Dan wrote;
“Considering the length and weight, the boat could benefit from a much larger engine. Remember, just because a boat has lots of HP doesn't me the owner MUST use it all, all the time.”
Not so.
FD boats don’t benefit from excessive power. And it would be stupid to put excessive power in this boat. By the way Dan it appears you have seen the displacement of this boat. Care to share?
Half trawler half motorsailer? Looks more like a trawler with masts to me. Either way a boat like this makes me consider questionable financial decisions.
https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1986/Seaton-Steel-Motorsailer-26m-2562616/Greece#.Vt7l-5wrJvE
This one few years ago was in white with very curious transom extend (at this moment we made an offer but tooooo low :-() . They remove all change the color, but in my opinion put too much weight in the wrong place...
Just passed this one in the Calumet River. Not sure what it is, but it’s got an interesting paint job. I’m not sure it’s the color scheme I would have gone with, but It seems to have been nicely done, and I admire their audacity.
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long-cours.62 wrote;
“But if you take a look at the consumption curve you will see you have a better ration liter/hp say around 1400rpm for a maxi rpm of 2400rpm.
It could be more economical to run a little bigger engine at a lower rpm”
That would depend on the engine, how it was/is loaded ect ect ....
Wouldn’t you think?
Just passed this one in the Calumet River. Not sure what it is, but it’s got an interesting paint job. I’m not sure it’s the color scheme I would have gone with, but It seems to have been nicely done, and I admire their audacity.
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I admire their feet! How in the H do you walk anyplace on that in the sunshine????
Well, she’s not a Florida boat, that’s for sure. She’d have to be quite insulated to hang out around here.
It is better than Pepto Pink
eBay trailer boat project with newish engine - not a give away
[FONT="]1993 Nimble Nomad 24’[/FONT]
[FONT="]& Trailer[/FONT]
If I saw this out on the water, I could watch her for quite a while without ever wishing I owned her. Lots of character, anyway: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/boa/d/new-westminster-60-wooden-seiner-1946/6896456421.html
I agree Mr. B,
Railings should be black or some other dark color.
If I saw this out on the water, I could watch her for quite a while without ever wishing I owned her. Lots of character, anyway: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/boa/d/new-westminster-60-wooden-seiner-1946/6896456421.html
Buyer beware. I looked at this boat before. It has a hell of a lot of leaks and interior wood rot to deal with. The interior needs a complete gut and redo. Where the various fiberglass molded parts are put together, they used a compressible rubber-like gasket. All most all of this boat's gasketed parts are leaking along with windows and portlights. It would require disassembling some of the cabin to reseal properly the molded parts properly. I would just epoxy everything back together and fair everything out. At the current price of $7100, it would be a good DIY project if the electronics, fuel system and engine are in good condition. Other wise, I wouldn't buy it.
Buy the boat and you can paint them any color you want.
Why not stainless steel and never have to paint again.
Ah, Peto Pink. LOL