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And now it gets the rails. We are discussing on if to hold dead on to our wide load limit or cheat an inch or two. I figure it would be easy to pull them in later if it became an issue, so I said OK to letting them flare out a couple of inches past our wide load limit. http://i283.photobucket.com/al...

The decking is 5052 .190" treadplate. I might have been able to ask for something different, but this is their standard way of doing decking, even on their largest boats. The builder generally encourages bare aluminum since there are no corrosion issues. My wife was interested in having the boa...

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Bob, they say they use the planer for making smooth contours once pieces are in place, much like you would in woodworking.

They say the metal work should be complete in a couple of weeks. Then it moves to the other station where they start adding all of the other 'stuff'. http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20Pics/PICT1000.jpg http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20...

Continued progress.... http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20Pics/PICT0990.jpg http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20Pics/PICT0991.jpg http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20Pics/PICT0992.jpg http://i283.photobucket.c...

Good question,Pete. I have put some thought into that and at this point I am deciding to hold off on trips there now, even though I am flying to the states several times during this period on business and personal trips. In reality, I don't think I can add much in the way of a technical review of th...

More progress. The bathroom is going in. They did the fish holds a bit different than they have in the past, and they are huge. Two of them that are 58” long, 24” deep, and I think 30” wide. Also, check out the 26' that is being built next to mine. It is really coming along. http://i283.photobucket....

I went hunting through my pictures to see what Seawolf does, and I think I found one (black, left side of picture). What do you guys think about this idea? Should I have them do the alloy one mentioned above instead? This seems like a simplier idea where parts in the future would bot be a problem. I...

Since your picture has an outboard, I assume you are talking gasoline. I think regular just dropped from $4.05 to $3.99 around town in the last week. The irony here on fuel prices is even greater. We have been pumping oil from the north slope since the 70's, and I think we rank second or third in te...

Marty, Thngs have not changed as fas as Seawolf building anything that you want. They really don't like to deviate too far from their standard boats. Sharkbait told me about the design process on his boat where everything is up in the air, whereas I can make minor changes but not things like adding ...

SB, I did not mean to offend your rear cover, I did not look close and assumed that it was a tarp. In recent years I have tried to class up my neighborhood by using a GREEN tarp. I get 2-3 years out of one. I live on the hillside and get the high winds as well, so it has to be well secured. I rememb...

Sharkbait, What's your theory in tarping the back of the boat? I currently tarp my whole boat, but it is only a 24. To tarp the whole thing would be a big tarp, but then there is really nothing in the cockpit that would get damaged bya little snow and ice, right? I have a friend offering indoor stor...

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Bob, Good question on the floatation. I spoke with Seawolf about this. They put air chambers in their boats 28' and under, but in the larger boats they do not. Their reasoning is that for a 9000lb boat it would require about 150 cuft of air to maintain positive floatation. (62.5lbs per sqft). This w...

At this point it looks like I have a really nice open skiff. The owner does all of the exposed welding, and is apparently not afraid of close examination. Any comments? http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat/Seawolf%20Build%20Pics/PICT0869.jpg http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/resdat...

Marty, The Seawolf is 14 degrees at the transom, and 40 degrees forward (not quite sure what they mean by 'forward'). Please explain more about the 'Peel ans stick' sound deadening at the waterline. Seawolf's web site says 'Extensive sound deadening throughout'. If you give me more details on what y...

Yes, they do this same boat (30') with either twin 225 outboards or the single D6 diesel for the same price. This was a tough choice for me to make. They also make smaller boats, such as a 26 with outboards. The boat in the background of one of the last sets of pictures in their shop is a 26' model ...

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Marty, Thanks for your time today. I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me about your experiences with your boat. I am a firm beliver in trying to learn from others to make the best decisions possible. I was just finishing up writing up my notes from our talk so that (hopefully) I don't have ...

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Marty, The fuel tank is 198 gallons. I have the performance test they did on another 31' with a D6-370HP this summer. The best economy is at 26kts, 10Gph at 2.6Kmpg, or right around 30 Mph at 3.1 Mpg (sounds better not in knots!) 600 statute miles is plenty of range for where I will be going. Top sp...

They have finally started work on my Seawolf (http://www.seawolfmarine.com/30/index.html). It is based on the 30' model, with 1' extra in the cockpit. These are the first pictures from last week. They promise to send me new pictures as things progress, so I will share them with you here and of cours...

Zumpen, Do you work for Volvo Penta? I currently have a boat on order for Chrismas delivery that will have a single 370HP D6 in it. It was a tough choice, and I am still nervous that I made the right one. The other option was twin outboards where I get redundancy, but also less mileage and more thin...