1949 Custom Converted shrimper Trawler in Gulf Shores, AL

SELLER DESCRIPTION

A Rare Find & Priced to Sell! Converted Wooden Shrimper Built by 'Tony Jack' Covacevich! This gem has been owned and maintained by a knowledgeable boatyard specializing in Wooden Vessels. She has been hauled and bottom painted yearly. She is a prime example of a Chandeleur Island Mothership. She has only 500 hours SMOH on her engine and her interior wood work is pristine!

Accomodations:
Stepping aboard 'Fish Hook', you will be immediatly struck by the large size of the aft deck, over the fan tail transom, which is perfect for hauling up a load of shrimp or a relaxing afternoon of lounging and sunbathing. There is a storage closet to port and a sink and food prep and/or fish cleaning station. There is a large split door on centerline for access to the aft pilothouse, galley and engine room access. The living areas are beautifully appointed in varnished hardwoods from decks to ceiling. Exterior paint is fresh and bright. Exiting the pilothouse from port or starboard doors, you will find the sleeping area directly forward. Entry to forward cabin is through a top sliding door and down six steps. There is a full stand up shower with seperate head and vanity with sink. There are four seperate bunks, two per side, with storage through out, and an uncluttered living area in the center. Go up two steps and you will find a large area that would make a suitible V-Berth that could sleep an additional two guests. The forward cabin is shaded by the roof of the aft pilothouse, which extends three quarters of the length of the boat.

Mechanical Equipment:
Detroit 6-71 engine with 500hrs SMOHCruises at 8kts with a five gph fuel burn

Galley:
RefrigeratorMicrowaveToaster OvenStainless Steel Sink

Electonics and Navigational Gear:
JRC RadarInterPhase GPSSi-Tex Depth FinderIcom VHFWood Freeman Autopilot

Electrical System:
2004 13kw Kohler Generator with Low Hours(2) Coleman Air Conditioners50 Amp Shore PowerBattery Charger

Deck and Hull Equipment:
AnchorMaxwell Electric WindlassReplanked above the waterline in 1994Hauled out and Painted in November '08Cypress bottom in excellent conditionFiberglass over Wood Deck

Additional Equipment:
Boat building was a tradition in some Biloxi families, as fathers taught their sons the trade. The Covacevich family founded their boat yard in Back Bay in 1896. "I built plenty of boats, God knows," said eighty-six year old Anthony "Tony Jack" Covacevich, whose father and grandfather started the business. Tony Jack's brother Neil owns Bay Marine at Point Cadet, and a deceased brother, Oral, also built boats. Tony Jack Covacevich began as a teenager building model boats improving on the designs his father built. His father recognized his talent and had Tony Jack design all his boats. Covacevich has launched over one hundred and fifty boats of all types from schooners to mine sweepers. He loved building wooden boats, but those days are gone, he says. The scarcity of good wood, such as cypress and juniper, makes those wooden boats that exist very precious indeed. Covacevich's last wooden boat, which he completed in 1969, survived Hurricane Camille and is still at sail in Florida. *Excerpt from Patrick Peterson, "Tony Jack looks back on lifetime of boatbuilding" Sun Herald January 3, 1993.