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Jeff Lane
06-29-2003, 03:37 PM
Hello, everyone...Jeff Lane here.

Some of you may remember that a few years ago I was
fairly active in these forums for awhile. Because
of that, I still occasionally get private messages
from members asking questions about boats in Norway
and hereabouts, my part of the world for many,many
years now. I always answer these on the message
board, but to date, no one seems to have read my
answers to them. So, I just thought that if the
folks that thought I never answered read this, they
might be well advised to look on the message board
for what I sent, now as long ago as last year. It
also might be just as well to write me directly, at:
<jeff.lane@online.no>, for those who might want to
do so.
I have a message to "Smacksman", if he's still
around: There is an original smack lying in Bergen
that is just about to get sunk, because the care-
taker wants to stop caring. She's pretty far gone,
but not irretrieveable. Anyone's for the taking,
she's about 70', as I recall. I surveyed her for
purchase a few months ago, but the buyer backed out
when he read my report.

Cheers to all, Jeff Lane

mmd
06-29-2003, 07:21 PM
Nice to hear from you, Jeff. I've missed your cogent commentary.

Andrew Craig-Bennett
07-02-2003, 06:45 PM
Hello, Jeff.

The natural party of interest for a 70ft smack would be The Excelsior Trust....

http://www.excelsiortrust.co.uk/index.html

but then they already have two, one fully restored and in operation and one half way there, both of which were acquired in Scandinavia.