This thing’s got an engine and handlebars sticking out of it.’”. Flagpole – Overscale flagstaff speaks to pride of place and pride in showing your colors. Custom deck designs can incorporate any elements you wish. Johnson reconfigured the boat’s water-cooled dual-exhaust system to improve performance. Boating Magazine may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. All Rights Reserved. Sign up here for a digital edition. View from seated position –  The center seating position and inward curve of the sides provides a secure but unobstructed view of the water that is very much like watching the road go by under your feet on a motorcycle. The vision isn’t complete without America’s most iconic engine, the vee twin. Our unique boat design is for fans of v-twin engines, water cruising, and head-turning form and function. Subscribing to the belief that a well executed CAD design process can get you very close to your goal, we’ve done a huge amount of design work to plan construction and assembly and to understand the process and avoid rework. “We spent hours racing around the field behind his house. The vee twin is an unbelievable draw. Hull #1 has been sold. It was the beginning of his involvement in wooden boats as a side venture.

The hard chine design provides a very stable platform that inspires confidence and easy boarding. Carbon fiber dash panel provides a modern touch to the retro design. In a boat, it is outrageous, cool, and fun! If you want something truly unique for your own use or as part of a promotional effort, we can do it. Sides – Sleek sensuous curves with exaggerated tumblehome delight the eyes and harken back to a bygone era…. As a flush-deck cruiser, the boat would have the same overall look but with a long foredeck. The topsides are crafted from three epoxy-bonded layers of 3-millimeter-thick okoume marine plywood laid over a subframe. King Hell Boats Inc – King Hell Boats is a motorized watercraft manufacturer based in Harvard, Massachusetts. We’re aware there are always things that come up on the first build. We’ve taken the retro styling from our Attitude 17 Sport Runabout concept and designed a new boat for the 21st century.

Email: info@kinghellboats.com In a boat, it is outrageous, cool, and fun! Can't get to the store to buy your magazine? He liked the unique cadence of the Harley-Davidson’s exhaust, and thought it would sound good in a sporty boat.

Operator Console – Thoughtful design to ABYC standards. – Introduced in the early 1900’s, the vee twin is archaic, iconic, and a timeless classic. Installing a complete Rotax Jet Propulsion powertrain will be orders of magnitude simpler than doing a custom Harley Davison inboard powertrain. – The reverse shear that tapers towards the water is elegant, while conveying a sense that it is hunched down and just waiting to run. Idling through an anchorage it is simply stunning. How To Choose Boat Trailer Bearing Protectors, Must-See Boats at the 2020 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, I Learned About Boating From This: Boating Danger in the Fog, Boat Trailer Repair: Installing New Bunkboards, Safety First at the 2020 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, I Learned About Boating From This: Respecting Wind and Tide, KICKER Marine Audio KMLC LED Lighting Remote, KICKER Marine Audio LED Subwoofer Grilles. Introducing – Reward R17 SR Engine – Introduced in the early 1900’s, the vee twin is archaic, iconic, and a timeless classic. MBH&H Contributing Editor Laurie Schreiber is also a Mainebiz staff writer and has covered topics in Maine for more than 25 years. The King Hell Boats Attitude 17 Sport is a runabout boat that Boating's top crew of editors sea-trialed and evaluated so that boaters-boat buyers especially-can learn the in-depth details about this boat's performance, construction and other features. Our King Hell® Model Attitude 17 Sport Runabout is a unique boat which features the beauty and elegance of the runabouts and commuter boats of the 1930’s. Availability - Reward R17 SR and SRT+ Reward R17 SR is coming Fall 2020. Now accepting deposits for deliveries in 2021. Cockpit – Focuses the rider experience. He met with Bob Johnson of Johnson Engine Technology, a Harley-Davidson shop in Westerly, Rhode Island. Hailing from Harvard, Massachusetts, Ashley has a 20-plus-year career in engineering, operations, and production management for a company that designs and builds industrial filtration machinery. 579 likes. King Hell Boats has created a future classic. King Hell Boats, Inc. 25 Whitney Tavern Road, Weston MA 02493. Springer Saddle Seats – Traditional motorcycle police saddle seats bring a new twist to boating and practical comfort in a chop. Mold tooling is on order and we plan to lay up the first hull in September. It evokes a powerful, visceral response for riders and onlookers alike. Then there were the motorcycle-style fit-outs, including traditional motorcycle-police saddle seats and handlebar steering that makes the boat feel like a big cruising bike. “It was time to see what people thought. Water-cooled vee twin, handlebar steering, what the hell is that? A Bonnier Corporation Company. Beautiful craftsmanship with beefy construction, it doubles as a handhold and incorporates the aft running light. But he’s always loved boats and creative challenges. The slow-simmering idea went to the next level in 2010, when Ashley used computer-assisted design software to draft plans. The King Hell Boats Attitude 17 Sport is a runabout boat that Boating's top crew of editors sea-trialed and evaluated so that boaters-boat buyers especially-can learn the in-depth details about this boat's performance, construction and other features. “One guy at Laconia said, ‘This made coming to the show worthwhile,’” he recalled. But Johnson signed on, and the two tested engine and drive train configurations for performance and reliability. So we started going to shows.”.

“Cylinders projecting out of a jet ski body like an aquatic Frankenstein’s monster.

Bottom, Running Gear – Low deadrise hull for planing performance, traditional inboard propeller demands operator skill but directly couples engine to thrust and acceleration available from the v-twin engine. “Like, ‘What am I looking at? Engage all your senses with the sound and vibration of the engine, the pulsing exhaust spray, the wind in your face, the gleaming wood decks and the sense of commanding an utterly unique boat. All rights reserved. King Hell Boats. Projects have included construction of a new Adirondack guide boat; restoration of two late-1800s St. Lawrence River skiffs; and the rebuilding, with his son Hunter, of a 1954 Old Town lapstrake skiff and a 1960 Evinrude Fastwin to power it. Now that’s a boat with attitude. “Some of my earliest sketches were pretty clunky,” he said. “It occurred to me when the whole Harley-Davidson craze was ascendant,” Ashley said. We look forward to showing Reward as soon as the situation permits. The hard chine design provides a very stable platform that inspires confidence and easy boarding. Subscribing to the belief that a … It’s a tribute to a line in Hunter Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: “In a scene where nobody with any ambition is really what he appears to be, there’s not much risk in acting like a king-hell freak.”, Said Ashley, “In naming this undertaking, I liked the sense ‘king-hell’ conveys of tremendous and terrible, ultimate and unsurpassed.”. 582 likes.

The design features a low deadrise for planing performance. Read on. Reach the biggest coastal and maritime audiences: Contact our sales team for an advertising quote. Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. He began building in 2016. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Profile – The reverse shear that tapers towards the water is elegant, while conveying a sense that it is hunched down and just waiting to run. Our King Hell® Model Attitude 17 Sport Runabout is a unique boat which features the beauty and elegance of the runabouts and commuter boats of the 1930’s. Reward R17 SR is coming Fall 2020. Elegant touches include a reverse sheer and an exaggerated tumblehome.

The wooden runabout, which he finished in 2018, has been generating buzz at boat and motorcycle shows alike. Ashley wanted to use a stock 88-cubic-inch Harley-Davidson engine, but realized that engine-operating conditions in a boat are significantly different than on a motorcycle. A boat that marries the sleek lines of a sport runabout with the engine and handling of a motorcycle? King Hell Boats, Spring river run - New engine, more efficient rudder Builder Chris Ashley named his new boat model after a quote from writer Hunter S. Thompson: “In a scene where nobody with any ambition is really what he appears to be, there’s not much risk in acting like a king-hell freak.”.

King Hell Boats will be exhibiting at the Maine Boat & Home Show on the Rockland waterfront Aug. 7-9, 2020.

“It’s a pretty straightforward solution.”, Why the name King Hell? The idea for the odd boat design began to simmer in the 1980s. “It’s got this ‘potato potato’ sound that’s distinctive,” he said. Now accepting deposits for deliveries in 2021.