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Joe wrote:
http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Joe Not the prettiest boat I've ever seen, lines remind me of Bob, pear shaped! http://www.1000days.net/images/press...racrew_300.jpg Cheers Marty |
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"Joe" wrote in message ups.com... http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Archetypal example of why I'd never own a ferrocement boat: ugly. Max |
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:04:32 -0500, Martin Baxter
wrote: Joe wrote: http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Joe Not the prettiest boat I've ever seen, lines remind me of Bob, pear shaped! http://www.1000days.net/images/press...racrew_300.jpg Cheers Marty It looks like he faired the hull with a sledgehammer. Mark E. Williams |
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Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:04:32 -0500, Martin Baxter wrote: Joe wrote: http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Joe Not the prettiest boat I've ever seen, lines remind me of Bob, pear shaped! http://www.1000days.net/images/press...racrew_300.jpg Cheers Marty It looks like he faired the hull with a sledgehammer. Mark E. Williams Joe has a propensity for finding the ugliest boats on the Net... |
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On Apr 23, 7:11 pm, Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:04:32 -0500, Martin Baxter wrote: Joe wrote: http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Joe Not the prettiest boat I've ever seen, lines remind me of Bob, pear shaped! http://www.1000days.net/images/press...racrew_300.jpg Cheers Marty It looks like he faired the hull with a sledgehammer. Mark E. Williams He's not going for any speed records, not sure if I'd like to spend a 1000 days at sea, maybe if I could earn 6K a day. Joe |
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Cool looking boat!
Scotty "Joe" wrote in message ups.com... http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Joe |
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:06:27 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote: "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Archetypal example of why I'd never own a ferrocement boat: ugly. Max While this one is bad ugly, I spent 8 days on one on a leg of a trip moving it from Annapolis to Pensacola. A 42 foot pilot house Ketch. It was very nice looking, had great classic lines, and was well constructed by a yard, that according to the owner, observed the method of continuous, wet, monolithic, forming of the hull. The reason I wouldn't own one is the same reason the owner finally sold it. Seems, you cannot get insurance at a reasonable cost. Frank |
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"Joe" wrote in message He's not going for any speed records, not sure if I'd like to spend a 1000 days at sea, maybe if I could earn 6K a day. If I owned that boat (an impossibility), I'd rather spend my time at sea where no one could witness me at the helm of such a monstrosity. Max |
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"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:06:27 GMT, "Maxprop" wrote: "Joe" wrote in message roups.com... http://www.1000days.net/images/press...ingout_300.jpg Plans on 1000 days at sea, non-stop. Archetypal example of why I'd never own a ferrocement boat: ugly. Max While this one is bad ugly, I spent 8 days on one on a leg of a trip moving it from Annapolis to Pensacola. A 42 foot pilot house Ketch. It was very nice looking, had great classic lines, and was well constructed by a yard, that according to the owner, observed the method of continuous, wet, monolithic, forming of the hull. The reason I wouldn't own one is the same reason the owner finally sold it. Seems, you cannot get insurance at a reasonable cost. The problem with ferrocement, Frank, is one of image. It was touted as the homebuilder's material of choice for a few decades. Quite a few folks got into building FC boats, but almost none had any sense of aesthetics, nor had they the ability to build good designs with any degree of uniformity of character. Corners became rounded, long spans became serpentine, and most craft had the appearance of stark irregularity. The net effect was a terribly amateurish appearance, with very few exceptions. And, as you've implied, the insurance carriers were afraid of the material, not to mention the amateur-built aspect. Last summer I toured a FC boat in which a couple had just completed the Great Loop. They'd encountered heavy seas and strong winds in the Gulf, having chose to cut across rather than stay with the ICW. According to them the boat was solid and free of damage from 50kt. winds and towering seas. I believed them. The interior was lovely, if cramped. But the exterior of the boat had that typical FC appearance, despite being clean, freshly painted, and well-kept. It just wasn't a good-looking boat, or one that would instill pride in ownership. Not for me. Max |
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