Red Neck Yacht

[Nora Lee]

Here's a new design for those of you who are searching for a project... Not wood but can be built to your own specifications, with local found materials from your local scrapyard. Kind of reminds me of "Junkyard Wars"

Here in Eastern NC it probably would have the premium option of beer on tap and a pig cooker made from a 250 gal. oil tank.

[img]www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?UV=537434537611_86420628103&US=O&col[\img]

I hope this works, still trying to figure out how to post photos, bear with me.

Nora

Didn't work for me...
However use Go to www.ofoto.com (http://www.ofoto.com) 'Seafever44@cs.com' and Logon Password of 'Bruiser' and that will get you to my albums.


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[TomRobb]

Nice bit of empirical engineering. The work of a "Licenced Naval Architect"?

[Wild Dingo]

Waalll there maw... I forgots wheres I left that there little mobile condo of mine! Jest you hang tight there maam while I gets rid of this ere aligator thats nibblin me toes and I will move it again... now who wanted it this week??? uncle bob? cousin ed? little brother ishmal?? mmmmm.. Dab nab it all it took me nigh on 2 whole yeears to build that thear custom deesinged flandangled mobile condo of mine maw! you be nice there girl! ;o)

Innovation??? I suppose the caravan on top is designed to keep the aligators from creepin into bed with you eh? or to raise you above the mosquitos?

Just watched a show on Monaco... can you imagine that thing sliding around the marina? whooooooeeee the plastics would shrivel up and die!! http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/biggrin.gif

Take it easy
Shane

[Bateau Boy]

I do believe that is a 1935 cajun pirogue. I think Bolger designed it when he was in grade school.

[Ed Harrow]

Worth the effort, but my general philosophies caused me to save the rest of you the trouble of going thru all that effort (tho all the picts are worth a look)

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=461478&a=10723818&p=52380126

Now just because I made it easy for you I hope that I don't discourage you from making the extra effort to see all of Nora's picts, LOL.

[norske]

yes right, one green --one red---are plans available? Seriously http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/biggrin.gif I like the enclosed flybridge.

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[John B]

Definitely a 4 sided mainsail..... must be a gaff rig.

I like it

[Nora Lee]

Haven't really seen this 'YACHITT' in the flesh. A boating friend sent it to me.

If I was designing this thing I would add a pig cooker on the transom, for any road kill that might come down the river.

When we lived in the Hudson Valley in NY State, there were a group of guys who plied the river from Newburgh to Poughkeepsie with a flat wooden raft out fitted with a cooler, which was the helmsmans seat, a swiveling bar stool for the navigator and a folding chaise lounge for the fellow who was drunkest.

They got more use out of that raft with it's outboard than most of the boats in our marina.

Fair Winds and get out on the water any way you can.

We have initiated a new rule aboard Sea Fever... If you don't show up for Saturday work detail, you can't sail with us on Sunday...

Chat with you guys the beginning of the week, I'm off to ready the boat!

Nora

[Smacksman]

Red Necks is what we ex-pats used to be called in Africa - for obvious reasons.

[Andrew]

Nora, tell us about the ketch.

[Nora Lee]

OH YES, Sea Fever, my love and Jon's mistress!

She was sold to us as an Angleman designed Sea Witch. However reading an article in WB we dought that she is. Sea Witch is 35 OD, 50 OA with a beam about 14 feet. Gaff Rigged.

Sea Fever, on the other hand is 36 OD, 42 OA and about 11 ft beam. She carries a morconi Main.

She was supposed to have been the last private yacht built in Saigon before we pulled out,( Capt. Jon was stationed in Da Nangin 1968 while she was being built) She was powered with a 4-108 Perkins in Maylasia and rigged with Russian Stainless. She is entirely of teak with iroko frames. Her keel bolts are 1" stainless.

At the time that she was built she was glassed below the waterline, the glass has remained tight and her bilges remain comparatively dry, the only water comes from some deck leaks.

She has the most balanced rig I have ever sailed on, she has a beautiful solid teak tiller. Her spars are sitka spruce.

This is a love affair for life,

Sea Fever's 1st Mate, Varnisher, Galley Rat, Deck Ape, etc.,

Nora Lee

[Steve Souther]

I've thought about building a Glenn L house boat platform with an upper deck, and an RV trailor secured on the main deck. It wouldn't have the view, though...

Steve

[TomRobb]

Houseboats being sold for use in places like Kentucky Lakes or Lake Mead are essentially RV trailers on a pontoon boat. Proper yachts they are too http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/frown.gif

[Andrew]

Nora, If you're ever taking Sea Fever through the Beaufort (NC) area let me know. I'd love to have a look see.

[norske]

Can you give us a pic of Sea fever?

[Nora Lee]

Norske and all who want to See Sea Fever...

I haven't gotten the photo thingy down yet, however go to www.ofoto.com, (http://www.ofoto.com,) login with my email seafever44@cs.com and use my password 'bruiser' and you may look in my albums which I am maintaining to share with you all!

I hope that this will suffice until I get more computer literate.

I've been told that you have to treat your computer, as if it is a male adolescent child!

Keep repeating the same instuctions over and over until the machine finally understands the rules!

Nora

[Nora Lee]

By the way Custom Skiffs,

Sea Fever has a few flaws, but none that can't be overcome. She needs to have the decks recaulked. We have to keep them wet so that they make up at this point.

And she needs to have the deck house roof replaced as she has rot in the corners. We are hoping to replace the roof this fall or winter. Plan to put 3 layers of ply, epoxied between layers and then glass the top. This is the original cabin top, 3/4 ply whih has lasted for 32 years, ain't too shabby!

Other than that and the need to wood the teak and create a whole new varnish system on all the brightwork, she is a real gem...

She looks a bit shabby, as we are letting mother nature remove the varnish for us. It is cheaper to sit back and drink some cold ones and let the UV's do the work.

Some kind souls in our marina wanted to have a sanding party, but that scared us, you can't put teak dust back on if it is sanded to vigorously. We are taking the conservative approach.

I have redone the tiller, and a small cabinet that sits in the cockpit. This cabinet is where the original brass binnacle sits.

We are currently looking for a working compass to install in the binnacle, I have found a company in Germany named Toplicht who can provide the inards. I am looking for a domestic source. Any ideas?

I am currently working on two deck boxes and a a 5 foot wooden swim ladder. The pleasure I get from seeing the pieces reinstalled is hard to describe. They look like some fine jewelry on a tired old broad, however she will become the fine lady she once was one day!

The Queen of the Varnishing Act,

Nora Lee

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[Ed Harrow]

For compass bits, White Instruments on Commercial Wharf in Boston http://www.robertwhite.com/. They specialize in "Yestertech". Ask for Ridge. You could tell him I sent you, but he doesn't know me from Adam. (Now if you said that to most anbody on the Hopkinton Police Force, well that would be a different story, LOL)

[Nora Lee]

Custom Skiffs...

You need to get up to our area, we'll take you for a sail, but only if you share some of your expertise with us.

Ed...

Thank you for the compass info. I have added it to my favorite places. I will look at in detail, when I have time.

This is day three without our Admiral "Patches", I am getting fliers to the Vets in the area today, as we have had no leads about our Chihuahua's whereabouts.

Keep an eye out on the waterway, there were some transit boats in our marina the night he disappeared. He is 5# chocolate colored with white hairs along his spine as he is 8 years old. He is shy and is afraid of children.

Boats aren't really my focus right now,

Say a prayer to doggie heaven!

Nora

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[Vern D]

This fine vssl reminds me of an on again off again car club around here. We call it The Heceta Beater car club. (after the "famous" Heceta Head light house right up the coast)
The premis of the club is the antithesis of the "show ands shine" car clubs. With us, the more grime the better. extra points for dirt, high miles, (over 300K is better), vegitative growth, (inside the car is better)
Rube Goldberg answers to mechanical problems...ect...ect.
The only rules are that it has to be licensed, and driven to the rally under its own power...such as it might be with high miles.
Vern and Jake (the wonder dog)
P.S. my nissan 4x4 has 293k + so I'm almost cool....lol