Southeastern Louisiana University

Turtle Cove Boats

Docked at the Galva Boat Shed is a substantial, and ever growing, selection of boats suitable for almost any research or educational endeavor that can be undertaken from the research station. The selection ranges from 10' pirogues that are best considered one-person vessels (if you wish to stay dry), to a 40' pontoon boat that can transport an entire class of students and gear.

Reserve a Turtle Cove Boat

Many research projects require the use of mud boats to get through the narrow, shallow, and stump-ridden logging ditches that criss-cross the entire region. These remnants of bygone logging operations are a detriment to the area's ecology because they have dramatically changed the hydrology of the swamps and marshes. On the other hand, they allow access deep into many otherwise inaccessible areas.

To simply enjoy the quiet and solitude of these beautiful wetlands, or to access even more narrow waterways, there is nothing better than one of Turtle Cove's canoes. A canoe offers an easy way to get close to wildlife and explore the many changing faces of a Louisiana wetland.

Various larger boats are suitable for traversing open bodies of water, carrying larger amounts of gear, or transporting several students at one time. And several aluminum flatboats can be used for stream and bayou work, either with or without an outboard engine attached.

Boats at Galva Canal Boat Shed

• 16' Turtle Cove Go-Devil
• 17' White Boat (Egret)
• 18' Brown Boat (Hawk)
• 21' Blue Boat (Osprey)
• 23' Green Boat (Maurepas)
• 40' Pontoon Boat (Pelican)—(Request through Rob Moreau, rmoreau@selu.edu)

Boats at West Lake Maurepas Dock

• 16' Honda Go-Devil (at Hort Center, for use on W. Lake Maurepas w/ Shafe)
• 18' Gray Boat (Rangia)

Canoes/Pirogues

• 10 Canoes/pirogues on canoe trailer at Galva Canal Parking Lot
• 2 Flat Boats at Galva Canal Parking Lot
• 10 Canoes/pirogues at Turtle Cove Barn

 

Boats at Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum

• 21' Black Boat (Vulture)
   

Not in Water/Off-Site Storage

• 14' Bird Boat w/ 20-hp Honda (at Hort Center)
• 16' Flat Back Canoe w/ 2-hp Honda 4-stroke (at Wilson Hall—Cooler)
• 21' Red Boat (Red Wing)—(on trailer at Galva Canal)