SeaHunter Drops Boat

Sea Hunter proves durability on drop

SeaHunter who has stated that they have an indestructible vessel took their claim to the extreme by conducting a crane lifted boat drop. The drop was conducted on September 20,2011 at Plantation Boat Mart & Marina. Spectators stood by as SeaHunter drops boat, the 35 foot Sea Hunter Center Console, was lifted 20 feet by crane to a pavement surface and dropped. And while this drop for other vessels would have resulted in substantial damage to the hull, the SeaHunter barely showed a scratch. This goes to the solidification of the perception of the indestructible boat.

How could it be so indestructible?

SeaHunter boats are constructed with a Kevlar exterior hull combined with a multiple layered interior. This allowed for the transom and the keel of the boat to see minimum flaking and scratches when the craft was dropped the 20 feet. Additionally, as the boat is build solid, without substantial air pocketing from the hull’s exterior to the interior deck and bow of the ship, no major denting or compromise to the integrity of the ships design.

Additional durability testing

To drive the point home on the durability of the SeaHunter brand, another durability/functionality testy was posed. The SeaHunter boat was literally cut in half and then dropped back in the water to see if it would be sink. Sea Hunter’s cut hull wears for the bow to the console of the craft, as obviously the ship would be useless if there were no engines. It took the manufacturers three hours to make a straight across cut using a Sthil chainsaw (a testament in itself to the density of the interior layering and the Kevlar construction of the exterior). And while some may argue that the bow of the boat would be more apt to produce positive results, I would venture to state that since the bow is at the forefront of the boat’s water distribution and greatly effects the stability of the craft, by removing the V shaped front of the hull and making it a square, there was no “engineering” to what was left.

Regardless of the thought process, the SeaHunter boat proved to be able to be driven even when the craft was cut in two. Testing was done at the same speed one would have if they were actually cruising the Ocean.

But what do these tests mean for boaters?

While it may be entertaining to watch when SeaHunter drops boat from 20 feet, one has to wonder “what does this have to do with a boat on the water?”. Apart from showing the durability of the hull, the company has shown that the boat will be able to navigate on almost any sea without having to worry about damage to the hull from scrubbing in shallow water or from hitting unseen debris. I would still not venture into places where a skiff or a pontoon boat would be needed, but I would conclude that areas where most craft would be worried about the coral, rocks, and such peppering holes in the keel would not do so on the SeaHunter.

Looking for a durable boat, SeaHunter has proven it can hold its own

Should you be in need of a boat and wish to find one which is virtually indestructible, the SeaHunter has proven to be such. Granted, the tests were conducted on SeaHunter Tournament 35 boat and so it cannot be vouched that every boat would be such, but since the boat which was tested is one of the larger crafts that they offer, it is safe to state that all of their models would hold up to the same scrutiny.

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