Biggest boat AS built?

[fmaster360]

Curious as to the spectrum of their building...

[RickK]

The 290 XF is the biggest they made.
Carl, take a little time and look on the first page of our photo gallery - has spec sheets from most of the models made.  Some are missing.

[seabob4]

Someday...SOMEDAY, I will gut a 290, beef up the transom, and bracket mount a pair of 300 Vrods on her...

Just have to figure out how to incorporate the former engine room into the living spaces...

[fmaster360]

Cool thanks. I figure there are always great deals out there. I REALLY love the one I picked up, but it would be nice to have a project going on in the background.

[fmaster360]

Ack! It's an I/O! That's not right!

[seabob4]

Ack! It's an I/O! That's not right!

Carl,
No, the 290 was a twin straight shot I/B.  Haven't seen any in I/O configuration, doesn't mean there is not one out there.  

A 29' boat is a tough boat to build as an I/B (especially straight shot) as people expect a goodly bit of cabin room from a boat that size (overnighting and what have you), but at that size, unless you go with V-drives, you'll have no mid-cabin.  Great for a couple, but throw in two kids in the mix and....nah, ain't gonna happen.

So I would yank the motors and underwater gear, glass over the holes in the bottom and fair it in, throw on an Armstrong bracket for the O/Bs, re-configure the fuel tank(s), and figure out how to take that former engine room and turn it into a mid-berth.

32' is about as small as I'd go with a twin I/B boat...

[RickK]

Someday...SOMEDAY, I will gut a 290, beef up the transom, and bracket mount a pair of 300 Vrods on her...

Just have to figure out how to incorporate the former engine room into the living spaces...

Hot tub?  

[fmaster360]

Ahh, IB. Still, like you said, needs O/B. The Osprey it's my first boat with a good one, and I'm not going back. I love it.

[RickK]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140733454335&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:MOTORS:1123

[wingtime]

I was fishing today when I saw a 290xf with a full tower and outriggers out near St. Pete reef.  Looked cool.

[Aswaff400]

ive seen a searay 270 amberjack like ours done up with a bracket and twin 250 yammies, the boat comes with dual 110 gallon tanks, the guy installed  additional 140 gallon tank, generator, a/c that could stop global warming, and an in deck 100 gallon livewell, hard top. this thing was sweet! the boat was done up right, the boat looked awesome

[seabob4]

Someday...SOMEDAY, I will gut a 290, beef up the transom, and bracket mount a pair of 300 Vrods on her...

Just have to figure out how to incorporate the former engine room into the living spaces...

Hot tub?  

Actually Rick....no.  Raise the helm so there would be some sitting down below in the mid cabin.  Quite a project that would be...

[fmaster360]

The 250 Osprey I guess was their biggest that came from the factory? I want to keep an eye out for a cheap one, how much more would it cost to convert a single engine O/B to a twin O/B set up, besides the extra motor?

[Capt. Bob]

The 250 Osprey I guess was their biggest that came from the factory?

The Wellcraft factory, yes.

The Hialeah factory produced a 27(271) later billed as a 281 (Keith K to the white phone). These were Ospreys also.

viewtopic.php?p=51986#p51986

http://classicaquasport.com/phpbb3/view ... p=635#p635

[wingtime]

What about the 275 walk around?   Where was that built?  Here is one in Clearwater
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2004/Aquasport-275-WALKAROUND-2459098/Clearwater/FL/United-States