New England Boat Show

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

I am thinking of going Friday or Saturday. I want to see the Axopar 28 cabin for an island boat. We have been on the 37' version in the BVI and they are pretty slick.

I had never heard of them ... they look very cool!

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I had never heard of them ... they look very cool!

And they have heat! Pretty neat design. My main concern is whether the 28' will have enough space to efficiently move my herd of pooches safely. It would certainly do well for us. The Eastern works well, but the lack of speed (and heat) is getting to me. When its just me I can run 35mph and be happy, but when I load it up with the family, gear, trash, dogs, and guests I plow along at 17mph if I'm lucky.

If we stay with it I am going to re-prop at least, if not repower to a 200hp.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by codeman671

And they have heat! Pretty neat design. My main concern is whether the 28' will have enough space to efficiently move my herd of pooches safely. It would certainly do well for us. The Eastern works well, but the lack of speed (and heat) is getting to me. When its just me I can run 35mph and be happy, but when I load it up with the family, gear, trash, dogs, and guests I plow along at 17mph if I'm lucky.

If we stay with it I am going to re-prop at least, if not repower to a 200hp.

Wow that is a huge drop in speed! What is your WOT RPM when you are alone going at 35 mph??

I know on my 22 Eastern my max speed is around 38 mph or so with a very light load. When it’s totally loaded down to the max I can still easily get 30 mph out her. Your speed drop seems excessive which would lead me to the prop….

Now for the big question….if you do get that Axopar, how many boats will that make for you over the years?? ��

Dan

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Now for the big question….if you do get that Axopar, how many boats will that make for you over the years?? ��

Dan

The body count is ridiculous...I clearly have a problem. I had a list going at one point years ago and it was upwards of 30. That was a while back...

[Descant]

Interesting boat with complimentary write up from Boattest. I like the wealk around cabin. With the twin 200 hp Verados, it looks like about mid 30's for speed and 15 gph. With a 68 gal fuel tank, I wonder if there is additional capacity as an option?. Or, as has been known to happen, I misread the charts.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Descant

Interesting boat with complimentary write up from Boattest. I like the wealk around cabin. With the twin 200 hp Verados, it looks like about mid 30's for speed and 15 gph. With a 68 gal fuel tank, I wonder if there is additional capacity as an option?. Or, as has been known to happen, I misread the charts.

Most of these in the wild are equipped with singles. A 250 will get high 40’s, a 300 will break 50 (most common power option),
and the 350/400 options go 55 and 60 respectively.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Most of these in the wild are equipped with singles. A 250 will get high 40’s, a 300 will break 50 (most common power option),
and the 350/400 options go 55 and 60 respectively.

That is a respectable difference by adding a few horsepower. I have a 25 Ft pontoon boat with a 250 Yamaha that when lightly loaded will hit 46 MPH. (No
worries, I didn't do 46 on Winnipesaukee, I know the rules, I'm not that guy)

Before it was built, I met the pontoon company manufacturer's representative when he was at the dealership and inquired about getting it with a 300. He recommended against it. They had tested them and it would only add about 3MPH and use more gas.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Most of these in the wild are equipped with singles. A 250 will get high 40’s, a 300 will break 50 (most common power option),
and the 350/400 options go 55 and 60 respectively.

I thought there was concern about lagging performance when heavily loaded. In the heavily loaded scenario, I would expect twin engines to perform more consistently. I didn't see those sorts of comparisons. Nice boat either way.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Descant

I thought there was concern about lagging performance when heavily loaded. In the heavily loaded scenario, I would expect twin engines to perform more consistently. I didn't see those sorts of comparisons. Nice boat either way.

I definitely agree. I like top speed, but making sure we can run efficiently with a full load is very important. Unless custom ordered, it seems to be rare to see the 28' in a twin engine format. I'm more of a buy it off the lot type of person so I would probably end up with a high hp single. My Eastern only has a 150hp Yamaha, so I think that going 300+hp on one of these will still do well.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I had never heard of them ... they look very cool!

Those Axopar-style boats have become hugely popular in mid-coast Maine. Pretty neat looking and I often see them moving along a good clip in rough water, so I'm guessing they ride nicely. Can't help but think the design was inspired by the Dashew FPB series, my dream boat...

[Skippermark]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I had never heard of them ... they look very cool!

I've never seen one in the northeast, but they're very popular in Miami. I find them very pretty.