It has been a long time coming but the wait has been worth it.
We have always been able to grab any boat in our 14-boat fleet we need. We have just never had a dedicated dive boat other than our two Avons. One is a13 footer and the other a16 footer on a trailer.
The department is going to make a final decision on Tuesday if the trade is going to go or not. Our boat, which everyone hates for patrol work is a 19 X 8 Almar Cutty with a 100hp outboard on it. This is the only Almar we havent liked in the 25+ years we have been using them. There is nothing wrong with the boat other than it just doesnt fit our needs at all.
The boat we are trading for is a 20 X 8 powered barge. It has a 140 Suzuki 4 stroke, large stern cabin, 6 X 6 bow drop ramp, 4+ tall storage area under the deck the entire length of the boat. She will handle the SS equipment and boom with ease or 10+ divers in comfort.
We took it out for a while and the performance is what you would expect for a barge. This will be the SS and dive recovery boat. It will not be a response boat for rescues so speed isnt an issue.
The trade is between county departments anyway. Parks and Rec. got the boat and did a lot of modifications to it to fit their needs. It turned out they dont like it so when the trade was mentioned they jumped for it.
If we get it I will post some pics and have you guys give us some of your ideas on how to set her up.
I want to name her Orgasmic but I dont think that will fly. 3 more days will tell.
Ill post a quickie drawing in my photo album so you have somewhat of an idea of what it is.
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=2714
Gary D.
We have always been able to grab any boat in our 14-boat fleet we need. We have just never had a dedicated dive boat other than our two Avons. One is a13 footer and the other a16 footer on a trailer.
The department is going to make a final decision on Tuesday if the trade is going to go or not. Our boat, which everyone hates for patrol work is a 19 X 8 Almar Cutty with a 100hp outboard on it. This is the only Almar we havent liked in the 25+ years we have been using them. There is nothing wrong with the boat other than it just doesnt fit our needs at all.
The boat we are trading for is a 20 X 8 powered barge. It has a 140 Suzuki 4 stroke, large stern cabin, 6 X 6 bow drop ramp, 4+ tall storage area under the deck the entire length of the boat. She will handle the SS equipment and boom with ease or 10+ divers in comfort.
We took it out for a while and the performance is what you would expect for a barge. This will be the SS and dive recovery boat. It will not be a response boat for rescues so speed isnt an issue.
The trade is between county departments anyway. Parks and Rec. got the boat and did a lot of modifications to it to fit their needs. It turned out they dont like it so when the trade was mentioned they jumped for it.
If we get it I will post some pics and have you guys give us some of your ideas on how to set her up.
I want to name her Orgasmic but I dont think that will fly. 3 more days will tell.
Ill post a quickie drawing in my photo album so you have somewhat of an idea of what it is.
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=2714
Gary D.
