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Mr. Judge is listing his personal boat that he completed just this past spring as he builds himself a new boat every year or so. This is a loaded to the gills boat with nearly every option.
The 36 is Bill Judges favorite model as it is usually the model he builds for himself. It is fast, efficient, and an excellant performing hull.
Single Cummins QSB5.9-M 480hp diesel engine
Options include: generator, ac/heat, live-well, fish box, 10-Rod rocket launchers, Furuno 3D Navnet electronics, Raymarine Smart Pilot w/Gyro, Poly Planar Stereo system, VHF radio, 15” DVD TV and more!
She will do 32knots (37mph) at WOT burning 23gph and best cruise is at 28 knots (32mph) burning just 18gph.
Currently offered at a fantatic price of $285,000! call 410-533-1435.
__________________ 2009 Judge Yachts 27 Chesapeake powered by Honda Marine
They are planer board reels. Popular method of trolling here on the Chesapeake in order to get baits away from the boat and keep them high in the water column.
__________________ 2009 Judge Yachts 27 Chesapeake powered by Honda Marine
The boat has not sold. There is an interested party who has not committed yet. This is an UNBELIEVEABLE boat. For a lack of better way to describe it, she has Hinkley style, yet made to fish. This is Bill Judge's personal and demo boat so she is loaded to the gills with features. She is a must see to truely appreciate..
Here are some threads to read about the 36 Chesapeake Hull (note that many of performance reports are with the 425hp Cummins.. this boat comes with the 480hp)
Greg your killing me here. Now he is thinking about a express instead of a convertible but he still says the 36' Judge is to much fishing for him. I said I would sleep on the damn floor outside or through up a hammock in the cockpit if I had to.
This is one hell of a boat. I crawled all around it back in Feb and loved everything about the boat.
Gillagorilla, come up and spend some time on the boat on the water to make a better evaluation of its picnic appeal! I bet a drop table in the salon could make for a big bed too.
Call me if you want to come up 410.533.1435
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Beautiful rig. I gather that this boat is specifically built for fishing in the Bay. How suitable is it for offshore useage, say 45 miles in 3 to 5 footers?
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The boat is an excellent offshore performer. I will be asking a Judge customer to comment further as he just ran his boat from MD to Mass and ran her offshore. His trip faced two named storms too... He is THT'er Conjuror. His boat is powered with a single 425 Cummins and is nearly identical to this boat in every way other than power. (Layout, color, etc.)
__________________ 2009 Judge Yachts 27 Chesapeake powered by Honda Marine
I can answer your question. As Greg indicated, I just took a boat vacation on Conjuror, which is the same boat, 36 Chesapeake, with a slightly different rated engine (I have the 425 and Bill has the 480) and a slightly different bottom (I do not have a skeg and Bill's boat does)...but otherwise the same.
We ran from Deale, MD up to New England, fished for a week off and around Nantucket, the Vineyard and the Cape, and then came back down the coast. We pretty much saw every weather condition you could want. On the run back last week, we got snotty conditions on RI Sound and the Jersey coast and very snotty conditions at the Race (Long Island Sound). We went off shore in New England in a variety of conditions including the leading seas from Hurricane Bill (which soon got too big and forced us to stay inshore). All in all I got a good take on what she can do offshore.
I was very impressed with how she handled. On the trip, we generally ran at between 26 and 28 kts SOG depending on sea conditions and tide, and I burned right at 16 gal per hour (for reference, on the Chesapeake I burn closer to 15 gal per hour, but off shore with the swells that was down a bit). On several days, with heavier 3-6 foot swells, I held her to 24-25 kts and that was surprisingly comfortable. I found that if you trim the bow down (which I normally don't need to do inshore) she shuddered rather than slammed in the swells. That also contributed to the slightly higher fuel burn. I was also surprised that without the skeg she did not slide on the back side, which I had feared, even in a quarting sea. At the Race, where we faced very steep stacked seas, we did slow down to 15 kts. There was no way to go faster. I was very pleased that she held her plane even in the heavy conditions and slow speed, but with the speed and with the wind at us that was pretty wet. In the course of an hour (yes it lasted that long) I felt we only hit hard three to four times. My wife, who joined us for the ride down commented that she was much more comfortable on the Judge even in those conditions than she had been as a kid on her father's 46 sportfish. So the fact that I don't have to sell, probably tells it all!!
On the troll, she is very stable. The deadrise flatens out aft and that makes for a very stable fishing platform. It does not get the snap role that you get with a deep v sportfish.
I hope that helps. I bought her with the idea of off shore trips and was glad to validate that.
I am looking to move up in size, Currently I have a 25 proline. A couple people in town (beach haven) have NE style boats and they fish hard offshore. My goal is a big enough boat to be comfortable but fuel efficient enough to actually run. Also, I will be sleaping on the boat on the weekends (single so no big women issues yet...).
How is the boat in your opinion been offshore? How would you rank the ease of use and liveability? I have been watching judge yachts for several years now and they seem great well built boats.
It is very livable in my opinion having just spent close to a month on it. Plenty of storage space and comfortable for several to sleep on...2 very comfortable in the v berth and 1 on the bench seat in the main cabin. We've had 4 sleep with one on the cabin floor with a pad and sleeping bag, but to be fair that was a bit tight. We've been on the hook, moorings and at transient docks, as well as our home slip. I like it a lot and my wife does too. The 36's have a full galley. I have a genny, so there is power for cooking when not at the dock, or for AC (which I rarely use because the cabin is fairly cool with the windows and ports open) and charging phones or computers, etc. They are nicely set up. Freshwater head feed so it smells fine.
In terms of handling, see my post above....really solid offshore and a tank around the Chesapeake where I do most of my boating...good range and very good fuel economy. In shore it is easy to handle. Very agile around the dock and close quarters...It has a bow thruster, but rarely use it....the boat does what you expect it to do.
Steve, Thanks for taking the time to reply! No better feedback than from an owner who has done the trips and spent the time you have on the boat!
The demo boat above is in the water and ready to be run. If it makes it to October, the boat will be in the Annapolis in water boat show www.usboat.com . Last year Bill's demo boat sold just prior to the show. This is a loaded boat at a great price. Her speed, economy, and performance are not matched anywhere!
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Thank you for the feedback, I like this and the 32 downeast with the flybridge. My goal is to get a boat with power ready to run. I would like to finish the boat myself to make a one of a kind vessel for cruising and fishing.
2009 Judge Yachts 36 Chesapeake Demo
