Mocking Ads on Craigslist

[Ajax 1,987]

23 minutes ago, g7tunison said:

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-morgan-sailboat-27/6956772115.html

The first pic had me fooled! Tricky devils.

Good Lord...that funky keel. Like a Pearson 30 only even more exaggerated.

[g7tunison 10]

The tooling was passed on, so it must be good!

[stumblingthunder 565]

59 minutes ago, Ajax said:

Good Lord...that funky keel. Like a Pearson 30 only even more exaggerated.

Yes, a strange affliction of that era.   Sailboats were never going to get going fast enough to take advantage of swept wing attributes, but it was "swoopy"!

- Stumbling

[Hukilau 127]

1 hour ago, g7tunison said:

Shipwreck, anyone?

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-41-ft-ketch-sailboat/6973569484.html

So is that the mizzen in the water?  I bet there's a story there.

[SloopJonB 8,025]

I thought that was a river anchor.

[Norse Horse 606]

2 hours ago, g7tunison said:

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-morgan-sailboat-27/6956772115.html

The first pic had me fooled! Tricky devils.

Winner,

most permanent folds in a sail.

[Diarmuid 642]

22 minutes ago, stumblingthunder said:

Yes, a strange affliction of that era.   Sailboats were never going to get going fast enough to take advantage of swept wing attributes, but it was "swoopy"!

- Stumbling

Sheds lobster pots & kelp better, maybe? C&C certainly seemed keen on them for a period. But yeah -- for a given leading edge length, a more vertical keel will achieve the greatest depth and lift and prevent flow from creeping toward the bottom to induce drag.

[Norse Horse 606]

1 hour ago, g7tunison said:

Shipwreck, anyone?

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-41-ft-ketch-sailboat/6973569484.html

slight list to starboard...

[stumblingthunder 565]

11 minutes ago, Diarmuid said:

Sheds lobster pots & kelp better, maybe? C&C certainly seemed keen on them for a period. But yeah -- for a given leading edge length, a more vertical keel will achieve the greatest depth and lift and prevent flow from creeping toward the bottom to induce drag.

Trying to maximize area while minimizing depth.   Charlie Morgan grew up in Tampa, and Tampa Bay is a relatively shallow place.    From what I remember, the boat did fairly decent racing under the MORC rule, but was not "magical" like some of his previous designs.

- Stumbling

[MauiPunter 669]

I loved and covetted a Morgan 27 when I was a teen.  It was one of the coolest looking boats at the yacht club in my 13yr old mind.  I still love the look of the deck and cabin.

[SecondWindNC 42]

PARTY BOAT - $400

Where else ya gonna find a TarTon with a kitchen, bedroom and a potter?

BUT WAIT! Not only that, it's close to a Muesem!

[chester 615]

so pregame for the muesem on the boat?...wild and crazy guy!

[g7tunison 10]

11 hours ago, Norse Horse said:

Winner,

most permanent folds in a sail.

Nice pattern though.

[SloopJonB 8,025]

11 hours ago, Norse Horse said:

Winner,

most permanent folds in a sail.

Just have your wife iron it when she's finished doing your underwear.

[g7tunison 10]

12 hours ago, Hukilau said:

So is that the mizzen in the water?  I bet there's a story there.

Ad says there is no damage to masts, so.... 85% completed!

[g7tunison 10]

1 minute ago, SloopJonB said:

Just have your wife iron it when she's finished doing your underwear.

Looks like she already did.  

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

11 hours ago, g7tunison said:

11 hours ago, SloopJonB said:

Just have your wife iron it when she's finished doing your underwear.

Looks like she already did.  

Not enough starch

FB- Doug

[Norse Horse 606]

11 hours ago, SloopJonB said:

Just have your wife iron it when she's finished doing your underwear.

She said an ironing board is a board, so that's my department.

[g7tunison 10]

That's clever.

15 minutes ago, Norse Horse said:

She said an ironing board is a board, so that's my department.

 

[Santana20AE 208]

On 9/9/2019 at 8:19 AM, leuk said:

I submit this to woodies lovers appreciation. Sorry for some pics size, they came as they were.

https://www.bandofboats.com/fr/buy/boat/42878?utm_medium=rtb&utm_source=criteo&utm_campaign=achat

 

For 10.000 euros, you get a -I quote- "half-rebuilt" boat. So, even though the dodger itself is "90% rebuilt", the project misses the 80% complete category by a big margin.

 

 

 

 

I am sure a little elbow grease and those insignificant imperfections will come right out. 

[Santana20AE 208]

On 9/10/2019 at 8:45 AM, g7tunison said:

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-morgan-sailboat-27/6956772115.html

The first pic had me fooled! Tricky devils.

From the pictures ( which do occasionally lie) the hull and topsides look sorta ok. But the interior....looks like a chainsaw/dumpster project  to me

[Winston29 71]

As the happy owner of a small camper-van, I really don't mock the boat itself.  I think it's a pretty cool idea and something that could be very relaxing for a long weekend spent on the Delta........... but the price???  $15,000?!  Welcome to the SF Bay Area where people think whatever they're selling is made of gold.  Or maybe it's believed that if you can afford to live here, you can afford to pay more for their listed items.  

Unfortunately it seems these Sea Campers have a following like VW camper-vans or Harley Davidson, so they carry a higher price.  At least in the minds of the sellers.  

It appears this person fitted a larger, more modern OB engine to the stern.  I believe this boat is supposed to have a much smaller inboard engine.  My main concern would be that adding an additional 60+hp to the transom of a fiberglass hull, might create some structural integrity issues.  

It sure is ugly, but I can easily imagine relaxing weekends spent fishing or just hanging out on the deck or roof with a cold drink.  

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/d/emeryville-1972-sea-camper-26-houseboat/6974238113.html

[SloopJonB 8,025]

3 hours ago, Santana20AE said:

I am sure a little elbow grease and those insignificant imperfections will come right out. 

It's wood so the buffer won't work.

[Diarmuid 642]

57 minutes ago, SloopJonB said:

It's wood so the buffer won't work.

Three grits of beavers, finish up with  a soft cloth dipped in termites. When you are done polishing up that particular boat, you'll see the reflection of your own face: bearded, insane, and ninety years old.

 

[Autonomous 341]

3 hours ago, Winston29 said:

As the happy owner of a small camper-van, I really don't mock the boat itself.  I think it's a pretty cool idea and something that could be very relaxing for a long weekend spent on the Delta........... but the price???  $15,000?!  Welcome to the SF Bay Area where people think whatever they're selling is made of gold.  Or maybe it's believed that if you can afford to live here, you can afford to pay more for their listed items.  

Unfortunately it seems these Sea Campers have a following like VW camper-vans or Harley Davidson, so they carry a higher price.  At least in the minds of the sellers.  

It appears this person fitted a larger, more modern OB engine to the stern.  I believe this boat is supposed to have a much smaller inboard engine.  My main concern would be that adding an additional 60+hp to the transom of a fiberglass hull, might create some structural integrity issues.  

It sure is ugly, but I can easily imagine relaxing weekends spent fishing or just hanging out on the deck or roof with a cold drink.  

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/d/emeryville-1972-sea-camper-26-houseboat/6974238113.html

I can see it's utility as a roomy stabbin' cabin.

[Santana20AE 208]

1 hour ago, SloopJonB said:

It's wood so the buffer won't work.

Never said buffer...what I said was chainsaw, band sawmills, planner, hammer, wooden pegs cut slightly oversized, and plenty of lead and bolts. Helps if one has skill at casting large quantities of lead because I am very sure this 90% complete boat has had its keel/ballast sold off to a scrap metal dealer. Of course to save money and the environment, a broad ax, a two man crosscut saw and an adz and draw knife might REALLY enhance the “elbow” grease experience. 

[hard aground 41]

I'm just going to leave this here:  https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/leamington/c-c-redline-25-trawler/1459685071?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[Bowchow 8]

On 9/11/2019 at 4:07 PM, Winston29 said:

As the happy owner of a small camper-van, I really don't mock the boat itself.  I think it's a pretty cool idea and something that could be very relaxing for a long weekend spent on the Delta........... but the price???  $15,000?!  Welcome to the SF Bay Area where people think whatever they're selling is made of gold.  Or maybe it's believed that if you can afford to live here, you can afford to pay more for their listed items.  

Unfortunately it seems these Sea Campers have a following like VW camper-vans or Harley Davidson, so they carry a higher price.  At least in the minds of the sellers.  

It appears this person fitted a larger, more modern OB engine to the stern.  I believe this boat is supposed to have a much smaller inboard engine.  My main concern would be that adding an additional 60+hp to the transom of a fiberglass hull, might create some structural integrity issues.  

It sure is ugly, but I can easily imagine relaxing weekends spent fishing or just hanging out on the deck or roof with a cold drink.  

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/d/emeryville-1972-sea-camper-26-houseboat/6974238113.html

 

 

Aspen YC has one of these as their RC boat. Name is Waterbed. Complete with original inboard. I'm not sure if I have ever felt more character on a boat than Waterbed. I'll grab some pics next time I'm there.

[Nirie 5]

Regarding the Redline 25 trawler, i might not want to own it put I am impressed with the creativity and workmanship.

Damn well done!

[Ishmael 5,852]

1 hour ago, Nirie said:

Regarding the Redline 25 trawler, i might not want to own it put I am impressed with the creativity and workmanship.

Damn well done!

The interior looks pretty decently done, but the design is just plain weird.

[Norse Horse 606]

Another in the dinghy series, for those who want a craft you can kayak paddle or use the aux motor. With the hull shape of an Eskimo Topolino [or a wing tank] it will be a bit tippy at rest. Amaze your friends when you take them prawning or out to check your anchor set.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/boa/d/santa-cruz-2-person-yellow-submarine/6974059765.html

[toddster 439]

Those sorts of gadgets always seemed to me like a great way to get into decompression trouble.  Or for unfit divers to get into places that they can't get back from, when the batteries run down.  

[Polytelum Tom 1,470]

On 9/13/2019 at 9:57 PM, Ishmael said:

The interior looks pretty decently done, but the design is just plain weird.

I Admire the seat back angle and don't find the helm all that weird, though throttles shouldn't block windows.

This is the weird part:

[Autonomous 341]

I have a hard time giving a sail to power conversion any credit as I've heard they tend to be rolling pukers, You'd have to prove to me it isn't one.

Maybe with the mass of the house this one is OK.  Still, 30" draft on a powerboat this small negates any real gunkhole capability.

The design and workmanship are way better than the usual backyard abortions that foul the waterways.  The house does well in the rowaway category but it clashes with the hull. Sorry.

Where are the large forward cockpit scuppers?  Drop boards?  It needs a water resistant hatch.  Deal breaker.

[socalrider 400]

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

[Norse Horse 606]

Winner, first cockpit table ice flame pit thingy.

 

Hah, comes with a Honda 2000.

Seems to be a shortage of throw pillows.

Is that a Yanmar\ottoman?

[Israel Hands 509]

8 hours ago, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

Speechless indeed!

Wonder who wrote the policy on that?? 

[Israel Hands 509]

Now that we are getting back to "real sailboats," may I present

1982 island trader 46 - $7500 

https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/bridgeton-1982-island-trader-46/6980305402.html

 

 

 

[Bull City 1,492]

15 minutes ago, Israel Hands said:

Now that we are getting back to "real sailboats," may I present

1982 island trader 46 - $7500 

https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/bridgeton-1982-island-trader-46/6980305402.html

I would love to see what's growing down below. Notice there are no interior photos. Hmmmm...

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

26 minutes ago, Israel Hands said:

9 hours ago, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

Speechless indeed!

I like the girls. The dog does not look like a real 'boat dog' but he looks like a good guy

Who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to have a fire in the cockpit? Is this some kind of pinhead new-age crystal-y thing?

FB- Doug

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

6 minutes ago, Bull City said:

23 minutes ago, Israel Hands said:

1982 island trader 46 - $7500 

https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/bridgeton-1982-island-trader-46/6980305402.html

I would love to see what's growing down below. Notice there are no interior photos. Hmmmm...

There was an old man living on this boat last year. I wonder what happened.

FB- Doug

[Israel Hands 509]

36 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said:

There was an old man living on this boat last year. I wonder what happened.

Hmmm...sorry to hear that. May have been a castle to him.

[Israel Hands 509]

38 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said:

I like the girls. The dog does not look like a real 'boat dog' but he looks like a good guy

Who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to have a fire in the cockpit? Is this some kind of pinhead new-age crystal-y thing?

FB- Doug

Indeed. Once you get past the flames in the cockpit, licking at the varnished table leaves, and what appears to be either a fixed tube or (God forbid) a hose feeding propane to the fire...

The girls are drinking wine, the photo-taker an IPA. Put that damn fire out, get under the blanket, all good.

[Ajax 1,987]

1 hour ago, Steam Flyer said:

I like the girls. The dog does not look like a real 'boat dog' but he looks like a good guy

Who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to have a fire in the cockpit? Is this some kind of pinhead new-age crystal-y thing?

FB- Doug

I spent 20 years in the Navy ensuring that there were NOT fires aboard ship, and now this idiocy shows up.

Also:

truly built for crossing oceans!

And not a single handhold or grab bar in sight anywhere in the cabin or elsewhere.

[Ishmael 5,852]

3 hours ago, Steam Flyer said:

I like the girls. The dog does not look like a real 'boat dog' but he looks like a good guy

Who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to have a fire in the cockpit? Is this some kind of pinhead new-age crystal-y thing?

FB- Doug

The one holding the wheel is quite attractive.

The boat, however...good luck grabbing a cold beer on port tack without wearing the contents of that fridge. .

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

6 minutes ago, Ishmael said:

The one holding the wheel is quite attractive.

The boat, however...good luck grabbing a cold beer on port tack without wearing the contents of that fridge. .

You big silly, that's cigar humidor.

FB- Doug

[socalrider 400]

2 hours ago, Ajax said:

And not a single handhold or grab bar in sight anywhere in the cabin or elsewhere.

Yeah, I love the combination of the "built for crossing oceans", new "heavy offshore" sails, and a fire pit in the cockpit, fridge that swings open on port tack, etc... If you're gonna do a San Diego party boat, just do it & forget about the sails & stuff.  

The original layout had a console where the ottoman is.  Wonder if he still has it?

[woahboy 215]

On 8/19/2019 at 7:07 AM, Steam Flyer said:

What you all aren't seeing is the extending robotic arm that holds the chartplotter out & up, it responds to voice commands and holds at the exact height requested and also tilts it so there is no glare.

The one on the other side fetches you a beer and/or coffee

FB- Doug

Alexa, what's our course? or
A new take on  "On your knees b**ch"
 

[Windward 332]

15 hours ago, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

Notice the blue rhino propane bottle safely stored under the dodger.  

[Marcjsmith 408]

The LED rope lights over the galley is a nice touch

 

[Israel Hands 509]

44 minutes ago, Marcjsmith said:

The LED rope lights over the galley is a nice touch

 

Yes I was going to point out that someone was mistaken when they said there were no handholds - it's just that they have been taken up with decorative rope lights. That would hurt!

[AnotherSailor 252]

17 hours ago, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

You all don't understand:

1) The boat is called Oceanis

2) There are at least three ways to stay warm on the boat

3) San Diego is on the Ocean

= ocean ready 

only the dog seems to disagree, but what does he know!

[Santana20AE 208]

19 hours ago, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

When they say, “they don’t make them like this anymore” it’s pretty damn obvious why they don’t. 

[Norse Horse 606]

I bet that ottoman has some stories...

oh wait...what thread is this?

[Autonomous 341]

2 hours ago, AnotherSailor said:

You all don't understand:

1) The boat is called Oceanis

2) There are at least three ways to stay warm on the boat

3) San Diego is on the Ocean

= ocean ready 

only the dog seems to disagree, but what does he know!

Two outta three ain't bad.

[Bugsy 401]

I think any ad that lists (as the one above does) the following items as 'selling features' mocks itself:

• 1 walk in closet
• 50" 4k TV
• Honda 2000 generator
• Portable wine fridge
• Custom walk in closet (for the ladies)

So I am not sure if there are two "walk in" closets or just one but repeated twice.  

Nothing says 'dock condo' like those accouterments.  

[Grrr... 1,439]

On 9/16/2019 at 11:12 PM, socalrider said:

Speechless

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/d/san-diego-1997-beneteau-oceanis-461/6975959603.html

Neither the bulldog nor the girl closest to us in the picture seem too happy about the fire.....

[andykane 111]

Not often you find a boat that's been so thoughtfully upgraded over the years.

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1985/islander-34-2-3558180/

The current owner has owned the boat about 20 years.

Equipment List

12 Volt Refrigeration

Micrologic Loran C (Inoperative)

Autohelm Belt Style Autopilot(The condition of the unit is unknown.  The current owner has not used the Autopilot at all since he has owned the boat.)

Original Signet Instruments Speed Depth Wind (Not sure if they are working)

[herdingbats 11]

It isn't easy being green: https://duluth.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-wing-24-foot-sailboat/6954331143.html

[Israel Hands 509]

8 minutes ago, herdingbats said:

It isn't easy being green: https://duluth.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-wing-24-foot-sailboat/6954331143.html

If you're thinking about buying at an attractive price, this may be the one.

Sorry, but that ain't the one.

[SloopJonB 8,025]

1 hour ago, herdingbats said:

It isn't easy being green: https://duluth.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-wing-24-foot-sailboat/6954331143.html

I think I'm glad there were no pics of the unfinished custom interior.

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

4 hours ago, Israel Hands said:

4 hours ago, herdingbats said:

If you're thinking about buying at an attractive price, this may be the one.

Sorry, but that ain't the one.

Neither the price NOR the boat is attractive.

FB- Doug

[Ishmael 5,852]

9 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said:

4 hours ago, Israel Hands said:

4 hours ago, herdingbats said:

If you're thinking about buying at an attractive price, this may be the one.

Sorry, but that ain't the one.

Neither the price NOR the boat is attractive.

It's fractally ugly. Did you notice the hood ornament?

[Hukilau 127]

22 hours ago, herdingbats said:

It isn't easy being green: https://duluth.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-wing-24-foot-sailboat/6954331143.html

don't sailboats have masts?

At least the trailer matches.

[167149 97]

21 hours ago, SloopJonB said:

I think I'm glad there were no pics of the unfinished custom interior.

be a bit like going to sea in an over ripe cabbge..... rescue green

[Norse Horse 606]

I see that he has cleats but chooses not to use them, preferring the bollard like objects instead...

Oh wait, wrong thread.

[MauiPunter 669]

23 hours ago, herdingbats said:

It isn't easy being green: https://duluth.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-wing-24-foot-sailboat/6954331143.html

Its not easy being green.

[Israel Hands 509]

40 minutes ago, MauiPunter said:

Its not easy being green.

Is the thing on the dock a hatch cover or an Area 51 heat shield?

[Norse Horse 606]

https://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-blog-cabin/2015/01/how-minnesota-got-its-green-giant/

[warbird 314]

On 9/15/2019 at 6:34 AM, Hypercapnic Tom said:

I Admire the seat back angle and don't find the helm all that weird, though throttles shouldn't block windows.

This is the weird part:

Fishing boat seats?

[Therapy 11]

13 hours ago, warbird said:

Fishing boat seats?

The hanging paddle is pretty.....different.

[Marcjsmith 408]

18 minutes ago, Therapy said:

The hanging paddle is pretty.....different.

going to be a pretty awkward paddling location... Depending on whats getting paddled i guess

[monsoon 328]

 

[PaulinVictoria 99]

17 hours ago, Therapy said:

The hanging paddle is pretty.....different.

I think that's for getting pizza out of the foredeck wood-burning pizza oven (not shown).

[Norse Horse 606]

Such a pastoral scene, looking towards the penal colonies of Mission. A good hideout for the first 24 hours, albeit a might damp.

Not sure of the pedigree here...mystery hull.

 

 

" No two words go together quite as well as "free" and "sailboat"
This beauty has apparently never seen the water. 50' length, 14' width.
Fibreglass construction
It is unfinished and needs the next chapter of construction.
Trust me, you want this! Your wife will be ok with it!
No tire kickers please.
No I will not deliver it.
This boat requires a crane or some sort of boat moving crew.
Thanks " Free sailboat hull - boats - by owner

 

[Ishmael 5,852]

1 hour ago, Norse Horse said:

Such a pastoral scene, looking towards the penal colonies of Mission. A good hideout for the first 24 hours, albeit a might damp.

Not sure of the pedigree here...mystery hull.

 

 

" No two words go together quite as well as "free" and "sailboat"
This beauty has apparently never seen the water. 50' length, 14' width.
Fibreglass construction
It is unfinished and needs the next chapter of construction.
Trust me, you want this! Your wife will be ok with it!
No tire kickers please.
No I will not deliver it.
This boat requires a crane or some sort of boat moving crew.
Thanks " Free sailboat hull - boats - by owner

 

I think it's ready for a Viking funeral, except it's such an offence against carbon sequestration.

[Norse Horse 606]

34 minutes ago, Ishmael said:

I think it's ready for a Viking funeral, except it's such an offence against carbon sequestration.

If it was a twin keeler they could at least hook it to the Massey Ferguson and plow the back 40.

Stand it on it's end and make a grain silo out of it.

[SloopJonB 8,025]

 

4 hours ago, Norse Horse said:

Not sure of the pedigree here...mystery hull.

 

It's an Ariel 48 - designed by Vladimir Plavsic. I think it was one of those "We'll build 6 and mine will be the profit" kind of deals that were so common in the 70's.

Except they never built 6 - more like 2 or 3 and AFAIK none were ever completed.

A guy had the bright finished plug across Grand Boulevard from me in the 80's. It was gorgeous but he let it deteriorate until it was used as a prop in some sort of disaster flick.

That free hull cost somebody the price of a condo 40 years ago.

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

7 hours ago, SloopJonB said:

12 hours ago, Norse Horse said:

 

It's an Ariel 48 - designed by Vladimir Plavsic. I think it was one of those "We'll build 6 and mine will be the profit" kind of deals that were so common in the 70's.

Except they never built 6 - more like 2 or 3 and AFAIK none were ever completed.

A guy had the bright finished plug across Grand Boulevard from me in the 80's. It was gorgeous but he let it deteriorate until it was used as a prop in some sort of disaster flick.

That free hull cost somebody the price of a condo 40 years ago.

I would say, it will make a great planter but it looks like it already is one

- DSK

[stumblingthunder 565]

50 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said:

I would say, it will make a great planter but it looks like it already is one

- DSK

The Fractal Dinghy has made it back, again to tampabay craigslist:

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/boa/d/newburg-homebuilt-sailboat-2003/6983150751.html

I admire how someone gave him a dinghy stern, and he grew the rest of the boat, mathematically from that boat seed....

Also, judging from the painted waterline, that is one heavy layup on the hull.

- Stumbling

[Sail4beer 2,013]

I like the ladder stand off rack “blended” into the transom for the traveler support.

Every time this evergreen shows up here, I find more to marvel at thanks to the ingenious mariners of Florida.

[stumblingthunder 565]

3 minutes ago, Sail4beer said:

I like the ladder stand off rack “blended” into the transom for the traveler support.

Every time this evergreen shows up here, I find more to marvel at thanks to the ingenious mariners of Florida.

This is actually a Maryland builder.   He is just casting his net far and wide for a mullet to take this treasure.

I saw this boat on the Maryland Craigslist, over a year and a half ago and then it appeared in Florida CL last year.

- Stumbling

[Steam Flyer 4,823]

37 minutes ago, stumblingthunder said:

The Fractal Dinghy has made it back, again to tampabay craigslist:

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/boa/d/newburg-homebuilt-sailboat-2003/6983150751.html

I admire how someone gave him a dinghy stern, and he grew the rest of the boat, mathematically from that boat seed....

Also, judging from the painted waterline, that is one heavy layup on the hull.

- Stumbling

Actually it looks like it has been much modified from the pics in earlier ads.

I'm kind of puzzled how a person smart enough to build such a thing could not realize that boats have been built before and have at least seen a couple of them. There are some pics of it sailing on some of the earlier ads.

The drain is also a product of original thought.

FB- Doug

[Diarmuid 642]

1 hour ago, stumblingthunder said:

I saw this boat on the Maryland Craigslist, over a year and a half ago and then it appeared in Florida CL last year.

First rule of persuasion: Know your audience.

[Norse Horse 606]

I see what you did there^^^

[Norse Horse 606]

Submitting this as the most luddite modern data transfer in a CL ad.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/boa/d/surrey-boat-for-sale/6983907577.html

[MauiPunter 669]