean wash. As far as positioning lures, it’s a little bit different. Still the same principle, just making sure the lures are running true.”

Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: adam peeples, catamaran, hull, one shot charters, Prop Wash

Featured Boat: War Party

September 2, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

The War Party at sea.

When Clearwater, Florida, native Paul Lokey picked up his new 64 Viking Convertible at the end of 2021, he knew he’d found a winner. Lokey had been looking for a boat that could work as a fierce tournament boat and just as easily switch to an on-the-water viewing area for college sports.

And it was Carmine Galati who led Lokey to the 64.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, General News, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: Florida, Los Sueños Resort and Marina, Los Sueños Tournaments, Splash report, Viking 64, Viking Yachts

Hull 67 Launched by Jarrett Bay Boatworks

August 3, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

Hull 67 sailing across the water.

Beaufort, NC – Hull 67 is the third new custom Jarrett Bay delivered in a 12-month interval and is another one-of-a-kind yacht. From afar, Renegade looks like a 56-foot convertible sportfish with a traditional flybridge. But upon closer inspection, you’ll find an additional lower helm station and convertible bulkhead. Thanks to these features, she is a unique hybrid with the ability to transform into a “hardtop express” at times. This design allows the owners to choose their mode of operation based on conditions and activities. They may either enjoy the 360-degree view from the climate-controlled luxury of an enclosed helm station salon or open it up like an express for the ease of movement and proximity to fishing action in the cockpit.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: billfishing, boat build, Central America, Jarret Bay Boatworks, sportfishing yacht

Viking 90: Leading the Industry

July 18, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

 

The profile of the Viking 90.

The profile of the Viking 90.

The evolution of the Viking 90 exemplifies the way Viking overcomes challenges to continue building a better boat every day. The Viking 92 was a tremendous success, proving that such a large yacht could win consistently on the tournament trail. Viking delivered 21 boats in less than seven years, combining luxury yacht style with sportfishing prowess.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, General News, News, Press Releases Tagged With: new build, Viking, Viking 90, Viking 92, Yacht

Hull Forms—What’s the Difference?

May 26, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat hull

By Christopher Swanhart

Walking the docks of any boat show, you’ll see a plethora of boats. Our industry is filled with use-driven designs—motor yachts, expedition yachts, high-speed center consoles, low speed trawlers, the list goes on, including one of my favorites, sportfishing yachts.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat building, boat hull, fishing boat, sportfisher

A Classic 49-Year-Old Ribside Whaler is Given New Life

April 8, 2022 By InTheBite Editor

the new boat after the refit

By Captain Stephen Rhodes

Having myself owned a classic 13-foot Boston Whaler as a teenager, since becoming a father it has been my dream to restore a Whaler for my own sons as they enter their teenage years. Our offshore boat is a custom 35 Henriques Express, Legacy. Like many other offshore fishermen, I wanted an inshore boat for flats fishing, tubing, water skiing and other adventures that are not feasible on a twin diesel sportfisherman. Beyond the fishing and boating applications, I knew from experience the many lessons that restoring a boat can impart to the boys.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat refit, boston whaler, inshore fishing, resplash, ribside

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