Hi all
Saw this on the net and thought it was interesting
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/timber-yacht-superbly-built-maintained/214496
Regards Don
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
Hi all
Saw this on the net and thought it was interesting
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/timber-yacht-superbly-built-maintained/214496
Regards Don
Really lovely. That fold out SS basin in the head brings back memories travelling in the train from Melb. to Bendigo as a kid.
She is a real beauty Don.
This is my dreamboat. Been for sale for two years at least and I can't believe she has not sold.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/herreshoff-mobjack/172262
Bill
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
Hi all
Saw this on the net and thought it was interesting
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/timber-yacht-superbly-built-maintained/214496
Regards Don
So How much would a boat like this cost to maintain if you paid someone else to do it all?
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
Hi all
Saw this on the net and thought it was interesting
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/timber-yacht-superbly-built-maintained/214496
Regards Don
Careful, your superb taste is showing!
Unbelievable boat at unimaginable price point.
If I didn't have my fisher I would be visiting Tasmania in the near future.
Select to expand quotevalo said..Donk107 said..
Hi all
Saw this on the net and thought it was interesting
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/timber-yacht-superbly-built-maintained/214496
Regards Don
So How much would a boat like this cost to maintain if you paid someone else to do it all?
1 squillion boat $
Hi all
I am curious as to how it would sail or would it be a motor sailor
I have never sailed on a gaff rigged boat and only once on a boat with running back stays
Regards Don
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
Hi all
I am curious as to how it would sail or would it be a motor sailor
I have never sailed on a gaff rigged boat and only once on a boat with running back stays
Regards Don
Go on Don - just buy it. You know you want to. You have your mates boat for going fast!!
You will then be the envy of most of us here!!
Select to expand quoteLazzz said..Donk107 said..
Hi all
I am curious as to how it would sail or would it be a motor sailor
I have never sailed on a gaff rigged boat and only once on a boat with running back stays
Regards Don
Go on Don - just buy it. You know you want to. You have your mates boat for going fast!!
You will then be the envy of most of us here!!
Hi Lazz
I keep looking at the advert and thinking I like that boat a lot but she is not the kind of boat I would normally look at so I am a bit confused at the moment
I like to turn the motor off as soon as possible after leaving the mooring so I might get frustrated if I had a boat that didn't sail well
Regards Don
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Hi Lazz
I keep looking at the advert and thinking I like that boat a lot but she is not the kind of boat I would normally look at so I am a bit confused at the moment
I like to turn the motor off as soon as possible after leaving the mooring so I might get frustrated if I had a boat that didn't sail well
Regards Don
It's a lovely boat and would make a good cruiser. Probably not a boat to just day sail for fun. Need a good breeze to get going and would sail well off the wind. Close hauled I reckon you would need the motor. The owner of this would probably spend most of his time sitting around in comfortable anchorages commenting on various forums of the virtues of various bristles in varnishing brushes!
Great Tassie cruising boat save for one big issue.
30hp engine, replace it with 60hp.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
Select to expand quotelydia said..
Great Tassie cruising boat save for one big issue.
30hp engine, replace it with 60hp.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
spot on ! def under powered !
Select to expand quoteRamona said..Donk107 said..
Hi Lazz
I keep looking at the advert and thinking I like that boat a lot but she is not the kind of boat I would normally look at so I am a bit confused at the moment
I like to turn the motor off as soon as possible after leaving the mooring so I might get frustrated if I had a boat that didn't sail well
Regards Don
It's a lovely boat and would make a good cruiser. Probably not a boat to just day sail for fun. Need a good breeze to get going and would sail well off the wind. Close hauled I reckon you would need the motor. The owner of this would probably spend most of his time sitting around in comfortable anchorages commenting on various forums of the virtues of various bristles in varnishing brushes!
Hi Ramona
Thanks for your thoughts
I think i enjoy the act of sailing too much and fiddling with things to get the boat pointing higher or sailing faster to buy a boat boat that is biased towards down wind sailing
Regards Don
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The owner of this would probably spend most of his time sitting around in comfortable anchorages commenting on various forums of the virtues of various bristles in varnishing brushes!
I think you picked that one like a dirty nostril except I don't think the owner would have time to discuss the virtues of various bristles in varnishing brushes because he will be spending all his time using them!!
In keeping with my tradition of posting slightly off-topic:
These old wooden gaffers can be surprisingly adventurous. We met up with this old girl in Patagonia in March '16:
www.arved-fuchs.de/en/about-us/dagmar-aaen
They were returning from the Antarctic Peninsula and chasing penguins at Ilas Diego Ramirez.
All ropes and lines were hemp, and no winches!! And the fo'castle bunks were cupboards (a young German lass showed us how one would retire). The engine was a 3-cylinder, with a distinctive beat - dit.dit.dit.dah. .....
But back to the real world for most of us.
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Great Tassie cruising boat save for one big issue.
30hp engine, replace it with 60hp.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
Gee whiz thats a beast to put in your beautiful little boat. My 30' 4000kg Currawong has a Yamnar 2GM20 and I couldn't imagine having a larger motor. The little Yamnar takes her up to almost 7 knots at full throttle and it will push Currawong against an ebb tide through the Rip (in calm conditions).
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I would call that boat a "Dream boat"...The dream of owning it and the reality of owning it are two different perspectives. 
Still we all can dream. And that costs zip!
I'm off to bed.
I like the boat Don has put up but too much work for me.
My interesting yacht is this one, pre dodger.
Select to expand quoteAndrew68 said..lydia said..
Great Tassie cruising boat save for one big issue.
30hp engine, replace it with 60hp.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
A 27hp three cylinder is going into Defiance and it only weights 3600kg.
Gee whiz thats a beast to put in your beautiful little boat. My 30' 4000kg Currawong has a Yamnar 2GM20 and I couldn't imagine having a larger motor. The little Yamnar takes her up to almost 7 knots at full throttle and it will push Currawong against an ebb tide through the Rip (in calm conditions).
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I could have done with the 18hp but the 27 was only 21 kg heavier and importantly a 3 cylinder which was the real clincher.
Existing prop is feathering so easy to change the pitch.
I did want real punch through for a bit of southern cruising.
If I was a little flush with cash and wanted a big boat this one appeals.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-38-ims-excellent-presentation/216833
Really really nice Ramona I have to agree. It appeals very much to me. Very nice below too.
