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Thank You Jim - Keep on boating!!

Thank you Todd, This one i have seen a couple like. I am really going for the diesel. This have been powered by a single gas.

Hi All - Yes this post has some age to it. Still aggressively looking if you all have seen any good Mainship mk 1 or mk iii for sale. I currently offered on the one in Delaware 1978 with the side entry door :-) Intersting retrofit. Lack of electronics generator and windless make the boat priced...

This is an interesting read. Again I feel for those people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/26/self-taught-businessman-with-no-engineering-credentials-designed-missouri-duck-boat-records-say/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f4526f23762c

I am currently 43 , have been on the water since I was in diapers. Have sailed on a 44 foot CSY center cockpit from BVI to Ct. Have owned a boat at a slip since it was 18. Have sailed and powered all over the north east and keys. Have rebuilt three full stringer and transom issues on boats...

This picture says it all. Anyone that designs such a seaworthy craft as this, and can sleep at night knowing families are confidently boarding in trust of the designer, captain.. Its not if, but when and how many times there will be death. We on this forum should all know, those people that say...

I am interested in the response from all included in this discussion. Would you take a tour on a duck boat if your family asked you to come along and they had the tickets paid for you? I actually would if I knew the course did not take us more than a couple hundred yards of the shore, and if...

Ok my selection of the this word was meant as the condensed version. Is what I meant by this these innocent families are completely unfamiliar with the integrity of the vessel they are boarding. As for most of us on this forum, we would not board a vessel we thought was not sea worthy. We have...

These land crafts should be outlawed asap for public tours. If you want to privately own and run, have at it. The public unaware of seamanship rely on captains for their life safety. These families are being murdered on these vessels. They are not proper for general public.

Hi Tenacity, So you are in Canada? Does she have the 200? Do you have pics? Rob

Hi Mule, Sorry for the late reply. We have just returned from a 3000 mile motorcycle trip across the central U.S. Beautiful mountain ride! Bikes to me are like land dingys :-) Do you have any pics of your friend’s boat? I am curious more than anything to see his and your work.

Do you all think the owners of these mainship’s hang onto them or they are becoming scarce? Not many coming available!

I typed the longest most technical reply to this!!! But when I hit send it disappeared! So I will give you the short version..Very Short!! Thank you for all those numbers Mr Wesson. I have always wanted to see that comparison. In my reply that didn't make it I gave a detailed report on my...

Thank you Boomerang that is very kind! If i made it down to your area and liked it i may never leave! Well at some point i do plan on heading to th Carloinas to check out possible future residency.

The tiara is a twin, and a fuel hog. Not in the same bracket. I think you are understimating my boating history and knowledge by comparing a Tiara to a “Fast Trawler” . The 1979 albin 34 is a displacement hull. The Mainship 34 is a semi displacement. Therefore is designed for a higher speed...

Hmm.. Thanks for the input. I do think there are compromises in every boat. A cockpit at water level is a requirement of mine. Someday I may move up to a larger live aboard, but for now some long trips and primary residence will be in my queen bed here on the shore. I appreciate the input on...

Thanks Shawn- What do you think about a removable filler in the narrow part to widen the narrow area?

Does anyone have any input on the bunk style birth in the MK1. The only forward birth I have actually seen in person has been the v-birth. Is the lower bed of the sideways bunk style large enough for two people? Or maybe has the ability to be modified? Looking at pictures it looks to be...

That would be the dream trip! The Mainship is not the rig for that one!

Mr Wesson - I would take that boat in a heartbeat! Washington is just not an option. What a neat setup! Gas stove - Cummins - 7KW Gen - instrumentation inside... That side door is interesting. If you look closely at the pic of the Port side you can see the side door. He did some railing work...

These specs. you mention are hard to find. Not many people actually post the true performance characteristics. Thank you. I can only imagine the large trim tabs are a great help. Am i reading this right?.. Is what i get out of everything I have read so far on the MK1 -7.5 knots Hull speed...

Boomerang, i see what you are getting at. In my area, there are many great weekend places to go in the 40 - 50 nautical mile range.. Block Island - Newport - Long Island.. These are all obtainable for three day weekends with the 12 knot run.. soo for now as I have a busy working schedule this...

Do you think the 230 hp would make a difference, the extra 30 HP? Interesting you feel the 12 knots is an in between speed for the hull because it just pushes a bunch of water..It sounds like 7-8 knots or 14- 16 knots. In between these speeds is not ideal for handling? How did she handle in the...

I could see myself doing the same thing. Actually I did. I had many great seasons on that boat "Bungalow" 26 ft Sea Ray It sounds like you are happy with the boat. I appreciate the specs and numbers you mentioned regarding your purchase. I have ran all these numbers through my head! What did...

My opologies, my last post was teferring to Ken’s reply. I had adressed MrWesson in error