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Peter Belenky
08-28-2009, 03:30 PM
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/1342889803.html

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/lgchristianson/FAME/1-FAME4.jpg
htom
08-28-2009, 04:57 PM
$16,000 ?!? What have they done to her?
Paul Pless
08-28-2009, 05:07 PM
What have they done to her?

She was listed for sale last year. I called and talked to the owner then and he was very forthright. IIRC he recommended that she needs to be completely replanked, reframed, and redecked. You could probably save the backbone, the cabin, and interior. The masts are salvageable but are not original nor even original spec. Sails and motor useless.

There are some great photos in that album by the way.
TimH
08-28-2009, 05:50 PM
damn
CharlieCobra
08-28-2009, 06:12 PM
There's a 65' Crowninshield Schooner that's been for sale, bought and now up for sale again up this way. It had soft decks and was glassed but the core sample I saw looked good. I looked at it but declined as it just wasn't what I wanted at the time. That's 65' LOA so probably 40' LOD.
Wiley Baggins
08-28-2009, 06:43 PM
Don Z.'s and Dingo's red phones must be jangling of their respective hooks right now. :)
S/V Laura Ellen
08-28-2009, 09:31 PM
Gees....who in their right mind would buy a schooner that needs new ribs, planking, deck and masts?
Paul Pless
08-28-2009, 09:33 PM
> :D

Does Jo read threads above the bilge?
TimH
08-29-2009, 12:17 AM
There's a 65' Crowninshield Schooner that's been for sale, bought and now up for sale again up this way. It had soft decks and was glassed but the core sample I saw looked good. I looked at it but declined as it just wasn't what I wanted at the time. That's 65' LOA so probably 40' LOD.

That would have been this one. The pictures expired, but the words tell the story.

http://woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14511&highlight=crowninshield+schooner
htom
01-05-2010, 03:41 PM
This reminds me, "Go buy a lottery ticket!"
TimH
01-05-2010, 03:47 PM
There is an article on her in the latest WB
yachtie
06-16-2010, 02:42 PM
Any news as to what happened to her?
Garret
06-16-2010, 02:47 PM
Any news as to what happened to her?

Dennis Conner: http://www.luxist.com/2010/05/17/dennis-conners-new-yacht-has-a-long-history/
yachtie
06-16-2010, 03:27 PM
That's good! I'm glad someone stepped up.
Don Z.
06-16-2010, 04:13 PM
Her restoration is well documented... she has her own Facebook page...
rbgarr
06-17-2010, 12:46 AM
Can't find it... link or name to search? All I get is the Fame of Salem, a different vessel.
Don Z.
06-17-2010, 02:57 AM
Can't find it... link or name to search? All I get is the Fame of Salem, a different vessel.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Schooner-FAME/108310942531432
Matt J.
06-17-2010, 11:58 AM
Simply put: DC is good for boats
yachtie
06-17-2010, 02:26 PM
Looks like she wasn't in as bad a shape as the seller suggested.
kbowen
07-07-2010, 10:26 PM
Simply put: DC is good for boats


Isn't he the guy that took the America's Cup with an overwhelming spread of lawyers? :-)
Todd Bradshaw
07-08-2010, 12:19 AM
No, actually he isn't. He's one hell of a good sailor and if you missed the Cup races back when he was driving the boat, I feel sorry for you.
Gerarddm
07-08-2010, 01:31 AM
He IS a hell of a good sailor. But if he had only covered Australia on that final leg in Newport...
johngsandusky
07-08-2010, 09:05 AM
He IS a hell of a good sailor. But if he had only covered Australia on that final leg in Newport...

I know it. I was amazed at the time. But I give him credit for going the distance against a superior boat.
rbgarr
07-08-2010, 04:25 PM
She's got an incredibly glossy black paint job now. The whole hull.
A bit out of place imho, but that's DC's way. I wonder if she'll have hi tech sails, too?
Todd Bradshaw
07-08-2010, 04:53 PM
Bainbridge made a batch of special Egyptian Dacron/mylar cruise laminate for the replica of America that was built a few years ago. It had the look of cotton paired with the stability and performance of laminated cloth. They looked quite good, except for the fact that some idiot put radial corner patches on them, which instantly branded them as modern fakes to anybody who knows much about sails.