This ICONIC Sailboat Is For Sale! An Amazing $15k Barn Find - FULL TOUR!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มี.ค. 2024
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This ICONIC Sailboat Is For Sale!
Check out this incredible find! We stumbled upon an iconic Friendship Sloop tucked away in a barn, and it's up for grabs at just $15,000. If you're a wooden boat enthusiast or have ever admired the elegance of a Friendship Sloop under sail, you won't want to miss this.
Friendship Sloops hold a special place in maritime history, originating as lobster boats and workboats in the late 1800s before transitioning into beloved coastal cruisers for recreational use. With their distinctive clipper bows and classic gaff rigs, they're a true sight to behold along the Maine coast and beyond.
This particular sloop, designed by Eldredge-McInnis and built in 1978 by J Phillips Ham in Connecticut, boasts a fascinating backstory. Once owned by former Senator Chris Dodd, who enjoyed sailing her with his friend Ted Kennedy, she later found herself in Boothbay Harbor, ME, serving as a tourist day-tripper. And in a weird Six Degrees of Canadian Ken, we discovered that he is related to one of the previous owners...
Now, after 15 years in the care of her current owner, she's seeking a new home. While she's been resting in the barn for the past 5 years, everything, including the 25hp Westerbeke engine, was in perfect working order the last time she sailed. The $15,000 price tag reflects the need for some TLC, but here's the good news: the owner is willing to let her stay in the barn until this summer or until his house sells, giving you ample time to get her shipshape.
For inquiries, contact Les Taylor at les@waterfrontpropertiesofmaine.com. And remember, BoatFools Sailing has no financial interest in this boat- we're just thrilled to share this incredible opportunity with you.
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Such a find,a Weekend and day sailor . With three head sails it doesnt get any more beautiful than this . My word id give my eye teeth for her.
Angus
Agreed! The three headsails are a sight to behold…
Another great episode. Thanks!
Thank you, and thank you for your continued support!
A real beautiful example of woodwork that's been Protected and cared for. Wish I was a bit younger of I'd hop on this part of HISTORY! FWCS fair winds....⛵️⛵️
Agreed and thanks for the comment!
Looks very solid. If I was younger and the boat was near me, I would purchase it in a heartbeat. Thanks for sharing!
I know it… Thanks for watching!
Just want to suggest you NOT use a pressure washer on any boat on the topsides. I know boat yards are doing this but that does not make that right. You will drive the dirt deeper and possibly damage the wood. I see folks using them a lot. Fiberglass boats basically get sanded everytime you use a pressure washer as gelcoat is must softer than most folks think. Last time I was had the inflatable boat repair shop there was a stack of discarded boats--they had been cleaned with a pressure washer and had developed leaks through the fabric that could not be repaired. Pressure washers are great for cleaning the bottom, but that is it. If you buy this boat please get an experienced wooden boat person to help you launch it. It needs a week or two of soaking before you put it in the water or it will immediately go to the bottom.
Excellent insight and information. Thank you for sharing and for watching!
I've got a fiberglass cored deck and I gringe every time I see someone (99% men) taking a pressure washer to their boats deck, glass boats leak too! All those through deck fittings getting breached by the pressure washer.
I prefer a good ol scrub brush to clean my decks.
Maybe sink it somewhere tidal for a week or two.
I'm from Boothbay living in Puerto Rico and I remember her my cousin was captain of the Pink Lady
Small world! She’s a very pretty boat. Enjoy Puerto Rico - which just got about 10 inches of snow the other day…
Wonderful project that would just bring a smile sailing. Glorious amounts of sanding, priming, varnishing and painting along with what I would think a complete updating in the end and amazing yacht for 50k,60k If I were game, I would do a deep dive in her construction to make sure the lift was was spot on with the hull and ribs, deck beams ect, presence of rot if any - wonderful, lines and a real beauty under sail -
She would be worth the effort!
She's beautiful!
From my experience, I spent more time maintaining and rigging my wooden boat than I ever spent sailing her.
Definitely a labour of love.
100% a labor of love!
It is a gem . 6 years out of the water is a long time. Lot of caulking and she will probably leak for 2 months , so have some good reliable pumps on it . Yes , a project but 15 k is not to much.
Six years out of the water dry is way too long
Slick seam below the water line and just have them hold it in the slings (wood boats first in last out) with a small pump she will swell up in 24 hours. My first boat was a wood boat from Maine.
Good points! And thanks for tuning in!
Beautiful lines in this boat! Too bad some maritime museum could not buy it.
It’s possible. But she should be on the sea!
If I had 15k laying around, I'd have another wooden boat. Wow. What an awesome boat for a screaming deal. Great find, guys. Kinda makes me want to build a clipper bow for Maverick, seeing as I'm going to be rebuilding her rotten stem anyway.
I get it. I mean, what’s better than one wooden boat? Two! Yeah, very cool sailboat. That clipper bow is simply gorgeous. If the engine is salvageable, this is a smokin’ deal.
@@boatfools Most things that I've become obsessed about in life have been small and cheap enough to collect... Not so much with this hobby! LOL! I'm sure that westerbeke will start right up and that boat will make someone's decade!
Just found your channel, looks pretty good, now subscribed.
A good indicator the boat isn't a mouse hotel is the toilet paper in the head. Over the years that would've been totally shredded.
This looks to be a great find.
Captain Q never made it to Canada's East coast (that I'm aware off) looking at reasonable finds so hopefully you will?
Cheers, Geoff
Thank you! And that is an excellent point, re: TP and mice. I'd love to make it to Canada's east coast, pretty certain Canadian Ken would be too. Field trip, perhaps!
any particulars? maybe discussed in video
LOA , beam, draft? life long great lakes sailor, one of my dream boats is a Friendship sloop so pretty underway
great retirement project....
Ahoy! Yes, these are mentioned in the video. But LOA is 27', length with bowsprit is 37', beam is 9'6", draft under 5 feet (not exactly sure of actual draft). Definitely reach out to the seller, his info is in the description below the video. Let me know if you can access this.
I'll take it!
You will love it! 😊
Boat barn😂
Your presentation of this yacht was a delight to follow. I would be interested in shipping her to Sydney Australia. WhaT ARE THE chances of negotiating.
Can you access the seller's info below the video? Best to contact Les Taylor directly. Sydney is not close! But thanks for your interest and your comment.
I would be a major rebuilt job - they should give it away.
I tried that one several times. Never got any boat sellers to go along with that idea for some reason.
WOW, I never realized how tight the interior is on a Friendship Sloop. They always look so big with all of the sails and the long bowsprit, and the large cockpit always seems to be full of people. Very nice boat for the price, but I think it might be a bit too small for me on the inside.
Definitely a bit tight below!
Boats of that age were designed to sail and not built as water borne caravans to sell at boat shows.
@@TX200AA agreed!
A person could not build such a classic Wooden boat for that price these days, I bet with 10-15 grand someone could get this boat looking pretty snazzy. Id love to have it.
Definitely. It all comes down to the engine… A very pretty boat!
You guys didn't say where it is other than 10 miles from Rockland? I am on Deer Isle and need a project. Seems like the centerline is pretty dried out and needs a whole set of tech,rigging, plumbing and lots of paint and varnish but what boat doesn't.
She’s in Union. Easy access!
The documentation (USCG) number and tonnage was visible on the deck beam, if it was kept in the Federal documentation the ownership history may also be there. The hailing port name can be any place not necessarily where the owner resides.
All excellent points!
I doubt you could by the wood to build that boat for 15k ....its a beauty....and it thankfully just missed the lime and orange shag carpet era of the 70's :)
You’re definitely right - on the price of wood and the shag carpet! Thanks for watching!
"belay" that question just heard the particulars
No worries!
Simpson Boats, is working on Tally Ho!
Yep!
What is the beam, length overall, draw, and air draft?
9'6" beam, LOA with bowsprit is 37 (27 without), draft is under 5' (I believe 4'5"), air draft is approx 37 - but the owner might know the exact figure. His email is in the description below the video. Let me know if you can access it. Thanks for watching!
a lot of work owning a wooden boat . 15 grand is way too much for that project . I can get a lot more and better sailboat for 15 grand . I love the wooden boats but it needs a lot..
Great history. The mast looks rather bowed, and that might be pricey to replace. Needs an owner that has the heart to care deeply for her. Hate to think that a speculator picks her up.
Maybe a little bow in the topmast, as it is unsupported but the lower is straight. The camera (GoPro) may also have contributed to the bow look. Thanks for watching!
Dit moet iemand kopen ,in de tuin zetten verrijdbare tent erover .
En werken zo'n 2jaar😊❤
Agreed! She’s too pretty to not get back on the water again.
Could you ever really get the stench, out of that boat? She is beautiful. Going to make someone very happy.
Literally no stench at all. Indoors and left open to breathe. Hopefully she will make someone happy.
Donate it to a wooden boat building school.
That is actually a possibility if an appropriate buyer doesn’t come along.
I recon that is quite a bargain, a great little boat for weekend racing. I think three months work for two people would see her straight. A question for all. In the boating world we come across all sorts that would appear misnamed. So can anyone explain why these gaff cutter rigged boats are called sloops.??
It's the one mast with sails in front of it and behind it that make her a "sloop" - vs say a ketch, yawl, or schooner, etc. At least that's my take on it!
@@boatfoolsWell I was always taught that a sloop had a single pole and two sails one main one foresail. Whereas as you know that lovely little boat has three foresails Cutter style. Just another of those quirks in the boating world . Punts that are not punts skiffs that are not skiffs the list goes on.
Hence, Gaff Cutter Rigged Sloop is the correct name. Just a variant in rigging style. Known for tracking more stable, greater speed, more versatility in sail choice, safer in heavy winds. Beautiful classic vessels.
@@dananorth895 Dana thanks for your reply , I would just like to point out my question was in regards to naming not efficiency. In modern parlance a sloop rigged vessel has only one foresail whilst a cutter has two or more. and are not recognized as the same thing, Historically however these distinctions are not so clear, In the seventeenth and eighteenth century you hear naval reports of sloops which were almost certainly cutter rigged and probably also flying square sails along with the fore and aft rig. I don't know when friendship sloops first came about I would imagine early nineteenth century. but I will be happy to be corrected. When a sloop was still common parlance for a small handy vessel that could be put to many varied tasks featuring a fore and aft rig. Work boats of a similar size can be found in busy coastal areas around the world, following local styles best suited to their home waters. Many of them are weirdly named and confuse the situation when compared to modern generic parlance. I only wondered why these cracking little boats were name Sloops and if anyone had a clear understanding as to why and if possible who.???
Do people ever coat these old wooden painted hulls with fiberglass? Sacrelige?
No, a plank and seam boat should not be covered in fiberglass. The hull planks move and works when under sail, and a fiberglass cover would just come loose or break at the seams. Not a good idea.
Cheers
Total sacrilege, man. For a boat like that, anyway. I've seen a LOT of old wooden boats (sailboats, crab boats, etc.) glassed over. Some were even ply-wooded first. To me, it never seemed like it worked too well. The cabin top on my steel schooner is marine plywood and the original builder decided to fiberglass it. I have a bit of trouble keeping paint on it using 'marine' paints. I'm repainting it this year with a commercial, heavy-duty/equipment paint. Something more like what they use on ships.
A wood boat needs to breathe, that’s why it’s open ( in the barn)
Definitely. What was so astonishing was the fact that there was zero evidence of rodents. The only things we found were a birds nest up on the mast and a deceased caterpillar. Very unusual considering she’s been in that barn for 5-6 years and it’s in the middle of a field.
Have you ever considered showing boats instead of real estate as a Side job? There is a boat that caught my eye up in Maine and Would be interested in Having someone take a look at it for me, instead of me, traveling the five hours up from Connecticut. Would you be interested or do you have anyone you would recommend? Also, who did you use for your survey up in Maine?
@@SP-wg5pn I have been appraising RE for 20 years now...which has taken me all over the state. You should email as I do consult on boats and would be happy to discuss with you. My email is boatfools1@gmail.com. I love looking at boats, so I'm intrigued!
@@SP-wg5pn I can't reply to that Boat Trader email so you'll have to email me directly. Definitely have some questions for you as it relates to this particular boat: boatfools1@gmail.com
I’ve have never refurbished a boat but I couldn’t imagine paying for the privilege of rebuilding it. beautiful boat but why not find a motivated family and gift it?
What is the contact name,and phone number,as I really like this boat,and her history.she deserves to be brought back
Hello! The seller is Les Taylor. Here’s his email address: les@waterfrontpropertiesofmaine.com. I hope you can make this happen. I agree with you - she deserves to be brought back.
If I lived closer I would take it on and I would use a shop vac and air to clean it and bring all the original varnish back to its glory days. This one is a labor of love for whomever decides to tackle her and this type of work is for someone with ship wright knowledge. I’d make that engine run like new also. Good luck.
How in hell did Ted Kennedy fit below deck!
It’s a mystery!
If I were a younger man...
Appreciate the comment and your view!
@@boatfools I'm only a few miles away. In my younger days, I'd be looking at it as we speak. But at 64, it's a bit too much for me to handle.
A genuine Democrat Booze Cruise Boat, bring on the girls...
Tempting, isn't it? Of course, any of the surviving deck floss from that boats' glory days are probably in their 90's. But you might find a nicely aged bottle of scotch that slipped under the floorboards decades ago.
We checked! Thanks for watching and for the chuckle.
donation vessel, at best
Go find the varua. She’s in a shed in the San Juan islands last I heard. Beautiful
Never mind. I just saw pics of her steel frame cut into sections. The glorious mahogany main cabin will be gone. Very sad
That is a bummer!
She could be beautiful. But that's just too much money. After you buy it and replace all the electronics, and revarnish and rechaulk, and repaint and re-ring and safety lines,fridge,wiring. and all that get the engine going over well all new fluids filters hoses and lines through holes you're talking another 15 grand at least. And just because it was out of the water doesn't mean it wasn't a house for mice and rats bugs for the past decade. depending on the electronics and for 30 grand you could just do so much better and that's if you do all the work and elbow grease yourself and this isn't even that big of a boat I clicked on it thinking it was like a Formosa 51 or type..