Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues, etc.

TIA,
Sandy K.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:06:02 -0400, "Sandy K."
wrote:

Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues, etc.


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I've never owned one but have seen a few older ones that appeared to
have issues with water in the deck core. A good surveyor should be
able to check for that.

Dear Sandy,
I have never owned a Luhrs, but have been to their factory on a several
occasions to ferry new boats to their owners. NICE boats! Ride well in a
heavy sea, and the convertable models are a functional and comfortable
fisherman too. Plenty of range, storage and fresh water, and easy to
dock too.

We had a few problems with the first boat's engines. The factory hired
an aircraft, and, flew a mechanic with parts to Savannah to repair the
boat, so, I must add that factory service was superb.

Let me recommend the tour. You must call in advance to arrange it. The
Factory is located in St. Augustine, Florida, which is the nation's
oldest city. Lots of touist attractions, (Ripley's Believe it or not
museaum, oldest : castle, church, house, jail, farm, tavern, restaurant,
ect) and home to World Golf Village. You should have a good time.

Dockage & fuel available downtown. Nice docks, within walking distance
of attractions and dining. Taxis, scooters and horse drawn carrages
available for transportation.

If you want any info about trip planning, give me a head's up. I live
nearby (22mi) and can give you the native's viewpoint.

Capt. Frank

Sandy K. wrote:

Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues, etc.

TIA,
Sandy K.

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Dear Sandy,
I have never owned a Luhrs, but have been to their factory on a several
occasions to ferry new boats to their owners. NICE boats! Ride well in a
heavy sea, and the convertable models are a functional and comfortable
fisherman too. Plenty of range, storage and fresh water, and easy to
dock too.

We had a few problems with the first boat's engines. The factory hired
an aircraft, and, flew a mechanic with parts to Savannah to repair the
boat, so, I must add that factory service was superb.

Let me recommend the tour. You must call in advance to arrange it. The
Factory is located in St. Augustine, Florida, which is the nation's
oldest city. Lots of touist attractions, (Ripley's Believe it or not
museaum, oldest : castle, church, house, jail, farm, tavern, restaurant,
ect) and home to World Golf Village. You should have a good time.

Dockage & fuel available downtown. Nice docks, within walking distance
of attractions and dining. Taxis, scooters and horse drawn carrages
available for transportation.

If you want any info about trip planning, give me a head's up. I live
nearby (22mi) and can give you the native's viewpoint.

Capt. Frank


Capt. Frank -

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know if we decide to do a factory tour.
right now, I'm just shopping and collecting info.

Sandy K.

Any time Sandy.

You may also have a loot at Huckins Yachts.

http://www.huckinsyacht.com/

They make a damn fine vessel too. Hull is based on a WWII P.T. boat.

Capt. Frank

Sandy K. wrote:

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...

Dear Sandy,
I have never owned a Luhrs, but have been to their factory on a several
occasions to ferry new boats to their owners. NICE boats! Ride well in a
heavy sea, and the convertable models are a functional and comfortable
fisherman too. Plenty of range, storage and fresh water, and easy to
dock too.

We had a few problems with the first boat's engines. The factory hired
an aircraft, and, flew a mechanic with parts to Savannah to repair the
boat, so, I must add that factory service was superb.

Let me recommend the tour. You must call in advance to arrange it. The
Factory is located in St. Augustine, Florida, which is the nation's
oldest city. Lots of touist attractions, (Ripley's Believe it or not
museaum, oldest : castle, church, house, jail, farm, tavern, restaurant,
ect) and home to World Golf Village. You should have a good time.

Dockage & fuel available downtown. Nice docks, within walking distance
of attractions and dining. Taxis, scooters and horse drawn carrages
available for transportation.

If you want any info about trip planning, give me a head's up. I live
nearby (22mi) and can give you the native's viewpoint.

Capt. Frank



Capt. Frank -

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know if we decide to do a factory tour.
right now, I'm just shopping and collecting info.

Sandy K.

Hey, can anyone give me a website address for Luhrs? I tried googling them
but all I seem to get is bait makers.

Not buying one, just window shopping.

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Any time Sandy.

You may also have a loot at Huckins Yachts.

http://www.huckinsyacht.com/

They make a damn fine vessel too. Hull is based on a WWII P.T. boat.

Capt. Frank

Sandy K. wrote:

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...

Dear Sandy,
I have never owned a Luhrs, but have been to their factory on a several
occasions to ferry new boats to their owners. NICE boats! Ride well in a
heavy sea, and the convertable models are a functional and comfortable
fisherman too. Plenty of range, storage and fresh water, and easy to
dock too.

We had a few problems with the first boat's engines. The factory hired
an aircraft, and, flew a mechanic with parts to Savannah to repair the
boat, so, I must add that factory service was superb.

Let me recommend the tour. You must call in advance to arrange it. The
Factory is located in St. Augustine, Florida, which is the nation's
oldest city. Lots of touist attractions, (Ripley's Believe it or not
museaum, oldest : castle, church, house, jail, farm, tavern, restaurant,
ect) and home to World Golf Village. You should have a good time.

Dockage & fuel available downtown. Nice docks, within walking distance
of attractions and dining. Taxis, scooters and horse drawn carrages
available for transportation.

If you want any info about trip planning, give me a head's up. I live
nearby (22mi) and can give you the native's viewpoint.

Capt. Frank



Capt. Frank -

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know if we decide to do a factory
tour.
right now, I'm just shopping and collecting info.

Sandy K.

Easy - www.luhrs.com

Sandy K.

"Paul" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
Hey, can anyone give me a website address for Luhrs? I tried googling them
but all I seem to get is bait makers.

Not buying one, just window shopping.

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Any time Sandy.

You may also have a loot at Huckins Yachts.

http://www.huckinsyacht.com/

They make a damn fine vessel too. Hull is based on a WWII P.T. boat.

Capt. Frank

Sandy K. wrote:

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...

Dear Sandy,
I have never owned a Luhrs, but have been to their factory on a
several
occasions to ferry new boats to their owners. NICE boats! Ride well in
a
heavy sea, and the convertable models are a functional and comfortable
fisherman too. Plenty of range, storage and fresh water, and easy to
dock too.

We had a few problems with the first boat's engines. The factory hired
an aircraft, and, flew a mechanic with parts to Savannah to repair the
boat, so, I must add that factory service was superb.

Let me recommend the tour. You must call in advance to arrange it. The
Factory is located in St. Augustine, Florida, which is the nation's
oldest city. Lots of touist attractions, (Ripley's Believe it or not
museaum, oldest : castle, church, house, jail, farm, tavern,
restaurant,
ect) and home to World Golf Village. You should have a good time.

Dockage & fuel available downtown. Nice docks, within walking distance
of attractions and dining. Taxis, scooters and horse drawn carrages
available for transportation.

If you want any info about trip planning, give me a head's up. I live
nearby (22mi) and can give you the native's viewpoint.

Capt. Frank



Capt. Frank -

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know if we decide to do a factory
tour.
right now, I'm just shopping and collecting info.

Sandy K.

Sandy K. wrote:
: Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues, etc.

: TIA,
: Sandy K.

Not recent information but....

My Grandfather had two Luhrs boats. One was a lapstrake (around late
1960's) and the second was an early 1970s Fiberglass (33 Ft.)

The lapstrake continually leaked. He replaced it with the fiberglass
Luhrs and it is one of the best boats I've ever been in. It had
twin Perkins diesels. Handled rough water quite well (he berthed
it at Terminal Island, Calif). Spent lots of time in the Catalina channel
with it.

I've seen a few for sale out here (Sacramento River Delta area) and one
of these days, I just may buy one in his honor.

b.

I appreciate all the responses. Thanks.

Sandy K.

wrote in message ...
Sandy K. wrote:
: Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues,
etc.

: TIA,
: Sandy K.

Not recent information but....

My Grandfather had two Luhrs boats. One was a lapstrake (around late
1960's) and the second was an early 1970s Fiberglass (33 Ft.)

The lapstrake continually leaked. He replaced it with the fiberglass
Luhrs and it is one of the best boats I've ever been in. It had
twin Perkins diesels. Handled rough water quite well (he berthed
it at Terminal Island, Calif). Spent lots of time in the Catalina channel
with it.

I've seen a few for sale out here (Sacramento River Delta area) and one
of these days, I just may buy one in his honor.

b.

"Sandy K." wrote in message ...
Am interesed in hearing comments from Luhrs owners - quality, issues, etc.

TIA,
Sandy K.

Hi Sandy,

I bought a new 1999 Luhrs 32 convertible w/ twin Yanmar 300 hp.. I
sold it last year (I have a back problem and will be boatless until I
get repaired) and got a pretty good price for it.
It was good boat, although I had a couple of issues.
I had a blister problem after 2 years and although the warranty
excluded blisters, the factory sent some one to Port Canaveral to
inspect it.
He signed off on the repairs and repainted the hull at Luhrs expense.
I had a transmission fail on the way to the Bahamas and although 2
months out of warrenty, they paid for repairs.
I have a friend who has a 1989 34. The fuel tank failed in 2000 and
the factory replaced the tank at it's expense.

To sum up I was happy with the boat and the Luhrs team was top notch
in terms of service and responsiveness.

Regards,

Clay