This guy gave a clinic on inner marina sailing, including a 180 and exit under bare poles in 15 knots of headwind, due to a last minute change of orders from the harbormaster. I'm not sure who was more impressed, the other sailors or the owners of the yachts he so nimbly avoided. I thought the lateral handrails under the edge of the hatch were pretty unique.
I assume the red line leading aft is run on either side so you can adjust the backstay from the forward cockpit seat.
Authenticity, a nice touch.
Hadn't seen this before, looks solid, keeps the coaming line clean.
A lot of purchases! The side clip tiller extension is a nice touch too. If you look close, you can see the name plate on the stern is held there by a line. I wonder if he has one for every day of the week...
You can see the trailing edge of the spreaders is painted white, as was the tip of the boom and the top of the mast. Pretty classy against the sleek varnish. With sails and rigging like this, you can see why he doesn't want to use his engine.
Who needs aluminum, fiberglass and hydraulics when you can have varnished wood, bronze and lots of blocks. This boat appears to be undergoing a properly prioritized restoration, from the top down.
I overheard an actual knowledgeable person say this raised block in the bow is unique to a particular builder but I don't remember who. Great TBird trivia though.
A well cared for bird. Notice the stainless winch handles visible under the coaming.
I'm not sure what the block outside the coaming is aft of the winches but those look suspiciously like FishOn rod holder sockets... Don't tell me someone has perfected the combination of my two favorite pastimes.
Beautiful brass lantern, stove with kettle, makes you wish for a cold rainy day.
I was interested in this detail because I have a similar job to do. Our old hatch was a funny telescoping rot magnet not worth restoring so I've put a fair amount of thought into how I'm going to go next and this is a very similar treatment to what I'd been thinking.
Better shot of the stove and counter layout. I hope someone tells me what this stove runs on, it looks like a wood burner.
Hope that line over the stove pipe doesn't get cooked though.
This guy must really like to fish. Just kidding, I like the clean lines of the finishes and the attention to detail on this boat.
A unique example of a drawer that slides back in under the deck.
This boat looks like it's been well cared for, over and over and over, without trying to eliminate the charachter giving by the signs of age under the finish.
I wondered what this was. My research tells me this is a digital racing compass. Saves all that annoying digital to analog conversion I guess. Notice the nifty 'chopped' pulpit.
This is the only bow piece (?) I've seen like this. Along with the shorty pulpit, I think someone has a piece of a stainless fab shop. Side mounted running lights too. Very nice details, bet he has cab lights and mudflaps on his truck.
I was told this boat was built by a cabinet maker and it's impeccable fit and finish shows it. Although the actual lineage was a little vague, whoever owns it now has not done the builder any disrespect.
