Jeff’s primary sponsor – Caterpillar – to Power Boat With Cat® Engines
Beaufort, NC – Jarrett Bay Boatworks is excited to publicly announce details of our new 46′ Sportfisherman project quietly started in January 2010 for one of NASCAR’s most notable and respected drivers, Jeff Burton.
Plans are to deliver this landmark build to the Burton Family in under a year, and thanks to a media partnership with Marlin Magazine, families will be able to follow along with the construction through weekly photo updates, time lapse video pods, and even a blog about the custom build by Jeff himself.
After 13 years supporting NASCAR, and the second season as the primary sponsor of Jeff’s No. 31 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, it was a natural choice for Burton – an avid sportfisherman – to power his boat with Cat® engines. The 46’ is Jarrett Bay’s first pod drive-powered custom build featuring Cat® C9 ACERT® engines with Zeus® Pods, rated at 575 hp each. Spending much of his time on the water with his wife and two children, Jeff sought the additional interior roominess afforded by the small footprint of the pods. Their reliability, fuel economy, and amazingly intuitive joystick control, combined with the efficient hull design of a Jarrett Bay, will provide the Burtons a unique blend of control and performance.
Very involved with every aspect of his race car’s design and performance, Jeff is taking the same lane with the development of his custom Jarrett Bay. After a lifetime of hands-on experience with a wide range of boats, and a keenly innovative personality, Jeff has provided Jarrett Bay with a wish list of unique features, some never before seen on a sportfish, which will be incorporated into the overall styling and functionality of his 46’ – and all truly custom for Jeff and his family.
For detailed specs and photo galleries of Jeff Burton’s boat, please see the Hull 57 section.
