Lazzz said..

cisco said..

The upkeep on a steel yacht is just too intense i.e. daily.

Utter crap!!!

Mate, if the boat is right to start with, i.e. the protective coating (paint) has been done correctly and you attend to any damage to that coating when it happens, yeah sure, the boat could last 100 years, e.g. the James Craig has been restored and is doing the job these days.

However if a steel yacht is let go and not correctly maintained, you may never get ahead of it.

How long do you believe the paint system on a steel vessel is good for? I reckon 10 to 15 years about pulls it up.

So you have a steel yacht that is the apple of your eye. I did not say that steel yachts are no good. It is just another boat building material.

There is no need to get defensive or offensive about it. There are more tonnes of steel floating around the world I am sure than any other material except maybe plastic.

So from my experience in the Navy working on steel ships and from my experience of having owned a steel yacht I will rephrase my above comment to this:- I am not going to spend the time and effort required to maintain a steel yacht in pristine condition.

Are you happy now Lazzz??

Ramona said..

r13 said..
Wonder what the scope of "needs some work" is............

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/buff-point/sail-boats/sailing-yacht/1237478987?utm_source=copylink&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=web_VIP

How easy would it be to add some decent photos? Certainly costs the same to have 10 photos as 3 almost the same. I'll go out on a limb and say it's probably a round bilge steel Adams.
Nice looking mainsail and the backstay HF aerial indicates it was someones pride and joy at one time. Might be worth a phone call for more details. Never know these days. I was onboard Chutzpah the other day and wished the hell I had bought her when she sold for silly money!

Agreed, pretty hard to tell anything from effectively the one, undated low quality photo they put up.

He'll probably sell it because of your sales pitch.
Which like all good ones is true.

troubadour said..
Why don't people clean up and de clutter boats before taking pics for sale??

Probably because in reality they are land lubbers.

troubadour said..
Why don't people clean up and de clutter boats before taking pics for sale??

Lately there seem to be a lot of deceased estate stuff or the owner is incapacitated. Family just wants the boat gone.

For the Queenslanders amongst us.

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/miller-and-whitworth-32/235322

Yes I understand there are often very good reasons for the state of a vessel in photos.

However I was astounded how many times when I was a surveyor conducting a condition and valuation inspection for insurance I had to take internal photos of vessels that were a mess. Plenty of time for the Owner to clean things up. Commercial vessels were often the worst with engine rooms to match.

This is only interesting because it show what some people are prepared to go on the water with. Not for any money would I buy something like this.

That being said I have to acknowledge that it is quite well put together.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burnett-heads/sail-boats/river-bay-motor-sailor/1229750196

Square windows....I was always told, no square corners on boats....they are points of infinite stress. I believe that law
lead to the demise of the Comet airliner...same thing...square windows.

That Ericson is an awesome buy at that price. Even for $5k !!!

"Big Schott"
Is this your old boat Cisco or a sister ship?

A lot of boat for the money!

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/townsville/sail-boats/yacht-peterson-42/1238722388

Go straight to Facebook for better photos.

www.facebook.com/groups/157260841726947/

Fooling about on my mates Cole alloy 42 footer last week. These are big boats!

See here some of the colourful history. Certainly a big shot in the late 70's early-mid 80s.

cyca.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Offshore_November-December-1978.pdf

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Sailing/General/Big-Schott-Lives-on-?page=1

Draft is probably around 7 foot as per this one?

www.yachtsfsbo.com/inquiry.php?ad_key=86186&d=1977_42_foot_Peterson_Peterson_42

Lovely old Swanson 36.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/madora-bay/sail-boats/36-swanson-yacht/1238887555

She foam sandwich construction by memory

Ramona said..
Lovely old Swanson 36.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/madora-bay/sail-boats/36-swanson-yacht/1238887555

Not sure that is Swanson 36 unless the stern has been extended