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02-19-2020, 09:22 AM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 15
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Hello from Wimauma, FL
Hello everyone. I am happy to have found this Trawler Forum as I am sure we all have at least one major thing in common. I look forward to exploring the site and interacting with many of you.
I entered the Trawler world in June 2018 when I bought Albula in Ft Myers, FL. Soon thereafter, I moved her to the Twin Dolphin Marina on the Manatee River in Bradenton, FL. Albula is one of two custom built boats. They were designed and engineered by Glen Haught of Wanchese, NC. Glen still owns his. The hulls of the two boats were built by Blackwell Boatworks in Wanchese, NC and then transported to Glen's property where they built everything up from the Hulls. Albula was slightly modified by Blackwell in 2015 by having a three foot swim platform addition added to her hull. It changed the waterline of Albula from 56 feet top 59 feet. Overall, Albula is 60 feet long, 18 1/2 feet wide, and she drafts three feet. She is powered by a single John Deere 6068D air aspirated engine and pushes Albula at 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 Kts at 1500 RPM. Thank God she does have a bow thruster ;-) I attempted to attach two pictures of Albula, so hopefully they make it.
I look forward to interacting with many of you and hope to learn much from this forum.
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-19-2020, 10:15 AM
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Guru
City: Miami Florida
Vessel Name: Possum
Vessel Model: Ellis 28
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 5,162
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Welcome aboard! Cool boat for poking around in Florida’s shallow water.
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Parks Masterson
Retired from Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply
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02-19-2020, 10:32 AM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 15
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She definitely gets into places most others don't dare to venture into. She was designed to be a Flats fisherman's mother-ship. Her name, Albula, is the genus name for the Bone Fish
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-19-2020, 10:41 AM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,707
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very unique!.. More pics plz and welcome aboard!
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Jack ...Chicken of the sea! Been offshore 3 miles once
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02-19-2020, 11:01 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Vessel Name: Slo-Poke
Vessel Model: Jorgensen custom 44
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,748
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Welcome to Trawler Forum. Cool boat.
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02-19-2020, 11:25 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 18,521
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Welcome aboard. Neat looking boat, how about more photos?
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02-19-2020, 11:32 AM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 15
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I added a few photos to an album named Albula. I believe if you go to my profile, you will be able to open that album.
If you could be so kind as to let me know if you were able to open it, I would appreciate it. Trying to figure this all out.
Thank you
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Albula
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02-19-2020, 11:44 AM
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Senior Member
City: Tall Timbers Maryland
Vessel Name: Devil Dog
Vessel Model: 1987 Jefferson 42 Sundeck
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 213
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Pictures are there. Beautiful!
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02-19-2020, 12:02 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,046
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What an interesting boat, from an interesting custom builder in Wanchese, which is a salty little 'burg. Glad you found the Trawler Forum - welcome!
What is Albula's hull constructed of?
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02-19-2020, 12:19 PM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
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Albula's construction is Cold Molded. Hull is double layered 3/4 inch marine ply, epoxied, fiber glassed inside and out. Rest of the boat is double layered 1/2 inch marine ply same. Albula is all painted with Awl Grip.
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-19-2020, 12:43 PM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,707
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom-Smith
Albula's construction is Cold Molded. Hull is double layered 3/4 inch marine ply, epoxied, fiber glassed inside and out. Rest of the boat is double layered 1/2 inch marine ply same. Albula is all painted with Awl Grip.
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Stout ,bullet proof construction
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Jack ...Chicken of the sea! Been offshore 3 miles once
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02-19-2020, 12:51 PM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
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Her dry weight is supposed to be 55,000 lbs
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-19-2020, 01:42 PM
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Guru
City: Palmetto
Vessel Name: Wanderlust
Vessel Model: 1999 Jefferson Rivanna 52'
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 713
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Welcome to the forum. Cool looking boat. We're on the other side of the bridges at Riviera Dunes.
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John Easley
USCG 100 ton Master
1999 Jefferson Rivanna 52’
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02-19-2020, 01:46 PM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 15
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I looked at Riviera Dunes when I was hunting for a slip to move her to. I do love Twin Dolphin Marina. I like the wall around it because it limits the effects of other boats going by and the current. That is what I liked about Riviera Dunes as well. Very well protected.
Do you get out on the boat much? If so, where do you normally go?
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-19-2020, 01:51 PM
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Guru
City: Satsuma FL
Vessel Name: No Mo Trawla
Vessel Model: Hurricane SS188
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,300
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Welcome! If I recall correctly, this boat was vetted in the “Interesting Boats” thread.
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02-19-2020, 02:03 PM
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Guru
City: Palmetto
Vessel Name: Wanderlust
Vessel Model: 1999 Jefferson Rivanna 52'
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 713
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom-Smith
I looked at Riviera Dunes when I was hunting for a slip to move her to. I do love Twin Dolphin Marina. I like the wall around it because it limits the effects of other boats going by and the current. That is what I liked about Riviera Dunes as well. Very well protected.
Do you get out on the boat much? If so, where do you normally go?
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We get out pretty regularly, when the wind isn’t whipping. We sometimes go to Gulfport for the weekend or Otter Key (Sarasota) or Marina Jack’s (also Sarasota). For day trips, we’ll often head out to Egmont for lunch or dinner or just cruise around the bay or shoot out into the Gulf and drift around.
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02-19-2020, 02:18 PM
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Member
City: Wimauma
Vessel Name: Albula
Vessel Model: Blackwell / Glen Haught
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 15
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I'm not familiar with the “Interesting Boats” thread so not sure if it was or not. When would that have been? I just signed up on the Site today.
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Tom Smith
Albula
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02-20-2020, 07:42 AM
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Guru
City: Satsuma FL
Vessel Name: No Mo Trawla
Vessel Model: Hurricane SS188
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,300
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom-Smith
I'm not familiar with the “Interesting Boats” thread so not sure if it was or not. When would that have been? I just signed up on the Site today.
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Feb 16, 2018. See post #5055 in the link below.
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/...10046-174.html
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Buffalo Bluff Light 28
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02-20-2020, 07:52 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Seneca Lake NY
Vessel Name: Bacchus
Vessel Model: MS 34 HT Trawler
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,082
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Tom
Nice looking boat - looking forward to hearing more about your experiences and adventures. Glad to have you aboard TF
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Don
2008 MS 34 HT Trawler
"Bacchus"
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02-22-2020, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lynbrook, NY
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 132
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Hi Tom,
Welcome aboard!! I'm in Wimauma as well and keep my boat at Little Harbor in Ruskin. Brought her down this past July from NY. Still learning the area here as far as places to cruise to locally. Very interesting boat you've got there. Would love to see her up close someday. You're certainly in a great location at Twin Dolphin. Have fun here as the people are great and very knowledgeable.
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Currently boatless
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