Jim Smith · Hull No. 30 · 2015

Sapelo

Photograph · Marlin

An 86-footer that cruises at 30 knots on 100 gallons an hour, which with 3,500 gallons aboard gives her nearly a thousand miles. Her owner later had a 43-foot walkaround built as her tender.

Build sheetJim Smith · Hull No. 30 · 2015

Original power
Twin MTU 16V2000 M94, 2,600 hp each
Construction
Cold-molded

Her story, name by name

  1. 2015 – present

    SapeloCurrent

    Confirmed · jimsmithboats.com, marlinmag.com

  2. September 2015

    Delivery

    Launched September 2015. 21 ft 6 in beam, 5 ft draft, 3,500 gallons of fuel; five staterooms with a full-beam master, galley island seating eight, twin 33 kW Onan generators, two 1,600-gallon-a-day watermakers, 14-inch bow thruster. 42 knots top, 30 knots cruise at 1,600 rpm burning 100 gallons an hour.

    Confirmed · marlinmag.com, jimsmithboats.com

Not yet on record: tournament record.