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What a nice, classic Ted Hood designed boat. I love the centerboard keel, especially for going downwind in heavy weather (retracted, it reduces the chance of the keel getting sideways to following seas and causing the boat to broach) and for getting into shallow waters, which this steel hulled beauty would love to do here in Southeast Alaska! The bunkboards must take the place of lee clothes, I'm guessing. More secure and less intrusive. About the only modification I would do is to outfit the wood stove with either diesel or propane. So much less work for long distance sailing than wood would be. Plus, if it were diesel, you could run a line from the fuel tank and never really have to worry about having fuel for heat. Thanks for showcasing a lovely, classic, well thought out bluewater boat. "They don't make 'em like that anymore"!
I used to own a 1984 cole 23 swing keel. What I have found with yachts is whatever you need fixing usually costs triple to quadruple the price you thaught it would. So be prepared to empty your wallet on a regular basis. Remember BOAT means bring out another thousand.
There's only one Captain Q! That being said, getting a new captain to review boats would be an awesome thing to look forward to. Thanks for the great videos.
O Captain! My Captain! BY WALT WHITMAN O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You’ve fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won; Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Source: Leaves of Grass (David McKay, 1891)
Loved this and gave Dustin a follow! Will you all start featuring awesome deals again? Would love to help out if you all need assistance with editing or shooting or anything, shoot me a message!
I like the old man full of common since wisdom ! I would like to point him to truth away from the mostly lie about truly being saved by truly knowing God our Father Good common since reasoning thinking and testing YOURSELF to find truth are the ones who TRULY find God and LOVE God our Father Religion of man people make good common since people not want any thing to do with the one and only true creator Father God
could i convince you that a org oil painting painted its self well maybe/ but definitely not if you truly wanted KNOW the TRUTH! well whats truly wanting the truth look like? lets reason to find out by asking ourselves "SELF" a few questions do men/mankind lie for many reasons? i think so and will give a few example of why i think they ALL are or have at some point things and or money hold greater value to them than other people/mankind some may justify them self by saying it for a greater good in the end of what ever some just hide that they are evil this way they need no for greater good sells pitch the classic "wolf is sheep clothing" has proven to work great on sheep and most people are sheep this one works/has worked for at least a few thousand years Jesus around two thousand years ago warned over and over to test ALL things for your self he warned it would only get worse he also said his people/sheep "others not evil wolfs" die from a lack of wisdom you may say well man wrote that book or the wolfs "winners of war" is the only ones until recently could afford to publish books i say great your already starting to follow Jesus test EVERY THING for your self BEFORE desiding if its true or not STARTING with things that may impact your own or loved ones the greatest there are countless excuses to never truly know much easier to not think/test for yourself just be a sheep this is THE biggest reason most will never know truth along with they are convinced they already have it the word repent means turn around chang in thought/mind no no you may say repent means to completely stop sinning you learned this in church and ALL churches and ALL good religious people agree do they ALL say God was a sinner he had to quit sinning also? lol lol God told moses he repented making man when moses was on the mountain with God writing the commandments so is every one of theses good people slaying it means stop sinning liars yes and no Jesus called it the blind leading the blind who was the ones Jesus warned about called serpents spoke badly about ? who did he not talk badly about and was always trying to get to have eyes to see the truth? those two questions alone if you take the time to find the answers think give thought to may just give you eyes to see we ALL have been brainwashed to think learning is being able to be a mindless parrot we trust what this highly schooled person science magazine or book says is truth but who gives grants to scientist? who pays the bills of publishing broadcasting education the bills of the really smart people and public programs we all put our trust in? so much great trust in men and gov to be gate keepers for free! trained to attack make fun of call names and shun any one that tries to open the eyes of the blind not by saying you must believe what i say just ask you to think and test for yourself any one that truly tests not parot will at least have there eyes opened along with agreeing on every thing testable maybe not the tiny stuff that dont matter much but almost every thing is testable beyond shadow of doubt if truly thought about Jesus also said they will hate you but be of good cheer they hated him first how has putting your trust in gov men done for you seems every one should know some thing is not right here in the last 4 and more years if you understand i speak truth dont go looking at some other man for truth or to save/make your live better go find the true God not some religion with no power there in kjv bible is truth but unlike any other book ever wrote its double edged sword it can cut the person holding it also better be humble truly wanting to find God or you will not get it if you already know your not teachable and yes you can test the bible you will find out how if you truly want it seek it will be found knock it will be answered to you you must be able to turn around your thinking/repent change of mind from disbelief to believing that or believe every thing exploded from nothing making every thing in that great ever expanding vacuum of space but we have 1 atmosphere pressure all around us held by gravity theres no container in between to hold this great pressure diff along with you and i came from goo to the zoo then me and you lol put still you can not be convinced the oil painting painted its self the complexity of that painting is nothing when come paired to just the smallest least life that God made lol wrote with care not to divide or argue i have done my part the rest is on the reader
Outstanding job young man. Had a stroke in October so im just now catching up with your project. Patience is key to a good refit. Any time you take now will pay off for years to come.
He shouldn't retire completely. I think if a special boat comes along that requires an historic perspective on both design and designer that Captain Q should make occasional guest appearances.
In the works… I’m way behind on posting as the work has been keeping me super busy… but it’s looking good so far. I’m definitely in the varnish camp as I enjoy the process… but curious to hear other opinions….
@@YachtHunters I'm in the middle of refinishing teak too. I chose to varnish with Epifanes after reading a review of different products in a boating magazine. It's a heck of a lot of labour but looking forward to the finished product and your next episode!
I guess I discovered your channel a few years late. I absolutely love you guys and your content! I’m currently in the market for a sailboat after a long hiatus. I grew up racing out of the west river in Annapolis and now it’s time to introduce my children to sailing. Captain Q you are a gem and I wish I could go sailing with you….and you too Ran-day! Thank you for your wonderful show! I just wish there were more sailboats in the Nashville TN area!
And notice the USCG Documentation number on the wall, meaning that you won’t have to pay sales tax on this vessel. A lot of brokers fail to mention this little bit of information.
I sailed a 1987 Nonsuch 26U on San Francisco Bay for 20 years. She is surprisingly fast and is extremely competitive in snotty weather with the first or second reef. She'll be dry and doing over 7 knots while other boats are fighting the wheel with their rails in the water! The 26 is also great in light air while the 30 ft version is better is heavy winds. So much fun!
Please explain why anyone would spend two years and one-million Dollars to restore beautiful and venerable sailboat to about 99.9% complete and then turn around and put on the market for $325K. Even a death would not suggest that is logical or even possible. The only possible answers are that the million spend is incorrect or that the million spend was based on an erroneous calculation of market value....i.e. the person was just a dope.
Great overview of the Nimble. I had a slightly different model - 1992 Nimble 25 Yawl - and this episode did a great job of showing what makes these boats so much fun to sail.
A great surveyor is worth his/her weight in gold. The one I was lucky enough to hire found a crack in an outdrive that to a 'normal' human might have gone unnoticed. Sellers insurance covered the complete overhaul and a replacement mid drive housing. Including all new hardware. Saved thousands, and everyone was happy.
I guess its almost a year later... Really do miss the Captain and Randy....hope you are both well.... truely reminds me of my father the other Captain and me hanging out on our boats....thanks guys. Stay safe ...
Dustin will be successful. He’s humble, smart, understands boats and will make good decisions related to his sailing abilities. I would love to follow your journey.
AH, a SUNFISH What a terrible boat ! It can't point into the wind for shyt because of that horrible sail, not aerodynamic at all Pounds like crazy with that flat bottom RUN from these things, buy yourself a REAL SAILING BOAT - a LASER, it will sail circles around this crappy boat !
Our thanks to everyone for providing friendship and entertainment during a very trying time, y'all stepped up when most needed. We'll see you out on the water!
I just found this channel today, and have been binge watching since. I've seen drawings of Mystics, and thought they were very pretty, but seeing her with red sails is just beyond gorgeous. Absolutely stunning.
