60' ketch in "Captain Ron"

Thanks for the update; I was wondering if she would be rescued.

 

Hi Captain Bob;

Is Wanderer in charter yet. We would be interested in chartering this amazing historic vessle.

 

This was one great boat

I was fortunate to have spent quite a bit of time on one of the boats from the movie. I friend of mine owned it when it was purchased for the movie. His name is David Bergeron and the boat was kept at a Northside marina in Jacksonville, Florida. I don't remember which boat his was used for. It was kept in top shape by Dave the entire time he owned it and it was sailed often, many times offshore on trips to St Augustine and Fernandina. He sailed it to the Bahamas with his family and also to South Carolina for his high school reunion. I went on many of these day sails offshore and this boat was a joy to sail and comfortable to live aboard. It had a large AC unit that was housed under the bunk in the cabin that was next to the head in the center of the boat just forward of the main salon. We called this cabin the meat locker because it got so cold. The aft main cabin had a low ceiling over the bed since the cockpit was above it. Dave actually lived aboard for a while when it was docked at a marina on the intercoastal waterway.
While Dave owned it the main mast was struck by lightning and had to be removed for repair. The mast was lifted from the boat by a boat lift and strapping. The boat was moored in a pullout slip and we had ropes attached on both sides to guide the mast to shore. Once the mast cleared the hull it slowly began to slide to horizontal and we were unable to stop it. Luckily it was balanced at the spreaders and it settled at a horizontal position and was moved to shore. There is a video that once existed of the removal but I do not know if it is still around. We did find a few coins at the base for the mast and they were returned when the mast was reset. It is also interesting to note that when Dave purchased the boat and was moving the boat up the east coast of Florida the motor overheated. Once ashore there were barnacles found in the heat exchanger and the motor ran well after that.
Maintenance on the boat was ongoing and a nightmare. I think this is one reason Dave sold the boat. The hull was fiberglass but the deck was teak strips with alternating strips of a black rubber type substance. I don't remember what it is called but I put plenty of it down. There was also an incredible amount of wood all over the boat that needed attention. We would basically start at the bow of the boat and once we got to the stern it was back to the bow and start all over again. At first there were plenty of friends that would help out in exchange for sailing on the boat but over time everyone tired of all the work and there ended up being a core of a few people that would help out. Near the end of Dave's ownership I even began to bow out. But I had plenty of good times on that boat.