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markpierce

Master and Commander
Joined
Sep 25, 2010
Messages
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Location
USA
Vessel Name
Carquinez Coot
Vessel Make
penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
I'll be spending most of my time centered around the Carquinez Strait (northeast of San Francisco) starting next year.* Give me a toot!

ry%3D400
 
Nice! Is that an aluminum hull?
 
Thanks!

It's steel: 10 mm keel, 5 mm bottom, and 4 mm hull sides and superstructure. Stainless-steel bow plate. Coot hull #6, 35x13-foot recreational trawler.
 
We keep our boat in Vallejo. Where are you located?

Ray
 
The boat (Carquinez Coot) is*near Hong Kong, under construction.* (The photo was taken yesterday.)* The Vallejo Marina will likely be its future home.

-- Edited by markpierce on Sunday 26th of September 2010 12:42:30 PM

-- Edited by markpierce on Sunday 26th of September 2010 12:44:12 PM
 
I'm down in the south bay but maybe I will see you out there!
 
You gotta love the firewood blocking up the boat.* When I was last in Hong Kong, there was no metal scaffolding either, it was all bamboo and it worked quite well.* Our factory was several story's tall, and the bamboo went all the way to the top.* One day just as I walked out the main entrance, a piece came crashing down, just missing me.* Looking up, I saw a guy with a big knife cutting the lashings, and just letting all the pieces drop to the ground.** Quite an eye opener.................Arctic Traveller
 
Arctic Traveller wrote:

You gotta love the firewood blocking up the boat.* ...

*No doubt they're remnants from the Ming Dynasty.
 
Beautifull boat and an interesting hull design.
*How much Diesel Duck is there to it?

SD
 
skipperdude wrote:

Beautifull boat and an interesting hull design.
*How much Diesel Duck is there to it?
Same designer.* Both have strong, work-boat hulls made of steel with keel protecting propeller and shaft.* Except for the pilothouse, the DD's superstructure is lower with smaller windows rather than the higher saloon used on the Coot, making the DD better in angrier seas.*

Of course, the DD is significantly larger and more expensive.* The designer classifies the DD as a "troller" since it has a sail plan large enough to assist the engine, but it's not a motorsailer.* An option with Coot is a two-sail steadying rig, but it*is smaller in proportion to the DD's rig.* The DD is good for long, open-sea cruises while the Coot is a suitable*coastal/gunk-hole cruiser.

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-- Edited by markpierce on Monday 27th of September 2010 07:34:30 PM
 
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