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I've had a fire sale on boats and motors lately, as some have noticed, in order to take advantage of a rare, astounding offer made by the seller of a 1959 Luhrs inboard 27-foot hardtop--a professional skipper who just accepted a job in the Virgin Islands, and needs to move by May 5.
The joke is that this is the 'Lust-Craft,' since I wanted it so badly...in part because it's a rarely-seen model, but also because I've sold just about every boat that floats, and it was time to get (and hold onto!) an actual runner.
Yesterday, the deal was stitched together, so I drove down to Vashon Island and we used the seller's Suburban to launch the Luhrs, a lapstrake boat built in New Jersey and powered by its original Chrysler Crown flathead six. I then ran the boat from Quartermaster Harbor up to Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island, where she'll stay in the water during the Spring, Summer and Fall...and go back on the trailer each winter.
I'll be running the boat down to Seattle next Friday, May 1, probably overnighting at Shilshole Marina, then going through the Locks Saturday morning so we can participate in the Opening Day Parade.
The engine runs fine and the boat handles rough water nicely, since she was designed for offshore fishing.
We'll peck away at refinishing over the next few years; she needs everything in terms of paint and varnish, but at least she's functional--which is more than I can say for the rest of my motley (for sale) fleet.
Oh, yeah, a P.S. -The current name on the transom is "White Bay," not "White Boy," although the latter might make sense when people see the the pale-skinned Norwegian at the wheel. White Bay is some kind of hot-spot for Caribbean tourists, I guess. The name will be removed shortly, and replaced with something salty and Northwestern.
- Marty
The joke is that this is the 'Lust-Craft,' since I wanted it so badly...in part because it's a rarely-seen model, but also because I've sold just about every boat that floats, and it was time to get (and hold onto!) an actual runner.
Yesterday, the deal was stitched together, so I drove down to Vashon Island and we used the seller's Suburban to launch the Luhrs, a lapstrake boat built in New Jersey and powered by its original Chrysler Crown flathead six. I then ran the boat from Quartermaster Harbor up to Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island, where she'll stay in the water during the Spring, Summer and Fall...and go back on the trailer each winter.
I'll be running the boat down to Seattle next Friday, May 1, probably overnighting at Shilshole Marina, then going through the Locks Saturday morning so we can participate in the Opening Day Parade.
The engine runs fine and the boat handles rough water nicely, since she was designed for offshore fishing.
We'll peck away at refinishing over the next few years; she needs everything in terms of paint and varnish, but at least she's functional--which is more than I can say for the rest of my motley (for sale) fleet.
Oh, yeah, a P.S. -The current name on the transom is "White Bay," not "White Boy," although the latter might make sense when people see the the pale-skinned Norwegian at the wheel. White Bay is some kind of hot-spot for Caribbean tourists, I guess. The name will be removed shortly, and replaced with something salty and Northwestern.
- Marty
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