50 foot "Roanoake" cruiser on Craigslist

[Yeadon]

Nice looking cruiser for sale in the Tacoma area.

"Built in 1929 by Harbor Boat Works, Vancouver BC, the ROANOAKE has a rich history, was featured in Norwesting Magazine ..."

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/591756159.html

(I don't have any stake in this boat, btw. I'm just putting this out there for the window-shoppers like me.)

[TimH]

nice.
What a great boat for living aboard.

http://images.craigslist.org/010109011504011604200802299a80026904fd597921003993 .jpg

not sure what I think of the tug boat pilothouse on that hull type though. Asthetically it leaves me unsure.

[Yeadon]

It would be a nice liveaboard. For some reason, it was the tug boat pilothouse that grabbed my attention.

The rear cabin/cover sorta turned me off, though.

Love the broken sheer.

[Lew Barrett]

This is a somewhat well known boat. Back 20 years ago or so when I first got into wooden boats, Roanoake belonged to the guy that, in conjunction with JoAnn Bailey (sp?) wrote the "Gunkholing" series of books, along with a column in "Nor'westing." I've seen her on and off over the years, but not recently. She's spent a lot of time uncovered; something to be aware of.
I don't find her lines unpleasant, but condition as always would be a major concern. The pictures look nice, but they usually do.

The last time I saw her, perhaps 10 years ago, she looked rough. If the seller has addressed those items, she could be a very good deal
for the right owner. Price for a "turnkey" seems way to cheap, but is that a bad thing? I guess it could be.

Thermopane windows?

[BETTY-B]

I tend to think of thermopane wondows and patio sliders as a deterrent rather than a selling point. You can see the patio door in other shots that have been posted. It's been for sale for quite a while.
That tug boat style pilot house is called a bridgedeck cruiser or raised pilothouse. Like BETTY...

DAN

[pcford]

I'd agree with everything that Mr. Lew has said. I think the guy he was trying to recall is "Skipper" Al Cummings. (Not being snide...he used this name in his business.) Was a marine mechanic/intallation guy. Was mobile.

I have seen the boat but don't recall its condition. If it was a show-stopper or POS I would have remembered.

Yes...a boat _always_ looks better in a picture. Kinda funny, the guys here that are always wanting a picture....you can tell almost nothing from a photo...just the general layout.

I have spent many days in the last 18 months or so advising a client regarding a purchase of a similar classic motor yacht. We looked at many boats here in the NW. I can tell you that we never saw a boat in sound condition of this size for this kind of money.