Anyone know what kind of boat this is?

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kingsam53@reddit

That's a blue water vagabond it's my favourite modern yacht

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They are becoming rare, and when you can find them, they need so much love. Their engines are usually approaching eol, and they cannot be easily replaced. Original electric was not tinned. Chain plates are difficult to access/inspect/replace. They usually leak at deck fittings: owners call them 'leaky teakies'.

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

Good to know, thank you 🙏

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jonathanrdt@reddit

Once in a while, you can find a good one. Black Pearl was for sale on the great lakes for like $160k few years back. Not sure what she actually sold for (probly $135-145k). The fellow who redid her was pretty incredible, and she was perfect. But $150k for a forty+ year old boat is a hard sell for most and a difficult thing to insure.

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

Why is it hard to insure? “Replacement value of the boat” times “probability it’s going to break”?

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Cambren1@reddit

Also, a lot of the interior wood was not marine grade and has to be replaced.

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K_rey@reddit

I wonder if this one was once a ketch

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/vagabond-47/

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Due-Pear-8687@reddit

Think ur right. The mast is Pretty far fwd

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Venture419@reddit

I think you are right. Seems they also rigged running backstays without the aft mast? The helm must be hard to balance with the sails so far forward and no aft sail area.

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DetroiterInTX@reddit

Yep! You can also see the chain plates, for the mizzen shrouds, in the hull.

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VerStannen@reddit

Yeah the main looks a tad too forward.

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Full-Photo5829@reddit

Yeah, but it's got a "perma-project trapped in yard" quotient of 75 and a "bottomless pit" factor of 92 😆

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VerStannen@reddit

Now those stats mean something 😂

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kingsam53@reddit

I have seen as ketchs and one was a gaff rigger

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

I think you’re right!!

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BreakfastLopsided906@reddit

What’s something like this cost?

I know bugger all about buying, but it looks beautiful.

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captainseattle@reddit

Wait till you see an ultra modern yacht; like something from the 1980’s.

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kingsam53@reddit

Well to me pretty much everything with a fiberglass hull is modern I sail a boat from the 1880s

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throwawayPzaFm@reddit

That sounds cool, we'd love some pics

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

I’m with you, it’s incredible!!

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Civil-Boysenberry315@reddit

A beautiful one

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differentworld80@reddit

Almost certain this beautiful boat was moored at Pleasant Harbor in the 90s. Was the name Butterfly? I always wondered where she went. If the same one, happy to see still in great shape.

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

I couldn’t make out a name, but she was stunning!

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differentworld80@reddit

I remember the owners planned to travel the world. The husband was super friendly and knowledgeable. The wife seemed to really enjoy being the big boat in the yard. Talked a big game. They left and were never seen again. Last I heard, she walked off in Portland and refused to get back aboard. The ocean and all its glory scared her out of boating.

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BattleIntrepid3476@reddit (OP)

That’s hilarious! And probably fairly common — talking the big game and jumping off the boat somewhere…

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