A Chuckle.

[brackish]

I'm the only Compac in my marina.  A dozen or so sailboats, some megayacht power trawlers and house boats which I think are mostly used as dock side lake cabins and many party barges.  I've never been to the marina without having someone stop by to gaze and chat about the classic look and lines of my 23.

Bob23 said:

I even had the skipper of an overtaking Hinckley give a compliment which I rightfully returned.

I was working the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, talking with the salesman who handles upper New England for us and he mentioned that Hinckley was a major customer for him, having Unisaws, Band Saws and other machines that were made in my factory in use in their yard.  I mentioned that I would love to tour the yard if I ever get up there.  A few days later I got an email from the Yard manager saying I should just give him a call if I ever plan a trip, he'll personally give me a tour.  Still haven't made that trip, need to put it on the bucket list.  Along with a Hinkley bareboat charter if I can muster up some of my sailing buddies to go.

[Glenn Basore]

I don't know why but it seems to me I,ve all ways liked the style of the east coast boats over all others.

I'm sure there might be a few here in California that might catch my eye but  not in my price range.

My Eclipse gets a lot of complements on the water or trailer!

Glenn

[Bob23]

Brack:
   I'm on board with the charter and if you need a co-conspiritor Compac owner for the Hinckley yard tour, I'm on board with that too.
   Hinckley has a branch yard here in NJ up around Bay Head. I often thought of ditching my construction business, conning someone up there to hire me, and spending the rest of my working life helping to build Hinckleys.  But I hear they are in financial trouble, like the rest of the word.
Bob23

[curtisv]

I don't know why but it seems to me I,ve all ways liked the style of the east coast boats over all others.

I'm sure there might be a few here in California that might catch my eye but  not in my price range.

My Eclipse gets a lot of complements on the water or trailer!

Glenn

Glenn,

Pacific Seacraft comes to mind as far as west coast cruisers.  West coast seems to have got into the round the buoys thing and built more than their share of sleds.  Another west coast cruiser is Goswald.  Definitely pricey.  You may be right in that at the beginning of the fiberglass cruiser era there was a breed of designers and builders in the northeast that preserved the lines, including hull lines and full keel, of the early 1900s and put these in production in fiberglass.  Names like Hershoff, Alberg, Stevens come to mind.  The other coast had Crealock and others.  I'm not an expert on this, but I think both coasts had some excellent designers and well built cruisers.  It seems that designers and builders on the east coast may have had a little more of an eye toward the traditional and fine joinery may have been easier to come by at a reasonable price.

Hutch seems to have retained the eye for traditional lines and kept some teak on the cabin top and quite a bit in the cabin giving our CPs their unique beauty among pocket cruisers.  Without the lofty price tag of a Flicka or a Dana.

Curtis

btw - trans-vesselites?  A power boat dressed in sails?  I'll mention that if I run into a McGregor.  A neighbor's son had one but he sold it.  (can't call it "her").

[Bob23]

Curtis:
   You're killin' me- trans-vesselites! Where do you get this stuff? Yeah, you can't call 'em she...they are definitely its.
    There's a Flica in a nearby marina that's been sitting for years. I purposely don't go by there...I don't want to see it for sale. Might be too tempting.
Bob23

[brackish]

Brack:
   I'm on board with the charter and if you need a co-conspiritor Compac owner for the Hinckley yard tour, I'm on board with that too.
   Hinckley has a branch yard here in NJ up around Bay Head. I often thought of ditching my construction business, conning someone up there to hire me, and spending the rest of my working life helping to build Hinckleys.  But I hear they are in financial trouble, like the rest of the word.
Bob23

You're in if we ever get this going.  That is if you can put up with some cranky old folks.  We have a group that tries to get together and charter every five years or so and we are long overdue.  Hinckley from Bar Harbor came up the last time, but several of the group were teachers, off in the Summer and that is the high (expensive) season for Hinckley.  We ended up going to Abaco that year (low season there). Probably just as well, the season doesn't matter in the Caribbean, just affects the price.  Low season may be a bit chilly off the coast of Maine.  Our best trips were when we had enough people to put together more than one boat (we did the Virgin Islands with twin Endeavour 38 center cockpits). 

My plan, when forced to retire earlier than I wanted, was to return to the Gulf Coast and open a shop specializing in marine joinery.  I have a friend from high school who does this and when we talked about it he said when you are in a boat your dealing with nothing that is straight, true, plumb or square and most finish guys don't want to deal with it, so you can ask a fair price.  Unfortunately, I moved about half my machinery and supplies to the coast just before Katrina and lost it all uninsured.  Then just about recovered and the financial and real estate meltdown.  Just about recovered again getting ready to put the house on the market and now we have the Oil Spill and its potential impact.   Hey, I refused to be stopped by the fickle finger of fate............BTW, I would go for the Hinckley gig if I lived close by.

[curtisv]

Curtis:
   You're killin' me- trans-vesselites! Where do you get this stuff? Yeah, you can't call 'em she...they are definitely its.
    There's a Flica in a nearby marina that's been sitting for years. I purposely don't go by there...I don't want to see it for sale. Might be too tempting.
Bob23

Peter G gets credit for the new term.

[ka8uet]

to peterg:  GROOOAAAAANNNN!  Must admit it's a good (bad)  one, though!  Even the Macs aren't as ugly as one I saw for sail around here a few years back.  Looked like a sort of wedding cake type cabin cruiser with a mast in the middle. The worst of both worlds in looks, and I'm sure in sailing cababilities as well.  Don't remember what kind it was, besides ugly.