This looks too good to be true. What do you make of this? https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/boa/d/steel-hull-union-jack-newlolo/6594636793.html
What's a LOLO? I see it may be the acronym for "Lift-On Lift-Off", but I still don't get it. Buyer has to furnish the site lift and transport?
Met this nice young fellow this past weekend at a YC outstation. He had come over from Vancouver in his new Loki : https://www.lokiboats.com/
very cool boat. 32ft, 600 hp, 50 knots, head and 1 bunk below, galley optional, 4 bucket seats, beautiful fit and finish, very expensive.
The Co is after the Mega Yacht tender market.
Nice compliment to a trawler. Of course you need both.
Ben, you caught me. LOL
Now that I think about it, maybe the name of the woman in the bar was Lola?
Only inboard option is the Volvo Penta engines??
This one is near us at the moment.
Don't know much about her except 20m Fiddler of steel in need of a decent interior with an 8L3b Gardner and like ours, was heavily reduced over the years to attract a buyer.
She's a decent chunk on boat for the coin.
I paid more than that for my boat.
This one is near us at the moment.
Don't know much about her except 20m Fiddler of steel in need of a decent interior with an 8L3b Gardner and like ours, was heavily reduced over the years to attract a buyer.
She's a decent chunk on boat for the coin.
I really like those Kasten designed boats. Purposeful looking. Don’t know if I have the skills to own an aluminum boat however. Don’t they take extra vigilance to battle corrosion, similar to steel boats?
No, not really. There are now many aluminum work boats approaching 60 years old whose internal structure and guts look as good as the day they were born. Their big nemesis is electrolysis, but if everything is installed correctly and maintained properly it is not an issue. There are horror stories out there but my experience is that the majority that I looked at in a 40 year professional career were good. My belief is that there are horror stories in wood, steel, aluminum and fiberglass constructed boats and all have the same genesis of poor construction techniques or poor maintenance practice.
Unlike steel, aluminum will not continue to corrode. Once the initial flash of oxidation is set, the oxidation itself provides a seal against further corrosion, if undisturbed. Steel however just continues to rot until it’s all gone unless the corrosion is arrested and treated.
Strangely, my phobia of aluminum boats is motion. I have only been seasick twice in my life. Both times on aluminum boats. Now, given that I have been in the maritime business my entire career and have literally millions of sea miles under my belt, that is something I can’t explain.
Rugged looking boat!
This is an intriguing vessel. Posted on a FB "trawlers for sale" page recently as an auction. No sale so they are planning to scrap. No affiliation, just find it to be a beautiful boat and think it would be waste to see it scrapped (assuming it's seaworthy).
https://less83-forsale-36.webself.net/accueil
Refit in 2013 and now sell for scrap? That doesn’t make sense.
We talking about the same boat? This thing looks pretty awesome.
Less 83 Custom Long Range Trawler For sale
Sell it for scrap? What a waste.
They were hoping for about $930,000
What was the high bid?
I wonder what the scrap price is? Assuming one can get it for a low scrap price and it passes the hull survey and engine survey, bring it over on its bottom. The adventure would be a once in a life time. Or put it on a BIG boat, bring it across and sell it here.
I am more than sure we can find a crew of happy folks from here, willing to go on that adventure.
Yes, same boat.
According to the poster, they lowered the price to 300K euros. Scrape value was mentioned at 280K euros.
Seems like something is either very wrong with it, or maybe it's tied up in some settlement. There was some mentioned of French law, auction, etc.
Who knows, just seems like an amazing vessel to let go to waste. Facebook page here is with some great photos for anyone interested: https://www.facebook.com/MYLESS83/
We're just learning our first trawler now so it's too early for us but it's hard to not dream about buying (stealing?) a passagemaker like this for $350K US and sailing this beauty around the world for years.
PS - I just showed this to my wife who said "how would we find 82' of moorage in Seattle?" Was that technically a level of implied permission?
You don't.
You actually go out and use it for its intended purpose and use an anchor.
That is the boat I was mentioning. It is in splendid condition, nice JD motor and very clean. Owned by a vet friend who is moving back inland in California.<Sigh> I'd like to blame my inaction on the next boat purchase (that likely requires selling the land base) on upcoming retirement, wife, kids, parents, grand-kids, etc. But, it's really inertia; just can't make the commitment.