Moving the Grand Banks

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No, not those Grand Banks, but our Grand Banks. The GB that we just bought was located in Seattle and we live in Bellingham. We had to move the boat and today was the day. The trip from Seattle is about 90 miles and at 8-10 knots, depending on current, it was about an 8 1/2 hour trip. The seas ranged from flat to 2-4'. Seas were following most of the way and I learned that the GB can be a handful, but predictable. Overall the ride is very good, though. There is very little banging about, something that you might expect with a boat that weighs nearly 20,000 pounds.

I really like the cruising speed except the last hour. Pretty tired by then.
 
Nice that you have her in your home marina. Did you consider an overnight along the way? You don't want to let that "get-home-itis" get to you. :wink:

Bet you're enjoying all that room, huh? :D

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
c-ness -

As far as photos go, if you're too busy to get to that right now, you could give us the name of the dealer where you bought the boat, and we could look at the photos there, providing they haven't ben removed yet.

Most dealers leave the listing and photos up for several weeks, marking the listing as "Sold", of course.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Thanks for the link, Nimrod!

That is (was) the best GB 32 available on the West Coast!

B-R-I-S-T-O-L-!

Congratulations to c-ness!

Enjoy!

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Very nice boat, I personally love all the teak, but the wife set the criteria when we replaced the C-Dory, that it had to have a bow thruster and preferably a stern thruster also. This criteria narrowed my search and since I needed her buy in, we ended up with the Ranger tug
 
Looks great. what route did you take? around the out side of whidby or on the east side by Everett? Did you pass thru La Conner or did you elect to go thru the pass? Glad you had a good time.
 
She does look great :thup

If (or when) I were planning to cruise consistently in one area, the GB 32 would be right up there on my list. In the PNW especially, I bet you will really enjoy her.

Sunbeam :hot
 
Thanks folks. I made the trip up from Seattle on west side of Whidey Island. There was a nice break in the weather that let me do this. I didn't want to go through Swinomish channel due to the speed restrictions (sounds funny for a GB). I would have hit the channel close to dark and having never been through it, I was a bit leery. As it was, I had a nice current on the outside of Whidbey that pushed me to 11 knots for part of the way. It was a nice trip but after 9 hours I was tired. I didn't use the autopilot much since I preferred to hand steer the following seas.

I know that we won't be doing Lake Powell with the GB, but there is just so much water around here!!

One more issue. The GB board is fine for technical issues, but it just isn't up to the warm, friendly standards of c-brats!!!
 
Snobby rich people with big boats are not friendly?? imagine that?/ :D :wink: :lol: :shock: :P

How can you tell I am being sarcastic? My lips are moving or I'm typing.
 
What a beautiful boat, with great looking wood throughout!.

I agree that that was a very long trip. Gus the dog and I are not up for such long trips either. We go on the inside but really do not like the Swinomish Channel due to the very very shallow areas and the slow speed. We much prefer the bigger water and vast views.

I still find it challenging to get used to the trawler speed, since I liked to run the outboard faster than the diesel will go. However, the comfort of the Tug is really enjoyable, and I am very happy with it.

With the C-Dory, we usually camped at the dock at Cornet Bay of Deception Pass. Then we took off under the bridge and loved every minute of that each time. Sometimes we danced around slipping and sliding a bit with the flat bottom, but always were confident in the boat and engine :D
 
What a beautiful boat, with great looking wood throughout!.

I agree that that was a very long trip. Gus the dog and I are not up for such long trips either. We go on the inside but really do not like the Swinomish Channel due to the very very shallow areas and the slow speed. We much prefer the bigger water and vast views.

I still find it challenging to get used to the trawler speed, since I liked to run the outboard faster than the diesel will go. However, the comfort of the Tug is really enjoyable, and I am very happy with it.

With the C-Dory, we usually camped at the dock at Cornet Bay of Deception Pass. Then we took off under the bridge and loved every minute of that each time. Sometimes we danced around slipping and sliding a bit with the flat bottom, but always were confident in the boat and engine :D
 
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