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Wanted to share some info on my new 28' Crozier built / Hunt design that Chad will start building in August.

Boat will be used for cruising around SE Alaska, based out of Ketchikan.

28' Hull Length, 31' LOA
10' Max Beam, 9' at WL
Single Yamaha F350 V-8
Fuel 200 gal, 20 gal fresh, 8 diesel
Wallas Heater & Cook Top

Bare Boat est. is 8,400# - will weigh prior to filling up for sea trials, etc.
Half Load est. is 10,000# - 2 people, 150 gal fuel, FW, Diesel, Gear.
Half Load Cruise Speed estimate is 25.8 kts. at 4,500 RPM - 1.34 NMPG

gonna be nice!

Construction has begun, more photo's as the build progresses.

Looking good! I was just at Chad's shop the end of July and saw your boat in cut-pieces form...I think they had just unloaded the truck before I had arrived.

Look at those frames, anyone else see a variable deadrise? That's almost unheard of in the current herd of offshore alloy craft.

Chaps - you have a sharp eye!

20 degree at transom, 26 degree at helm, 50+ degree at bow.

Should have some more photo's by end of the week.

Plating has begun.

End of week progress.

Next week or two - weld the Lift Strips, finish the bracket and then a lot of welding on the hull before it gets rolled over.

Lift strips on, lots of welding ahead, probably mid September for hull rollover.

Fuel tank coming along.

Hull is rolled over, fuel tank is finished, starting topside work.

I'll try to get photos up today, having problems getting the attachment(s) into the message for some reason.....

Don't forget to hit the PLACE INLINE button to put it in the post, it's working for me.

Boat is coming along nicely, aft deck and cabin deck are on, starting on the cabin.
Going out to see the boat in a couple of weeks - looking forward to it!

Jon



I cannot get photo's to post but Chad has a lot on his Facebook page.
Go to www.croziercraft.com and click the Facebook link in the upper right hand corner.

"Operator error" was the culprit for lack of photo's over the last few weeks, back in action again.

From last week -

A few more -

From Friday, starting to work on interior fit out, console mock-up, H2O / Diesel / BW tanks going in soon.

Now we see a boat!

A boat with a variable deadrise hull, as you pointed out many posts ago!

I'll be going to check on progress again next month - it's mind numbing all the decisions that
have to made when building a custom designed and built boat.

End of week progress -

Dash / console progress, single Garmin MFD with "square" Yamaha gauges going on the right side.

Stand-up head coming along nicely.

going to be nice!

Lots of detail work this week, going out next week for seat placement, etc.

I gotta ask..you dont have to tell..whats this hull likely to cost all said and done? (the aluminum & welding portion only). Looks like a fantastic boat..but looks like over $100K to me (out of my budget!!

Labor and materials for the hull & structure is around $100K

Labor and materials for the electrical, electronics, tankage, heater & stove, Yamaha F350, etc. is around $100K

Plus Naval Architect fee, trailer and all the other misc. items that come up is around $40K

At Crozier this past week for final seat placement.
Fo'csle storage area coming along nicely, metal work should be wrapped up by end of next week.