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Old 09-10-2014, 05:43 PM   #730
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City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Originally Posted by Tad Roberts View Post
To make up for yesterday's bad manners....

This was anchored alongside this morning, Cruzeiro Do Sul, almost the definition of "trawler yacht". Heavy, low profile, serious cruiser. William Garden design built 1962 in Argentina, round-bottom steel, 52' by 14'6", twin Perkins power, big bilge keels, pig iron and cement ballast. The owner spent 12 years restoring her in Eastern Washington state, and he did a nice job. I really like the tapered aluminum masts.

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In my minds eye I see it junk rigged, with one out each side, on a fuel/time saving downwind romp.
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