On The Fishy Side

Throughout all of Ocean’s product line, with all the ruffles and frills, I sometimes wonder if we forget why we go boating. Somewhere between the automatic blinds, electric doors, and pop-up televisions we can forget that we own boats to be at sea! The 37 is designed to be a simple day boat built for exactly what people love about boating, being out on the water. On the 37, with its open aft bulkhead, side windows, and front windshield, the owner will be able to enjoy his or her surroundings on the water, breath in the open air, and take in the views from all around.

The design of the Ocean 37 has intentionally been kept simple. Ocean Yachts has always been proud that we build boats for owner-operators and we constantly hear that we manufacture the easiest boat to care for. The 37’ will be a shining example of that. Things like the molded gel-coat stringers that go from stem to stern (like our warranty) will be appreciated by our owners when they need to wipe away any debris that may fall into bilges or engine room. Simplified systems like the fuel system, head system, and water system will make the boat easy to care for, so you can spend more time actually enjoying your boat. The gel-coat finish throughout the salon deck will be simple and clean. The boat can be hosed and shammied, then forgotten about until you are ready to go boating again.

With this opportunity to add the smallest model to our fleet comes the ability to grow in manufacturing techniques, assembly processes, and built-in quality. Ocean Yachts is constantly testing new methods and materials that could enhance the way we build our boats. With this boat more than ever, we will be able to implement some new technologies and make them part of our normal production. The single biggest new technique we will be implementing is a fully-molded stringer system that will be bonded to the hull with Plexus, a fiberglass fusion material. We have been using Plexus for the past ten years with much success. We began experimenting with it on our demo boats in non-structural locations. Once it proved its strength and durability, we began using in more areas. Now we are so confident with it (and other manufacturers in the industry are too) that we will be bonding our stringer system into the 37 using it.

The stringer system is a feat of engineering in itself. This stringer system incorporates all longitudal and transverse members, all panel stiffeners, all floor supports, and all other hull structure. The beauty of this system, is that when it comes out of the mold, it is a shiny gel-coated part. The raw side goes down and gets bonded to the hull with Plexus, and the pretty side is up leaving a shiny white finish in the boat’s engine room, bilges, and lazarette. Although more difficult to build than a traditional stringer system, the new system will add quality to our product and provide a beautiful low maintenance product to the customer.