Boats in the Ryan Weller Series

  • Sabre 36 sailboat

    Sabre 36

    Ryan acquired Sweet T when he was in high school and sailed her around the world. In Dark Water, she is shot out from under him by pirates.

  • Lafitte 44 sailboat

    Lafitte 44

    Gifted to Ryan by Haitian warlord Joulie Lafitte in Book 4 Dark Shadows, Ryan lives aboard her until Book 8 when she's burned to the waterline in St. Thomas.

  • Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 catamaran

    Fountaine Pajot Saba 50

    Ryan and Emily's current sailboat, Huntress.
  • Hatteras GT63

    Hatteras GT63

    Dark Water appears numerous times throughout the series as Greg's mobile office until his purchase of Dark Ocean.

  • Damen Yachts Support Vessel

    DAMEN YACHTING 185' SALVAGE VESSEL

    Greg Olsen's flagship vessel Dark Ocean first appears in Book 10 Dark Fraud and is featured prominently in the following books.

  • Yellowfin 32 Offshore center console

    Yellowfin 32 Offshore

    The DWR crew use the Yellowfin for everything from a working dive boat to catching big game offshore. They carry her everywhere on the aft deck of Dark Ocean.
  • USS Little Rock (LCS-9)

    U.S.S. Little Rock (LCS-9)

    This warship appears in several books and is captained by Michelle Spearing.

  • Mango Hulseys sailboat in the ryan weller thrillers

    Lagoon 52

    Mango and Jennifer Hulsey purchase one of these beauties in Dark Paradise.

  • Peggy Lynn converted salvage trawler

    Peggy Lynn

    What I imagined the old converted trawler might look like as a salvage vessel.

Dive Gear

  • X-Deep Stealth 2.0

    Used by Ryan Weller and seen here worn by the author. It's the only BCD that I use.

  • rEvo III rebreather

    Used by Ryan and Mango to escape the sunken Santo Domingo and in other books afterward.

  • Dive Rite Regs

    Dive Rite is Ryan's choice of professional gear built for serious divers and exploration.

  • Dive Rite O2ptima Rebreather

    Used by Ryan Weller in multiple books

  • Dive Rite Ch02ptima

    This chest-mounted rebreather is used by Ryan and Greg in Dark Signal

  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle

    This DPV and others like it are used throughout the books.

Guns

  • Walther PPQ-M2

    Walther PPQ-M2

    The Walther PPQ-M2 is the preferred handgun of Ryan Weller and the author.

  • SIG Sauer P320

    SIG Sauer P320

    The standard issue handgun of the U.S. Armed Forces and Greg Olsen's EDC. Just don't drop it.

  • Glock 17

    Glock 17 and 19

    Appear throughout the Ryan Weller and John Phoenix Thrillers
  • H&K MP5

    H&K MP5

    One of the most widely used firearms in the world.

  • Kriss VECTOR SMG

    KRISS Vector Rifle

    Used by the Dark Water Research teams and utilizes Glock magazines.

  • Colt M4 Rifle

    Colt M4 Rifle

    The weapon of choice of the U.S. military and appears throughout the Ryan Weller and John Phoenix Thrillers
  • Springfield M1A Loaded rifle

    Springfield M1A Loaded.

    Based on the Springfield M1 battle rifle, this semi-auto version is Scott Gregory's favorites sniper rifle.

  • AK-103

    AK-417, 74, and 103

    Estimated to be 100 million variants in production, the AK is the most produced gun in the world and used by all the bad guys, and some good.

  • Barrett M98

    Barrett 98B

    This bolt action sniper rifle is used in Dark Ship and Dark Horse.
  • B&T APC9-SD

    B&T APC9 SD

    Used by Ryan and his gang in Dark Angel and by Sky Security Services

  • Remington V3 TAC-13

    Remington TAC 13 Shotgun

    Just a cool weapon used in Dark Shadows.

  • SVD Dragunov sniper rifle

    SVDM Dragunov Sniper Rifle

    Used throughout all the books and by bad guys around the world.

Vehicles

  • Jeep Wrangler

    Emily's Jeep

    Ryan and Emily use Jeeps throughout the series and she keeps on in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Beechcraft KingAir B200C

    Beechcraft KingAir B200C

    The official plane of Dark Water Research.

  • MH-53E Sea Dragon from HM-14

    Sikorsky MH53E Sea Dragon

    While I was in the Navy, I worked on these big smoky birds for HM-14 (the horse head on the helo was our logo). The helos appear in Dark Water.

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    Used worldwide for commercial, military, and civilian purposes, this beauty appears in Dark Signal.

  • Nuytco Orcasub

    The bad guy's sub in Dark Signal

  • Offshore Supply Vessel

    I talk frequently about these ships throughout the books. Here's the basic shape of one.

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My Inspirations

  • On The Bottom

    When I was a kid, mom read this book to me and my brother. It ispired me to dive.

  • Vastness of the Sea

    I read this book in 2001 about several Frenchmen who sailed around the world and spent many hours underwater.

  • The Eye of the Tiger

    I love this book. It's got everything an ocean lover could want from treasure to intrigue.