Installment - 9 - of Things You Might See at a Shipyard.....Like....

[lumina]

Hi All,

A lot of folks have enjoyed my trips down to the shipyard so I've decided to continue them as installments predicated on my ability to get down there. Thanks for all the feedback and PM's.

Hope you find the images interesting.

First, some scoop on Cocktails, you may remember her, 100' motor yacht, ran aground in Buzzards Bay Ma a couple of years ago.....in my last instalment I posted some photos of what appeared to be bottom repair getting underway (pictures attached again for reference),,, well when I got down to the yard today and as I drove in I was like "somethings missing here", omg, no Cocktails (i guess i just got used to it being there).

Initially I thought she must have been moved inside so work could continue over the winter but apparently the bottom repair was glassed over to make it seaworthy enough to be towed to Portsmouth RI where the new owner has a crew to finish the repairs. New owner bought her from the insurance company for a song. A couple of other bits of info related to her initial grounding......she took on 4 feet of water, the boat was designed with a watertight bulkhead that held and did not allow any water to enter the engine room, once pulled off the beach and under tow she almost floundered a couple of times. Once on the hard here in Ma, she leaked water for 5 months.

Just found a few minutes to finish Installment 9. Begin at post #6 Hope you find them interesting.

 

[lumina]

Sorry guys.......I have 3 more posts to add to this instalment but I have to run so i'll add them tonight !!!

 

[bostonhatteras]

I don't know the manufacturer of cocktails but if I had to guess my gut says choey lee. I saw a really big choey lee at some yard on state rd ft laud. and she was clearly a fully cored hull. I knew this simply by looking at the graving points. At every block under the deep vee hull the hull was crushed by its own weight! I sure would think a boat with coring and no build up at the graving points would leak water for months when hauled! How could the fiberglass be sound after being crushed like that?

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

A look back at the grounding.....hit ledge then captain beached her.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upUaEEVtzg8&desktop_uri=/watch?v=upUaEEVtzg8

 

[SeaEric]

I don't know the manufacturer of cocktails but if I had to guess my gut says choey lee. I saw a really big choey lee at some yard on state rd ft laud. and she was clearly a fully cored hull. I knew this simply by looking at the graving points. At every block under the deep vee hull the hull was crushed by its own weight! I sure would think a boat with coring and no build up at the graving points would leak water for months when hauled! How could the fiberglass be sound after being crushed like that?

This particular "Cocktails" is a Hargrave. There's a new one now that's a Trinity.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

Just found a few minutes to finish Installment 9. Hope you find them interesting.

The first 3 images are of a Sports Fisherman being launched Appx 40'. The thing that caught my attention here was the odd one piece flybridge enclosure, not to mention the way the Travelift guy jockied it in around the yard with ease, like it was a Mini Cooper he was driving. I didn't have time to determine the make.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

The next 3 images are of an older wooden sailboat named Alamama. Always interesting to be reminded of a bygone era.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

The next 3 images are of a newer motor yacht appx 110' named Golden Eye. Yard told me that the owners prior boat was named Goldfinger.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

The next 3 images are of an appx 100' catamaran with beautiful lines. What caught my eye on this one was how razor sharp the bow(s) are. The bow image doesn't fully capture it.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

The next 3 images are misc. Image one is of the Hatteras named Constellation that has sat there many these long years. I was told that she's getting battered around being uncovered and that her interior is covered with mold.

Image 2 the massive rudders on a huge tug.

Image 3, a really interesting Aluminum motor yacht, appx 38'. Really beautiful classic lines and gleaming teak (or mahogany hard to tell). Yard says she's beautiful inside. I couldn't determine the maker or the vintage, but the one thing that struck me was the amount of aluminum under the water line that was corroded. Eaten away. I'll try to get some additional images.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

Can anyone identify the brand of sports fisherman in post #6, and is this type of integrated flybridge the new thing.

Also, in post #10, the last image, can anyone identify the brand of cruiser (aluminum).

Thanks

 

[captddis]

#6 is a 62 Ocean.

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

Capt, do you like the integrated look. It looks klunky to me. It doesn't fit with the graceful lines of the boat.

I don't follow Sports Fisherman's much. Is this a new design or am I just out of the loop.

 

[captddis]

Hi Gene,
That model was built more as a cruiser than a sportfish. I could not find any for sale, but I have seen a few of them..

I can live with the design of the enclosed bridge. What bugs me is the salon windows that do not flow.

Dave.
PS I got another Yorkie a few weeks ago.

 

[saltshaker]

Hi All,

Can anyone identify the brand of sports fisherman in post #6, and is this type of integrated flybridge the new thing.

Also, in post #10, the last image, can anyone identify the brand of cruiser (aluminum).

Thanks

Dave is right it's an Ocean Odysey but I think that the smaller 57. They're built on a sport fish hull but the design is more or a cruiser. The bridge is enclosed not a traditional enclosure. I'm not a fan of Ocean Yachts but they usually do build a nice looking boat. The Odysey line is a bit tough on the eyes. Silverton had a similar line right before they shut down.

 

[krush]

I know the keel blocks take all the weight, but has anybody ever seen stands collapse or slip and a boat on the hard fall on its side?

 

[lumina]

Hi All,

Krush, Yes, as a matter of fact I have. It was an approximately 50 foot blow boat. Yard/owner failed to chain the stands, which is an absolute must for blow boats (and a must for my Hatt). Water erosion significantly compromised the hardtop and gravel underneath. During a big blow the stands slid out and down she went. I may have a picture somewhere, I'll see if I can locate it. All in all not a lot of damage.

 

[captddis]

I was working on a fairly new 60 Bertram on the hard and was in the engine room. Heard a crack then a little wiggle then down to the ground it went. Snapped 10 jack stands in one snap.
I crawled out and jumped off. The captain was hosing the bottom paint dust off of the deck and he grabbed the leg og the tower and hung on.

About a 12 inch section of the keel got crushed and was repaired the next day. Running gear was ok and the boat left for a tournament a few days later. Fortunately it was a dirt gravel yard!!

 

[jim rosenthal]

Yes, they have been known to fall over, from exactly the causes described. They have also been known to float away in the event of storm surges. A few years ago (might have been Isabel, I can't recall) there was a storm surge in the Chesapeake and at least one waterman's boat, hauled and blocked, floated free. The owner got on it and reportedly just drove it home to his dock.

 

[saltshaker]

I was working on a fairly new 60 Bertram on the hard and was in the engine room. Heard a crack then a little wiggle then down to the ground it went. Snapped 10 jack stands in one snap.
I crawled out and jumped off. The captain was hosing the bottom paint dust off of the deck and he grabbed the leg og the tower and hung on.

About a 12 inch section of the keel got crushed and was repaired the next day. Running gear was ok and the boat left for a tournament a few days later. Fortunately it was a dirt gravel yard!!

I'm guessing that was My Blue Heaven. I know the captain that was on that boat.