17 foot steel boat off Long Island

Diver1111 · 07-08-2010, 09:39 PM

Was cruising and scanning the east shore of LI; Saw an object to my right that caught my interest (1st image I got didn't look like much at all as is often the case-you need to read between the lines alot); Dove it and found an old boat with a steel hull, completely rusted-very odd; Wooden decking over bow creating a small cuddy, same type of deck on stern; This thing was old-holes throughout it-through the steel. Gunwhales were wood. I dug around in the mud at the stern and found what I guess was a driveshaft-I don't know who would make a 17 foot rowboat out of steel anyway.

Never seen steel hulls in fresh water before-I would have guessed wood.

Tallyho · 07-08-2010, 10:02 PM

Very interesting! The only craft of that type constuction and size, with a driveshaft, might well have been a tug for pushing log rafts and such. Any indication of rudder or powerplant ?

Diver1111 · 07-11-2010, 11:25 PM

No indication of either but as I said I did dig around in the silt at the stern and there was something there that had to have been drive-train related. She was sitting pretty good done in it.

Steel would make sense for a vessel that small if it was involved with moving logs.

07-08-2010, 09:39 PM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 604 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	17 foot steel boat off Long Island Was cruising and scanning the east shore of LI; Saw an object to my right that caught my interest (1st image I got didn't look like much at all as is often the case-you need to read between the lines alot); Dove it and found an old boat with a steel hull, completely rusted-very odd; Wooden decking over bow creating a small cuddy, same type of deck on stern; This thing was old-holes throughout it-through the steel. Gunwhales were wood. I dug around in the mud at the stern and found what I guess was a driveshaft-I don't know who would make a 17 foot rowboat out of steel anyway. Never seen steel hulls in fresh water before-I would have guessed wood. Attached Images

07-08-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Tallyho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 312 Thanks: 439 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	17 foot steel boat off Long Island Very interesting! The only craft of that type constuction and size, with a driveshaft, might well have been a tug for pushing log rafts and such. Any indication of rudder or powerplant ?

07-11-2010, 11:25 PM	#3
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 604 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Steel boat No indication of either but as I said I did dig around in the silt at the stern and there was something there that had to have been drive-train related. She was sitting pretty good done in it. Steel would make sense for a vessel that small if it was involved with moving logs.

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