Bruno 35 or Henriques Express 35
Tahsmoo 2 - Getting back to your question - what are the differences between these 2 boats? As Captain Larry mentioned in his latest post - every boat is a compromise. The Bruno 35 was a great boat that sipped fuel at 8 gallons per hour but only ran at 13.7 knots with her 210HP 3208NA Cat diesel. Canyon runs took 7 hours and shark fishing in tournaments was limited to spots 30 miles or less offshore. We sold her with over 5000 hours on that Cat with no issues.
Our Henriques 35 Express cruises at 26 knots but burns 25 gallons per hour. The boat has an incredible walk-in engine room and enormous below-deck fish boxes that have stored 2 bigeyes, 18 yellowfins and 10 longfins with no problem. I could keep going on about the merits of the Henriques 35, since there are many. Canyon runs and long runs in shark tournaments are now a breeze.
The real issue in comparing these boats is the price tag. If you have the funds and don't want to charter the boat - go with the Henriques. If you want a great charterboat at a more reasonable cost go with the Bruno or other downeast boats, such as the JC 31. They sip fuel and are tremendous boats.
My father and I almost bought a JC 31 prior to purchasing the Henriques 35 and found it to be a great 31 footer. I have fished on them before with good captains and had no issues.
