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08-12-2018, 04:06 PM
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Veteran Member
City: B
Vessel Name: Sugar
Vessel Model: Vripack
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 78
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Yup, we pulled the trigger...
My wife and I are, as they say, "the current caretakers" of the 54' Vripack formerly named Lady Galathea. We took delivery a couple weeks ago and are planning to leave Lauderdale next weekend to bring her north to her new home on the Chesapeake. Anybody else heading north next week? Wouldn't mind the company or advice. I'll post a new thread about that.
Anyway, we are long time boaters (30+yrs) and are very excited about our new little ship. We also are looking forward to the camaraderie of the Trawler Forum community.
Regards,
Vince
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08-12-2018, 05:04 PM
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Guru
City: Seattle, WA USA and San Carlos, Sonora MX
Vessel Name: Domino and Libra
Vessel Model: Malcom Tennant 20M and Noordzee Kotter 52
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 927
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Congratulations and welcome,
Vripack is a serious design studio with tons of very nice work. I am not familiar with Spiroships where yours was built but the Vripacks I looked at when I was over in Holland to buy Libra looked to be of exceptionally high build quality.
Of course I love your choice of build material.
Nice!
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Bill
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08-12-2018, 05:31 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,458
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Looks very nice! How's about some engine room pictures. I always like seeing the machinery space.
Ted
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Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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08-12-2018, 05:38 PM
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Guru
City: Inside Passage Summer/Columbia River Winter
Vessel Name: Alaskan Sea-Duction
Vessel Model: 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 8,041
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08-12-2018, 05:39 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,195
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Shew, is that a beauty! Looking forward to hearing more about your cruising experiences. Will you bee living aboard?
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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08-12-2018, 06:05 PM
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Guru
City: Seattle, WA USA and San Carlos, Sonora MX
Vessel Name: Domino and Libra
Vessel Model: Malcom Tennant 20M and Noordzee Kotter 52
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 927
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Sea-Duction
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Vince, don't answer that...it's a trap! I'll take care of this. You gotta watch out for these guys!
Move along ASD, those SHHP anchors will do just fine. 
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Bill
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08-12-2018, 06:43 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Dang, that is one GORGEOUS SHIP! We're gonna need a LOT more photos of her.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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08-12-2018, 06:48 PM
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Guru
City: Beaufort, NC USA
Vessel Name: Sylphide
Vessel Model: Kingston Aluminum Yacht 44' Custom
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2,228
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Wow, what a beauty! Congratulations! I love a Vripack.
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08-12-2018, 09:32 PM
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Veteran Member
City: B
Vessel Name: Sugar
Vessel Model: Vripack
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 78
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Thanks for all the positive comments.
Here's some ER porn for ya OC Diver. These pics were taken during survey and most of the hoses have been replaced as well as a to of other maintenance items. Sorry about the last 2 pics. I couldn't figure out how to keep pictures from automatically rotating when I upload them.
Klee Wyck, I'm sure your little ship has similar systems. Who else does oil cooled shaft tubes but the Dutch?? on a 50 footer?? Heated towel bars?? Can't wait to feel these Koop Nautic stabilizers do their thing. They were very impressive during sea trials but needed some bearing attention. After a complete rebuild, they spin like a top.
Anxious to get underway.
I'll keep you all posted on our progress.
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08-12-2018, 09:34 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 9,045
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OK, I now have very serious boat envy.
Welcome Vince.
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08-12-2018, 10:02 PM
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Guru
City: Southbound W. coast USA
Vessel Name: Irene
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 40II
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,217
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Congratulations. I admired the listing of your boat, but never got aboard. Looking forward to more of your observations.
Good Luck
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Jeff
MV IRENE
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08-12-2018, 10:05 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,269
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Welcome aboard. Beautiful.
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08-13-2018, 07:05 AM
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Guru
City: Palmetto
Vessel Name: Wanderlust
Vessel Model: 1999 Jefferson Rivanna 52'
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 713
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Beautiful boat! Great interior spaces and love the engine room.
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08-13-2018, 07:09 AM
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 430 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 3,462
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One thing that's nice about bigger boats is a bigger engine room. Love to get down there and tinker.
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Seevee
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08-13-2018, 07:33 AM
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Guru
City: Solomons Island Md
Vessel Name: Fryedaze
Vessel Model: MC 42 (Overseas Co) Monk 42
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,704
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Very nice ship. What are the roller looking things on the stern?
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08-13-2018, 07:42 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,458
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 Very nice engine room! To me, the engine room speaks to the quality of the design, execution of the builder, and the maintenance by the previous owners.
Ted
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Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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08-13-2018, 09:41 AM
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Veteran Member
City: B
Vessel Name: Sugar
Vessel Model: Vripack
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 78
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fryedaze
Very nice ship. What are the roller looking things on the stern?
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The boat has a really unique but very effective stabilizer system engineered by the stabilizer master Ted Koop and made by KoopNautics. You can see them in the haul out picture. They are the large horizontal cylinder looking things at the transom below the waterline. During our sea trial it was 8ft. close seas and when we engaged the stabilizers, there was no roll. They also work at anchor, but we have to run one engine that drives the hydraulics.
They spin both directions hydraulically to use the Magnus Effect to counteract the roll.
See the video
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08-13-2018, 10:49 AM
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Guru
City: Victoria TX
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 5,289
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Wow. What a boat! I remember lusting over that listing before!
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08-13-2018, 08:53 PM
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Guru
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
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Very nice, Congratulations!
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08-13-2018, 09:11 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,972
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Congrats, beautiful boat. Enjoyed the vid on the mangnus.
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