SKATER 46
For now, the biggest boat of the Skater fleet and one of the most enduring and versatile boat in the Skater lineup. Originally built to supersede the 40 Classic for racing, it immediately became a success on the APBA Offshore circuit, winning its inaugural Key West Offshore Championship. Even a boat as large as the 46 found its way into the niche of top Cat in the Open and Superboat class. The evolution of the 46’s lamination schedule and sponson configuration was and still is a changing one. Imagine building a hull for 750hp Mercruisers with #6 drives to the same hull with a pair of 1650’s with #8 drives or, for that matter, turbines with surface drives or even a hull with 4 engines and 4 drives. The answer, of course, is that each hull is tailored to its engine/drive configuration through the use of variable sponson rake and tunnel width. But its only a little more work- right? Another variable in ALL Skaters is the amount of fuel any boat can carry. A successful tank design approved by the USCG allows us to build the tank as a structural member of the boat as well as damping device for rough water. Tanks of any reasonable size can therefore be built into any Skater.
Construction:
Vacuum bagged S-glass/Kevlar/carbon composite with aircraft
Grade balsa core sandwich and epoxy resin
Basic Boat Includes:
Custom bucket seats and three- or- four- person wrap around bench seat
Ethanol resistant fuel tank liner
3” Aircraft fuel fills, fuel pickups, fuel senders and vents
Engine support stringers
Custom transom mount adjustable water pickups
Hull and deck bonded around entire perimeter
Custom flat deck
Custom 6- Man cockpit (84” X 100”) & wrap around windshield
LENGTH
45' 7"
BEAM
12' 0"
HEIGHT
6' 10"
NET WEIGHT
6000 LBS (MAX)
CONSTRUCTION
ENGINE CONFIGURATION
Inboard or Outboard
FUEL CAPACTIY
500 Gallons
SPONSON DEADRISE
16 Degrees
TUNNEL WIDTH
66"
24"
TUNNEL HEIGHT (FRONT)
TUNNEL HEIGHT (REAR)
42"