Norse Horse 611 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 That is one ugly prop cutout...the winches look huge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinacious Tom 1,925 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 1:11 AM, zarin_nsk said: I was so fascinated with this post-apocalyptic look when we catch up with this thing I didn't ask much questions. The guy shouted out, grinning, that he built this with a budget of 10K yuans (about 1400 USD). That's a pretty small budget for the size of his grin. That's Admirable and it's definitely Ugly. But not tooooo ugly like that sharpie in Mocking Ads. Winner! (For this thread, anway.) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 8:38 PM, Norse Horse said: That is one ugly prop cutout...the winches look huge. Yes, folks in the know would place bets for how long that rudder would last in a following quartering sea in a blow. - Stumbling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I admire this creation and the name. Scroll down a bit till you see her article "My Friend Steve" Dinghy Dreams – Page 2 – Road to the Sea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,598 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Direct link for people who hate to scroll. https://www.dinghydreams.com/2018/09/07/my-friend-steve/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 19 hours ago, Norse Horse said: I admire this creation and the name. Scroll down a bit till you see her article "My Friend Steve" Dinghy Dreams – Page 2 – Road to the Sea A home built rendition of a Macgregor 26! Barstool high tillers, lashed on rudders, a-frame mast, damn solid dodger/bimini and standing room accommodations. Hull has a hint of classic Aquasport to her lines. I am .... stunned into an uncomfortable lack of words. I congratulate the creator on that accomplishment! - Stumbling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autonomous 1,233 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 He built it as an homage to climate change? Mebby I'll build one as a token of time or season change. He says it'll be able to beach on the ice. Well, as long as the ice is down wind that feature may come in handy. He should have named it Top Hamper. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Autonomous said: ... ... ... He says it'll be able to beach on the ice. Well, as long as the ice is down wind that feature may come in handy. He should have named it Top Hamper. Maybe Laundry Hamper? Or Self-Hamper? Maybe shorten it to just plain Hampered? I admire the redundancy of having two masts and two tillers. Personally I'd rather have just one, that actually worked, but two gives what might poetically be called a fearful symmetry FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 We need an Apocolyptal Boat Festival where builders can bring creations from steampunk to kon tiki, something bigger than what Port Townsend has for the wooden boat festival. http://www.brassscrew.org/ http://ptmainstreet.org/event/steampunk-festival-4/ https://woodenboat.org/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinacious Tom 1,925 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 7/1/2014 at 7:24 AM, Importunate Tom said: If you live out in the woods, people drop boats in your yard. My neighbor's yard has had this chainsaw-bait Boston Whaler in the background for quite a while. The other day the weird boat in the foreground showed up. I wish the bottom paint were not so dark. This thing has an interesting bow. It carries that deep deadrise angle all the way aft. It's definitely not from around here! It's also a wreck, of course. I suspect it was bought for the trailer. In other Uglyboat news, I have at last retrieved my jack stands from underneath the Sailing Center's AMF 2100. This involved putting a Bolger folding schooner on a random boat cradle that was in my driveway. The folding schooner had been on a trailer that was originally set up for an AMF 2100. Once it was on a cradle, we could get my stands out and put the trailer under the AMF. Those oak trees that we are using to hang the boats are about 30 years old. I remember when my dad and my brother planted them as seedlings. For anyone wondering how long it takes me to get tired of watching a Bolger Folding Schooner slowly rot in my driveway, the answer is about 5 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTheHero 61 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 10:18 AM, stumblingthunder said: A home built rendition of a Macgregor 26! Barstool high tillers, lashed on rudders, a-frame mast, damn solid dodger/bimini and standing room accommodations. Hull has a hint of classic Aquasport to her lines. I am .... stunned into an uncomfortable lack of words. I congratulate the creator on that accomplishment! - Stumbling I remember this boat! Was in Burlington VT one summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foiling Optimist 361 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Not sure if this random youtube find belongs quite here but it seems gloriously ad-hoc and certainly admirable. This fellow is the real hippie deal, by now an experienced sailor with what turned out to be a good boat that is still happily going along after 45 years or so. What I love about this boat is the well used woodwork. I have been in a number of cabins on places like Hornby Island that are like this with the wood having the form and patina of being built by inexperienced enthusiasts in the 70's and well used ever since . Edit: The interior plastering might be considered ugly but the exterior is certainly elegant enough! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 He's living the dream a lot of people had back then. Few succeeded as well as him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 surely the same can be said of brent...no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 These boat dreams need a thread unto themselves. This story ends with an ugly death. This is a story that starts in Desolation Sound, from Powell River writer Grant Lawrence. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/bernard-the-german-the-tragic-tale-of-the-giant-of-desolation-sound Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, chester said: surely the same can be said of brent...no? Brent is more a quasi-homeless resentful hermit than an old hippie. Attitude is everything when you live on the fringe of society like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 477 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I find Grant Lawrence incredibly annoying. There, I said it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foiling Optimist 361 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 7 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Brent is more a quasi-homeless resentful hermit than an old hippie. Attitude is everything when you live on the fringe of society like that. I had total respect for the Pterodactyl guy when he gave a realistic assessment of the history and strengths and weaknesses of the ferrocement boat including acknowledging the lack of resale value. That shows that commendable realism and being an old hippie are in no way incompatible. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Leeroy Jenkins said: I find Grant Lawrence incredibly annoying. There, I said it. I'm ok with him...apparently his fam have had a place on desolation, he kinda grew up there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeroy Jenkins 477 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Oh I know.... He's been telling the same stories every year from his book. Since before his book came out. In 2010. This year instead of reading previews from selected chapters again, he's reading entire chapters on the radio. I swear he's somebody's nephew at the CBC. Then there's his article in the latest Excla!m! Magazine which is supposed to be about somebody else and their accomplishments but is really about Grant and how this person knows Grant. And of course there was that time they went to the cabin in Desolation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 :>) you are more familiar with his work than me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foiling Optimist 361 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The thing about the Grant Lawrence story is the sailing actually turns out quite successfully, and the boat in the picture above isn't really even ugly by the standards of this place, notwithstanding the rather unfortunate Powell River airbrush art on the stern. ' Sending the thread in a bit of a different direction, I paddled out through the Kitsilano zombie fleet this evening, which still features many favourites from these pages, and as my turning mark, went around the visiting Aquarius, a 46m Perini Navi ketch. It is decidedly not a zombie but might be considered a touch broad in the beam by the standards of the Cool Boats to Admire thread. https://www.perininavi.it/yacht/1990-aquarius-formerly-xasteria/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 17 hours ago, Leeroy Jenkins said: I find Grant Lawrence incredibly annoying. There, I said it. Haha Recycled articles are like over the hill rock stars playing that same song. I find Billy Joel Uptown Girls annoying. Acck! And I walked out of the movie Star Wars. There, I said it too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Foiling Optimist said: The thing about the Grant Lawrence story is the sailing actually turns out quite successfully, and the boat in the picture above isn't really even ugly by the standards of this place, notwithstanding the rather unfortunate Powell River airbrush art on the stern. ' Sending the thread in a bit of a different direction, I paddled out through the Kitsilano zombie fleet this evening, which still features many favourites from these pages, and as my turning mark, went around the visiting Aquarius, a 46m Perini Navi ketch. It is decidedly not a zombie but might be considered a touch broad in the beam by the standards of the Cool Boats to Admire thread. https://www.perininavi.it/yacht/1990-aquarius-formerly-xasteria/ Wondering if you saw Double D parked out there, the 030. Thx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foiling Optimist 361 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Norse Horse said: Wondering if you saw Double D parked out there, the 030. Thx Olsen 30? Do you know what colour it is? I paddle out there pretty regularly so will literally go look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Foiling Optimist said: Olsen 30? Do you know what colour it is? I paddle out there pretty regularly so will literally go look. My mistake. That boat is for sale though, in False Creek. I want one but the divorce would cost too much when added to the cost of the boat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I admire the massive flybridge. https://www.tampabay.com/news/What-s-up-with-that-crazy-steel-cube-yacht-that-ran-aground-on-Gandy-Beach-_170854429 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,598 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Norse Horse said: I admire the massive flybridge. https://www.tampabay.com/news/What-s-up-with-that-crazy-steel-cube-yacht-that-ran-aground-on-Gandy-Beach-_170854429 I want one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Yacht? Self propelled float home maybe. Certainly outside the box. (sorry but somebody had to say it). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leuk 168 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, SloopJonB said: Yacht? Self propelled float home maybe. Certainly outside the box. (sorry but somebody had to say it). Don't feel sorry, you had this. Fair and square. Has this got attention here already? Exists in different flavors, to please everyone in the family Bound to displease everyone else, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Norse Horse said: I admire the massive flybridge. https://www.tampabay.com/news/What-s-up-with-that-crazy-steel-cube-yacht-that-ran-aground-on-Gandy-Beach-_170854429 A Cubist's wet dream! Just read the article. Has some interesting features, jack legs to lift the barge up out of the water. Hmmm, crew can clean the bottom of the hull without having the self-propelled barge hauled. Just would have to make sure the sand bottom is not too soft or you run the risk of a leg sinking on the West Coast of Florida. This is one way to get around the Florida state prohibitions from building stilt houses. Looks to be for sale: https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2018/houseboat-cubic-yacht-3535142/ A great first lair for a super-villain in training... - Stumbling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israel Hands 1,242 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 hours ago, stumblingthunder said: A Cubist's wet dream! complete with a quasi- upside-down Mercedes logo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Israel Hands said: complete with a quasi- upside-down Mercedes logo I thought it was a crotch with a "C" around it... - Stumbling 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whinging Pom 262 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 It's a bit more interesting than some of the other architecture you see on the banks of the ICW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, Whinging Pom said: It's a bit more interesting than some of the other architecture you see on the banks of the ICW. It would be in Tampa Bay.... Dang that place draws in the strange! - Stumbling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airwick 245 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, leuk said: Exists in different flavors, to please everyone in the family Mango and vanilla strawberry, nice! That hell-ipad must get exciting when it gets a bit rough! You would think centering it on the ship would extend the conditions under which it would be usable, also it's so far up you better not have any significant roll! That cube barge looks like it would make a really nice houseboat (to be on rather than to look at) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 11 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Yacht? Self propelled float home maybe. Certainly outside the box. (sorry but somebody had to say it). No, they threw away the yacht and kept the box it came in... - Stumbing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Must be a real greenhouse in that in Florida, what with all the metal siding and glazing. That should be in the PNW . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foiling Optimist 361 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Remember the Offshore Service Vessels are work boats and under the terms of reference of this thread are inherently incapable of being considered ugly. Having said that, if one ever got turned into a private yacht it would be open season. Except that there are so many large motor yachts that are actually so much worse than these ships! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Yes, pleasure craft only... Sternwheeler, that's what you want... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 12 hours ago, leuk said: Don't feel sorry, you had this. Fair and square. Has this got attention here already? Exists in different flavors, to please everyone in the family Bound to displease everyone else, though. Aye, it is commercial, but I commend the multi-function hard bimini over the bridge! - Stumbling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Norse Horse said: Yes, pleasure craft only... Sternwheeler, that's what you want... Maritime Lincoln Logs! - Stumbling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Norse Horse said: Yes, pleasure craft only... Sternwheeler, that's what you want... They got the bridge deck sideways when they mounted it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leuk 168 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Airwick said: That hell-ipad must get exciting when it gets a bit rough! You would think centering it on the ship would extend the conditions under which it would be usable, also it's so far up you better not have any significant roll Indeed. Also, if a helo manages to land there in rough conditions, it will still have to *stay* there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 53 minutes ago, leuk said: Indeed. Also, if a helo manages to land there in rough conditions, it will still have to *stay* there. Hey, all they have to do is pull out of the channel, extend the legs and poof, nice stable and level Helo pad! - Stumbling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy 1,706 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Norse Horse said: Yes, pleasure craft only... Sternwheeler, that's what you want... Seems a bit small for a Mississippi river boat. Gambling, drinking, and dancing upstairs, private ladies and gentlemen's business downstairs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 The log cabin aspect makes me think it more likely to be an Alaska stern wheeler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: The log cabin aspect makes me think it more likely to be an Alaska stern wheeler. I can see that. Gives it that "Gold Rush" polish. - Stumbling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Essex 70 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 R2AK candidate perhaps ? Lower deck just 4 or 6 bikes driving the stern wheels, upper deck r&r for off shift..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Pedaling that thing up Johnson Strait would be an experience. One that I can live without I might add. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norse Horse 611 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Needs moose antlers in the gable to be Alaskan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 15 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Pedaling that thing up Johnson Strait would be an experience. One that I can live without I might add. That would be more "drifting with style" than moving forward under human propulsion. - Stumbling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 699 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I admire that the BBQ is located right beside the wooden frames holding up the second story. When it does catch fire, it will be a total loss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 8:10 PM, low bum said: Coast Guard will pull this guy over just for lookin' fast. It's ugly, yet I cannot look away... https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Crealock-Custom-Sailboat-w-Motor-Gig-Harbor-WA-No-Fees-No-Reserve/264357257050?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D1948e015f3b94ae1bf5f4fe4d02dd1e2%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D382983824215%26itm%3D264357257050&_trksid=p2045573.c100667.m2042 Not really ugly at all IMHO. If it's still in that condition at the time it was sold, it was a sweet deal for someone. 7'-10" draft kills it for me tho.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A guy in the Chesapeake 1,679 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Veeger said: Not really ugly at all IMHO. If it's still in that condition at the time it was sold, it was a sweet deal for someone. 7'-10" draft kills it for me tho.... I don't think I've seen a ferro-cement boat ( according to the eBay description ) faired that well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Ferro-cement, by definition alone, did not have to be ugly or poorly done. Sadly, 99 44/100 % of them usually fail aesthetically if not also structurally. There was a family that did a lot of ocean cruising back in the 70's on a ferro boat.. Bob and Nancy Griffith. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Water-Self-Reliant-Sailboat-Cruising/dp/0914814192 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hukilau 170 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Veeger said: Ferro-cement, by definition alone, did not have to be ugly or poorly done. Sadly, 99 44/100 % of them usually fail aesthetically if not also structurally. There was a family that did a lot of ocean cruising back in the 70's on a ferro boat.. Bob and Nancy Griffith. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Water-Self-Reliant-Sailboat-Cruising/dp/0914814192 There's a terrific documentary on that family, I think on Amazon Prime Video. Pretty amazing what they did. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eric1207 256 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 My neighbor did a circumnavitation in a ~57' ferro cement he built in the 70s. I don't remember it being unfair and it was nice looking. Owned it for a long time after and did some pacific circuits. UW professor of ocean floor geology: no dummie. Then he built a ~47' steel in late 90's and went around again then a few more pacific circuits. In his late 70's that activity had to come to an end and he gave it to some Tahitian and flew home. The guy has a lot of get up and go for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MauiPunter 1,384 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Wow. That has to be the best looking ferro boat in history. I would have never known. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Veeger said: Ferro-cement, by definition alone, did not have to be ugly or poorly done. Sadly, 99 44/100 % of them usually fail aesthetically if not also structurally. There was a family that did a lot of ocean cruising back in the 70's on a ferro boat.. Bob and Nancy Griffith. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Water-Self-Reliant-Sailboat-Cruising/dp/0914814192 I've seen a number of very well built ferros. A few were indistinguishable from glass. I'd guess between 5% & 10% were built to a "yacht" standard. The rest were varying degrees of hippie abortions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ride2live 57 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 12:13 PM, Norse Horse said: Needs moose antlers in the gable to be Alaskan To be truly Alaskan it needs Tyvek on at least a couple of the walls and a blue tarp somewhere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israel Hands 1,242 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 10:18 PM, ride2live said: To be truly Alaskan it needs Tyvek on at least a couple of the walls and a blue tarp somewhere. Same as in the Carolinas. With optional frayed CSA battle flag in the yard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israel Hands 1,242 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1979 Formosa 34 center cockpit - $9900 (Oriental) https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/oriental-1979-formosa-34-center-cockpit/6909467129.html There's a lot of ugliness to admire here. Underneath the tired state of affairs above and below decks, there are some unique, tubby bones to this boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 699 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I admire the ugly-as-sin, home-built, cheap-ass but probably quite functional outboard crane. At least that is what I think it is. But I don't know why it has a fender tied to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santanasailor 643 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 10:10 PM, low bum said: Coast Guard will pull this guy over just for lookin' fast. It's ugly, yet I cannot look away... https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Crealock-Custom-Sailboat-w-Motor-Gig-Harbor-WA-No-Fees-No-Reserve/264357257050?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D1948e015f3b94ae1bf5f4fe4d02dd1e2%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D382983824215%26itm%3D264357257050&_trksid=p2045573.c100667.m2042 Read the ad and it stated that the boat cannot be inspected before you purchase. Not a particularly smart way to make a purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,592 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Israel Hands said: 1979 Formosa 34 center cockpit - $9900 (Oriental) https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/oriental-1979-formosa-34-center-cockpit/6909467129.html There's a lot of ugliness to admire here. Underneath the tired state of affairs above and below decks, there are some unique, tubby bones to this boat. If I stood up on one of the cockpit seats, I would get acrophobia. Having green liquid in the toilet is a nice touch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Israel Hands 1,242 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bull City said: If I stood up on one of the cockpit seats, I would get acrophobia. Having green liquid in the toilet is a nice touch. Then there is the aft cabin...is that a puppy-dog tail? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woahboy 216 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, Israel Hands said: Then there is the aft cabin...is that a puppy-dog tail? @Israel Hands Sure hope it's not a poop. And also, I question the Society. Why do people take pictures of their boat with cleaning supplies scattered all about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hukilau 170 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, woahboy said: @Israel Hands Sure hope it's not a poop. And also, I question the Society. Why do people take pictures of their boat with cleaning supplies scattered all about? Wait, wait; I know this one! Because they want you to know that they have cleaning supplies and they did mean to use them, but gosh darn it, things just got away from them. Right? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woahboy 216 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Hukilau said: Wait, wait; I know this one! Because they want you to know that they have cleaning supplies and they did mean to use them, but gosh darn it, things just got away from them. Right? @Hukilau It's those damn Democrats causing all this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Santana20AE said: Read the ad and it stated that the boat cannot be inspected before you purchase. Not a particularly smart way to make a purchase. Sold for $6600 - hard to lose at that price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Israel Hands said: 15 hours ago, Bull City said: If I stood up on one of the cockpit seats, I would get acrophobia. Having green liquid in the toilet is a nice touch. Then there is the aft cabin...is that a puppy-dog tail? I'm curious what that weird pink thing is, but not curious enough to go look (this boat is less than an hour's drive from me) I admire the fact that while I recognize exactly where that boat is, in the picture, I have not actually seen it, in person. FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 10:01 AM, Israel Hands said: 1979 Formosa 34 center cockpit - $9900 (Oriental) https://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/d/oriental-1979-formosa-34-center-cockpit/6909467129.html There's a lot of ugliness to admire here. Underneath the tired state of affairs above and below decks, there are some unique, tubby bones to this boat. Someone initially Thought about this. Then, they Drew it. Then someone actually said, let's build this AND make money Then someone said, Cool, I want to BUY this Then, Something faded within and without Why does no one else WANT this, they wonder??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I've seen one of those things in the flesh. They actually are that ugly. Veeger is right - when you consider the time & effort & expense of bringing a boat to production, how is it possible for an abortion like that to make it all the way without someone saying "Wait a minute". AFAIK that is the only truly ugly boat that Formosa ever built. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santanasailor 643 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 6 hours ago, SloopJonB said: I've seen one of those things in the flesh. They actually are that ugly. Veeger is right - when you consider the time & effort & expense of bringing a boat to production, how is it possible for an abortion like that to make it all the way without someone saying "Wait a minute". AFAIK that is the only truly ugly boat that Formosa ever built. Sometimes drawings at scale don’t quite demonstrate the actual appearance.in full scale. The drawings are approved, the plan is lofted, molds made, everything looks fine till the various parts are put together and then viola. That just don’t work. However, it is too late and careful, inventive marketing assures someone gets stuck with something really bad. Heard it too often “I want my boat to have this...No that is not what you want, this is what you want. (What the perspective purchaser is being told “What he/she wants” is what the dealer has in stock.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinacious Tom 1,925 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 4:06 AM, stumblingthunder said: A Cubist's wet dream! Just read the article. Has some interesting features, jack legs to lift the barge up out of the water. Hmmm, crew can clean the bottom of the hull without having the self-propelled barge hauled. Just would have to make sure the sand bottom is not too soft or you run the risk of a leg sinking on the West Coast of Florida. This is one way to get around the Florida state prohibitions from building stilt houses. Looks to be for sale: https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2018/houseboat-cubic-yacht-3535142/ A great first lair for a super-villain in training... - Stumbling I Admire the stairs. Not so sure about the ladder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hasher 1,094 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2009 Houseboat Custom https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2009/houseboat-custom-2655592/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
See Level 1,174 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 12:56 PM, Israel Hands said: Then there is the aft cabin...is that a puppy-dog tail? Honey, remember how we thought the dog ran away after our last cruise... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,584 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, hasher said: 2009 Houseboat Custom https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2009/houseboat-custom-2655592/ Why are so many people unable to distinguish between a houseboat and a float home? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woahboy 216 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 36 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: Why are so many people unable to distinguish between a houseboat and a float home? Perhaps "boat" has a nicer ring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toddster 926 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Float home? Innt that wot you do after drinkin at the tavern up-stream? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woahboy 216 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, toddster said: Float home? Innt that wot you do after drinkin at the tavern up-stream? If you can't stop for a pee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 579 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 8:38 PM, Matagi said: A sail equipped lifeboat! For that slow escape from disaster. Are the sails nomex wrapped? - Stumbling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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