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Wow, to think how far back this is now. I thought this must be a converted Siener at 58'. But it was built this way...:-)

I had a deck at our home made of blow down fir from St. Helens. We or the lumber supplier had no idea it was infirior. It was very mysterious how it aged for a while. Half of it rotted fast, and grew massive mushroom patches. The other half was rock solid.

Robert Perry used to say "I design boats that make you want to pat them on the backside"

58' William Garden 1952 The contract is inked, we go to hull and mechanical survey next week. I've had two life long boat professionals check it out, and they assure me it's as good as it looks. Has had amazing care/upgrades. I'll keep you posted. New D8 batteries not yet installed.

2" thick fir yes. I have seen one plank that isn't full length, (Maybe a replacement?) you can see it in the pic. There may be more, but I haven't seen any. Pretty lousy resolution, it's the 4th plank down under the name.

2" vertical grain old growth fir, full length planks. Iron wood stem. And to think William Garden designed it with a slide rule and french curve.

Thanks I'd love to gather anything about her past. I was told the refit was over $700k. Everywhere I stick my head looks modern and well done... organized...:-)

It had a hot tub when it was in charter service. The current owner said it was good they removed it, it was leaking.

Pull back the curtain Ok, this is the first I have revealed the boat online. Due diligence has been done The hull and mechanical survey are due the 20th. I brought in a 40 year vet of surveying on a walk through (to tell me not to do it) He was blown away, he said "You have to buy this, if you...

Thanks I'm sure I'll be the one asking a bunch of questions. Thanks for that. Where are you tied up for winter? We are in Bend Ore. and would prefer a shorter drive than the Puget Sound.

Hi Captain, welcome to this forum. I am a big fan of the TV show ‘the deadliest catch’, I understand it is a reality show but is it close to your experience as fishing along these guys or just a show? https://www.facebook.com/groups/boatsofdutchharbor/permalink/1033520957111507/ Some comments...

No but that would be nice!

Jeeze Chief your gobbling F/O with 4 399's?!!....We had a single 399 for many years. And 3 CAT aux's, pretty much bomb proof. We swapped in a 1,800 HP 3516 V-16. A lot more power, but a bit touchier. Good stuff chief, thanks for that!

I would hope some day we could side-tie have a cold one together. The TV guys and I all grew up together, the older guys anyhow. It's a small world. You cannot fake the seas, but you can make sure it is rough when you film...:-) I wrote a book, which led to public presentations. People are...

Pete that is a really good subject. We would fill up in Seattle (cheaper) in 8 or 9 tanks up to 50k gallons. We burn 1k gal a day, so holding fuel in wing tanks for two months or longer in 35 degree water carries all kinds of potential problems. A centrifuge filter is the heart of our system...

I'm sorry for being vague, but I thought it better as I'm still in the dance phase. The buyer/seller agreement is inked, but we still have hull and mechanical surveys to go through. I will take a bunch of pics and file a report.

That's what my wife says...:-)

Quick intro. I ran a 123' trawler in the Bering Sea for 30 years, with a few hollywood boats on the side. We are retired, and are about to jump in big time into a 58' boat. I do not want to say too much as we still have survey to complete soon.This is a boat that found me, I swear..:-) I'll...

Fishing Alaska Big boat fishing (Bering Sea) in Alaska is always looking for good young guys. I'm retired after 34 years (30 as Capt.) Pays well, time off. You make $ while you learn and work your way up. My son is 37, put himself through University debt free, by fishing. He's a relief Capt...

I'm new here and I'd like to offer a fun pod-cast of when I was interviewed a while back. The whole series is fascinating, Skippers of the Bering Sea, no Hollywood fluff. ..:-) https://galleystories.podbean.com/e/ep-29-captain-jack-molan-breaking-a-fishemans-taboo-jack-tells-a-few-scary-stories/

Reserve I prefer to call it reserve power. You need reserves of everything. Reserve buoyancy, stability, fresh water, fuel, rest..on and on. If you dip into those reserves, you've eaten up the every day supplies, you should know it and act accordingly. Over 30 years of driving and 75% to 80%...

Thanks for that. I see the single engine, twin engine thing is pretty well covered. Same thing we talk about for house aft (schooners) and house forward. I driven both, and like any boat, they have plusses and minuses. top boat was mine for over 30 years. Never gave me any reason to worry...

True, I grew up with most of the older guys (Sig, Edgar, Phil, Keith, Bill etc.) is a small world up there. A few of the younger guys I don't know very well.

Didn't we all, mid-eighties they finally placed some buoys in the channel, with GPS we made regular passes through, but still either rubbed bottom or only had a foot of clearance. 16' draft.

I first saw False Pass in 1980, been there more times than I can count squeezing in and out of the Bering Sea. Wow, 1960 the cannery must have been full on, it's all mothballed now. Beautiful.