As the name suggests, the Party Hut is all about entertaining. The 31-foot boat offers room for 14, and there are many places for the party to congregate. The bow area features a pair of rotocast lounges that offer plenty of comfort as well as storage space for gear and the pedestal table for the bow area — above a large canvas
Bimini provides shade for everyone.
Working toward the stern, there’s a lockable dressing room — not a pop-up room, a real room with a door and walls such as those on a houseboat. Something that will be very useful while entertaining is the galley, which features a sink with a 6-gallon freshwater tank and 6-gallon wastewater holding tank as well as a stove. The galley also features cabinets and drawers to store kitchen-related items and food.
At the transom there’s a bench seat that can easily convert into a larger sleeper. There’s also a good-sized sunpad that has a raised padded coaming around its edges.
One feature that really sets the Party Hut 30 apart is the large rooftop sundeck, and the hatch above the access ladder closes to prevent falls. There’s enough room on top to have a completely separate party.
This boat is about enjoying the ride in stride and is offered with Mercury inboard 150 hp — more than enough power for casual cruising.
As for the captain, the helm area features a bolster-equipped seat that provides a raised view over passengers’ heads — you also get a loaded instrumentation setup. A Lowrance 3500 digital depth finder comes standard on the craft, as does a Sirius-ready AM/FM CD stereo with MP3 jack and four 60-watt speakers.
