Interesting boats

[Adopo]

a few more

 

[Snapdragon III]

Wow! That is incredible. Can you imagine how many man hours of maintenance has gone into that yacht since it was launched? It looks unbelievable.

From the listing. "Hull thickness est. 6" includes a very specific size foam core wrapped in the fiberglass"

 

[Portage_Bay]

The City & Borough of Juneau is holding a fixed bid auction to sell a couple of charter boats and an old trawler for failure to pay moorage fees (link in the article):

Adventure Bound Alaska’s two tour boats being auctioned off by city due to company’s prolonged debt | Juneau Empire

I briefly considered bidding on a boat seized for lack of moorage payments. I was well aware I would likely be buying a project. If they haven't payed moorage what else have they ignored. The real show stopper was that I asked about getting title to the boat. In other words making me the "real" owner. The marina did not own the boat, did not have title to the boat, could not provide title to the boat. The marina had the right to seize and sell to recover damages. It would be up to me to figure out how to get title. Not a battle I was willing to fight with the delinquent owner. Not a risk I was willing to take in the brief time I had to do it. When the auction closed the buyer had 7 days to move the boat. To place it in another marina insurance is needed. To get insurance I need to own the boat.

This is not at all the same thing as a bank selling a boat for with they carry the loan. The bank can provide title.

My experience is in Washington State. I'm sure the rules and laws vary state by state. But do your due diligence before buying a seized boat at auction.

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetings,
Wow. One of the more impressive vessels I've seen on this thread BUT a couple if items in the ER raise questions: That impressive array of pipe wrenches suggest tooth marks about AND what's with the spirit levels(s)? On a boat?

 

[cfr]

Inventory Boat Details Page - Chuck Hovey Yachts

“TRUGRIT” is truly the quintessential ideal gentlemen’s Pilothouse Flybridge Motor Yacht for that serious West Coast Cruiser with a three-stateroom and three head arrangement, large fuel capacity and stabilized. She will provide her new owner years of cruising enjoyment.

www.chuckhoveyyachts.com

i love all these old designs, esp they often have a much etter interior than modern stuff, twin bunks , space for storage etc and it smade in aluminium....nice .