Orphan boat

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Orphan boat

Post by Lopez Mike » Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:16 am

A 32 foot steel steamboat has appeared in a boat yard here in Puget Sound. The current owner was willed the boat by his father, a Bruce Holbook who never completed the project (such a familiar story).

It was constructed this far in Connecticut and, on the builder's demise, shipped to the N.W. There is a navy compound and a family large VFT. I haven't examined the boat carefully but will do so as soon as I get over the crud. The owner said that it was a Navy K but I'm pretty sure it has cast frames/columns so it might be a B or a G.

Do any of you downeasters know about this boat? The present owner has neither the facilities, the expertise or the inclination to tackle finishing this project.

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