[aboutboats]

Originally Posted by YachtForums

This is "Lady Moeshesha". At first glance, it's a Hatteras, right? While putting it through P-Shop, I began to question my instincts. I'm not sure now...

I was on a Ka-Shing a couple months ago in Lauderdale that I thought was a Hatt until I got on board. This looks like it's big sister. The one I was on was a 63 if I remember right.

[patcasey]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

At first, I thought this was a Striker, but the sheer line looks more like an Infinity. The name was "Croupier" and it appeared to have an aluminum hull. Who can tell us about this?

I know the whole story on it if anyone is interested. It was originally built by Knight and Carver during the turbine craze of the late 80’s. It was 77 feet and had three giant Arneson drives on it. It was a total flop.

We repowered it, lengthened it by 4 feet, put conventional shafts/rudders on it, and eventually added a tower. The first (light load) sea trial we saw 40 knots.

The front of the house used to be black so I can see where people might think it’s a Striker but she’s all glass/plastic. Under the windows the horizontal shape is actually one of the three air intakes for the engine room. There was also a forced air intake in the cockpit. The riggers may not look like much but they were Rupp triple spreaders, but they were mounted so that the tips stopped at the transom. She has a 22' beam and fishes like a dream.

There is some bitter history I can share if anyone cares...Oh and the extension was done by Westerly Marine. I have some photos as well She used to have a red stripe around the house and a red boot stripe.

[YachtForums]

Hi Pat,

I've attached the image you supplied earlier for reference purposes. If you have more images, please add them in the General Sportfish Forum, located here...

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ge...iscussion-249/

Your boat stumped a few of us. Thanks again for the clarification.

[maldwin]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

I think the name of this 58' Trumpy was Spindle...

Spindle was the last Trumpy in the original owner's hands. She cruised annually betweeen Northeast Harbor Me and Boca Grande Fl, and was maintained with an open checkbook. She was donated to Maine Maritime and is having a new bottom fitted as well as a decorative refit at Yachting Solutions in Rockport Me

[maldwin]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

Following in the "Out My Window" theme, I've been looking for a way to put YF readers directly on the intracoastal. I looked into a webcam or hiring bridge tenders to take pics. In the end, I put all of my stuff into storage and rented a small apartment on the intracoastal.

The location is Palm Beach. With the exception of Ft. Lauderdale, this area has one of the largest concentrations of big boats to be found in Florida. If you're on the other side of pond, snowed-in, chained to a computer or a prisoner of the system... I welcome you to watch vicariously through the lense of my camera.

I'll try to update this thread regularly with unique boats. Whenever possible, I'll provide the name of the boat, but I'll leave the details up to you. Oh yeah... about the name of this feature, November is the start of silly season. Birds fly south for the winter and "Yachts Flock"...

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This is unique. It's the first I've seen. If you have info, speak up!

Northern Lights, now Contango was built with the idea of world cruising and the first owner cruised extensively. I saw her in Me last summer, and I understand she has just been sold again. Unfortunately I don't remember the builder.

[maldwin]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

Wood is good, right? What about too much wood?

This Stormalong ex Impatience she is a Wesmac hull finished off by Lee Wilbur under the direction of Bill Morong [Yachting Solutions] for MBNA.
She was originally off white, but changed immediately to a very dark green. The green was too dark in S Florida, so her 2nd owner painted her 1/3 majestic blue,2/3 flag blue. She is the ultimate Maine picnic boat

[maldwin]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

This is "Cortina"...

Huckins built for the same owner as the Broward Cortina above. The Broward is now for sale as they have just built a Newcastle with a Hodgdon interior.

[maldwin]

Originally Posted by YachtForum

Is it safe to say... the designer had a drinking problem?

Built for an owner who had skin cancer but loved to fish. He had previously owned a 150 Feadship.

[Ken Bracewell]

Originally Posted by maldwin

Huckins built for the same owner as the Broward Cortina above. The Broward is now for sale as they have just built a Newcastle with a Hodgdon interior.

Welcome to FY Maldwin. I think you'll find lots of good information here and I'm quite sure you'll add a fair amount too!

[CaptTom]

I guess the following photos can be considered yacht flocking, since they were basically flocking on the deck of a freighter. Was on board to witness the offload of a new model that I will be reviewing soon for YF (not pictured), and able to get these shots of other yachts, and some things extra.

41 foot Luhrs in the slings. Nice hull color.
American Tug getting a lift
Destiny's destiny is for a soft landing
Broward Harbor Patrol keeping everyone honest
Interesting skegs on this baby

[CaptTom]

Able to catch these tugs from the deck working hard taking this ship outbound, backward, towards Port Everglades.

Tug and ship heading backward to the inlet
Bow tug keeping the bulb end straight
Pair of tugs returning from the task

[CaptTom]

Some of us don't have yachts floating behind the back of our homes (if I did, that means Lake Ocheechobee has sprung a leak), and that forces us to go where the yachts are. Here are some shots from the past few months in Key West.

New Hatt heading out
M/Y Sorsha docked
Hoyt Vandenberg before being sunk 7 miles off Key West
Big yacht for many people