More Pictures

[David Kippen]

Here are a couple more pictures of GIOIA MIA--thanks, Donn, for telling me how to post them! http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p1c439034e62b1dc0fbd11d442299935f/fd6015d8.jpg http://imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/pd1662ee9bb5edaa69d4bcebdff7c3a7f/fd601595.jpg http://imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p4a3fb219ab2d4c89e4229c218a1b803b/fd601651.jpg http://imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p6e86d8c7642ae5b4555933636b8dc684/fd6015af.jpg

[Donn]

Beautiful! Just gorgeous.

[rkrough]

wow that is a beauty!

[Dave Fleming]

Wet blanket that I may be, something just doesn't look right about her profile and cabin top?

I am guessing it is because I haven't seen a Montery before without fishing gear, trolling poles, gill net reel etc.. ;)

[videoguy]

David you are a lucky man what a beauty!!!!!!

[ken mcclure]

More of those "wish I was there" photos. VERY nice.

What's the underbody look like?

[David Kippen]

Thanks, all, for the kind comments. Wish we deserved some of the credit! Truth is, Frangelico ("Frank") Seeno, the builder, did a really, really nice job on her, and my wife and I are the lucky beneficiaries.

Dave, you're right: she is different from a lot of the Montereys you've seen, and I've recently learned why.

First, she's a "river Monterey." While most of the boats at Fisherman's Wharf were built to fish the Pacific, GIOIA MIA has a narrower beam, a more upturned bow, more interior space (she has a stepped deck and a large cuddy cabin) and a shallower draft.

I've been told that these are all adaptations to Bay fishing. As I know you already know, Dave, having lived and worked here, since the Bay is shallow, our prevailing west winds kick up a short, sharp chop. Her steep bow really keeps her dry, and her shallower draft makes her less likely to get stuck. The tradeoff here is a narrower beam, because she still has the classic Monterey shape, with a fairly deep bow that tapers back to an almost fan tail. (Otherwise, to get the shallower draft, she'd need to be shorter or barge-like.)

The second difference is that her cabin top is not original. The former owner had a leaky top replaced with one he pulled off another fishing boat, this one made back East. I've seen pictures of her original cabin top, which was rounded and flat. But I also think you're right about the poles. I'm on the lookout for a new pair--not mainly for looks, but because I want flopper-stoppers!

I'm not sure if any of this speaks to what you were seeing--Dave, you've forgotten more about wooden boats than I'll ever know--but I'd be really interested to know if it doesn't.

Ken, the underbody looks pretty good, but she's 55 and needs some work--most of it beyond my time and ability to do, so I'm saving my nickles and dimes. (And, like your tag says, knowing what needs to be done isn't the same as knowing what needs to be done next.)

[Dave Fleming]

DavidK, I was in my blundering way trying to get just those facts out of you without sounding too much like a 'wise arse know-it-all', if ya folla?

Ayup, that peaked house just screamed at me...I am not original. <insert smily here>

The fine, more than usual, clipper bow was another question mark for open ocean use.

She did seem a bit 'narrow' for much ice/fish carrying too.

Poles would definitely add some 'saltyness' to her looks and, yes a nice set of flopper stoppers might just be in order to dampen down the roll.

You say she has cement in the bilges? Was she surveyed prior to purchase? What size/make engine are you running in her.

And finally...are you the fellow who some time back contacted me about recommendations of whom to speak to up there about your vessel?

[David Kippen]

Dave, what can I say--you've got sharp eyes.

She has cement, but it's original. It's not your typical Home Depot cement--seems to be made thicker, harder--maybe with just cement and fine sand? I've chipped it back here and there and found no rot. Underneath, on the wood, it's painted with red lead, then coated with tar, then cemented real tight.

We didn't survey her--at $4,000, with her lines, something in me said "this is it," and that was that. (My dad was a fisherman. I grew up, more or less, on a Monterey. Always wanted one o' me own.)

She's powered by a 253 Detroit, which is more engine than I want (I've posted about this to this site before, after a particularly bad day: http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004155), but we've got some 2" Soundown on the way as I write and, well, we're getting used to the nose.

And yes, I'm the same fellow. Deck's still not done--gotta save lots of change before we open her up--and there are frames we'll replace when we do the deck, but overall, she's in fairly good shape.

Sorry we missed each other around Mother's Day, but mabye next time you're up our way we can take you out for a spin? :D