47' USCG boats at Oregon Inlet, NC

Nowhere near as good looking as the 44's, but I've been told by unscheduled passengers that any Motor Lifeboat is the most beautiful boat they've ever seen!
 
they rolled one of those here in oswego it did a lot of damage and the crew was pretty beat up broken ear drums and broken bones they run detroits in a drive shaft to a V drive set up i think the 44s may have been faster
 
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they rolled one of those here in oswego it did a lot of damage and the crew was pretty beat up broken ear drums and broken bones they run detroits in a drive shaft to a V drive set up i think the 44s may have been faster

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The 47's are essentially a v-drive - a Detroit 6-92TA into a Reintjes WVS-234-UP. U-drive, v-drive, essentially same same.

The 44's ran DD 6-53's into Borg-Warner 73C's. WAY less rated brake horsepower, WAY more perceived torque.

The thing about the 44's being faster - in the conditions they were designed to excel in - terribly sh!tty wx - they were the fastest boat around. Fair weather, the 47 would blow the heavy watertight doors off the 44. But when everything about life sucks? I'd rather be on the 44, with the windshield breaking the spray, and that heavy, ugly, pregnant-manatee shaped hull taking the brunt of it while wallowing along at 12kts without trying to shatter spines like the 47 would at the same speed in the same conditions.

44' MLB's were slow, but in the conditions they were designed for - they were the fastest boat around.

And they're damned beautiful boats, too.

Edit: Kevin caught the point that 99% miss - Motor Lifeboat crews get hurt for a living. Easy to miss when people hear about "the boats that can roll over" (NB: stuff still gets broke, mechanical and human). That's more or less the job description, though - get cold, wet, miserable, and hurt - and be happy to do it.
 
The 2 47's we've had for a while here at Menemsha look pretty slick to me but appear to be designed more as intimidating interdiction patrol boats , whereas the old 44's were family friends that you could easily tell at 1st sight were made to succeed at the get-er-done heroic purpose of search and RESCUE.

Mike- Maybe one of these can be your next fishing and diving boat?:
http://www.44mlb.com/44s-for-sale.htm#USA
I hear they are pretty spunky!
 
oswegos 47 is being replaced by a new boat its maybe 48 feet much lower profile has the orange foam around it and twin jet drive just arrived the other day
 
I haven't seen any around here but apparently the nearest ones are in Castle Hill, RI and Boston. I was expecting maybe another SafeBoat, but their boats of similar type max out at 44'according to the website, and look a little different.

Mostly Wikipedia info:
The 45's are made by Kvichak Marine Industries of Kent, Washington and Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin
Judging from a different video below from the one below , the 45's appear to have been built in both inboard and outboard configuration . The former has twin MTU Detroit Diesel series 60 825 hp engines with Rolls Royce water jets, capable of 30kts cruise ( range 250NM) and 42.5 kts WOT. Crew of 4. Doesn't list any rod holders.

(2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjO4S_k-H8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_Boat_%E2%80%93_Medium

Mike- what are you running now? They haven't chained you to a desk have they?
 
The dangers that the USCG personnel face every day is not lost on me. I truly appreciate what the men and women of the CG do, risking their own safety to assist others. Even when most of the time those that they are heading out to save got into their predicament because they were doing something stupid. For our little corner of the Atlantic seacoast, when those boats leave the dock on a mission, there is no backup close by if they get into trouble. Think about that for a minute. And I don't want to leave the aircrews out of this. Those USCG helos and C-130's launch from Elizabeth City in conditions that most pilots would never attempt to fly in. The next time that you get boarded for a safety check by the CG, in blue sky - light and variable winds, think about those times that those very same men and women head out into low ceiling, high winds and angry seas. Just to save lives of people they have never met. Thank you, each and every member of the USCG. Whether you are a boat Captain or behind the radio microphone, your efforts are truly appreciated!

By the way, I was about 3/4 mile away when I took those photos, standing on solid ground, while those boats were bobbing around in 30+ mph wind.
 
i would love to see them go back to open cockpit design the hard shell enclosure is a mighty death trap any wing nut can buy an rpg and toast the entire crew not sure what their thinking is other than maybe stop a shot gun blast? that would lighten the boat a great deal......the new boat looks much better and if it goes 40 they can lead the poker run the old boats struggled to the mid 20s and we could not stay on plane at that speed
 
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Originally posted by tugboat kevin

i would love to see them go back to open cockpit design the hard shell enclosure is a mighty death trap any wing nut can buy an rpg and toast the entire crew not sure what their thinking is other than maybe stop a shot gun blast? that would lighten the boat a great deal......the new boat looks much better and if it goes 40 they can lead the poker run the old boats struggled to the mid 20s and we could not stay on plane at that speed

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Younger generation is a lot more fragile and sensitive. They need their heat and A/C and shade and protection from the elements.

Probably so they don't wear out as fast as some of us higher-mileage models. Repeated beatings in cold weather make you feel old and broken.
 
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Skeeter,

You have a PM.

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KiDa, I got a notice that I have a PM from you, but nothing is in my inbox. Could you resend?

Skeeter
 
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