Coolboats to admire

[Steam Flyer]

Down south, the holds end up completely infested with maggots. So that there isn't anything but maggots, 2 feet deep. Open the hatch and a vertitable swarm of flies emerge. Then you go down in there, and try not to lose your footing, stepping into the writhing mass.

Ahem

Please look at the title of this thread!

What the hell were you thinking??

FB- Doug

 

[fastyacht]

OOPS!

Wrong Thread! ;=0

 

[Sailbydate]

How about this 59' gaff-rigged ketch, Morna. She's lovely.

 

[fastyacht]

Love thje bone in the teeth, charging along.

 

[blackjenner]

Love thje bone in the teeth, charging along.

Nice. The main isn't even rigged and it looks like they are partially furling the genoa. Still going along smartly.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Gorgeous

http://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/details/323/Dickies-of-Tarbert-48-ft-gaff-rigged-ketch-1920/yacht-for-sale/

Odd how the mizzen doesn't seem to be laced to the mast. OK offwind I suppose.

 

[trkarl]

Lovely boat. Lots to admire there.

 

[Bob Perry]

I think that is a great boat.

Off set companionway.

No lifelines.

What more could an offfshore sailer want?

 

[Sailbydate]

My favourite ketch of all time, Bert Woollacott's, Ladybird.

See her interesting history here: http://www.woollacott.org.nz/Archive/Ladybird.pdf

 

[fastyacht]

I think that is a great boat.

Off set companionway.

No lifelines.

What more could an offfshore sailer want?

Gentlemen only sail on Stbd tack offshore.

 

[froggie]

Gorgeous

http://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/details/323/Dickies-of-Tarbert-48-ft-gaff-rigged-ketch-1920/yacht-for-sale/

Odd how the mizzen doesn't seem to be laced to the mast. OK offwind I suppose.

The main isn't either. Just held at the head and foot - leech and luff are loose.

 

[Mr. Ed]

If we're ogling gaff-rigged boats for a bit, here's the boat that changed my life, if that doesn't sound too self-important

Mrs. Ed stumbled across an advert for her, and we pored over it and pored over it, and could find nothing not to love about the boat. We rang up the vendor and invited him to tell us she was the wrong boat for a couple of middle-aged muppets - I was particularly scared of gaff rigs. He said, no problem, lovely boat, easiest things in the world to sail, been round the world, just the two of us.

The boat had already sold by then in fact, but it did lead to us looking at gaff rigged boats, and falling in love with our current owner and so on.

More stuff on her here

http://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/details/408/Mead-38-ft-Gaff-Cutter-1926/yacht-for-sale/

 

[Sailbydate]

If we're ogling gaff-rigged boats for a bit, here's the boat that changed my life, if that doesn't sound too self-important

Mrs. Ed stumbled across an advert for her, and we pored over it and pored over it, and could find nothing not to love about the boat. We rang up the vendor and invited him to tell us she was the wrong boat for a couple of middle-aged muppets - I was particularly scared of gaff rigs. He said, no problem, lovely boat, easiest things in the world to sail, been round the world, just the two of us.

The boat had already sold by then in fact, but it did lead to us looking at gaff rigged boats, and falling in love with our current owner and so on.

More stuff on her here

http://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/details/408/Mead-38-ft-Gaff-Cutter-1926/yacht-for-sale/

Lovely looking cutter, Mr.Ed.

 

[lbjordal]

Love the looks of this.

http://www.finn.no/finn/boat/used/object?finnkode=45799659&searchclickthrough=true

 

[SloopJonB]

Spectacular interior but I'm not crazy about the angled sole planking under the dinette. That surfboard cabinet is quite a piece of work.

The cabintop sort of droops fore & aft - needs stronger lines.

Very special boat though.

 

[eliboat]

That's a wild looking boat

 

[Bob Perry]

Mr./ Ed:

That is a real beaut! Perfect in every way to my eye.

 

[austin1972]

What's this?

 

[Ishmael]

It looks kinda Swan-ish, Danish/Swedish, sporting an entry in the ugly dodger competition.

 

[Ishmael]

That Finn boat has very interesting chainplates. Do you suppose they are like that so you can see what's going on in there? Note the nice white oak interior.