L A U N C H

ILLUSION

Builder: SW Boatworks, Lamoine, Maine

Description: 45' Young Brothers lobster boat

Owner: Nick Hawke, Southport, Maine

Fishery: Lobster fishing

Hull: Solid Fiberglass by SW Boatworks, 1 Center fish hold w/storage outboard

Top: Custom lobster top – Andy & Nick Hawke, Randy Young

Deck: 2x4 frame, ¾ coosa board, glassed over

Hatches: 7 – Anchor, 2 Deck fill

Power: 750 Scania D13 w/zf 2.19 to 1 ratio – Minott’s Diesel, Brunswick, Maine

Sea trials: Minott’s Diesel, Brunswick, ME

Shaft: 2.5" S/S, PYI shaft seal, shaft tube

Propeller: 34x34 – 4 blade ZF – Roses Marine, Minott’s Diesel

Steering Hydraulics: Dual Ram, Dual Steering, 17" S/S hauler running off pto – Lonnies Hydraulics

Fabrication: S/S davit, radar stand, etc. – Britton, West Southport

Electronics: 6ps, chart plotter, radar, bottom machine, auto pilot, VHF – Nelson Marine, Nobleboro and Marine Wiring Electronics of Boothbay

Wiring: Marine Wiring Electronics of Boothbay

Controls: Kobelt

Fuel Tank: 500 gallon fiberglass

Windows: Wynne enterprises, Alabama

Speed: 26 kts (30mph)

Fuel Burn: @1800 rpm speed 18kts (20.8mph) fuel burn is 15.7 gph

Owner comments: “We are happy with the performance and the fuel efficiency of this boat. We are very thankful to Grover’s Hardware, Hamilton Marine, Composites 1 for supplying most of our needs. A special thank you to Randy Young for an outstanding job on our new boat!!!”