| 1970 Monk? That would be a wooden yacht? If one were waaaaay wealthy or a retired skilled cabinet maker or boat
wright that could be a great acquisition. I'd guess at least four eight
hour days per week to remain pretty much even on a 55 foot wooden yacht. If I had the skills and a cooperative spouse I would be very tempted if I
could meet the price. Four days of agreeable work per week in return for
many hours of boating pleasure would work for me. Especially without any
nasty commute. Just tie my little Whaler 16 up to the stern and call it a
tender. That could be good... fish from the Whaler and return to the mother
ship. Butch
"Jim and Becky" <Jimjamie@Adelphia.net> wrote in message |
Butch
Dec 24
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| You aren't going to have that much more room in this cockpit than you
would on a GB of similar size. Wayne B has a GB 49 and from what I
remember when I was aboard last year, it has a decent sized stern
section for fishing - not ideal by any stretch of the imagination, but
good enough for one or two people. Just based on the picture, that engine room and electrical system
looks like it's been butchered - perhaps a cut and hack with the newer
671 or the rebuild - whatever it happened. For the money, I'd keep looking around for something newer and a
little more modern. I'm looking for a GB in the 35+ category and fishing is my avocation.
One might say obsession. And to tell the truth, I'd be happy with a
GB in the 50' range for fishing. Might take a little modification
here and there, but it certainly would be serviceable. |
Short
Dec 24
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| There is definitely room to fish from the back deck of either a GB42
or 49. The deck is a little higher off the water than you'd really
like to be for boarding a fish, but you can always go down to the swim
platform for that. The smaller GBs like the 32 and 36 have the aft
deck lower to the water and would be better for fishing if you had to
pick one. Back to larger boats, there a lot of older Hatts out there at half way
reasonable prices but the operating costs are high. There are both
the classic sport fishing models with cockpits that are nearly ideal,
and there are also the so called "Yachtfish" models that combine a
small fishing cockpit with motor yacht accomodations and styling. |
Wayne.B
Dec 23
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