Moving up to a slightly larger vessel/engine combo!

[lat 64]

Yea, I figured a train man would know. I also think there was some sort of instrument on old mallets that had a sight glass or something that had different balls to show pressure or something. Probably my imagining.

[BadaBing]

Well it's gas so why not an A-4 for a genset.

Could be a good Segway for this sight to play with as all of the engine functions are basically the same.

Way cool to be cruising in too.

Dave Neptune

I had a Segway for awhile, & the State bought it for me. It drove the campus police nuts. They actually tried to charge me with opperating a motor vehicle in a non legal manner, inside a state university. That was fun.

Back to boats. Very sweet lines. I did a bimini dodger combo for a guy last fall. His boat was at Beaton Brothers Boatworks. Their yard was full of boats similar to yours, but all of them were in stages of someone dream of a restoration. Yours on the other hand seems to have traversed the vast space between dreams and reality.
It's nice to see that some of these dreams make it.

[Skywalker]

Movin on up to the big time! The Jeffersons have nothin on you.

Very sweet.

Hope you can enjoy both.

[joe_db]

I ran a Hatteras with twin Chryslers when I was 16 for a sailing school. At WOT it was like dumping gas overboard with a couple big buckets

[67c&ccorv]

Yea, I figured a train man would know. I also think there was some sort of instrument on old mallets that had a sight glass or something that had different balls to show pressure or something. Probably my imagining.

Sight glass for water level in the boiler...very, very important!

[67c&ccorv]

Old girl is nearly ready to come across the lake - some major woodwork and refinishing has been ongoing!

[Skywalker]

That is one beautiful girl you got there!

[67c&ccorv]

Well boys - here she is...twin Chrysler Hemis sound real nice!

Brought her across Lake Erie from Sandusky the other evening single handed - choked up a bucket load of cash for Revenue Canada ( )...but now she is mine!

Let the headaches begin.

[BobMcD]

Very very nice !
Have fun.

[Administrator]

Very very nice !
Have fun.

+1

Bill

[Al Schober]

Very nice craft - I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Suggest you resist any temptation to add an upper station. The added complexity of engine controls, engine instrumentation, steering, and nav instruments are unreal.
This is based on my experience owning a 38' Bristol trawler with an upper station. First problem is usually a bubble working it's way into the upper helm - suddenly no steering. Second is not being able to throttle down to idle from the upper station, because the lower station wasn't left at idle. The list goes on....
I sold the boat before I tossed the upper station.

[Mo]

Very nice craft - I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Suggest you resist any temptation to add an upper station. The added complexity of engine controls, engine instrumentation, steering, and nav instruments are unreal.
This is based on my experience owning a 38' Bristol trawler with an upper station. First problem is usually a bubble working it's way into the upper helm - suddenly no steering. Second is not being able to throttle down to idle from the upper station, because the lower station wasn't left at idle. The list goes on....
I sold the boat before I tossed the upper station.

I think the upper station is the most unpractical idea on the go. My friend Charlie and I were out on his 30 ft power boat the other day and he pointed out and beautiful 40 ft trawler type deal. I looked at it and said it would be a good boat if it didn't have that top heavy, wind catching monstrosity on it. Of course there's the 2-3 foot white piece of panel under the flybridge....which in my honest opinion is just ugly.

I like the Blue boat and can't stand the White boat....look at that monstrosity (white thing)...where does anyone thing they are going in that....way too much expense just to keep it stable and it still wouldn't be worth a fiddlers in a rolling sea....but that's just me.

[zellerj]

Tell me about the wind vent

Never saw one on a boat. Are you happy with it?

[67c&ccorv]

Very nice craft - I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Suggest you resist any temptation to add an upper station. The added complexity of engine controls, engine instrumentation, steering, and nav instruments are unreal.
This is based on my experience owning a 38' Bristol trawler with an upper station. First problem is usually a bubble working it's way into the upper helm - suddenly no steering. Second is not being able to throttle down to idle from the upper station, because the lower station wasn't left at idle. The list goes on....
I sold the boat before I tossed the upper station.

I'll burn that ship to the waterline before I allow an upper station to be built upon it!

[67c&ccorv]

Never saw one on a boat. Are you happy with it?

I like it - it draws air out of the cabin - seems to do a good job at taking stale/hot air out of the galley.