Recent content by trawlercap

We have two Rad Mini's, they fit in a farm trough on the upper deck. They go in the back of the Sprinter, and charge off an inverter was we drive down the road. They are 6 years old and hard to get parts for. Like computers they get old quick.

Thanks, my first walk through, I stepped in through the full sized door and said "ok this is it"..:-)

I recently changed the Lube Oil on my Northern Lights gen set. I was please to find the oil/fuel filter on the shelf at Napa auto parts. Same for the main engines...:-) The guy at the counter told me they could get many of the engine parts if I gave them a heads up. I heard somewhere these were...

WG is highly revered by other designers. Bob Perry that I talked to and George Buehler that I read, Sam Devlin recently came onboard, he bought a mid 40's length Garden to make his retirement cruise to AK. Bob Perry said "William Garden is the Frank Lloyd Wright of boat designers." I had no idea...

Man that makes me cold and tired just reading..:-) I run between 7 and 8 nowadays. I try to keep it to 4 to 5 GPH. I am glad to have flo-scan meters. I can do 9 but the fuel goes to 10-12 GPH. At $4 a gallon I wince. But she does slip through the water, barely a wake, no fuss. Smoothest boat I...

Good eye, 54' stuck in my mind. I see KK at 68,000 disp. Fuel 1,240 water 400 William Garden 121,000 disp. fuel 3,200 water 800 KK John Deere 230HP with twin John Deers option WG..Twin Luggers (John Deere) 370 HP total. Just making observations

It was last summer, I remember the owners telling me the length, and I though it was just a few feet short of my 58'. But I could easily be wrong, my memory is not to be relied on..:-)

54' Modern Yacht (Katy Krogen?) 58' William Garden Heavy Timber built 1952

Hope your slip down went smoothly. I recently hauled...we got 25' in the air, and the travel lift locked up. Warning buzzers sounded. Seems my 61 tons was too much for the lift to travel. They claimed it was rated for 80 tons, but I did not want stand around discussing it..(with my boat hanging...

George Buehler 58' William Garden built 1952.. George highly regarded Bill Garden, and referred to him a bunch. I know Bob Perry and Sam Devlin also revered the guy. (Sam just bought a 45' Bill Garden wood, for his retirement Alaska cruise.) Your question "how long do you spend crossing...

After 40 years sailing, 6 to 8 knots pointed right where you want to go is a real pleasure.

We keep two Rads in the watering trough.

I got a 58’ William Garden fall of 2020. Built 1952. Has had really good care. Total refit in 2002 ($750k+) and the previous owner had funds and able to keep her up. I had a 40 Year shipyard vet walk through it as well as a marine electrician. Got thumbs up, my friend said “you got nothing big...

Yes 10 knots is top end for that boat.

Last few days of 2021 we broke out the frozen dock lines and went for a cruise on the South Puget Sound. Was a winter wonder..:-)[/ATTACH]