T&T: Fw: Chesapeake Vessel Sinking

[Larry N. Brown]

> Yes, the Florida Bay Coasters are made of steel. Very thin steel. 10-12 
> years ago I got fired up about them and hired Jay Benford to design a 55' 
> coaster for us. At the time, the plan was to have it built in a yard in s. 
> Louisiana by the local guys who build shrimpers. How much to build this 
> boat with engines, genset and controls? Guy, in his Cajun accent said 
> something like, "Me, I don't tink how it gonna go much over $150,000, no. 
> Great. By the time I was $$$$$ into Jay, I made a brutal discovery. 
> Although a coonass welder can weld 1/4" plate with the skill of a Venetian 
> glass blower, Benford's designs specify very thin plate and must be welded 
> on a strict, discontinuous schedule or the hull will look like an old V-8 
> can. No way to fair it out.
>
> I started looking at yards from Florida to Canada and the best price I 
> could get for the bare-bones hull was from a yard in North Carolina which 
> had built two of them if I remember right. Wanted $375K for a painted hull 
> with doors and windows in it, two engines and drive chains, wheels, 
> rudders, steering and that's it. Plan was to install a gps, VHF and 
> porta-potty and bring it back to Louisiana to finish out. I couldn't fade 
> the $$$ so I have about a dozen drawings beautifully done by Jay. Most 
> expensive artwork I've ever purchased.
>
> So, fool that I was, I bought Cigano and, 5+ years later, I'm still 
> putting in time and $$$ into a boat to go cruising on.
>
> If you want more info on Jay's designs, purchase his book, "Small Ships" 
> by Tiller Publishing. As a wag once said, "Designs so salty they'll make 
> your eyeballs rust."
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry and Teri
> M/V Cigano, 47' Prairie Sundeck Cruiser
> Lying: 64 Cypress Road
>          Covington, LA
>
>
>
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> From: <Ownyacht at aol.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:11 AM
> To: <rcrogers6 at kennett.net>; <ontariolaw at hotmail.com>; 
> <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
> Subject: Re: T&T: Chesapeake Vessel Sinking
>
>> Are Florida Bay Coasters made of steel?
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/11/2008 3:53:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> rcrogers6 at kennett.net writes:
>>
>> It was a  Florida Bay Coaster by Benford and NOT a Great Harbour trawler.
>>
>> Ron  Rogers
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