The Boat:
- 23-foot Maine lobster-boat style fiberglass hull
- molded February-March 2005 at Five Islands Boat Works,
Georgetown, Maine
- finished by the owner, 2005-2007, and first launched July
2000
- twenty-plus cubic feet of foam under deck
- outfitted with all required Coast Guard safety and
navigational equipment
- 54 gallon gas tank, enough for an 8-hour day at normal
cruising speed
- Small cabin with
- two bunks
- galley sink with 15 gallons fresh water and hand pump;
but no hot water
- toilet, curtained for privacy
- ice chest
- 150 HP Honda four-stroke outboard mounted on a bracket
- very quiet, no intrusion into cockpit
- top speed 36 knots (41 MPH)
- cruises at an economical and usually comfortable 17-22
knots (20-25 MPH)
- Small tender available for landings where there is no dock