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Tim Dring, Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve-Retired
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Cabin Picket Boat (38ft.)

Self-bailing but not self-righting; 38ft. 3in. overall length, 10ft. 5in. beam, 3ft. maximum draft; 16500lbs.; single gasoline engine of various makes and models with single propeller; maximum speed 24-25kts.; 240gal. fuel; 175 nautical mile range at cruise speed; capacity for 2 crew plus 10 passengers; wooden hull of single-planked carvel construction; hull was ice-sheathed if intended for assignment to an area where ice could be encountered. All of these boats were built by private boatyards over the period 1932 to 1943.
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