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02-10-2018, 10:38 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bainbridge Island
Vessel Name: Mahalo
Vessel Model: 2018 Hampton Endurance 658
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 497
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New build - Hampton Endurance
Greetings fellow TF'ers. My wife and I have had a build underway since last Fall. I wanted to do a blog because I have been helped so much by many boating bloggers out there. And also because I have quite a few friends that want to follow our build that aren't on TF.
Finally got around to putting it together:
www.mvmahalo.com
There are about 15 blog posts with pictures of the build underway. I will be updating it as I get more picture from the factory and we make our next visit to Shanghai.
I can post here when I do updates if people want me to. Of course feel free to comment directly on the blog posts!
JustBob.
M/V Mahalo
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02-10-2018, 11:28 AM
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Guru
City: La Conner Wa.
Vessel Name: Sea Fever
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 877
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Great site. Congratulations.
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02-10-2018, 01:29 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,670
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Wow!!! Thanks for posting and letting us tag a long.
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02-10-2018, 01:54 PM
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Senior Member
City: Victoria, BC
Vessel Name: Timeless
Vessel Model: CHB 34
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 262
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We’ll be eagerly following your blog. Thanks for posting.
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02-10-2018, 03:27 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Nice boat. When is delivery?
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02-10-2018, 08:00 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bainbridge Island
Vessel Name: Mahalo
Vessel Model: 2018 Hampton Endurance 658
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
Nice boat. When is delivery?
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Should arrive in May!
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02-10-2018, 08:26 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
Vessel Model: Roughwater 35
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,569
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Hi Bob,
Thanks so much for sharing your blog. Truley an inspiration, best of luck with your build.
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02-10-2018, 08:48 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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It's always interesting to me to read why one selected the specific boat they did, what went into the choice, and how the winner came out on top. Especially interesting since Hampton is not a builder mentioned much on this site. Also, how you decided what size.
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02-10-2018, 08:59 PM
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Guru
City: Carefree, Arizona
Vessel Name: sunchaser V
Vessel Model: DeFever 48 (sold)
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,179
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Bob
Have a good friend who had his second Hampton new build completed two years ago. He is one devotee. He keeps his latest in Bellingham. Very fuel efficient at around 9 knots, the beauty of today's larger engines at low RPM. Naturally one can run it much faster. Great boats, lots of dealer support out of Seattle and well represented in the PNW. Congrats.
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02-10-2018, 09:05 PM
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Guru
City: Carefree, Arizona
Vessel Name: sunchaser V
Vessel Model: DeFever 48 (sold)
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,179
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
Especially interesting since Hampton is not a builder mentioned much on this site. .
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The same could be said for OA, Horizon, Outer Reef, Riviera, Maritimo and many others.
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02-10-2018, 09:35 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sunchaser
The same could be said for OA, Horizon, Outer Reef, Riviera, Maritimo and many others.
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Yes, they are not mentioned here much either so if one chooses one of them, then interesting to hear how it came about.
I'm a fan of several of those boats and they merit more consideration. Now many are larger sizes than most here select.
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02-11-2018, 12:59 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bainbridge Island
Vessel Name: Mahalo
Vessel Model: 2018 Hampton Endurance 658
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sunchaser
Bob
Have a good friend who had his second Hampton new build completed two years ago. He is one devotee. He keeps his latest in Bellingham. Very fuel efficient at around 9 knots, the beauty of today's larger engines at low RPM. Naturally one can run it much faster. Great boats, lots of dealer support out of Seattle and well represented in the PNW. Congrats.
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All this is great to hear! Appreciate these thoughts.
Bob.
M/V Mahalo - Blog
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02-17-2018, 02:33 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,005
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Bob, amazing looking boat. Congrats.
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02-17-2018, 02:53 PM
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Guru
City: Melbourne, FL
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,731
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Hard to believe Hampton wasn't in the Miami show... I saw one in the Stuart Boat Show and loved it, even at 10 years old, still looked like it was fresh off the boat. Of course, it sold right after the show...
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02-17-2018, 02:59 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stubones99
Hard to believe Hampton wasn't in the Miami show... I saw one in the Stuart Boat Show and loved it, even at 10 years old, still looked like it was fresh off the boat. Of course, it sold right after the show...
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Hampton tends to stick to FLIBS.
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02-17-2018, 03:31 PM
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Guru
City: Madisonville, LA
Vessel Name: Sea Star
Vessel Model: 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 906
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Congratulations...she’s going to be beautiful.
How exciting!
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02-17-2018, 03:44 PM
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Guru
City: Melbourne, FL
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,731
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They will be at the Palm Beach boat show...
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02-17-2018, 07:18 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
It's always interesting to me to read why one selected the specific boat they did, what went into the choice, and how the winner came out on top. Especially interesting since Hampton is not a builder mentioned much on this site..
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My all time favorite boat is the Ocean Alexander 64 but last year my wife and I spent quite a bit of time inspecting a Hampton 658. The attention to detail on scores of little things (previously ignored by me) is eye opening! What a beautiful boat! I just may have to move the OA 64 to second place!
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02-17-2018, 08:25 PM
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Guru
City: Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Vessel Name: Irene
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 40II
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,234
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Great blog, beautiful boat, fun times ahead. Thanks for sharing!
Lying Reid Harbor, Stuart Island
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MV IRENE
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02-17-2018, 08:29 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustBob
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JustBob, I love this boat. I also take your point re the desirability of the midships owner stateroom, to minimise slap, other noises, and less movement generally. However, I have always thought that in addition to that, ideally the king or Queen bed should be athwartships, rather than head to bow, and wonder what your plans re this are.
My reasoning is that if one ends up in an anchorage with some swell rocking the boat, the movement is then just a gentle head to toe, (rock you to sleep), instead of rolly-polly sideways, which means uncomfortable sleep with frequent involuntary muscle responses, in attempts to stop the roll. Unless one has stabilisers that work at anchor, which can be done, but good if not needed most times, I have often thought the beam to beam orientation if there is room for it, would be good. Some vessels achieve this. What are your thoughts on this..?
I hope I'm not throwing a late spanner in the works, but it seems to me it is just considered de rigueur to have bunks/beds orientated fore or aft because in most of our boats there's no room to do otherwise.
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