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After a long winter in her heated digs, the B25 is almost done. Here are some updated pics. Engines go in tomorrow, then wiring, plumbing, electronics install and all the other bravo sierra button-up items . Shooting for a Memorial Day weekend sea-trial and on the Cape by 15 June...

CMP

Engines uncrated and ready for install


Prepped


Engine beds and inner transom shields


Volvo power steering over Hydraulic-one finger steering, Baby!


Outline of the door cut-out-I hate cutting a hole in such a beautiful paint job, but you gottoa do it


Teak Isle door installed-Great access.


Deck plates installed. The big ones allow access to the below-deck tank fills and other stuff. The stainless ones are access to the pick-up tubes


Console in place


Angled view of console showing forward bulkheads and cabin entrance

looks great mark...run er down to montauk in august

Super nice. Hope to see her in the water soon.

Real nice work, Mark. Gonna' be a show stopper...

Br,

Patrick

Great work! Are those the 160's or 190's?

Thanks guys, means alot coming from the likes of Capt. Pat et al. Nestor they're 160's. 190 would be overkill, IMO...

CMP

Hey Mark

I like it.......good job.....

Harry

Looks beautiful! Too bad you couldn't use the cut out as the teak isle door.

Glad to see another classic saved.

Which Volvo stern drives are you using? Walter

SX's, counter-rotating...

CMP

Is it true that they've stopped making the composite Ocean series? I assume that if they were better, you would have chosen them. Walter

The composite drives are counter-rotating and I don't see the need to spend the extra money for CR drives in a twin application...

CMP

I think you meant that the composite drives are Duo-props and I agree, not necessary in twin apps, although I hear they do have a much better hole shot than single prop drives. The boat looks great, can't wait for fuel numbers to see if diesels still have an advantage over gas, I think they do even with today's fuel prices but your numbers will either prove or disprove that. Have fun and congrats on a great boat!

My diesels consume half the fuel that my 440's did, and by this time I would have gone through at least one set of engines. Walter

Yep, yer right Nestor...

CMP

Prices you say.
Considering the last 31 I did with the d-4 volvo's got 7gph burn each engine at cruise I'd say they are a good investment.

Owner just came back after his 3rd trip to the Bahamas and did 1400 miles of cruising and burned 600 gallons of diesel. Not to shabby.

Only problem I've every encountered so far with that install considering the owner loves to run in 6' seas was one engine mount stud loosened up and that was it.

Goes back to Pats' and mine motto.
By God you may run into a bridge at full throtle and sink the bastard but those engines will still be attached to the beds and stringers when they haul it up from the bottom.

Beautiful job. Love to see something different. Hope I get to see it in person one day.
Good luck and post pics of the final product when done.
Bruce

BTW, the composit drives are great for someone who leaves their boat in the water all the time. Have changed a few out down here.

Duo props were the answer to get big fat tub boats up on plane faster with smaller engines.

I had a long term argument with a customer with an under powered boat that came with bravo 1 drives. He wanted speed and someone told him to put bravo 3's and I said no.
Faster means larger prop, go with the 2.

No he spent the money to put 2 b-3 drives on and got 2 knots fatser and tried to rub in in my face.
Then I pointed out that the ratio he had before was 1.5 and they went with 1.85 and thats where he got the speed.

I told him I could have changed his gear set on the old drives for 1500 bucks and done the same thing.
Guess who had the last laugh........