Re: "Oldshoe" sold
> got any pictures?My "Oldshoe" has been sold. Many thanks for all the inquiries.
> Wewally
Cheers,
John C. Harris
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Wewally
> Ah, time to clear the yard. I had posted this over on "Bolger Forgot any pictures?
> Sale," but Gregg said it was okay to post here, too..........
Wewally
>Ah, time to clear the yard. I had posted this over on "Bolger ForI've sailed this boat many times and it's great. Not much of a beach
>Sale," but Gregg said it was okay to post here, too.
>
>I had many wonderful adventures in my "Oldshoe." Now it's time to
>face the fact that I have too many boats, and that the Oldshoe has
>been neglected.
cruiser (18" draft) but a great boat for tooling about in, and you
CAN get nice and close to the beach if you wanna.
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Ah, time to clear the yard. I had posted this over on "Bolger For
Sale," but Gregg said it was okay to post here, too.
I had many wonderful adventures in my "Oldshoe." Now it's time to
face the fact that I have too many boats, and that the Oldshoe has
been neglected.
It has been stored outdoors for several years now and is in "rough"
condition cosmetically, though it seems to be sound throughout. All
of the paintwork above the waterline will need to be renewed.
Hatches and floorboards will need to be restored or built anew.
Likewise the tiller, and the rudder has minor damage to one endplate.
This Oldshoe was built to very high standards; marine fir plywood,
epoxy, fiberglass sheathing on the outside, douglas fir framing.
For this reason it has held up well. In its day it was probably the
nicest example of an Oldshoe afloat, with clean joinery, many nice
tweaks and neat details.
Western red cedar main and mizzen masts have been stored indoors but
are in need of sanding and varnishing. Ditto the sprit booms. The
tanbark sails are in "good" condition and have several seasons left
in them, even by my dinghy-racer standards. New running rigging
will be needed.
I have put the boat under cover and made sure it is empty of
rainwater. What's required is to get the boat indoors for a few
weeks to dry out before scraping, sanding, and painting.
There is no trailer.
$400 takes the hull, spars and sails as is. If you're contemplating
building an Oldshoe, this would represent an excellent value. It
would put you way ahead of scratch-building; the sails alone for a
new Oldshoe would cost more than $400. I think mine cost about
$1800 to build in 1992, excluding trailer and outboard.
John C. Harris
Near Annapolis, Maryland
Sale," but Gregg said it was okay to post here, too.
I had many wonderful adventures in my "Oldshoe." Now it's time to
face the fact that I have too many boats, and that the Oldshoe has
been neglected.
It has been stored outdoors for several years now and is in "rough"
condition cosmetically, though it seems to be sound throughout. All
of the paintwork above the waterline will need to be renewed.
Hatches and floorboards will need to be restored or built anew.
Likewise the tiller, and the rudder has minor damage to one endplate.
This Oldshoe was built to very high standards; marine fir plywood,
epoxy, fiberglass sheathing on the outside, douglas fir framing.
For this reason it has held up well. In its day it was probably the
nicest example of an Oldshoe afloat, with clean joinery, many nice
tweaks and neat details.
Western red cedar main and mizzen masts have been stored indoors but
are in need of sanding and varnishing. Ditto the sprit booms. The
tanbark sails are in "good" condition and have several seasons left
in them, even by my dinghy-racer standards. New running rigging
will be needed.
I have put the boat under cover and made sure it is empty of
rainwater. What's required is to get the boat indoors for a few
weeks to dry out before scraping, sanding, and painting.
There is no trailer.
$400 takes the hull, spars and sails as is. If you're contemplating
building an Oldshoe, this would represent an excellent value. It
would put you way ahead of scratch-building; the sails alone for a
new Oldshoe would cost more than $400. I think mine cost about
$1800 to build in 1992, excluding trailer and outboard.
John C. Harris
Near Annapolis, Maryland