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.

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:53:42 -0700, 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.

Please do - sounds interesting.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:53:42 -0700, 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.

Please do - sounds interesting.


Whatever happened to this guys boat building and fishing enterprise?

"I have the entire system worked out, starting with boat building," Moon
said in "The Way of Tuna," a speech given in 1980. "After we build the
boats, we catch the fish and process them for the market, and then have a
distribution network. This is not just on the drawing board; I have already
done it."

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:53:42 -0700, 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.

Please do - sounds interesting.

Chuck,
Hell yeah, I would like to see what a $220,000 50 ft. Yacht looks like.
Since you were there, why do you think they are selling it so cheaply?

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:19:53 GMT, "Jim" wrote:


Whatever happened to this guys boat building and fishing enterprise?

http://www.trueworldmarine.com/

"I have the entire system worked out, starting with boat building," Moon
said in "The Way of Tuna," a speech given in 1980. "After we build the
boats, we catch the fish and process them for the market, and then have a
distribution network. This is not just on the drawing board; I have already
done it.

Master Marine's center consoles were excellant fishing boats - had to
be to do what they did with them. I've been in several restored MM CC
and have been extremely impressed with their overall performance and
ride even under minimal power. Try and find a good, sound trailerable
deep water 28 foot CC today - it's impossible.

The fact the the Unification Church built them isn't relevant - they
were great boats.

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!

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:53:42 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

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.

Well good on 'yer. :)

Actually, it doesn't surprise me - AIDS in Africa, missionaries,
church members building a boat to sell to support that effort - not
much in the way of news there that would attract media. After the
Rev. Moon tried to rape the tuna grounds off the NE coast, boats and
churches... :)

I'd like to see the pictures though. I'd be glad to thumbnail them
and host them on my site if you want. I can give you FTP access and
you can do your own upload - I'll just pull them down, thumb them and
repost.

Let me know.

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:47:22 -0000,
wrote:

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!

Hey - it's the Great White Fisherman!!

Catch any tuna over 3 ounces lately? :)

Heh, heh, heh...

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?

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:20:35 -0000,
wrote:

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?

Nose art for boats.

Now that's a concept. I think you ought to do it - get a really good
artist to paint a hole in the bow. :)