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Wayfarer said:
Boatpoker!? She's right in your back yard!
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Boatpoker is a surveyor but I suspect you could hire him to do an initial walk thru survey for not much more than it would cost you to drive up and back with lodging. Besides the welds, main issues with metal boats in fresh water is electrical leaking issues.
 
Donsan said:
Boatpoker is a surveyor but I suspect you could hire him to do an initial walk thru survey for not much more than it would cost you to drive up and back with lodging. Besides the welds, main issues with metal boats in fresh water is electrical leaking issues.
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I think I'll do the initial walk through myself. If the time comes to hire a surveyor, he'll be the first one I call.
 
Yet another cheap eBay project boat:


1979 Lien Hwa $4K with four days to go, Solvang, CA. Other pics look good but could be hiding much. No deck or ER pics. No mention of water leaks and damage.

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Wayfarer said:
....I've never heard of MetalCraft, but she looks to be built like an iron lavatory. That spray rail is almost more of the sort of hard chine you get on a planing hull. I wonder how slappy that thing gets at anchor. Good thing the master cabin is aft. .
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Dave, the likelihood of wave slap with that chine design occurred to me right away too. But as you say, the Master is aft.
 
Boat said:
Yet another cheap eBay project boat:


1979 Lien Hwa $4K with four days to go, Solvang, CA. Other pics look good but could be hiding much. No deck or ER pics. No mention of water leaks and damage.

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Yer bidding on this, aren't ya? :rofl:
 
Looking at the Hyd steering I think a link like a heavy rod that paralleled the cylinder action would reduce any load on the welded structure.
 
RT Firefly said:
Greetings,
Good grief! What a name for a vessel E-Coli. THAT'S an omen right there! (Post #7176)


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Ha! Good catch. We all know where E-Coli comes from.

But, Uh Oh. You may have made a cultural PC violation. "Ehkoli is a Chilcotin word for "Whale".

That boat has a very REAL history.

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The engine could go in a museum


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Apparently the form of propulsion is "screw" as opposed to a paddle wheel, junk sail or 50 slaves on oars.

That's a big 300hp engine. Probably push a Grand Banks 42 nicely around the world... or under the ocean :)
 
I assume that huge level on Ehkoli is for reversing. She's got to be a monster to run. Still, I get a little dreamy about spending the rest of my days trying to keep her floating or running or both.

Not going to happen.

Maybe I could get Leo to come over for a week from Tally Ho and just give her a jolly good once over.
 
Midnight Lace Rumrunner

But for all the brightwork, I could really like this 1984 Midnight Lace Rumrunner 44 and the price seems reasonable. The broker claims it was built by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong. Fuel capacity of 200 gals seems a little light but I could live with it. No pics of the engine room and with two DD 8.2L V8s and an 11' beam, I can imagine no room at all to do maintenance. But she is pretty!

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/19...r-express-3560013/?refSource=standard listing
 

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Donsan said:
But for all the brightwork, I could really like this 1984 Midnight Lace Rumrunner 44 and the price seems reasonable. The broker claims it was built by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong. Fuel capacity of 200 gals seems a little light but I could live with it. No pics of the engine room and with two DD 8.2L V8s and an 11' beam, I can imagine no room at all to do maintenance. But she is pretty!

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/19...r-express-3560013/?refSource=standard listing
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OOOH! That's HAWT!
In another life I would buy it, fill the engine space with batteries, and make it a 6-knot hybrid-electric picnic-ish boat.
 
Pretty boat, but I learned my lesson on bright work when I owned a Nordhavn. No thanks.
 
Donsan said:
But for all the brightwork, I could really like this 1984 Midnight Lace Rumrunner 44 and the price seems reasonable. The broker claims it was built by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong. Fuel capacity of 200 gals seems a little light but I could live with it. No pics of the engine room and with two DD 8.2L V8s and an 11' beam, I can imagine no room at all to do maintenance. But she is pretty!

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/19...r-express-3560013/?refSource=standard listing
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They are sexy boats.. look even better underway at 15kts! The front cockpit is a interesting touch. I will never forget the afternoon one ran up on the beach at the Santa Barbara Yacht club while the guy and his girlfriend were busy taking a "nap" below!
HOLLYWOOD
 
Boat said:
Ha! Good catch. We all know where E-Coli comes from.

But, Uh Oh. You may have made a cultural PC violation. "Ehkoli is a Chilcotin word for "Whale".

That boat has a very REAL history.

Ship details


The engine could go in a museum

Despite the historical aspects, this boat has seen too many years of maintenance deferrals. If it came with the first 5 years of cost of recovery, say $1,000,000 to do the catch up on maintenance, it might then be worth $100,000.
As is, the poor guy who owns it now will die before he sells it, then the Gov will eat the cost of breaking it up and cleaning up after it.
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OldDan1943 said:
Pretty boat, but I learned my lesson on bright work when I owned a Nordhavn. No thanks.
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“Learned my lesson” ......
Sounds like you’re smarter than those that do brightwork. It’s a choice not a level of intellect. If you want to go boating in a UPS truck it’s your choice.

If you feel attacked .. don’t be. This comment is aimed mostly at a a few hundred others that have made essentially the same comment. And your boat is probably better looking than most despite it’s lack of brightwork.
 
I think you're right about the maintenance deficit. We can't say without looking, but even with charity and sweat equity it could absorb $100K, easy. Forget making it "nice". It is a long way to roll back that clock.

That other boat with the DD 8.2s. I have no experience with the 8.2 but have heard nothing but bad about them. I am guilty of second hand prejudice.
 
Boat said:
I think you're right about the maintenance deficit. We can't say without looking, but even with charity and sweat equity it could absorb $100K, easy. Forget making it "nice". It is a long way to roll back that clock.

That other boat with the DD 8.2s. I have no experience with the 8.2 but have heard nothing but bad about them. I am guilty of second hand prejudice.
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I had the DD 8.2's....you don't want them, believe me!
 
Here's another eBay give away in Florida:

From the description it could have a bad battery terminal or a locked Lehman diesel engine.

1953 Novi Fishing Vessel
 

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Here's another eBay give away in Florida:

From the description it could have a bad battery terminal or a locked Lehman diesel engine.

1953 Novi Fishing Vessel
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I'd blow that cabin right off and rebuild. Hull looks to be a fine candidate for a costal boat.
 
Boat said:
Here's another eBay give away in Florida:

From the description it could have a bad battery terminal or a locked Lehman diesel engine.

1953 Novi Fishing Vessel
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Wait, what? - his tax return for the donation said it was valued at $85,000!��
 
Nomad Willy said:
“Learned my lesson” ......
Sounds like you’re smarter than those that do brightwork. It’s a choice not a level of intellect. If you want to go boating in a UPS truck it’s your choice.

If you feel attacked .. don’t be. This comment is aimed mostly at a a few hundred others that have made essentially the same comment. And your boat is probably better looking than most despite it’s lack of brightwork.
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Not having brightwork doesn't mean you don't appreciate it. Most people have a limited amount of free time and have to make a choice between cosmetic maintenance and actually using the boat. Not all of us feel the primal need to sand and varnish or spend a thousand hours reinventing the anchor. :rolleyes:

Ted
 
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