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A quick picture of Sampson when launched. BTW - Sampson has a 25' beam, 4' draft, the house is 18'8" wide and 29'6" long.

No seaplanes and that crane is long gone. We WILL be mounting a crane this winter though, as funding allows.

I'll try to get a complete description of what Sampson is and what the plan is this weekend. There is much going on! OH! Here is a link to the AWESOME M/Y Pink Shrimp on my Google Drive - be sure to peruse the PDF file as well as the photos. The pdf details every little thing about the Pink...

We have not hauled her yet. We did do some pretty extensive in-water surveys and this boat has access to the hull plating almost everywhere that there aren't tanks. We'll do a proper sounding, do repairs where needed, make note of suspect areas and be glad that we have a pretty complete shop aboard.

Thanks for the kind words, Bliss. I have talked to a fair number of Freeport's old employees (on Facebook) and no one really knows. One possible was "Sigfried" and another was an engineering firm out of Jax called "DeJONG and LEBET" according to Shorty Murray, the son of the former owner.

Does it make economic sense? I will give you my opinion, but I will caution readers that I have a pretty blunt presentation. It all depends, of course, on what your ultimate goal is and the means that you have to achieve it. This will be the last big project boat for me. After this, someone can...

A few more recent photos.

Hi folks. I am Bill Black of Sebastian, FL. I run a little treasure diving operation here and recently acquired a 1987 steel trawler built by Freeport Shipbuilding in Freeport, FL of good Corten steel. As often happens to boats of all sizes, Sampson changed hands a couple of times over the 37...

Thank you very much! I am glad to be here!

Try this link...best I have found yet. No responce to my website inquiry yet - https://www.wayout.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/S2S-Defence-Product-Guide_AU2.pdf

and I forgot to put the link to the product pages: Company page: CORROSION CONTROL | Valkyrie Product specific page: CPC 500 | Valkyrie Specs: https://www.valkyrie.com/_files/ugd/7d6c2e_e625611af6ca4ea8a19625e838ee792e.pdf NOT a rust converter...

Yes, I do, but in my defense I have been building up to this for a while. The last one was a 38 Bertram sportfish. 5 years after I finished that one, I had forgotten just how much 'fun' was to be had in a project like this, so here we are. The GOOD news is that Sampson was built out of Corten so...

4/15/2024

Sampson with a pair of Maule seaplanes, 1989.

Sampson 1987, Freport, FL

Photos of Sampson, then and now

A young man that has worked with us for the last two treasure diving seasons is in Navy ROTC and came back from his summer cruise aboard a Navy vessel telling me about a line of corrosion control products from a company (Valkyrie Enterprises) that sells it under the Ship 2 Shore label that are...

Hi folks. I am in search of some guidance on Type 2 MSD systems or perhaps suggestions for some better plan. I recently purchased a 96' steel work vessel that is currently flagged in the Bahamas. We'll be moving her to the US (Florida) in a couple of weeks and I need to make <much> better...