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WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT

Passenger (Uninspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT

WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT is a 1990 passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2006, most recently in October 2021, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2006 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 7 October 2021.

Built: 1990
Last inspected: 7 October 2021
Documentation: Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 5
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

963214

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348132

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-348132

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2006–2021)

The 5 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)34.0 ft × 12.5 ft × 7.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 16

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderLUHRS CORP · ST AUGUSTINE, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1990

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Engine

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCHICAGO, IL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Uninspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it20 - Simplified, Gross Ton
16 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 1 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 5

7 October 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7328728

30 May 2019 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6702408

22 May 2019 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6691514

24 June 2018 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6691478

17 June 2006 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2702638

Deficiency record · 4

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

Official Number is peeling/wearing off. Replace and permanently affix in a more durable fashion prior to next examination.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 May 2020
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: Operator repaired numbers

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

Engine Compartment Ventillation INOP and Ventillation Hose torn.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 May 2019
Resolved 30 May 2019

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

Backfire flame arrestor soiled. Requires service and cleaning.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 May 2019
Resolved 30 May 2019
Resolution: Flame arrestor has been cleaned.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Inert gas system

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

Fixed Fire System requires Inspection per NFPA 10. Additional hand-held fire extinguishers carried aboard for compliance. Captain advised he would pursue professional service of the fixed system.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 May 2020
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: System replaced and updated

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.