Coal Harbour Marina, Vancouver BC

Did you see the price???

Did I read this correctly? 1 million for a 1988 115' Christensen that was re-fit in 2003? Or is this the amount of the price reduction?

$1,000,000.00 is the price reduction

3.9mill USD is the asking

I think that it should be noted that the refit was done by Cape Scott Marine headed by Hans Staals in Delta, builder of the 85' Cape Scott trawler (you know, the red one!). Bray Yacht Design and Research (also designer of the Cape Scott) did the design work for the bimini top, new flybridge layout and so on.
We built a model of her during her refit.
I'll post a photo soon.
Brian

That's for sure and probably with good reason. In my mind, Burger’s “Top Times” was the prelude, but I’m sure there were others. In a few short years we’ve seen a paradigm shift. Gone are gradual sheer lines, replaced by big bow, swell swallowing, rise to the occasion, offshore hulls capable of venturing anywhere… as it should be! Although these hulls had previously been associated with expedition yachts, the line has been blurred now. Northern Marine comes to mind as a builder that takes this design to an extreme, but in reality, they are simply derivatives of commercial boats. Below is an example of Northern Marine’s “Endurance” docked at a marina nearby my house…

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/a...hern-marine-gallery-imag0002.jpg?d=1149196826

It’s hard to say where and when a dramatic rise in sheer was first applied to private, luxury yachts, but we may have someone around here that was ahead of the curve. It was a boat called “Chianti” and it remains an epiphany to me. This boat was penned long before anything resembling today’s new hulls hit the water…

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/y...-deck-expedition-yacht.html?highlight=chianti

Carl,
You might want to check out "Zopilote", Delta's first yacht. A conversion of their commercial crabber (one of the last of the 70 foot Deltas is Thunder at Sunrise Marina) and her larger sister the 105 foot "Princess Gloria". Both Zopilote and Princess Gloria circumnavigated the world, very early power yachts to do so. Many of the current crop of expedition yachts can trace their root directly to these two yachts.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Agreed, but when I think of expeditions, small freighter hulls come to mind such as the Newcastle Voyager series, or the likes of Bart Robert's, etc. That was the definitive meaning some years ago. But again, the lines have blurred in recent years, as private yachts have adopted commercial cues.

To me, Zopilote fell into a commercial hull category. Even though it was a private yacht meant to go on an expedition, the hull was commercial in design. This wasn’t surprising, due to Delta’s commercial exploits, just like the current offerings from Northern Marine, who built the smaller successor “Spirit of Zopilote”.

The reason Top Times comes to mind… in the early 2000’s, renderings & press releases on this boat circulated in magazines. A few people took notice, including an industry. It wasn’t a commercial fishing hull. It wasn’t an expedition (freighter) hull. And it didn’t carry a constant sheer line like private yachts of the past. Essentially, it was the forward half of a large yacht mated to the aft half of a smaller yacht. The design made sense and has become more of a standard today.

Not sure if I'm making any sense. I probably need to make some coffee now.

In reflecting on this, I realized there was another boat that had these same attributes. Back when Steppenwolf topped the charts, these bizarre boats made some headway in the market. Try not to laugh, but I think I found the pre-curser to all of this... the 28' Cargile Cutter. The bow of a yacht and the stern of a boat...

If I'm not mistaken, Bruce Kessler hit an uncharted piece of real estate off the coast of Alaska with "Zopilote" and she, as they say, suffered an extreme case of excessive humidity.

And, if my half-heimers will allow me, didn't that Cutter lay claim to fame by crossing the pond?

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Yes, I read that somewhere. Goes to show it's not the size of the boat... it's the audacity of the owner!

Interesting note in the photo of Northern Marine's "Endurance". Is that the an aluminum jet boat for it's tender?

Hi Loren,
You are correct, "Zopilote" did find an uncharted high spot. The yacht was raised and recomissioned. I can't recall the new name off the top of my head but saw her in Balboa, Panama in early 2003.
A larger Delta expedition yacht (125 foot) "Centurian" also struck a rock and was later refloated and recomissioned.

Carl,
For early trawlers, check out the Romsdal trawlers from the 1960's. Steel hulled about 53 feet. Great little ships....but I do like your example in the photo!

Dave

Brian,

Yes, the tender is aluminum, but not jet powered. It uses an outboard. It's a strange sight around these parts. It looks like it should be running rivers in Idaho.