Jonathan,
I have a 1988 Cheoy Lee 55' LRMY. I had it built in Hong Kong, and imported it myself through Baltimore. I went to the yard 9 times to watch them build it and eventually sea trial it in Hong Kong Harbor. The Choey Lee's are incredible, seemingly indestructible boats. They use solid RFP below the water line. They (mine at least) have 2 engines for reliability. the engine room is standing headroom with walk-around engines. When the boat was 2 years old we were delivering the boat from the Abaco Islandas Bahamas, to the Chesapeake Bay. When apx 250 miles East of Charleston we were hit by a storm with waves apx 30' high. The crew did terribly, I the worst, but the boat made it. We were actually "knocked down", apx 6 times. After keeping in touch with the coast guard on 2182 all night, we finally threw in the towel and answered in the affirmative when they, for the tenth time, asked if we needed help. The Coast Guard sent a 180' cutter, the Navy took my two children and two women off the boat by helicopter, and 2 of us remained on board for the Coast Guard to arrive, sick and debilitated. We were escorted into Morehead City, cleaned her up and went for breakfast. The boat looked like new, we did not.
I would take a Cheoy Lee anywhere in the world, and, frankly, hoped to sell my 22 year old EXCALIBUR, buy a new one, and cruise her back from China myself. Instead,
I am just rebuilding her and will cruise her another 22 years if able. They are awesome boats, built like a little ship, and for less than their competition of equal quality.
Good luck in your decision making.
Dan Guenther
55 Cheoy Lee LRMY Excalibur
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Subject: [PUP] NOAA Chart No. 1 Updated
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an
updated version of Chart No. 1. The chart provides descriptions and
depictions of the basic nautical chart elements and symbols used on
nautical charts issued by NOAA and the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency (NGA). (12/8/11).
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/ChartNo1.pdf
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:07:09 -0600
From: Jonathan Haas llywinda@gmail.com
To: passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: [PUP] What boats are out there
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Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:57:29 -0800
From: "Ken Williams" ken@kensblog.com
To: "'Jonathan Haas'" llywinda@gmail.com,
passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: Re: [PUP] What boats are out there
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Jonathan,
My wife and I have cruised a lot of "off the beaten path" places, and the
quick answer to your question is that there aren't a lot of power boats out
there doing world cruising. It's a large world and there aren't that many
trawlers out there.
Personally, I'm biased towards Nordhavn, but only because my perception is
that they cost the most, and have the most experience in the category.
Nordhavn tracks mileage for their boats and the last I checked Nordhavns had
run over 4 million miles. I don't know the statistics, but my guess is that
well over half of all the power boats cruising in the boondocks, worldwide,
are Nordhavn. That said, most of the systems are the same between the boats
(engines, hydraulics, davits, winlasses, etc), so my guess is that any of
the brands you mentioned will get you anywhere you want to go.
One thought for you...
Contact the organization behind the Fubar (http://www.fubarodyssey.com ).
See if you can get the roster for their last trip to Baja. That will show
you what boats people are using for that run. Also, see if you can find the
roster for the boats that crossed the Atlantic on Nordhavn's NAR rally (it
was open to all makes.)
If you really do believe you are destined for "out of the way" places, focus
on getting a solid boat that can withstand a lot of abuse. I won't name
names, but not all boats are made to handle the rigors of constant use in
challenging conditions. A boat that looks pretty at the dock may fall apart
when it gets bumped around a bit, or when you live on board non-stop.
Also -- focus on "maintainable" and "simple" (some advice I probably should
have paid more attention to).
Good luck with a tough decision!
-Ken Williams
Nordhavn 68, Sans Souci
www.kensblog.com
.....
Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List
End of Passagemaking-Under-Power Digest, Vol 84, Issue 1
Jonathan
I have a Diesel Duck 462 and my wife and I have lived on it for 6 years. George
Buehler took a long line salmon boat hull and adapted it to a cruising
configuration. Seahorse Marine in China ( near Hong Kong) makes the boats.
They are steel, designed for long range open ocean passage, have commercial
grade hatches and port holes, four water tight bulkheads (steel from the bottom
of the hull to the top deck), carries approximately 1800 gallons of diesel, is
driven by a John Deere 135 HP turbo and consumes 2.5 gal/hr at 6.5 knots. She
is comfortable to live in. Maintenance is routine.
We are the only East Coast Duck that was delivered to the States. Most owners
leave from Hong Kong and sail them wherever. A smaller version (named Diesel
Duck) went around Cape Horn. A few have been delivered to the West Coast,
usually Seattle.
You may want to read "Troller Yacht" by Buehler in order to get another
perspective on cruising power boats, or visit the Seahorse and Buehler web
sites. Relatively speaking they are attractively priced and we find them to be
well built.
We went through the Eastern Caribbean and crossed to Panama. We are considering
a transit through the Canal then wherever suits our mood.
John Milici
M/V Peking
Peking462@gmail.com
From: Daniel Guenther danieljamesguenther@hotmail.com
To: passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Sent: Tue, December 13, 2011 10:52:02 PM
Subject: [PUP] World cruising boats
Jonathan,
I have a 1988 Cheoy Lee 55' LRMY. I had it built in Hong Kong, and imported it
myself through Baltimore. I went to the yard 9 times to watch them build it and
eventually sea trial it in Hong Kong Harbor. The Choey Lee's are incredible,
seemingly indestructible boats. They use solid RFP below the water line. They
(mine at least) have 2 engines for reliability. the engine room is standing
headroom with walk-around engines. When the boat was 2 years old we were
delivering the boat from the Abaco Islandas Bahamas, to the Chesapeake Bay.
When apx 250 miles East of Charleston we were hit by a storm with waves apx 30'
high. The crew did terribly, I the worst, but the boat made it. We were
actually "knocked down", apx 6 times. After keeping in touch with the coast
guard on 2182 all night, we finally threw in the towel and answered in the
affirmative when they, for the tenth time, asked if we needed help. The Coast
Guard sent a 180' cutter, the Navy took my two children and two women off the
boat by helicopter, and 2 of us remained on board for the Coast Guard to arrive,
sick and debilitated. We were escorted into Morehead City, cleaned her up and
went for breakfast. The boat looked like new, we did not.
I would take a Cheoy Lee anywhere in the world, and, frankly, hoped to sell my
22 year old EXCALIBUR, buy a new one, and cruise her back from China myself.
Instead,
I am just rebuilding her and will cruise her another 22 years if able. They are
awesome boats, built like a little ship, and for less than their competition of
equal quality.
Good luck in your decision making.
Dan Guenther
55 Cheoy Lee LRMY Excalibur
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From: LAL lalicata@alum.rpi.edu
To: TrawlerList TrawlerList passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: [PUP] NOAA Chart No. 1 Updated
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an
updated version of Chart No. 1. The chart provides descriptions and
depictions of the basic nautical chart elements and symbols used on
nautical charts issued by NOAA and the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency (NGA). (12/8/11).
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/ChartNo1.pdf
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:07:09 -0600
From: Jonathan Haas llywinda@gmail.com
To: passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: [PUP] What boats are out there
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Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:57:29 -0800
From: "Ken Williams" ken@kensblog.com
To: "'Jonathan Haas'" llywinda@gmail.com,
passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: Re: [PUP] What boats are out there
Message-ID: 00e101ccb9b8$4cab2f70$e6018e50$@com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Jonathan,
My wife and I have cruised a lot of "off the beaten path" places, and the
quick answer to your question is that there aren't a lot of power boats out
there doing world cruising. It's a large world and there aren't that many
trawlers out there.
Personally, I'm biased towards Nordhavn, but only because my perception is
that they cost the most, and have the most experience in the category.
Nordhavn tracks mileage for their boats and the last I checked Nordhavns had
run over 4 million miles. I don't know the statistics, but my guess is that
well over half of all the power boats cruising in the boondocks, worldwide,
are Nordhavn. That said, most of the systems are the same between the boats
(engines, hydraulics, davits, winlasses, etc), so my guess is that any of
the brands you mentioned will get you anywhere you want to go.
One thought for you...
Contact the organization behind the Fubar (http://www.fubarodyssey.com ).
See if you can get the roster for their last trip to Baja. That will show
you what boats people are using for that run. Also, see if you can find the
roster for the boats that crossed the Atlantic on Nordhavn's NAR rally (it
was open to all makes.)
If you really do believe you are destined for "out of the way" places, focus
on getting a solid boat that can withstand a lot of abuse. I won't name
names, but not all boats are made to handle the rigors of constant use in
challenging conditions. A boat that looks pretty at the dock may fall apart
when it gets bumped around a bit, or when you live on board non-stop.
Also -- focus on "maintainable" and "simple" (some advice I probably should
have paid more attention to).
Good luck with a tough decision!
-Ken Williams
Nordhavn 68, Sans Souci
www.kensblog.com
.....
Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
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Jonathan
I have a Diesel Duck 462 and my wife and I have lived on it for 6
years. George
Buehler took a long line salmon boat hull and adapted it to a cruising
configuration. Seahorse Marine in China ( near Hong Kong) makes the
boats.
They are steel, designed for long range open ocean passage, have commercial
grade hatches and port holes, four water tight bulkheads (steel from the
bottom
of the hull to the top deck), carries approximately 1800 gallons of
diesel, is
driven by a John Deere 135 HP turbo and consumes 2.5 gal/hr at 6.5 knots.
She
is comfortable to live in. Maintenance is routine.
We are the only East Coast Duck that was delivered to the States. Most
owners
leave from Hong Kong and sail them wherever. A smaller version (named
Diesel
Duck) went around Cape Horn. A few have been delivered to the West Coast,
usually Seattle.
You may want to read "Troller Yacht" by Buehler in order to get another
perspective on cruising power boats, or visit the Seahorse and Buehler web
sites. Relatively speaking they are attractively priced and we find them
to be
well built.
We went through the Eastern Caribbean and crossed to Panama. We are
considering
a transit through the Canal then wherever suits our mood.
John Milici
M/V Peking
Peking462@gmail.com
From: Daniel Guenther danieljamesguenther@hotmail.com
To: passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Sent: Tue, December 13, 2011 10:52:02 PM
Subject: [PUP] World cruising boats
Jonathan,
I have a 1988 Cheoy Lee 55' LRMY. I had it built in Hong Kong, and
imported it
myself through Baltimore. I went to the yard 9 times to watch them build
it and
eventually sea trial it in Hong Kong Harbor. The Choey Lee's are
incredible,
seemingly indestructible boats. They use solid RFP below the water line.
They
(mine at least) have 2 engines for reliability. the engine room is
standing
headroom with walk-around engines. When the boat was 2 years old we were
delivering the boat from the Abaco Islandas Bahamas, to the Chesapeake
Bay.
When apx 250 miles East of Charleston we were hit by a storm with waves
apx 30'
high. The crew did terribly, I the worst, but the boat made it. We were
actually "knocked down", apx 6 times. After keeping in touch with the
coast
guard on 2182 all night, we finally threw in the towel and answered in the
affirmative when they, for the tenth time, asked if we needed help. The
Coast
Guard sent a 180' cutter, the Navy took my two children and two women off
the
boat by helicopter, and 2 of us remained on board for the Coast Guard to
arrive,
sick and debilitated. We were escorted into Morehead City, cleaned her up
and
went for breakfast. The boat looked like new, we did not.
I would take a Cheoy Lee anywhere in the world, and, frankly, hoped to
sell my
22 year old EXCALIBUR, buy a new one, and cruise her back from China
myself.
Instead,
I am just rebuilding her and will cruise her another 22 years if able.
They are
awesome boats, built like a little ship, and for less than their
competition of
equal quality.
Good luck in your decision making.
Dan Guenther
55 Cheoy Lee LRMY Excalibur
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Subject: [PUP] NOAA Chart No. 1 Updated
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an
updated version of Chart No. 1. The chart provides descriptions and
depictions of the basic nautical chart elements and symbols used on
nautical charts issued by NOAA and the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency (NGA). (12/8/11).
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/ChartNo1.pdf
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:07:09 -0600
From: Jonathan Haas llywinda@gmail.com
To: passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: [PUP] What boats are out there
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Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be
our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:57:29 -0800
From: "Ken Williams" ken@kensblog.com
To: "'Jonathan Haas'" llywinda@gmail.com,
passagemaking@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: Re: [PUP] What boats are out there
Message-ID: 00e101ccb9b8$4cab2f70$e6018e50$@com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Jonathan,
My wife and I have cruised a lot of "off the beaten path" places, and the
quick answer to your question is that there aren't a lot of power boats
out
there doing world cruising. It's a large world and there aren't that many
trawlers out there.
Personally, I'm biased towards Nordhavn, but only because my perception
is
that they cost the most, and have the most experience in the category.
Nordhavn tracks mileage for their boats and the last I checked Nordhavns
had
run over 4 million miles. I don't know the statistics, but my guess is
that
well over half of all the power boats cruising in the boondocks,
worldwide,
are Nordhavn. That said, most of the systems are the same between the
boats
(engines, hydraulics, davits, winlasses, etc), so my guess is that any of
the brands you mentioned will get you anywhere you want to go.
One thought for you...
Contact the organization behind the Fubar (http://www.fubarodyssey.com).
See if you can get the roster for their last trip to Baja. That will show
you what boats people are using for that run. Also, see if you can find
the
roster for the boats that crossed the Atlantic on Nordhavn's NAR rally
(it
was open to all makes.)
If you really do believe you are destined for "out of the way" places,
focus
on getting a solid boat that can withstand a lot of abuse. I won't name
names, but not all boats are made to handle the rigors of constant use in
challenging conditions. A boat that looks pretty at the dock may fall
apart
when it gets bumped around a bit, or when you live on board non-stop.
Also -- focus on "maintainable" and "simple" (some advice I probably
should
have paid more attention to).
Good luck with a tough decision!
-Ken Williams
Nordhavn 68, Sans Souci
www.kensblog.com
.....
Friends:
My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be
our
home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a
fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One
question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e.
trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean,
South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks,
Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome.
Jonathan
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