*e#c wrote:
On Jan 12, 11:04 am, Wayne.B wrote:
Those of you who have been on rec.boats for a while may remember
Harry's nemesis, "Skipper". The Skookum 53 is one of the boats that
Skipper lusted after from the bridge of his arm chair sailer in Derby,
Kansas.

This boat is the real thing. I met the former owner several times
and he and his wife took great care of it, and did some really serious
cruising, including several trips to Trinidad. It has a fuel range
of about 5,000 nautical miles and is hell for stout. The previous
owner before that went around the Horn twice with it, and cruised it
over 50,000 NM.

http://tinyurl.com/ye3k5mh

Gorgeous Boat, but my dream is an old Chris Craft Roamer.A friend has
one with twin Diesels. 33 Footer.Solid as a rock.


Interesting lines, but that old 53-footer has a plastic hull and draws
nearly 8' of water. If I were going to buy a slow boat to see the world,
I'd want a steel hull that drew a lot less water.