You didn't want to see it when it was dirty. Pix(Hope they attach) are post-power wash.
Brought it home from a friends house(Moving to where he could not take it.). I hated to just leave it there to be trashed. My neighbors are not loving me with two old boats and an old pop-up camper on my small, neighborhood, lot - yeek! Can't say I blame them.
The last "free" boat I got(Luger Leeward 16)... is sitting beside my garage - waiting(Covered, good shape, hull/fittings/rigging/sails, but waiting for new foam floatation and "mod's" to make it into a teeny-tiny cruiser.). Already have about $1,500 in it(New Dwyer Mast + fittings, etc...). Like to get it's sails to Sail Care for evaluation/repair. So I got that to do, already... But, when done, I'll still have a 16 footer.....? However, I have this 20 - or do I?
Question: Try to save the Holiday 20, or take it to the dump, now?
Been sitting outside for some years(?) - uncovered.
Seems a very light-weight boat - very light. IOW: How likely is it that the fiberglass is still in good shape? I can see "dents" where parts of it sit on the trailer rollers. Cleaned-up nice. Decent sleep space for 2 "rugged campers", under the cuddy. Only the one drawing(On the web) to guide me with rigging(Really like to eliminate the traveler?). Will get the sails out of their plastic tub, today - cross my fingers.). Trailer seems "OK"(Proper trailer? From Texas? Boat from Virginia.).
On the H20 - Rigging, fittings and lines(Need replaced) seem very light, as well? The cleaner it gets, the more I worry. If a bit of glass repair and some new ropes would do it, I'm good - but? Rudder is "all there", looks OK, but - it's old, contoured, thin - wood. CB appears to be some sort of metal? Winch for same - I don't know? Don't really like the looks of it - would rather do "something else" with that, I think..?
FWIW: I believe I could just pull it off the trailer, myself and turn the thing over in the yard to fool with the bottom?(Or to watch it compost itself into the lawn?). Just feeling I could do so, fairly easily, worries me. Light is good, but, light, ancient "Sun-Struck" fiberglass, maybe not so much..?
Can have less than a foot of draft(Board-up), so, great for doing the tributaries of the Chesapeake --- though I'd wonder about the bay, itself - so darned light.). Newest, best thing about it is the motor mount - sigh... My British Seagull(1972? Starts first pull! Incredible.) would look dangerously "vintage", hanging on it!
Have cell phone, can do more photos...
What do you think?
Thankx for all comments!
Ted, KA3BHQ
www.teddygvo.com
ka3bhq@ptd.net
Brought it home from a friends house(Moving to where he could not take it.). I hated to just leave it there to be trashed. My neighbors are not loving me with two old boats and an old pop-up camper on my small, neighborhood, lot - yeek! Can't say I blame them.
The last "free" boat I got(Luger Leeward 16)... is sitting beside my garage - waiting(Covered, good shape, hull/fittings/rigging/sails, but waiting for new foam floatation and "mod's" to make it into a teeny-tiny cruiser.). Already have about $1,500 in it(New Dwyer Mast + fittings, etc...). Like to get it's sails to Sail Care for evaluation/repair. So I got that to do, already... But, when done, I'll still have a 16 footer.....? However, I have this 20 - or do I?
Question: Try to save the Holiday 20, or take it to the dump, now?
Been sitting outside for some years(?) - uncovered.
Seems a very light-weight boat - very light. IOW: How likely is it that the fiberglass is still in good shape? I can see "dents" where parts of it sit on the trailer rollers. Cleaned-up nice. Decent sleep space for 2 "rugged campers", under the cuddy. Only the one drawing(On the web) to guide me with rigging(Really like to eliminate the traveler?). Will get the sails out of their plastic tub, today - cross my fingers.). Trailer seems "OK"(Proper trailer? From Texas? Boat from Virginia.).
On the H20 - Rigging, fittings and lines(Need replaced) seem very light, as well? The cleaner it gets, the more I worry. If a bit of glass repair and some new ropes would do it, I'm good - but? Rudder is "all there", looks OK, but - it's old, contoured, thin - wood. CB appears to be some sort of metal? Winch for same - I don't know? Don't really like the looks of it - would rather do "something else" with that, I think..?
FWIW: I believe I could just pull it off the trailer, myself and turn the thing over in the yard to fool with the bottom?(Or to watch it compost itself into the lawn?). Just feeling I could do so, fairly easily, worries me. Light is good, but, light, ancient "Sun-Struck" fiberglass, maybe not so much..?
Can have less than a foot of draft(Board-up), so, great for doing the tributaries of the Chesapeake --- though I'd wonder about the bay, itself - so darned light.). Newest, best thing about it is the motor mount - sigh... My British Seagull(1972? Starts first pull! Incredible.) would look dangerously "vintage", hanging on it!
Have cell phone, can do more photos...
What do you think?
Thankx for all comments!
Ted, KA3BHQ
www.teddygvo.com
ka3bhq@ptd.net
Attachments
-
68.2 KB Views: 816
-
71.3 KB Views: 964