I was sailing at Martin Lake AL this weekend and saw this odd customized sailboat...
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Saw this odd duck...
- Thread starter rgranger
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It looks like a sailboat and a trawler had a baby together
I always wondered why so few sailboats provided protection from foul weather. Visibility in aft cockpit does seem to be a problem in this one
I always wondered why so few sailboats provided protection from foul weather. Visibility in aft cockpit does seem to be a problem in this one
It's a production boat. An Allmand HMS 23 Motor Sailor
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Many boat owners, many boats, many designs..
Oh the joy of it.
Oh the joy of it.
It has been here before. One like it.
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/help-identify-this-motorsailer.133753/
A motor sailer that doesn't need a motor? What kind of marketing slogan is that?
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/help-identify-this-motorsailer.133753/
A motor sailer that doesn't need a motor? What kind of marketing slogan is that?
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
- 23,364
@rgranger it is all in the eyes of the title holder. Sure not every boat is an America's Cup beauty... but to the owner is can be beauty in the utility. Gets him/her out on the water so they can decompress and not go postal at work...
I like the training wheels on the side.
You could also say it’s a motor sailer that doesn’t need a sail.It has been here before. One like it.
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/help-identify-this-motorsailer.133753/
A motor sailer that doesn't need a motor? What kind of marketing slogan is that?
The HMS 23 has only 600 pounds of ballast, no mention of water ballast and sits very low on her trailer. I love that boat. Owning her is like:
-Will (Dragonfly)
As a beauty, I am not a star.
There are others more handsome, by far,
But my face, I don't mind it,
For I am behind it.
It's those out in front get the jar.
Onboard, she's gorgeous. Maybe her heeling force is a little high and her ballast a little light for that, but that's a comfy looking weekender.There are others more handsome, by far,
But my face, I don't mind it,
For I am behind it.
It's those out in front get the jar.
Now, I wonder what this boat has for ballast. Water?
-Will (Dragonfly)
I finally found my user name and password so I can now comment on this forum after several years since this photo was taken. I have since moved this odd duck down a few slips to a new location and removed the mast and stays to convert to a trawler for inland waterway touring. I have since acquired a West Wight Potter 19 for sailing so not to completely go to the dark side.