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woolf said:
How come?
It cost me a total $1200 canal fees to take our 65ft SY east to west, a few years ago, plus 2 x $50 for linehandlers.
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It was right when the covid stuff hit in 2020. Also, he used an agent to get things done. I also feel he was taken. He also admitted, I'm sure, to the agent that it was his first time through the canal. He was also made to get insurance for the transit which cost him about $1500. He said they told him his current policy wouldn't cover him in case he damaged another boat or lock. I don't know all the gory details just what I caught during a group conversation.



I would like to transit the canal as a bucket list item so I listened intently. I thought about tossing my name in for an unpaid line handler position onboard a personal boat just to do it.
 
Speaking of wooden hulls, I like this guy's statement that "there's a certain energy embodied in the wood that gives the boat soul". I love watching this boat move through the water. For those of you hoping for engine room shots, sorry, it's only exterior video.

 
For some unknown reason I’ve always been more attracted to and enamored with the look of “older” boats, many of which are wooden. I just like every aspect aesthetically. Hard lines, straight cabins, difficult curves, vertical bows and such. Never liked the look of modern go fasts, curvy European styled yachts etc.

The wife even know it and will point them out to me if I don’t comment. That woody in the video above is a perfect example.:socool:
 
JD Ray said:
Speaking of wooden hulls, I like this guy's statement that "there's a certain energy embodied in the wood that gives the boat soul". I love watching this boat move through the water. For those of you hoping for engine room shots, sorry, it's only exterior video.
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Glorious! Thanks!

localboy said:
For some unknown reason I’ve always been more attracted to and enamored with the look of “older” boats, many of which are wooden. I just like every aspect aesthetically.
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Me too. I occasionally dream of owning one though I (think I) understand how hard that would be. Keeping a good one alive seems like a good retirement project if the circumstances are right. In the meantime I love the fact that people are willing and able to own and maintain wooden boats. I love watching the Tally Ho videos in particular.
 
socalrider said:
Me too. I occasionally dream of owning one though I (think I) understand how hard that would be. Keeping a good one alive seems like a good retirement project if the circumstances are right. In the meantime I love the fact that people are willing and able to own and maintain wooden boats. I love watching the Tally Ho videos in particular.
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Tally Ho is fantastic. I love watching Leo work his magic. He's been saying he's got two more years left on it for over two years now, and part of me hopes it keeps going for another ten. It'll be great to see her sail, but I'll miss the build.

I can't tell you how many times I got to the end of an episode and was so inspired that I went and bought him something off his amazon Wishlist, lol. I sometimes feel like a creepy old man throwing quarters a little too hard at a stripper, but I want to help dammit!
 
Wayfarer said:
Tally Ho is fantastic. I love watching Leo work his magic. He's been saying he's got two more years left on it for over two years now, and part of me hopes it keeps going for another ten. It'll be great to see her sail, but I'll miss the build.

I can't tell you how many times I got to the end of an episode and was so inspired that I went and bought him something off his amazon Wishlist, lol. I sometimes feel like a creepy old man throwing quarters a little too hard at a stripper, but I want to help dammit!
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Hah! I do the same, tho I'd never thought of it in quite that way...

I suspect he'll be able to keep making good videos for quite a long time between the sailing & repairs/maintenance/modifications. His work ethic is just astonishing.
 
localboy said:
For some unknown reason I’ve always been more attracted to and enamored with the look of “older” boats, many of which are wooden. I just like every aspect aesthetically. Hard lines, straight cabins, difficult curves, vertical bows and such. Never liked the look of modern go fasts, curvy European styled yachts etc.

The wife even know it and will point them out to me if I don’t comment. That woody in the video above is a perfect example.:socool:
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I'm the same. I'm leery of buying an old wooden boat, even with a good survey. But I love their designs so much. A few modern boat builders are giving old-school (or "old cool") designs the nod, but they're small-run or special order boats that are out of my price range for what they are ($150K for a runabout seems excessive, let alone $650K).
 

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Max Simmons said:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/bellingham-glousterman-trawler/7403111030.html

Ran across this on Seattle Craigslist. I've liked this design and seems to be produced under various manufacturer's labels. Maybe a bargain for the right person?
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I followed this boat a little when I first saw it for sale.
Originally I saw it for sale in Port Townsend on Yachtworld for $40,000 a couple years ago, it was on the market a while. A few months ago a happened across it on Craigslist for $20,000 but needing a rebuild or replace engine.
If it were on the east coast I might consider looking at it. But I think it has probably crushed at least two dreamers.
 
A 40’ fiberglass, 50 year old project boat. Probably fun for someone living nearby.

It always makes me laugh when people quote the “tonnage” of the vessel. So this boat can carry 30 flasks of wine. Ha

Btw not sure how to access the engine for service, but I’d pull it out and replace with a small 3 cylinder anyway, about 40 ho should do her fine
 
This just made me laugh!

"This boat would also make a great AiRBnB for someone with some creativity. With a nice piece of raw land, just put in the ground up to its waterline and you have a very unique rental. Mutch less work and no expensive marine equipment."

Clearly a dreamer crushed by boat reality.

Ted
 
O C Diver said:
This just made me laugh!

"This boat would also make a great AiRBnB for someone with some creativity. With a nice piece of raw land, just put in the ground up to its waterline and you have a very unique rental. Mutch less work and no expensive marine equipment."

Clearly a dreamer crushed by boat reality.

Ted
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Bilge smell... ewwww! LOL
 
And now for something completely different...
 
SSP, huh? I spoke to a naval architect who designs SWATHS about a small 50ft design. He said that the total payload would be about 5 tons. That's not enough for fuel, water, payload for a world cruiser. No very practical.
 
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Its not clear why everybody is so negative about this interesting Swath boat, especially considering they said it met all the Navy's expectations. And why "wasted money"? Research on boats is NOT a waste. In fact , if somebody wanted, it could be converted to a good world cruiser. Modern electric / hybrid system, many solar cells, huge battery bank, kite sail....Im sure it could easily go 2k nm.
 
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I dont see it as trailerable in the US without a hands full of permits and escorts.
 
The video said it met the Navy's expectations. In fact, monohull designs have been done before, yet others still do research on them. Attn: USN, please continue to do so.
 
Have seen that one up in Tin Can Bay
I suspect Bob Oram had something to do with the design, but going on memory from a long time back.

Was it in Tin Can Bay because they were a little nervous of the Wide Bay Bar?

I really liked Bob's Ciao Bella, if ever there was a cat to get me back into sailing.

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