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A Refit Case Study: 2008 61’ Spencer, MJ’s

June 24, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

refit

Purchasing a 2008 boat in need of updates has its advantages. During a 10-month search to find such a boat was exactly what Michael Yocco and his father Joe accomplished.

“Our approach was to find a boat within a certain budget which included the purchase price and any upgrades we wanted. Then ask ourselves if the cost of refitting a boat is worth it based on the value post-refit,” Yocco says.

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Filed Under: Boats, Featured Stories, Maintenance, Operations Tagged With: boat design, boat refit, boat repair, refit, sportfishing boat

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Winter Custom Yachts

February 11, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Winter Custom Yachts is the eighteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today

Don’t forget to join our enews list for the latest sportfishing coverage.

51 Walkaround

  • Splash Date: 2022
  • LOA: 51’2″
  • Beam: 14′8″
  • Draft: 2′10″
  • Displacement: 37,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 1,200 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 150 gal.
  • Engines: (4) Mercury 600 HP
  • Stabilizer: Seakeeper 6
  • Genset: Kohler 16kW

Notes: New 63′ Jesse Rhodes design on the drawing board.

Click for additional 2021-22 Build Report boats: F&S Boatworks | Jarrett Bay Boatworks | Release Boatworks | Garlington Yachts | Viking Yachts | Albemarle Boats | Willis Marine | Blackwell Boatworks | Titan Custom Yachts | Vilano Boatworks | Bayliss Boatworks | Duffie Boatworks | Weaver Boatworks | Gamerfisherman | Hatteras Yachts | Michael Rybovich & Sons | Maverick

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: 2022 boats, boat builder, new boats, sportfishing boat, winter custom yachts

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Michael Rybovich & Sons

January 27, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Michael Rybovich & Sons is the fifteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today

Don’t forget to join our enews list for the latest sportfishing coverage.

Hull #6 III Amigos

  • Splash Date: August 2021
  • LOA: 94′
  • Beam: 22′
  • Draft: 5′
  • Displacement: 165,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 4,400 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 600 gal.
  • Engines: (2) mtu M96L 2,600HP
  • Stabilizer: Seakeeper 35
  • Genset: (2) Kohler 40kW

Hull #7

  • LOA: 82′
  • Beam: 21’6″
  • Draft: 5’4″
  • Displacement: 120,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 3,515 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 500 gal.
  • Engines: (2) mtu M96L 2,600 HP
  • Genset: (2) Onan 29kW

Click for additional 2021-22 Build Report boats: F&S Boatworks | Jarrett Bay Boatworks | Release Boatworks | Garlington Yachts | Viking Yachts | Albemarle Boats | Willis Marine | Blackwell Boatworks | Titan Custom Yachts | Vilano Boatworks | Bayliss Boatworks | Duffie Boatworks | Weaver Boatworks | Gamerfisherman | Hatteras Yachts

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: iii amigos, michael rybovich, michael rybovich and sons, sportfishing boat, Yacht

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Hatteras Yachts

January 21, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Hatteras Yachts is the fifteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

 

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today
Don’t forget to join our enews list for the latest sportfishing coverage.

hatteras yachts

War Bird

  • Splash Date: June 2021
  • LOA: 65′ 2″
  • Beam: 20″
  • Draft: 5″
  • Displacement: 103,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 2,500 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 270 gal.
  • Engines: (2) CAT C32-A 1,900 HP
  • Stabilizer: (2) Seakeeper 9
  • Genset: (2) Kohler 24kW

Notes: War Bird features additional twin fuel tanks beneath the cockpit sole in lieu of standard in deck fishboxes.

Click for additional 2021-22 Build Report boats: F&S Boatworks | Jarrett Bay Boatworks | Release Boatworks | Garlington Yachts | Viking Yachts | Albemarle Boats | Willis Marine | Blackwell Boatworks | Titan Custom Yachts | Vilano Boatworks | Bayliss Boatworks | Duffie Boatworks | Weaver Boatworks | Gamerfisherman

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: Hatteras Yachts, new boat, sportfisher, sportfishing boat, Yacht

Speed—A Highly Desired Commodity

January 10, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

testing boat speed on the waterBy Christopher Swanhart

We all strive for it from a very young age, we try to run faster, or skate faster, or have the fastest bike. And in our industry, this trend continues with us as adults. Speed on the water has always been desired. Be it to stay away from danger, or to have a military advantage, there are benefits to going fast. If nothing else, it sure is exhilarating.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat maintenance, boat performance, boat speed, sportfishing boat

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Weaver Boatworks

January 6, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Weaver Boatworks is the thirteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat builder, new boats, sportfishing boat, Weaver Boatworks

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Vilano Boatworks

December 8, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Vilano Boatworks is the tenth of 22 boat builders featured, and the St. Augustine based boat builder has partnered with DH Yacht Sales as their exclusive listing and brokerage company.

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today
Don’t forget to join our enews list for the latest sportfishing coverage.

 

vilano boatworks

Hull #1

  • Splash Date: Late 2022
  • LOA: 65′
  • Beam: 19′
  • Draft: 5′ 5″
  • Displacement: 90,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 2,100 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 350 gal.
  • Engines: CAT C32B 2,400 HP
  • Stabilizer: Seakeeper 16
  • Genset: (2) CAT 21kW

Notes: Hull #2 will be a 65’ convertible with three stateroom, three head layout.

Click for additional 2021-22 Build Report boats: F&S Boatworks | Jarrett Bay Boatworks | Release Boatworks | Garlington Yachts | Viking Yachts | Albemarle Boats | Willis Marine | Blackwell Boatworks | Titan Custom Yachts

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories, Splash Reports Tagged With: boat builder, Offshore Fishing, sportfishing boat, vilano boatworks

New 72′ Bayliss Old Reliable—Fly Fishing Tools

November 1, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

bayliss old reliable

Step aboard the 72-foot Bayliss Old Reliable with a private tour from Smith as he takes us around his new boat, which splashed in July of 2021. The custom-built craft was specifically designed for chasing billfish on fly and was recently prepped for a multi-year Pacific tour.

And the day before Old Reliable shipped out, Nick Smith and Capt. Chip Shafer provided InTheBite with a guided walk-through to talk about the boat’s personal touches and offshore capabilities. It is rare to see a boat so personally customized for one goal and that is chasing and catching billfish on fly.

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Filed Under: Boats, Brokerage, Featured Stories, News Tagged With: Bayliss Boatworks, fishing boat, new boat, Offshore Fishing, sportfisher, sportfishing boat

2021-22 Build Report: Release Boatworks

October 21, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Release Boatworks is the third of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today

Don’t forget to join our enews list for the latest sportfishing coverage.

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat builders, flybridge walkearound, release boatworks, sportfishing boat

Assessing Modern Marine Propulsion

October 19, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

marine propulsion

Photo Jarrett Bay/Luke Pearson

By Christopher Swanhart

It used to be there was only one choice for marine propulsion—wind. Steam power was next, then it was the internal combustion engine. Typically, this power has been delivered to the water via submerged propellers on inclined shafts. And even with the multitude of propulsion types available today, and the significant advances in systems efficiency, inclined shafts remain a constant on mid- to large-sized sportfishing vessels. Let’s take a look at why.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Boats, Featured Stories, Maintenance, Operations Tagged With: boat engine, boat mechanics, boat motor, boat propellers, sportfishing boat

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