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Old 11-30-2012, 06:10 AM   #13
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I am in love with the concept of a transom that would have the ability to fold out and go flat , like on any pick up truck.

We prefer a grand sized aft cockpit and with the unit flat the view and water acces would be superb.

In addition as a boarding spot the rear access would be large enough to simply drive the dink up the ramp for inshore coastal passages.

With a bit of effort the dink could also be operated as get home emergency power , or perhaps as a stern thruster.

IF I were building another custom boat, the hull would be a single screw Atkin box keel , reverse deadrise style in the Seabright tradition,and the boat would be beachable .

Superbly seaworthy and very efficient , and if needed the boat can be transported flat on a big trailer , or loaded on a oversized shipping flat for ocean transport at the lowest cost.

Lift rings for crane loading would be operable weather the boat was aluminum or a cored foam build.

The engine would be fitted with a CPP ,

IF built light and slender 12K on 2GPH or 18 on just under 4GPH would not be hard.

Air cond , RV rooftop unit,

Heat Dickinson ,Antarctic

Refrigeration, Propane Servelle from Amish country.

Noisemaker varible speed Yannmar/Kubota hooked to 24V 300A bus alt with inverter for AC power ,AGM batts to make noisemaker use an hour every 5 days., when not air cond.

All aux power would be HYD from main or noisemaker , windlass bow thruster.

Cruise 2 , overnight 4 (2 in pilot house bunk) seat to feed 8.
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