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14 MN April 2011 Photos courtesy Burger Boat BOAT OF THE MONTH Burger Boat Company announced the upcoming delivery of a 60-ft fisheries research vessel, the RV Coregonus, to the Wisconsin Department of Resources in April 2011 for operation in the Great Lakes. This commercial vessel marks the reinstatement of commercial boat building for Burger Boat Company. Special features include a bow thruster, moon pool, folding transom dive platform, crane and lab area. Fishing equipment includes a gill net lifter, trawl net reel and two trawl winches. Name RV Coregonus Builder Burger Boat Company Type Fisheries Research Vessel Owner/Operator Wis. Dept. of Resources Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 ft Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 ft Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.6 ft max Hull type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Semi-displacement Hull/Superstructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aluminum Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 knots @ full load Propulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Twin Caterpillar C18s, 454 bhp Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SeaCraft Design LLC, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Returning to Commercial Boatbuilding Burger Boat
