GRAYLING | WoodenBoat Legends (Full Episode)
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2023
- From WoodenBoat's "Legends" series.
GRAYLING is an impeccably maintained 65’ power vessel that began life as a purse-
seiner in 1915, later worked as a sardine carrier, and was converted to a yacht in 1997.
She was built in 1915 in East Boothbay, Maine, and worked for more than six decades
before falling idle in the early 1980s. Her history and restoration are detailed in this
video, with stunning archival photographs of her working life provided by Penobscot
Marine Museum, and recent video footage shot by Alison Langley-who edited this
presentation. The video is part of our WoodenBoat Legends series, which is normally
available only to members of our Mastering Skills membership site. The GRAYLING
video, however, is open for public viewing.
You may also read Maynard Bray’s article, “Aboard: GRAYLING” in the May/June issue
of WoodenBoat (WB No. 292).
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This is the kind of content that will bring new people in to learn about WoodenBoat. Interesting and very well done.
This is one of the most beautiful boats I have ever seen,she is a work of art,most elegant,thank you for sharing her story.🇮🇪
I've had the pleasure of seeing Grayling in person at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT. It is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. It had an incredible impact on me. I could not stop looking at it as every inch oozes perfection. Thank you for sharing her story.
Amazing video!!! I could watch this stuff all day long.
I nearly fell of my seat when this came up, I remember reading the story in wooden boat years ago and still have the magazine carefully stashed away in my collection, and as a professional boat builder I dream of boats like this what a treat.
I vividly remember reading the article about Grayling; it was one of my favorite boats ever featured. An excellent video about an excellent boat.
Love the beautiful woods and soft color palette. Thank you for saving her
Wonderful story of a beautiful vessel. Don't fret the lack of railings aft. There was a time when the safety nannies didn't rule everything. As a young child, I learned to respect a boat and the sea; one had for the boat the other for yourself. It taught me to be confident yet cautious in my movements.
Grayling is obviously one of the very best wooden hull vessels afloat today. She has been loved and exceedingly well cared for and maintained by her present owner - 'bristol fashion' - for sure. She may not have the most striking proportions of a working vessel but she still looks beautiful and is a real tribute to her owner's care.
A wonderful video! This media captures not just the boats but the people that save and care for them. I have read about Doug Hylan many many times, but this video conveys more about the man than words alone ever could. I hope that this is the first of many!
This was incredible to watch! Thanks, Wooden Boat, for providing a glimpse of this beautiful ship's history!
shes one of the prettiest boats i've ever seen, great work to everyone who kept her floating!
Yes. Definitely East Boothbay. That’s where Rice brothers was and I know other boats that I’ve come from there that you might like to know about. Thank you for sharing this.
Nice piece. The part about the "drop windows" reminded me of WW2 era U.S. Navy YTB's which also had those types of windows. Red Stack tugs in San Francisco had several and I remember my captain lowering them with a leather belt that was also used to pull them closed as well. That internal metal liner with a drain on the bottom was also a job to unclog from time to time. You could hear water sloshing in there when they clogged. Also a small correction on the "naturally asperated" jimmy's. They're 2 stroke engines and are fitted with root's type blowers. There are also 71 series engines with turbos as well and I understood what he was trying to say, but you know engineers, sometimes we're a little fussy about those things. All in all nice to be reminded of boat minutia from time to time.
Thank you a very high quality production of great boats.
What a great video, and a stunning refit. Doug Hylan and crew are just fantastic.
Wonderful craft and craftsmanship!
Beautifully shot and edited, Alison. The information here is rich with heart and detail.
She is just lovely. The colors are perfect. I really enjoyed seeing her stern in the water.
This was such an oddly relaxing listen. Thank you.
Always loved the shape of the old carriers, we have a half dozen still in use here on grand manan, they’re not as old as yours but still have the same shape
What an excellent video. Everything was perfect. Thank you.
What an excellent video and what a stunning boat! A delight to watch. Here in UK we’ve lost so many classics it’s a real pleasure to see such a superb restoration.
What a beautiful looking boat. Just proves, if it looks right - it is right.
A restoration well done. Beautiful! In the early 70's I was living in PR. On the east side of the island was the town of Fajardo with three marinas, one on an island (Isleta). Anchored off the island an identical one of these sardine boats lay. It was owned by some swell out of New York that visited it once every couple months, but "maintained" by some hippies that grew their smoking material in pots lining the deck. I was often crewing for a retired Admiral that had his yacht near by. It was known that Admiral Joe knew boats and engines. So one Sunday morning one of the scuzzy crew of the old fish boat came along side while we were servicing the mainmast. He said the owner was due to fly down in two days and they were to have the boat ready for him to go cruising. However they hadn't been able to get the engine started in six months. Could Admiral Joe help? Joe and I rowed over to the boat and coming aboard we could see it was a total mess. These people lived just a few inches above the trash they caused. The engine was, I believe, an early 1900's single cylinder English diesel. There was a bolt that you heated up with a blow torch, then screwed into the cylinder head for the glow plug, a big wheel was turned to build air compression that could be clutched over to turn the engine a few times while a valve was opened to allow diesel to flow into the engine pump. After a couple of hours Joe and I got the engine to start, but it kicked out huge donuts of black oily smoke from the stack that then floated over the other nice yachts anchored near by. In moments, the owners of those boats were on their foredecks complaining about the puffing cloud of black grit that now covered their decks and furniture. Admiral Joe remarked, "Oh hell, now I'm going to have to buy beer for half the boats in this damn roadstead!"
We shut the engine down, the hippies thanked us, and we slunk back to Joe's boat. A couple months later, a tug came by and towed away the old fisher, I heard it went down island, hope they got the engine started again.
Beautiful boat!
Stunning boat.
Wow beautiful.
What a wonderful, wonderful boat!! 👍🏻✨
Thank you for this stunning eye candy from the past. The condition of this boat is top notch, Such a joy. If it were mine ( just wishful thinking) I would have a mainsail added, with the boom above the cabin. But an absolute pleasure.
bloody fantastic boat ! thanks for the vid people !
Well damn. I just fell in love with Grayling.
A beautiful Boateen !
You're doing a good worthwhile job folks cheers n beers Marty Australia
Fantastic!
Lord! What a lovely boat!
magic . . many thanks
What a beautiful example of a sardine carrier.
I could look at those line drawings all day.
Simply beautiful 😍
Where could one purchase copies of the drawings (profile, construction profile, section(s), lines, etc.) of this vessel?
She is magnificent!
Oh yes there is a superb wood for such planking, Tasmanian Huon Pine. Nice restoration btw
Beautiful ship…
How long has WB been on yt? Subbed as soon as I found this.
I've been out on a few real oldies, and most of them would roll every which way but over.
this fella claims and I quote
"there isn't any better wood for a boat of that size than Long Leaf Yellow Pine"
he obviously hasn't heard of some native Aussie species like Huon Pine or King Billy Pine also other pines used down here in boat building. I've never heard of Long Leaf Yellow Pine but to claim there isn't "ANY BETTER WOOD" is a grandiose statement. I don't know how good a boat building material it is, but I know that Huon Pine is held in high regard down here in Oz.
The great Englishman Captain James Cook mentioned Huon Pine and he used it and if I remember correctly he used it for masts as well. Not only does it have all the attributes to be a top timber for boats, it is also a beautiful looking timber once varnished.
Beautiful Lively Lady!
Started to watch this as my mothers maiden name was Grayling!
Very groovy
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Wood. Great
She is a beautiful vessel.
Replace all the frames, replace all the planks... is it the same boat?
Wooden it be great....😅
The current pilot house is too tall. The original was perfectly proportioned. Using vertical planks on the pilot house is a major fail. Unbolt it and start again