If nothing else, this vessel is the model of cumulative effort. I am but an ant building an anthill, one little crumb at a time. The Sebastian...
[ATTACH] This is the long tail on The Sebastian Marie. Powered by a 75 Hp diesel. Benefits include easy prop inspection, no anodes or anti...
Any suffix on that model 718? Where would one find an appropriate antenna?
We are rarely around other vessels or other piers. Never in rough seas. No rocky shoals in our normal travel areas. Our hazards are few. I’m...
No, I have only had liability insurance. The 14K for comprehensive coverage is out of reach for me. I had hoped to get a better price once the...
I have invested =/- 400K not including my time for seven years. The survey said the replacement cost is around 960K . It would be reasonable to...
Good idea. I will look into that. Thanks. Ryland
That sounds like a good plan We currently pay $4300 a year for liability . Thats 1M in coverage. Full coverage is over 14K
Tom, bumping thread is no accident. I'm actually around getting to making the pontoon boat tail ends. I'm wondering what's the best shape. What...
I really didn't keep track. It took seven years. I would estimate about 400K without counting my labor cost.
This vessel grew up on this site. Look for the thread, 'Riverboat Progress' [ATTACH] This is a short story from my book, now in...
Get some 22 gauge aluminum sheet, 2X2 X 14 gauge aluminum square tubing, a Milwaukee unishear and a screw gun. Fab the armature, then insulate...
Beware the “ pontoon effect”. If you load the pontoon to the point where it is at or more than half submerged, you can have a nasty result. In...
No, the manufacturer was happy to continue selling replacement parts. The circuit boards were over three hundred bucks each, the burn chambers...
Incinerating toilet? I thought it would be a good idea to use one on the vessel I was building, ‘The Sebastian Marie’, a 97 foot river boat. I...
Caution regarding storing gasoline below deck. We keep gas on our vessel for the motorcycle and chainsaws but it’s always stored above deck. A bit...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I built this vessel twelve miles from the site of launching. It is designed to be disassembled and...
You are welcome to visit and tour the vessel. Ryland Fleet
You are in a unique geographic position to see the vessel in person. She is docked in New Kent.
This is the drive unit before being fitted with the dome.
