Buddy Davis designed custom sportfishing yachts that helped define the "Carolina" style. Those flared bows and rakish lines are exerting a growing influence across the industry on both custom and production yachts. The company, now called Buddy Davis Boatworks, has rebounded since 1993 and the traumas of the yacht tax. Under new owners, it offers a broad line of custom and semi-custom boats at competitive prices including the new 78-foot sportfisherman pictured above. This boat is available in models ranging in size from 74ft to 78ft and with a wide variety of options. For the sake of tidiness we will talk about the 78.

The Buddy Davis Boatworks 78 Custom Sportfisherman offers a four stateroom, three head, enclosed flying bridge layout and could be finished with either DD/DD 6V92TA 1450hp or, as they become available, DD/MTU l6V 200 Series engines at 1760hp.

Slightly smaller variations on this model of Buddy Davis have been built and refined since 1987, and they have established a reputation as one of the finest rough water boats in competition fishing with superior ability to pound into a head sea. For the yachtsman who wants comfort on a long distance run along with power and speed, the enclosed, air conditioned flybridge is the only way to run with cruising speeds over 30 knots. Expectations are high for even greater performance with tomorrow's lighter performance engines.

Standard features aboard the Buddy Davis .78 include Hynautic power assisted steering, aluminum 3,000 gallons capacity, electronic engine synchroniza, single lever controls, freshwater washdown, stainless transom fish box liner stainless lined cockpit freezer, large tuna door, Oberdorfer bronze gear pump oil change system with 55 gallon oil storage, teak coverboards, teak toe rails, teak bridge trim and helm bubble, teak interior trim, Awlgrip 2000 exterior topcoat, white Awlgrip engine room, Cruisair direct expansion air-conditioning system, central sea chest for all raw water' Nibral props, DC vapor proof lighting in lazarette and forward bilges and stainless steel rudders.

She comes with a utility room and pantry with washer and dryer and a day head on the mezzanine. The master stateroom is done in teak veneer and is large enough for a king size bed and twin master heads. Two guest staterooms and the crew quarters follow the compainionway for ward. The salon is as elegant as one might expect from a custom yacht of this size and calibre.

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