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Notes received when we started
discussing the purchase. The boat was built in 1944 by Wheeler
Shipyard in New York. It is 83' long. This boat was the best
example of it's type left. Unfortunately the new owner cut out part
of the crews quarters and galley area.
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The boat was hauled out last
year and $20,000.00 was spent at the yard. The boat is in stock
condition outside and the inside could be replaced and in fact most of
the cabinet faces are still there. The boat is operational but will
need to have the props replace as the new owner replaced the props
with oversize wheels and one that is bent and as such it is very
hard on the engines and hull. There are two props on the boat
(top side) that could be used, one will need to be bored and both
should be cut down. I had the boat out on Saturday and cruised it
for 2 hours. The Gen. set runs and everything was working. The boat
has working radio's and radar. The running lights work. One other
thing that needs to be done is the boat needs bigger fuel tanks, it
currently only holds 200 gals. The 20 mm boxes are still on the boat
and the sound power system is still in place. The hull was just
painted below the water line and some repairs were made to the
hull above the water line in the last 5 years. There is an area
where the owner was water blasting the hull and so it does not look
good but on the whole it is sound.
With the Detroit 6-71s the boat can
make between 11 and 12 knots, with a 8-71 and the right transmission the
boat should make approx. 16 knots. There is only some of the info
about the boats. I have sent along some photos also so you can get an idea
of what you are looking at.
The engines are both low block Detroit
6-71's. Port main engine has approx. 1000 hrs. Stbd has less as it had a
in-frame rebuild 3 years ago and was updated to 4 valve head and N
series pistons. Boat was surveyed last year but I do no have a copy of
the survey. It was hauled at Bay Ship & yacht at the time. When I last
had it surveyed it was for insurance only and it was valued at
$160,000.00 but that does not mean much in the real world. Prop change
can be done in the water and there are some divers in the area that
should be able to handle it. Also note that 1 of the props to be
installed needs to be bored. I would suggest removing some pitch from
props at the same time so the engines do not have to work so hard. You
may be able to trade the props on the shafts now for some or all of the
work. I am still working on a deal for a tank that will fit in the fuel
space. You can have the old center tank from the PT. It holds 1000 gals
but will not fit in the fuel space but you could load it on deck and use
it as a storage tank and feed to (2) 100 gal tanks that are in the boat
now. There are two VHF radios and radar on the boat that are operational
and there was a loud hailer but I did look yesterday to see if it was
still there. There is no Depth sounder. Throttles are mechanical and
shift is EOT (engine order telegraph) The boat draws approx. 5 feet.
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