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casual · 25-11-2011, 09:31

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Originally Posted by delmarrey

Yep! Got a closer look.

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Brought one home from the Bahamas for a friend,2 to 3 ft seas thought I was in 20 footers,should have named the Boat Rock and Roll

casual · 25-11-2011, 09:35

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Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

What might these be? Spotted on Google Earth on the ICW south of Norfolk VA. I'm thinking pipleline pipe? Each one seems to be over 500 feet long.

36°43'13.62"N
76°14'10.52"W

Dredgeing pipe ,Hopefully coming to Stuart Fl,The St Lucie Inlet is closing

wolfenzee · 25-11-2011, 11:03

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Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

When I see boats like that (not the worst example) I always wonder what the first and second design drafts looked like

And am also curious as to how the thought process actually got to.........."that looks ok"

When I see boats like that I know they weren't after something to sit there and look pretty at the dock, but wanted to get out there and do it.

Cormorant · 25-11-2011, 12:58

Here's a funky houseboat seen in Provincetown harbor this summer.

Cormorant · 25-11-2011, 13:01

. . . and her ne'er-do-well uncle a few hundred yards away.

(This is someone's project boat, but rarely worked on. People moored nearby were worried about what the mooring line might do in a storm. . . . )

sctpc · 25-11-2011, 14:48

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Originally Posted by hummingway

I agree whole heartedly with the announcer, everyone should practice sailing off the rocks since it may one day happen to you and your motor won't work.

I would also like to beach my boat and lay it over then re float when tide comes in. I just dont have the guts. But if someone is willing to use there boat Im happy to help you

David_Old_Jersey · 26-11-2011, 03:10

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Originally Posted by wolfenzee

When I see boats like that I know they weren't after something to sit there and look pretty at the dock, but wanted to get out there and do it.

Not knocking folk who simply want to get out there and take a "needs must" approach......just that for the same time, effort and money could have made something better looking........

Blue Stocking · 26-11-2011, 03:33

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Originally Posted by Cormorant

. . . and her ne'er-do-well uncle a few hundred yards away.

(This is someone's project boat, but rarely worked on. People moored nearby were worried about what the mooring line might do in a storm. . . . )

Sweet hull lines. A schooner maybe? Bet she was nice in her day.
Oh well---

**Ex-Calif** · 27-11-2011, 19:22

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Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

When I see boats like that (not the worst example) I always wonder what the first and second design drafts looked like

And am also curious as to how the thought process actually got to.........."that looks ok"

Everybody's got a mother and every mother loves their baby no matter how ugly - LOL

**knottybuoyz** · 20-01-2012, 09:14

Jetson's go to sea?

**hummingway** · 20-01-2012, 09:19

That looks like a recipe for disaster!

delmarrey · 20-01-2012, 09:24

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Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

Jetson's go to sea?

It that the head up forward?

tamicatana · 20-01-2012, 09:30

Y'all will probably think this odd, but I grew up in Louisiana and saw these all the time. This one isn't a great example. The usual is to buy an old work barge and then just put something like a Jim Walter house on it. I remember seeing one of 'em that even had a lawn - he paved the barge with sod and dirt round the house

scook1 · 20-01-2012, 09:58

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Originally Posted by tamif27

Y'all will probably think this odd, but I grew up in Louisiana and saw these all the time. This one isn't a great example. The usual is to buy an old work barge and then just put something like a Jim Walter house on it. I remember seeing one of 'em that even had a lawn - he paved the barge with sod and dirt round the house

Water front property?