B60 performance with 3412’s

FEB? Enclosed Bridge?? No. It's an open bridge boat we're under contract on.

There was a B60 EB I looked closely at in FL last winter. It is a project boat basically in need of a full refit; however the owner wanted top dollar, thinks she's a 9.9/10, and did everything possible to cut out his own broker out, including de-listing the boat. That boat will likely drain someones bank account in a hurry.

For anyone following along and interested in the same vessels, the two B60's which are lowest price at present are DD16V boats in need of full refits. I crunched it 6 ways to Sunday and can't see how to get your money back out of them even if you got the hulls for free.

Gears are 2.030 : 1

Perhaps. I guess you missed this part? ha ha ha "(another fact: I'm beyond my competency here)"

Buddy boat is swinging 32x50 - 5 blade veems, not rollas. And it’s a tower boat with fishing gear and davit. This open bridge should be faster, in theory.... maybe not with the rollas

thank you for this information. I’ll remain optimistic seller will work with us on this, as well as the other deficiencies inherent with a 20 yr old vessel which has an undocumented maintenance history.

Good question. Capt'n and Broker were on the boat when sold new to Seller. It was used under agreement for regional boat shows for a few years. 10-20 years ago, owner liked to run it himself, so captain was rarely used on any regular basis. From what I pieced together, Captain appears to have been retained for annual winterization and minimal maintenance over the past 5 years, and possibly for the rare fishing trip offshore during course of ownership. Boat has otherwise been a yard ornament docked behind owners house the last few summers and hauled out in the winter. Captain has NO records. Detailing, when it took place, was subcontracted out.

Based upon your feedback, I'm going to get the hull to shaft-center measurement when the boat is out next time, thinking maybe the diameter would change. This info will get relayed to prop shop along with all performance details once we know the prop scan details.

I may know today if the deal is dead in the water or not, but mechanic just confirmed software is in fact 1400HP and that there weren't any concerning alarms in the history of motors (unless they were cleared by a CAT tech - - however seller hasn't really ever had CAT tech on the boat from what we are told)

Interesting. I’ve had surveyors tell me to walk from a boat like you describe. The mechanic of the yard did too. But some lessons in life you have to learn the hard way. And sometimes, twice. Or maybe 3x. And just when you get her perfect it’s time to sell her and move on.

Well, fortunately the mechanic and two surveyors gave me a big thumbs up on this deal, and perhaps some peace of mind comes in knowing neglected is better than being abused (someone will undoubtedly disagree). Anyhow, props are at the prop shop and we seatrial again next week. I know what I’m up against and there’s not a better deal in this crazy market for the price point and type of boat I’m presently focused on. Maybe if I double my budget, but then again, every boat eats bank accounts.. just some do it faster than others.

So what’s the first 3 years depreciation on a new 58-62 Viking these days? Thinking I may still come out ahead. Ha ha ha

Spares may have been originals... they were out of spec when measured and do require tuning. I spoke with tech, owner of the shop for 40 years and got a good vibe. He agreed with all the technical details outlined within these posts relative to prop slip, speed, etc... said his goal is to get to 10% or not more than 15% slip. I’ll be one happy guy if we hit 37kn and ecstatic if we see even more. We’ll see.

I plan to measure current props once we remove them from the boat and seatrial the reconditioned 32x50’s.