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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 01/17/2013 :  19:18:27  Show Profile
This is the freakiest looking boat I have ever seen!

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GaryB
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 01/17/2013 :  19:39:02  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
But what dedication by the builder (watch the video)

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/17/2013 :  20:18:22  Show Profile
I love it!! Purpose-built to a "T"--flat water sailing and bird watching. (Besides the flat bottom, note the open centerboard trunk.) I've never seen that technique for adding some "V" to the bottom at the bow. And imagine powering a C-25 with a Honda 2!

There's a lot of creativity and craftsmanship in that odd little package!
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zeil
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Response Posted - 01/17/2013 :  21:06:28  Show Profile
Wow... how interesting and unique... what a patience, craftsmanship and ingenuity displayed.

I'm confident that he was not aware that a 25ft Catalina with major parts of the hull cut&replaced with "Coke bottle green lexan windows on cabin", would have served him well plus...

Equipping this extra ordinary creation with lee boards could have enhanced room, complimented functionality and would certainly suit the appearance of this eye catching vessel... but perhaps at the cost of blocking the view?...



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John Russell
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Response Posted - 01/18/2013 :  14:49:07  Show Profile
I'm not sure why you would want a sailboat but want to be protected from the wind.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 01/18/2013 :  17:30:32  Show Profile
Hmmm... The freakiest thing I have personally seen I posted some years ago here. A woodie, fugly, with a flat bow... I also have seen at the Paris Yacht Show a 40 footer with inflatable cabin... Looking for photos soon...

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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 01/19/2013 :  12:24:20  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
Impressive commitment to that project. It almost looks like it needs a submersible mode.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/19/2013 :  14:20:45  Show Profile
...or some Lexan panels in the flat bottom, for watching the marine life as well as the birds!
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