Rosborough 246 Rib !!!

conepatus · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: Conepatus

Afternoon all,

Some updates on Conepatus. From cruising the Maine coast in 2011 I have better fuel numbers .... At 5-6kts burn is 5kmpg (nautical miles / gal), at 20kts burn is 1.8kmpg, and at 34kts burn is 1.1kmgp.

The original numbers were before we loaded her down for cruising. Not sure what Bob Rosborough is asking for the #2 hull, but I suspect around $170k. As equipped Conepatus would cost around $240k to build. Not a cheap boat, but cruising in 2011 with a Prout Snow Goose and a 47' monohull, it fulfilled its design criteria. On a 100mile day the sailboats left at zero dark thirty, we left around 0900. We would pass them around 1030hrs, and be in port around 1400hrs. Go for ice cream, read a book, and have dinner ready for all at 1800hrs.

As for stability and sea keeping, I used a bit of bad judgement and tried to go out the Kennebec River on the day after Irene passed. The river was rising, the tide was in full flood and I tried to go out the entrance. We made it most of the way out when I chickened out, after looking around the point and seeing what seas I would have to run parallel to.

Nice thing about a stable boat, rubber life rings are stable, I could spin her on the top of a breaker, and then have the power to run on the back side holding position on the backside till we entered the harbor. Went out the next day at 20kts.

So far the boat has lived up to expectations for a fast, trailerable 2 person cruising boat.

Craig

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:14 pm Post subject: Rosborough 246 Rib !!!

Thanks for the update Craig.

Regards Rob

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:23 pm Post subject:

Just bringing this thread back to life for some posters in another thread who met the owners and were asking questions about it.

Regards, Rob

ssobol · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:13 pm Post subject:

The boats (barges) that they use for river maintenance on the Potomac have 7 or * big outboards on them. They have a number of these boats rigged that way.

Casey · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:07 pm Post subject:

Gee's ... and I thought I'd discovered something New!

I guess 'ol Casey was asleep at the switch back in 2012 when this thread was on 'Brats.

A day late and a dollar short; that's me!

Best,
Casey&Mary
(On the west side of Lock #8 on the Erie Canal ... Yahoo! Smile

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:09 pm Post subject:

WOW - its crazy what you miss when your lap top bites the dust and leaves you off line for a couple of weeks. Imagine my surprise last night when I discovered that one of my "dream" boats is now for sale!! The one of a kind, Canadian born - CONEPATUS. Just in time for Christmas - and I think I've been good this year!

Craig the owner is a Cbrat - not sure if he is retiring from boating or re-boating. He just turned 70 this summer - wishing him well.

Regards, Rob

thataway · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:16 pm Post subject:

I noted that a few weeks ago on the Rosborough site. Very interesting boat--apparently wanted to take it to Panama, but never panned out...

starcrafttom · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:52 pm Post subject:

Funny I saw this boat last year ?? at the cabelas by my house. I hung out for a while and took pictures but never meet the owners. The tubes where deflated and the anchor was almost as big as the boat. Looked like fun

Wefings · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject:

Conepatus is for sale at Wefings . She is a true trailerable expedition boat. If anybody in interested , let me know .
Marc

hardee · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:01 pm Post subject:

thataway · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:14 pm Post subject:

Here is the boat on Yacht World.

For whatever reason, it is not linked to Marc's new site. It really is a beast of a boat! Probably capable of getting to Panama on its own bottom.

It is not obvious from previous posts, but Here is the blog on Conepatus. Well worth a read!

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:42 pm Post subject:

Harvey, also here is the link to Craig and Sarah's blog - http://conepatus.wordpress.com/

The owners blog has some better pics. I would love to see a professionally "staged" album for this boat.

And yes it does have twins Cool

Regards, Rob

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:25 am Post subject:

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:59 am Post subject:

Here is one more link to some info on Conepatus - http://www.panbo.com/archives/2011/08/conepatus_tricked-out_rosborough_cruising_rhib.html