Ocean Master - Owner Adventures

Owner Adventures

	Happiness Supplied by Ocean Master Jack (my son) and I were fishing off Fort Lauderdale and we got slammed with dolphin. That day my son became an ardent fisherman. He loves his Ocean Master. Thank you for everything you do for us! Jack. F. Recent Launches A few pictures of two Ocean Masters that left the factory recently. End of the Day... Dockside at the end of the day with a beautiful sunset in the background. Photo courtesy of Mike M. Another Good Fishing Trip! Dear Mark, Here is another good picture of our new Ocean Master after a successful fishing trip. We went out 35 miles yesterday, then traveled East/West about 20 miles. In all, we went about 100 miles of travel in open water. Thanks for the great boat! Milton Louisiana Tour co. www.louisianaswamp.com Visit their website, www.louisianaswamp.com Visit their website, www.louisianaswamp.com My Kid Won't Let Me Drive My Ocean Master! Max at the helm Dear Mark and Bonnie, My kid won’t let me drive anymore - he handles the Ocean Master like he’s been doing it for 20 years. This boat can handle any ocean conditions off the Jersey Shore. Best designed and built center console I’ve ever driven. More Photos Regards John Ocean Master Ocean Skiff 27' My Ocean Master - You Can't Kill It! I bought my Ocean Master when it was 18 years old. It’s still a better boat than anything else on the market brand new. I ought to know. Of the 14 boats I had before the Ocean Master, 2 of them I bought brand new with “lifetime” warranties, and those companies folded before the warranty ink was dry on the paper. When other boats are becoming non-serviceable from age and offshore abuse, you just re-paint your Ocean Master and go again. My boat is on its third trailer and fourth set of engines. Its been sunk at the dock by a storm once and run aground more than once. You can’t kill it. I even accidentally dragged it into a huge pole at a service station while on the trailer –-and dented the pole! ...Full story Monster Marlin - Atlantis Canyon 100 Miles Offshore Ambush II Landing a huge marlin fishing well offshore in the canyons of the Northeast. Full story and fish photos... Full story 450 Pounds of Fresh Sushi! Hey Mark- Thought you might like to see my friend Jed and I loading this 450 lb. bluefin in the boat this summer. Steve H. New Ocean Skiff 27 Video 137 Nautical Miles Offshore on a 20 Year Old Ocean Master Dear Ocean Master- Just another trip on the 20 year old piece of fiberglass. This rig sits 137.7 Nautical Mile off there end of the Galveston Jetties. Twin 250 Suzuki 4 stroke --- fuel burn 264.2 gallons on a 300 nautical miles trip. Speed of 28/30 knots. Thanks for the craftsmanship! Sonny M Wheelchair Accessible Ocean Master 31 We are currently in the process of completing an Ocean Master 31 that has numerous custom features. The new owner is wheelchair bound but is not letting that get in the way of his passion for boating. This special Ocean Master has a custom door in the side (see photo above) and unique helm controls that allow the owner to operate the vessel while seated in his wheelchair. Believe it or not, the new owner intends to operate the boat solo - and we've set it up so he can. Just goes to show you that desire is more important than physical capabilities. Stay tuned for more pictures as we finish rigging the boat. Unmanned and Adrift for 4 Days in 10-12 foot Seas ... and No Real Damage! Hard to believe but this one is true. One of our owners uses his Ocean Master 31 as a tender to his big yacht - a 100+ foot vessel. This big yacht spends much of the year in charter so the Ocean Master tender gets its fair share of hard use. But this time it was really put to the test. While being towed behind the big yacht in 10-12 foot seas well offshore, the Ocean Master broke loose... Read Full Story After 17 Years It Was Time to Add a Second Ocean Master One of our owners recently inquired about a new Ocean Master 31 to replace his current boat, a 1991 model that had served him well. But he couldn't stand the thought of getting rid of his original boat (the Katanga I) so he decided instead to add a second Ocean Master, the Katanga II. The Kantanga II is a 2006 model that has just undergone a refit. Both boats now are now in the faithful service of their owner and he expects many more years more out of both of them. 336 Featured In Southern Boating Magazine Pair of 27' Pilothouses Pair of Ocean Master Ocean Skiff 27's in Europe. Both are powered by single diesels and feature pilothouse with full 360-degree protection. As you can tell from the photos, both are engaged in commercial operations. Click here for more info on the 27 Ocean Skiff Diesel with Pilothouse. www.oceanmasterboats.com/news/pilothouse.htm 336 Sport Cabin With 600-HP Diesel We recently had the 336 Sport Cabin undergoing certification for European use - here are a couple of photos. The new Sport Cabin features full 360 degree enclosed cabin. As an option it can be ordered as a Day Boat (ie, open bulkhead). This first boat had an open transom as it is destined for commercial search and rescue work, though it would also be perfect for use as a dive boat (commercial or just for the diehard recreational diver). More pictures here: http://www.oceanmasterboats.com/gal-336-sport-cabin/336-sport-cabin-1.htm New 336 Express - First Day Fishing Must be good karma - the very first day the new 336 Express went fishing she came back with a nice assortment of keepers. This boat is based in Wrightsville Beach, NC and is the demo for our new dealer there, Cape Customs (www.capecustoms.com). From the Archives... Marine photography - it's not all bikini models and sunny days... fyi, Ocean Master 34 and yeah, it was pretty snotty on this particular day. Cormorano Survives the Storm The Cormorano getting battered underneath the other boats. One of our 31's spent 3 days getting beat up in a nasty storm in Italy - note the waves washing over the seawall. The vessel, named the Cormorano, was literally pushed under water by larger boats nearby that landed on top of it. *You can't see the Cormorano in the photo because she was underneath a couple of boats that broke loose.* The Cormorano took three days of relentless beating by the storm and other boats being thrown on top of it...repeatedly. Read Full Story Restored and looking good Pesca Panama - Monster Fish on Ocean Master 27's Some shots from Pesca Panama Fishing Lodge. They run a fleet of Ocean Master 27's. When you get to the site, check out the link titled Fishing Reports - be prepared to see some awesome fish pics. Phone: 1-800-946-3474 Fax: 501-868-9346 Email: pescapanama@aol.com Pesca Panama 62 Epernay Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 27H Center Console - Diesel I/O We were recently at one our dealers and snapped a few pics of one of our 27-H Diesel boats for sale. This one was matched to a Mercruiser I/O. 336 Express - Fort Pierce Inlet The NEW 336 Express just launched - photos taken off Fort Pierce inlet. The boat is headed to our newest dealer, Cape Custom, in North Caroline. 31 Express Side Console in the Florida Keys Recent photos of the 31 Express Side Console taken in Marathon, Florida Keys. More photos here Highborne Cay, The Bahamas Just delivered to Highborne Cay in the Bahamas. This is the owner's third Ocean Master! More pics to come shortly. FYI, while there, Southern Boating Magazine was shooting its annual swimsuit issue - there are wose things that can happen when delivering a new boat to the Bahamas... This particular Ocean Master was sold and rigged by Keys Custom Marine in South Florida. How About One in Red? The Murry Bros. fishing boat from the old files. This photo was taken quite a few years ago but it struck us how nice the red hull color was. Not a typical color for sportfishing boats but it works well, especially with the ivory deck. Just planting a seed for those of you shopping for a new Ocean Master... Rigged and Set Up Your Way Every Ocean Master is semi-custom and built for a particular owner. This means your Ocean Master will be set-up and rigged to YOUR specs. As an example, note the custom woodwork and controls on this Ocean Master 31 (work done by Keys Custom Marine, our south Florida dealer). Over the 3 decades we've been in business we've pretty much done everything you can imagine. Call and let us build your ultimate boat. How NOT to Read Tide Tables... Came across this old shot - one of our owners in Louisiana. He misjudged the tide a little and had a spend a few hours waiting for the next one. He joked at the time that he was just testing his 31 out to see how it would do as a flats boat. Not so good, apparently. No harm, no foul. Tide came back things were fine. No damage to the boat. 12,000 Miles Through the Bahamas Dear Ocean Master: This was the fifth year that we’ve been able to take Brass Ring on a six to eight week tour of the Bahamas, from one end to the other. After the trip, the ship’s log revealed that during the past five years we were in Bahamian waters for 206 days during which our traveling and trolling added up to about 12,000 miles. Read the full story 336 Sea Trialed - Runs Great in Rough Seas Today we sea-trialed the new 33 Center Console. Expectations were high for the new model and everyone was pleased. The new owner's captain, Matt Braisted, was there along with Ocean Master president Mark Hauptner and Dean Stuhlmann, our south Florida Ocean Master dealer. Conditions were a little lumpy but that's what we build em for, so no problem there! The new owner will use her as a tender to his 110 foot yacht. It's his second Ocean Master tender and according to the captain, Ocean Master is the only boat made that can stand up to the hard use of year round chartering. Of course the owner is keeping his other Ocean Master as a personal boat now that the new 33 has been delivered. A 30+ Year Track Record We were going through some old files at the office and came across this photo of one of the first 31's we built. Best we can recollect, the photo was taken in 1976. If the lines look familiar, it's no surprise. The 31' center console has been in continuous production since 1975. Here is a little more on the history of Ocean Master Even The US Navy Fishes On Ocean Masters! Four Ocean Master 31' boats used by the Navy as charter boats, may very well be world record holders. Operating in the treacherous waters of the Indian Ocean, much of the time in 8' to 10' close coupled waves, the Ocean Masters used by the US Navy at Diego Garcia have just surpassed 300,000 miles of use. This means that each boat has traveled the equivalent of 12 times around the world. Read the full story Probably Over the Minimum... The world famous Pesca Panama lodge in Costa Rica employs a fleet of Ocean Master 27's with twin outboards. These boats are run day in and day out, year round. This is fishing at it's finest, enough to make us want to hop on plane and fly down asap. Their website has some great fishing photos (go to the section called Fishing Reports) along with a video of the lodge and the Ocean Master boats they use. Check it out. 116 Miles Offshore, Seas 12-15 feet and Beer Running Low! Dear Ocean Master- We were 116 nautical miles offshore, the weather that morning was clear, water was slick calm. You could have run buoys with a tournament ski boat it was that calm. About 4 hours after sunrise a few clouds appeared. About an hour later all hell was breaking loose. A tropical depression had formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Seas went to 12 - 15 feet, winds exceeded 80 knots Read the full story Yeah, We Build Them To Last Dear Ocean Master- Our boat is 1986 Ocean Master 31. As I understand it, she started out her life on the other side of the law being used to transport "goods" between the Bahamas and the Mainland. [editor's note - here in South Florida this is known as the "pharmaceutical import/export business"...] Read full story			"We routinely faced 18 - 20 foot seas in our Ocean Master 31' off the coast of Africa – we had other boats but we sold them all and kept the Ocean Master." "We managed to land a blue marlin in 12 foot seas. During these conditions it is very comforting to know this boat is so strongly built and well engineered." "It is, as we say down here in Lousiana, it's HELL FOR STOUT!" "I have been around boats my entire life and have pretty much fished them all – but nothing comes close to my 31'." "During the 96 hurricane the boat went onto the rocks in Essex. The hull did not fail. When I offered to purchase a new boat both my sons said no. We re-powered to keep peace in the family." "After running million-dollar-plus beauties, it’s my 1990 31-foot Ocean Master Walkaround Sportfisherman, that gives me the greatest thrill" "I own a 1977 31 Ocean Master. I have been giving it a facelift for the last few years and wanted to let you know that during our restoration project we found that the structure was in better shape than many other boats 20 years newer than mine built by other supposedly top names in the business. I hope I get another 25 years out of her. Thanks for not taking shortcuts!" "The ULTIMATE fishing machine!" "Keep up the great work, Ocean Master is the only boat I will ever own. Thanks again." "I was in the Indian Ocean last week visiting Diego Garcia where the Navy has two 31-foot beauties sporting twin Merc 250s. I had never seen or heard of Ocean Master before this time as the name isn't plastered down the side as on most boats. I made it my business to find out what this masterpiece was, as it performed as I would have wanted it to. This ride was a great experience" "We run our Ocean Masters day in and day out year round - their reliability has been excellent! Our business depends on them and we couldn't be happier." "Just made the trip from Old Saybrook to Falmouth. We ran an easy 28mph cruise and burned an economical 20.7gph. This was with a full belly of fuel and 3 adults and 1 child onboard. Needless to say I am a happy owner." "On Saturday we knew that a large big-eye tuna had already been landed so we had our work cut out for us. We decided to run to the Hudson canyon – 70 miles from Fire Island inlet." "It was give and take for over an hour but we finally sunk the gaff in what turned out to be the first place fish – a 178 lb big-eye tuna!" "In the end our tuna held on to first place. Amazingly enough, second place in the tournament went to another Ocean Master 31! We might be on to something here. I sure hope so." "THE RIDE! My answer when asked why we got the Ocean Master 18 over all the others. We wanted a skiff that could not only perform, but that would be smooth and dry in really nasty conditions. We certainly found it! It has been a year now and the boat still amazes me." "These are just a few of the wonderful memories I have from my years with Fin-Tastic. Some of the other memories are not so blissful, including dodging lightning storms out of Jupiter and fighting heavy seas between Florida and the Bahamas. But whether in calm seas or rough, I’m completely comfortable with my boat and confident of its ability to withstand anything I get into." "It's one of the few things I've bought in life that I've appreciated more and more as time went on. I bought this boat 3 years ago and for me, I appreciate it more and more every day and the cycle of wanting bigger and better has gone." "During the past five years we were in Bahamian waters for 206 days during which our traveling and trolling added up to about 12,000 miles." "The return trip to The States from the Bahamas this year was a real adventure due to the weather. On departure the weather was terrible!...20 foot seas and 40 knot winds. It took five days for the seas to subside from unsafe to uncomfortable and I finally made the two day, 350 mile, return trip pounding through 8 foot seas." "We’re proud of our boat and the times spent with my sons are priceless." "The boat is coming up on 20 years age, 10 years of that were very hard fishing years and I can tell you, looking at the boat you would never guess its age. Almost all of our trips were 100 or more nautical miles. We run at night to the fishing grounds and never fear sinking the boat or any other surprises." "We had to travel over 100 miles during a tropical depression – on the entire trip we saw only 3 other boats, all were much larger commercial fisherman." "While fishing in the islands we ran into a bad tropical storm. The waves got so big that one broke over the tower and shorted out the VHF. Somehow the boat managed to get us through safe and sound – I don’t think any other 27' boat would have survived what we did." “I am real impressed with your companies of doing business, and your kind offer to contact Mr. Hauptner direct. This shows me that Mr. Hauptner, and his staff are top notch professionals. It gives me great pleasure to find another owner that doesn’t forget we are all in the service business, and that he would take the time to talk with me direct. “FYI I took this 31 out yesterday on a sea trial, even though this boat is not new by any means I was very impressed with your companies detail to many things, that you state on your web page, the wiring, and rigging, was top notch the boat felt solid in 3 to 4 ft chop and for the age on the boat felt tight, in other words it is a well built boat.” “The boat performs well for offshore fishing, whether it’s 25 miles out at Monster Ledge or 80 miles at the Hudson Canyon. It’s also used for fishing the shallow bays from the Manasquan Inlet to the Barnegat Light Inlet.” “Awesome ride! It impressed a lot of fishing buddies on some pretty nasty trips. Even launching off big seas it still lands soft and solid. Plus I get plenty of looks and compliments from passersby about the boat.” “I am sending you some pics of my 2002 with t-top tower. Very happy with this boat I bought used in January of 2007. You and I have spoken many times on the phone, your advice and help are greatly appreciated.” “I just have to tell you that I am so excited about the boat. I already said that this is a lot of money for me and that I am not one of those guys that comes and drops the cash down without thinking anything of it. I have worked so hard over the years and this will be the first boat in my life that I have bought “NEW”! I have owned maybe 30 boats since I was a kid. After waiting 45 years to choose a new boat, Ocean Master has been my Dream boat for about 20 of those years. “ “Thanks for helping one of my dreams come true.” “I have just purchased my second 31. It is a 1994 w/twin 250 Yamahas. I bought the boat from its original owner who kept it on Nantucket. I will use her at the Cape also. I have owned 25 boats in 30 years and “Nothing” compares.” “Thanks for all the help refitting our 31’! The information and guidance you have offered in regard to the restoration of our 20 year old boat has been outstanding.” “It shows your dedication to not only new projects, but to the continued satisfaction of all previous owners of Ocean Masters. In a time when the main focus of most manufactures is to push as many vessels out of the factory as quickly as possible, it is a pleasure to be in contact with someone who believes in the product her produces even more the happiness of his customers.” “I have owned two 31’ Ocean Master vessels and though the current vessel is in need of some cosmetic repairs, the hull is as dependable today as the day it was pulled from the mold. I am sure this will be the last center console vessel I purchase and I am certain that my 11 year old son with enjoy using it with his children.” “Not until after running my new 34’ Ocean Master “Reel Screamer Too” around to Bradenton did I realize just how happy I’m going to be with her.” “The construction is definitely overbuilt resulting in the softest, most comfortable, dry ride I’ve ever felt on a vessel of her size. I know I’m going to have years of joy out with her fishing the loop in the Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for taking the time to construct such a marvelous vessel.” “I just wanted to tell you how awesome the boat is!! Everything turned out so well. From the shell that I originally saw it was hard to imagine how great it would look!” “Your hard work paid off. Thank you so much, we will have many family memories on there that we will cherish! We appreciated all that you did to make it happen.”