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She was en-route to take a winter docking in Galveston, Texas due here in mid November. We were looking forward to seeing her in our harbor for a few months. Our own tall ship the "Elissa" is currently in dry dock undergoing repairs sustained during Hurricane Ike. We are saddened to hear of the...

You will enter/exit numerous locks on the ICW in Louisiana, tie-up, tie-up, tie-up, have a supply of fenders ready, you will tie to the lock wall or possibly alongside another vessel, sometimes taking directions from the lockmaster via VHF (a handheld VHF is very handy). Be prepared to encounter...

We installed the "Mermaid" unit in spring of 2011, so far two hot summers on the Texas coast and the unit has performed very, very well.

Yes, I completed all the woodwork myself as well as the full generator installation. I have a woodshop that rivals many cabinet shops. The trouble with cabinet work on a vessel is that you almost have to throw out the variables of "plumb, level and square", everything resides on angles. I'm a...

*Used teak veneer 1/2 in. plywood and all other including mouldings of solid teak.

To get the gen. down into the lazarette I built an "A" frame from 4X4 lumber and attached a chainfall to lower it. I built a slide extending from the dock and thru the transom door to get the gen. onboard. Before I even purchased this generator I obtained the specifications and built a plywood...

* -- Edited by Dan and Lori on Saturday 3rd of March 2012 11:00:53 AM

*David, my 1998 IG has flybridge supports aft on both starboard and port sides, your 2001 vessel does not appear to have these. Have you removed these or perhaps the later models did not incorporate them?

We found the genset is pleasantly quiet in it's location. I had anticipated installation of a sound shield but found it to be unnecessary, the primary use of the gen. is to power the a/c during the night and while in the stateroom the noise is not much more than a hum, (makes that "white noise"...

I did complete new a/c and generator installation this past spring. I installed the 5.5KW Westerbeke (diesel). As of today I have 92 hours on her all problem free. I selected the area in the lazarette centered just aft of the water tank. I know the 5.5 sounds like a bit of overkill, I originally...

Quoted cost was $6000.00, This was a premium price due to the height of the load. I did not want to have the flybridge cut off then incur 2 to 3 thousand dollars of fiberglass work to replace it. Estimates of shipping at an "off the pavement"*height of 14 feet or less all came in around...

goefish, I used Tom Duncan, check out www.thomasduncantrucking.com and yes I did pay a premium because of the height, but very reasonable vrs. chopping the flybridge off. I could find no other willing to touch a load of this height.

An FYI for future reference, we recently installed the necessary thru-hulls and found no coring, glass was a full 3/4" thick at all three spots, all aft of engine bed.

I am underway with my winter project, installing A/C and diesel generator. We will be hauling this boat soon for the necessary thru-hulls. Does anyone know what I will find as to hull construction, for instance: is it cored? Is it cored below the waterline?*It will make a difference to me on the...

#139, Jiang Hur Marine, Shekou, China

on transom, starboard side near top

Ditto Carey and Old Stone, that is where my hull ID is located, it was the first thing the marine surveyor looked for and he did a "rubbing" of the cast for the record.

I've located this number in 3 places: the Halvorsen nameplate located in the salon, in the Owners Manual on the page listing all the individual options of this particular vessel and in the hull ID number, Hull ID # IG32-139-***-98

"Destiny" 1998 IG32, #139

Sorry to get off subject a bit here but I see Charles has chimmed in and I must offer another round of THANKS to you Charles. Several years ago while making my way back to Texas from Florida I lost a transmission near Morgan City on the ICW. Somehow we made contact and you were gracious enough...

We had truckers decline this haul due to the height but one company referred us to the hauler who ultimately completed the job. There was no height "restrictions" but the permitting for the load was more involved than a load under 14 ft. This hauler is well experienced with the higher loads...

Wish I could say we rounded the coast and thru the Panama Canal but instead we loaded her on a trailer and had her brought overland to Galveston. We berth at GYB.

New to the forum and wanted to say Hi and introduce ourselves.* We hail from Galveston and recently moved from sportsfisherman to trawlers.* We're in love with a little girl called Destiny.* We moved her from the San Francisco area to Galveston earlier this year.* Look forward to participating...