tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post7868823459080591634..comments2024-03-28T19:37:37.482-04:00Comments on Salt Water New England: Question for the Community: Which Vessel?Salt Water New Englandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940851375677714833noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-53530747508353507852020-07-20T19:30:45.328-04:002020-07-20T19:30:45.328-04:00My own Marshall 22!My own Marshall 22!John Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-7998862052754612112020-07-18T16:17:23.257-04:002020-07-18T16:17:23.257-04:00Dark Harbor 17Dark Harbor 17Katahdinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443348614976344632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-37774703720268487312020-07-15T19:59:07.641-04:002020-07-15T19:59:07.641-04:00I love a Hinkley style boat. i am not versed in th...I love a Hinkley style boat. i am not versed in the model, maybe a picnic type boat?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152453941890205964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-32710636680012469942020-07-14T11:20:34.519-04:002020-07-14T11:20:34.519-04:00Sailing big: Hinckley DS 42; Sailing small: Vangua...Sailing big: Hinckley DS 42; Sailing small: Vanguard 15<br />Power big: Hinckley Picnic 34; Power small: Boston Whaler 15 Super Sport<br /><br />Can only pick one? Vanguard 15. New England Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520095798765814282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-68953744957818066772020-07-14T10:02:51.285-04:002020-07-14T10:02:51.285-04:00CW Hood 32CW Hood 32Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638484229371870594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-27303705352817551972020-07-13T21:36:51.952-04:002020-07-13T21:36:51.952-04:00Sail, preferably a Cape Dory Typhoon. It's the...Sail, preferably a Cape Dory Typhoon. It's the boat on which I learned to sail. On Buzzards Bay, natch.stevewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253727732365900942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-40572419804094723512020-07-13T15:43:14.388-04:002020-07-13T15:43:14.388-04:00Here's 15 seconds of it overtaking the camera ...Here's 15 seconds of it overtaking the camera boat:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONLhf1L8oI&feature=emb_logoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-87230129600861220422020-07-12T19:32:31.465-04:002020-07-12T19:32:31.465-04:00Being from Wisconsin. . . put me on the aft deck o...Being from Wisconsin. . . put me on the aft deck of a good old Burger yacht with an ice cold Belvedere martini. John E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00628925035802037122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-76995133336475011392020-07-12T07:30:35.618-04:002020-07-12T07:30:35.618-04:00Sculling down Manklin Creek in my empacher.Sculling down Manklin Creek in my empacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624018428889592874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-87340515017004101282020-07-11T13:19:10.497-04:002020-07-11T13:19:10.497-04:00Apparently it can cross the Atlantic in 10 daysApparently it can cross the Atlantic in 10 daysAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752259884097076302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-82585935563268615592020-07-11T13:16:56.013-04:002020-07-11T13:16:56.013-04:00I didn't know what #5 was either, but found ou...I didn't know what #5 was either, but found out that it called "The Maltese Falcon" and was purchased for about $100 million from the original owner and designer of this boat.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752259884097076302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-78233025033213045732020-07-11T09:02:23.009-04:002020-07-11T09:02:23.009-04:00Same here. That's why I mentioned my father-in...Same here. That's why I mentioned my father-in-law's speedboat. He head several boats, some of which would float. He was not a sailor, though, and once, as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, he stopped to see what the problem was for a boat that was dead in the water. It was just a small sail boat and the wind wasn't blowing. He was an aeronautical engineer (pre-aerospace, he liked to say) and saw everything as an engineering problem. By no means gentle, he was still thoughtful and generous and sorely missed.BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-72741962959492669182020-07-11T07:20:48.925-04:002020-07-11T07:20:48.925-04:00Of those pictured, I'd take a ride on that wei...Of those pictured, I'd take a ride on that weird thing in photo 5, just to see it in action.<br /><br />I have very little experience on the water, but a friend in law school had a Hobie Cat 16, and that was flat-out fun<br /><br />NCJackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-29179317778462801992020-07-11T00:28:13.697-04:002020-07-11T00:28:13.697-04:00For a short afternoon sail, I find that LOA is inv...For a short afternoon sail, I find that LOA is inversely correlated to fun and function. I'd sooner take out a Rhodes 19 than a bluewater vessel if it were just for the day. In that timespan you're bound to have more fun in a small, responsive vessel than a large and grand one, much in the same way that a go-kart is more fun than a touring car. Marc M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-12288275925861827372020-07-10T19:37:39.748-04:002020-07-10T19:37:39.748-04:00I would like to be aboard the ferry "Lilly B,...I would like to be aboard the ferry "Lilly B," on my way to Bustins Island in Casco Bay outside of Freeport.<br /><br />The Concord DiasporaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-20439547140436888682020-07-10T19:35:39.567-04:002020-07-10T19:35:39.567-04:00I think you're going to need a bigger boat ; )...I think you're going to need a bigger boat ; )<br /><br />The Concord DiasporaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-31183985562912007632020-07-10T18:37:43.690-04:002020-07-10T18:37:43.690-04:00I was about to say an Herreshoff Watch Hill 15, bu... I was about to say an Herreshoff Watch Hill 15, but that's not really what I'd long for. No. <br /><br />My grandfather had a nondescript, 24-foot wooden fishing boat with an outboard Evinrude. Some might have called it a ‘stink pot.’ He kept it at the Indian Neck Yacht Club at the far navigable reach of the Branford River. Every spring, I'd help with the maintenance. Scraping, painting, varnishing. I'll wager I lost more brain cells stripping spar varnish than I ever lost to alcohol. Nonetheless, I have memories of a man I loved dearly, who treated me with incredible kindness and love and many of those memories occurred on that boat. Whether it was quietly making our way up the Branford River, letting it rip once we made our way to the Sound, or having a great day of fishing at the Cow & Calf ... I can remember them all. And in all those memories is my grandfather. He loved the water, was an incredibly skilled boatman, but most of all, he was a wise and gentle soul. In many, many situations, he would tenderly push me to “try just a little harder” to help me learn the ways of the world and, most importantly, learn that I could do things I doubted I could do. Boats are just boats after all; just chunks of wood and varnish and sail. It’s the people; not the vessel. I’ll gladly take the stink pot and my grandpa.<br /><br />Aiken <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-76644213147433529332020-07-10T15:30:22.145-04:002020-07-10T15:30:22.145-04:00A classic Riva Aquarama would be the dream. But I&...A classic Riva Aquarama would be the dream. But I'd settle for the Orca used in Jaws just as long as Quint was captain. "Slow ahead."Mad Dogs and Englishmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592564330894131172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-59778192091409128942020-07-10T14:25:27.166-04:002020-07-10T14:25:27.166-04:00I vote for a 1920s Elco yacht. 60 footer would be...I vote for a 1920s Elco yacht. 60 footer would be OK with me.RCJHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-45203896573731357972020-07-10T13:59:17.729-04:002020-07-10T13:59:17.729-04:00How about that nice Sweden 34, Muffy? Tell us whe...How about that nice Sweden 34, Muffy? Tell us where we all should meet you. I'll bring ice, money for gas and some food that isn't too messy.Roger Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756204292983275848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-50173303428975239922020-07-10T13:47:36.543-04:002020-07-10T13:47:36.543-04:00A large yacht along the lines of the ones featured...A large yacht along the lines of the ones featured in either Thunderball (1965), or The Last of Sheila (1973).<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Heinz-UlrichWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-70475357509077151402020-07-10T13:10:53.539-04:002020-07-10T13:10:53.539-04:00I second that.I second that.R. Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946695654242698261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-65704258511908208112020-07-10T11:21:31.126-04:002020-07-10T11:21:31.126-04:00A ride in that yacht's helicopter for a few ho...A ride in that yacht's helicopter for a few hours would be a real treat. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-78160557700061943972020-07-10T07:53:56.558-04:002020-07-10T07:53:56.558-04:00Well! This is bad. I didn't know what a Herr...Well! This is bad. I didn't know what a Herreshoff America was and now I want one. How beautiful.Karolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649564586071053046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-18830819893697225902020-07-10T07:47:09.775-04:002020-07-10T07:47:09.775-04:00The Hallberg-Rassy 42 is a thing of beauty and one...The Hallberg-Rassy 42 is a thing of beauty and one of the saltiest boats (sloop or ketch) around, and has a beautiful deck. But I'd also be happy with the understated Swan 44. The Scandis make superior boats!TwistyTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127781091098128473noreply@blogger.com