Vehicles
Vessels
We have two commercial boats for hauling shellfish to our refrigerated trucks. The Pacific skiff is an open walk around 24ft boat with a flush deck. It's all aluminum and cleaned before every trip. The Rozemas is a special boat that is used not only on the farms for hauling product and supplies but also the owners Family fishing boat at times. This boat is made of 1/2 inch aluminum and was built with specifications normally only seen on larger 50ft boats. It has a Yamaha 250hp motor and a small kicker motor for emergencies. There are two large built-in aluminum totes under the deck to keep the shellfish covered. We moor this boat at Seabeck marina and drive it to the Hood Canal beaches from there. It's 28ft long and 9ft wide with a flush deck and kept meticulous. This boat is preferred in poor weather because it has a warm cabin and handles rough water.
1982 Rozemas
Trucks
We have three refrigerated trucks that are kept well maintained and cleaned daily. These trucks are the most critical part of our operation. Trucks must have must have a very good insulation and be refrigerated so the product is quickly cooled, especially during Vibrio months when strict temperature controls are followed. We wet store our product on the beach and can move product from the water to the truck in less than fifteen minutes.
The 2003 Isuzu is the most used truck to get product from the beach to the facility. It has a 16ft long insulated box and a Thermo King reefer. It runs continuous at 34F and quickly cools product. It's used mainly because of its size and ability to park close to the beach to shorten the shellfish exposure times as much as possible.
The 2004 Freightliner is the first truck the owner purchased. Although the oldest truck in the fleet it is the one the truck drivers fight for to drive everyday. Its an M2 Business class and the ride is great. It has a Thermo King reefer unit that quickly cools and is set to continuous 34F. It has a 24ft long insulated box.
Our newest truck is a 2017 Ford F650 Crew Cab. It has all the amenities of a pickup truck inside and can haul considerable weight while not requiring a commercial driver license. The F650 uses a Thermo king reefer and has a 24ft long box that cools quickly and continuously to 34F. The main use for this truck is for airport shipments.
Our work crew uses our 2012 Dodge RAM for travel to and from our farm and leased beaches.
2004 Freightliner