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Marine Designs The Bosun's mate 23 evolved from the same seaworthy fishing boat designs used in third world countries, resulting is a strong, yet simple to build and economical to operate. Designed for long range cruising and minimal fuel consumption, she boasts a waterline Length/ Beam ratio of 3.75, with fine entry for wave penetration improving speed, easy driving and sea keeping abilities, but it also reduceing fuel consumption.
The brief called for interior to be clean and simple, with a lot of room and for the builder to be given complete freedom in this regard. With all the open space, as long as the frames shown on the plans are present and common sense is used in weight distribution, almost anything is possible to easily accommodate a family for a day on the water, it's totally up to you.
The following list of materials is approximate and intended for calculation of approximate costs. We offer no guarantees of accuracy.
MARINE PLYWOOD 4'x8' (1.22x 2.44m)
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CONSTRUCTION METHOD
The 1/4" (6mm) panels, cut flat from our expanded plates dimensioned drawings, are bent around the 3/8" (9mm) frames and fastened to the transom and bow with stitches With no lofting, beveling or scarfing required, the sides and bottom panels are cut from standard 8x4 plywood (1.2m x2.4m) and joined with a simple fiberglass butt block. All seams are then taped with fiberglass and epoxy (see our "Boatbuilding Forum " section for details.) As these epoxy joins are much stronger than the plywood, the assembled hull is then completely fibreglassed for extra strength and easy maintenance, resulting in a boat with less maintenance and a better finish than a production fiberglass hull. MATERIALS LIST FOR THE BOSUN'S MATE 23
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Designed Boat Plans The Bosun's Mate 23 Specifications LOA...........23' 0" (7.00m) LWL...........20' (6.09m) BEAM........ 7' 9" (2.13m) DRAFT/ hull.. 9 1/4" (238mm) @ dwl DEADRISE at transom... 10 degrees HORSEPOWER...... 30 - 50Hp
APPROX HULL WEIGHT... 731# (331 kg) depending on materials and options. MAX PERSONS...... 8 Pounds Per I" immersion 468# (212 kg)
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