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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 ...
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photograph shows damage on the left side of a boat that struck a navigational marker off Key West on Oct. 6, 2023. The crash killed a 46-year ...
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 Waterman outboard engine appears to be the first gasoline-powered outboard offered for sale in significant numbers. [11] It was developed from 1903 in Grosse Ile, Michigan, with a patent application filed in 1905 [12] Starting in 1906, [13] [14] the company went on to make thousands of his "Porto-Motor" [15] units, [16] claiming 25,000 ...
The Model 102 engines were fairly large and featured an integral engine cylinder block and head, with a water-injected exhaust. Some Model 102 outboards had a 13-inch-diameter (330 mm) propeller, gaining the moniker of "The Barge Pusher". In the early 1980s the factory produced a new series of British Seagull outboards, the QB series.
Bank of the West is super flexible on loan amounts, starting at just $10,000 for new and used boats and $25,000 for live-aboard boats. (Not all lenders offer a live-aboard program.)
A 6-71 Gray Marine training engine aboard the Training Ship Golden Bear. The 6-71 Gray Marine Diesel Engine is a marinized version of the General Motors Detroit Diesel 6-71 engine produced by the Gray Marine Motor Company. It was used in landing craft during World War II and is used today in private boats and training facilities.
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