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Feedback on Egg Harbor boats

Discussion in 'General Sportfish Discussion' started by Britt, Aug 9, 2020.

  1. Britt

    Britt New Member

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    I’m looking at a 2002 Egg Harbor 42 Flybridge that is currently on the market. Can anyone attest to the ride/ performance of this boat with Cummins QSM11’s?

    thank you in advance.

    Britt
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    Wanting to follow up here and see if anyone can give some feedback. I’m look at 42’ Egg Harbor Flybridge with Cummins QSM11. The broker gave me performance numbers that just don’t add up, so I was hoping someone can help me here.
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    I believe member Beau owns an Egg although I dk the size or year. You could "start a conversation" with him. Also I remember a few threads on them several years ago. Go to SEARCH and type in Egg Harbor, check to box marked search titles only or you'll be wading through every mention of a harbor. You'll find several threads on them and probably some members owner, bought or were thinking of buying you can network with.
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    What performance numbers did he give you?

    I ran a 2006 50' Egg Harbor SF quite a bit several years back and a 58' B+D (built by Egg). Boats quality was fairly good but not awesome, except the rear engine room bulkhead cracks in them in the corners and was on both boats. On the 50' the trim of the boat was REALLY screwed up and boat rode bow heavy and wet. It had C18's 1000 hp and cruise was in the 30's knots. The only time it rode right was when the aft fuel tank was completely full and bow empty and then ride started really declining as you used fuel. Also the air boxes sucked and after a day at cruise in the ocean, there would be a LOT of salt all over the starboard side of the engine and engine room.........I have no experience with the 42'.
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    He claimed a cruise of 20knots @ 2000rpm, 1MPG, top end 25knots. This is only a 36,000 lb boat with 1320hp. The same model with 500hp Yanmars I was told had a 24knit cruise, so of course I thought this would be higher. The broker isn’t totally up to speed on the boat, so I just don’t believe his info. The boat is clean inside and out. Engine room is absolutely spotless. The one issue is blushing on the finish of the woodwork in the Salon. Waiting on a quote to stripe and refinish as we speak.
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    qsm11's are going to burn more than 20 gph at 2000 rpms. Something is/should be wrong with his specs. Perhaps 20 knots at a much lower rpm could be 1 mpg (I don't know). But at 80% the 660hp qsm-11's burn around 45 gph....... But boat should cruise faster than that at 2000 rpms. Perhaps ask him to double check his specs with the owner.
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    Gearing, weight, propping and several other factors can account for the speed difference. Yanmars are light, fast motors built for speed at the top end. Cats are heavy motors geared for power at the lower end.
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    He's talking about cummins NOT Cats.

    But anyways, there's a boat test online ( power and motoryacht) with 700 hp C12's and boat cruises at just over 32 knots with them......so qsm11's would be similar cruise speed, I'd imagine. Perhaps the broker meant to say 30 knots, not 20 knots......who knows.
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    No, I've had a 50 Post for the last 21 years. Had a 33 Egg before that for 13 years I'm not familiar with the new models, though I do know that there was a period of ownership dispute when Cavallevri's were born and that period has some questions .....

    Is there an Egg Harbor group page here? Thought there was.
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    I think it was Cavalier yachts that had Egg molds .
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    That sounds right. And the Doctor had the name? Something like that....
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    Just found a 2000 magazine article advertising 50 Cavileer ( correct spelling ) in a sport fish shoot out. 50 Post was included too.
    I am cleaning out my files.
    Very slow because i need to read / refresh memory on stuff i find
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    If you're like me, you'll only forget it a second time. I continually meet new friends at the dock who seem to know my name already?
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    Hah, that should go into the " Senior Member" thread .
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    You mean Troskey? He bought all of the Egg Harbor group's names.....Topaz, Egg, Prowler....From what I understand, he will get you a boat if you pay him.....Don't know how reliable that is. Cavileer yard became Jersey Cape Yachts.
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    Know that this is an old thread and thought I'd fill in some for future searches.

    Pretty sure the OP was talking about the boat in Port Canaveral. I had her under contract and surveyed. Before sea trial, the owner commissioned repair of one of the engines. I knew the performance numbers were off and hoped that the repairs would address that so I stayed in the game (only cost me time) - nope. Sea trail was miserable and this was even after props had been redone - I backed out of the deal. QSM 11's are nice engines, but MUST be propped correctly and my guess is the boat was never propped right, damaging both engines. Owner should have gone to a different prop guy.

    I ended up with a 2005 43' Egg with 700hp C12's, very happy (but that boat test article is way off, no 32kt cruise unless MAYBE is is very light, no wind, and with current).
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    If the hull bottom has not been media blasted accordingly or possibly even at all, this alone will cost you knot(s) plural.

    See plenty of boats up north where owners disregard this bottom work(media blasting).