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To: Ramius

Far as I can see, the Bahamian was built in Mississippi.
Yes, they do look similar.


2,616 posted on 05/14/2004 7:36:37 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Sam Cree

At this point, I'd be ready to say it's the same design. The hard chine-line along the side is the giveaway, I think. The position of the fly-bridge atop and aft of the the main bridge is another. The deck layout is also pretty much the same.

That 110' is a neat boat. There was some trouble with them in early deployment. While they are fast (~30kts) there was a problem with them that they would clutch-in and troll at about 9 knots. That's not a problem unless you're towing a sailboat that has a hull speed of 8 knots.

Early versions had extensive instructions on rigging large sea-anchors for small-boat towing ops in order to slow them down enough to tow smaller craft.

But beyond that... it's an outstanding boat. I worked with several of them in combined ops well... well... off the US coast.


2,636 posted on 05/14/2004 7:49:12 PM PDT by Ramius (There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
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To: Sam Cree
Far as I can see, the Bahamian was built in Mississippi.

Where in MS, Ingalls Shipyard? We can see the gantrys from that place across the Pascagoula River from my Mama's house.

2,669 posted on 05/14/2004 10:15:23 PM PDT by SuziQ
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