Jimmy Buffet bought Hinckley DS42 hull #2, and had it painted a lovely color.
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Jimmy Buffet bought Hinckley DS42 hull #2, and had it painted a lovely color.
Here's how they did the coamings on the Alerion Express 28
The Alerion 28's cockpit looks very interesting. I've never noticed the seat extentions before. They appear to be factory from the way the nonskid follows the forward end of the board. The stowage outside of the seats, under the side decks, reminds me of an Ensign cockpit. For the amount of 'cha-ching', I was surprised to see the intruments backed with those plastic covers. I just thought they would look more like...like, well, the Hinckley DS42.
Hey ,C'Pete, is that really the grand poo-bah parrot head's boat?
Yeah, those seat wideners are pretty strange. What's the material? Don't look substantial enough to stand on on any point of sail, do they?
Too bad we can't use our inaccessable space under the decks for line stowage, like that. There is more back support in this tastey Alerion than the Ariel. And the turn of the coamings to the cabin side is tidy too, if a bit sharp cornered. Tho our rounded ones are real choice, and strong.
Looks at lot like an Ariel, don't it? I think it is the look of the Ariel I like in the Alerion, which is a very traditional style.
They could easily hide most of the wiring from the instruments with trim. And one thing I've observed up here on the estate is that if the electrician does neat work like with conduit for instance - runs and verticals at precise angles - it nearly disappears into the building. Think the brain accepts it more. Or notices it less. Plumbing the same. So if they brought those wires over more neat and covered some of it where it was easy to, it'd look OK.
Thanks for the treat, C'pete!
Those pictures are from an Alerion on Yachtworld. More pictures there
http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/p...75&slim=quick&
There's another one for sale
http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/p...24&slim=quick&
Yep, that's Jimmy Buffet's boat. Life is good.
I sent Jimmy an e-mail to see if he wanted to take me out for a sail. Haven't heard back yet.
A few weeks ago I was up in Oyster Bay, New York sailing on a friend's boat. I sent Billy Joel a note telling him to meet me there. He never showed.
First I checked his boat "Alexa" then I checked his boat "Vendetta"
Even sailed past his house to see if he was waiting on the dock
Screw him
The Alerion has an interesting take on the bulkhead between the main saloon and the forecabin.
Is very appealing - a wide 'soft' asymetric opening tastefully outlined in teak. Could inspire Ariel skippers to nearly the same openess in a remodel with a compression post of stainless or wood. (Would need to make step for the post which may only require altering the stepup V=berth sole to build it in. May be able to make enough of a pad to spread the load over the keel and to the hull - the width of the aisle between the berths.) There's no reason imco that the compression post has to be exactly under the center of the mast. Add a privacy curtain for the commode.
Alerion must have a liner in the V=berth for such a clean antiseptic look. But Ariel's stringers provide a support for more interesting shelves and even lockers. One could find an insulating glue-on fabric liner material that would cozy up the exposed hull.
Alerion is a very strange word. It is a heraldic term signifying singular or plural eagles that have no beak or talons -ie symbolic of wounded or depowered magnificence. It has a strong poetic ring, for sure - until I looked it up I thought it was the name of a famous roman general or gladiator. Better that it were, don'tcher think? :rolleyes:
Funny the bulkhead thing came up. I ran across these pictures the other day and was going to post them on the Enclosed Head? thread. But then I thought, why beat a dead horse? And I thought, this topic has been covered. But then, it sort of came up again. So here they are... An Island Packet 26. True, it DOES have 2 1/2 feet more beam, but Ebb and Tony are at least 2 1/2 times more creative than the IP designers!
...looks like they've got too much room in that head anyway.
What was this thread about again? Oh, coamings. The Island Packet 26 has those too.
:D
[QUOTE=ebb]Have to sit sideways to haul on the line. What convenience! QUOTE]
It's a Hinckley DS42. There's no hauling here fella. Push button self-tailers. The main sheet incorporates a 'ram' below the cabin sole for ease of control. I'm envisioning Thirsten Howell III patting his sweaty brow with a bundle of hundreds.
The IP 26 is a salty lass. 20 year old used ones are going now for what they were new, around the mid 30 thousand range. Twenty years ago that was luxury, today the same bucks can barely get you a decent pickup.
The head in the packet looks like a gloomy backroom in a furniture store. They wouldn't have a shower in there, could they?
Comparing the 3 vessels: the Island Packet is like Wagner,
the Alerion is like Mozart,
the Ariel is like a bassoon in the back of the orchestra.
Nice coamings. Ariel's imco are adequate for style and regattas. Soimething would have to be done to live with them. Canvas backs or a padded rail methinks.
Short of buying the IP, you might try this:
That's the idea!
Corse I was thinking of cheap pipe insulation from Home Debit.
Made from closedcell, they'd be a good safety device too. Maybe with another color than white as part of the cover.
Ebb:
The photo is from Bottomsiders.com, and they'll make it in one of six colors for $53 each. Ouch.
Al
The cockpit cushions in Maika'i are Bottom Siders (mid - 1980's vintage, while the company was still in the SF Bay Area). I'm sure they would build you a set that fit over the coamings just as that one does the sternrail. Of course, if you plan to sail to the South Pacific, why not just head out downwind or on a very broad reach and avoid the issue? :p