44346 MLB ($159K)

[Bait O' Eggs]

At $159,000 it would only take a few of us to partner up and we could stay out for a few days at a time. Wouldnt really need to worry about NOAA and report accuracy.

Though I didnt see any fish holds, I am sure it could be modified to hold plenty of fish.

Do you have one of these in the fleet Rod?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Coast-Gua...650206179QQrdZ1

[KillerBeee]

I'll put up the 1st 1K....Only 158 to go!

[crabbait]

Misc. info:Ocean ship 44 feet in length, Beam over rub rails 12'x8" wide with covered bridge area, cargo max. 3780lbs, full load 39,680lbs, draft at operating displacement 3'2", draft at full load 3'6", hoisting weight 35,360lbs, shipping weight 33,060 lbs ( no installed hoisting gear)

Hull material is alloy steel, superstructure material is aluminum, 2gm 6v53 engines 185hp each @2800 rpm.

Electrical system is 24 volt dc, 2 each 30"dx 25"p x 2"bore propellers, max speed (36,100lbs) 13 knots, cruise speed (36,100lbs) 11 knots, fuel capacity (diesel) 330 gallons. Range at cruise is 200miles. Fire pump, self righting and self-bailing ship.

Special Characteristics: Self-righting (if overturned, the vessel will return to an upright position in 30 seconds or less). 110 boats were built, all at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, 106 for the Coast Guard and 4 for foreign countries. The first was launched in 1962 as 44300 and the last, 44409 in 1972.

To give you some idea, these boats were designed to operate up to 50 miles offshore in 30 foot waves and 20 foot surf close into shore. They have room for 21 survivors or 250 albacore below decks and have approximately a 250 nautical mile cruising range. This ship was also designed to tow up to 125 tons.

Imagine that....

[Skipper]

Only cost about $1,000 to fill the fuel tank.
Rod knows something about fuel costs for big boats.

Cheerio'
Skipper

[jaysea]

Skippered by a sweeet little old lady from Pasadena...

[Flush Release]

With the way the wind keeps blowing the self righting aspects sure would be a comforting thought :grin:

[corrirod]

All of a suddent the Tolly fuel consumption doesn't sound AS bad. Of course she probably won't roll quite the same but.....

[Two Fister]

Think about it though...that's about the same price that they want for a new 27' Seasport with diesels, an Almar of almost any size, and the Aerohead that Herring Problem was looking at.

3,800+ pounds of cargo storage equals how many tuna? That's not even considering it's capacity to carry 25+ people.

Maybe it even comes with a mount for an M-60!

Just need to marry a Saudi Princess to fuel it...

[Empty Pockets]

330 gallons @ $3/gal is around $1,000
Range is only 200 (k)mi! Doesn't 0.6 mpg seem a bit low, even for a 44'?

[Bait O' Eggs]

Not really, Rods 40 foot tolly is in that neighborhood

Best part is it is located in Portland Oregon, quick easy delivery

A guy would only need to go out a couple times a year, stay for a week and fill the hold with a few tons of tuna