Puffin
Puffin is of essentially the same hull
and construction type as the smaller tugs. She was
originally drawn for a man who had been using a Bantam
tug and a barge to carry firewood and light cargo to and
from populated islands along the coast. He said,
"Why not take one of the tugs, cut it in half, and
stick the barge in the middle?" We only did that in
a figurative sense, of course, but what we have here is a
simple little coastal freighter with accommodations
forward and aft, and a cargo hold amidships. She'll
handle about six cords of firewood or the equivalent
weight, in the hold, and is adaptable for a wide range of
utilitarian purposes. It would also be possible to reduce
the size of the hold or eliminate it, and add an
equivalent amount of accommodations.
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LOA 36' Beam 12' Draft 3'2" Displacement 36,000 lbs.
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