Rip Snorter — Custom Lobster/Picnic Boat

2024, Custom Lobster / Picnic Boat, 28’

In 2023, former Brooklin Boat Yard President, Steve White purchased an unfinished lobster boat hull and deck from D&L Boat Works of Lewiston, Maine, who have the reputation of designing and building Rip Snorter’s very winning predecessor, Cry Baby. Throughout 2023 and the spring of 2024, the crew here at Brooklin Boat Yard installed an 8-cylinder gas engine, designed and built a new pilot house to protect her crew against the weather and spray, installed all the necessary systems, at the very last minute painted her out with her distinctive and eye-catching Gray, White and International Orange color scheme and gave her the terrific name of Rip Snorter. After some quick sea trials, Rip Snorter set off to do what she was made to do and competed in the lobster boat races here on the coast of Maine with her first race being nearby in the Deer Isle Thoroughfare off Stonington, ME. The Stonington Races took place on July 15th, 2024, and with BBY Chief Operating Officer Nick Carter at the helm, Rip Snorter came in first in her race (Gasoline Class B- V-8 up to 375 ci 24’ and up).  Rip Snorter is now offered for sale and while we hope her next owners will continue to race her on occasion, we also hope they will use her for all kinds of adventures here on the coast and have as much fun with her as we have had building her.

Deck and Hull Construction

• Cold-molded, wood-epoxy construction.
• Hull is 3 layers of mahogany marine plywood with E-Glass exterior skin and painted surface
• Frames: ½” x +/- 6” Marine plywood and epoxy athwartships gusset frames spaced 24” on center fore and aft with painted finish
• Hull Skin Stringers: 1” x 5/8” Fir longitudinal stringers let into gusset frames at 6” spacing with painted finish
• Cockpit Support Stringers / Engine Beds are 2” x 8” epoxy coated Fir
• Cockpit Sole is marine plywood with E-Glass exterior skin and painted surface
• Decks and Trunk Cabin are Fir frames and beams with marine plywood sub-decking,  E-Glass exterior skin and painted finish
• Pilot House and Top are Fir frames with marine plywood cabin sides and top with painted finish.
• Full length sheer rub rails with stainless steel ½ oval guards port and starboard
• Full length spray and chine rails post and starboard
• Aft spray rails with stainless steel ½ oval guards port and starboard
• Exterior Paint Scheme
• Topsides: Whisper Gray / Awlgrip
• Boot, Cove and Accent Stripes: International Orange / Awlgrip
• Decks and Cabin Tops: International Orange / Awlgrip
• Trunk and Pilot House Sides: Whisper Gray / Awlgrip
• Cockpit Sole: Whisper Gray / Awlgrip Non-Skid
• Bottom: Black / Pacifica Anti-Fouling
• Hull, Deck and Cabin Hardware
• Polished stainless steel bilge pump discharges on starboard topsides
• Polished stainless steel exhaust water discharge on starboard topsides
• Polished stainless steel fuel vent at transom
• Fixed polished stainless steel docking cleats at port and starboard aft quarter decks
• “Pop-up” polished stainless steel cleats port and starboard at max-beam
• Polished stainless steel Samson post centerline on bow deck.
• Polished stainless steel chocks port and starboard at bow.
• Polished stainless steel engine intake vents port and starboard on Pilot House sides
• Fixed ports port and starboard on Trunk Cabin sides
• Navigation lights (port and starboard) on Trunk Cabin sides
• Hand Rails port and starboard on Trunk Cabin top
• Vetus opening hatch on Trunk Cabin top
• Dry Stack Exhaust exiting Trunk Cabin top
• Raised Pilot House with fixed windows port and starboard and three bay wind shield forward
• Port and center line windshield are fixed windows
• Port wind shield (at helm) is an opening window
• Windshield wipers on all three wind forward windows
• Handrails port and starboard on Pilot House top
• Grab rail at aft end of Pilot House top
• Navigation light (stern) at aft end of Pilot House top
• Boat hook and storage clips under Pilot House top
• Large open cockpit with non-skid painted surface
• Access ports / hatches fore and aft in cockpit sole allow access the steering gear, stuffing box and engine couplings.
• Sound insulated engine box on centerline at main bulkhead.
• Steering / helm station to starboard at main bulkhead
• Companionway door to below deck spaces to port at main bulkhead

Propulsion and Fuel Systems

• Engine ignition panel with tachometer, engine temp4rature, oil pressure and voltage gauges
• Double lever engine controls for transmission and throttle
• Engine Model: MX 6.2L MEI FWC
• Engine Hours: Less than 200 hours
• 1 ¼” Stainless steel propellor shaft
• Working Propellor: 4-blade Hy-Torq MY-T4, 18” x 24” Bronze
• Racing Propeller: 3-blade Dynajet 18” x 21” with #5 cup Bronze
• Groco raw (salt) cooling water filter
• Raw (salt) water to fresh water cooling heat exchanger
• Dry stack exhaust
• 110 Gallon aluminum fuel tank (gas) under aft deck
• Polished stainless steel fuel fill in aft deck
• Primary and secondary fuel filters
• Steering Systems
• Dometic hydraulic steering system with stainless steel Destroyer type wheel
• Stainless steel rudder with 1” stainless steel rudder shaft

Electronics and Navigational Equipment and Systems

• Ritchie helm compass
• Garmin GPS chart plotter
• Fish finder and seawater temperature transducer
• Electrical Systems
• 12-volt DC ship’s electrical system
• Single Deka / Marine Master / AGM / 12-volt / Group 31  battery secured and stored in covered battery box.
• Master battery on-off selector switch
• 10 Circuit ship’s electrical panel with  master on-off switch and bilge pump switch
• 12-Volt outlet
• Battery charging by engine alternator
• Dewatering Equipment
• Rule electric / automatic bilges pumps (2ea)
• Safety Equipment
• PFD’s, Type 2 lifejackets in storage bags (8ea)
• PFD, Type IV cushion (1ea)
• First Aid kit
• Engine room blower
• Fire extinguisher
• Navigational lighting
• Additional Equipment
• Dock lines and fenders
• Boat Hook
• 5-Gallon buckets (2ea)
• Toilet seat for bucket
• Salt water wash down system
• Stainless steel drink holders