Mark ll Motor Whaleboat For Free

World War 2 vintage Mark II Motor Whaleboat
Length 26 feet
Beam 7 feet 5 inches
Draft 30 inches
Displacement 8,850 pounds
Speed 7 knots with full load
Fuel capacity 28 gallons
Range 110 nautical miles at full power and full load
Engine Buda, 4-cylinder diesel, 25 horsepower @ 1,430 RPM
Capacity 22 persons based on an average 165 pounds each, including clothing and life jacket
The Navy built thousands of these small wooden boats, only a few survive today. It served as a utility boat transporting and picking up personnel, supplies, and mail.

This durable boat was rebuilt and used by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in the early 1990s. Part of that restoration included a cold molded cedar hull laminated over the exterior of the existing hull which appears to be still intact. The boat has been sitting covered since the mid-1990s and is in need of significant restoration. The Buda 4 cylinder diesel engine has not been run since then as well. The boat comes with a tandem axle trailer which with some bearing grease and possible bearing replacement could serve its purpose for a long time. This boat could be repurposed as a great recreational vessel for someone who had the time and motivation.
If you want to come look at the boat or have questions please contact nickp@lcmm.org