chiropaul
Senior Member
Hello everyone,
There has been much discussion on this forum regarding these vessels. Lot's of knowledgeable people, lots of misinformation regarding much about these boats.
I am the new owner of Grey Ghost, the vessel seen on Yachtworld and other sites. I had the boat surveyed today after having spent several days checking her out on my own, as I live only 45 minutes away. Sea trialed as well on the Great South Bay on Long Island.
So here's the story as told to me by the current owner who bought this boat from an auction house he has done business with in the past. The propane tank did not explode. The stove had for lack of a better word and explosion which knocked out the rear starboard pilothouse window. No fire damage , no smoke damage only a couple of gelcoat cracks at the interior of the rear pilothouse door.
I was told the insurance company was going to go after the stove manufacturer, so when the stove was removed, the propane locker at the rear bulkhead was cut into to remove the propane lines by cutting out about a 6"x 8" piece and about the same size piece in the garbage can locker inside. Simple fiberglass repairs for me. There was not any structural damage to the sides of the pilothouse, the hull or the bulkhead and any tabbing to the hull.
My feeling is that somebody knew somebody if you get my drift. The current owner bought it sight unseen, for about what I ended up paying, based on the recommendation of the person he knew at the auction house.
As we all know, theses are unique boats, that don't appeal to many people. That being said, IT DEFINITELY APPEALED TO ME.
I spoke to Keith Dykes at Beta Marine about the engine regarding any remaining warranty and he told me to make sure on sea trial that she turned up to 2800rpm. We got within 50 rpm. Turned out hull was dirty on haulout and some barnacles on the prop.
Regarding the sea trial we had the surveyor, me, the broker and the owners captain on board. The boat surprised all of us as we expected it to be tender. At speed is was not at all. I had the captain turn us beam to, to about 2' rollers and we barely rocked. We were all shocked!!
So I'm sorry for the long post, but this is a 2022 boat, fully operational for a super price. If in the future, after cruising for a bit, I find the boat more rolly than I like, a seakeeper is not out of the question based on what I've paid.
Thanks to all for reading and I'll try to keep you posted on any additions I make to her. Keeping the name as it's quite apropos relative to my age:lol::lol:
There has been much discussion on this forum regarding these vessels. Lot's of knowledgeable people, lots of misinformation regarding much about these boats.
I am the new owner of Grey Ghost, the vessel seen on Yachtworld and other sites. I had the boat surveyed today after having spent several days checking her out on my own, as I live only 45 minutes away. Sea trialed as well on the Great South Bay on Long Island.
So here's the story as told to me by the current owner who bought this boat from an auction house he has done business with in the past. The propane tank did not explode. The stove had for lack of a better word and explosion which knocked out the rear starboard pilothouse window. No fire damage , no smoke damage only a couple of gelcoat cracks at the interior of the rear pilothouse door.
I was told the insurance company was going to go after the stove manufacturer, so when the stove was removed, the propane locker at the rear bulkhead was cut into to remove the propane lines by cutting out about a 6"x 8" piece and about the same size piece in the garbage can locker inside. Simple fiberglass repairs for me. There was not any structural damage to the sides of the pilothouse, the hull or the bulkhead and any tabbing to the hull.
My feeling is that somebody knew somebody if you get my drift. The current owner bought it sight unseen, for about what I ended up paying, based on the recommendation of the person he knew at the auction house.
As we all know, theses are unique boats, that don't appeal to many people. That being said, IT DEFINITELY APPEALED TO ME.
I spoke to Keith Dykes at Beta Marine about the engine regarding any remaining warranty and he told me to make sure on sea trial that she turned up to 2800rpm. We got within 50 rpm. Turned out hull was dirty on haulout and some barnacles on the prop.
Regarding the sea trial we had the surveyor, me, the broker and the owners captain on board. The boat surprised all of us as we expected it to be tender. At speed is was not at all. I had the captain turn us beam to, to about 2' rollers and we barely rocked. We were all shocked!!
So I'm sorry for the long post, but this is a 2022 boat, fully operational for a super price. If in the future, after cruising for a bit, I find the boat more rolly than I like, a seakeeper is not out of the question based on what I've paid.
Thanks to all for reading and I'll try to keep you posted on any additions I make to her. Keeping the name as it's quite apropos relative to my age:lol::lol: