Performance & Fuel Efficiency by Design
Most offshore boats are deep-Vs, requiring an enormous amount of horsepower to plane and cut through waves and chop. A look at the transom and the drawing below shows our unique, concave running surface with a 22-degree deadrise on either side of it.
This distinctive design is important to recognize because:
Why the 261 Has a Cored Hull
Almost all high performance fiberglass yachts and boats 30' and over use cored hulls to provide strength, rigidity, sound proofing, and to save weight.
One of the things that separates us from many builders is the quality of construction. The 261 uses "Divinycell" coring in its sides. It's one of the strongest and lightest synthetic materials made.
This distinctive design is important to recognize because:
You have a surface that provides greater lift and therefore far more efficiency.This concave running surface gets and keeps the boat on plane WITHOUT the necessity for excessive horsepower and the fuel guzzling that goes along with it.
You maintain a smooth head-sea ride by using a sharp entry that slices through the waves.
You have a much more stable platform whether you’re drift fishing or holding position while your buddy fights a big fish--the aft portion of the running surface stabilizes the boat at rest due to the wider horizontal surface area.
Deep-V hulls that carry their deadrise all the way to the stern are much less efficient with little or no difference in sea handling characteristics.
Why the 261 Has a Cored Hull
Almost all high performance fiberglass yachts and boats 30' and over use cored hulls to provide strength, rigidity, sound proofing, and to save weight.
One of the things that separates us from many builders is the quality of construction. The 261 uses "Divinycell" coring in its sides. It's one of the strongest and lightest synthetic materials made.
