Wheelhouseįorgive me but I was so impressed to see the job Harry & Vickie did on the 48 DUCK they built of wood that I have to show her off several times on my sites. David King, 12/2010Ĥ1-Plus Diesel Duck PEPI, by Asboat Yacht Building Ltd., in Turkey.Įllemaid’s descrption and photos of Building, and more of Interior & Engine room. Despite the fact that we had weather that is probably pretty crumby by pleasure boats standards, I felt equally secure in this boat as I would in one of the ships that go up and down the coast on a regular basis”. I don’t have a lot of experience with smaller boats, but I am a captain of much larger ships and myself and two similarly qualified colleagues brought the 462 up from Ensenada, Mexico in late October. I live in Point Roberts, WA and one owner (M/V David Ellis) actually drove from Seattle to Point Roberts to assess an electrical problem I was having (which turned out to be the marina’s). I suppose the first would be Bill Kimley and his team in China who remain focused on utility and design (as opposed to price) George Buehler who is uncompromising in what his idea of a boat really is, but most importantly the owners of the other 462’s. For any potential buyers, this boat simply exceeds my expectations for a couple of reasons.
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Here’s a series of photos documenting something few of you will ever get a chance to see in this Brave New World the building of a real wood ship!Ĭongratulations to Seahorse Yachts and “ Peking“, a 462 DIESEL DUCK, honored as People’s Choice Award “BEST IN SHOW” at the 2007 Mystic Trawlerfest. I did some computer fairing on it and arguing with him and we did his design. In the 1990’s, Reg Townsend designed a ship. Go to George Buehler’s Booksfor ordering info and general NW lore! The Troller Yacht Book is back in print! You can order it as a hardcover book, an e-book, PDF, Kindle, and all those other formats out there. See more of her in the STOCK PLANS section, and check out their wonderful Web Site!And finally, Ben has published a book about the trip.
They then went on to circumnavigate the planet, including making the longest non-stop voyage ever made in a power yacht! Tough guys them Canadians, even if they do say “ay?” all the time. It’s free!īen and Crew crossed the NW Passage (above) in IDLEWILD. Here she is anchored off SW Ireland.īut first, look at The Animal Rescue Site. 50′ MELQUIADES has been cruising the world since the 1990s.
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