Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
That could be Dan Daley. I'm not famliar with that rank insignia. Definitely "Old Corps".
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richhodg66
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Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Just catching up on this thread when I saw this about John Wayne’s Wild Goose.
In the early 2000’s Karyn and I were looking for a decent sized live abound yacht for extended charters. Needed at least 3 staterooms plus crew quarters. The other item was if rated at over 100 tons the vessel wasn’t restricted to a maximum of six passengers.
I don’t remember the tonnage of the Norwester was but it was 70 plus feet. We looked a it as it was for sale and had been particularly restored by a private party who had given up or run out of money. Probably both, which was fairly common, easy to get in over your head with a woody. A wooden vessel is a lift style. We looked at half a dozen wooden vessels from 60 plus up to one absolutely beautiful 110 foot vessel with 11 staterooms and crew quarters. Awesome vessel. Powered by a pair Detroit Cleveland’s.
Wayne’s old Norwester needed too much work structurally to fit our budget. We found a 1927 75 foot vessel in La Connor Washington that was near completion, partially replanked with 10,000 new fasteners in the haul alone. New knee’s and lintel’s. Beautiful vessel. Just needed some cosmetic work. Powered by a couple of low deck 671’s. Five staterooms and crew quarters. We flew down to look at it more than once, trying to remember the name. It was used by the Government as a rum runner for a short period during Prohibition.
All of the vessels we were looking at were from Lake Union and north to Anacortes.
smokeywolf
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Wayne's old Norwester recently sank off the San Juan Islands striking submerged rocks during some heavy seas.
The Wild Goose is a 136 foot converted WW II mine sweeper. Wild Goose had several sister ships, one of which was Calypso; Jaques Cousteau's ship.
The Wild Goose is a 136 foot converted WW II mine sweeper. Wild Goose had several sister ships, one of which was Calypso; Jaques Cousteau's ship.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
At one time, long ago, wife and I thought about retiring to a new wooden tug boat made in Olympia, WA. A 36 footer for just cruising Puget sound and the Columbia River. When grandbabies showed up, that was that! Got to have place for nursery and see them every week. 
added: The boat I looked at in 1981 was $36,000. Now one similar is $249,000. Nice dream while it lasted!
added: The boat I looked at in 1981 was $36,000. Now one similar is $249,000. Nice dream while it lasted!
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
My collection of "Wooden Boat" magazines runs from the mid 80's into the early 2000's. Grew up in a Lyman hearing stories about ancestors who were among the first commercial boat builders in the Ogdensburg NY area. That type of stuff runs in the blood. The realities of the upkeep though... that'll break your heart and bank account!
You might look for one of Chet's albums with Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame. It's called Neck and Neck. And not a western but a movie worth looking up is called Thank You for Smoking. It's actually pretty funny, can't describe it here without running afoul of the no politics rule but I would bet the MOD SQUAD reference at least get a chuckle from some of you.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
It's even better finding videos of Mark and Chet playing together. 2 masters having fun. Or find anything by Richard Smith, a guy who in an instant made my excuse of sucking on guitar because I have chunky, fairly short fingered hands fly right out the window. Tommy Emanual, Billy Strings, all sorts of truly awesome players out there.
In 1981, I looked at a HOUSE in Olympia for $9,000!At one time, long ago, wife and I thought about retiring to a new wooden tug boat made in Olympia, WA. A 36 footer for just cruising Puget sound and the Columbia River. When grandbabies showed up, that was that! Got to have place for nursery and see them every week.
added: The boat I looked at in 1981 was $36,000. Now one similar is $249,000. Nice dream while it lasted!
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I've got a mess of Chets stuff on pirated CDs. "Trambone" is still my all time favorite. He always got the feel and phrasing right- ALWAYS!
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Just looked it up, median house price in Olympia is $496,000. Tremendous pressure from retirees moving up from CA.
A friend I met there has been back through several times, driving truck. He told me it'd break my heart to see it now.richhodg66
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Eli Wallach, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in 1966, in a restaurant in Rome while filming The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
