Large, fast 26.5' Ford powered Hamilton jet drive boat. The two 460 ci gas-powered Ford engines produce a total of 660 horsepower. This boat can be operated either from the cabin or the Flying Bridge.

With this much power and the 300 gallon gas tank, you can get where you are going in short order. Whether it is ocean fishing, scuba diving or running a river, this is a fun boat. The two stepped doors lower into the water (one on each side) for easy access to and from the water during scuba diving. The shallow draft allows you to run in water where no regular prop boat would even dare.

This beautiful boat with its large 9.5' x 8' open back deck was built in 1986 at a cost of $125,000. The boat was used one summer in the Yaquina River at Newport, Oregon. After the summer was over it had a total of 60 hours operating time. It was then cleaned, re-painted and put into storage for the next summer's fun. Unfortunately, the owner's business was so demanding the fun time was put on hold. One thing led to another, time marched on and the boat remained in storage. It is still there and is in new condition.

The boat was built by an excellent craftsman who made this his 'show-and-tell' boat. Every welded seam was hand-blended, steps to the flying bridge were built in. Cost was not a factor in making sure every detail was of the highest quality. From the Sea-Glaze windows and door to the custom-built hydraulic powered anchor winch, Quality was the goal.

As you can see from a list of equipment (most of which was never used) this boat was built for a fun time.

• VHF-FM Radio Telephone
• SI-TEX Digital Sounder w/temp guage and Clock
• FURUNO LORAN
• Raytheon Color Sounder
• Raytheon Radar
• Two complete instrumentation control panels
• Radio w/tape deck

Jim Nydigger