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On Jun 30, 5:53 am, Chuck Gould wrote:
Went to an interesting launching. A local fundamentalist church supports some orphanages in So. Africa. One of the members is a pretty skilled boat builder, and he dreamed up a project to support the mission. The church started a boat building company, and the first one splashed Friday. Thain Boats will all be cold molded. Hull #1 is a reproduction of a classic fantail yacht from the 1930's. Most people will think it's a restored classic rather than a brand new boat. I've been told there are 3500 manhours labor in the boat, plus materials. A lot of the labor has been donated by church members, so the company's cost of building the boat is pretty low. They hope to sell this particular model with single diesel power for $219,000, a figure at which they hope to be kept very busy building boats and still be able to send a steady stream of money to AIDS orphans in So, Africa. It was surprising that there wasn't a lot of press at the launch, I think I was the only guy there not affiliated with the church. I may post some launch photos over on p.base, and if I do I will add a link to this thread. Sounds great, I assume they are out there on the Looney Tunes coast, to bad I would come and watch, maybe even help a little. Post those pics please! |
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On Jun 30, 8:51 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I may post some launch photos over on p.base, and if I do I will add a link to this thread. Sounds great, I assume they are out there on the Looney Tunes coast, to bad I would come and watch, maybe even help a little. Post those pics please! Hey - it's the Great White Fisherman!! Catch any tuna over 3 ounces lately? :) Dunno', how big are the cans? Heh, heh, heh errrr, ... yellow pages, ...........therapists........ area code 860-***************** Hey Jacko, I hear you paint houses! ![]() How'd you like to come out one morning and find a pink ranger in the driveway? Or better yet, a swept up waterline! I was thinking of painting the nose to look like I slammed a big rock, think the screws would pull me over? |
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