That info above, about Shamrock's hull configs being taken from old Makos is 100% incorrect. All one needs do is look at any of the original Shamrock's bottom configurations and its obvious that statement is absurd. The crap that gets circulated on the Net is just stunning.
The original Shamrock hulls were designed from the keel up by Charles J. Jannace, the legendary Marine Architect that also designed the 25' 32' and 33' Blackfins (The BF 29' is a cut back and narrowed 32), the original Northcoast 23 and 31, all the Liberty Yachts, a host of custom-built larger yachts, and of course, the 20, 22' and 26' Shamrocks. I personally spoke with him on the subject, many, many years ago.
Shamrock went thru a series of owners after the original ownership went out, mostly because of the completely mis-timed introduction of the Shamrock Grand Slam 31, right before the great recession of the early '90s. As nice a boat as it was - and it WAS a nice boat indeed, it sank the company, which went out with a good amount of orders for the smaller boats left unfulfilled.
Its my understanding that years later the original Shamrock molds were moved from Cape Coral to a proposed plant in North Carolina by the last owner (builder of Defiance Boats). Production never happened, property taxes were not paid, and the local municipality moved in and grabbed the assets, including the molds. I don't know their current whereabouts, but if they still exist and are in salvageable shape, that would be a good start. Anyway, that's as much as I know on the subject.
Given the ridiculous cost associated with purchasing ANY new 26' boat (imo), plus the fact that the original Shamrock hulls were built in two pieces, with a patented integral silica/resin composite keel "half'ied" on each hull side, and then labor-intensively joined down the middle prior to dropping the inner liner and topside cap onto the hull - well, that ain't the way to build a cost-effective boat that would appeal to the masses. Not these days, anyway.
That heavy building expense, in addition to the greatly-improved reliability of today's 4-stroke outboards, means that at best, any new Shamrock inboard would be a very niche and VERY expensive boat. One that appeals to relatively few current prospective new boat buyers. None of that bodes well for a new start-up company, even if the new owners truly do love the Shamrock boat line.
But if a prospective buyer likes to do his own work and can afford to look passed the high “acquisition” expense, well, then maybe such a boat is a good choice. Hey, my '87 has been with me since 1995. No "marine mechanic" has ever touched anything on it - it was always me and some very specific friends doing the wrench-turning. She still floats, still shines up real nice every Spring and still catches fishies. Good enough for me!
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