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[email protected] February 5th 05 03:03 PM

Interesting old boat......
 
My Gal

William Garden was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1918. The Garden family
relocated to Seattle about the time young William was ten years old.
After graduating from a Seattle High School, William attended Edison
Tech's Boatbuilding School and then landed a job at Andrew's Boat
Company on Portage Bay. Garden served in the army from 1942-46 where he
worked at a ship repair facility in the Aleutians. By 1947 he was a
licensed naval architect, and he launched one of the most influential
careers in modern boat design. Among many hundreds of designs, he drew
this month's NW Classic, "My Gal", built in 1967 at Vic
Franck's Boatyard on Portage Bay. The design was a departure from the
prevailing norm in its day, but as Bruce Ramon of Wolfe Marine
observed, "This boat really inspired a long series of Pacific
Northwest cruisers." As we inspected the 64' cedar on oak
motoryacht, it was easy to appreciate Bruce's insight.

Sixty to seventy-foot pleasure boats of the mid-1960's were typified
by flush deck motoryachts from legendary builders such as Chris Craft
and Pacemaker. Stylish designs featured a long foredeck and
inconsequential sidedecks, with most superstructure and a high
bridgedeck well aft. Garden's earliest designs were primarily working
commercial vessels, and the propensity for creating stout boats with
excellent seakeeping characteristics endured throughout his career.
"My Gal" features a raised pilothouse behind a Portuguese bridge, a
high bow, decks sloped to drain aft, and wide, covered side decks. So
advanced was Garden's design that "My Gal" doesn't appear badly
outdated in 2005, but she must have garnered some intrigued stares from
owners of Chris Craft Commanders, Matthews Voyagers, and horizontally
layered Pacemaker Flush Decks when first debuted.

We boarded "My Gal" at Vic Franck's Boatyard, where she was
launched thirty-eight years ago. Dan Franck reported that the boatyard
has been doing periodic refits on the boat for a short list of
successive owners. Her hull and superstructure gleamed, even on a dark
January day, "We repainted her not all that long ago," said Dan
Franck. "We were about to do some minor updating on the interior
when, unfortunately, the owner of the boat passed away and its now
being sold as part of his estate."

Vital statistics:

"My Gal" has an LOA of 64-feet, (61' 7" at the waterline). She
carries a 17-foot beam, displaces 77,500 pounds, and draws 4' 9".
A pair of 350HP Detroit 8V71's provides comfortable cruising speeds
of 12-14 knots, with a top speed of 16. A fuel capacity of 1,280
gallons and 600 gallons of potable water (plus a watermaker) provide
adequate range for extended summer cruising. AC power can be produced
underway by two generators: 12 and 15kw Kohlers. She has been fitted
with a WESMAR bow thruster, and Vosper stabilizers.

A walk through:

We went aboard "My Gal" by crossing the swimstep and stepping
through a transom door. A flawlessly finished teak caprail adorns the
cockpit and the Portuguese bridge. Decks are painted, non-skid
fiberglass to provide solid, low maintenance footing. A cold plate
chest freezer is positioned on the port side of the aft cabin bulkhead,
inspiring conclusions that "My Gal" could be provisioned for
extended cruises.

The salon is most aft. A smartly upholstered settee is just to port of
door between the salon and the cockpit, and it takes a 90-degree turn
to extend up the port side as well. A carpeted perimeter surrounds a
large central area of teak parquet on the cabin sole. Interior walls
are premium grade teak, and large windows prevented the salon from
seeming overly dark on a gloomy January day. A dining bar, with seating
for an easy three or close four, is in the port forequarter of the
salon and doubles as the pass-through counter for the U-shaped galley
just beyond. One is immediately aware that the same general layout is
still used on some of the most popular selling, mass produced,
pilothouse motoryachts being produced today- (but without the "custom
crafted" effect).

A companionway leading to the pilothouse steps extends between the
starboard edge of the galley and teak stowage lockers below the
starboard windows.

The galley proper is centered on an oversize ceramic sink with single
lever mixing faucet, situated immediately below a port side window. The
galley leg situated along the forward bulkhead includes upper lockers,
lower drawers, and terminates in a four-burner, double oven, 220-volt
electric range. The aft leg of the galley has the doublewide countertop
that also serves as a dining bar and pass through, with lockers above
and below and terminates with a Whirlpool side-by-side
refrigerator/freezer. All galley fixtures are teak, carefully preserved
and maintained and glowing with a patina only achievable with a bit of
graceful aging.

"My Gal" is a three-stateroom vessel, with the staterooms one deck
below the salon and galley. Headroom in the staterooms is a minimum of
6'6" throughout. The master stateroom is most forward, with a
generous double or modest queen "walkaround" centerline berth
headed to the chain locker bulkhead in the forepeak. The teak that
prevailed on the main deck gives way to a soft white yacht enamel and
fabric surfaces in the staterooms, once again creating an environment
that is lighter and seems more spacious by virtue of more reflective
tones. The lockers and fixtures built into the master stateroom are
skillfully assembled to the highest standards. "My Gal"
incorporates a very impressive master head, with a soaking tub, hand
basin, and marine toilet all mounted in fields of hand laid ceramic
tile.

The second stateroom is a set of upper and lower bunks in the portside
companionway leading aft from the master stateroom. Just aft of the
bunks is a large, fully tiled head, with an oversized shower stall.
This "day head" serves the salon, galley, and pilothouse areas
without any need to pass through a stateroom to reach a head.

The third stateroom is aft of the master stateroom, and to starboard.
The third stateroom features a double bunk, a hanging locker with
built-in drawers, and a ceramic tiled private head with sink and
shower.

A stacked washer and dryer is just inside the entry to the engine room.
The machinery space itself has standing headroom, (but just), for a
5'11" magazine writer. The Detroit 8V71's can be easily serviced
on all sides, a benefit of a 17-foot beam. Ample space for a workbench,
easy access to major systems, and an inventory of tools, fasteners, and
spares allows the engine room to be extremely user friendly. An
enormous lazarette is aft of the engine room bulkhead, and one suspects
that William Garden may have considered this huge stowage area as a
sort of converted "fish hold".

While an interior helm is often a minor afterthought on many powerboats
(and tucked somewhere out of the way where it won't interfere with
food and beverage service), a pilothouse motoryacht places appropriate
emphasis on the business end of boating. "My Gal" has a large, six
spoke wheel at a center helm, with large expanses of working and
charting space extending to both the port and starboard edges of the
pilothouse. A settee and table with built-in stowage is situated in the
aft port quarter of the pilothouse, encouraging guests to visit the
skipper without disrupting the operation of the vessel.
If "My Gal" were put into charter with a paid captain, he or she
could sleep in the pilot's berth just above the settee to create
additional privacy for the guests in the staterooms below.

"My Gal" has a complete array of modern electronics, with two
computer display screens and fully interfaced radar, GPS, and autopilot
systems. A skillful installation has brought the electronics into the
pilothouse without fostering an overwhelming presence of electronic
monitors. The integrated control console is organized, efficient, and
doesn't unduly impair visibility.

Like most pilothouse motoryachts, aft visibility from the wheel is
poor. Backing down isn't a blind operation aboard "My Gal", as
there are two additional control stations to port and starboard on the
Portuguese bridge. Each of the exterior stations has a set of engine
controls as well as a bow thruster lever. There is an exterior wheel on
the front of the pilothouse, easily accessed from either control
station on the Portuguese bridge.
When backing the vessel, a skipper standing at either station gets an
excellent view aft along the side decks. The exterior stations would
also prove useful when bringing the vessel alongside a float or dock as
they allow very good visibility over the rail.

Cruisers arriving at a summer anchorage in "My Gal" will deploy a
Fjorford anchor, with stout chain rode hauled by an extra heavy-duty
windlass. The windlass is yet another reminder that Bill Garden
designed tugs and fishboats before he expanded into yachts, and
apparently developed an appreciation for the importance of a serious
windlass in the process. The shoreboat, mounted on the boatdeck, is a
17-foot Boston Whaler with an outboard motor.

Originally launched 38 years ago at Vic Franck's, "My Gal" is
temporarily moored at her birthplace and waiting for new owners to take
her on yet another series of adventures. She would appear to be a
coastal cruiser more than sufficient to the task. There is enough room
in the lazarette to add additional fuel capacity and give her true
passage making range. She no longer looks like an oddball,
nonconformist design but instead appears exactly like what Garden's
original pilothouse motoryacht ultimately became: often imitated, but
seldom surpassed.


Don White February 5th 05 05:13 PM


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Did our Thaiboy Tuuuuu,,,,k lose his job pulling the pedicab and
delivering sushi?



Seems so...probably for sassin' the customers. If he's not careful, his
relatives may cancel his sponsorship and ship him back home.



Don White February 5th 05 07:05 PM


"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:48:06 GMT, "Don White"


wrote:

Be honest, Don. You were laughing your ass off as you typed that, now

weren't
you?


No sir! He's certifiable.



[email protected] February 5th 05 07:36 PM

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Yup


I have an interesting old boat,,


Actually I own about 30 interesting old boats, if you define old being
30
years or more,, but not less.


My great grand pappa, had a few old boats, when he traveled over here
on the
Titanic he was allowed to put the boats in cargo cheap (because he knew
the
captain, good friends)

************

There may be credibility to a current theory that Tuuk is an Australian
sock puppet.
There's a bit of the Blunderbus from Down Under Us in that
parenthetical clause.

Who else hates Krause so bitterly that they would take the very first
opportunity to make an unprovoked attack? If his best friend in the NG
made an attempt to slop up and disguise her style, would it not read
almost exactly like the yellow pus oozing from "Tuuk"?

Innocent until proven guilty, of course, but it is not unsual for
people on an internet crusade to
invent a few allies for their questionable causes.


John H February 5th 05 07:57 PM

On 5 Feb 2005 11:36:44 -0800, wrote:

Somebody wrote:

Harry Kruase Feb 5, 7:16 am show options

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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:16:54 -0500
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Yup


I have an interesting old boat,,


Actually I own about 30 interesting old boats, if you define old being
30
years or more,, but not less.


My great grand pappa, had a few old boats, when he traveled over here
on the
Titanic he was allowed to put the boats in cargo cheap (because he knew
the
captain, good friends)

************

There may be credibility to a current theory that Tuuk is an Australian
sock puppet.
There's a bit of the Blunderbus from Down Under Us in that
parenthetical clause.

Who else hates Krause so bitterly that they would take the very first
opportunity to make an unprovoked attack? If his best friend in the NG
made an attempt to slop up and disguise her style, would it not read
almost exactly like the yellow pus oozing from "Tuuk"?

Innocent until proven guilty, of course, but it is not unsual for
people on an internet crusade to
invent a few allies for their questionable causes.


Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Short Wave Sportfishing February 5th 05 08:25 PM

On 5 Feb 2005 11:36:44 -0800, wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Who else hates Krause so bitterly that they would take the very first
opportunity to make an unprovoked attack? If his best friend in the NG
made an attempt to slop up and disguise her style, would it not read
almost exactly like the yellow pus oozing from "Tuuk"?


Heh.

There was a dead giveaway in a couple of those posts.

Later,

Tom

John H February 5th 05 08:32 PM

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:25:32 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On 5 Feb 2005 11:36:44 -0800, wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Who else hates Krause so bitterly that they would take the very first
opportunity to make an unprovoked attack? If his best friend in the NG
made an attempt to slop up and disguise her style, would it not read
almost exactly like the yellow pus oozing from "Tuuk"?


Heh.

There was a dead giveaway in a couple of those posts.

Later,

Tom


I wonder if the 'dead giveaway' to which you refer is what allowed a few of the
posts to bypass my filter. Hmmm?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

[email protected] February 5th 05 09:08 PM

JohnH wrote:

Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!


*******************

That's the difference between a progressive and a conservative, JohnH.
"We guys" are always imagining how things could be, and working toward
the better alternatives. "You guys" are more concerned with preserving
whatever status happens to be quo.
No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or
the other.


John H February 5th 05 10:46 PM

On 5 Feb 2005 13:08:05 -0800, wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!


*******************

That's the difference between a progressive and a conservative, JohnH.
"We guys" are always imagining how things could be, and working toward
the better alternatives. "You guys" are more concerned with preserving
whatever status happens to be quo.
No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or
the other.


'Progressive'? New party line?

The 'progressives' don't seem to want to be so with regard to social security.
They seem more concerned with preserving the status quo.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

JimH February 5th 05 11:46 PM


wrote in message
oups.com...
JohnH wrote:

Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!


*******************

That's the difference between a progressive and a conservative, JohnH.
"We guys" are always imagining how things could be, and working toward
the better alternatives. "You guys" are more concerned with preserving
whatever status happens to be quo.


I knew you would somehow turn a boating thread into a political one Chuck.
It seems to be your ultimate agenda with anything you write.



Don White February 6th 05 12:19 AM


"John H" wrote in message
...

The 'progressives' don't seem to want to be so with regard to social

security.
They seem more concerned with preserving the status quo.

John H


What's the problem with social security? Here the Gov't just doubled the
premiums from both the employee and employer to make sure the system doesn't
implode as the baby boom generation gets ready to draw. (Canada Pension
Plan)



Harry Kruase February 6th 05 12:55 AM

Yup


Its a good thing at my age that I don't have to worry about money at my
time,,

You know that I own a mansion and a yacht,,, I will of course still receive
my benefits that my grandchildren will pay for,, but who cares,, not me,,
not harry,

But I have all the boats and homes and acreage and deer and buffalo I need
for now.

I travel extensively, I mean daily and earn an income most nations would
dream of ( I know I post from the same IP) but I own satellites to take care
of all that, not really sure how it works in all but my IT/IS division takes
care of all that for me.

Yup,,, never have to worry about social security will I,,,,














"hkrause" wrote in message
news:1107650773.3dbeb19816cb3fbd8b676eb1a754ac06@t eranews...
Don White wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
...

The 'progressives' don't seem to want to be so with regard to social


security.

They seem more concerned with preserving the status quo.

John H



What's the problem with social security? Here the Gov't just doubled the
premiums from both the employee and employer to make sure the system
doesn't
implode as the baby boom generation gets ready to draw. (Canada Pension
Plan)




The problem with social security is that Bush wants to establish a payoff
for his buddies on Wall Street, and the partial privatization he proposes
will do just that.

There are many ways to fix the far in the future social security problems
without doing away with the current program.




del cecchi February 6th 05 01:52 AM


wrote in message
oups.com...
JohnH wrote:

Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!


*******************

That's the difference between a progressive and a conservative, JohnH.
"We guys" are always imagining how things could be, and working toward
the better alternatives.

Nah, that's an engineer. A progressive is always egotistical enough to
believe that he can solve problems by the application of enough of other
peoples money.
"You guys" are more concerned with preserving
whatever status happens to be quo.


Nope, those guys believe that people will do what is best for themselves
and shouldn't be coerced by busybodies claiming to know what is best.
No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or
the other.




[email protected] February 6th 05 03:27 AM

JimH (H stands for something, it's less than half of whatever it
is....) wrote:

I knew you would somehow turn a boating thread into a political one
Chuck.
It seems to be your ultimate agenda with anything you write.

*******************

That comment is queer as a three dollar bill. Who said anything about
politics?

One of your conservative friends started in with a "you guys"
line......or did you miss that?

Anyway, it's a fact.

Liberals look at the world and begin longing for something that can
never be.

Conservatives look at the world and want to return it to something that
never was.

You snipped this part, in your dedicated effort to be as negative as
possible:

"No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or

the other."


Snafu February 6th 05 05:02 AM

....but we digress. Nice article about "My Gal" (the original topic of this
thread), Chuck.


"Harry Kruase" wrote in message
...
Yup


Its a good thing at my age that I don't have to worry about money at my
time,,

You know that I own a mansion and a yacht,,, I will of course still

receive
my benefits that my grandchildren will pay for,, but who cares,, not me,,
not harry,

But I have all the boats and homes and acreage and deer and buffalo I need
for now.

I travel extensively, I mean daily and earn an income most nations would
dream of ( I know I post from the same IP) but I own satellites to take

care
of all that, not really sure how it works in all but my IT/IS division

takes
care of all that for me.

Yup,,, never have to worry about social security will I,,,,














"hkrause" wrote in message
news:1107650773.3dbeb19816cb3fbd8b676eb1a754ac06@t eranews...
Don White wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
...

The 'progressives' don't seem to want to be so with regard to social

security.

They seem more concerned with preserving the status quo.

John H



What's the problem with social security? Here the Gov't just doubled

the
premiums from both the employee and employer to make sure the system
doesn't
implode as the baby boom generation gets ready to draw. (Canada Pension
Plan)




The problem with social security is that Bush wants to establish a

payoff
for his buddies on Wall Street, and the partial privatization he

proposes
will do just that.

There are many ways to fix the far in the future social security

problems
without doing away with the current program.






K. Smith February 6th 05 06:42 AM

wrote:
JimH (H stands for something, it's less than half of whatever it
is....) wrote:

I knew you would somehow turn a boating thread into a political one
Chuck.
It seems to be your ultimate agenda with anything you write.


No no come on Chuckles take the credit!! this is clever you start an
endless motherhood but on topic thread, so you can then say you're
legit; then spin it to more of your political BS???? I love it!!!!
you're the master of OT & spam!!!:-) add a can opener & the British army
would have you, till then....:-)

I think you're off your meds if you think I'm anyone but me, heaven
forbid!!:-) but hey it's a giggle to watch sometimes (only sometimes;-))
& have you noticed your little lying mate Krause the liar has reverted
back to his old ID???? must be bothering him so................ anything
that bothers the lying grub is OK by me;-)

K

This lying idiot has manufactured a story about his father being
the biggest OMC dealer on the US NE coast, needless to say Krause then
says that's where he learned all he obviously doesn't know about boats:-)

Here's just one of the lies from the "father" series, try to
remember he's talking $3000000 in the 70s!! Honestly it's embarrassing
that a grown man would lie like this I guess that's the standard of
union thugs ???


I sold off nearly $3,000,000 in new motors and boats, depressing
the new boat
industry in southern Connecticut for an entire season. Everything
was sold...every cotter pin, every quart of oil, 30 days after I started.
For near full-retail, too.




*******************

That comment is queer as a three dollar bill. Who said anything about
politics?

One of your conservative friends started in with a "you guys"
line......or did you miss that?

Anyway, it's a fact.

Liberals look at the world and begin longing for something that can
never be.

Conservatives look at the world and want to return it to something that
never was.

You snipped this part, in your dedicated effort to be as negative as
possible:

"No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or

the other."


John H February 6th 05 01:01 PM

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:46:08 -0500, hkrause wrote:

Don White wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
...

The 'progressives' don't seem to want to be so with regard to social


security.

They seem more concerned with preserving the status quo.

John H



What's the problem with social security? Here the Gov't just doubled the
premiums from both the employee and employer to make sure the system doesn't
implode as the baby boom generation gets ready to draw. (Canada Pension
Plan)




The problem with social security is that Bush wants to establish a
payoff for his buddies on Wall Street, and the partial privatization he
proposes will do just that.

There are many ways to fix the far in the future social security
problems without doing away with the current program.


Did the Thrift Savings Plan provide a payoff for 'buddies on Wall Street'? Is
allowing a choice over the disposition of 4% of an individual's contributions
'doing away with the current program'?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

John H February 6th 05 01:06 PM

On 5 Feb 2005 19:27:50 -0800, wrote:

JimH (H stands for something, it's less than half of whatever it
is....) wrote:

I knew you would somehow turn a boating thread into a political one
Chuck.
It seems to be your ultimate agenda with anything you write.

*******************

That comment is queer as a three dollar bill. Who said anything about
politics?

One of your conservative friends started in with a "you guys"
line......or did you miss that?

Anyway, it's a fact.

Liberals look at the world and begin longing for something that can
never be.

Conservatives look at the world and want to return it to something that
never was.

You snipped this part, in your dedicated effort to be as negative as
possible:

"No big deal, the world would come to grinding halt without one side or

the other."


Chuck, just to set your mind straight, please review:
-----------------------------------------
There may be credibility to a current theory that Tuuk is an Australian
sock puppet.
There's a bit of the Blunderbus from Down Under Us in that
parenthetical clause.

Who else hates Krause so bitterly that they would take the very first
opportunity to make an unprovoked attack? If his best friend in the NG
made an attempt to slop up and disguise her style, would it not read
almost exactly like the yellow pus oozing from "Tuuk"?

Innocent until proven guilty, of course, but it is not unsual for
people on an internet crusade to
invent a few allies for their questionable causes.


Chuck, you guys come up with some of the most *interesting* theories!

John H
------------------------------------------------------

For you to say this thread got side-tracked because of my 'you guys' comment is
legitimate, if the parts you snipped never existed!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

JimH February 6th 05 02:29 PM

Chucky, the shill for boating manufacturers, wrote

That's the difference between a progressive and a conservative, JohnH.
"We guys" are always imagining how things could be, and working toward
the better alternatives. "You guys" are more concerned with preserving
whatever status happens to be quo.


I knew you would somehow turn a boating thread into a political one
Chuck.
It seems to be your ultimate agenda with anything you write.


That comment is queer as a three dollar bill. Who said anything about
politics?


Liberals look at the world and begin longing for something that can
never be.

Conservatives look at the world and want to return it to something that
never was.




Nice spin. Nice try. No cigar Chucky.

Now go get that stash of hundred dollar bills slipped under your door last
night by XX Boat Company and finish your "unbiased" review of their boat.
Remember, nothing but positives and do remember to stretch the truth as much
as possible. Oh those advertising dollars from XX Boat Company will surely
start to sprout.



thunder February 6th 05 02:35 PM

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:01:28 -0500, John H wrote:


Is allowing a choice over the disposition of 4% of an individual's
contributions 'doing away with the current program'?


Hey John, did you know the first US income tax was only 3%? Have you ever
heard of a "slippery slope?"

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html

Harry Krause February 6th 05 02:55 PM

On 5 Feb 2005 07:03:44 -0800, wrote:

My Gal

William Garden was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1918. The Garden family
relocated to Seattle about the time young William was ten years old.
After graduating from a Seattle High School, William attended Edison
Tech's Boatbuilding School and then landed a job at Andrew's Boat
Company on Portage Bay.


I had a second house on Portage bay. Darn nice place.



Garden served in the army from 1942-46 where he
worked at a ship repair facility in the Aleutians. By 1947 he was a
licensed naval architect, and he launched one of the most influential
careers in modern boat design. Among many hundreds of designs, he drew
this month's NW Classic, "My Gal", built in 1967 at Vic
Franck's Boatyard on Portage Bay. The design was a departure from the
prevailing norm in its day, but as Bruce Ramon of Wolfe Marine
observed, "This boat really inspired a long series of Pacific
Northwest cruisers." As we inspected the 64' cedar on oak
motoryacht, it was easy to appreciate Bruce's insight.


Bruce was a very good friend of mine. He reguarly consulted me when
drawing prints.

Sixty to seventy-foot pleasure boats of the mid-1960's were typified
by flush deck motoryachts from legendary builders such as Chris Craft
and Pacemaker.


I had two Pacemakers when I lived on the "Big Island" Hawahii.


Stylish designs featured a long foredeck and
inconsequential sidedecks, with most superstructure and a high
bridgedeck well aft. Garden's earliest designs were primarily working
commercial vessels, and the propensity for creating stout boats with
excellent seakeeping characteristics endured throughout his career.
"My Gal" features a raised pilothouse behind a Portuguese bridge, a
high bow, decks sloped to drain aft, and wide, covered side decks. So
advanced was Garden's design that "My Gal" doesn't appear badly
outdated in 2005, but she must have garnered some intrigued stares from
owners of Chris Craft Commanders, Matthews Voyagers, and horizontally
layered Pacemaker Flush Decks when first debuted.


When I first moved to Venice, I had a matthews, but it wasnt a
Voyager, I believe it was larger.

We boarded "My Gal" at Vic Franck's Boatyard, where she was
launched thirty-eight years ago. Dan Franck reported that the boatyard
has been doing periodic refits on the boat for a short list of
successive owners. Her hull and superstructure gleamed, even on a dark
January day, "We repainted her not all that long ago," said Dan
Franck. "We were about to do some minor updating on the interior
when, unfortunately, the owner of the boat passed away and its now
being sold as part of his estate."


Good luck with you boat.

Snafu February 6th 05 04:54 PM


"JimH" wrote in message
...

Nice spin. Nice try. No cigar Chucky.

Now go get that stash of hundred dollar bills slipped under your door last
night by XX Boat Company and finish your "unbiased" review of their boat.
Remember, nothing but positives and do remember to stretch the truth as

much
as possible. Oh those advertising dollars from XX Boat Company will

surely
start to sprout.


JimH,

Obviously you did not read the original post. If Chuck is hyping boat
builders, why is he writing an article about a boat built 38 years ago?
From the post at the top of the thread: "Among many hundreds of designs, he
drew this month's NW Classic, 'My Gal', built in 1967 at Vic Franck's
Boatyard on Portage Bay."



JimH February 6th 05 05:00 PM


"Snafu" wrote in message
...

"JimH" wrote in message
...

Nice spin. Nice try. No cigar Chucky.

Now go get that stash of hundred dollar bills slipped under your door
last
night by XX Boat Company and finish your "unbiased" review of their boat.
Remember, nothing but positives and do remember to stretch the truth as

much
as possible. Oh those advertising dollars from XX Boat Company will

surely
start to sprout.


JimH,

Obviously you did not read the original post. If Chuck is hyping boat
builders, why is he writing an article about a boat built 38 years ago?
From the post at the top of the thread: "Among many hundreds of designs,
he
drew this month's NW Classic, 'My Gal', built in 1967 at Vic Franck's
Boatyard on Portage Bay."



I was referring to a previous boat review of his.



[email protected] February 6th 05 05:21 PM

SNAFU wrote:

imH,

Obviously you did not read the original post. If Chuck is hyping boat
builders, why is he writing an article about a boat built 38 years ago?

From the post at the top of the thread: "Among many hundreds of

designs, he
drew this month's NW Classic, 'My Gal', built in 1967 at Vic Franck's
Boatyard on Portage Bay."

*********************************

Hurtwit doesn't need a *real* excuse to make personal attacks. He's got
a mental hard-on right now because Karen Smith is once again on the
loose, and he thinks he has a new "ally" in his cause. :-)


[email protected] February 6th 05 05:25 PM

Hurtwit wrote:


I was referring to a previous boat review of his

***************

But unable to point out even a single inaccuracy, and unable to
formulate a contrary opinion,
you reduced your comment to your specialty, personal attack. Thinking
of buying a boat again, one of these days, Hurtwit, or are you going to
be one of the bitter old non-boating reactionaries with no purpose here
and nothing to contribute exept negativity and bile?


JimH February 6th 05 05:26 PM


wrote in message
oups.com...
Hurtwit wrote:


I was referring to a previous boat review of his

***************

But unable to point out even a single inaccuracy, and unable to
formulate a contrary opinion,
you reduced your comment to your specialty, personal attack. Thinking
of buying a boat again, one of these days, Hurtwit, or are you going to
be one of the bitter old non-boating reactionaries with no purpose here
and nothing to contribute exept negativity and bile?


Sort of like you have been and are currently doing. I used to make fun of
folks names when I was a little kid. I see you never outgrew that. A
shame.



[email protected] February 6th 05 07:33 PM

So who lives in Ohio besides JimH that is so obsessed with Harry K that
he or she would spend hours every day pretending to be HK? Only the
shadow knows......


Dr. Karen Grear MD, PHD February 6th 05 07:38 PM

My guess is it is Harry Krause.
wrote in message
ups.com...
So who lives in Ohio besides JimH that is so obsessed with Harry K that
he or she would spend hours every day pretending to be HK? Only the
shadow knows......




JimH February 6th 05 07:52 PM


wrote in message
ups.com...
So who lives in Ohio besides JimH that is so obsessed with Harry K that
he or she would spend hours every day pretending to be HK? Only the
shadow knows......


If you think that I ever pretended to be Harry Krause you are indeed one
sick puppy.



[email protected] February 6th 05 08:04 PM

If you think that I ever pretended to be Harry Krause you are indeed
one
sick puppy.

**********

Therefore my question, *who* lives in Ohio, besides yourself, who hates
HK enough to
spend all the hours it takes to create a dossier on everything he ever
posted and then pretend to be him? It may not be you. So the question
remains, who lives in Ohio who hates HK enough pull this crap?

When the question is posed with a "besides Hurtwit" that's called an
presumptive exculsion.
The field was narrowed to exclude you. However, if people then decide
that in their own opinion the correct answer is "nobody", then it falls
back on you- and sorry about that. (but not very)

It has been determined that the bogus Harry is posting from Ohio. I
believe there may be several million people in that state in addition
to yourself. One of them is in serious need of emotional help. I hope
he or she seeks it before it's too late.


JimH February 6th 05 08:10 PM


wrote in message
oups.com...
If you think that I ever pretended to be Harry Krause you are indeed
one
sick puppy.

**********

Therefore my question, *who* lives in Ohio, besides yourself, who hates
HK enough to
spend all the hours it takes to create a dossier on everything he ever
posted and then pretend to be him? It may not be you. So the question
remains, who lives in Ohio who hates HK enough pull this crap?

When the question is posed with a "besides Hurtwit" that's called an
presumptive exculsion.
The field was narrowed to exclude you. However, if people then decide
that in their own opinion the correct answer is "nobody", then it falls
back on you- and sorry about that. (but not very)

It has been determined that the bogus Harry is posting from Ohio. I
believe there may be several million people in that state in addition
to yourself. One of them is in serious need of emotional help. I hope
he or she seeks it before it's too late.


You are the one who needs to get help Chuck. You have gone over the deep
edge. And you may want to grow up also. Making fun of someone's name was
something one did in 2nd grade......you apparently never got past that
stage.

If you or anyone thinks I spoofed Krauses name....more power to you.

Have a nice day.



John H February 6th 05 10:13 PM

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:35:58 -0500, thunder wrote:

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:01:28 -0500, John H wrote:


Is allowing a choice over the disposition of 4% of an individual's
contributions 'doing away with the current program'?


Hey John, did you know the first US income tax was only 3%? Have you ever
heard of a "slippery slope?"

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html


You mean people making more than 3% with their social security money might want
to put more than 4% in index funds? Like maybe they'd want to go to 10% or
something?

Isn't one of the mainstays of liberalism a 'pro-choice' philosophy? Why not let
people have the choice about what they do with 3% of their social security
deductions?

What is so frightening about that idea?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

John H February 6th 05 10:52 PM

On 6 Feb 2005 09:25:36 -0800, wrote:

Hurtwit wrote:


I was referring to a previous boat review of his

***************

But unable to point out even a single inaccuracy, and unable to
formulate a contrary opinion,
you reduced your comment to your specialty, personal attack. Thinking
of buying a boat again, one of these days, Hurtwit, or are you going to
be one of the bitter old non-boating reactionaries with no purpose here
and nothing to contribute exept negativity and bile?


Chuck, I noticed not one derogatory comment about the 260 Defiance, nor did I
notice a comparison to any other boats. How would you compare the 260 Defiance
and the 26' Osprey Fisherman? Or, for that matter, any of the other 26' boat
made in the northwest. Is the 260 Defiance a better boat than many other brands.
Why, or why not?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

John H February 6th 05 10:58 PM

On 6 Feb 2005 11:33:49 -0800, wrote:

So who lives in Ohio besides JimH that is so obsessed with Harry K that
he or she would spend hours every day pretending to be HK? Only the
shadow knows......


The Shadow is a smart guy!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

John H February 6th 05 11:04 PM

On 6 Feb 2005 12:04:32 -0800, wrote:

If you think that I ever pretended to be Harry Krause you are indeed
one
sick puppy.

**********

Therefore my question, *who* lives in Ohio, besides yourself, who hates
HK enough to
spend all the hours it takes to create a dossier on everything he ever
posted and then pretend to be him? It may not be you. So the question
remains, who lives in Ohio who hates HK enough pull this crap?

When the question is posed with a "besides Hurtwit" that's called an
presumptive exculsion.
The field was narrowed to exclude you. However, if people then decide
that in their own opinion the correct answer is "nobody", then it falls
back on you- and sorry about that. (but not very)

It has been determined that the bogus Harry is posting from Ohio. I
believe there may be several million people in that state in addition
to yourself. One of them is in serious need of emotional help. I hope
he or she seeks it before it's too late.


Why Ohio? Is that based on the Columbus.rr in the header info? There is also a
Columbus in Georgia, you know. Hell, I lived there once. Used to go to Jimmy's
Oyster Shack and get oysters on the half shell for a nickel apiece!

Road Runner serves that area too. Maybe basskisser is your man!

But in any case, who gives a rat's ass?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

P. Fritz February 6th 05 11:04 PM


"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:35:58 -0500, thunder

wrote:

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:01:28 -0500, John H wrote:


Is allowing a choice over the disposition of 4% of an individual's
contributions 'doing away with the current program'?


Hey John, did you know the first US income tax was only 3%? Have you

ever
heard of a "slippery slope?"

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html


You mean people making more than 3% with their social security money

might want
to put more than 4% in index funds? Like maybe they'd want to go to 10%

or
something?

Isn't one of the mainstays of liberalism a 'pro-choice' philosophy? Why

not let
people have the choice about what they do with 3% of their social

security
deductions?

What is so frightening about that idea?


It is pretty comical for harry to comment on a slippery slope when that is
all SS taxation has become.

Started at 2%, of the first $3000...(self employed were not
taxed)....now it is 15.3% on on the first 87k with no limit on 2.9% for the
medicare.

AND all the while with NO guarantee of ANY payments......it is all at the
whim of congress.......what a deal......if it wasn't a guvmint program, it
would have been shut down years ago.


John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary

to resolve it."
Rene Descartes




JimH February 6th 05 11:17 PM


"John H" wrote in message
...
On 6 Feb 2005 12:04:32 -0800, wrote:

If you think that I ever pretended to be Harry Krause you are indeed
one
sick puppy.

**********

Therefore my question, *who* lives in Ohio, besides yourself, who hates
HK enough to
spend all the hours it takes to create a dossier on everything he ever
posted and then pretend to be him? It may not be you. So the question
remains, who lives in Ohio who hates HK enough pull this crap?

When the question is posed with a "besides Hurtwit" that's called an
presumptive exculsion.
The field was narrowed to exclude you. However, if people then decide
that in their own opinion the correct answer is "nobody", then it falls
back on you- and sorry about that. (but not very)

It has been determined that the bogus Harry is posting from Ohio. I
believe there may be several million people in that state in addition
to yourself. One of them is in serious need of emotional help. I hope
he or she seeks it before it's too late.


Why Ohio? Is that based on the Columbus.rr in the header info? There is
also a
Columbus in Georgia, you know. Hell, I lived there once. Used to go to
Jimmy's
Oyster Shack and get oysters on the half shell for a nickel apiece!

Road Runner serves that area too. Maybe basskisser is your man!

But in any case, who gives a rat's ass?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
resolve it."
Rene Descartes


My ISP is comcast, not road runner (rr). I guess a bit too technically
advanced for Chucky to check out. ;-)



[email protected] February 6th 05 11:54 PM

Hurtwit protested:

You are the one who needs to get help Chuck. You have gone over the
deep
edge. And you may want to grow up also. Making fun of someone's name
was
something one did in 2nd grade......you apparently never got past that
stage.

*********************

Were you in second grade earlier today when you called me "Chucky"?

What grade were you in when you posted that I have people shoving $100
bills under my door?
You cannot take what you dish out. What a little girl.

What goes around, comes around, so enjoy. When your Dutch, German, or
whatever name is anglicized, it translates as Hurtwit. If you have a
problem with that, take it up with your ancestors. :-)


[email protected] February 6th 05 11:56 PM

Hurtwit the hypocrite posted, earlier in this thread:

Making fun of someone's name was
something one did in 2nd grade......you apparently never got past that
stage.

**************

And, he cannot comprehend that the question was "who in Ohio *besides*
Hurtwit....."

Best regards,

"Chucky"


JimH February 7th 05 12:28 AM


wrote in message
oups.com...
Hurtwit protested:

You are the one who needs to get help Chuck. You have gone over the
deep
edge. And you may want to grow up also. Making fun of someone's name
was
something one did in 2nd grade......you apparently never got past that
stage.

*********************

Were you in second grade earlier today when you called me "Chucky"?

What grade were you in when you posted that I have people shoving $100
bills under my door?
You cannot take what you dish out. What a little girl.

What goes around, comes around, so enjoy. When your Dutch, German, or
whatever name is anglicized, it translates as Hurtwit. If you have a
problem with that, take it up with your ancestors. :-)


Grow up. You are indeed Chucky till you do.




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