On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:15:53 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:23:33 -0800, Peter Guitzmyer
wrote:


Who makes non-commercial diesel walkaround fishing boats in the
25-30ft range?


Good question.

I can't think of is Ocean Master, but that's not a true walkaround.

By "walkaround," I'm guessing the original poster means a fishing boat
with a narrow cabin you can walkaround without being up adjacent to the
gunnels.

You need a walkway 15"-18" wide to really be able to "walkaround."
That's close to three feet of walkway for both sides. You'd end up with
a damned narrow and mostly unusable cabin.

But the idea is great. One of the few things I don't like about my
Parker is the hike from the cockpit to the bow along the gunnels. Scary
walk on a rough day.

BTW, when I asked the Parker factory why it dropped diesels from its
larger boats, I was told that the increase in hp available from
outboards obviated the necessity for fuel-oil burners. Dunno about
that...I'd prefer my Parker with a nice 350 hp diesel straight
shaft...if it had a keel. I have no use for I/O's in salt water.

The real reason is cost - a diesel is at least an additional $10/15K
above and beyond the cost of a outboard.

Later,

Tom