Duckworth Offshore

[Walt K]

So here's the Duckworth Offshore 26 I just picked up, vinyl-covered marine plywood cabin floor and all ...

[Gundog]

Very nice looking boat I want to see more pictures.

Mike

[welder]

Walt, I'm with Mike on this one ....

Lets see some more pictures , she looks reel nice . What power is on her ?

[waterdog247]

+1!! Need more pics!!!

[Walt K]

Been too busy getting things set up to take more pics, but I will follow up.

Engine is the new Yammy 4.2 liter V6 300 hp. Pretty remarkable in that it weighs more than 200# less than the V8 300 and 50 or so less than the F250B. Still breaking it in, but it seems happiest at 4300 rpm (24-25 knots) and indicated mpg is 2.1. Fuel burn is about 14.2/hour at that rpm. Will cruise anywhere from 3900-4400 and get around 2.0 mpg.

[AlloyToy]

I'm anxiously awaiting your pictures & review on this boat.....

[sitkaspruce]

Anybody having a problem with the Duckworth Offshore or Weldcraft Cuddy King not really having a self-bailing rear deck??!! My boat sits a little bow down in the water, (even w/fulll fuel) and when if rained a bunch, the water did not drain to the rear, it ended up in the Hull, forward of the factory installed bilge pump!

[speedboats]

Could the ply not be used to reduce resonant noise inside the cabin?

I avoid the use of marine ply with alloy boats and prefer to use a hardwood ply. This is because here the marine treatment process soaks heavy metals like arsenic and copper into the wood which tend to leach out and corrode the alloy.

[JETTYWOLF]

I'm sure the same applies here Speedboats.

Aluminum decks and self bailing, two things all boats should have and be, in my opinion.

The question is, "why not?"