Seavee has diesel power as an option on most of their models..

 

Sea Vee makes a 29 footer with single diesel that gets almost 3 mpg. I have a 34 Sea Vee and love it. I think a small center console with a diesel is a great way to go. They are trailerable and very efficient.

 

20 Bert!

While wade fishing a 20' Bertram hummed past us and I fell in love. Talk about a sweet little offshore boat. Jason Slocum

 

Fliemans new "Gitter Dunn" is a 29' Strike Center Console with twin cummings. Gets good mileage has A/C in front cabin runs 32 knots Sweet ride.

 

When can you show up, and how many gallons at $3.50 do you got?

What are you doing say Saturday round 5:30 a.m.? Me, I will be fishing a fuel effecient smaller (28 foot) diesel boat with three, typically top less, disese free, young ladies. Send photos of the fuel and I will respond with photos of the girls.

 

Albermarle 242 CC w/ a Cummins QSD 2.8 230 HP Diesel with Mercruiser Sea Core Bravo 3. I fished out of one running out of Duck Key in the Florida Keys for Sailfish last year in late January. Great boat - we were running in 3 to 5-ft seas and fishing! Diesel burn is slow at reasonable speeds. The engine sits under teh center console witha drivesaft to the stren drive

http://www.albemarleboats.com/trailerable/242CC.html

The Albemarle 242 is truly one of the finest all-purpose fishing boats under 25 feet on the market today. Featuring our advanced Jackshaft Power System, this unique boat combines fast, fuel efficient, and functional performance, with 360-degree fishability. A wide-open cockpit, soft dry ride, ample storage, and a long list of standard features allows the 242 to perform like no other boat in its class and makes it an unbeatable choice for the fisherman who wants a serious offshore center console that is easy to trailer, yet delivers the absolute best in safety, reliability, and angling adventure.

I fished alot out of a 23-ft 1975 Mako in-board with a 454 gas engine in the late 1970s. Some of these boats have been restored with new high speed 4-cycle diesel engines like this one:

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http://www.shamrockboats.com/index.php

 

I love my 29 Strike with twin cummins, get good fuel economy and is fast. It would be hard to go back to a outboard because of the ride, it is wet but never bangs. Ran it 47 hours, never turned off during Poco and ran 426 miles and burned 280 gallons of diesil, that is pretty decent when you factor in it idled 10 hours at nite. I am all about that $3.50 diesil, I am paying $3.90 tommorrow for 220 gallons of red diesil, get much better mileage than ULSD and crazy as it sounds my transom gets soot with ULSD and not with offroad diesil.

 

The 'Geaux Deep' is about a 31' Bert with twin Yanmars that is extremely fuel efficient compared to inboards with gasser 4-barrels. Not sure how it compares to outboards in dollars per hour but it definitely had a smooth ride at about 21 knots on a plane. Not uncommon.

Newer inboards are mostly low-emission diesel to comply with EPA regs but the specification fuel is red diesel #2, which has a little more sulfur than the ULSD. By 2012 or so marine engines are supposed to be on ULSD so enjoy the price break until then. (I happen to know this for my business.)

Flieman I was interested in your comment about visible smoke being higher with ULSD than the regular old red diesel. The carbon content of ULSD and red is exactly the same, so perhaps you got more black smoke because ULSD is so watery ... don't know but some of the tugboat operators hate ULSD because it is so thin. By the way, you really need to use synthetic lube oil with ULSD because it lacks lubricity ... I'm all for saving money because that stuff's expensive. -sammie

 

Where are you located and how much for delivery? I have an 8,000 gal storage tank I need filled. Red diesel is fine as well!

 

Fliemans new "Gitter Dunn" is a 29' Strike Center Console with twin cummings. Gets good mileage has A/C in front cabin runs 32 knots Sweet ride.

I Saw Kevins boat in POCO it was a sweet looking ride. I have fished with a friend of mine on his Pro Kat and it has 120 horse cummins in it. You can fish two days on about 120 gallons and at 28 foot it is a stable running boat.

 

I live in Waco and can offer anyone who takes on a crew to share expenses the fuel realy cheap. I am producing a superior diesel fuel from lightweight machine oil that I have found a wonderful source for. Very similar to 3 in 1 oil but with a viscosity very close to diesel and can be mixed in any ratio with pump diesel or run straight. It has much more lubrication than ULSD, runs smoother, quieter with better MPG and power. It is centrifuged and filtered to .5 micron and processed four times before being packaged. If anyone doesent like it I will buy it back from you but that is not the reason I am on here. We sell all we can produce localy but I thought it would be a great way to barter for some offshore fishing and learn some about smaller diesel boats. BTW there is only .2 PPM sulfur in this fuel oil but it has much more lubrication than red or ULSD. It is what diesel fuel should be and not the **** you buy at the pump. I am working on a EPA approved storage facility so we can produce 8000-10000 gallons per week.

 

I bought a boat from a guy named Arlon that had a 26' or 27' diesel Panga. I think he used to be on here, might still be. He sold the boat a while back though.

 

I live in Waco and can offer anyone who takes on a crew to share expenses the fuel realy cheap. I am producing a superior diesel fuel from lightweight machine oil that I have found a wonderful source for. Very similar to 3 in 1 oil but with a viscosity very close to diesel and can be mixed in any ratio with pump diesel or run straight. It has much more lubrication than ULSD, runs smoother, quieter with better MPG and power. It is centrifuged and filtered to .5 micron and processed four times before being packaged. If anyone doesent like it I will buy it back from you but that is not the reason I am on here. We sell all we can produce localy but I thought it would be a great way to barter for some offshore fishing and learn some about smaller diesel boats. BTW there is only .2 PPM sulfur in this fuel oil but it has much more lubrication than red or ULSD. It is what diesel fuel should be and not the **** you buy at the pump. I am working on a EPA approved storage facility so we can produce 8000-10000 gallons per week.

All those fried Chicken stands around waco have LOTS of Vegetable Oil huh.

I used to Live in Robinson, moved down to Portland and have never looked back (except to visit the in-laws)

 

This is still my favorite. They make a 24 too. Great walk-around

http://www.trueworldmarine.com/te288.html

 

This fuel is dyno petroleum oil not biodiesel. Many have had problems with biodiesel and its a messy job to make it.

 

When can you show up, and how many gallons at $3.50 do you got?

What are you doing say Saturday round 5:30 a.m.? Me, I will be fishing a fuel effecient smaller (28 foot) diesel boat with three, typically top less, disese free, young ladies. Send photos of the fuel and I will respond with photos of the girls.

I wanna go on that trip......:bounce:

 

I have pics of gas too if you need them........you sick bastard......;-)

 

where at?

While wade fishing a 20' Bertram hummed past us and I fell in love. Talk about a sweet little offshore boat. Jason Slocum

where did you see this boat? theres a guy that lives down the street from me in galveston that has one. windshield broke on one side. i fell in love with it myself the first time i seen it. i'm more then sure it gets good gas mileage. looks like it would make a good offshore boat for a day trip or maybe a overnighter if you don't mind no where to sleep. who needs to sleep on a overnighter?

 

Ernest, how often do you have that awesome crew? Cant make it this Saturday but we need to get together soon. Check your PM.

 

Small diesel

I have an Angler Diesel Panga 26 in Freeport with a mercruiser diesel. It is very economical. It will get 6 mpg offshore and cruises at 25. Its not as fast as an outboard but I feel like its worth it at 6 mpg. The hull is long and narrow and does handle the waves very well. This is because it is able to plane as slow as you want. Just set the throttle to a comfortable speed and enjoy the ride. It will fish up to four people , but 3 is better. If you only have 2 people don't worry because you will only burn about 25 gallons.

I wait for a day that is less than 2 feet. It is easy to captain and fish at the same time.

 

PHATCAT, please post some pics of your rig. I didnt know Mercruiser had a diesel.

 

http://www.pbase.com/arlon/panga&page=all

This is Arlon's photo page. I hope you don't mind Arlon. These pics were taken before I bought the boat from Arlon.

 

Whats the range on that Panga? How rough seas can it take before your in trouble? Would you fish the floaters with it?

 

Ocean Master makes the 27 skiff with a 20 degree deadrise and has a diesel option. There diesel model suppossedly gets more than 8mpg.