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| 38' Aspen C111 with Flybridge - Gateway V |
Here comes a tremendous
new boat model that will reside inside of a
newly retooled Gateway Yachts Program. Details of the new Gateway Program will be made public soon, we are launching a brand new Gateway Yachts website that will highlight the new program features.
The new Aspen C111 is an amazing engineering feat. Super stable, extreme efficiency, quality build, and inherently safe too. Double hull construction, it's fiberglass work is built by the experts at Nordic Tugs. You can follow the build progress here as well as on the Gateway Yachts Facebook site.
Here are some photos taken inside of the Nordic Tugs lamination facility, note the scale of the boat, it has a beam of nearly 14'. Also note the number of bulkheads going into the structure, they are 100% Koosa (high density fiber impregnated product that is impervious to water), and will make a hull that will outlive us all, a useful life more than century!
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| C111/Gateway V hull with koosa bulkheads tacked in place. |
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| Bulkheads tacked, ready to be laminated permanently in place. |
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| Aft port hull - note rectangle in bulkhead for access to storage or to install washer/dryer. |
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| Aspen Founder, Larry Graf in the photo with Deck Mold to show sense of scale. |
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| More of the deck mold. |
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| Shows depth of the starboard hull, at bottom is a good view of double hull construction. |
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| Far more structure than most boats, this makes it rigid, rugged, and solid. |
Amazing boat that cruises 20+mph, sips the fuel, and is super stable. With three staterooms (king forward), two heads, and a huge salon, this is going to be super popular around the world, especially where rough water is found.
We'll continue to update you on the build, it's not an ordinary boat! Super fun to see it develop. Gateway is pre-selling shares now, and if you're interested in a whole boat you'll need to order soon if you wish to enjoy it next season...
Nate Martin
