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Damon Linkous
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Random find on craigslist, described as a catamaran but can't imagine what it was used for and the description doesn't explain.

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/nvn/boa/5305674776.html


 
Posted : November 9, 2015 2:17 pm
Edward Hilliard
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I think it's a small fish (salmon) processing plant.
Associated with a floating fish farm.


 
Posted : November 9, 2015 2:29 pm
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It's a floating BBQ grill / smoker!!!!


 
Posted : November 10, 2015 4:25 am
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so, based on the previous post ... it must be a Salmon Smoker !!!!


 
Posted : November 10, 2015 12:13 pm
Damon Linkous
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MN3 wrote: It's a floating BBQ grill / smoker!!!!

That's what I thought the middle section looked like.


 
Posted : November 10, 2015 12:54 pm
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What type of rig would you put on it, and how high can it point?


 
Posted : November 10, 2015 5:55 pm
Edward Hilliard
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Ok, no one, including myself was anywhere near the intended use.
I couldn't resist, & contacted the seller. He is a computer science guy at UBC,(University of British Columbia, Vancouver).
He informed me;
"The platform was originally used for the prototype of a tidal turbine.
I’m more than happy to answer any other questions you have about the vessel."
Much more interesting however is his sailing project. It sounds like he is an experienced sailor, BUT, the project is for a blowboat to cross the ocean, next summer, WITHOUT a sailor!
Scroll about half way down his site, to SailBot
www.arek.io

Edited by Edchris177 on Nov 13, 2015 - 08:32 PM.


 
Posted : November 13, 2015 2:31 pm
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Sailbot. Excellent. Now I can lay on the couch watching football and go sailing!


 
Posted : November 14, 2015 10:20 am
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yelkenli1 wrote: What type of [del]rig [/del] meat would you put on it, and how high [del]can it point[/del] a internal temp when done?

Brisket
190*


 
Posted : November 16, 2015 3:19 am
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