The P29 I have has been stripped internally and is a basic hull with deck etc. The strength and workmanship is phenomanally strong and the lines very pleasing. I know this will make many people cringe but she will be converted to soley a powered craft and modified to look like a WWII U.S. Navy Patrol Boat with raised bridge, haze gray finish, Bridge-mounted dummy .50 cal. Machine Gun and aft depth charge racks. The Depth charges will actually be fuel/H2O/Cooler/grill/storage etc.
Kind of a movie prop with palm frond covered awning. I'll be operating her on the Indian River Lagoon and probably as far down as Little Palm Island (where they filmed the Cliff Robertson movie PT-109) and Key West.
As a side note I am selling the mast, boom, sails, and all deck mounted sail handling hardware (in pretty good shape overall).
Been dreaming about this since I did those 50 mile hikes for JFK way back in the 60s.
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