Aluminum Chambered Boat

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This is an unbelievable boat in the way it handles,kind of like the best thrill ride at DisneyLand!!About 250 hrs on boat ,with.twin 200hp eviinrudes. Located at Elephant Butte lake in New Mexico.It was pulled out of the water last July 2017 and sits in my mechanics storage yard at present ,on a Float On aluminum trailer. The motors are in great shape,just had them serviced. This boat is very fast ,about 55knots. i bought this from a police officer in Hollywood Florida to replace the ACB I had to leave behind in California when I moved. These boats are fantastic (if the Titanic was constucted in this manner it never would of sunk). Rated by the Coast Guard as unsinkable (no flotation). This is the only boat besides Stabicraft that you could run full speed into the breakwater and it wouldnt sink! You may die by going thru the windshield though! It has a thicker hull than Stabicraft since they are metric and these are SAE. I have a few medical problems that prevent me from using the boat,so I am parting with it. They really are ocean boats meant for rough water,its overkill for the lake!.These are used in Alaska type waters! Needs new radar monitor ,fish finder, and transducer. They were stolen. It has a good 24 inch Raymarine Radar unit on top of the boat with about 250 hrs on it. The airconditioner no longer works but the heater does,powered by a rebuilt generator installed in aft of the boat.NEW THIS BOAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO $200k WHEN NEW! Average on the net used is about 75 to 90K! Please look on Youtube to view these boats ,how they were made and how they were advertised. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2M8wS__C8M They were sold to the Military,Police and Fire. They advertised them as dropped from a 20ft ceiling in their warehouse onto a cement floor and then thrown down a breakwater in Bellingham Harbor with holes drilled the the hull and taking on no water! Impressive!If they had this boat in the Perfect Storm movie,the Andrea Gail wouldnt have sunk!Type of boat chosen by Phillipe Cousteau!!!!!

Almighty Aluminum There are a lot of downstream benefits to this type of construction. The first is light weight 6800 ibs,beam 8'4". Therefore, less power is required to achieve the same speed as a heavier boat. That means better fuel economy, which is an obvious plus given the endless rise in fuel prices. A lightweight boat can be easily trailered and, in fact, can live on a trailer when not actually in use. This means no slip fees and a reduced maintenance regimen compared to a boat that lives in salt water combined this can save thousands of dollars a year. ACB boats are made of marine-grade aluminum, which does not corrode in salt water. Once it develops an oxide coating that dull gray look of unpainted aluminum no further oxidation occurs. Aluminum oxide is chemically similar to sapphire, and is, therefore, very hard. Except for antifouling paint, marine-grade aluminum does not need to be painted for protection. Unlike those who own a fiberglass boat, the owner of an aluminum boat does not need to worry if his or her boat gets scratched during use. The wound heals itself.

Reverse Chine Rules Below the waterline the hull is a combination of a traditional deep-V with a 21-degree deadrise. However as the bottom runs out toward the chine it flattens horizontally and then, at the chine, it hooks down slightly. This hull design feature is known as a reverse chine, and it brings a number of advantages. The first is that it creates a larger planing flat than the traditional deep-V, and this allows the vessel to come onto plane quicker, with less power. However, the main handling difference is noticed when a reverse-chine boat goes into a sharp corner. With a reverse-chine bottom, the chine bites into the water and the boat carves the turn without skid or skip like an Olympic-class slalom skier. Also more of the boat is submerged as the chine is forced into the water during the turn this increases buoyancy and the turn is generally flatter than with a traditional bottom. The same feature makes the boat very stable while at rest since as weight is applied to one side, more of the hull is forced into the water, increasing the buoyancy along the weighted side.