I love that you give a $3000 boat the equal time and attention and insight as you do a $200,000 boat. This one will be a great buy for someone!

@david78212

2 жыл бұрын

Actually some of these older boats deserve the time, unfortunately, people want A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer, 4 car garage, electric sails, cruise control and absolutely no working on the boat. If any boat requires any work, NEXT! For something they may use every other weekend through the summer only.

@NA-xm7wj

2 жыл бұрын

Hell that’s a real nice boat too I’d consider buying it

Captain Q gets an automatic 👍 because he’s talking about sailboats.

My father bought a new Grampian 26 in 1972. My brother and I sailed in down and back from Rochester,NY to Nassau, Bahama in 1978. Not the prettiest girl at the dance but a true trooper !

@kevio6868

2 жыл бұрын

did you take The St Lawrence seaway via Lake Ontario or the Great Loop?

@donaldbayer7296

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevio6868 the canal from oswego ny to albany

@kevio6868

2 жыл бұрын

@@donaldbayer7296 That is so cool!

@megaluckydog1212

2 жыл бұрын

maybe this year for me from the Lakehead.

That's a lot of boat for the money. Thank you for showing these budge options.

@t.a.ackerman4098

2 жыл бұрын

Go small, go now!

@ccpederson1769

2 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't like a 26 footer in 8 foot waves without a motor, but I guest you could put a little put , put motor on it, but this boat is not a blue water boat.

@kevio6868

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccpederson1769 They have a diesel engine for sale on their website also: 3 cyl, 36 HP w/ Transmission and Instrument Panel

@simonbackley

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccpederson1769 quite a few Grampian 26's have been sailed across the Atlantic. Multiple times in some cases.

@sailingblackphoenix4974

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevio6868 Who has this engine for sale?

In their day, these boats were rockets, particularly in light conditions. I crewed on one in 1972. The local PHRF handicap committee in Montreal kept increasing our rating until ours matched that of the C&C 30. Even still, we won every race but the last one that season. Our local hot shot, who raced an Alberg 30, called them ugly. My response was, "Yes, but ugly boats go fast."

@christurner2340

2 жыл бұрын

"lumpy but fast", so there!

@seandelaney1700

2 жыл бұрын

I would not have guessed that by the looks of her, but comfortable and fast is ideal.

@paulheitkemper1559

2 жыл бұрын

"raced an Alberg 30" Well, there's your problem right there.

Love the Captains very strict guidelines and checklist for raising boats. No room for prejudice.

Favourite phrase of the episode: "Float like a rocket!"

I have never seen a dog so obedient and focused ....He would make a great duck dog for sure.....

Claim! I’ll take it. Oh wait. Drat! Wrong side of the continent for me but still a perfect boat for an electric outboard with regeneration so you can recharge your batteries while you sail (links omitted), just to get off and back to the dock. What a great find for the money. I’d take it in a New York minute. But who you call’in lumpy, gramps? Who else …? Who’s lumpy? Don’t talk about my girl like that! Ha! Thanks for sharing another great find, one of the best finds ever!

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

2 жыл бұрын

Sailing Uma... With Dan and Kika as your pathfinders.. 😎they've made it to Svarlbard.. in their electric powered vintage glass boat as well as just about everywhere else. Cap. and Randy do you think you could find a vintage cat...a Southerly Commanche to educate us on ? Im trying to find to some history and construction information on the type for a couple of UK youngsters trying to get theirs ship shaped if not Bristol fashion. 🤞🏻⚓ They have their own sea dog but hes in trouble 😂 as hes too lively and been rescued from a French boat yard.

@christurner2340

2 жыл бұрын

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 So true about Uma’s crew. After years of hard work on boat restoration and entirely endearing videos, they deserve full credit for their well-deserved success. Now, it looks like they’re pulling in $20k per month from Patreon and KZread, enough to afford top-on-the-line everything. Amazing pathfinders, I agree 😊

What a really great boat for me. This one is such a treasure. I’m sure it will sell quickly. Thanks Captain and Ran-Day for keeping dreams alive.

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed!

@christurner2340

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, Bev. Keep working and dreaming. Our day will come.

For a vessel that has been on the hard for 7 years she is *very* neat and tidy. While not what I am looking for I can easily see how much this would be an amazing vessel for the right person. Thanks for sharing her with us, Captain Q & Ran-day. :-)

Wow what an amazing find.. she looks like she is in good shape. Thanks for sharing another great video 👍👍⛵️⛵️⛵️🥰

This was so much fun! What a great find! - Thanks to you, someone will breathe some new life into her- potentially a great snowbird cruiser for ICW. Thanks Capt Q

My late uncle Chris was a builder at Rumery's Boat Yard. Thank you for teaching us about this great find!

Captain Q Thank you for this episode. As someone who was born and grew up in Oakville and currently resides there, the history of boatbuilding here starts at Oakville's very beginning due to the stand of Oak trees that was here. Today I am not sure of any boat building going on. I didn't even know about Grampian although I grew up a stone's throw from Woody road. I knew of C&C here. I Own a Shark which is up on a smaller lake in Ontario which is my first boat and I am seeing where it takes me. Thanks for your channel I don't miss an episode! Don

That was a great episode. I love the 'finds' at the cheaper end of the budget scale, where a lot of us live. Thanks Gents.

Thank you both,enjoyed the video!

Just wanted to thank you guys for doing this channel and these reviews. What an extraordinary and vast amount of knowledge to share and document for everyone! My new favorite channel!!

What a great day!!!…. I Love the Q Team!!!!

I owned a Grampian 26 and they are very forgiving sailboats that keep going. Very solid build. Love this series

Great foundation to a perfect custom build. This one is making my mouth water. Work and cash, this would be an incredible boat. These are completely capable. Well, as capable as the sailor sailing it.

I have seen a few of these on Lake Champlain and down at the Royal Saint Lawrence yacht club. I never would have thought they had that much headroom. For it's size that's very surprising. Trust you two to point out the overlooked gems. Love, love your series and keep up the great work. Well at least until you find my Hans Christian 33. Cheers guys.

Captain Q your love for sailboats is only exceeded by your knowledge of them. I would love to have a older Sailboat that you had given a Once over. Just found your site hope you keep doing Your reviews you know so Much about boats it is Just wonderful to hear you Speak! Take care! Thomas

Brilliant boat for a young couple to start their KZread channel

@flaneur5560

2 жыл бұрын

oh you

I had a '74 Grampian 26. Loved it!

Captain Q, be careful walking about those decks! I love the videography......absolutely love it....thanks Randay. Seadog.....thanks for being there for The Captain and Randay!

Love those old Seafarer depth sounders, very intuitive! grampians...solid!

So Captain, I thought Ran-day was going to spill the beans on his boat purchase. When are you going to enlighten us all? I'm thinking Scheel 45.

Great show. Thank you!

I owned one in the mid 80’s. Great cruising boat for Long Island Sound. Mine had a swing keel. The chain rusted and broke, I removed the center board and just sailed it with fixed keel portion. The six foot headroom was great.

Love 💘 Perfect boat for weekending and more.

Grampian 26's are no slouch, they've crossed the Atlantic. Great little boats

Super review by a super captain! Cool pocket ship.

Thursdays are the best days!!! Such a beautiful boat, I actually love that it uses an outboard. Seems like it would be easier to maintain/swap out for a novice. Ps - I'm sorry for giving you grief about the endorsements!! Keep em coming, undozeit that head!!!

I seriously considered purchasing a boat like this a few decades ago when I lived in the Detroit area, it was going to be my weekend floating cabin. Alas it did not come to pass. You've heard that you regret the things you don't do in live more than the things you do, it true, I should have bought a boat. Keep the good stuff coming Captain.

Cool some bargains!! :)

What a find! Nice to see Ran-day get some on-air time. And I hope Captain Q packed a sweater. I understand the autumn weather is a bit brisk in Instagram this time of year.

Look at Wind Hippy Sailing, this girl is sailing the world in one of these.

@Pillowcase

2 жыл бұрын

Both G-names, but she's got a Grinde 28, not a Grampian.

@ImnotChuck.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pillowcase Gecko is a Grinde 27 foot double ender sloop. At least, that's what Holly says.

@ezepilot160

2 жыл бұрын

OH, I have scene a couple of her videos. Awesome little boat.

@thomaswilhelmsen4935

2 жыл бұрын

Ok, sorry, I’ll have Togo back and look. Thanks for correction

@reallynotyourbusiness1659

2 жыл бұрын

Grinde 28.......Peter Bruun...Denmark.

I love this boat! She reminds me of my first “real” sailboat a 2’precision 23’ sloop which I bought as a kid and sailed and lived aboard solo for years in the Caribbean also my O’Day, the Pumpkin she was called way back! Thanks for the memories!! Now a days I graduated to a Oceanis 40 Beneteau after 40 years lol of living and working in the Caribbean/states but am getting along in age and am going to sell her and buy a narrow boat and live on the canals in GB ! Yes I know it’ll be a downgrade but without crew I’m too broken to solo anymore on the ocean lol! I love this boat though! And I loved being a stick boat captain!!

Great deal providing sails are good? If not: that's another 3-3500 bucks on top of 1500-2500 for reliable outboard. add another 2000 for basic electronics. Add another 2500-3000 for hot water for sink, shower, water pump, water lines, and larger water holding tanks. When done: I see a 10-12000 boat that will safely and comfortably take me anywhere. Not a bad price for a reliable boat. Reasonable and cheap investment for fun times. Sweet boat!

@crankyoldguy2

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't show us the head, but my guess is that, because the boat is not large, it's 'good luck' if you want to put a shower (maybe also a sink0 in the space and still be able to sit on the pot. In a boat this small, water is pumped at the tap most of the time, so a water pump would be a luxury that you COULD add without much effort. The boat was manufactured prior to the mandates concerning waste water, so I'll bet there's a direct head, not a chem toilet or holding tank. Et cetera. A great place to start, and as you suggest, it will 'need some work'.

@simonbackley

2 жыл бұрын

@@crankyoldguy2 ours had a chem head with a pump out.

@spider0804

2 жыл бұрын

No inboard motor on a mono a bluewater vessel does not make. The farther you can motor the better your safety factor for avoiding hurricanes when crossing.

@daniellimo4087

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about boats but I was guessing that figure which is a sweet deal

@Methoes123

2 жыл бұрын

@@crankyoldguy2 : I'd shorten size of the couch too a 2 seater, extend/double size of clothes/wet locker making space for shower and closet atteched on end .

I am betting tonight that this great boat will be under contact tomorrow! Fantastic boat and a great price!!! Thank you Captain Q and Ran-Day! Kisses to Sea Dog too!!!

Thank you for showing this boat. I was thinking about something like this or a Tartan 27 for the Great Loop! I am still on my beginner boat, so not ready yet, but give me a few years....My Seaward Fox will have to do me for a while, but I can dream. (and watch lots of Captain Q!)

Love your videos, miss your video chapter. Omg time vs money... lol I have more money than time but I Love this..... wish my kids were young and I had the time...

Wow, that's a great deal. Especially the inside being clean and great shape for that price. I have seen a lot of insides not that nice for more money than this. This boat is great for starters with little budget.

@megaluckydog1212

2 жыл бұрын

Can take much more than this rookie kept me safe.

Love the jazz music.

Such a great market for boats in the US. I'd be happy sailing that boat at that price. Thanks for showing that little gem. Glad you drive a Jag-gew-ar as we saw in the UK

Neat boat good showing guys

What a great deal!!! The below decks were as roomy as some powerboats!!!! Quite impressive on a sailboat. Someone else mentioned that it might already be sold. Good possiblity. Looks like a great weekend boat for a couple. Saw the name O'Day mentioned involved with the company. I guess that is the same O'Day

Oooooohhh... I really like this one !!!

Thanks Captain, another great find, you are the bees knees.

Captain Q! Another great inspection of a cool boat. You are the best.

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy how are you doing any more of our fans come to harass you I hope your brokerage is going like crazy but I can tell you there’s still a supply of boats out there. Just went to the Newport boat show for one day. That was all I needed I’ve never seen so many reconstituted milk bottles in my life.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtHunters I wish you had called me. I only did the shipyard part of the show. I saw a center console with 4 x 425hp engines strapped on the back- why? I much prefer seeing this boat that you presented. I really liked seeing Charlie's new boat there.

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

I saw 3x 600 Ob threon

Great robins egg blue hull with cove stripe, can't believe the condition of it. And as those plush cushions, this guy's upgrade is the same one I'm always thinking of.

Immaculate for a boat that age - a real steal for the price.

I'm good with the boat i own and living in The Netherlands but somehow hooked on Captain Q.

@t.a.ackerman4098

2 жыл бұрын

Just curious, what is your boat? I want to singlehand sail.

@teubie8949

2 жыл бұрын

@@t.a.ackerman4098 A steel motorcruiser :-)

What a beaty Capt Nice little budget Cruser too get some one started Perfect

16:01 the white thing with the handle just below the paper towel is a wall mounted can opener .. we had one just like it at home ... 50 years ago. Haven't seen another since then.

@allanfifield8256

2 жыл бұрын

I had one of those! Good can opener! May seem strange praising a can opener, but I have had some that wouldn't open cans.

A quick correction on Dirk's name, it's Dirk, not Dick. I grew up in Oakville and my family owned a Grampian 26, a fairly rare one as the hull was chocolate and the topsides were cream. The name was Irish Coffee. I knew Dirk's son as he was friends with the owners of the sailing store I worked at in high school. Great boat and we did very well racing her. In the summer I lived on the boat down in the harbour, many great memories. I would buy it in a heart beat, especially for that price, if I could get it down to Belize without breaking the bank.

A friend of mine had a Grampian 26 for decades on Lake Superior. He would vacation on the lake foir weeks at a time, plenty of storage on the boat. He did not like the narrow side decks, eventually solved by replacing his hank on jib with roller furling

@megaluckydog1212

2 жыл бұрын

i put 400+ miles 4 months 300 in 9 days on superior's north shore solo. Great little boat nice soft ride in the big waves 7.9 mph top speed so far. down hill lol.

I presume it has sold already. That is no money at all for a clean boat. That fact that all spaces were empty and clean says a lot about the previous owner and the care that was given.

@DWyn-xq4yf

2 жыл бұрын

I have looked at it a few times, and the boat is still listed for sale. What a steal for such a gorgeous sailboat.

looks a lot fun to had for the price

Love it...

I had a 62 Grampian Albacore, Registry US1. That was a really fast and seaworthy little boat, and damn, I miss it.

Great colour. The larger Grampians can look a bit clunky but the 26 is alright. I like this boat.

Good price...good boat. Cheers.

73 or older. tell by the wooden toe rail. Very nice. i have one aluminum toe rail stiff and forgiving easily balanced boat. She can handle a blow. i have a 74.

a nice one. the boat is good, too.

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

I would love to see you visit a Hans Christian 33T (super amazing layout) or a TaShing Baba 30 or 40. All great designs and great craftsmanship.

Needs a lot of work, perfect live aboard, sail boats this size & up to 52 foot are very popular for live aboard these days, because docking fees are reasonable priced in some harbors. Making it affordable to live on the water.

Nice boat

That jumping fish at the end, magical. You guys are a pair :). Ow one thought struck me. Do you ever review boats you don't like? And what about newer boats?

If that was on the west coast I would be asking where I can bring the check to this evening. What a beauty

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Just call I’m sure owner will work with you

I LOVE YOU WORK! You guys are amazing! I only have one Steely Dan question “Randay”...”where did you get those shoes?”

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Fess up RanDay

@yomomma690

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtHunters is it still available.

Man, I wish I had a find like this.

Looks like a perfect vessel to sail down the east coast , hang out along the way, maybe dock at wisteria Island key west for a few weeks, then cross the strem toward the Bahamas, maybe then head to Luperon. I think that boat could do just fine

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Now that sounds like a great plan 👍👍

Cap'n, learning so much about sail boats and all the associated nomenclature... I need to check flat buttocks on my Colvic... I hope I have them.

I have all ways believed all sailboats should have an outboard motor. Such a nice boat. ⛵

A great boat. That beef stew appears to have a silent "T", the same as the silent "P" in bath....

"Who's gonna be doing the unwrapping..." "Who else." hahahaha Captain Q for the win.

A friend had one years ago they were well built and surprisingly fast his didn’t look as nice 30 years ago a great deal

I can't buy a boat right now but I am definitely having some canned stew and Frexenet for dinner.

Nice boat. Pretty paint job. Don't forget, you owe me a gift from like 4 months ago. You told me to remind you. I can't remember which question I got right. Anywa. Have a great weekend. y

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Oops We will bring that up in our next office conference. I am so sad if we have overlooked you but thank you for sticking with us Melinda I’m sure you gave us the right answer

@melinda5777

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtHunters sticking with you. I feel like a fish on a hook. LOL!

I like it. Lots of head room. Not too fancy either. Still waiting for a pilot house though.

@spider0804

2 жыл бұрын

They are so rare but such a good thing to have.

I knew a couple that lived on a Grampian 26 and ended up taking it South from Boston to Florida 25 years ago or so. Their Grampian 26 had a 2nd forward cockpit as well..I think their cockpit was smaller and the cabin a little further AFT to accommodate the forward cockpit. I don't remember if they had an outboard or inboard. I recognize the hull shape. Their hull was red.

@flaneur5560

2 жыл бұрын

wut?

@Johnsouthshore

2 жыл бұрын

@@flaneur5560 huh?

@megaluckydog1212

2 жыл бұрын

later models called the 7.9 is possibly what you are thinking. Raised deck slightly longer cabin.

Look into the Grampian Classic 31, a Peter Van Dine design from ‘64 to?. ‘68. If you would like to check out a nice one come to Baltimore and see #10 of 20 built in Ontario.

That's just what I'm looking for...

I think I would buy a lot, run utilities, dig a shaped hole, park it in the ground, add a solar panel deck covering and would be cost effective housing....So for around $10k or less you have a nice home for a single person/couple....

That is a REALLY lovely boat. I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but it'd cost an arm and a leg to transport across the continent :)

1. A little bit off topic but you have wonderful transition music. somebody must be a jazz aficionado. 2 .Depth sounders of the type shown here could also give you a clue as to the type of bottom, a hard or soft bottom, based on the width of the indicator illumination of the face of the "dial".

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

I never thought of that but what I did like about it was that you didn’t have to stare at it to know what the water depth was you just knew on the “clock face quote of the depth sounder roughly what the depth was at a glance. It was very convenient and somehow more relevant to what was going on with the water. Just reading a number makes you have to think for a second how that relates to you. Watching a flashing line slowly decreasing or increasing tells you that you’re on the right or wrong track

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

We are both jazz fans Randay is truly a musician

My previous boat was outboard powered and a similar type and size though different design my children my wife and I enjoyed the heck out of that boat and did some serious miles and long holidays away, my current boat is diesel inboard and I miss the outboard no heat or smells in the cabin and repairs were so easy particularly as when all else fails taking the outboard to the mechanic is allot cheaper though as I was poorer then I would just buy old second hand outboards when they wear out. An awesome system only downside was outboards could be a bit poor at handling hobby horsing so an occasional headwind through a tight channel could get difficult.

Apart from looks only its mother could love, the downside to such a tall and boxy cabin is the very narrow side decks. As the great Uffa Fox said: "If you want to stand up go up on deck".

I'd turn the coat closet into a stand up shower.

Sort of like a BALBOA 26 made in Clearwater FL in the 70's

Wow, what a deal. She’s a clean simply day/weekend sailer. Too bad she’s across the country from my location.

With the friggin Dinty Moor😂🤦‍♂️ Well, hell, it does make soup look soupy

I'd give twice that much if it came delivered to Kona. Plus I'd provide return air fare. We're very limited down here.

Also, common now, you can’t just leave us hanging for weeks. When do we get to meet Randay’s new PB?

I need a $6500 heater for my family this winter. A part of me is saying that if I can find $6500 just to keep warmer than our single fireplace would, I couild certainly find $3000 for this boat. And winter is only really about three months long . . . . It's not a choy lee, but for the price, nice. I do wonder how much it would cost to truck a boat like this to northern N.J.

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

Y truck her?

@Gladtobeleaving

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtHunters really a moot point but there would be the questions of spars, sails, rigging condition, electronics, outboard, and a bunch of “details” like that. If I lived closer, would be tempted, though. 😎. Love your videos. Dream material.

I’ll take it

That boat would be a perfect candidate for an Ocean Volt electric drive regen

@YachtHunters

2 жыл бұрын

We love the ocean volt system… especially the regeneration element

ok question .. could you get lets say 24 tf yacht with no masts or sails . fit outboard and go to sea ( double fin ) and would it be stable ? if not could you then fit outriggers then use it as a catamaran.. honest question as really new to this .. on west coast scotland so waters a bit choppy .. and just need to get one side of loch to other safely about 8 miles around a few points