SEARUNNER 37
On the subject of 'free boats' - here's one that may be worthy -
FREE 37' Jim Brown trimaran,
project, last chance (Hood
Canal Bridge)
Date: 2011-05-22, 5:39PM PDT
Reply to:
sale-rqtu8-2396754657@craigslist.org
Great boat available to a resourceful person, now FREE.
Please indicate that you are serious, available to work on this boat for the next few months, and have some financial resources available... in your reply or it will be ignored. Serious investment of time will be required to get her back in the
water.. I will be able to meet you there and show boat evenings this week ONLY.
** I need to find a new owner for this boat in the next few weeks or it is time to move on to plan b, cut it up and sell off
parts to recoup dump
fees. Unfortunatley. If you replied to this
posting before, feel free to reply again, if you are reconsidering. I realize this is a unique situation and really need to find the right person.
Included for FREE:
- Boat: Jim Brown Searunner trimaran,
center cockpit,
cutter rig, 2 cabins,
centerboard boat
- Custom built triple axle
trailer, use to move to boat
ramp ~1/2 mile away, or take your chances with a ballsy truck driver at 3 am on a Sunday... Boat is 22' wide..needs tires inflated. It might be possible to move (on land, on trailer) down the highway, etc, I have heard of other trimarans and catamarans being moved long distances over the highway, just have to find the right truck driver.
Think about what all is involved in logistics for a minute before you even consider reading on... It is not necessarily going to be
cheap to move this boat.
- A whole bunch of
hardware that has been removed from the boat inside and out, included. Boat completely stripped.
-Rig: 45ft
aluminum mast,
cutter rig, about 5
sails incl. main,
genoa, stay'sl,
storm jib,
spinnaker and storm main. Winches on
mast, etc
- Many misc parts, supplies,
wood,
plywood pieces, LOTS OF STUFF AND
GEAR
- everything from original set of plans for the boat (well worn) to
cushions, odds and ends, lots of misc
paint,
bottom paint, etc
Basically I am 2+ years into this project and can no longer make time for it, or get along with property owner. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ARRANGE UPTO THREE MONTHS TO WORK ON BOAT WHERE IT IS, included, FREE! THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK ON FULL TIME, possibly with assistance, to get the hulls structurally sound, glassed, and back in the
water in this time period.
Description of Jim Brown Searunner trimaran: Cruising trimaran with
center cockpit, fore and aft cabins, cutter rig, homebuilt to set of plans in late 70's,
plywood and
fiberglass,
centerboard boat with centerboard trunk in the middle of
cockpit, short minikeel, if you are not familiar do some
research this is still a very well thought out and fast boat design for cruising even compared to modern multihulls... Completed it is worth 30-50K
Condition of boat: All three hulls stripped to (mostly) bare plywood to
deck level, needs structural
repairs, major repairs to plywood skin both ama bows and most of one entire ama below waterline, "smaller" repairs to stringers and frames, main
hull, underwing and decks, fairing (currently surfaces are rough, like the surface of the moon), then glass/epoxy to
deck level (potentially included).. Pictures below are when the boat was sailed to present location and first pulled out of the water, a lot of material has been removed since that point, but not a lot of "forward" progress.
NOT included free with boat: inboard diesel, rolls of light
fiberglass cloth,
epoxy, but negotiable, will sell for 1/3 to 1/2 what I paid for these items.
Thanks for looking. I can
email a few pictures, but you really have to see it. I will not take any prospective "NEW OWNERS" seriously until they express interest to see it. Boat under cover now, but cover has been damaged somewhat in the
weather.
* Location:
Hood Canal Bridge
Now this one I would like to see, examine at length and maybe even fall for. But I'm in the UK. Huh. Good luck to anyone having a go. And if you do, let us know how it goes, youll get loads of help and encouragement here.