Michigan luxury boat builder

[ericCB]

August 3, 2007

For Immediate Release

Howell, Michigan


MICHIGAN LUXURY BOAT BUILDER, CARLSON BOATWORKS,
TAKING ORDERS FOR 2008 DELIVERY


The beauty and luxury of yesteryear's hand-built open cockpit mahogany
runabout is back. Classic elegance and sophistication is now married to
modern technology, reliability, and low maintenance in a stunning craft
that harkens back to the glory days of the classic American and Italian
beauties. Three years of hands on design and refinement by Eric
Carlson, Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, has been worth the wait.
Using the latest refinements in tunnel drive propulsion and
state-of-the-art hull design, the new CB25 provides the excitement and
visceral joy of a full throated inboard with a reduced draft that will
permit lucky owners to venture into shallower waters without fear of
propeller or rudder damage.

Starting with a blank sheet of paper, Carlson designed the CB25 from the
keel up, combining the newest marine design advancements with
sophisticated hand craftsmanship that incorporated modern adhesives,
hi-tech composite bagging techniques, and materials requiring a minimum
of maintenance. The result is nothing short of spectacular, and
incredibly satisfying.

These high performance speedsters will carry you and your guests in
refinement and luxury at over 50 mph while their head-turning beauty
will be in such limited supply you will never have to worry about seeing
yourself coming and going. Hand polished mahogany, mirror like
stainless steel, raw teak decks, and hand sewn leather will make each a
personalized work of art well, well worth the wait and the price. If
elegance, performance, and exclusivity are for you, so is the CB25. The
one problem we have not been able to solve is how to keep the crowds
away.

Whether your CB25 is your only boat, or one of many, it's an investment
for which your family will thank you, now and for decades to come. With
only a few CB25 runabouts to be built each year, ordering early is the
best way to ensure you will be one of the select few who will be able to
enjoy the pride of owning one of these rare beauties.


www.carlsonboatworks.com

[kach22i]

FYI: I posted a link and photos in the Pelican Parts (Porsche) forum. I trust no one will mind.

Link (wooden boat thread):
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?p=3447198#post3447198

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Whether your CB25 is your only boat, or one of many, it's an investment
for which your family will thank you, now and for decades to come. With
only a few CB25 runabouts to be built each year, ordering early is the
best way to ensure you will be one of the select few who will be able to
enjoy the pride of owning one of these rare beauties.


I wonder how much over $100k one of those beauties will cost?!
I see a bit of old Penn Yan technology undernieth!

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or is it underneath..?

[ericCB]

Just wanted to Kach21i for the link. It is definitely appreciated and nice to see that even the air cooled guys like the mahogany on the water.

Senior Chief, good eyes! Well Pen Yan definitely had a great concept in their design for limiting draft they lost a lot of efficiency by it being almost a completely covered propeller and a pockets that were optional within the same chine beam as there out drive or outboard boats. The concept of the Tunnel drive has been around and well tested for many decades with design research papers going back to the 60s that have almost identical findings to similar propulsive studies in the 21st century. The beauty of the tunnel is in the simplicity and weight distribution that is possible by not hanging 1500 pounds of motor and drive on the transom. With the desired weight center of the boat 40% forward of the transom why not put the massive block of iron as close to that as possible? Hull bottoms can not simply be used for either drive without serious considerations being made in regards to running trim and the minimal lost planing surface. The longevity of the inboard transmissions are also a serious point in keeping with the inboard design.

And toward your other point there is definitely a lot more labor in the vacuum bagged cold molded mahogany and teak decks than ever would be necessary for spraying fiberglass into a mold. Sometimes after a day of sanding it makes you wonder but than you step back and see the natural shape and color of the real wood and it is completely worth every minute!

Thanks all,

Eric Carlson

www.carlsonboatworks.com

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The beauty of the tunnel is in the simplicity and weight distribution that is possible by not hanging 1500 pounds of motor and drive on the transom. With the desired weight center of the boat 40% forward of the transom why not put the massive block of iron as close to that as possible?

...also, a much better/efficient shaft angle.
I am not a fan of the I/O myself. Too many "presure loaded" gears and moving parts, changing the angle of rotation three times, etc. They don't take well to years of sitting in salt water for sure. Nothing like the smooth shifting of a good ole Velvet Drive either! The tunnel drive is great for gunkholing the muddy waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The half a tunnel looks like a good compromise...

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And toward your other point there is definitely a lot more labor in the vacuum bagged cold molded mahogany and teak decks than ever would be necessary for spraying fiberglass into a mold. Sometimes after a day of sanding it makes you wonder but than you step back and see the natural shape and color of the real wood and it is completely worth every minute!

...if I win the lottery, I'll be giving you a call...!

[jgrant7]

Hello my name is Jason Grant and I am new to this site. However I am writing to see perhaps if anyone could assist me. Let me explain, first of all I live in Tallahassee, FL. and I want to design yachts(design the floorplan) and I attend Florida State University and tried to pursue interior design however did not make it in the program, are there any other options as far as majors or what direction should I go into?

[jgrant7]

Hello my name is Jason Grant and I am new to this site. However I am writing to see perhaps if anyone could assist me. Let me explain, first of all I live in Tallahassee, FL. and I want to design yachts(design the floorplan) and I attend Florida State University and tried to pursue interior design however did not make it in the program, are there any other options as far as majors or what direction should I go into?