The USCG 40-foot Utility Boat

[Zoomer]

 Give me a twin screw 40 anyday.
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Twin screw?????  Where's the challange in that?

San Francisco bay has plenty of wind and current, driving a single screw 40 was a fun challange

[Salty68]

My last USCG duty assignment was at USCG Air Station, SAR  ST. Petersburg, FL on a 40ft (Steel Hull) as an Engineman...In 1963


 

[oldcoastie6468]

Bill, when were you running the 30-boat at Belle Isle?

[Bill]

As I recall we got the glass 30 during the summer of 63. It was fast but hard to handle in the current of river.

[MastersMate]

Anyone up on the Lakes near Washington Island,WI looking for a summer project other than cutting the lawn ???

The current "Boats & Harbors" a kind of marine industry "want ads" has a 30' USCG steel UTB for sale $ 10K or best offer. Could turn into a nice little restoration, or with a lighter weight, higher HP new diesel a pretty "hot to trot" eye turner.

www.boats-and-harbors.com       but I could not find the listing there

[Jack]

Bugsey - were you able to make the trip you planned with your 40', if so how did it go?

[Bogwan62000]

hi guys was stationed at psu alameda for a year and a few months we had ten 40s there we had the 382,383,384,385,386,387 these were all wooden hulled boats we also had the 426,427 these were steel hull boatsand the428 and the 429 were aluminum hull boats,and just before i left there in july 64 we got that piece of junk plastic 40 it sank at the dock.the 40s were fun boats you could sure make em walk and talk just top off the tanks with gas and they were good for a few extra rpm,and by the by our boats had twin 671 gmcs.never had a better duty station than the 40s at psu

[BuoyJumper]

Way to go Bugsey ...
Looking good shipmate, can't wait to see her in the water.        

SUMMER OF 2008

MORE SUMMER 2008 PHOTOS ON THIS LINK

[Bogwan62000]

She looks beautiful bugsey.to bad todays coastie will never know how it feels to handle one like her.

[Bill]

Sure does bring back memories

[Zoomer]

hi guys was stationed at psu alameda for a year and a few months we had ten 40s there we had the 382,383,384,385,386,387 these were all wooden hulled boats we also had the 426,427 these were steel hull boatsand the428 and the 429 were aluminum hull boats,and just before i left there in july 64 we got that piece of junk plastic 40 it sank at the dock.the 40s were fun boats you could sure make em walk and talk just top off the tanks with gas and they were good for a few extra rpm,and by the by our boats had twin 671 gmcs.never had a better duty station than the 40s at psu

When I was at YBI (Yerba Buena Island, SF Bay 70-72) I got to drive the 427, don't recall if the 426 was there but I think it was.  All the wooden boats were gone by then.  And, you're RIGHT, you could make those 40 boats walk sideways, no probelm...brought 'em into the fuel docks there at YBI that way almost all the time.  You may not have liked the plastic (actually fiberglass) 40's  but they could haul ass.  Those V-6 engines put out more RPM and scooted across the bay.  They may have been faster, but the steel 40's were very forgiving in close quarters...the plastic ones had alot more sail area and were lighter, so they were influenced by tide, current and wind more easily...in SF Bay, that was a constant fight.  STILL loved the challange of the single screw 40 that I was assigned to....593...believe it or not a little faster than the twin screw 40's but not as fast at the plastic 40's (we had races up the Oakland estuary)

BUGSEY      That puppy is looking BEAUTIFUL!  But don't take it out just yet......I noticed that there is no compass   Pretty deck....but ya gonna put some nonskid on that?  The engine cover is PERFECT!  I can't believe you rebuilt that to PERFECTION   GOD!  How I'd LOVE to take that around the bay again...I wouldn't have to take Viagra for a MONTH!

[EX-CG-GM]

Zoomer, you and I were at YBI at the same time.  I was there on the Blackhaw in 71.

[MastersMate]

Great looking 40' UTB.

One quick observation, if I may. Around 1966 or so there was a boat alteration to the exhaust system piping. The pipes were run above the deck and out the stern so they were above the waterline. It was explained to this poor SA that it was because there had been exhaust rust out problems below the deck that weren't detected and resulted in the boats nearly sinking at the moorage.

Might be something to think about before buttoning her up.

Regards

Dana

[Zoomer]

Zoomer, you and I were at YBI at the same time.  I was there on the Blackhaw in 71.

My roommate at YBI came off the Blackhaw...ETN2 Dean Seaquist.  He had a drinkin' buddy on the Blackhaw, can't remember his name but it was a QMC.  Did you take the ride from the Philippines to YBI?

[EX-CG-GM]

Zoomer, you and I were at YBI at the same time.  I was there on the Blackhaw in 71.

My roommate at YBI came off the Blackhaw...ETN2 Dean Seaquist.  He had a drinkin' buddy on the Blackhaw, can't remember his name but it was a QMC.  Did you take the ride from the Philippines to YBI?

I was one of Seaquist's drinking buddies in the P.I.  The QM (was a QM 1 when I knew him) was Mitchell.  The three of us spent a LOT of time together hitting the various bars in Cavite, as well as the ones in Vung Tau.  I think Mitch told me Seaquist is still in the bay area somewhere.