what is your dreamboat?

No images to post of my dream boat - nobody builds one, and the design is still formulating in my head (plus my scanner won't talk to my computer - so not even any napkin-sketches...).
She'll be about 60' long, relatively narrow with an easily driven hullform. Cruise speed of 18 - 22 knots, with a pair of diesels, probably through conventional shafts - a range of 800nm. Construction will be lightweight - probably vac-bagged, foam core - what I'd call medium-tech.
Styling will be somewhere between traditional and modern - not old world, but not so 'spacey' that the boat becomes a study of form over function. Low profile with accomodation up fwd, a saloon and internal helm then a bridgedeck with 2nd (external) helm over the engines. The last 5m of the boat will be taken up with a cockpit, capable of containing a RIB which is lauched and recovered via a collapsing transom.
Nice, wide side-decks, lots of storage.....a fast, comfortable coastal cruiser.
Now where's that letter to Santa gone...?

 

battle wagons oh yeah!

I was lucky enough to see the Iowa as she was being decommisioned at the navel weapons station in Yorktown Va. Wow what a ship. The USS North Carolina is dry docked In NC I think around Atlantic city, I have been on her twice! A never forgotten experience to say the least1 You can get a tour for a few bucks. They have a 16" gun and a 5" gun open for you to climb around in too. It makes all those Victory at sea episodes come to life. You keep waiting for John Wayne to pop out to
I can still see those battlwagons plowing through the north atlantic in the opening of the show! I hate technology sometimes
those times were when men were men and ships were ships!
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my dreamboat?

john wayne actually did buy a PT boat when he got older, only dream i could! thoughts on my dreamboat are not clear; like to permanently live aboard - but in sunny blue waters. want speed but economy under the bed. i've been looking at foam floating cottages and just noticed these realistic personal drydocks. maybe a truck and foamhousedrydockcat tender combination?

 

You Asked...

Won't even fit in my bath tub...

 

For cruising many places my Dream Boat would be a Hovercraft Jacking Spud Barge.

Here on the East coast anchoring is frequently a hassle as the USCG "gave" the local municipalites all the water they can see.

No use arguing about "navigation" as the desperate locals want to issue revenue raising tickets , or force you into a marina at $3.00 a ft a night.

My barge would simply motor close to shore (very close) and set the spuds and jack up the platform about 5 ft.

Passing marine motorist wakes would never be noticed , and when the local "owners" , with the blue lights ,of the bay arrive , the anchor would be aboard and 2 black balls hoisted in the rigging.

We would be aground , something not yet charged for , except in the FL Keys.

Could work for me ,

FAST FRED

 

Scharnhorst

I'd like to see it with a deep keel and some sails, say a 70/30 motor sailer could save sooo much on fuel bills .......!!

 

shame I can only upload six at a time

All of the attached boats are my dreamboats. All of them for there nice simple lines. It's so difficult to make a decision.

Marco

http://www.hinckleyyachts.com/
http://www.heinrichwerft.ch/html/tender_06.html
http://www.whaler.com
http://www.steigercraft.com/
http://www.yachtwerft-stoehr.de/
http://www.wally.com

 

My dream boat - Seems fare fetched for me, anybody willing to sponsor me

Day dreamer ----- Speed deamon



The attached is my dream boat, 11ft long pure carbon, called a moth and it flys just like the real little thing the only difference is this thing can reach 21 knots anbd can swim.
If i wasn't 15 yrs old the $17,500 AUD approx wouldn't seem that much. Want to sponsor me ?
Just imagine your logo on my hull or sail flying about 700mm in there air traveling close to 20 knots this boat is a real little eye catcher.

email: antz@lagunacom.com.au

NEW BOAT PRICE LIST AND WHY I NEED SPONSORSHIP
Carbon foam sandwich adjustable spreaders $230.00
Dacron trampolines $400.00
Hull trolley with wheels $550.00
Fitted carbon fibre boom $550.00
Pre-preg carbon centreboard $700.00
Pre-preg carbon winged rudder $800.00
Fitted carbon fibre mast $950.00
All fittings, wire, rope (supplied unassembled) $960.00
Carbon wing frame $1,900.00
Pre-preg carbon hydrofoil centreboard, rudder & all fittings $3,450.00
Pre-preg carbon 'Prowler' hull $5,300.00
KA Monofilm sail with cams $1,430.00

$17,220.00

More info visit:
http://www.moth.asn.au/yellow_pages.html

 

For what it's worth, as a motorboat this would suit me fine.
Still looking for that perfect sailboat, but coming close:

 

Yeaa, got it!

 

My problem is that the boats that appeal the most to me are traditional, but most of my boat use is casual club racing. Added to that, I've always been a small boat sailor, and don't especially want a big boat (over 30'), though I do feel the need for a usable head. So, I need a catboat or small schooner of traditional appearance, less than 30' loa, less than 12' beam, fairly shoal draft with minimum overnight accomodation for four, and the speed of a J-30.

If I'm only day-dreaming, I'll put up with the speed of a J-24.

 

Small - Coastal - Self contained...

Hello...

I still can't let this one go - a very small motor sailer that is very much a sailor and beach crawler for the Pacific Northwest...

Small for singlehanding and just enough space for 3 week cruises with best friend when work schedules allow - small for tight slip widths and high cost per foot to keep close to home...

Standing headroom because - just because - currently mucking up in Rhino 3D...

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Cheers...

SH.

 

my dream boat would be steam yacht of around 250ft x 25ft, twin triple expansion engines driving two massive props giving a cruise of 20K and a spurt of 25K,oh and its completely silent!

ps,i know sail is aswell but steam smells nicer!!!

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"Moon Path Runner ASD"

Loa = 16.0 m
Breadth at transom = 3.8 m
Breadth central hull = 2.6 m
Depth at sheer = 2.9 m

Power = 3 x 1050 hp
Propulsion = ZF Drive
Screw = Rolla

Speed = uh...uh...!!

 

Mind if I hop on Peter?

The Holland is a fine choise! A hard one to choose from sailboats.. I have a weak spot for designs that proof they can stand the test of time. I love these flat bottoms Peter, but lost my heart to the Regenboog.