LOA: 25’0”
Beam: 8’6”
Draft: 1’8”
Fuel: 100 gals.
Power: (2) 300-hp Mercury Racing Motors
Rob Judge was an avid high-performance boat enthusiast who ran his Cigarette 38 all summer long on Lake Erie. But then he decided he wanted to be on the water for most of the year, so he set his sights on a vessel better suited for the tough winter months near his home in Ohio. His choice was a little extreme: a Defender 25 by Safe Boats.
Safe Boats is based out of Seattle and best known for producing exceptionally strong and seaworthy craft used by professional maritime agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement Administration and TowBoatUS, among others. Judge did not go direct to the builder to buy a boat. Instead, he purchased a used craft. Government agencies often
