On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:54:07 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

I had the opportunity to speak with Daryl Wilbur of Tiverton, RI who
has designed and built a 20 foot center console fishing machine - the
North Rip 20.

http://www.northrip.net/

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It's an interesting looking boat for sure. My guess is that on a boat of
that size, the combination of a stern bracket and a V-6 outboard would
make the boat really ass-heavy, or at least give it that tendency, and
it would be difficult to balance, fore-to-aft.

Interesting you should mention that. The boat's horizontal CG is
right at the forward bulkhead of the console in this configuration.
As we were talking about brackets and such, he mentioned that a
computer simulation of adding a bracket changed it to aft of the
center console and it would have required reworking the tank and in
deck storage cabinets to change it back.

He was very interesting to talk to.

And to tell the truth, I am very intrigued by this boat. I have
standing offers for my Ranger and this might be the boat to replace
it. It will fit both my needs for a shallower draft boat and
something that I can take out to the rips around Block and Martha's.

I'm definitely thinking about it. Need to rip a test ride off though
before I make a decision.

Later,

Tom