atw 0 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 This was a nice looking boat. It looks like Toucan Tango that was in Rhode Island for many years. Somehow it made its way to Ft Lauderdale where it appears to have been auctioned. It is hard to tell, but there appears to be some damage to the starboard side. Anybody know where it went? https://www.smartmarineguide.com/carroll_marine-frers_41-boats-for-sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sledracr 907 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 32 minutes ago, atw said: It looks like Toucan Tango Yeah, you can see the ghost of the "Toucan Tango" graphic on the starboard quarter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Editor 1,236 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Carroll built? Head for the hills! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hitchhiker 1,153 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Barely Careful Marine. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,554 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Botched Coatings Marine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 889 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 If it's Frers, don't you really want to be holding out for something in the 50-foot range? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12 metre 655 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 For old school IOR aficionados, what appears to be Ted Turner's old S&S One Tonner Lightnin' is listed on the same site: https://www.smartmarineguide.com/L49816643 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bridhb 907 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 minutes ago, 12 metre said: For old school IOR aficionados, what appears to be Ted Turner's old S&S One Tonner Lightnin' is listed on the same site: https://www.smartmarineguide.com/L49816643 That looks pretty neat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 889 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, 12 metre said: For old school IOR aficionados, what appears to be Ted Turner's old S&S One Tonner Lightnin' is listed on the same site: https://www.smartmarineguide.com/L49816643 Old old school IOR aficionados... Rendered obsolete 1 year later by Ganbare. Shorter rig than Catalina 38, correct? Heavier too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobot 4,391 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 hours ago, Somebody Else said: If it's Frers, don't you really want to be holding out for something in the 50-foot range? Was the Merrythought that ended up in the PNW a Frers 50? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
See Level 1,171 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Yeah, I did jib and kite trim on her while she was in Seattle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atw 0 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 22 hours ago, sledracr said: Yeah, you can see the ghost of the "Toucan Tango" graphic on the starboard quarter. Interesting. That link stopped working this morning. I guess we created some attention to an old ad that bothered somebody. Somebody was working on it (removed the name from the sides) prior to the auction. There was damage to the starboard stanchions and gunwhale area. The mast was removed. Fyi - that ad was posted by NATIONAL YACHT SALES / NATIONAL LIQUIDATORS STOCK #34909 and the boat was located in Ft. Lauderdale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atw 0 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 15 hours ago, 12 metre said: For old school IOR aficionados, what appears to be Ted Turner's old S&S One Tonner Lightnin' is listed on the same site: https://www.smartmarineguide.com/L49816643 Good catch. Aluminum hull looked nice in red. Some additional info . . . http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/One Tonner/Lightning.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atw 0 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 14 hours ago, Somebody Else said: Old old school IOR aficionados... Rendered obsolete 1 year later by Ganbare. Shorter rig than Catalina 38, correct? Heavier too? Great story. Peterson was only 28 years old when he designed and built Ganbare on a shoestring budget . . http://rbsailing.blogspot.com/2013/04/ganbare-peterson-one-tonner.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sledracr 907 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 9 hours ago, atw said: Great story. Peterson was only 28 years old when he designed and built Ganbare on a shoestring budget . . In @Bob Perry's Excellence in Yacht Design video series, Ron Holland shares a story of he and Doug Peterson racing together on a Tahiti race, and when they got there Peterson received a message from his grandmother saying that she was willing to front the money for building Ganbare. Apparently Peterson was so excited to get started that he went to the airport with nothing but hist passport and the clothes he was wearing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,554 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Somewhere along the line I heard that when he got the first quote from Eichenlaub he was shocked and asked "Why so much"? "Doors & drawers son". was the response and the stripped out IOR racer was born. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Lightning2 626 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 1/10/2022 at 6:45 PM, See Level said: Yeah, I did jib and kite trim on her while she was in Seattle. Nothing equals the thrill/terror of an IOR death roll in 20+. WL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
See Level 1,171 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, White Lightning2 said: Nothing equals the thrill/terror of an IOR death roll in 20+. WL Except the time we rounded the leeward mark and were just getting everything wound in tight for the leg to the finish, when the mast snapped at the about the 3rd spreaders, hanging the remains of the upper section over the standing trunk and flopping around. Yelled at the owner driving to turn and run downwind immediately and the crew to check for lines dragging over the side, got the motor going to bring the apparent wind to zero when we all turned and looked at our Bowman ctutmark, got him up the mast on the pole lift and he did one of the best Errol Flynn moves I've seen as he cut away to the main luff tape on his way down so we could get the main down. Good times indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,554 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Did he hold the cutlass in his teeth on the way up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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