ben2go
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Any info on those? I wonder if they were stripped of their running gear for other boats? I've ran into that while looking for one to buy.
Members who have an old lifeboat turned into a trawler
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Any info on those? I wonder if they were stripped of their running gear for other boats? I've ran into that while looking for one to buy.
Jeff F
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- 50` US Navy Utility trawler conversion
Here's where I saw them
https://goo.gl/maps/3SWAH68gRdN2
No further information, sorry. There are countless operations around this area that cater(ed) to the offshore oil and gas industry. I just thought of this thread as I was cruising by yesterday.
ben2go
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Thanks. I'll send them and email and see what happens.
Carl Martin
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Very cool! Need more pics.
I believe that's the only old picture I have of it and unfortunately it's currently under a cover and isn't complete yet. I have the engine installed, the new deck and wash rails on but haven't started the shelter yet, it' going to have a lot more deck space as I'm going to use it for fishing. I do have one picture of the mess last summer.
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ben2go
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I really like that. What company made the hull and what model, if you don't mind sharing.
It was built at the Webbers Cove boatyard here in Maine as a USCG motor whaleboat. She's a bit unique as military whaleboats go as she had a Perkins 4-108 with a Borg Warner 72c transmission and a skeg. Most Navy whaleboats have a Paragon gear that's unique to those boats and no skeg. Also she has more sheer with a higher bow and less rise in the stern than Navy boats.
ben2go
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Thanks. You're right, I would have never guessed her to be a Navy boat. I was thinking she was a custom build. Good specs for a nice cruiser or fishing boat.
You have a good eye. The point of my project is to have a boat that'll cruise at between 5 and 6kts. while using less than a half gallon of fuel per hour. According to Boatdiesel's calculator at 5kts. it should use .3 gallons per hour.
