The first boat Irving Forbes built on his own, launched as Top Billin at the Warren O'Neal boat shop in Manteo and documented in 1987 as a fishing boat. She fishes out of Morehead City as Carolina Pirate; she recorded one release in the 2021 Big Rock.
Build sheetForbes · O.N. 922294 · 1987
- Designer
- Irving Forbes
Her story, name by name
- From 1987
Top Billin
Confirmed · dcbbf.org, cgmix.uscg.mil
- 1987
Build
Irving Forbes' first boat on his own, built as Top Billin at the Warren O'Neal boat shop in Manteo after about ten years with Buddy Davis. Documented 1987: 45.0 ft, 15.2 ft breadth, 18 GRT, service fishing boat.
Confirmed · dcbbf.org, cgmix.uscg.mil
- Undated
Carolina PirateCurrent
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, reeltimeapps.com
- 2021
Tournament · name at the time not on record
Fished the 63rd Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Morehead City, entered as Carolina Pirate, 45' Forbes: one release.
Reported · reeltimeapps.com
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