Preview: RIPTIDE – A 1927 Cruiser Coming Back to Life
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November 7, 2018
Email this Video to a FriendThe roaring ’20s were a boom time for recreational boating and nowhere are the joys and aesthetics of the time more enjoyably experienced than to step aboard this Scherzter Brothers beauty.
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James Thomas says:
Somehow I’d missed this video on Riptide. In 2021 and 2022 I sailed my little open Devlin sloop in the Salish 100 small boat cruise when Riptide was the lead support boat. So great having a classic boat and a experienced mariner backing up a cruise of small boats, many with inexperienced sailors.
Joseph Wl Haley III says:
Really brought back memories. My Dad was forced to retire in 1948. We found a new home on a restored ( at the MacArthur Causeway Yard in Miami) 50′ Elco. I was 8 yrs old,and turned 9 on our way to Sarasota through Okeechobee, and the Channels, to the Gulf at Ft.Myers. Then up the coast to SRQ.Bay and home at the SYC.. Grandfather came to Florida in 1872. My ggAunt and husband bought three islands in the bay, and built a large home on Bird Key 1904. Lived on that boat for 5 years. Been sailing since.
Bill Tobey says:
Beautiful boat, I love how effortlessly she powers thru the water.
Bill Tobey says:
and how quiet her wake is
George Fitzgerald says:
Lovely boat, lovingly restored. Thank you.
John Dunn says:
Great looking boat, looks like the Irandar in the background
Thomas Klin says:
Wonderful – thank you as always. Tom
John Fitzhugh says:
Great video and kudos to the owner for restoring her. She looks fast. Top speed?
Charlie McLaughlin says:
Nice !
Love that closing drone shot. More drone shots please.
Kathryn Gillenwater says:
What a way to start the day. One of these days, I will show you my latest boat acquisition. Hello to your family and have a happy Thanksgiving.
Steven Wallace says:
Beautiful.
Loran Luce says:
Thanks for the video Pete. Seeing her underway and listening to your story after watching her deteriorate over many years is fantastic. Congrats and I look forward to seeing her in person soon. Larry
Gwendal Castellan says:
Wonderful video, I particularly like that this interview was done in the middle of a series of restauration stages and not when it was “finished”. I feel that captures the spirit of the journey and the relationship people develop with their boats. I can relate much more to the feeling of being somewhere in between dreaming and accomplishing the restoration and learning from his approach. Great find!
Bill Saunders says:
Great job Pete. Glad to hear that you are enjoying life and restoring a beautiful boat. Steve/Eric, there is another boat that you should showcase next time you are in Port Townsend, It is a 1928 Lake Union Dreamboat named Emmeline, owned by a former instructor at the NWSWB and his photographer wife. Pete knows the owner and I can also give you contact information if you are so interested, The boat has been kept in excellent original condition and I am sure the owner would be happy to show you the boat.
Bill
Peter Leenhouts says:
Yes, I’d most enthusiastically second that suggestion! (Thanks, Bill!) EMMELINE is a Pilothouse version of the Dreamboat, and is VERY original. s/Pete
charles parker says:
Just love how the skipper defines her as a real happy boat….. Thanks for making her whole again….Make more happy memories…
Stephen L. Clark says:
I much admire this. My house was built in 1927 also. I understand and love that era.