1853 Beautiful restored woodie
Boats / by Matt Kreuzkamp / 160 views / Popular
$20,000.00
D&M Wood Thistle #1853
Complete restoration 2008-2011
Project documented here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.11942347430&type=3
- Totally re-joined including
- Rails
- Gratings
- Seats & seat supports
- Thwart
- Trunk
- inside surfaces are fiber-glassed, weave filled with graphite powder & epoxy resin)
- Transom
- Faired to perfection, sheathed in S-Glass & epoxy
- 13# of lead corrector weights
- Mast new in 2017, barely used since.
- Boom has custom machined ends out of HDPE
- Carbon spinnaker pole
- Custom trailer with athwartship bunks and torsion isolation system
- Bunks are designed to freely drain, keeping moisture away from the boat
- Centerboard by Great Midwest
- Rudder by Larry Liggett with JCD extension
- Covers: Travel top/bottom by Kinder (Top Gun); Drysail by Rooke (Sunbrella)
- Compass: Big Plastimo with custom Larry Liggett bracket
- Triple ended 16:1 vang
- Miscellaneous sails
- Rigging works well and is in good shape
It’s impossible to describe, give a call to discuss and plan to visit her!
- Stunning boat that works exceptionally well and goes quick!
- Willing to consider reasonable offers. Also willing to consider crewing at regatta(s) as part of negotiation. It’s a special boat, both the boat and Class deserve for the boat to be used more than we can make happen over the next few years.
- Listing ID: 3036685
- Year: 1960?
- Boat Number: 1853
- Boat Builder: Douglass & McCloud
- Hull Material: Wood
- Mast: Silver Aluminium
- Boom Color: Silver
- Rudder: Included
- Rudder Builder/Info: Larry Liggett
- Centerboard: Included
- Centerboard Builder/Info: Great Midwest
- Sails Included: Misc. North Proctor. Dieball kite
- Recent Measurement Certificate: Yes
- Trailer Included: Yes
