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Old 11-19-2011, 11:33 PM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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This was a video one of the crew made of our boats we ran in the Arctic Ocean off the Oil Fields... Good boat! Had just rebuilt the engines that previous winter and it ran perfect!



Oooguruk Island, Alaska - YouTube

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Old 11-19-2011, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Palmer
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Great video. Thanks for posting it.
I have a friend in Palmer that runs boats up there...you might know Paul.
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Old 11-19-2011, 11:44 PM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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Great video. Thanks for posting it.
I have a friend in Palmer that runs boats up there...you might know Paul.
Does he drive for ACS?

We had the boats running for about five years until 2010 with the Gulf Oil Spill when Obama shut down "All" off shore drilling. This boat ran this year, but the rest of the fleet has been sidelined til the ban is lifted. But a very fun job!
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Old 11-27-2011, 02:23 AM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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Well Shell has been set up for a few years to start drilling and each year they get shut down for off the wall claims that stops them... This last year was the ships generators put out too much particulants and would affect the nearest village 80 miles away... Which of course the village is built around a large diesel Generator already... Pretty stupid assumptions, but they are scratching at everything to stop Shell and other companies, that is why the Polar bear who is doing fine was placed on the endanger species list, to stop drilling, course the reason was that in 25 years the ice "May" melt.
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Old 11-27-2011, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Texas
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very cool video and good music and some very handsome fellers in it too...wonder if any single ones ha ha..

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This was a video one of the crew made of our boats we ran in the Arctic Ocean off the Oil Fields... Good boat! Had just rebuilt the engines that previous winter and it ran perfect!




Oooguruk Island, Alaska - YouTube
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Old 11-27-2011, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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very cool video and good music and some very handsome fellers in it too...wonder if any single ones ha ha..

Yeah, most of the crews are single.
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Old 11-27-2011, 02:31 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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Mark...what is the box on the first seat the guys were putting something into?? tip box??
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Old 11-27-2011, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Texas
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cool..but probably not in their late 40s to late 50s....

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Yeah, most of the crews are single.
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Old 11-27-2011, 05:12 PM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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Mark...what is the box on the first seat the guys were putting something into?? tip box??
Tips?!? Those Guys never told me about the tips!

No, they put their tool bags and carry on there, if the water is rough, the rear seats have the best ride. The very two up fronts seats are for the crew, they are like an air ride seat with springs! Very nice ride there, but at times they bounce hard as well. The boat cruises at about 25 knots or so (about 28 mph) but can do about 35 knots with the modifications if needed!

Very good for personnel transport, run up on the beach and drop the front gate/walkway to load and unload the people.

On the other boats, they are twin hulled Catamaran's, I designed a fold up set of steps on the bow, it folds down an makes it easy for loading off the beach as well. But the twin hulled boats are the better ride!

Just bought a 26' boat with the mono hull, but may sell it and look for a Cat hull, getting to old to play cowboy tring to stay in the seat for the trip if I want to go fast!
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Old 11-27-2011, 06:12 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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noooo...no no...look at your video...there is a cardboard box about 10x10 that most of them put something into!..not toolbags by any means!
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