'Charmer' sighting

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froggy3k

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Well, on the way home yesterday while following Pascal's helm cam, I swung by the C&D canal to catch the transit. First boat that came through I snapped a photo.
Hatt1.jpg

Then another one
Flemming1.jpg

Then I was about to give up and low and behold:
Charmer1.jpg
 
hey that's a good shot!

the first boat is very nice Hatteras 58 LRC which i saw a few times in the spring on the way up, he was anchored ahead of me last night in the bohemia and got underway early this morning.

if you dont' mind, email me the original higher res. image so that i can send it to Nancy, pascal AT yachtcharmer.com

thks!

Ps for the record, that must have been along the bank before Ches. city... i was at slow idle by the marina... :)
 
Just sent 3 to you. They are only 5 megapixel and wish the card didn't fill up before I got any more shots (borrowed the camera for the ride home). This was right before the twin bridges (second bridge from the DE Bay). I was on the South bank. The boat posted here is a cropped image from the original.
Thx and have a good trip!!!
Chris
 
got the email, THANKS! yes, very nice shots! we dont' have too many running shots...
 
So why are all the boats headed in the same direction????? You'd think it was going to snow around here sometime.
 
Nancy/Pascal, thank YOU for the entertainment. Too bad the crew boat was passing at the exact moment.
 
Is it just the shot or does Charmer ride very low in the water?
 
It seems lower than normal but I know that Pascal had filled all the fuel tanks and topped off the water at Cape May so that may account for it. The additional 1200 gallons of fuel alone...
 
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Originally posted by KiDa

Is it just the shot or does Charmer ride very low in the water?

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It's off plane and has a low bow (reverse sheer?) so I'd say those factors might contribute to the way it looks in the water.

Although it does seem to be plowing a bit.
 
Not to change the subject, but that old Hatt. really really looks nice.
 
So that's what a Big Johnson looks like, I glad that got cleared up. R, that LRC does look good, holds her own against the new styles out today.
 
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Originally posted by rduhon

Not to change the subject, but that old Hatt. really really looks nice.

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The old Hatt is my dream boat. I've had the right six numbers, it's just that they were on 8 different pieces of paper.
 
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Originally posted by KiDa

quote:
Originally posted by rduhon

Not to change the subject, but that old Hatt. really really looks nice.

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The old Hatt is my dream boat. I've had the right six numbers, it's just that they were on 8 different pieces of paper.

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There is a 53' up here near me in Colonial Beach in a covered slip. Needs love on the bright work. They are asking around $259k. I haven't been in it 'cause the admiral thinks I'm nutz.
 
i was running at about 9.5 kts which is jsut about hull speed. indeed, the boat was fully loaded.

she doesnt' really have a reverse sheer, just no sheer at all and the deck/rub rail is lower than other boat her size. most Johnsons (and earlier High Techs) have been designed by Bill Dixon... he's done an incredible job with use of space, the aft deck and swim platform are twice the size of other 70 footers; most people dont even realize that there is a full beam stateroom with above average head room under that aft deck. and unlike other 70 footers, there is room up on the boat deck to store both a 15' RIB and a jet ski, leaving the swim platform wide open.

About the Hatteras, these LRCs are always in demand, they didn't make that many of them. they have more efficient hulls and smaller engines compared to the standard Hatteras MY like mine. very nice boats, they typically fetch 50 to 100% more than standard Hatts.
 
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