ochurchill
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Greetings, Everyone,
My name is Jeffrey, and I'm a life-long sailor who recently acquired an 80s vintage Taiwanese trawler. It's an 'Overseas PT 35', and from my perusing of the internet, it's a little unique in that it's a 'Europa Sedan' model and not the more commonly encountered aft cabin with a sundeck version. It was built with a single, massive, Cat 3208 instead of the more commonly found single or dual Perkins or Lehmans propulsion systems.
The boat was used by the California Yacht Club out of Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles for many years as their committee boat for their sailboat races. From its decks 1000s of sailboat races have been run. It enjoyed continuous use and maintenance there at CYC until a member gifted a newer boat to the club about 6 years ago.
The boat is named for Owen Churchill, a famous sailor from 100 years ago who successfully raced Star class boats in the Olympics, and he was an early, key member to the California Yacht Club.
I acquired Owen Churchill from the family of my friend who had purchased the boat from the Club, and he passed away earlier this year. The boat brought great pleasure to him the last few years of his life, and I joined him with other friends on the boat many times for coastal pleasure cruises around Santa Barbara, California.
I'm very adept at messing about with boats and all their systems, ( propulsion, rigging, electrical, plumbing, hydraulic, com, nav, etc. ) but inevitably I come up with questions, and I found that my solutions have come from this website, so I thought I had best 'join the club' as I learn to best operate the boat.
I'm curious about the boat yards where all these Taiwanese built boats emerged. I've seen the identical hull used by multiple brands of boats. From what I can discern from this website, the builder was Cheer Men in Kaohsiung, but that was simply what another member had speculated as the builder of their Overseas PT.
Is there some definitive guide to the builders and boatyards that punched out these yachts in such numbers during the 80s? The Grand Banks boats enjoy a well documented history, but these Taiwanese boats less so. And it seems that no two boats are exactly alike. Some come with teak trim all over the exterior like a gingerbread house, while others, like Owen, are barren with only stainless and gel coat. Was it spec-ed for ease of maintenance or just luck of the draw? Below decks, they're all very similar looking with variances in layouts. Owen is galley down, with built-ins only on port in the salon and, nothing, not even a seat at the steering station, on starboard. I wonder if he was deliberately designed for committee boat work with this austere interior and heavy duty propulsion system.
In any event, greetings, Everyone. I hope to engage with you with my questions here as they arise and see you on the water someday.
-Jeffrey
My name is Jeffrey, and I'm a life-long sailor who recently acquired an 80s vintage Taiwanese trawler. It's an 'Overseas PT 35', and from my perusing of the internet, it's a little unique in that it's a 'Europa Sedan' model and not the more commonly encountered aft cabin with a sundeck version. It was built with a single, massive, Cat 3208 instead of the more commonly found single or dual Perkins or Lehmans propulsion systems.
The boat was used by the California Yacht Club out of Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles for many years as their committee boat for their sailboat races. From its decks 1000s of sailboat races have been run. It enjoyed continuous use and maintenance there at CYC until a member gifted a newer boat to the club about 6 years ago.
The boat is named for Owen Churchill, a famous sailor from 100 years ago who successfully raced Star class boats in the Olympics, and he was an early, key member to the California Yacht Club.
I acquired Owen Churchill from the family of my friend who had purchased the boat from the Club, and he passed away earlier this year. The boat brought great pleasure to him the last few years of his life, and I joined him with other friends on the boat many times for coastal pleasure cruises around Santa Barbara, California.
I'm very adept at messing about with boats and all their systems, ( propulsion, rigging, electrical, plumbing, hydraulic, com, nav, etc. ) but inevitably I come up with questions, and I found that my solutions have come from this website, so I thought I had best 'join the club' as I learn to best operate the boat.
I'm curious about the boat yards where all these Taiwanese built boats emerged. I've seen the identical hull used by multiple brands of boats. From what I can discern from this website, the builder was Cheer Men in Kaohsiung, but that was simply what another member had speculated as the builder of their Overseas PT.
Is there some definitive guide to the builders and boatyards that punched out these yachts in such numbers during the 80s? The Grand Banks boats enjoy a well documented history, but these Taiwanese boats less so. And it seems that no two boats are exactly alike. Some come with teak trim all over the exterior like a gingerbread house, while others, like Owen, are barren with only stainless and gel coat. Was it spec-ed for ease of maintenance or just luck of the draw? Below decks, they're all very similar looking with variances in layouts. Owen is galley down, with built-ins only on port in the salon and, nothing, not even a seat at the steering station, on starboard. I wonder if he was deliberately designed for committee boat work with this austere interior and heavy duty propulsion system.
In any event, greetings, Everyone. I hope to engage with you with my questions here as they arise and see you on the water someday.
-Jeffrey
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