REEL DEAL is a 1961 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1981, most recently in February 1993, along with 4 deficiencies.
Records from 1981 to 1993. Most recent: inspection, 18 February 1993.
The 16 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 33 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.0 ft × 13.4 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 14
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCHARLES N BROOKS · HARKERS ISLAND, NC, UNITED STATES · built 1961
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBON SECOUR, AL
Trade endorsementsRecreational
DocumentationExpired · issued 4 January 2002 · expires 31 January 2003
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it20 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 14 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 2 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 · 16
18 February 1993Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 841998
21 November 1989Administrative
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1236474
5 July 1989Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1350478
17 May 1989Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1341369
14 September 1988Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1044058
11 May 1988COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1042010
18 June 1987Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1311146
20 January 1987Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1319593
9 May 1986Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 984778
21 May 1985Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1287309
27 November 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1284367
14 November 1983Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1275119
8 November 1983Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279839
29 September 1982Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1271212
18 May 1982Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1272038
12 May 1981Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966276
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF PORT LIGHT DOGS AND PROVIDE DEADLIGHT COVER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 January 1987
Resolved 20 January 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 January 1987Resolved
MAKE WATER TIGHT AND SECURE TO HATCH FRAMES ALL (3) DECK HATCHES BY HINGES,CAPTIVE CHAINS OR OTHER DEVICE TO PREVENT THEIR LOSS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 January 1987
Resolved 20 January 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 January 1987Resolved
PLUG ALL FOUR UNUSED THROUGH HULL OVERBOARDS AND CAP INTERNALS AS NECESSARY
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 January 1987
Resolved 20 January 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 January 1987Resolved
RE-INSTALL FREEING PORT FLAPPERS ON TRANSOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 January 1987
Resolved 20 January 1987
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.