ACB boat?

[zip]

http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/a...91QSCI15265301

Interesting set up.
It appears to be a diesel, but not sure what kind.
I'm not bidding on it, but anyone here familiar with these?

[cgoing]

My Dad had one in for service from the Coast Guard earlier this summer. Looked pretty rugged.

[RyanPratt]

Aluminum Chambered Boats. They went belly up a few years ago. have never run one. They were part of an R&D OTH project with the USCG i think and ended up losing the contract to Safe Boat.

[jyasaki]

There is (or was) one operating out of a dive shop in Sacto (Double Down, used to be run by Rek Tek.) Pretty well built, as far as I remember. Never looked too close at it, as the group was kind of snobbish. I do know they had problems with their twin Suzuki motors (pair of 140's?) Lost a couple of them at various times.

jky

[zip]

There is a guy here in San Diego that runs one as a side business for diving.
It is a pilot house version with twin OB.

[tworotorturbo]

An outboard bracket should be doable on this? If the auction doesnt get too high I want to jump in since its local.

[jyasaki]

Bracket should be easy assuming you know a good welder (welding aluminum apparently takes a sh!tload of power to get good penetration.)

I suppose you could also bolt it on, but why punch holes in a watertight hull?

That said, are you sure you need a bracket? Not like you're going to be short on deck space or anything...

jky

[tworotorturbo]

I was outbid and it just sold for 22k. There should be more popping up for sale, but if they keep selling for that price I think a Willard or Hurricane might suit me better, even though I love that aluminum hull.