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Island Packet Yachts is an American builder of blue-water cruising sailing and motor yachts, based out of Largo, Florida.The incorporated name for the company is Traditional Watercraft, Inc. Production facilities are located on five acres of ground with 52,000 square feet (4,800 m 2) of covered manufacturing space in central Pinellas County.
A houseboat in Silver Glen Springs, just off Lake George, Florida, US A modern houseboat in Lake Cumberland, near Albany, Kentucky, US A houseboat in Lake Bigeaux, near Henderson, Louisiana, US Houseboating is a very popular recreational activity for groups of people of all ages, aboard houseboats of all varieties ranging from more modest 30-to ...
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of 62 hp (46 kW). Later boats produced were powered by a Westerbeke model 4-107 diesel or a Perkins 4-154 diesel. The fuel tank holds 138 U.S. gallons (520 L; 115 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 170 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal).
The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the standard keel. [1] The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD6A diesel engine of 13 hp (10 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 9.2 U.S. gallons (35 L; 7.7 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 17.2 U.S. gallons (65 L; 14.3 imp gal).
A 2014 review of the design in Sail Magazine said, "the Bayfield 25 is well known for its 1,500-pound full keel that draws less than 3 feet, shippy-looking miniature bowsprit and comfortable living spaces that provide 6 feet of standing headroom."
This photo depicts the dock that the Wagner Houseboat (also known as "The Old Boathouse") is located off of. The Wagner Houseboat was built as a summer home on Lake Washington near Madison Park. [2] It was designed in the "Cottage Style" and constructed from locally sourced wood; it reflects historic building techniques of early houseboat ...
Only the leeward side leeboard is used at any time, as it submerges when the boat heels under the force of the wind. A disadvantage, where there is an inadequate fixed keel, is that they typically ship (bear) little ballast, which being on the far side delays the onset of unballasted craft's heeling, that is, to put up a good, constant ...
With an LOA of 32’10” (10m) and LWL of 29’2″, she has “long legs” that can take you where you want to go. She can easily be sailed single-handed." [10] A boat US review by naval architect Jack Hornor, described the boat in 2014: "the sailing performance of the Beneteau 323 is a bit of a mixed blessing. By my calculations, sail area ...