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The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel. [3] [4] The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [4] The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin.
Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar.It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495.[1] "Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls.
The opportunity for the ship to return to Key West came about in 1997 and she was subsequently purchased by Historic Tours of America, Key West. HTA restored her original name, Western Union and ran sunset and day sails as well as charter trips. But in early 2007, HTA announced it had been losing $100,000/year on the charters and put the boat ...
The West German version would have carried the MM38 Exocet. As Pegasus was constructed several years before the rest of the series, there are some slight differences, such as the fire-control system. All six vessels were constructed by Boeing, in Seattle at the Renton plant at the south end of Lake Washington. They were stationed at NAS Key West.
In 2008, Knight Island’s homeport was changed again to Key West, Florida. Knight Island’s current complement is of two separate crews, known as the Port and Starboard Crew in support of the Coast Guard's new effort to maximize the operational hours of the patrol boats in the Coast Guard's Seventh District by utilizing a dual-crew manning ...
It displaces 11,950 lb (5,420 kg) and carries 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) of ballast. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 138 with a high of 153 and low of 114. Boats built from 1985-86 have deck-stepped mast and a Universal diesel engine of 21 hp (16 kW). The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard fin keel.
An investigator’s rendering shows the point of impact of an Oct. 6, 2023, boat crash off Key West that killed a 46-year-old woman. At 8:20 p.m, on an October Friday, the boat hit Daybeacon 5 ...
The J/70 is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder, a retractable bowsprit and a lifting keel.It displaces 1,790 lb (812 kg) and carries 628 lb (285 kg) of lead ballast.