Pete,

Thanks for the report on "Migrant" Nice to see an old face once more.

You're right about D. Johnson. You wouldn't even see him unless there
were Small Craft Warnings. That was if he wanted to go sailing.

Doug; Those Junk Sails on "Migrant" were What made me go to fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks. When you watched Dick sail her, you never
even thought of weight aloft. I still don't. A Junk rig has a shorter
mast, without spreaders or a lot of standing rigging. When both go "Bare
Headed the Junk rig will have less weight aloft and with a Schooner Rig
Junk set-up, you do have so much more choices to balance out for
conditions. By the way, "Migrant" isn't what you would call slow for a
Blue Water Yacht.

Pete, I guess the double hull plate does put a finish on her life span
but so be it. Maybe to much electronics? Dick didn't use a lot. I
remember him putting meat in a portable ice box strapped the the Fore
Mast.

It was just about the worst boat I've ever seen for backing under power.
That is how I met Dick. I took a line and pulled him into his slip
stern first. He thanked me and said he'd probably never made it without
me.

Pete, would you know who the present owner is. Dick sold her to a local
Dentist. He was the one who started updating her to a modern Yacht. Was
just wondering. I think he was considering cruising her and bringing
Dental Health to that part of the world

Thanks again,
Ole Thom

Thom Stewart wrote:
Doug; Those Junk Sails on "Migrant" were What made me go to fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks. When you watched Dick sail her, you never
even thought of weight aloft. I still don't. A Junk rig has a shorter
mast, without spreaders or a lot of standing rigging. When both go "Bare
Headed the Junk rig will have less weight aloft

than what?

... and with a Schooner Rig
Junk set-up, you do have so much more choices to balance out for
conditions.

True of the schooner rig in general IMHO.

... By the way, "Migrant" isn't what you would call slow for a
Blue Water Yacht.


Well, I guess that would be like me saying that as a sprinter, I'm among
the fastest 45 year old guys with bad knees

I would like to sail properly rigged junk schooner. I suspect that most
of the ones I've seen were being handled by people who both cut some
corners, and who usually motored anyway. And all the variations of
sailboat rigs that I have tried handle differently, and respond best to
different techniques.


It was just about the worst boat I've ever seen for backing under power.
That is how I met Dick. I took a line and pulled him into his slip
stern first. He thanked me and said he'd probably never made it without
me.


heh heh that's why there's bow thrusters. BTW the tugboat simply does
not steer in reverse. If you have a wide open river and can let her back
up for 200 yards or so, and get up to 3+ knots in reverse, then she
starts to answer her rudder. When backing in confined quarters, you have
to aim her first with a burst of forward against the rudder, set hard
over to whichever way you want to swing the stern. It takes a bit of
practice, and a lot of faith in your transmission.


Pete, would you know who the present owner is. Dick sold her to a local
Dentist. He was the one who started updating her to a modern Yacht. Was
just wondering. I think he was considering cruising her and bringing
Dental Health to that part of the world


Sounds like a great idea.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

In article , Thom
Stewart wrote:

Pete,

Thanks for the report on "Migrant" Nice to see an old face once more.

You're right about D. Johnson. You wouldn't even see him unless there
were Small Craft Warnings. That was if he wanted to go sailing.

Doug; Those Junk Sails on "Migrant" were What made me go to fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks. When you watched Dick sail her, you never
even thought of weight aloft. I still don't. A Junk rig has a shorter
mast, without spreaders or a lot of standing rigging. When both go "Bare
Headed the Junk rig will have less weight aloft and with a Schooner Rig
Junk set-up, you do have so much more choices to balance out for
conditions. By the way, "Migrant" isn't what you would call slow for a
Blue Water Yacht.

Pete, I guess the double hull plate does put a finish on her life span
but so be it. Maybe to much electronics? Dick didn't use a lot. I
remember him putting meat in a portable ice box strapped the the Fore
Mast.

I think it was probably water inside the hull rather than electrolysis.
That's the cause of most boats rusting out. There may well be another
10 years or more life in that hull depending, but the inner hull really
would need to be inspected and if it's been insulated with spray foam,
it's going to be messy. The actual plate is pretty cheap but the labor
costs can just make the whole thing impossible to justify unless you're
doing it yourself. I know of a vessel here in Australia that dropped in
price by $30,000 when the hull plate was found to be unacceptably thin
in places.

It was just about the worst boat I've ever seen for backing under power.
That is how I met Dick. I took a line and pulled him into his slip
stern first. He thanked me and said he'd probably never made it without
me.

Pete, would you know who the present owner is. Dick sold her to a local
Dentist. He was the one who started updating her to a modern Yacht. Was
just wondering. I think he was considering cruising her and bringing
Dental Health to that part of the world

The information I have is the dentist sold it to the current owner but
I don't know who that is. Must be an Aussie tho as the vessel is now
Australian registered. It's been sitting on the hard in Malaysia for 5
years because the current owner did himself an injury, according to the
broker. Only recently been replated and painted up for sale. At the
asking price it wouldn't be a bad buy, if you wanted that sort of boat.
Anyone looking at it would want to do a real good hull inspection,
though. If it was in Australia I'd go look out of curiosity but right
now Malaysia is too far away for a holiday and I'm too busy.

PDW