Almost August.  With summer speeding by my Hinckley is finally near launching.  As the Tartan isn't booked now I've decided to keep her on the hard once finished and show her there.  The Tartan will be done about a week after the Hinckley.  We are going to finish it once the Hinckley is splashed.

At the moment I'm staying on the Cape Cod Blue Chip.  The owners and I are close now, and I've been helping them here and there (they are elderly and climbing around the boat is pretty tough for them).  But the Hinckley is torn up at the moment in preparation for launching so it's nice to have the option to vacate.  

This is a very cool boat.  As I've said, not very roomy for a 30', but very solid and seaworthy.  This is a boat made for blue water.  The owners cannot keep her tho, and she'll be sold or donated at the end of the summer.  As I'm putting every penny into my two boats, I can't buy her.  But I wish one of you would...you'll thank me for years to come.  If sailing a full keel Hershoff design that has fantastic stability and will run like a freight train sounds good get her and check her out.  They are asking $15,000.   Get her to see her, I can take you for a sail.  See if she's for you.  The interior is like new, totally redone.  Simple but nice.  Sails in good shape.  Engine (Volvo 18) runs great.  This boat was custom built for my friends parents.  It was laid up with 13 layers of fiberglass (usually about 4 layers).  She could be dropped from a helicopter onto rocks and just bounce...lol...but seriously...if a 30 is what you would be happy with, don't let this one slip away.