Copyright 2023 Boating Magazine. Typically, lifting strakes are roughly parallel to the waters surface and the keel until the boat turns, when they dig in and force the driver to slow down. The majority of our warranty is approved either on the spot, or within 24 hours. But a cadre of buyers (including one of the most prolific purchasers of the brand in this country), boat captains, and other industry professionals beg to differ. Its like a permanent trim tab. Ocean Yachts is a yacht builder that currently has 103 yachts for sale on YachtWorld, including 6 new vessels and 97 used yachts, listed by experienced yacht brokers mainly in the following countries: United States, Italy, Canada, Puerto Rico and United Arab Emirates. This yacht automation system has been fully integrated into a proprietary new interface that allows you to control everything from lighting on board, video streaming, AC & heat regulation, and all of the boat's montoring systems right through an app downloaded on your apple device. Entire Article, The Chine Where the side of the boat transitions to the bottom of the boat, creating a corner. This feature purportedly prevents the vents from clogging up and allows the more air to be fed to the hull, alleviating the hitch or hesitation its an instantaneous loss of speed, reallythat many stepped hulls exhibit due to clogged vents. Home Forums > You dont want the latter. heeded as numerous builders jump on the cored For the money an Ocean Yacht is the best production boat you can buy. The other effect is to bow the hull sides inward or outward, the effect of bending along the horizontal plane. Yet another is twisting or torsional stress along the entire length of the hull. In actual operation under heavy conditions, the hull sides of most boats will deflect to greater or lesser degrees depending on how well it is designed. problems involving the coring boat of bottoms Article, It Ocean Alexander just tried to make the boats too light, and so they dont hold up. Together theyre much smaller than the single contact area of a typical V-bottom. Identify the showstoppers, the things that if they go wrong will bring your race to a grinding halt. are brought to bear in following books. No. If they did, we would not continue to see the sales growth, nor repeat sales rates., With those kinds of guarantees, responded Parker, Youd think Johnny could have had one of his people just take a look at my boat.. The forward hull section creates a wave of pressure beneath the higher aft hull section, which helps lift the transom, popping the boat onto plane with less bow lift. The virtually indestructible cases are a favorite of professional photographers, filmmakers, world travelers, and others who demand their containers protect expensive equipment. Were it not for the Depression and hundreds of boating accident investigations, including That curvature made the hull stronger than what a slab side would. The result is less unwanted grab and ventilation in turns. They Fiberglass Boats Anymore? Square Idea Planing hulls ride on top Its beam is considerable (13 2), which gives us some concern regarding inverse stability and upwind performance. He was featured with the Jelly Bean II in the summer 2006 issue of International Yachtsman, and was quoted praising the manufacturer: Besides the quality, its that extra mile that brings me back time after time to Ocean Alexander. The company promises its customers, We care about the products we sell, the quality engineering of our products, and the impact they have., I built my company on that guarantee, Parker said recently. ODAY 37 Stingray, which introduced its CAD-designed and patented hull in 1989, knows plenty about the pluses and minuses of the V-bottom boats with lifting strakes. The only problem was that Richard Allender wanted it too. first reinforced plastic boat was built by Gar Used to be anything fiberglass was pretty square out of necessity. Its important to keep the parts moving, especially when the boat has been sitting around unused for a while. Discussion in 'General Sportfish Discussion' started by julio008, Apr 19, 2009. He wouldnt even come and inspect the boat. They seize up quite often from saltwater and grease, because you cant wash inside them. However, the problem may be considerably relieved by a relatively new material called Ok that is just my 2 cents and granted I am a bit defensive. the problem may be considerably relieved by a But I was able to haul the SeaVee 390-Z through some high-speed, hardover turns with as much confidence as I would when commanding a conventional V-hulled boat. The problem that Ocean Alexander has is that (the company is) not paying for those repairs., When Alex was alive, these problems would be handled quickly and efficiently. Sea Hunt boats have been designed with ease of maintenance in mind. This did not happen until Nov. 16, 2011, and upon learning of the problems, Parker said he immediately contacted the manufacturer. If the yacht has a deeper displacement, then the hull protrudes more deeply into the water. a lot of new ideas and materials come and go over Base price is around $1.3 million. A pad is flatter than the rest of the running surface, by the way, but not often actually flat. Balsa adds tremendous stiffness, and reduces weight, which improves performance. Older warships had loads of it -- was that about gunnery, or sailing? But what they really mean could be a telltale sign of which used boat to buy, or not to buy. Surely, youve wondered: Why the hull do boat makers do that? Pleasure crafts investigations to court testimony. If the steering breaks on the windward wheel, dont just freak out, get the boat under control. So for much of the time during which Parker was attempting to get satisfaction from the manufacturer, he had to rely on good-faith dealings. Taking a Vulcan Out for a Cruise: Or, How to Live Long and Prosper. The Z-Plane hulls running surface is actually three shapes nested, becoming steeper as they approach the chine. With weight and strength acting in my favour I have had no problems from ice damage. Being able to navigate in rough waters will obviously play a critical role in your boats (and thus passengers) survival. Interior finishing is above average. Ellyptical tansoms are generally thought to have come into being strictly for pragmatic reasons. The lawsuit is the eventual result of a long-simmering dispute between Parker and Alexander Marine, with both construction and design issues, and warranty satisfaction, at issue. The junction of the two appears as a stair step. have met with failure, or one way or another have During the transition, the boat suddenly and unexpectedly failed to respond to Jim DeMesas reasonable and prudent use of the controls, according to the lawsuit. Over forty years of knowledge and experience Which as the law reasonably requires under the circumstances, i.e. Reverse Chine A two-corner chine; before the bottom meets the side, it forms an upside-down V-shape to deflect spray away from the boat. Steering problems at sea can easily get into the showstopper category, but if youve got two wheels youve got options for redundancy. For all of its comforts and technological advances, the Jelly Bean II has suffered from a long list of deficiencies which render it nearly unseaworthy, Parker alleges in the lawsuit, filed Nov. 14 in a Los Angeles federal court. Like so many things in yacht design, tumblehome isn't inherently good or bad. to be an editorial, when in fact the piece ran The end result had two serious problems that were anticipated. First, the hull weight was reduced by means of an intricate framing system. The problem with that was that anything that was saved on materials cost was more than offset by increased labor costs of achieving the detail work. Discussion in 'Ocean Yacht' started by Capt. defect not discoverable by such inspection or test I had never heard a rub rail creaking that bad whenever the boat touched the wooden piling. The hull/deck joint and the rubrail they use to cover it is laughable. My name is Kern and Im passionate about boating. was drawing to a close. On November 23rd, 2018, David Pascoe has passed away at age 71. No, I would not. Ocean Alexanders Chueh, asked if allegations of poor quality control and customer satisfaction bothered him, said, One cannot get bothered by every falsehood spread by competitors or those with ulterior motives. Less wetted surface means faster top speed. The boats were never that great. Sikaflex is great for so many things on a boat, for plugging a leak, for sticking things back together and even for patching up sails, although your sailmaker might not thank you for it when you get ashore! Dedicated to customer service, Ocean Yachts delivers affordable semi-custom yachts that hull bandwagon.Entire As long as the yacht can overpower the force of the waves, it will be able to make it through them to safety. Are The negative effect on buoyancy of a tumblehome seems straightforward. Spring 2023 Issue 42: I am currently running a Those of us who have been around an auction of storm damaged boats here in Fort Lauderdale. Sailing/Cruising Pictures From Our Readers. The moment one winch goes down it changes the whole dynamic of how you sail the boat, but keeping winches well maintained is actually not that daunting. In fact, Richard, the sales and marketing director for Ocean Alexander and also an experienced boat owner, had the boat, hull number one, built for himself. But what they did was just cut corners., Problems materialized quickly: As soon as we got out to sea, the bulkhead started delaminating, and other things started happening, Farley recalled. 16 as an apprentice in 1965 as the era of wooden boats VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. WebIn addition to readers in the United States, boaters and boat industry professionals worldwide from nearly 80 countries have purchased David Pascoe's books, since introduction of his first book in 2001. The horizontal movement is where stability is generated, but the vertical angle does come into play with regards to motion comfort and the impact of rolling on stability. Theyre the little flaps that you hear click-click-clicking when you turn the winch, and they stop it from spinning the wrong way. Jim and Jill DeMesa were in their 51-foot Ocean Alexander 510 Classico Pilothouse yacht in November 2009, when they were asked to move from one mooring to another. Just as critical, it ensures the boat does not exhibit excessive bowrise, a common flaw with many stepped hulls. But hull design is not just a matter of style. With rough seas comes strong winds, so there will definitely be enough power to use the sails effectively so long as the captain knows how to do so. A third safety feature on a yacht is the radio. I wont go so far as to say that OA boats arent seaworthy, but they just have problems that have not been addressed. Those warnings haven't been True but historically Tumblehome was used before they had gun decks. With a bit of salt in it, the pawls seize up, and it ends up with your winch being able to backspin. In the race boats, though, it can also cause herky-jerky movements. But just as bell bottoms came back around, so also, to an extent, is the square transom. On November 23rd, 2018, David Pascoe has passed away Case Study: SeaVee Z Series I suspect that the more modern yacht has less imperative to reduce weight topsides due to the reduction of weight aloft made with modern materials for spar construction among other things. But they are an average built boat for average seas. big money, the experts are still having trouble with composites Its been imitated, which is without a doubt the sincerest form of flattery in boatbuilding. My customers got taken care of, he said. As a skeptic of foam cores, 9 Terms for Laymen These are on the aft hull panel onlythat is, the part of the hull aft of the aft-most step. Displacement of the Hull. However, most yachts will be able to manage through heavy storms and crashing waves. Pad A flat or nearly flat area on the running surface toward the back of the boat. Heres how a few standouts have gone about it with their own trademark designs. Johnny was right there in the local offices, too, where he spent most of his time. Web site design & developement: Copyright 1997 - 2023 Junko A. Pascoe All rights reserved. now beginning to get some serious recognition. said that foam couldn't be used successfully; Possibly the best boating magazine on the planet!
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