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Petrel - converted troller.
Sigh.....
1928 Converted Salmon Troller Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
Beatiful boat, and a double ender to boot.
Petrel - converted troller.
Sigh.....
1928 Converted Salmon Troller Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
It's hard to be salty w a FB.
Here's one old coot who seems to have made it work.
I like your two blade prop. Was it fairly smooth? Should be very efficient if the pich and dia were well chosen.
CarlinLA,
I like your two blade prop. Was it fairly smooth? Should be very efficient if the pich and dia were well chosen.
Was the Volvo sea water cooled?
Always have interesting things in the Anacortes ship yard
OK, explain what that is on the bow? or is it the stern? An azipod drive?
I thought that my namesake boat would be an interesting addition to this thread.
SS KOKANEE
Year Built: 1896
Location: Nelson Shipyard
Company: Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company
Year Withdrawn: 1923
Notes: Proudly displayed the set of deer antlers on its pilothouse symbolizing its record as the fastest sternwheeler on the lake.
The SS Kokanee did just under 16 knots.
Here's a bit of history.
The largest sternwheeler on the lake when it was launched in 1896, the SS Kokanee was also the fastest. Built in Nelson by James Bulger for the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company, at a cost of $22 000, the SS Kokanee launched on April 7, 1896.
Powered by a second-hand engine manufactured in 1877 and taken from the ill-fated SS Columbia, (a sternwheeler from the Arrow Lakes route that burnt in 1894,) the SS Kokanee attained impressive speeds. Its trial run in May of 1896 was a race with the SS International, with the newly launched boat attaining speeds of 29 km/hr (18 m/hr). For the Nelson - Kaslo run, it set a speed record of two hours, 47 minutes, including three stops along the way. The SS Kokanee was the fastest boat on the water until the launch of the SS Kaslo, which held the title until it sank in 1910.
The SS Kokanee was well-appointed with a dining room with three tables and seating for 18, 11 staterooms capable of sleeping 33 and room for 200 passengers. A wood settee in the men's smoking room followed the curve of the bow of the boat. There were oak chairs, card tables and the requisite brass spittoons. The ladies' parlor was decorated with rocking chairs, carpets, an upholstered curved settee and curtains, providing a luxurious surrounding in the midst of the wilds of British Columbia.
The favoured boat of the city of Nelson, it worked the Nelson - Kaslo run from 1896 to 1913. Replaced then by the SS Kuskanook, it worked relief until 1917. In 1923, it was partially dismantled; the boilers and paddlebox removed and was sold to Richard Deane for $848. It was then towed to Deanshaven, south of Riondel, to be used as a fishing lodge. The SS Kokanee sank at Deanshaven in November 1932.
Another attachment I have for the boat is that I used to own the house that the Captain of the SS Kokanee built. I saved it from demolition and renovated it, keeping all the original style and fittings. It was a bit like rebuilding a 100 year old boat; a labour of love.
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1982 Vripack - Holland Motorsailer Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
I've seen this one on Yachtworld for awhile. Seems interesting. Big Cummins 855 continuous duty engine, get home/stabilizing sail, bilge keels.
Wonder how these older Dutch steel boats hold up?
OK, explain what that is on the bow? or is it the stern? An azipod drive?
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1982 Vripack - Holland Motorsailer Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
I've seen this one on Yachtworld for awhile. Seems interesting. Big Cummins 855 continuous duty engine, get home/stabilizing sail, bilge keels
Dude: that's definitely one of the most complete Galleys I've seen on a boat. Do the spice racks come with it? Nice liveaboard!
Dude: that's definitely one of the most complete Galleys I've seen on a boat. Do the spice racks come with it? Nice liveaboard!
Interesting seeing the breakfront (crystal cabinet) in the galley on a boat. I hope that is thick, tempered glass and not the typical pane glass.