MV Malibu Papoose
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 MV Malibu Papoose at Malibu Rapids | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Malibu Papoose (O.N. 371275) |
| Owner: | Young Life, Malibu Club |
| Operator: | Malibu Yacht Charters |
| Port of registry: | Template:Country data CAN Canada |
| Route: | Jervis Inlet, British Columbia |
| Ordered: | U.S. Navy as Utility Vessel |
| Builder: | Uniflite Company, Bellingham,WA |
| Completed: | 1974 |
| Acquired: | 1976 |
| In service: | Yes |
| Status: | Active |
| Notes: | Specifications from Transport Canada, http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/4/vrqs-srib/d.aspx?vesselid=27235&lang=e] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ferry |
| Type: | Passenger-Excursion |
| Tonnage: | 38.90 ton |
| Length: | 14.94 m (49.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 4.54 m (14.9 ft) |
| Depth: | 1.80 m (5.9 ft) |
| Decks: | 1 |
| Installed power: | One diesel Volvo TAMD 61A engine with total of 300 hp (0.22 MW) |
| Propulsion: | 3:1 twin disc gear turning a single screw propeller |
| Speed: | 12 Knots |
| Capacity: | 35-45 Passengers |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Notes: | Registred in Vancouver BC on 08/11/1976, Ex-Grebe II |
The MV Malibu Papoose is used extensively to ferry passages to and from Young Life’s Malibu Club and Malibu Beyond hiking program. It is owned and operated by Malibu Yacht Charters located in Egmont British Columbia[1]. The Malibu Papoose was built in 1974 by Uniflite Corporation of Bellingham,WA and was designed specifically as a U.S. Navy utility boat. It was bought as surplus and brought to Canada in 1975 where it was modified with a new 300 Hp Volvo engine, a new wheel house, forecastle storage area, and a covered passenger seating area[2].
References
- ↑ Hitz, Charles W.(2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet, p.164. Sitka 2 Publishing.,Kirkland, WA. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.
- ↑ Brown, Alan Haig, “Former Navy vessel finds new life serving a youth camp in British Columbia”.[1],‘’Professional Mariner’’, Issue #99,Oct/Nov 2006
External links
- Malibu Yacht Charters
- [2] Canadian Marine Transport information for the Malibu Papoose.
- [3] Canadian registration for the Malibu Papoose.
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