The beginning of the end?

If you have been following along, the Large Craft class is working on building a Hacker 21. The new boat will have a bottom laminated of mahogany over marine plywood and mahogany sides and decks. I hope there is still a market for wooden boats of this type and that this is not a sign of things to come.

THE FIRST FIBERGLASS HACKER-CRAFT

The 27-foot boat will be at the Palm Beach International Boat Show this month.

Yachting - POSTED March 12, 2015

Hacker Boat Company will display its first-ever fiberglass boat, a 27-foot model, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show from March 26-29.

“Over the years, prospective customers have asked if we make a fiberglass hull,” President and CEO George Badcock stated in a press release. “We decided to introduce this model to meet that demand.”

Hacker Boat Company is America’s largest builder of mahogany motorboats, with its designs dating back to the 1930s. Hacker-Craft models will continue to be built in mahogany in addition to the fiberglass option on the 27-footer.

The fiberglass boat weighs 5,250 pounds and is powered by a 430-horsepower Ilmor engine. Options include a swim platform and boarding package, underwater LED lights and a bow thruster. Base price is $325,240.