The Best Coastal Treasure Hunting Vessel Ever to be Built!

[capt dom]

So, who wants to have a piece of the best treasure hunting
vessel ever built!

Take a look at the photos below.
Now beauty is in the eye of the beholder.....
and I am in love with this craft!

For any of you who have been following my posts may think they are just
to add some humor but this one post is all business:
This is the answer to digging deep and moving the rocks at the Jupiter and other
surf zone high energy shipwreck sites.....

She was designed and built to work within surf zones and at 90 feet overall has plenty
of deck space, with 22 feet of beam and work area. Her deck is self baling with 6 inch voids
every five feet! She is self powered with 500 HP 8-71's and twin 360
degree articulating big mouth jet drives - yet she only draws 3 feet of water.

Her Deck can support 200 tons! Her twin spool winch with pto.s can handle
both her anchoring and her A-Frame winch capability. Her main engines are also
set up with hydraulic's to run submersible dredge pumps and whatever else
you want to run. She doesn't need dockage - as she is a virtual floating dock!

Yes, there are some design flaws - but at the price we can pick this up for,
they can be addressed...

If you want accommodations there is room to drive a Winnebago on deck and still leave
room for a crane!

I am looking for a few partners to help purchase one of these babies and I am willing to take
up to 25% of our net share of future recoveries and put them up for the partnership
that will own this fine craft. We will act as the general partner.

This craft can be actually income producing as a coastal/inlet & marina self powered dredge
making treasure hunting the hobby and passion it should be!

PM me if any of you our there - with some good business sense - who still like
to dream about treasure hunting and I will be glad to share the particulars with you.

I have a lot more photos and a complete Power Point Business
Plan called Coastal Sand Management Systems, or CSMS for short.
This can be a real grand slam home run for the right team players.

[Trond]

Now thats a treasure hunting vessel! 8)

[capt dom]

yep....

No bright work....
No aluminum.......

Shallow draft.......
You can paint it with a roller......
All kinds of storage capablity....
Lots of self baling deck space.....
Heavy lifting capability.........
Multiple potentially water tight compartments....

Capability of hooking multiple units together.....
Heck, they were originally designed to make a floating causeway
from deep water to a beach head to deliver freight - where
there are not improved harbor facilities...

We could hook a few of these together, place dewatering dump trucks
on them and deliver beach sand to upland dunes for dune replenishment
while proceeding with undersea investigations and uncovering
reef structure - and stimulating bait fish habitats all along our coasts...

The problem with this is it is too good of an idea!

Also.... Talk is cheap..... and there really aren't enough folks
that are willing to take the front of the line - so as to help make
something great happen....

I don't even care if somebody trys to steal my idea....!
This is one of the best concepts I have ever come up with
and the highest and best potential uses for these craft and there are a
number of them being de-commissioned by the government for
less than their "melt" value!

Here is the deal of a lifetime for the right group of guys and or girls...

[ArmyDiver]

So this is the crazy/perfect boat you were telling me about! That thing would certainly work! One thing though... I'm not scraping the bottom of that one!

[mad4wrecks]

Yeah, we need to have a "bottom scraping party" on the Tank real soon.

[REALESALVAGE]

Well thats quite a vessel you have there. You could always Make a fortune! Skimming oil, fill that thing with oil boom 55 gallon drums and a few oil skimmer pumps and go to work saving the beaches that need Where is this thing located?

[allen_idaho]

That is a fantasic barge. What did that run you? Around $40,000-$50,000?

[FISHEYE]

Dom,
How much is the state going to pay you to pump sand on the beach?

[capt dom]

We don't own it yet.

I am attempting to put a group together to purchase one or more of them.
The double drum winch is powered by its own 4-71 Detroit
and is worth well over $50,000.00!

A number of these self powered causeway barges {without the A-Frames and winches}
have been being auctioned off from anywhere from $40,000.00 to $85,000.00.
Many of these units had or have corrosion issues in their bolt pockets and the moment they
are placed in the water they begin to leak! That is where the 33 separate compartments
go to work! They cost the government Between $1,200,000.00 to $1,500,000.00 each

If any of you are more than just tire kickers PM me with an email address and we can talk.

Most of them have been stored - stacked in Military Sealift Command cargo ships
waiting to be used. They are being replaced by LACV and other next generation
amphibious cargo handling craft.

[FISHEYE]

No bids yet and its in savannah GA


http://www.govliquidation.com/auctio...tionId=3414711

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (SWLT) side loadable warping tug, hull #40, characteristics: this bid is for one warping tug which is assembled with approx (30) individual cubicle pontoons 5'x5'x7', and (2) powered modules and (1) machinery space 25'x5'7 weight approx (200000 lbs), includes winch double drum with cable, hours unk, a frame, mast light assembly, anchor 2120 lbs with chain, width 21' 6", deck height 5', total height 13', length 80' approx, powered by (2)ea Detroit diesel engines, engine hours 341. 07 and 323. 08. driven by (2)ea Allison twin disc marine transmissions that transfer power via (2)ea large drive shafts to (2)ea water propulsion assemblies. craft has a 55 gallon stainless steel hydraulic tank with a hydraulic starting and steering system. it has a 320 gallon stainless steel fuel tank and engine can be run on diesel fuels. most fuel/ hyd piping is stainless steel. engines are outfitted with sea chests and selector valves for raw water cooling. the fire suppression system has (3)ea 50# fire bottles installed to a permanent piping system. electrical system has (4)ea 12v batteries installed. craft is operated via the pilot house and the use of morse cable controls. each space is outfitted with (2)ea bilge pumps (forward and aft). machinery space has (6)ea nitrogen filled accumulators that provide power and assistance to the hydraulic system. craft has storage pontoons. causeway is in operation condition, expect engines to be in good shape and able to run. dimensions are approximate and description is described as thoroughly as possible however the actual specifications/ components may differ from the description. craft is moored to a pier in the Savannah river. viewing/ removal by appointment only

[Cablava]

I used to have a similar barge, except that mine was a single barge with a 120ton "A" frame crane. This one seems to be modular. You will need to add propulsion and a 4 point mooring system to use it effectively. You can get ex-military 360 degree propulsion legs thus make the thing very maneuverable. They retract as well so the draft can be as per the barge, of course there is no propulsion at that time.

The "A" frame looks a bit spindally, not capable of much grunt for lifting heavy stuff. You will need transfer pumps to lower the stern when you have a heavy lift on the bow. And with a modular tank system you will need to work out the weight in each compartment or you will snap the thing in two or three. Balance is critical tolift on this type of "A" frame, but they make great dive platforms

Its a great tool for specific type of salvage. I uesd it to clear 19 sunken ships in Dubai creek. It had its use but spent a lot of time tied up with nothing to do after the contract. Of course you guys are lifting smaller lifts.

Fit out a couple of 20ft container's, one for accommodation and one for store and workshop and away you go.

Incedentally I paid 30,000$ for my barge back in 1996 and spent 200,000.00$ making it work for my contact. It took a while to get the money back.

I will try to find some pictures of my old barge and post, we lifted some heavy stuff with it. All of it in less than 30ft of water.

[capt dom]

These barges come with twin 8-71 or 8-92 Detroit Diesels with
big mouth 360 degree articulating jet drives! They are self powered"

They design criteria is for up to a 200 ton live load on deck!

The have both raw water sea chests and closed heat exchanger cooling systems.

The one in Savannah being auctioned has miss stated its operational engine hours
in its listing. both engines actually have over 3000 hours of operations on their
hobbs meters! A wishfull thinking Gov liquidation Jamoke moved the decimal point
the wrong direction when he wrote the listing.

Never-the-less this unit in Savannah is one to go after - why? Because it is floating!
that is a good sign!

Ask the folks at Marine Services about what can happen when you put one of
the dry ones in the water!
They are already trying to sell it!

[ArmyDiver]

Yeah, we need to have a "bottom scraping party" on the Tank real soon.

It better not! It should be good to go. Maybe a little touch up. Dom and I scraped The Tank up pretty good about two weeks ago. The thing he's talkin about here would certainly take a while though. It is an awesome machine though that's for sure. Wish I could be more help with idea, it really is a fine plan you've got goin Capt.

[FISHEYE]

I know of a bottom paint that you can use that no one will have to scrape a barney for the next 10 years.

[capt dom]

and what pray tell might that paint be and cost

[FISHEYE]

Dom,

Its called ameron ABC 3 High-performance tin-free self-polishing antifouling coating and is affordable.It is what i will be using on my boat since its aluminum,but can also be used for a steel/concrete pilings/docks, barge/boat maybe even a fiberglass boat.With aluminum hulled craft you cant use any bottom paint that contains copper.The army and navy use it on their ships and boats.Its mil spec.Can be rolled on or sprayed.

I have 35+ years experience in auto/marine/aircraft body and paint work.I have owned several large body and paint shops plus have worked at several airports painting helicopters planes and large jets.If this wasnt a great product,i wouldnt use it on my boat.

Your crew will like you even more if you put this on your boat.

Typical Uses
Tank Linings and Pipe Coatings
• Ballast tanks
• Bilges, wet voids and drainage pipes
Ships, Offshore and Marine Structures
• Above and below-water hull areas
• Decks and superstructures
• Multi-purpose repair coating
Fabrication and New Construction
• Speeds up production, even at low temperatures
•A single multi-purpose, surface-tolerant coating
Qualifications
• MIL-PRF-23236C, Type V, Class 7, Class 5 (for topside and
underwater hull) Type 1 and IV Class 2
• Canada Health and Welfare, dry food, fish holds (off
white and buff only)
• USDA approval for incidental food contact (limited colors)
• MIL-P-24647 and Chapter 631, Table 631-8-10, keel to rail
and exterior topside

Application Data
Applied over Steel, concrete, aluminum,
galvanizing
Surface preparation
Steel SSPC-SP2, 3, 7, 10 or 12,
WJ-2L, SC-1, or 12 (WJ-2L, SC-1)
Concrete ASTM D4259 or 4260
Aluminum Alodine®, Alumiprep® or light
abrasive blast
Galvanizing Galvaprep® or light abrasive
blast
Method Airless or conventional spray.
Brush or roller may require
additional coats.
Mixing ratio (by volume) 4 part resin to 1 part cure
Thinner T-10, 65 or 101
Equipment cleaner Thinner or Amercoat 12
Pot life 70°F
4.5 hours

Physical Data
Finish Semigloss
Color Haze Gray, Med. Gray, Black,
Off-White, Buff, Oxide Red,
Med. Green
Components 2
Curing mechanism Solvent release and chemical
reaction between components
Volume solids
(ASTM D2697 modified) 68% ± 3%
Dry film thickness (per coat) 4-8 mils (100-200 microns)
Coats 1 or 2
Theoretical coverage ft2/gal m2/L
1 mil (25 microns) 1091 26.8
5 mils (125 microns) 218 5.4
VOC (EPA 24) lb/gal g/L
mixed 2.4 292
Temperature resistance dry
°F °C
continuous 250 121
Flash point (SETA) °F °C
Amercoat 235
resin 98 37
cure 90 32
T-10 80 27
Amercoat 65 81 27
Amercoat 101 145 63
Amercoat 12 2 -17

http://www.cgedwards.com/ameron/abc3.html

The product data sheet pdf file
http://ppgamercoatus.ppgpmc.com/prod...235_PDS_AI.pdf

[tac512ltd]

In the event you read the PM I sent a few days ago, re the gov't. account and military craft info, please disregard it. In the event you didn't read it I

guess you can disregard this message.