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- 2ndovc
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For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
I was tied up in one meeting after another this morning and when I finally got a chance to look at my phone there were several messages and texts from my dad and an old friend. First thought was someone got hurt. Mild Panic! Turns out the old man bought us an old sailboat to play with.
Our fried had been storing an old sailboat for a family that I've known since I was a little kid. The owner had passed away a couple of years ago and his family wanted nothing to do with the boat or paying for the storage anymore. Since they knew us they gave it to my dad for next to nothing. It's in great shape for a '79 and built buy Hunter back before they started making really ugly boats. I'll be able to go see it on Thursday to check it out. I've been looking for my sailing stuff all afternoon.
79 Hunter 30 ( this isn't it, but pretty close to the blurry pictures my dad took )
jb
Our fried had been storing an old sailboat for a family that I've known since I was a little kid. The owner had passed away a couple of years ago and his family wanted nothing to do with the boat or paying for the storage anymore. Since they knew us they gave it to my dad for next to nothing. It's in great shape for a '79 and built buy Hunter back before they started making really ugly boats. I'll be able to go see it on Thursday to check it out. I've been looking for my sailing stuff all afternoon.
79 Hunter 30 ( this isn't it, but pretty close to the blurry pictures my dad took )
jb
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jasonB " Another Dirty Yankee"
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
that's a potential world cruiser. nice catch for your Dad. whereabouts does he sail?
nice getaway if you sail in an area where you can get away. I sail in Puget Sound and Salish Sea and spots norwest from there....
Good Sailing !!
nice getaway if you sail in an area where you can get away. I sail in Puget Sound and Salish Sea and spots norwest from there....
Good Sailing !!
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
Grizz,
We're right in the center of the South Shore of Lake Erie and I was sailing before I could walk. Pretty much grew up on a Tartan 37, the same boat my dad sailed from here all the way to Trinidad and cruzed the Caribbean for seven years after he retired. We've been talking that one of us needs to buy another boat and this one just fell In our laps. Figure a 30' is still easily manageable for either one of us. It's decked out with furling gear and other necessities like self tailing winches, etc. From what dad says, it needs a lot of cleaning up but in really solid shape, except most of the instruments are shot. That's an easy fix, besides all we really need is a compass and radio anyway.
jb
We're right in the center of the South Shore of Lake Erie and I was sailing before I could walk. Pretty much grew up on a Tartan 37, the same boat my dad sailed from here all the way to Trinidad and cruzed the Caribbean for seven years after he retired. We've been talking that one of us needs to buy another boat and this one just fell In our laps. Figure a 30' is still easily manageable for either one of us. It's decked out with furling gear and other necessities like self tailing winches, etc. From what dad says, it needs a lot of cleaning up but in really solid shape, except most of the instruments are shot. That's an easy fix, besides all we really need is a compass and radio anyway.
jb
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
Really looking forward to this story as it develops!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
That's on my bucket list, to take a ride on a sailboat. Congratulations.
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
It's a great camper, will sail like a Laser, and hopefully has a good cabin heater so you can sail til freezeup...
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
Thanks for the link Grizz, that's some great info.
jb
jb
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
Wow! Stuff like that don't happen around here.
Up here, you'd see it sitting beside the road with a stovepipe out the side and a family of 6 living in it.
Good score buddy!
Up here, you'd see it sitting beside the road with a stovepipe out the side and a family of 6 living in it.
Good score buddy!
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
That's funny!
I told Blondie that she's lucky it won't fit through the garage door.
Hoping to get a look at it tomorrow.
jb
I told Blondie that she's lucky it won't fit through the garage door.
Hoping to get a look at it tomorrow.
jb
jasonB " Another Dirty Yankee"
" Tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?"
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Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
Re: What a weird summer! For my fellow boaters.
Spend a lot of time on a 29 foot C&C in my twenties. Never sailed the carribean. My friend got his licensing so we could rent a boat in the Keys, but he got married and it never happened. Have fun with it!
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Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
Got into the barn where it's stored finally.
It's the shallow draft version, which is good for Lake Erie (short and fat keel), need to know where you're going around here especially around the islands and the western end of the lake. Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.
Lots of cruising stuff, wind generator, auto helm, refrigerator, water heater, furling gear. Good stuff, hopefully it all works still. The Old Man is on a mad tear to get it in the water, I think it's going to take a bit longer than he thinks but he's retired and is keeping him busy.
jb
It's the shallow draft version, which is good for Lake Erie (short and fat keel), need to know where you're going around here especially around the islands and the western end of the lake. Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.
Lots of cruising stuff, wind generator, auto helm, refrigerator, water heater, furling gear. Good stuff, hopefully it all works still. The Old Man is on a mad tear to get it in the water, I think it's going to take a bit longer than he thinks but he's retired and is keeping him busy.
jb
jasonB " Another Dirty Yankee"
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Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
Looks like it needs a little freshing up , perfect to keep your Dad busy.
Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
In no time he will be headed down the Big Muddy to the Gulf and then on to the Palm Tree Islands, wherever they be ...
Good find. Great find actually.... all the best, fair winds, Grizz
Good find. Great find actually.... all the best, fair winds, Grizz
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Wow, Jason, that is a lot of boat! Hope it brings you and your Dad many happy hours.
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Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
Old Hunters = Great Blow Boats! This one looks great. Good luck with it
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Bust Out Another Thousand.
a Pennsylvanian who has been accused of clinging to my religion and my guns......Good assessment skills.
Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
WOW! Looks like it's been kept inside the whole time. It's in a lot better shape than it's ago would lead you to believe.
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
Re: For my fellow boaters. New pictures.
The older Hunters were pretty good boats. Not exactly world cruisers, but good boats none the less. The newer ones kinda "cheaped out" and became entry level family/weekend boats. One was berthed next to my boat and I just didn't care for the cheap look (rigging seemed small, spars seemed too small in diameter, etc.).
Mike
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Totally agree, I grew up on Tartans and Pearsons so I'm a bit of a boat snob. I've owned a big old fat Bristol and a C&C SR21 that was lightning fast. The older Hunters were better built and had much better lines that the new ones. We'll get it cleaned up and the water, but it's not going to leave Lake Erie. The Old Man got his time in doing that, he just wants to do some day sailing on an old boat that won't break the bank.mikld wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:06 am The older Hunters were pretty good boats. Not exactly world cruisers, but good boats none the less. The newer ones kinda "cheaped out" and became entry level family/weekend boats. One was berthed next to my boat and I just didn't care for the cheap look (rigging seemed small, spars seemed too small in diameter, etc.).
jb
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My idea of a boat:
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AND... I'm over it!!
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