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28-Ft. Aluminum Sea Sled Patrol Boat
Hickman Sea Sled Advantages:
- High speed for installed power
- Unusually stable working platform
- Operation in very shallow water
- Beachable
- Large working platform forward

Length Extreme (With Outboards): 34 ft. - 3 in. (10.4 m)
Length On Deck: 28 ft. - 9 in. (8.7 m)
Length Waterline: 24 ft. - 2 in. (7.9 m)
Beam Overall: 9 ft. - 0 in. (2.8 m)
Waterline Beam: 10 ft. - 5 in. (2.7 m)
Draft Max (To Propellers): 22 in. (55 cm)
Draft Hull: 14 in. (35 cm)
Displacement: 9,800 lb. (4445 kg)
Gasoline: 320 gal. (1210 l)
Water: 25 gal. (95 l)
Engines: (2) 450 hp outboards
Top Speed: 60 knots - Range: 200 n. miles
Cruising Speed High: 40 knots - Range 330 n. miles
Cruising Speed Low: 25 knots - Range 475 n. miles
Loiter Speed: 15 knots - Range 710 n. miles