On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 19:18:23 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/1/2016 7:01 PM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/1/2016 6:46 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

I just found out that Navigator Yachts is no more. The Marshall family
that owned and ran the company that built both Navigator and Californian
Yachts apparently sold out to an international investment firm back in
2012. Latest word is the doors have been closed.

Sorry to hear that. The Navigator I had was a great boat. It was well
built, handled rough seas well, ran relatively quietly (underwater
exhaust) and had a very fuel efficient hull. Not the prettiest boat in
the world but one of the best made and very comfortable.

Jules Marshall was a naval architect who emphasized strength and sea
worthiness over glitz. Fellow boaters who inspected the engine spaces
were amazed at the size of the stringers. They were 14 or more inches
high and about 3 inches wide. The hull was solid fiberglass. I still
have a piece of the hull that was drilled out when the bow thruster was
installed. It's over an inch thick.

Great boat and great memories.




I think I know how you feel. I was saddened to know that my navy ship
was being towed to Japan for scrap metal.


Yeah, the two I was stationed on were also sold for scrap. It's
interesting to read about Navy ships, their cruise history and
participation in global events during the years they were in service.
It's also amazing how many de-commissioned US Navy ships end up being
given to allied Navies and continue in service.


I just googled up all the ships I was on. One (Absecon) was given to
the Vietnamese and captured by the north, another sister ship
(Chincoteague) got out of Vietnam and was given to the philippines.
Mendota was scrapped by the CG and Tanager was sold to a private
owner, used as a yacht and showed up in a few movies (like the Usual
Suspects)