![]() ![]() ![]() There’s easy access to the engine room, and the cabin that has enough room for a weekend trip.” “It is set up for fishing with a large cockpit that gives you plenty of room for fishing, simple systems which include two freezers, and a helm that allows the operator to be in the middle of the action. “What impressed me was the Carolina look as well as the functionality of the vessel,” Newman says. The vessel was in good shape, with a few cosmetics to take care of, and the price was $350,000. It was a Jersey Cape 36 built in Lower Bank, New Jersey. 22,500 pounds Hull type: modified-vee Propulsion: twin Cummins diesels, 480 to 600 hp Fuel: 450 gallons Water: 80 gallons Builder: Jersey Cape Yachts, Inc., Lower Bank, New Jersey. LOA: 36 feet, 7 inches Beam: 14 feet, 7 inches Draft: 3 feet, 5 inches Weight: approx. I flew up to see it and subsequently made the purchase.” “Much to my surprise, I found that the boat we rode in 2005 was for sale in Long Island. “A few years later, I got serious about finding another boat and was looking online,” says Newman, 49, owner of the Bateman, Gordon & Sands insurance agency in Lighthouse Point, Florida. “I became interested in the boat.”īut he wasn’t really looking for a boat at the time, so he simply filed away the experience in the back of his mind. He met the company owners, Wayne and Genine Puglise, to learn more about their operation. It was an express fisherman built by Jersey Cape, a small, family-owned firm in southern New Jersey. The Cabo 52 is large for her length, has plenty of power and her price reflects high standards throughout.Back in 2005, Howard Newman tested a boat at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. The guest’s stateroom has upper and lower bunks and satin-finished teak cabinets. There’s a luxurious main stateroom with a queen-sized island bed and en-suite. The main saloon has a fully functional galley L-shaped seating around a high-low table and a day head adjacent to the entryway. The helm is set on the centreline and there’s a phone-booth style shower near the transom door. Her raised bridge station has L-shaped seating facing a table and three Stidd chairs. The cockpit is clean and uncluttered, finished in non-skid and features live-bait tank, large under-floor fish boxes and a bait-prep station with a sink and tackle storage. This allows a high-speed pump to be used or transferring fuel from a bladder or drum. The fuel tanks are fibreglass and the tank under the cockpit is fitted with a large top-fill screw cap. Vinylester resin is used throughout the laminate and two coats of epoxy are applied to the bottom of the hull prior to the application of anti-foul.Īll core materials are vacuum-bagged in place to insure a proper bond and a foam-core fibreglass stringer system, plywood bulkheads and web frames provide support. The 52’s hull is a hand-laid blend of stitched multi-directional fibreglass. “The outboard strake extends aft adding lift while her 16-degree transom deadrise is perfect for her length, weight and speed capabilities.”Ĭore-Cell foam is used to add stiffness to the hull without adding weight. Two strakes (per side) control spray forward and, together with a flat chine, keep seawater outside the boat. “Her convex forward sections are designed to keep head seas in check. “This 13,200kg vessel will deliver a comfortable ride when others are forced to reduce speed due to the conditions,” he said. ![]() Peters said the hull handles the horsepower well. Sea trials off Miami revealed that fitted with a pair of 1550hp C32 Caterpillars, the Cabo 52 hit a top speed of 41 knots.Īt a fast ‘get me to the grounds on time’ cruise speed of 37 knots at 2100rpm, the Cat electronics indicated a fuel burn of 461lt per hour.Ĭabo also offer MAN and MTU engine packages with similar horsepower and performance as well as 1360hp MANs that cruise comfortably at 35 knots. Relative newcomer to Aussie shores Cabo has released a new 52ft sportfisher that’s set to create quite a stir in game-fishing circles.Īccording to Cabo design chief, Michael Peters, the 52 is the most capable boat that Cabo has put in the water to date. This express sports cruiser is set to tackle the big guys
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