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07-24-03, 11:17 PM
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| | Neal 8 Tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, US GT40: GT40 NZ
Posts: 845
Rep Power: 15  | Anyone have sea legs?
I've been involved with boating for many years. Offshore sailing and classic boating. My current hole in the water is a 1946 Higgins Sport Speedster with a Chrysler flathead 6.  | 
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07-25-03, 03:12 AM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
Posts: 1,287
Rep Power: 19 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
NO sea legs here, a recent deep sea fishing trip put the end to that rumour... but then again the bottles of Rum we were drinking the night before might not have helped [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] | |
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07-25-03, 03:44 AM
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| | Fatal Attraction Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA GT40: Ex-DRB #35
Posts: 1,496
Rep Power: 21 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Neal,
That's a classic! Absolutely Beautiful!
I have a friend who is into similar tastes. He has a 1957
20' varnished mahogany Chris Craft, which he tows with a
black and white 1957 Chevy Belair. Together, they look pretty cool!
My sea legs involve a 1979 52' Buddy Davis. It's mahogany too, but a bit too big to varnish! I think I killed a rain forest worth of sandpaper, the last time that I prepped it for painting! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Yearly varnishing is NOT an option at my age!
Bill
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07-25-03, 08:46 AM
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| | simonjrwinter serial GT40 owner
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Essex, UK GT40: GTD
Posts: 1,768
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Sea legs? Do you mean blue and wavy? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] | |
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07-25-03, 09:48 AM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Alpharetta, GA GT40: saving for RCR
Posts: 175
Rep Power: 8 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Been a live aboard twice. The first was a 63' Sparkman Stephens steel hull ketch built by DeVries Lench in the late 60's. Found her rotting in a boat yard in Ft Pierce Florida and spent two years making her seaworthy again. Then the current one is a 44' motor sailer with twin Perkins but we no longer live aboard. | |
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07-25-03, 12:54 PM
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| | MK -IV J6 10 tenths
Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: NYC,USA
Posts: 1,584
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Very nice Neal.
I own "Manhattan Express" 38 Cigarette hull #1 Took her down the East River to the Lady last Sunday. Over 1000 hours
but she's still going strong... (Motors rebuilt several times 650CI SM III's) | |
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07-25-03, 03:09 PM
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| | Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 31
Rep Power: 6 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Classic boating is awesome. I can't swing it right now. Although I don't have a boat, my dad had two. We sold them and now he's getting a smaller Palmer Johnson. He had two Christensens.
Although I love boats I don't know anything about the makes or models. So I'm sure I'm not appreciating Neal's boat as much as I should, although it's very pleasing to look at.
Cheers | |
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07-26-03, 09:09 PM
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| | Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Jun 2003 GT40: New Zealand
Posts: 263
Rep Power: 8 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Does this count?? Spend 10 months working on and in this 5 man submersible a couple of years ago. Capable of diving to 1000ft. Even learned to drive it. Great fun.  | |
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07-27-03, 02:39 AM
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| | 8 Tenths
Join Date: Nov 2001 GT40: annapolis md
Posts: 867
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
Glad to see this post. Bill Bayard and I have had some good exchanges about boats...mine is a 71 Hatteras 36 convertible I've restored. Look for an article in Soundings on her this fall; they just shot the photos. If she's on the cover you'll hear the howl of joy out on the west coast without a telephone. I'll try to put a picture up sometime.
Last edited by Ron Earp; 05-03-06 at 07:43 AM.
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07-27-03, 08:26 AM
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| | MK -IV J6 10 tenths
Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: NYC,USA
Posts: 1,584
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Anyone have sea legs?
CLASSIC! | |
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