Cliff, Seahorse is a Skookum 53. The original design was a salmon troller by Ed Monk, Sr. Most were built as ketches, but a few were built as motor yachts. It is my understanding that many of these boats are still fishing in Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. You can see some photos at: _http://groups.msn.com/TrawlerMV/seahorseparavanegear.msnw_ (http://groups.msn.com/TrawlerMV/seahorseparavanegear.msnw) Regards, John “Seahorse” Cliff DeLorean writes: Interesting post, but what kind of boat is this