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Gordon wrote in
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Times are tough....



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Larry

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In article ,
says...
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1122214909.html

At $3000 for a 27' cruiser, if I were considering a long
summer charter, I'd buy the boat instead. Sail her for
6 or 7 weeks in the summer, then donate her to the Sea
Scouts for a tax deduction.


Mark Borgerson

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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:27:40 -0700, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

In article ,
says...
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1122214909.html

At $3000 for a 27' cruiser, if I were considering a long
summer charter, I'd buy the boat instead. Sail her for
6 or 7 weeks in the summer, then donate her to the Sea
Scouts for a tax deduction.

When I was a kid the Des Moines Sea Scouts were rebuilding an A Scow,
a 38 ft 30 MPH day sailer. It was wood and in bad shape but they
hadn't been built in years. Now they are back in production in
plastic. 1850 pounds.

Casady

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In article ,
says...
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:27:40 -0700, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

In article ,
says...
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1122214909.html

At $3000 for a 27' cruiser, if I were considering a long
summer charter, I'd buy the boat instead. Sail her for
6 or 7 weeks in the summer, then donate her to the Sea
Scouts for a tax deduction.

When I was a kid the Des Moines Sea Scouts were rebuilding an A Scow,
a 38 ft 30 MPH day sailer. It was wood and in bad shape but they
hadn't been built in years. Now they are back in production in
plastic. 1850 pounds.

I worked on a scow of about 20' length while in sea scouts in
the early 60's. It was a long-term project that didn't
make it into the water before I went off to college.

I think they were popular home-built projects because they
had no compound curves in the plywood planking. The hull
on the one we got was mostly built---but there was no
hardware, mast, or sails.


Mark Borgerson

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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:01:25 -0700, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

I think they were popular home-built projects because they
had no compound curves in the plywood planking. The hull
on the one we got was mostly built---but there was no
hardware, mast, or sails.

Never heard of a scow with any plywood in it. And I never heard of a
homemade scow. Only been sailing them for fifty years, what would I
know? There are two 20 footers, the C with just the main, and the D
with a jib. And the M-20 which is more recent than the 19th century C
and D.

Casady

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Gordon wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1122214909.html

Gee whiz! A 27 ft boat capable of the Marquesas and Hawaii
with gear - even if it has an outboard to belie the prop shaft
sticking out of the hull - for $3 grand.

Brian W

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In article ,
says...
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:01:25 -0700, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

I think they were popular home-built projects because they
had no compound curves in the plywood planking. The hull
on the one we got was mostly built---but there was no
hardware, mast, or sails.

Never heard of a scow with any plywood in it. And I never heard of a
homemade scow. Only been sailing them for fifty years, what would I
know? There are two 20 footers, the C with just the main, and the D
with a jib. And the M-20 which is more recent than the 19th century C
and D.

It seems your experience is limited to racing classes, then! ;-)


http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/ji...sbox/index.htm
and

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Scow

"The squared off shape and simple lines of a scow make it a popular
choice for simple home-built boats made from plywood. Phil Bolger and
Jim Michalak, for example, have designed a number of small sailing
scows, and the PD Racer is a growing class of home-built sailing scow.
Generally these designs are created to minimize waste when using
standard 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood."

There are lots of other references if you Google "plywood sailing scow"


Mark Borgerson

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Gordon wrote:
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How about describing it for those of us who missed it?

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Jim wrote:
Gordon wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1122214909.html

How about describing it for those of us who missed it?

This was a 27' Albin Vega named "Mahina" which was the same boat from
the book named "Log of the Mahina". This boat sailed between Hawaii and
the Marquesas.
It was for sale for $3000.
Gordon