www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1129509227831345/
Oh if I was a rich man I'd buy this in a minute!
Select to expand quoteChopesBro said..
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1129509227831345/
Oh if I was a rich man I'd buy this in a minute!
It is very nice looking. How would it sail? Downwind only at ~5k in 15?
Would it be comparable fuel and comfortwise to say a trawler style motorboat?
Just curious, I have no bone to pick, just no experience in a boat like that.
A few interesting features on this one!
Wouldn't fancy sailing it back to OZ tho. Shame the outboard retracting mechanism isn't pictured. www.miamiecho.net
Select to expand quotesparau said..ChopesBro said..
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1129509227831345/
Oh if I was a rich man I'd buy this in a minute!
It is very nice looking. How would it sail? Downwind only at ~5k in 15?
Would it be comparable fuel and comfortwise to say a trawler style motorboat?
Just curious, I have no bone to pick, just no experience in a boat like that.
It's a motor sailer. 80hp Ford and 1300 litres of diesel. The sails are for stability and a little drive. The engine would be running 100% of the time. Maybe just fast idle beam reaching in a fresh breeze but up wind and downwind a cruise setting so it would be doing 6 knots everywhere and using less than 4 litres an hour.
Well this is a great little yacht for the $$$$ great fit out.. beats most yachts hands down in that price range
look at the fitout www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/vincentia/sail-boats/hood-halvorsen-25-yacht/1292527591
Select to expand quotejulesmoto said..
A few interesting features on this one!
Wouldn't fancy sailing it back to OZ tho. Shame the outboard retracting mechanism isn't pictured. www.miamiecho.net
Very interesting, thanks for posting. You can see one outboard in this pic, looks like a track that it slides forward on. Seems to be pretty well thought out and designed for a purpose without compromise. The keel retaction mechanism is massive, be interested in seeing how that works also. Pity he didn't list the PHRF number, would give an indication of how it goes.
Windvane for sale might interest someone
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/buddina/boat-accessories-parts/wind-vane-self-steering-for-yacht-brand-new-light-6-5kgs-mister-vee/1291995468
Select to expand quoteDrogueOne said..julesmoto said..
A few interesting features on this one!
Wouldn't fancy sailing it back to OZ tho. Shame the outboard retracting mechanism isn't pictured. www.miamiecho.net
Very interesting, thanks for posting. You can see one outboard in this pic, looks like a track that it slides forward on. Seems to be pretty well thought out and designed for a purpose without compromise. The keel retaction mechanism is massive, be interested in seeing how that works also. Pity he didn't list the PHRF number, would give an indication of how it goes.
There's an old PHRF listing of it at 90 or 96; it's a bit confusing.
That's surprisingly slow; a J/35 is around 72, Beneteau 36.7 is around 78, Benny 40.7 around 54. So it seems she's a 40 that's about as fast as a Northshore 38 and slower than a Farr 11.6, Benny 36.7 etc.
The difference between using a spinnaker or not is normally around 18 seconds per mile, which doesn't make a huge difference, and Googling the old owner's name indicates that he was a hot sailor, so it's possible that this was an experiment that didn't really work out as far as creating outstanding speed.
Select to expand quotelemodular said..
Well this is a great little yacht for the $$$$ great fit out.. beats most yachts hands down in that price range
look at the fitout www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/vincentia/sail-boats/hood-halvorsen-25-yacht/1292527591
Very nice!! Those Hoods go really well, too. One of the few mastheaders that can hold a good fractional rig boat of similar age.
Select to expand quoteChris 249 said..DrogueOne said..julesmoto said..
A few interesting features on this one!
Wouldn't fancy sailing it back to OZ tho. Shame the outboard retracting mechanism isn't pictured. www.miamiecho.net
Very interesting, thanks for posting. You can see one outboard in this pic, looks like a track that it slides forward on. Seems to be pretty well thought out and designed for a purpose without compromise. The keel retaction mechanism is massive, be interested in seeing how that works also. Pity he didn't list the PHRF number, would give an indication of how it goes.
There's an old PHRF listing of it at 90 or 96; it's a bit confusing.
That's surprisingly slow; a J/35 is around 72, Beneteau 36.7 is around 78, Benny 40.7 around 54. So it seems she's a 40 that's about as fast as a Northshore 38 and slower than a Farr 11.6, Benny 36.7 etc.
The difference between using a spinnaker or not is normally around 18 seconds per mile, which doesn't make a huge difference, and Googling the old owner's name indicates that he was a hot sailor, so it's possible that this was an experiment that didn't really work out as far as creating outstanding speed.
Hi Chris do you have a link with all these yacht times ?
Select to expand quotecisco said..
My mate has this for sale. $3,000.
Tell him he is dreaming. My mate sold one the same for $600 and bought an Aries.
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
Select to expand quotejohn24 said..
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
Seriously cute boat magnificently executed. 
Select to expand quoteRamona said..sparau said..ChopesBro said..
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1129509227831345/
Oh if I was a rich man I'd buy this in a minute!
It is very nice looking. How would it sail? Downwind only at ~5k in 15?
Would it be comparable fuel and comfortwise to say a trawler style motorboat?
Just curious, I have no bone to pick, just no experience in a boat like that.
It's a motor sailer. 80hp Ford and 1300 litres of diesel. The sails are for stability and a little drive. The engine would be running 100% of the time. Maybe just fast idle beam reaching in a fresh breeze but up wind and downwind a cruise setting so it would be doing 6 knots everywhere and using less than 4 litres an hour.
Might be a bit harsh there, it is Salar 40 variation and they sail very well.
Hardly a flattering wheelhouse though and I do recall seeing it years ago with a mizzenmast mast
Select to expand quotejohn24 said..
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
I wouldn't even know how to go about wrapping the rope around this winch. It appears to be a self tailer of some description and presumably it doesn't use a conventional winch handle but a bar shoved in the rectangular slot?
It is not a self tailer. The horns on top are for cleating the line instead of a cleat on the coaming. Good idea as the angle of cleating eliminates the tail getting an overriding turn on the drum.
Select to expand quotejulesmoto said..john24 said..
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
I wouldn't even know how to go about wrapping the rope around this winch. It appears to be a self tailer of some description and presumably it doesn't use a conventional winch handle but a bar shoved in the rectangular slot?
I've got a couple of bottom handle winches on my main mast, with out the cleat on top. The handle does indeed go in the slot on the bottom & has a spring loaded retaining pin to stop the handle dropping out. I wouldn't mind a pair of those cleat on top jobs for my head sail, no need for heaps of power as it's only about 23m2
Select to expand quotejohn24 said..
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
It means a plastic bucket as a head, not a wooden one.
Pretty anti-social in a crowded anchorage, IMHO. But Francis, while an interesting bloke, seems to have had more opinions than experience about many things.
Select to expand quoteChris 249 said..john24 said..
What a beautiful boat.
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/275107
If your wife is not sure about it tell her "The head is same as that reccomended by L Francis Herreshoff only made of modern materials." as per the description.
It means a plastic bucket as a head, not a wooden one.
Pretty anti-social in a crowded anchorage, IMHO. But Francis, while an interesting bloke, seems to have had more opinions than experience about many things.
Like his opinion of motors...... if you have to have one it should be like a woman, small and quiet Francis words not mine. Times have changed
Select to expand quotelydia said..Bananabender said..
Looks familiar. Nothing to do ,just sail away
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-complete-refit-new-engine-mast-electrics/273798
Only because one last big rebuild in the offing.
About twice the size of this one.
Another S & S as well.
"The galley is to port and features a camping gas stove, stink with fresh water, icebox...."
So is the smell original....? Surely must add 5k to the boat.....
I am not a wooden boat devotee (nor cruising sailor - I focus mostly on racing and day sailing), and find maintaining my GRP boat more than enough of a chore... but sometimes I do feel that I could fall in love with something simple like this Herreshoff (I'm not sure if she's featured in these pages).
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/lindisfarne/sail-boats/h28-huon-pine-yacht/1291647875
www.lindisfarneboatyard.com.au/for-sale.html
i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Dk8AAOSw8-NiJpi5/s-l800.webp
Agh the price of boats really has gone up. a few years ago I drooled over some Tayana 42s that were priced around 100 to 120k. One I liked even went for 85k. Now there are two average ones on the market and both asking around $170k..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/tayana-42/275913
I love the look of this one and have contacted the seller, just waiting to hear back.
yachthub.com/list/boats-for-sale/used/trailer-boats/custom/275977
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
Good value SS36.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-36/274689
Yes, very good value SS36.
A decent size to upgrade from my current Duncanson 29 and quite a fast boat in its day.
Just need the time and a crew hand to sail it to Adelaide !!!
Interesting engine, Volkswagon Jetta, diesel..... I wonder how it would perform and longevity?
Select to expand quoteBeamReach said..Ramona said..
Good value SS36.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-36/274689
Yes, very good value SS36.
A decent size to upgrade from my current Duncanson 29 and quite a fast boat in its day.
Just need the time and a crew hand to sail it to Adelaide !!!
Interesting engine, Volkswagon Jetta, diesel..... I wonder how it would perform and longevity?
The VW diesel seems popular. Probably good for 30 or 40 years!
From memory, small Mercruiser diesels are all VW based.
Having owned a diesel Golf for many years I could see a problem.
Another S&S 36. This one I'm pretty sure was owned by one of our forum members a few years ago and sailed from Victoria or Tasmania to Queensland. I love the brokers comments about the Fleming windvane and how it's going to take care of all your power requirements!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-36/271856
