The Shannon Sea Launch
Specifications
Length 18’- 4” (5.6m) with Bowsprit 19’ – 6”
Beam 7’ – 4 “ (2.23m)
Draught 1’ – 8” (0.5m)
Displacement 700 kg (With Simplex Engine)
Cruising Speed 6 Knots
Features
Easily trailerable
1/2” Marine ply planking with epoxy glued, copper nailed and roved lands, will not “Open Up” when kept out of water, or trailered.
Solid 2” floor timbers throughout giving immense strength.
3/4” Sacrificial docking keel sandwiching lead sheet.
Hard wearing 2-pack polyurethane finish on hull exterior.
3/8” Marine ply deck, glassed with hard wearing 2 pack polyurethane non-skid finish.
Intergrain “Seamaster” Acrylic Varnish on hull interior, means “No Sanding” simply wash down for any future re-coating.
All other brightwork traditional oil-based marine varnish.
Seating for up to 7 people, with removable fwd and aft seats for ease of access.
“Simac” all bronze double acting semi-rotary bilge pump.
23ltr. (5 gal.) stainless steel portable fuel tank with bayonet type connections for easy removal or simply fill through the bronze deck plate.
All hardware, deck and otherwise solid bronze treated with “Glisten P.C” for nil tarnishing.
Construction
Clinker (Lapstrake).
Ribs and Stringers – Spotted Gum.
Most other Timber Flooded Gum (Rose Gum).
Fastenings – Copper and Silicon Bronze.
Engine “Simplex “ 6-7 hp 4 Stroke Marine Engine.
Other Engines available on request (POA) Yanmar, Volvo, Bukh, Kubota, etc.