1979 Rybovich 33 Custom Boat Ha'aviti
The Only 1979 Rybovich/Funai 33 Custom in the World! Funai hull and finished from shell up by Rybovich. Custom built for the CEO of a major US corporation, designed specifically for tournaments. Created to win the race to the grounds, fish with Rybovich quality and style, and outrun everyone home. In between tournaments, the boat stayed on its custom trailer, enclosed in a barn on the owners 10,000 acre Kona ranch.
1979 Rybovich 33 Custom Boat Ha'aviti
The Only 1979 Rybovich/Funai 33 Custom in the World! Funai hull and finished from shell up by Rybovich. Custom built for the CEO of a major US corporation, designed specifically for tournaments. Created to win the race to the grounds, fish with Rybovich quality and style, and outrun everyone home. In between tournaments, the boat stayed on its custom trailer, enclosed in a barn on the owners 10,000 acre Kona ranch. Rarely used, this boat is like finding a low mileage 1979 Jaguar in your grandmother’s garage. The custom trailer is reported to have cost $40,000.00 in 1977 – just the trailer.
The hull is 4 layers of cold molded diagonal strip plank mahogany, and the owner chose legendary shipwright Funai in Honolulu to create this overbuilt hull because of his mastery of this process and unique understanding of Hawaii waters. The hull shell was then shipped to Rybovich in Palm Beach where skin, engines, decks and the incredible eye catching teak trim and Rybovich helm pod & Rybovich fighting chair were installed, along with the traditional Rybovich varnished teak transom.
Stewart and Stevenson added over sized custom heat exchangers, turbos and all the technology of the time to the Detroit 6V53 blocks to coax as much horsepower as possible out of the engines. This boat is still all original and has been restored to its custom beauty, with some items remaining open to the desires of the next owner. 2011 survey available.
Stateroom - V Berth with 2 bunks with storage
Head
- Head with new head pump and hoses
- New thru hull and thru hull valve
Helm - Aluminum Framed Bimini top
Electronics
- Horizon LTD VHF
- Cobra CB radio
- Danforth Constellation compass
Mechanical Equipment
- New anti-kick back steering
- New bilge pumps
- New trim tab pump
Engine Room
- New fuel filter system
- New engine room floor boards, epoxy sealed
- New batteries and battery boxes
- Oil system updated and converted from canister to screw on
- New Turbo, manifold and exhaust cover blankets
Cockpit
- Rybovich Fighting Chair
- Rybovich riggers
Hull
- Recent bottom paint with Interlux
- New exterior paint with awlgrip, varnish and awlbrite. 13 coats of Awlspar varnish on transom and 7 coats of awlbrite
- Hull is cold molded
Trailer
- Custom Tandem Axle Trailer with manual winch (fifth wheel hitch)
- Air over hydraulic brakes
- Soluble oil brake washing system
