2008 Custom Carolina Dixon Boatworks Express

There is a V-berth forward which has a two-piece filler section to make into a full berth. Above to the starboard side is a quarter berth so potentially capable of sleeping 3. A cushioned coaming surrounds the berth. Interior has a teak and holly sole and walls are covered with grass cloth in the berth area and the cabinet doors, frames, and trim are teak. Reverse-cycle Dometic A/C with digital thermostat to the portside of the berth. Natural lighting and ventilation are available through a teak trimmed Lewmar overhead deck hatch. Above the berth is a headliner with flush-mounted pin-spot light fixtures. Forward of the berth is a cabinet which accesses the anchor rode locker (braided line).

Two Garmin 12-inch touch screen color GPS/Map multifunction displaysGarmin dome radar scannerSimrad NSS12 EVO2 touch screen multifunction display (engine gauges can display)Simrad autopilot - controlled through Simrad MFDVHF radio with remote full function microphone plug and mountICOM VHF radio in tower control boxSide Power bow thruster controlGlendinning engine control selector panelJL Audio Media Master 50 Stereo control head, JL audio speaker pairs in cockpit and helm areaVessel View 4, digital engine data displayQL trim tab control panel

Entry to the cabin from the bridge deck is through a lockable teak and glass hinged door with a sliding forward top. There is a L-shaped settee to the portside as you step down into the cabin. There are two shallow depth cabinets above and outboard of the settee and a wall mounted directional lamp. At the rear side of the settee is a stainless door Magic Chef mini fridge with freezer section on top. At the forward end and beneath the settee is an extra storage cabinet.Across from the settee is the Galley area with a Corian Countertop and an inset stainless-steel sink with chrome faucet. Beneath are a couple of cabinets and includes a fire extinguisher. To the outboard side and above is a stainless-steel front GE microwave /convection oven framed with teak trim. Just below it is a storage cubby shelf and above is a wall mounted directional lamp.Just forward of the Galley is the teak and plexiglass door which opens to the head where there is a Raritan electric flush toilet and a shower wand with wall mount. This compartment is finished with white painted walls and has a rubber mat sole with drain to grey water sump box below.

This boat has a cold-molded WEST system hull which is painted Fighting Lady yellow with green boot stripe and bottom paint. The bottom has a pocket to accommodate an I-strut and 4-blade Nibral prop, which allows a shallow draft of approximately 3 feet 3 inches. The chine has an extended lifting rail and the bow has the distinctive Carolina flare, the transom with the attractive tumblehome styling. There is deadrise on the bottom at the transom, a notably good offshore ride for her length. There is also a Tow Eye just below the spray rail which extends up to the bow. The foredeck is non-skid finished and has notable crown shaping with a white toe rail which breaks at the bow where there is a hawse pipe with anchor rode and two fairleads. Line hawsers are on the transom for docking and stainless pop-up cleats are midship and on the bow. Cockpit sides have a splash rail and on the transom is a receiver for an Armstrong-style swim ladder (stored in the engine room). Cockpit has teak covering boards and coaming panels with six flush mounted rod holders. Aft in center is a transom fishbox. Beneath the hinged lids of the fishbox are Starboard cutting board surfaces. Cockpit deck is non-skid finished and there is a roto-cast step box. Beneath the side coverboard are sliding door compartments for gaff/brush pole/general storage and there is a washdown hose on the portside. Also, electric reel plug outlets are beneath the coverboard as well as the transom cleats. On the forward side of the cockpit a circular live-bait well is just behind the helm chair. To the starboard side are two top opening storage boxes with moon spring keepers and below two doors open to a tackle storage area with Plano box shelfs.Stidd helm ChairVarnished Teak helm pod with single lever engine control (Glendinning)Edson chrome custom helm wheel with speed knobRecently new 3-sided helm enclosure by G&G Canvas (60mils fwd./40mils sides, track-to-track)Teak decking on helm levelAft facing 2-person bench seat to the starboard side of the helmForward of the helm is a large, cushioned bench seat (large enough for someone to lay down) Tuna Tower with underside of hardtop matching hull color6 rod holders across aft edge of hardtop truss plus two rod holders on each aft tower legRadar scanner mounted on a raised aluminum bracketSingle spreader outriggers and center riggerFlush mounted Pancake-style teaser reels under hardtop, teaser lines exit hardtop sidesFlush mounted lighting under hardtop is either white or blueTower station has Smartcraft analog gauges, a single lever Glendinning engine control binnacle and a chrome custom helm wheelRecently new tower belly band cushions and tower bench seat cushionsSafety grab railing and footrest on tower control box (anchor light beneath)Tower buggy top is laced canvas with arch style supportTwo VHF antennas are mounted on the top and flag leads are to either sideRunning lights are molded into the forward corners of the hardtop and the center on aft edgeThree cockpit spreader lights are molded into tower box beneath tower seatA Fortress anchor with lead chain is stored under the bench seat on the helm deckCanvas cockpit fly cover from track on aft edge of hardtop to pins at transom rub railCanvas cover for tower control boxCanvas cover for helm console and Stidd helm chair

Engine room entry is beneath the fold up helm deck stepsOnan 5.5kW generator in sound shieldProMariner Promatic 12v, 30amp battery chargerThree AMG batteries with radial shut off switchesBlue Sea circuit breaker panels under helm console for 12v DC and 110v AC plus shore/gen switching, battery condition switch, AC amp meter, DC amp meter and DC voltage meter30amp shore power cord110v GFI outletsSeaFire FE-421 engine room fire suppression systemHot water heaterFluorescent engine room lighting4 Rule bilge pumps with Ultra switches and check valves (two in engine room, two in aft bilge)Rule sump pump boxTeleflex electric fuel gaugeDC freshwater pump with pressure meter and filterPolyethylene holding tank with deck pump out Baitwell pumpSide Power DC bow thrusterBonding system with transom sacrificial zinc plateSingle engine is a 540hp Cummins QSC 8.3 liter common-rail dieselCummins cooler service done approximately 1 year agoZF transmissionRacor primary fuel filters, 1000 for main, 500 for genAirsep crankcase breather systemAcoustic insulation on engine room ceilingDripless Rudder bearing 

OSPREY is a sharp looking and great running Carolina Custom express sportfish. Owned by an experienced boatsman it has benefitted from many updates under this current ownership. Lift kept (#14,430 full load), this cold-molded beauty has custom sportfish looks without the taxing cosmetic maintenance of many comparable boats. The Cummins power package is low hour, dependable, and economical with a good turn of speed - not to mention this hull offers shallow draft and great sea-keeping characteristics. The interior is functional and comfortable enough for overnighters or weekend trips.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated.  There are personal items aboard which may be excluded from the sale. An exclusion list will be presented upon request when accompanied by an acceptable written offer.