Re: Fortier 26
 

MJ - Orion is a tan beige color with fluke blood racing stripes.

Re: Fortier 26
 

there was a Fortier 26 always moored in Northport Harbor for years...always admired that boat.... beautiful, and yes, getting rid of the gas motors on those boats mentioned and going diesel would be the ticket!

Re: Fortier 26
 

hey bigshrimpin, thats the guy. names ed reindfleisch. unbelievable fisherman. fluke, bass, tuna, shark... you name it. i was best friends with three of his four kids. hell of a nice guy too. also held a couple line class world records for a time.

Re: Fortier 26
 

ed's boat, by the way, was a deisel. slower than SH1T but run at 15-18 knots all day while sippin fuel.

Re: Fortier 26
 

I belive the blue and white one I see is in Vinyard sound. Thought it might have been the same one, guess not.

Re: Fortier 26
 

15 18 knots is about all that hull is capable of being a Semi-displacement hull

Re: Fortier 26
 

That's okay -- I'm slowing down, too. :P

Is the diesel more miserly on fuel? That's got to be the big advantage. Two things I don't like about diesels are the vibration factor and the fumes. I believe the new Fortiers all come with diesels.

Re: Fortier 26
 

Diesel raise fish though, the low rpm vibration travels a long way through the water, then big fish come to investigate. Outboards and I/O's have a dam shrill whine under the water.