A boat Inearly bought

[Wansworth]

R.D.Graham wrote a book “Rough Passage” in a yacht that its name escapes me now but in 1977 it was lying off the pub up the River Medina and I put off in the ferry to have a look.At 5000 pounds it was within my budget.It was a 25 footer and in need of work.The one thing that still sticks in my mind was the cupboard with doors that had stained glass.I didn’t buy it but several years later someone wrote an article in PBOabout its restoration.

 

[Frogmogman]

R.D.Graham wrote a book “Rough Passage” in a yacht that its name escapes me now but in 1977 it was lying off the pub up the River Medina and I put off in the ferry to have a look.At 5000 pounds it was within my budget.It was a 25 footer and in need of work.The one thing that still sticks in my mind was the cupboard with doors that had stained glass.I didn’t buy it but several years later someone wrote an article in PBOabout its restoration.

TBH, not having stained any stained glass windows on my boat has never been an issue for me.

I understand the Archbishop of Canterbury is a keen sailor. Maybe it would float his boat ?

 

[Irish Rover]

R.D.Graham wrote a book “Rough Passage” in a yacht that its name escapes me now but in 1977 it was lying off the pub up the River Medina and I put off in the ferry to have a look.At 5000 pounds it was within my budget.It was a 25 footer and in need of work.The one thing that still sticks in my mind was the cupboard with doors that had stained glass.I didn’t buy it but several years later someone wrote an article in PBOabout its restoration.

£5,000 was half the price of a family home in Dublin City in 1977. You must have been a wealthy young man.

 

[Wansworth]

£5,000 was half the price of a family home in Dublin City in 1977. You must have been a wealthy young man.

Went on to buy a commando class motorsailer for 2,500 pounds

 

[Wansworth]

£5,000 was half the price of a family home in Dublin City in 1977. You must have been a wealthy young man.

Twenty five quid a week working on a coaster

 

[Irish Rover]

Twenty five quid a week working on a coaster

Good money then especially if you didn't have to pay for accommodation and limited opportunities for going on the piss.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Twenty five quid a week working on a coaster

Still 4 years without spending a penny. Hmmm

 

[Wansworth]

Still 4 years without spending a penny. Hmmm

……….maybe that why I didn’t buy it

 

[westernman]

Still 4 years without spending a penny. Hmmm

Obviously does not drive an EV. If so he would be stopping to spend a penny every few hours.

 

[Neeves]

A 50' steel yacht 'Anaconda' a near neighbour for a couple of years to our mooring unusually had a full sized glass mirror as part of the main, forward, saloon bulkhead. The yacht had made a couple of circumnavigations and participated in the Sydney/Hobart. I think it was a Buchanan design and built in Australia.

I confess that its the only yacht I have seen with such a large piece of 'domestic' glass.

Jonathan

 

[Wansworth]

A 50' steel yacht 'Anaconda' a near neighbour for a couple of years to our mooring unusually had a full sized glass mirror as part of the main, forward, saloon bulkhead. The yacht had made a couple of circumnavigations and participated in the Sydney/Hobart. I think it was a Buchanan design and built in Australia.

I confess that its the only yacht I have seen with such a large piece of 'domestic' glass.

Jonathan

Interesting feature which would give the impression of a much bigger space although I am lead to believes some people had mirrors over their beds

 

[Sea Change]

I didn’t buy it

I think that goes without saying!

 

[Wansworth]

I think that goes without saying!

Oh since then several boats have been through my hands

 

[Stemar]

A 50' steel yacht 'Anaconda' a near neighbour for a couple of years to our mooring unusually had a full sized glass mirror as part of the main, forward, saloon bulkhead. The yacht had made a couple of circumnavigations and participated in the Sydney/Hobart. I think it was a Buchanan design and built in Australia.

I confess that its the only yacht I have seen with such a large piece of 'domestic' glass.

Jonathan

Our 8m Catalac has a full length mirror on the heads door.

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity...

 

[Wansworth]

Our 8m Catalac has a full length mirror on the heads door.

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity...

One has to look smart in the marina bar

 

[justanothersailboat]

It had never occurred to me to have stained glass on a boat, but now I'm almost tempted! It would have to be behind polycarbonate or something so I don't put a hand through it by accident...

 

[Stemar]

I can't help thinking that stained glass on a plastic fantastic is so - I don't know - what's the opposite of classy? You need a classic wooden job for it to work, and then, poly just doesn't cut it.

 

[justanothersailboat]

yes, there's probably no workable compromise.

 

[Wansworth]

yes, there's probably no workable compromise.

In a democracy there’s no stopping you having a stained glass door to your drink cabinet on Macwester26

 

[The Q]

I have stained glass cabinet in the house... The glass shows a yacht it was made for me by SWMBO.

You can get the stained glass effect using transparent paints, they leave a coloured plastic film on glass or polycarbonate / acrylic.