weed.line

Uh-hum...it's 62' and it's a 10' beam

To each his own...

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PJJR

With that much flair she is going to pound in 8-10 foot seas, wile cruising at 40+ knots.

albiedanged

I saw this old post. This boat is gorgeous. Captain owns a boat named Beagle and a Beagle named Boat.

plot4

Its even more beautiful as it passes you with little effort!

RumBumBermuda

Definitely a Carolina thing, nobody builds better boats than the NC guys, although, some of them (this is a perfect example) have gotten a little extreme with the "Carolina flare." I believe Buddy Davis said it himself that guys were getting a little crazy with that design feature.

Still, she's gorgeous. I would definitely say that's a Charter finish, too.

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sailcrazy

Forget the flare! look at the entry on that beast. That must slice up the nasty stuff.

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RumBumBermuda

if ya wanna fish out of OI, or anywhere on the Outer Banks, you need an entry like that.

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westco

A bit too much flair, just a little too much, going out of a heavy breaking inlet and you'll be loving that......the house is the worse part of that boat...I see it around all the time...very nice hull, ugly house from the side

nodoubt

first thing i thought.....man what a friggin blade huh.....

ocean 38

that boat looks like she will be great in a headsea but that following sea ride is going to be down right scary when the seas pick up

chrisrack

With that much flare and a flat transom, I'm guessing that she'll have a great deal of bow steering on a following sea.

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mcc113

it ain't just a little dingy and davit that could sit up there... woa!

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Birdman

Were's the bow railing???

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RumBumBermuda

Bow Railings are for girls.

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westco

I'd take bow steering in a following sea over a 60 mile head sea thumpin anyday and twice on Sunday.

ChrisW21

"That aint flair , that's a friggen flying saucer."


I thought it was a "perimeter diving board"!

fishinmaniac

A little overboard on the flair...

JALICHTY

Kinda looks like a platypus(sp). However, having a boat with a little "flair" I really like the flair function on our mountain lakes where we get a little bit of chop. We are able to run pretty good and not get wet, even with the chop of 1-2'. This might be a bit over the top, but it's probably pretty functional.

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davepen

From an architectural/functional point of view, what is the purpose of this "flair?"

Is it just a massive spray-rail?

It's odd-looking, to be sure, but I'm not prepared to call it ugly, unless it serves no functional purpose.

RumBumBermuda

Uh, yes it's quite functional. Fishing off the Outer Banks is no joke, some of the gnarliest, "meanest" waters in the Country. Oregon Inlet alone is, in my book (and most others here) the most dangerous inlet in the Country. Not a place for a half-ass built boat. Look at all the boatbuilders that call Wanchese, Manns Harbor, Edenton, Manteo, and the rest of the OBX, home. Pretty amazing.

Read some history about Outer Banks fishing and boatbuilding, it's extremely interesting.

Oh, and by the way, guys, it's "Flare" not "Flair"

http://www.carolinaflare.com/

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