Special 'Houseboat' boat for sale

[Alan de Enfield]

 

 

An elegant motor yacht described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. 

‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour.  She was understatedly called a 'houseboat' by her designers because she offered her owners all the comforts of home.

BB was originally put on the market for $3.9million, but is now for sale for $2million (£1.45million). The owner restored the boat hoping to sail her in the Bahamas for the next 20 years, but then caught Covid and realised he'd be too frail to use it, so he put it up for sale. He restored it out of love knowing he would probably never make the money back, 

 

 

 

Full details and 'loadsa' pictures

 

Treasure of maritime history for sale: Classic motor yacht built in 1947 on the market for $2million | Daily Mail Online

[Victor Vectis]

Yeahbut........

 

It'll never get through the Froghall Tunnel.

 

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[GRLMK38]

Did they run out of money before they got to the stern?  It looks as though a temporary classroom was crash landed on the deck!

[BEngo]

Anybody got a link to it on the duck?  

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[Nightwatch]

Well, I think it’s quite nice. 11 knots ain’t very quick and it’s expensive. But, If I had that sort of money I’d be interested in having a look at it for a weekend.

[GRLMK38]

https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/trumpy-80-for-sale/648585

 

233 gallons of varnish!

Edited February 10, 2021 by GRLMK38

[Hudds Lad]

I was tempted, but then put off by the two planks on the foredeck.

 

Besides, I've committed all my imaginary spare cash to a well-appointed corridor in London  

[Bee]

I think its a bit boxy really but that's just my opinion.  I always feel that magnificent though it is that is an awful lot of mahogany cut down for a bit of an indulgence but I suppose my own modest little boat is full of things that are hardly environmentally wonderful. And what on earth are isinglass curtains? 

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, Bee said:

And what on earth are isinglass curtains? 

 

Curtains made from gelatin taken from Fish skin - often Sturgeon.

(Also used in brewing beer)

[Bee]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Curtains made from gelatin taken from Fish skin - often Sturgeon.

(Also used in brewing beer)

Yuck.

[Paul Evans]

6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Curtains made from gelatin taken from Fish skin - often Sturgeon.

(Also used in brewing beer)

In fact, isinglass curtains were made from a form of celluloid and now from vinyl - no fish (or whales) are hurt in the production of the curtains. You can safely ride in the Surrey with the fringe on top without offending against any vegetarian/vegan principles. https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-isinglass-curtains-12081088.html

[Alan de Enfield]

4 minutes ago, Paul Evans said:

In fact, isinglass curtains were made from a form of celluloid and now from vinyl - no fish (or whales) are hurt in the production of the curtains. You can safely ride in the Surrey with the fringe on top without offending against any vegetarian/vegan principles. https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-isinglass-curtains-12081088.html

 

 

From YOUR link :

 

Isinglass is a semitransparent material formed by cleaning and drying the air bladders of fish such as sturgeon and cod. The substance is used in clarifying wine and beer and making glues and cement. Isinglass is also a synonym for any transparent material that is used to bring sunlight indoors while providing protection from the wind, rain and cold.

[Paul Evans]

And from further down:

 

"Hard tops and safety glass windows replaced the canopy tops with isinglass curtains in the 1930’s. Today, isinglass curtains are the vinyl windows zipped into the canvas top used on a motorboat. These curtains can be rolled up and stored when the boat is in dry dock or when the weather is nice. They can be unrolled and zipped into place any time "there is a change in the weather." They hold tight against boat speeds up to 30 knots and a driving rain."