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Sonja Lowe
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Bluewater Yachts Manufacturer's Link: http://www.bluewateryacht.com/
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Dave Smith
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Any Bluewater owners out there?
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Jimmy John
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Dave Smith, yes. The vessel and I are on the Upper Mississippi. I am 68
and she will be 35 this year. She is a 40' Bluewater Yacht built in Mora,
MN in 1974-new in '75 at the Chicago Boat Shoe. She was repowered in
2004 along with new fuel tanks and a new interior. New epoxy bottom in
2003. She will last me until I either die or get too old to run her. My
relatively new wife loves boating and the Bluewater also. I am amazed
at the lack of problems that we have with a 35 year old vessel. Boatel
made a great vessel for many years.
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skipperjon
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I'm looking at a 42' or 47'. Anyone out there has first hand
knowledge of one? Gas powered so I'm concerned about fuel
consumption. I know that these boats are capable of planing
speeds but my main goal is range. Going 6-8 knots would be
fine. Any idea of fuel burn at those speeds vs. cruising?
Thanks
John
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Jimmy John
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John, we have a 1974 (new in '75) Boatel Bluewater 40"
Yacht. It weighs 24-26,000 pounds wet. The original
engines were twin Chrysler 360 cu in/250 hp, gas, with two
110 gallon fuel tanks and a 6.5 kw Onan genset. In 2004
we repowered woth twin GM 350 cu in blocks bored out to
383, with special cam, and some other goodies, so now am
driving 300-325 hp per engine. Our travel is on the Upper
Mississippi River so you always have 2-6 mph push either
for or against you on a round trip. We have never
calculated fuel consumption at the 7-9 mph you anticipate
as it is not practical to travel at those speeds for trips of
sufficient distance to accurately determine fuel
consumption, so I can't be very helpful with answering your
direct question. However, on our vessel the fuel
consumption gauge clearly exhibits that the best fuel
consumption rate occurs by breaking onto plane and then
backing down @ 200 rpm (remaining on plane). On our
vessel that is traveling at 3400 rpm and 18-19 mph. Fuel
consumption is about .666 mpg. It was the same on a 1400
mile round trip on the Upper Mississippi with the Chryslers
15 years ago, but the travel rate was 4-6 mph slower.
When I quote these numbers it is with the genset running
(about one gallon per hour) with at least one AC, water
heater, fridge/freezer, etc in operation.
I believe the weight of you Bluewater will make a
difference. When they lowered the center of gravity in the
late eighties, they got much lighter (my bottom hull is 4"
thick), so your 42'-47' may do better.
They are were wonderful and wekk built boats in the 70s
and early 80s, and I am continually amazed at how all of
the electronics continue to operate flawlessly 36 years
later.
Inquire again if I can answer any specific questions.
Jim
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skipperjon
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Thanks Jim. That kind of gives me an idea of what to expect.
John
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iop island time
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We're in the process of buying a Bluewater 481 Cockpit Motor Yacht. It's a repo and there's absolutely no literature or info on the systems or where to buy parts. It looks like the company's out of business. Any ideas on where we can get good intel on the boat and it's systems?
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iop island time
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Quote: Jimmy John Dave Smith, yes. The vessel and I are on the Upper Mississippi. I am 68
and she will be 35 this year. She is a 40' Bluewater Yacht built in Mora,
MN in 1974-new in '75 at the Chicago Boat Shoe. She was repowered in
2004 along with new fuel tanks and a new interior. New epoxy bottom in
2003. She will last me until I either die or get too old to run her. My
relatively new wife loves boating and the Bluewater also. I am amazed
at the lack of problems that we have with a 35 year old vessel. Boatel
made a great vessel for many years.
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iop island time
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Buying a Bluewater 481 Cockpit Motor Yacht. We will be docking at IOP. Would love to get feedback from Bluewater owners!
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