Marinaut Update

Congratulations Dave,
Glad to hear the Marinaut is going back in production. This boat is one of the best designs out there for a trailerable pocket cruiser. I know that you and Ben Toland have put a lot of effort into a great design. Wishing you the best of success with the new builder.
 
ssobol":3k2m6aev said:
Both links result in "Page not Found" messages (at least for me).
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ssobol - if you get page not found, use this method, goto www.facebook.com then do a search for Marinaut Boat Company. Click Marinaut Boat Company, then scroll down to the first group of photos. At the bottom of that group click on SEE ALL. Then scroll to the bottom of that group & click on SEE ALL again. Now you can click on any photo for a fuller picture & Les's comments.
Anybody else having trouble with the links?



Thank you Leo for your comments
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Dave I remember Les talking about a Marinaut 245 design, and I see some drawings of that floorplan on the facebook page. Was a hull or mold ever built for this bigger Marinaut?
 
oldgrowth":1s6h4nqd said:
ssobol":1s6h4nqd said:
Both links result in "Page not Found" messages (at least for me).
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ssobol - if you get page not found, use this method, goto www.facebook.com then do a search for Marinaut Boat Company. Click Marinaut Boat Company, then scroll down to the first group of photos. At the bottom of that group click on SEE ALL. Then scroll to the bottom of that group & click on SEE ALL again. Now you can click on any photo for a fuller picture & Les's comments.
Anybody else having trouble with the links?



Thank you Leo for your comments
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Can't do that without a Facebook account.
 
oldgrowth":1ruye4xf said:
The motor well was deliberately kept small
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Dave, from your perspective as builder what would it take to make it even smaller as in not there. Replaced by a full transom with the motor/motors mounted on a hull extension or Armstrong bracket? That is one of the many things I like about the Rosborough.

Regards,

Rob
 
+ I like the square window vs. the round one.

- I don't care for the cutout for the berth. Compared to a C-Dory, you lose the "counter" space above the berth and the berth is less cozy and private.
 
Hello Dave,

My wife and I are so happy for you that you secured a way to get the Marinaut back into production and with such a good boat builder. We are now enjoying our eight season with our boat, and what would we change about her? -- let us think on this for a few seconds: NOTHING! We love the round window, we love all the nooks and crannies for storage to include the huge storage spaces in the transom area and above the gas tanks. We love the impressive fuel efficiency (approx. 5 mpg) and range (approx. 300 miles), the dinette -- there is not one thing we would change. And the lack of a head is not an issue. We curtain off our cockpit, and that becomes our quite ample head area. Incidentally, she looks nearly brand new because we keep her year round in inside boat rack valet storage. Another nice thing about the Marinaut is that there is no bilge and pump required for the space between the floor pan and hull, because that space is completely sealed. This means no smell in the interior cabin. We take an hour at the end of each season to clean her up, and then she sits for 7 months before we use her in the spring. How simple is that? We don't want the boat to own us -- boating is supposed to be for leisure activities.

Best of luck on your new venture,

Betty and Rich
 
ssobol":no5pxci6 said:
+ I like the square window vs. the round one.

- I don't care for the cutout for the berth. Compared to a C-Dory, you lose the "counter" space above the berth and the berth is less cozy and private.
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Your last statement is interesting, And you are entitled to your well considered opinion. Please don’t take offense, but I think it depends on how claustrophobic one is. We feel better in an open space that feels spacious as opposed to being confined in a small space as in the C-Dory. On the other hand, it is probably easier for you to go in and out of the V birth as opposed to our having to crawl in and out on our hands and knees which is harder as one gets older. The bulkhead on the Marinaut, though narrow, still serves well as a shelf when in port. If I were the company, I would not change the birth arrangements. It is one of the best features of the boat. And isn’t it great that people have a choice: If people want a closed in private V birth, buy a C-Dory, otherwise choose a Marinaut.

As for the round window— over the seven years we’ve owned the boat, many people have said that it is the most distinguishing and pleasant feature. Again, if I were the owner I wouldn’t change anything. People could always buy C-Dory.
 
I'm not offended.

My wife used to call the berth on our 22 the "crypt", now it's "cozy". We have the reversible navigator seat, but we've never put it the forward facing position. In the Marinaut shown, there is no reason to have a seat in an aft facing position which would kind of block the berth cutout.

Neither of us are spring chickens. Getting in and out of the berth helps keep us limber.

To each their own.
 
Robert H. Wilkinson":1u4ilmnt said:
oldgrowth":1u4ilmnt said:
The motor well was deliberately kept small
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Dave, from your perspective as builder what would it take to make it even smaller as in not there. Replaced by a full transom with the motor/motors mounted on a hull extension or Armstrong bracket? That is one of the many things I like about the Rosborough.

Regards,

Rob
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Rob - the Marinaut was designed so when you have 400 to 500 lbs of engine on the stern the boat would sit level in the water. If we had a hull extension it would no longer be a 22ft boat. We would have a 24ft boat with no more room than the 22ft. An armstrong bracket would shift the center of gravity farther to the stern & make the bow ride high at slower speeds. At high speed you can trim the bow down but at slower speeds you don't have that ability.
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C-Nile":29twzc9m said:
Hello Dave,

My wife and I are so happy for you that you secured a way to get the Marinaut back into production and with such a good boat builder. We are now enjoying our eight season with our boat, and what would we change about her? -- let us think on this for a few seconds: NOTHING!

Betty and Rich
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Rich - thank you for your comments. We have no intentions of changing the Marinant. We may offer some additional options but the plan is to continue to build her the way she was originally designed.
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Dave, thanks for your insight. I suspect then if you were to put twins on a bracket combined with the low deadrise, increased weight and new COG its wake would be dramatically increased when running in no wake zones.

Love watching the wakes from different boats. That's one thing I love about the R21.

Regards,

Rob
 
Thank You for the compliment Marty. It has been a long process but I am not ready to give up on the Marinant. I believe Ricardo is the person that will finally make it a successful line of boats.
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We (Marie and I) had the pleasure of a visit by Ricardo Ruelos at "Camp Thataway" today. I believe that Richard is sincere in bringing the Marinaut Cape Dory and the 25, 20 and 33/34 (Marie fell in love with the 34 extended cabin--no we didn't order one).

Ricardo brings a lifetime of small and large power boating expertise to the table for the Marnaut 220 production. He is passionate about the boats. As noted he had a lot of input into the Reynold's production, and it appears that that he is responsible for the resurgence of the 25.

We talked about a number of factors which would make the boats better cruisers and lower maintenance. we discussed air conditioning, window styles and installation, solid fiberglass, or other solid materials under deck cleats, or any thru hulls. That any opening in a cored hull, even foam, needs to be sealed. Hulls were be foam core. Vinyl Ester Resin would be used in the hull, at least the outer layers. It appears as if Richard has excellent builders lined up to start the production runs. They would like to have a boat at Hontoon, St. John's River gathering next March. The Mississippi gathering would be too much of a push!

Richard affirmed what i had been told about the costs to have professional molds built for a 25--it would be in the $385,000 price range, after a CAD drawing of the lines by a naval architect were submitter (another $250,000 or more). That would not be practical. But I am assured that all of the molds were in great shape, and a Marinaut type of interior would be installed in the 25 Cape Dory hull. All boats will be outboard powered (instead of diesel inboard as in the Cape Dory power boats.) There is a strong Cape Dory owners group--although most of the Cape Dorys are sailboats, power boat Cape Dory owners are welcome.

The boats will be custom built as per order. Quality materials are to be used. Marie and I agreed to be available to bounce ideas off of as the boat progresses.
 
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