Closed the year by closing on a 45C

[Bob Bradley]

I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Well, I finally got a boat ride yesterday. (Well, its after midnight, so the day before yesterday) I did a marathon trip to New Bern. Left my house at 4am and drove to Bradley for a 6:06 departure. Changed planes in Charlotte and was on the ground in New Bern by 10:30. I met the seller, Jake, at Bridgeton Boat Works and we drove to his house - about 15 minutes away. Jake and I spent an hour or so going over the systems and operations on the boat and then I fired her up and we ran about 8 miles up river to Bridgeton, where she was hauled for the winter. I drove Jake back home and headed for the airport, catching the 3:30 flight back to Charlotte and finally on home to Hartford, where we landed at 10:30. I guess you could call it a New Bern Turn and Burn trip.

The boat ran flawlessly. 2100rpm on the Cummins QSM11s pushed her along quite nicely at 25kts, burning 38.4gph. I pushed her up once to 2330, the top end, where she hit 28.5 kts. She handled like a dream, although I will have to get used to to using the single lever controls. 45 years experience with dual controls doesn't just go away overnight. All in all, a very satisfying trip.

[jim rosenthal]

If you show up, Bird, I'll feed you. Promise.

[Freeebird]

I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Well, I finally got a boat ride yesterday. (Well, its after midnight, so the day before yesterday) I did a marathon trip to New Bern. Left my house at 4am and drove to Bradley for a 6:06 departure. Changed planes in Charlotte and was on the ground in New Bern by 10:30. I met the seller, Jake, at Bridgeton Boat Works and we drove to his house - about 15 minutes away. Jake and I spent an hour or so going over the systems and operations on the boat and then I fired her up and we ran about 8 miles up river to Bridgeton, where she was hauled for the winter. I drove Jake back home and headed for the airport, catching the 3:30 flight back to Charlotte and finally on home to Hartford, where we landed at 10:30. I guess you could call it a New Bern Turn and Burn trip.

The boat ran flawlessly. 2100rpm on the Cummins QSM11s pushed her along quite nicely at 25kts, burning 38.4gph. I pushed her up once to 2330, the top end, where she hit 28.5 kts. She handled like a dream, although I will have to get used to to using the single lever controls. 45 years experience with dual controls doesn't just go away overnight. All in all, a very satisfying trip.

My 41 has single lever controls, and I love them. Electronic versions are the ones that really take getting used to. Those are some good numbers for sure.

[JCG-PR]

Whoa, those are great speed and gph numbers. I've always thought my 45C would feel great cruising at 23-25 knots. Can only dream.. jaja...

Can't imagine the sad feeling of having to store the boat until the spring.

Regards,
JCG

[madhatter1]

I run 20 knots burning about 45 gph. I’m a little jelly! 🤨

Enjoy the new ride.👍

[Bob Bradley]

Interestingly, up on the bridge it didn't feel all that fast - not much different than what I'm used to. Jake texted me a video that he took down in the cockpit and I was truly amazed. If anyone can help me do so, I'll post it here. I just don't know how to.

[Freeebird]

Interestingly, up on the bridge it didn't feel all that fast - not much different than what I'm used to. Jake texted me a video that he took down in the cockpit and I was truly amazed. If anyone can help me do so, I'll post it here. I just don't know how to.

YouTube is your best bet. If you want, text it to me and I’ll post it for you or send you a link you can post.

[Cricket]

Once you get used to the single lever controls you will not want to run a boat without them, especially in reverse on a fish and backing into a slip.

[Bob Bradley]

Thanks for putting that up, Randy. It's pretty short. And don't buy any of the bs about some "nice guy" from Ct. I don't want to ruin my reputation.
https://youtu.be/KsHo44v60lE

I'm sure I'll get used to them eventually. What threw me first time out with them is the 1 second or so delay when you shift into reverse. I wasn't sure I had shifted far enough and revved it a bit overcompensating.

[jap201]

no dawdling to the canyons anymore
nice looking boat, and some nice #'s
Joe