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Old 01-18-2013, 03:12 PM   #1
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A commercial trawler which frequents our little town went down at one of the commercial docks. One of a dwindling number of wooden boats; she was built in 1978. The little harbor was filled with the smell of diesel and a visible red slick covered several areas, despite a retaining boom placed by the USCG.

Lady Barbara wallows in the mud of Oriental, NC harbor, while sister Miss Melissa looks on helplessly.

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Old 01-18-2013, 03:29 PM   #2
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Sprung plank, maybe? That's happened to a few of the old wood commercial fishboats in our marina with similar results.
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Now, who was that person looking for a good deal on a nice wooden Trawler....?
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Old 01-18-2013, 11:21 PM   #4
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That is so sad to see.
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:04 AM   #5
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Was this the boat with the neglected sea strainer?
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Old 01-19-2013, 04:55 AM   #6
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...A commercial trawler which frequents our little town went down at one of the commercial docks. One of a dwindling number of wooden boats; she was built in 1978...
It will be interesting find out why she sank. A sprung plank? She's pretty new to have fastener issues.
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Old 01-19-2013, 06:51 AM   #7
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Oooooo I wish this was near my place. I'd buy this in an instant

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Greetings,
"Was this the boat with the neglected sea strainer?" Naw, this is the one with TWINS!
Mr. Hendo. I can really feel where you're coming from but....That comment brought a smile to my face.
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Old 01-19-2013, 09:38 AM   #9
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Greetings,
"Was this the boat with the neglected sea strainer?" Naw, this is the one with TWINS!
Mr. Hendo. I can really feel where you're coming from but....That comment brought a smile to my face.
:-D hehe

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Old 01-24-2013, 03:37 PM   #10
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Greetings,
"Was this the boat with the neglected sea strainer?" Naw, this is the one with TWINS!
Mr. Hendo. I can really feel where you're coming from but....That comment brought a smile to my face.
twins??
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twins??
Yeah, I don't get that either...
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Was this the boat with the neglected sea strainer?

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Yeah, I don't get that either...
I believe he was referring to a thread that is closed with over 600 postings that was titled twins vs, single or something like that

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Yup, that'd be the one. Ya see a twin engine boat is twice as likely to sink as a single...

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Yup, that'd be the one. Ya see a twin engine boat is twice as likely to sink as a single...
you know i believe there is reasonable truth in your statement RT
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Uh...huh....?

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Look at all that rigging! I thought my boat was complicated.

Sad thing is that a lot of these guys don't have insurance, mom and pop shops. We had a squid boat sink in the outer harbor last year and the guy was nearly wiped out. They got her refloated pretty quickly and she is back in the water but it will take him years to recover. A bad hose in the engine room as I recall.
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Uh...huh....?

You might have a little too much time on your hands! I'm stealing the image!
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Id still grab it despite her flaw of having twins hahahaha.
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You might have a little too much time on your hands! I'm stealing the image!
says you who is stealing images to use in posts!
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