S'pose I should have put this in "Interesting boats" but I didn't.
55' Stephens | Alexander Marine USA
55' Stephens | Alexander Marine USA
Just like in cars there are large and active groups of enthusiasts that restore, maintain and yes, run these boats. There's boatloads (hah) of events, get togethers and rallies for classics. But yes, it takes dedication, time, an a well fed check book.
Her sole responsibility was exterior teak, glass and stainless.
Wifey B: Boats like that are like women. As you get closer and see everything some then look even better and some looked better from a distance.
I have a question though. If you buy a boat like that, what do you do with it? It just seems like something nice to look at but maintaining it's like a huge huge huge....humongously huge job. I'd think it would have to be owned by someone who basically spent all their time keeping it up. Maybe cruising a few miles, but not going to take it on a long cruise or cross oceans. If it was a vintage car you'd lock it up in a building and just let people look at it, maybe take it out and to shows once a year. You can't really do that with a wood boat.
Really? The pointy upper parts of the United States are chock full of people who own and use wooden boats.
I see boats like this go by every day in the summer.
There is even a publication dedicated to them.
It's called WoodenBoat.
Wifey B: Still a lot of work. And I know exceptions but most are staying fairly local in their cruising, not going long distances. Yes, I know there are publications. Dedicated I think more to restoring, building, maintaining and taking care of the boat than long cruises on the boat. I'm not faulting those who like them anymore than I fault those who like high maintenance women..... For the record, I'm not high maintenance.
A quote semi-displacement hull ???