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Whale boat from Evansville, IN to Mobile, AL

doghead

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Military acronym, or name?
 

fasttruck

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Whale boats look so small handing on the davits on the side of an aircraft carrier but I believe on the ground they are over width and over weight.
Permit over in 4 states ?
 

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From a closed GSA Auction listing for a USN whale boat:

HULL MATERIAL: GRP-SINGLE SKIN; FEATURES: OPEN BOAT USED FOR SHIPS~ RESCUE, FULL FLOTATION, D-RUBBER FENDERING, LIFTING SLING (CERTIFICATION OUT OF DATE); ON WOOD CRADLE (INCLUDED IN SALE);***ALL WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS PROVIDED ARE APPROX. AND MAY VARY***OVERALL LENGTH (APPROX): 26.08 FT; MAX BEAM (APPROX): 8.25 FT; DRAFT (APPROX): 2.6 FT AT FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT; DESIGN HOISTING WEIGHT (APPROX): 5400 LBS; FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT (APPROX): 8570 LBS; SPEED (APPROX): 7 KTS AT FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT;

These things are embarrassingly slow. We took one that was for sale out on the lake. All the fast boats were passing us like we were standing still.
 

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They come in different sizes, with and without motors. Is there any kind of barge service that can move it reasonably? The boat number would tell the story. ie 26MW8553 = 26 foot motor whaleboat, made in 1985, 53rd boat of the year.
 

quickfarms

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A whale boat could describe a whole range of boats.

The current 26 foot motor whale boat is trailerable.

They are about 8 feet wide

They weight about 5,500 lbs

Without the MK number it is not possible to get accurate dimensions.
 
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