Ross, Please stop! My phone is ringing constantly and my mailbox is full of offers from all over the world. People are pleading with me to sell Seahorse; asking how much I want and whether I'll consider taking their modern passagemaker in trade! Besides, I don't want any jealous designers taking pot shots at me or my boat. I guess most of them are still playing catch-up with Ed Monk's designs. I have my 10-gauge at the ready! <VBG> Best regards, John Camm > As I have said before as a previous owner of Seahorse, a 53' Skookum (Great sea kindly boat in tough conditions) .. **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

Well if we could find the old molds we could always build a few more!! Safe travels and see you in Alaska in 2010! God Bless - Ross On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM, <Truelove39@aol.com> wrote: > Ross, > > Please stop! My phone is ringing constantly and my mailbox is full of > offers from all over the world. People are pleading with me to sell > Seahorse; asking how much I want and whether I'll consider taking their > modern passagemaker in trade! Besides, I don't want any jealous designers > taking pot shots at me or my boat. I guess most of them are still playing > catch-up with Ed Monk's designs. I have my 10-gauge at the ready! <VBG> > > Best regards, > > John Camm > >> As I have said before as a previous owner of Seahorse, a > 53' Skookum (Great sea kindly boat in tough conditions) .. > > > ________________________________ > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!

Hello, I once saw a 40+ foot coastal passagemaker called a "Skookum" fueling at Brownsville Marina, homeport Port Orchard. This pleasure cruiser was probably built on a proven fishing boat hull and had a nice pilothouse arrangement. I did not see her name, but the captain said she was a "Skookum" and he was headed up fishing in B.C., north of Vancouver Island. He remarked that he would cruise @6knots, however, I think she was capable of Semi/displacement speeds. I went home and tried to find a similar sistership on Yachtworld and various other sites and to this day I've never seen another one. Anyone know anything more about this vessel? Back to the previous thread, I added a few thoughts to the outline. Thanks, David E. On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Ross Anderson <10and2@gmail.com> wrote: > Well if we could find the old molds we could always build a few more!! > Safe travels and see you in Alaska in 2010! God Bless - Ross > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM, <Truelove39@aol.com> wrote: > > Ross, > > > > Please stop! My phone is ringing constantly and my mailbox is full of > > offers from all over the world. People are pleading with me to sell > > Seahorse; asking how much I want and whether I'll consider taking their > > modern passagemaker in trade! Besides, I don't want any jealous designers > > taking pot shots at me or my boat. I guess most of them are still playing > > catch-up with Ed Monk's designs. I have my 10-gauge at the ready! <VBG> > > > > Best regards, > > > > John Camm > > > >> As I have said before as a previous owner of Seahorse, a > > 53' Skookum (Great sea kindly boat in tough conditions) .. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.

The Skookum's were built I believe in the late 60's through the late 70's (My 53' was a 78 and one of the last hulls built (Probably total built in the low 50's) and then finished by a private cruiser in the early 80's). They were built in Port Townsend WA in the facilities that has become Townsend Bay Marine and many of the 53's were designed to be motorsailing trollers for the NW fisheries although ours never had a main mast stepped and was always a passagemaker. They also made 47's which also were a beautiful hull and one of those still docks at PT. I did run into a Canadian couple once with a 40' on the inside passage but can't remember their name. They too were cruising and not doing commercial work. Skookum also built one 62' +/- hull which is rigged as a schooner and is docked in Port Townsend. I have run into 53's sailing in the ABC's and many still in commercial service along the BC/Alaskan coasts over the years - none looking the same except for the distinctive kick up in the aft bulwarks. I have also heard of one in the Pacific Islands doing commercial fishing still. Someone or some trawler magazine (Passagemaker?) should do a history of these boats, they are a tribute to Ed Monks design concept for a seakindly and rugged hull that can accomplish commercial and cruising applications safely and economically. If you would like a pic of a 53' let me know. Gd Bless - Ross 10&2 On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:48 AM, David Evans <highpressure@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I once saw a 40+ foot coastal passagemaker called a "Skookum" fueling at > Brownsville Marina, homeport Port Orchard. This pleasure cruiser was > probably built on a proven fishing boat hull and had a nice pilothouse > arrangement. I did not see her name, but the captain said she was a > "Skookum" and he was headed up fishing in B.C., north of Vancouver Island. > He remarked that he would cruise @6knots, however, I think she was capable > of Semi/displacement speeds. I went home and tried to find a similar > sistership on Yachtworld and various other sites and to this day I've never > seen another one. Anyone know anything more about this vessel? > > Back to the previous thread, I added a few thoughts to the outline. > > Thanks, > > David E. > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Ross Anderson <10and2@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well if we could find the old molds we could always build a few more!! >> Safe travels and see you in Alaska in 2010! God Bless - Ross >> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM, <Truelove39@aol.com> wrote: >> > Ross, >> > >> > Please stop! My phone is ringing constantly and my mailbox is full of >> > offers from all over the world. People are pleading with me to sell >> > Seahorse; asking how much I want and whether I'll consider taking their >> > modern passagemaker in trade! Besides, I don't want any jealous designers >> > taking pot shots at me or my boat. I guess most of them are still playing >> > catch-up with Ed Monk's designs. I have my 10-gauge at the ready! <VBG> >> > >> > Best regards, >> > >> > John Camm >> > >> >> As I have said before as a previous owner of Seahorse, a >> > 53' Skookum (Great sea kindly boat in tough conditions) .. >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power >> >> To unsubscribe send email to >> passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word >> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. >> >> Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World >> Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.

On the topic of how to restructure the topic, I feel that if you want to discuss skookums, krogens, norhavns, etc, in detail, that you should probably start another thread. We're gettin a little to much drift here. I would really rather read about the wiki site or thoughts on how to put this info into a usable format for future viewers. If I google PPM and get lots of hits about a certain make of boat then our efforts here on the subject are diminished. > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:36:27 -0500> From: 10and2@gmail.com> To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Subject: Re: [PUP] PPM - An idea for how to restructure the topic> > The Skookum's were built I believe in the late 60's through the late> 70's (My 53' was a 78 and one of the last hulls built (Probably total> built in the low 50's) and then finished by a private cruiser in the> early 80's). They were built in Port Townsend WA in the facilities> that has become Townsend Bay Marine and many of the 53's were designed> to be motorsailing trollers for the NW fisheries although ours never> had a main mast stepped and was always a passagemaker. They also made> 47's which also were a beautiful hull and one of those still docks at> PT. I did run into a Canadian couple once with a 40' on the inside> passage but can't remember their name. They too were cruising and not> doing commercial work. Skookum also built one 62' +/- hull which is> rigged as a schooner and is docked in Port Townsend. I have run into> 53's sailing in the ABC's and many still in commercial service along> the BC/Alaskan coasts over the years - none looking the same except> for the distinctive kick up in the aft bulwarks. I have also heard of> one in the Pacific Islands doing commercial fishing still. Someone or> some trawler magazine (Passagemaker?) should do a history of these> boats, they are a tribute to Ed Monks design concept for a seakindly> and rugged hull that can accomplish commercial and cruising> applications safely and economically. If you would like a pic of a 53'> let me know. Gd Bless - Ross 10&2> > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:48 AM, David Evans <highpressure@gmail.com> wrote:> > Hello,> >> > I once saw a 40+ foot coastal passagemaker called a "Skookum" fueling at> > Brownsville Marina, homeport Port Orchard. This pleasure cruiser was> > probably built on a proven fishing boat hull and had a nice pilothouse> > arrangement. I did not see her name, but the captain said she was a> > "Skookum" and he was headed up fishing in B.C., north of Vancouver Island.> > He remarked that he would cruise @6knots, however, I think she was capable> > of Semi/displacement speeds. I went home and tried to find a similar> > sistership on Yachtworld and various other sites and to this day I've never> > seen another one. Anyone know anything more about this vessel?> >> > Back to the previous thread, I added a few thoughts to the outline.> >> > Thanks,> >> > David E.> >> > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Ross Anderson <10and2@gmail.com> wrote:> >> >> Well if we could find the old molds we could always build a few more!!> >> Safe travels and see you in Alaska in 2010! God Bless - Ross> >>> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:46 AM, <Truelove39@aol.com> wrote:> >> > Ross,> >> >> >> > Please stop! My phone is ringing constantly and my mailbox is full of> >> > offers from all over the world. People are pleading with me to sell> >> > Seahorse; asking how much I want and whether I'll consider taking their> >> > modern passagemaker in trade! Besides, I don't want any jealous designers> >> > taking pot shots at me or my boat. I guess most of them are still playing> >> > catch-up with Ed Monk's designs. I have my 10-gauge at the ready! <VBG>> >> >> >> > Best regards,> >> >> >> > John Camm> >> >> >> >> As I have said before as a previous owner of Seahorse, a> >> > 53' Skookum (Great sea kindly boat in tough conditions) ..> >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________> >> > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!> >> _______________________________________________> >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power> >>> >> To unsubscribe send email to> >> passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word> >> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message.> >>> >> Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World> >> Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.> > _______________________________________________> > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power> >> > To unsubscribe send email to> > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word> > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message.> >> > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.> _______________________________________________> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power> > To unsubscribe send email to> passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message.> > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.> _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows. connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/