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My former vessel had a single 120 Ford Lehman that only burned 1,6-GPH @ 1400-RPM, water speed of 5.5-knots, but burned over 10-GPH at WOT of 2400-RPM, mustering a whopping 8.4-knots at full hull speed... Do the math... Over 3 knots per gallon if one is content to cruise at a brisk walk' space...

I very nearly bought a 37' Hershine in Everett a couple of months ago, at a very reasonable price, with the intent of having my wife meet me in Seattle on my way back from a job I was doing in Texas, then cruising up the inside passage to home in Juneau... I had a close friend from Mukilteo meet...

Churn Hua/Kady Krogen The word I got when researching my own CH was that they were no longer marketing under their original name, since numerous family members were using the "CHB" initials, the biggest being Chien's close relative, Chung Hua, who died in a motorcycle wreck several years ago...

It appears that many different brands of Taiwan-constructed boats shared the same basic hull configurations, especially in the late-'70's and early-'80's... Indeed, many brands were built as basic hulls, then erected by different "families" which consisted of different crews who rotated through...

Hershine Boats I've just done some serious research on Hershine Boats, since I'm in the process of possibly buying one in Everett, WA, a 1980 model 37' with a single Ford Lehman in her. I've discovered that the company went from being a fishing fleet in Taiwan of 12 boats to building their own...

When Fred sold his property on Camano Island and moved to Ballard to be closer to his downtown Seattle business, he bought a 28' TollyCraft Express Cruiser, moored her on Lake Washington near the University, and I got to travel through the Ship Canal and out the Ballard Locks numerous times. In...

Growing up at Lake Stevens (7 miles east of Everett, Washington), and spending a lot of time on the Port of Everett's waterfront, I saw a few Thunderbirds, as well as a bunch of wooden inboard (read, V-8 Chrysler 383's & Chevy 327's for power) "Speedsters," as Lake Stevens was one of only a few...

Speaking of Monel, there is not even ONE manufacturer left in the western hemisphere that produces Monel... It now has to come from China or India... We do have some reasonably good Stainless finishing screws available (at Home Depot, no less!) for about $20 per pound, available in 3 sizes...

The ultimate goal in this project is to give maximum LIVEABILITY, while improving the cost-per-mile of affordability... We don't want to just live on a "Houseboat," but want to actually CRUISE her to a wide variety of destinations! If we just opt for a bigger boat that has similar features, we...

Eric (Many Boats), I don't know how long we'll be in Alaska... Kathie's daughter and son with his family live on the eastern seaboard just north of DC, and my two sons and daughter with their families live in the Puget Sound area from Everett to Puyallup... Meanwhile, if my boat remains in my...

In response to Marin's "wannabe windows" post #78, take a look at how many of the higher-end new trawler-type motor yachts are being built with forward-tilting windshields, especially the Pilot House models... I contacted Nordhavn about this feature, and was informed that the specific advantages...

Art, I had a Crestliner back in the early '80's, too, but the ragtop was long-gone before we bought her, and the prop shaft had been fitted with a Hamilton Jet. A bit slow out of the hole, but perfect for fishing in some pretty shallow areas on the Snohomish River Delta. My then-brother-in-law...

Eric, BTW, I lived in the Puget Sound area for the first 56 years of my life before moving to Juneau 4 years ago for a job. I served as a Project Manager for Refrigeration & Heating in Burlington back in the early 2000's, and worked with Frank Salsenas from Sedro Wooley, who was the Plumbing...

Reply to Eric of ManyBoats: I bought the CHB "as is, where is" in Juneau's Harris Harbor in January of '11, knowing she had sea water in the engine and hadn't run in 3 years. I knew the vee-berth was pretty much wasted from a leaking windshield, but didn't discover the degree of rot throughout...

What's the prevailing opinions in re rebuilding the cabin using Yellow Cedar (Sitka Cypress, correctly identified) over a good fiberglass hull? A lot of boats have been built completely of the stuff, but I've heard from a few that the yellow cedar will absorb moisture and become quite heavy...

In response to Andy's suggestion of having my CHB in the Classifieds section, after talking it over with my wife, it is a very good suggestion, and I even posted the boat on Craigslist... If she doesn't sell, and the anticipated funds become available, she will no longer be a 39' CHB Tri-Cabin...

Andy G, sorry if my post resembled a "for sale" ad, but my intent was to identify a common problem that a lot of Taiwan-built Trawler Yachts seem to have, that in spite of wonderful hulls, the construction of the cabins seems to be a "weak link" in them, though that varies not only in the...

My old ('78) 39' CHB Heritage Tri-Cabin Trawler-class is either going to be sold "as is" to the best offer, or will need at least $80-G in cabin upgrades, as all the wood under the fiberglass shell from the underside of the deck upward is rotten, with just the fiberglass coating over the plywood...