Seahorse 60′ Long Range Survey Vessel
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| This hull started off as the largest true Diesel Duck version; sail rig, cockpit behind the house, low forward cabin. We all liked this hull and thought it ideal to also be offered as a straight powerboat. Lily, Seahorse’s talented Naval Architect, and Bill, owner of Seahorse, took this hull and added the straight powerboat superstructure and a comfortable interior. Instead of sails, the boat will have twin smaller diesels, able to easily cruise her at 6 knots, with about 8.5 knots maximum. Twin small engines won’t burn much fuel and give the safety margin that sail substitutes for. We expect her to have as much as a 6,000 mile range. She will be built to be certified for polar or Northwest Passage use. These are preliminary drawings but we’re quite happy with the idea! |
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| Here’s preliminaries of the deckhouse interior. Not shown (yet) is a large gear room at the transom for dinghy gas storage, a diving compressor, or anything else! The main family (owner’s) quarters are forward, and there’s an aft cabin area that can be crew quarters or a lab or workshop, spending on what an owner wants her set up as. More details soon. |
If interested in this boat please contact Bill at ZHYACHTS@MTHTRAINS.COM