Old School Downeast

[WRHardie]

I saw this and feel in love! Pretty F-ing salty if you ask me.

scalloper dragger

 

[Keelboater]

Awesome boat!.............(to look at.)

 

[Tuna Pursuit]

I saw her early December when I hauled out at Kittery Point. Caught my eye and I checked her out. She's an old proud girl. You don't see many western rigs around anymore.

 

[eyschulman]

That looks like the many thousands of fishing boats in the US and BC Northwest. And half off the old woodies are for sale on any given day. Also many FG and steel boats of a similar type. The local magazines esp. the fishing trade ones are full of adds. Some are cheap until you start refitting them. I can see where they may not be common on East Coast and don't remember many when I lived there. Many in the NW have turned these boats into pleasure cruising craft. Most make about 6-7.5K on small fuel burn and have deep draft( draft no problem in NW).

 

[pugsley]

they are scrapping one of them in wanchese right now, really i think it's a shame

 

[googinhater]

That thing looks like she will take you to the reck wow not for me

 

[WRHardie]

That looks like the many thousands of fishing boats in the US and BC Northwest.

I think its awesome to see boats built in the 20's still working. When I lived in San Diego there were still a few around there. Up in Crescent City there were tons it seemed, still using wood outriggers and masts too. Shame to see them go...

 

[Pedlyr]

Pretty hard to get insurance for old wood these days...

 

[BOSBoatMan]

Reminds me of one of the best books I ever read called East of the Hague Line.

Check out the cover - see a resemblance?

East of the Hague Line: Gordon Holmes: 9781466941847: Amazon.com: Books