An iconic American Marine Laguna 11.
5 Meter.
American Marine manufactured the Laguna sport fisherman in 1972 and 1973 along with the Grand Banks line of trawlers.
The Laguna was manufactured in 2 sizes; 10M (100 made) and 11.
5M (71 made).
The 11.
5M has a 14.
5' beam and weight approx 22k lbs dry.
The company later became Grand Banks.
There is a history of the line below.
The boat has turbocharged twin Caterpillar 3208's that produce 300 HP each.
It is incredibly well balanced with the engines amidship and fuel tanks (approx 300 gals total) outboard of the engines.
Batteries (2 8D's) are just forward of the engine room.
The interior is done in a spectacular teak that is just not available on todays boats.
There are 2 marine air air conditioners, a stand up shower, 2 cabins.
To port there are 2 bunks and forward is a V berth.
Electronics include a Garmin GPS, Raytheon radar, and Raymarine Dragonfly fishfinder.
There are upper and lower helm stations with hydraulic steering.
This is a very comfortable boat and I
have owned it for over 15 years.
There is a Lowrance windlass, Onan generator (needs a head gasket), microwave, cook top, and everything needed to liveaboard or cruise.
Oil and filter changes along with fuel filter changes have been done regularly and the engines (1999 models) have less than 2000 hours.
The boat has been stored inside a heated building both by myself for 15 years and the previous owner for 7 years.
It is not a fast boat, but very heavy and comfortable.
In 1971, American Marine designed and built a hot and luxurious express cruiser called the Laguna that was a haringner of the less-teak-is-better movement.
There were two models, a 10 meter (33') and an 11.
5 meter ( a 38' speedster priced at $72,000 in 1972).
Both were powered by turbocharged V8 diesels (each with a fiberglass sound shield) that gave them a cruise speed of about 24 knots and a full-throttle rush to 30.
The design may have been too radical for the market, as some believe.
But its early demise after good sales for several years (171 boats) probably came more from potential buyer's fear that they couldn't find or afford diesel fuel for the thirsty engines.
After all, they were introduced about the time an oil embargo sharply reduced the flow of gasoline and other fuels to the U.
S.
, leaving motorists in gas station lines that were blocks long and sending pump prices soaring beyond belief.
As the economy staggered and interest rates reached into double digits, business expansion faltered and
Laguna production ceased.
Simultaneously, however, the world's trawler builders, including American Marine, were praising the fuel economy of a low horsepower, single engine boat that could run a seson on a tank of diesel fuel.
The Laguna died, while the trawlers kept chugging along, powered by thrifty Ford Lehman, Perkins, GM and John Deere diesels.
American Marine would later revive the express boat in 1993 with introduction of the 38' Eastbay, a fast Ray Hunt-designed yacht powered with a pair of powerful Cat diesels.
Once again, other builders copied success and introduced similar express cruisers to the boating market.
Fuel supply or cost don't concern go-fast boaters.
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