2005 PURSUIT OS 3070

"The Pursuit 3070 has a lot of innovation in its design. In fact, from a fishing standpoint, it may be the finest boat Pursuit has ever built."
This Pursuit’s cockpit is large enough to handle several anglers at once and small enough to have everything within easy reach. The centerline helm-seat pod provides two doors, each containing a storage cubby and two deep tackle drawers as well as a rigging station on top.
Without a doubt, you’ll find the best, most innovative option aboard the 3070 in the stern. The forward face of the transom has three large, refrigerated bait drawers with steel-plate bottoms that keep your dead baits hovering at around 40 degrees Fahrenheit, eliminating the need for a portable cooler in the cockpit. At the end of the day, slide the drawers out and hose down the box. It drains into the fish-box macerator.
Speaking of the fish box, I commend Pursuit for designing the first perfect fish box I’ve seen. The drain and bottom have been executed so as to allow every last drop of liquid to exit the box when you pump it out.
Though the cockpit sole has a metal plate glassed in to handle a fighting chair, I think Pursuit’s sailfish rocket launcher proved more utilitarian while taking up less room.
At first glance, you may be surprised that you can’t fit rods on the under-gunwale racks. Don’t worry, though. The 3070’s helm deck tilts up on an electric ram to reveal storage area for up to 12 offshore rod/reel combos. For a week’s trip for five to the Bahamas, we stowed all but one bag of personal gear in this compartment. I expect most owners will opt for the hardtop with five rocket launchers, built-in overhead fluorescent lights, and a courtesy light directly over the wheel. Combined with the four in-gunwale rod holders and the sailfish rocket launcher, we kept a lucky 13 rods handy around the cockpit.
Working the trolling pattern around the substantial prop wash with clear alleys to outboard and very modest surface turbulence from the chines definitely attracted fish. Loads of wahoo and dolphin didn’t seem to prefer any particular spot to strike, as we took hits on the planer baits close to the stern, the mid-distance flat lines and the long drop-back bait on centerline.
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Design and Construction
If the 3070 looks familiar, it’s because it’s exactly the same hull as the inboard 3000 Express that Pursuit introduced last year, but with outboards. However, the similarities end there. The 3070 sports wide side walkways for access to the bow. The greatest difference can be found in the amount of on-deck seating available: more on the 3000 than on the new 3070.
Below, the 3070’s very comfortable cabin provides a V-berth (with insert) in the bow as well as a unique, large double berth amidships, under the helm deck. The mid-cabin berth’s entrance may be necessarily small, but once inside, it easily accommodates two large people.
Pursuit installed an unusual tongue-in-groove teak and holly cabin sole rather than the normal flush planking. The shallow, beveled troughs between each planking strip looked nice, but I needed a vacuum to clean dirt, crumbs and sand out of the grooves instead of being able to simply wipe the floor clean.
Pursuit’s well-engineered helm seat operates electrically, moving forward to function as a seat or aft to make a comfortable leaning post.
If you’d like a 30-footer with unimpeachable fishing credentials that can honestly sleep two couples in equal privacy, this Pursuit 3070 bears investigation.