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Thread: AlexG's Camden Class Sloop (Must see photos!) Updated 10/3

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    Alex sent me these four pictures of his newly launched Camden Class to post on the forum. Wow!



    Look at that wake!







    (His own "launch" posting: Camden Class Launched! )

    What I wouldn't give to have somebody get a shot of MELINDA, like that first one, but with the Cascades or Olympics in the backround...

    And this boat was built in what, about a year!?! Amazing...

    You know, when I first found this forum, I was looking for ANYBODY who had any first hand experience of the three Crowninshield "knockabouts". Nothing. Now, including my own, I can think of at least three new builds, completed, and an original being bought by a forum member. Old B.B. and Mr. Burbank would be proud, I think....

    True Love's original Dark Harbor 17 1/2:



    Chip Flanagan's "modified" Dark Harbor 12 1/2 ("stretched" to 15' on the waterline and given a marconi rig at the owner's request):



    And, of course, my own little Dark Harbor 12 1/2, MELINDA:



    All three of the Crowninshield "Knockabouts", plus a new "variation", represented, quite recently, right here on the forum. How cool is that?

    [ 10-03-2004, 02:10 PM: Message edited by: Art Read ]

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    WOW!

    She's a beauty. Great photography.

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    Sorrento Moon (forum member) has a DH 17 also, but doesnt post much.

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    I would like to see more pictures of Ttue Loves boat, Particularly in the water and sailing...all the pictures I can recal seeing are of the boat on the hard...what gives???


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    she is smoking along in that first pic.
    beautiful.

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    It seems every time I check in on the Forum (which isn't as often as I'd like, given the competition for the PC in my house) and see a posting by Art Read, there seems to be a great looking boat involved. Now there are several! Can't get enough of these classics. Now, if you can find a few hidden Herreshoffs out there, something like a Buzzards Bay 14, well then, that would be somethin'...

    Dan

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    After getting the original batch of photos above, I told Alex that we'd all love to see more... Especially any construction photos he might have. Here's the latest:

















    I've really GOT to get a chase boat with a good photographer out with MELINDA one of these days...

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    Yes, you do, Art!

    Those are beautiful pics AlexG. What a lovely girl!

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    SAHWEET!!!!

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    Very, very nice ! Looks like she really flys !! Thanks for sharing.

    Lion

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