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James

Ironhorse wrote:

On 29 Jan 2007 18:32:04 -0800, wrote:

I have a cascade 42 (Maria Victoria) 1975 aft cockpit. Mine has
teak toe rails wish it had aluminum.
Every cascade is different most were owner finished and not by the
owner who started it.
Mine spent the first six years of it's life around south america.
As the owner was ships engineer for star kist. When the ship would
change locations, he would put it on the deck and off they would
go. Even has been through the Pannama canal, certicate and all just
did it on the deck of a 250' tuna processing ship. Owner meets a
lady in South America gets married, she hates the boat. Owner
leavesthe boat in Porto Rico. Next owner buys it and ships and
trucks it to Seattle, puts it on his drive way and starts buying
boat stuff. Gets married 2 years later and wife thinks boat is
silly.So he tarps it and there it sets for 20 years. Then they buy
20 arces in Tenn and are moving. Me I'm just at cascade to buy
something for my Santana 28 Stu say's Tim this is your next boat
and showes me a picture. I laugh and say I like being married. 6
months later it's on my driveway in Portland. I say dear 8 months
and it will be done.Well 4 years after that I finished, and it's a
great boat to sail. I love the boat and enjoy going out when the
wind is roaring and one one else is out on the Columbia.
Find another small builder who has been around as long or had as
many boats go around the world.
The hull is bomb proof it's all in the owner finish. What skill
level did he have?
There are still unfinished projects around some for a great price
and others well lets just say RUN away.
I have sailed on a cascade36 alot and liked that boat.
Read Jim Moores books. Based on a Cascade36.

Hey thanks for the info. The story on this one is that the previous
owners bought it in LA and attempted to sail it to Seattle. The got as
far as San Fransisco decided that blue water sailing ws not for them.
It has sat 2 years at the boat movers yard and he took it for payment.
Foreclosed whatever. It sat open part of that time and is full of
mildew. The engine is just rebuilt I got a good report from the
surveyor today. This one also has teak toe rails and I also wish it
had aluminum.

Would love to see your boat

Ironhorse, AH#130, HSB#96, SENS BS#187
2001 Ultraclassic with Sidecar
96 Custom bucket of bolts (gone but not forgotten)

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Ironhorse, Where in Western Oregon do you live? We trailer sail an
Irwin 28 out of Boise,ID. When we first started sailing (learn to sail
course in Canada) we saw a Cascade 42. Nice boat. We called Cascade
Yachts when we were looking for a boat but the Irwin was a better deal
for us. It came out of Michigan. Jim

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