Has anybody seen a Bock Buccaneer 22 foot sailboat? Do you know where it is? I used to own one. There are two pictures attached. One was taken in the late 1960's sailing on the Bay of Green Bay. The second picture was taken after I modified the cabin, and painted it white. I sold it around 2000-2001. I am looking for it if it is still around. I would love to buy it back or one like the original.
Bock Buccaneer 22
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Welcome to SBO, Whoopie.
It is good to be the first to welcome you aboard. You are wise to have chosen this group of top notch sailors to join. These guys know their stuff.
You are looking to buy back a boat you have owned and sold. This is a boat you sailed too? I'm asking because the picture you posted looks like a bigger boat than 22 feet.
Are those two pictures of the same boat? The one on the trailer looks much bigger. Maybe 26-28 feet.
Good luck in finding your boat.
-Will (Dragonfly)
It is good to be the first to welcome you aboard. You are wise to have chosen this group of top notch sailors to join. These guys know their stuff.
You are looking to buy back a boat you have owned and sold. This is a boat you sailed too? I'm asking because the picture you posted looks like a bigger boat than 22 feet.
Are those two pictures of the same boat? The one on the trailer looks much bigger. Maybe 26-28 feet.
Good luck in finding your boat.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Thats a crazy looking boat! It looks like a spaceship from the side. @Will Gilmore the registration numbers on the side match the back but I can't disagree that they look like different vessels. @Whoopie I would check with DNR or whomever handles boat titling and registration in your state to see if they're able to give you info on past and present owners. I know a few people that have done this in IL in order to obtain a title
I want to thank both of you for your responses.
**Project Mayhem, your suggestion to contact the DNR Public Records for the boat registration was genius and it worked! I was able to locate my beloved Whoopie! The guy who last registered the boat, still had it. He bought it at an auction and never sailed her! So he had everything from the anchors, sails, lines, masts... even the life jackets I had left with her when we donated her. And even more amazing, he was willing to sell her back to me! She was delivered here 7 days ago. I am thrilled and have already been working to clean her up. She had been sitting outside under trees who dropped leaves and sap and pollen on her for 13 plus years. I can't thank you enough for your help. This is the 3rd time I have purchased Whoopie!!
**Will Gilmore, you are correct. The boat in the two pictures do not look alike. However, they are the same boat. After many fun years sailing with a young family, I sold this boat in the early '70's because we outgrew her. We then purchased other, larger sailboats. I even built a 45' ferro-cement sailboat, the SummerBreeze, which is registered with the US Coast Guard. Her port of call is Marinette, WI. After selling SummerBreeze (she is still sailing) I purchased Whoopie for the 2nd time. That is when her appearance changed. I cut her cabin and pushed it to the stern 3 feet. Then using fiberglass, i filled in the gap. Now the cabin space is livable! Thus the stark difference in appearance. I am so excited to bring her back to life and sail her again. I am 88, not getting any younger - so now is the time! I have attached a picture of Whoopie taken last Saturday after she arrived home again.
**Project Mayhem, your suggestion to contact the DNR Public Records for the boat registration was genius and it worked! I was able to locate my beloved Whoopie! The guy who last registered the boat, still had it. He bought it at an auction and never sailed her! So he had everything from the anchors, sails, lines, masts... even the life jackets I had left with her when we donated her. And even more amazing, he was willing to sell her back to me! She was delivered here 7 days ago. I am thrilled and have already been working to clean her up. She had been sitting outside under trees who dropped leaves and sap and pollen on her for 13 plus years. I can't thank you enough for your help. This is the 3rd time I have purchased Whoopie!!
**Will Gilmore, you are correct. The boat in the two pictures do not look alike. However, they are the same boat. After many fun years sailing with a young family, I sold this boat in the early '70's because we outgrew her. We then purchased other, larger sailboats. I even built a 45' ferro-cement sailboat, the SummerBreeze, which is registered with the US Coast Guard. Her port of call is Marinette, WI. After selling SummerBreeze (she is still sailing) I purchased Whoopie for the 2nd time. That is when her appearance changed. I cut her cabin and pushed it to the stern 3 feet. Then using fiberglass, i filled in the gap. Now the cabin space is livable! Thus the stark difference in appearance. I am so excited to bring her back to life and sail her again. I am 88, not getting any younger - so now is the time! I have attached a picture of Whoopie taken last Saturday after she arrived home again.
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Amazing. I can't wait to see more posts from you on her progress. Please send pictures of your boat when you get her on the water.
Good health and good luck.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Wow! That's awesome! I'm thrilled I was able to offer you some advice that lead you to her. It's astonishing that you've had the opportunity to buy her three times. That's an incredible stroke of luck and a great story.
Fixing up a boat at the age of 88 sounds like something that I would do. The past history you have with her must be a huge motivation and incredibly rewarding. Please keep us posted on your progress