Vintage Potter Built 23' Straight Inboard Diesel

[Don Ferguson]

Hey Joey. Don't know if Metan for sale, contact them direct.

[ScottM]

Originally Posted by fishingjoey

is that one from metan still on the market. im curious how much they will get for it.

It was at the Boston boat show in February for sale...asking around $140-150k if I remember correctly. Definitely north of $100k at any rate. It's a beautiful boat but will take a very special buyer to come along and claim it.

[joshmon71]

real special. nice work sure. but. you can have a 30-35' downeast diesel tuna boat at the same price albeit used not new. but not much used. a real nice calvin beal 34(35?) ft rigged for tuna pulpit and tower, was asking 169K. and when you start adding in a T-Top or pilot house, outriggers, electronics, yikes.

Items I don't like:

-open console to engine prob for air , whats noise DB running?
-no Pilot house
-small scuppers, well same size as mine, looks like deck not raised? curious if 2 guys stand in corner does water come in?regardless of deck raise or not, not having larger scuppers in a total rebuild bothers me...one item on my boat I would certainly address in a rebuild of this order. and deck height to make sure self bails even with 2 huge guys in a stern corner.
-console looks okay on size, be nice to have more space to mount more electronics though.

CC diesels around cape cod/south shore are for tuna fishing pretty much, long days trolling and running, to warrant the diesel cost. and being limited in range, just being a 23', its a small niche. you compete with the albin 26 and cape cod marine 26 for example in trailered tuna CC. sure not as pretty. nowhere close even. but....I have to wonder what special person this boat is aimed at...inshore for a family its a lot easier to have a bracket and OB both for approaching sandbars and beaches and getting on/off, IO keeping in water is less than ideal at least for me imo, so forth.

A beauty for sure, but....out of my price point by far, and the special niche special person not sure who that would be. And in that price point I dream I see new Onslow Bay, Conch 27, Yellowfin, Albin 26, down east boats 32-35 footers used...a mix of OB and diesels for sure.

[Bucca]

Fyi for the seatrail it did not have the teak louver door on the console
The scuppers are 1 1/2" and a 300lbs man can stand in the back and no water
The deck is a 2" vacuum infused composite that is raised 1 1/2"
And this boat has a legendary history of catching more tuna then we all can't imagine.
Not being defensive just giving you correct information.
Have a good day guys!

[joshmon71]

GLWS its a beauty. Apex of what's possible and quality of build. Love to see it outfitted to fish again, and for Tuna. My problem I see boats thru Costa shades of fishing purpose. I wont need imagination for tuna or fish blood

Good to hear decks raised, bigger scuppers. I passed on a rebuild about 6 years past that was a 20 footer scups thru hull bottom, forget the rest of details I saw it in person.