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Old 09-05-2019, 04:22 PM   #8
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City: Saint Petersburg
Vessel Name: Weebles
Vessel Model: 1970 Willard 36 Trawler
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Originally Posted by Sailor of Fortune View Post
I just see a Yacht Broker stroking his own ego when I read these types of adds.
I know what you mean - and their puffery is often wrong. But in this case, everyone is well-meaning. The owner died, his widow donated the boat to his long time yacht club that happens to be one of the larger, sail-dominated clubs in San Francisco. So the "brokers" are volunteers who are much more comfortable with sailboats. The buyer will most likely be a recovering sailor tired of being wet, cold, and...well...tired.

BTW - the W36 is the only Willard Bill Garden designed. Rod Swift, Willard's in-house navel architect did everything else. More specifically, of the three different configurations of the W36, Garden only did the Sedan-trawler. Swift did the Pilothouse and Motorsailor. To some, a difference without a distinction.
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