Salishseer
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2015
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Foresight
- Vessel Make
- 1968 Hunter Boat Corp, Suisun Bay
Hi,
I have been a sailor most of my life, but got involved with a 1968 Hunter Boat Company MY - built in Suisun Bay (San Francisco area). 45 feet, 50 overall with new swimstep and bow plank.. and all wood, with Chrysler 440 GAS engines. Lost her in the 2008-9 recession... got offered her back recently.
But "Foresight" is still a woodie, with twin gas...and I want FB and single or twin diesel for the Salish Sea. So, decided Not to Buy her back ;( -- Instead, I will be moving home (went to U-dub and then worked for Port of Seattle, EPA, Port of Everett before moving back to my native SoCal. Been trying to get "home" for decades (a long story...maybe for another time!).
I am an oceanographer/marine biologist and consultant in the public agencies realm. Once back in the PNW, I am going to seek -- yes, horrors, a powerboat. I tried sailing in the San Juans during a stint at Friday Harbor Labs... the wind goes in circles, always on your nose, and the tidal currents taught me how to sail (full, drawing sails) backwards! (water mass went south faster than I could foot north -- sorry, that's sailor/ragman talk).
Occasionally ran Udub (University of Washington) boats, and power is the right choice at this point in my life. So, I have joined to start learning about, and researching, an appropriate trawler to liveaboard (have lived on various boats (sail and power) for many years), and yet suitable to explore BC, the wild side of Vancouver Island, and eventually up to SE Alaska.
So, I look forward to reading, learning, meeting you all, and maybe getting help/suggestions on good used boats -- just divorced and a modest budget - maybe $80k-$120k for a suitable boat...when I move in late summer (2015) back the the PNW.
I have been a sailor most of my life, but got involved with a 1968 Hunter Boat Company MY - built in Suisun Bay (San Francisco area). 45 feet, 50 overall with new swimstep and bow plank.. and all wood, with Chrysler 440 GAS engines. Lost her in the 2008-9 recession... got offered her back recently.
But "Foresight" is still a woodie, with twin gas...and I want FB and single or twin diesel for the Salish Sea. So, decided Not to Buy her back ;( -- Instead, I will be moving home (went to U-dub and then worked for Port of Seattle, EPA, Port of Everett before moving back to my native SoCal. Been trying to get "home" for decades (a long story...maybe for another time!).
I am an oceanographer/marine biologist and consultant in the public agencies realm. Once back in the PNW, I am going to seek -- yes, horrors, a powerboat. I tried sailing in the San Juans during a stint at Friday Harbor Labs... the wind goes in circles, always on your nose, and the tidal currents taught me how to sail (full, drawing sails) backwards! (water mass went south faster than I could foot north -- sorry, that's sailor/ragman talk).
Occasionally ran Udub (University of Washington) boats, and power is the right choice at this point in my life. So, I have joined to start learning about, and researching, an appropriate trawler to liveaboard (have lived on various boats (sail and power) for many years), and yet suitable to explore BC, the wild side of Vancouver Island, and eventually up to SE Alaska.
So, I look forward to reading, learning, meeting you all, and maybe getting help/suggestions on good used boats -- just divorced and a modest budget - maybe $80k-$120k for a suitable boat...when I move in late summer (2015) back the the PNW.