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A Volvo and a Ford Lehman for mains? Best advice I ever had was "Buy a boat that had at least one millionaire owner." I stumbled on my boat who had two previous owners who spent the big $.

Looked quiet around here, and I ran into a few pics. 58' William Garden, built 1952 to cross oceans. Trimed with 3k fuel and 800 gallons water in these shots. Heavy Timber boat, steam bent 3x3 oak frames 12" centers with 2" thick VG fir Planking. Twin Luggers, slips though the water quieter than...

https://www.seamar.com/products?pSearch=Hammerlock&sc=529 This is what commercial boats use. Called a hammerlock. Stronger than chain of same size. Better than a shackle to connect anchors. If it were me, I’d lash the chain with synthetic 3mm twine. If done right it would be stronger than the...

A boat is like a horse. They have there own personalities and will respond differently. High house, low draft is common here I think. It will be effected by wind more than this 58' and 61 tons with 6.5 draft, just different animals. I drove a 123' single no thrusters for 28 years all seasons in...

I drove a single engine, no thrusters, 123’ in Bering Sea all seasons, for 30 years. How I backed up:start back, strait rudder, see which way you want to go, use prop wash and rudder to direct the stern (burst of forward) while keeping her moving aft. I never steered in reverse. I watched...

Pete is da man!?

Thanks for the heads up, I was unaware of Sure Marine. My wheel house could use another heat exchanger.

I've only needed to make one phone call to Hurricane. Marcello was busy and called me back. We talked it through and I got fixed up. Amazing service in this day of spending ten minutes with a computer robot only to have them drop the call. You equipment is only as good as the service behind...

Yep, rolling Rawsons

Is a Rawson 32 fiberglass built in South Seattle. Dime a dozen in AK. Slow and roll like a bad dog.

Hurricane diesel fired furnace circulates hot fluid from one end of the boat to the other. Run through bilge (is warm and dry) and loops up into all living spaces and other spaces. I started experimenting with 12v computer cooling fans under the radiators, but my wife said "Do you want it any...

We are toasty with the Hurricane hydroponics mated to 1952 radiators (they were recently pressure tested) Hot fluid circulates the length of the boat in the Bilge (keeps it toasty too. And loops up into every space. From the heated Laz to the forepeak, every room and closet etc. The 58' wood...

We are brothers with different mothers. Last winter in Seattle, snug as could’ve ask for.

With expensive air powered truck wipers always torn off by waves over the bow. We removed the wipers off the 123’ and used rain-x before any trip. Worked for 30 years in Bering Sea. I’m About to remove my yacht wipers.

-I’ve read that wooden boats can be warmer in the winter due to the insulation factor. But condensation is my main worry. Do they seem more wet than a metal boat? Our boats has a hurricane, diesel fired hot water system. Radiators warm all the boat, even the bilge. With an eye on venting, we...

It’s a beast...that was my takeaway.

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1962/classic-ex-bc-forest-service-boat-3545320/ I went aboard this one (for some one else) $50k drop

this boat has a skirt of ironwood at the waterline for ice and logs. Allso 2” thick by fir planks on 3 x 3 steam bent White oak frames on 10” centers.

When we found our boat I was looking for “a good boat” not a wood boat. Double-Ended Trollers https://www.pacificboatbrokers.com/used-boats-for-sale/PW4920/wood-trawler-yacht.asp#images Troller Yachts Home Page

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Driving to San Carlos is a breeze. 6 hour separate two lanes. A boat Mecca��

Wood can be a great choice. If it’s not run down, it no harder to maintain. my boat has all the same pumps ,switches,plumbiig etc of any other boat.

Pullback throttles (don’t drive the boat deeper) turn hard over to the low side (port) apply power. It may look like nothing is happening, takes a while to move water around inside. I’ve done more than one 360. To bring it up.

Running downwind is a delight, it's why I fought my Bearing Sea mentor, and he had to get a video to convince me, down wind, down swell is the most unstable course. (it's also the nicest, and all the description you gave it.