Custom Built Gentleman's Race Boat Hacker Miss APBA

26-Foot Gentleman's Race Boat. Professionally built by Bay Machine Company. This boat won Best Contemporary at the 2015 Chesapeake Bay Antique and Classic Boat Festival. It follows the John Hacker "Miss APBA" design of the late 1920s. Construction: 3/4" ring frames in marine fir plywood, intermediate frames in 1 and 1-1/4" Honduras Mahogany, with full length aero-spruce engine stringers, white oak keel and plank battens, and chines. Bottom is 1/4" 1088 Okoume ply with 3/8" Phillipine mahogany plank overlay. Topsides and deck are 1/8" 1088 Okoume with 3/8" Phillipine mahogany plank overlay. Overlays and underlayments were joined with full-face 3M-5200 adhesive. All joinery was treated with Smith's penetrating epoxy sealant before assembly. All silicon-bronze fasteners bottom and topsides planking. Bottom undercoats: Four Interlux E 2500 Interprotect Barrier Coats. The result is a dry, strong, fast, and level-riding craft that presents an outstanding appearance in a tasteful red and white finish with period-correct deck hardware and interior appointments. Upholstery is in red marine grade Naugahide with two bucket seats fore and a bench seat immediately aft. Flooring is red jute-backed linoleum with the dashboard and cockpit ceilings in varnished mahogany. The boat is powered by a brand new 1964 Chrysler 426D Golden Lion Marine Engine SAE rated350 HP at 3200 RPM ( maximum is450 lb-ft torque @ 4400RPM) through a Borg-Warner 1.5:1 reduction gear drive. A new 1-1/4 A-22 12' shaft uses a Federal damper coupling and runs through a whip strut and custom-cast main strut as it turns a ACME 14"x 22" four blade propeller. Steering is by way of a 1936 Packard banjo style wheel and non-feedback Teleflex helm that operates a 1-1/4 shafted high-speed rudder. Cruising speed at 3600 RPM is approximately 35 MPH, top speed is estimated at 45 MPH. Mechanical parameters are monitored at the dash by way of a tachometer, engine oil pressure, manifold vacuum, engine temperature, drive pressure gauges, and a volt-meter. A Hobbs meter mounted to the left of the wheel records engine hours( approximately 8 hours as of 01-2018) and a fuel gauge and drive temperature gauge are mounted in the lattice just fore of the starboard bucket seat. Other equipment includes a powerful bilge blower for the engine compartment, and one also in the fuel tank compartment, individually controlled at the dash, an automatic bilge pump with a manual override, and a bow thruster for docking control (see photos). A flushing system is incorporated into the water pickup circuit. The engine is once through raw-water cooled, with a drive cooler and engine oil cooler placed upstream of the engine cooling circuit. The boat sits on a custom-designed dual axle float-off trailer with new wheels, tires, wiring and brakes. A fitted tonneau covers the cockpit during storage.Fenders, PFDs, docking lines, fire extinguishers are included. Boat is USCG compliant. Both boat and trailer have clear Maryland titles. Boat is stored in St. Leonard, MD and can be seen by appointment. Terms: Boat sells as-is, where-is.

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