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Stunners… elegance on the water. Spirit Yatchs are keeping this breed alive in Great Britain.

There is absolutely nothing prettier than a Gil Smith transom! Nicely done. My neighbor in Sayville, LI, NY had one of the last Gil Smith boats built in the early 30s, a 30fter, that I watched him singlehandedly restore and occasionally served as his gopher as a grade schooler in the mid-60s. It was simply gorgeous - unfortunately he sold it in the early 70s to someone who didn’t know how to take care of it and it was gone by 1975.

A piece of context here: Peter Webb & Todd French managed the large boat program at the Landin School in 85/86 and supervised the construction of ALERION to the Hart collection plans. It was perhaps even more arduous than building under LR survey. Everything had to be as it was originally--including building a mould for every frame, and steam bending a massive freshly cut white oak stem. The mould took too long, actually everything did. The stem split--I remember at least twice. Finally Hart relented and allowed a laminated stem. The boat was not completed in an academic year, so it was moved to Stu Gillam's shop in K'port and the final launch was beautiful. Peter and Todd were very good teachers, and excellent shipwrights, and I cannot think of a more qualified team to carry out the Marilee project. If I were them I would be thrilled beyond belief.

The boats in NE Harbor are absolutely stunning. However there is one that is red on one side a green on the other. It makes it very confusing when you’re racing. Where tf did that red boat come from and where th did the green boat go?

What a handsome boat!

I grew up sailing Flying Dutchmans on Great South Bay where we would run into old Gil Smith boats. We'd be soaking wet out on our trapezes, carefully keeping our boats level, while they were dry, stable and fast. It used to make me think that somehow we were in the wrong boats.

Look forward to this!

When you don't have a budget and you love love love old boats. 🙂

What kind of wealth was the boat built with? and ditto rebuilt with? At the time of design and build, were women involved? Asking for history trail

Mighty impressive!

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That is one impressive launch! Thank you for posting. Looks like around 9-11 knots of speed. How many miles per cord?(of wood) LOL!

What an attractive little launch! Well done!

Congratulations to EVERYONE for a stunningly Beautiful work of Art

Great stuff!!

STUNNING!

They sail like a Dragon but better.

rescue pallets, doors and frames iinstead

She's so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.

Magnificent 😍

the interior fake aging is hideous. looks like that generic "farmhouse chic" you see in every house flip

why does he text narration say the lead ballast was installed after the glass sheathing when we can see it went on first?

De echte boten,😊. Bristol pilot cutter.

Beautiful. But the owner trashed it by distressing all that exquisite wood and craftsmanship. Absolute travesty. Money buys a lot of things; it doesn't buy brains.

What billionaire owns this?

Beautiful project. Could you share why you glassed just the outside of the hull and not also the inside? Ive been reading endless forums trying to find the best method. Thank you!

awesome!

I love those old wood boats

A work of art.

Truly an undertaking by the Elite from concept to completion. Cudos also for the producer of this film. By the looks of the credits at the end, it seems as if the pedigree of those involved didn't include many if any "Robber Barons". How refreshingly aspirational!

This was excellent

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Wow. I'm about to start building a Somes Sound 12 1/2, but instead of lapstrake, I'm going to strip plank it, and now that I see your deck... you've raised the bar, and it's beautiful. What kind of timber are you using for the deck and for the coaming?

She's such a Beauty! This was a wonderful film. The perfect amount of historical facts blended with the excitement of the actual regatta/race itself. Fabulous camera/editing skills round out the story nicely. Thanks for sharing this! 👍♥️⛵🧭

Beautiful! Was the fiberglass applied to just the outside? Why not the inside? Wouldn't this cause the fiberglass to peal away over time? Thanks.

Really amazing. Great film

Absolutely well done///////

I have a boat like this and need help doing the same thing lol

Went aboard the Sequoia at Norshipco in Norfolk during the 80's and witnessed her long and agonizing decline at the Va. shipyard and her departure by barge. Quite an operation. She deserves her restoration in Maine.

Gentlemen. As one who was exposed to the nearly hypnotic joy of sailing several years ago. The sound of the breeze through the rigging, the slap of wave against hull, the spray, or challenge of a well executed upwind tack. This video was tonic to the soul. From the wonderfully done workmanship of a beautiful restoration to the scenes of racing seamanship. I would love to be part of a 'blue water' cruise of several days aboard Marilee. That would be the best thing this side of heaven. Thank you for a wonderful video, the hard well done work ( labor not in vain) and, the moments of joyful memories stirred of overnight trips aboard a 32' Sloop on the Great Lakes. Fair winds and following seas gentlemen.

Marilee is beautiful!

Fantastic

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Was there ever a more beautiful boat?!!

You can see why some called these boats "Skimming Dishes" ! Wonderful !

What was the cost of the restoration?

Beautiful, without more words, from Buenos Aires Argentina, a big greeting to all.

Because they are beautiful !

Wonderful thank you!

Good job. Too bad the owner wanted the interior to look like a Disneyworld set