Scary Mary 2

[gaylord694]

Well I've never seen a mast like this before You've your own personal phone mast/hotspot all in one go (said jokingly before any of you Mr dulls start moaning).......It looks a fantastic boat and with an all steel rudder and skeg would take a bit of a bash from some excitable orcas.......I think she's somewhere down Plymouth for sale

 

[Bouba]

Well I've never seen a mast like this before You've your own personal phone mast/hotspot all in one go (said jokingly before any of you Mr dulls start moaning).......It looks a fantastic boat and with an all steel rudder and skeg would take a bit of a bash from some excitable orcas.......I think she's somewhere down Plymouth for sale View attachment 170269View attachment 170268

Is it a lifeboat.?

 

[vyv_cox]

The super DIY boat Seamint, North West Venturers YC, had two similar masts, built from conduit. Worked fine for undemanding sail layout and ideal for climbing. In my collection I have a photo of Seamint alongside another ketch, heeled together to allow easy climbing to the other boat's masthead.

 

[gaylord694]

No she's been all over ie Iceland, down the Caribbean and lots of other places. It was built by a blacksmith and it's absolutely minimal internally

 

[veshengro]

As the former owner of an all steel boat, that boat intrigues me. Have you any more info on her Gaylord, please? Just out of curiosity that's all. Some things I like about her, the Windless position and plenty of cleats along her side decks to name two, but the rope catching handles (Dogs) on that big steel hatch and the unframed windscreen, not so much.
I had a cheaper version of Tread Master (I think) deck covering on my boat but in the Tropics her weather decks were often still just below egg frying temperature.. so I bet the red boat was warm to the feet and other bits..

 

[rogerthebodger]

That mast is a lattice mast that some steel boat builders usd to construct as it saves the cost of an extruded aluminium mast

Being 28 degrees south the sun in summer makes my deck too hot to walk on and that is with a very light grey colour.

Having at least 60mm spray in foam makes the inside bearable

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=142247&d=1488407988

Strange skeleton frame mast - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

 

[gaylord694]

As the former owner of an all steel boat, that boat intrigues me. Have you any more info on her Gaylord, please? Just out of curiosity that's all. Some things I like about her, the Windless position and plenty of cleats along her side decks to name two, but the rope catching handles (Dogs) on that big steel hatch and the unframed windscreen, not so much.
I had a cheaper version of Tread Master (I think) deck covering on my boat but in the Tropics her weather decks were often still just below egg frying temperature.. so I bet the red boat was warm to the feet and other bits..

She's for sale on Apollo duck.. .. I think for around £8000 but don't quote me on it ......Looks really intriguing

 

[Poignard]

Custom Weld for sale UK, Custom Weld boats for sale, Custom Weld used boat sales, Custom Weld Sailing Yachts For Sale Self righting. Steel. 28ft. - Apollo Duck

 

[veshengro]

Gaylord and Poignard, thank you both. If I was 50 years younger methinks I would be on the way to Plymouth, at least for a look.

 

[jamie N]

Gosh! That is a fine example of a boat being built for 'A' purpose.

 

[gaylord694]

Gaylord and Poignard, thank you both. If I was 50 years younger methinks I would be on the way to Plymouth, at least for a look.

I thought it was fantastic value and like Jamie N says built for a purpose

 

[fisherman]

Looks a tough boat, if a little spartan inside.

 

[veshengro]

The build steel and equipment and Perkins must total the asking price alone, I would think, without the time and labour. She doesn't look to be lined with any insulation at all. Just as a comparison I had an all good quality steel hull professionally built in 1998, 32 foot OAL 6 foot draft, multichine, not like Scary Mary. My Gaff Cutter was lined with decent faced ply over fibre glass wool insulation and fitted with a 30HP new Beta. A Heads, Gas Stove, built in Chart Table etc: all fitted. Total was £24,000 for the build and crane launched. I bought a wooden mast from a Bristol Mast Maker and a couple of rolls of galvanised wire from commercial Lift Company and rigged her myself, but that and a simple GPS and basic VHF were extra to the hull build, so £8000 for the red boat seems a good price..If she's the type of boat that suits the buyer.

 

[Bouba]

Has anyone informed Wansworth ?

 

[Stemar]

Has anyone informed Wansworth ?

I'm far too scared of Mrs Wansworth...

 

[jamie N]

...... She doesn't look to be lined with any insulation at all. .....

Good point that I'd completely overlooked! To me, it looks like an ideal boat for someone to complete, albeit, she's done a load of miles already.

 

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I'd hope it was supplied with very good ear defenders!

 

[Bouba]

Good point that I'd completely overlooked! To me, it looks like an ideal boat for someone to complete, albeit, she's done a load of miles already.

Perhaps the innards are stored somewhere while on the hard...so the paint can be inspected and repaired and no moisture can get trapped ?

 

[Dino]

I saw it in Dingle on the west coast of Ireland in 2019

 

[jamie N]

The turbulance/windage generated by that mast is going to be astounding. I can't see that as being a 1st choice design; surely it's a much heavier and less efficient item that was possibly forced upon the builder by the economics of having those pieces of metal 'lying' around, and not having the dosh readily to hand to buy a 'proper' item.
On the other hand, the boat looks far better in the water than out!