Found the The Lost Ark....aka the "Ebb Tide"

That is great Todd, I know you are very glad a good person has her now. Looks Great too.
 
It is great and even though She's down in Oregon now, it's only a 3 1/2 hour trip if we try to go down and have a cruise with her over a weekend.
I had a tear in my eye as I told my brother that our Papa would have a big grin on his face knowing that our Two boats are tied alongside for a family cruise.
It's a great feeling to know she didn't make it to the Craigslist boneyard, cut up for parts or simply crushed.

We are grateful and excited to meet this guy!:thumbsup::smt038
 
It was great to read this thread again, somehow during the boating season I missed the outcome!
Awesome looking boat, and it looks like she is in loving hands.
Same story here, my "Papa" had a52 Chris that if I could find, I'd be hell bent on buying and restoring. Thanks for sharing!
 
Update: The Owner has contacted one of his friends who writes articles on the Regional Power Squadron newsletter. Sounds like she may write this story up and we're going to plan a spring cruise, with "Nehalennia", "Fun Tide"(brothers boat) and Maybe my Cousin's boat "Brady Bunch".

Thank You and to you too Bill.
I appreciate the sentiments from everyone following this thread.
 
Who knows Todd, it will probably be on the market again sometime in the future. Maybe you will buy it years from now after it has been fully restored.
 
Received an Update today from the New owner.
He has done extensive restoration on the interior brightwork
Here's some pictures.
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Sounds like we're going to plan a trip to head down to Oregon late August or September
to pay a visit.

He also says he completely rebuilt the head. I told him I was waiting for him to finish that before I head down.
 
Wow. Cool that someone found here are fixed her up. Too bad it couldn't have been you, but the boat is in good hands now, which is fantastic.

Thanks for sharing all of the pics and videos with us!
 
As a pretty new member, this is the first I've seen of this. I'm truily amazed! Stories like this are things you only really ever see on the news. The new owner really looks to have spent huge amounts of time and money on bringing the boat back to it's original condition... and it certainly does look good! Hopefully you get to spend some time in her!
 
Thanks guys. Yeah I can't wait to see her again and give him a weekend of labor. It's really appreciated all the work. I know my brother would eventually like to own her again. I would too, but reality is I like the "new to us" Sea Ray and the Old Wood boats are so much work.

I am axious to see how she looks now though.
 
It is fortunate that the better boat builders of the wooden boat era built from designs by Ed Monk Sr. and Bill Garden and their like, and that plans by lesser designers went to yards that produced shoddy work. It's a sort of aesthetic Darwinism at work.
 
First time reading this,what a wonderful,wonderful story....how lucky are you guys !!!
amazing!!
 
I love the fanfare that went along with the delivery of the boat. It looked like alot of the family was there for it. Makes me wish I had made the delivery of our boat more memorable.

What a wonderful memory!:thumbsup:
 
I love the fanfare that went along with the delivery of the boat. It looked like alot of the family was there for it. Makes me wish I had made the delivery of our boat more memorable.

What a wonderful memory!:thumbsup:

Yeah if you guys watched the video, about 10 seconds in is a little blonde boy jumping up and down. That's my Dad. The whole family and friends came out back then and made the Cristening an "Event".
It was cool and I'm glad to have the old film. I need to do a better converstion attempt, but it's cool just the same.
 
I just spent the last 30 minutes reading all of this thread and looking at the pics and video...

I am usually a pretty cold hearted SOB with "old" things, and my original thought was "geez, its an old wooden boat, couldnt pay me to take one".

By the end of this thread, I have to say I am a changed person in this respect. When I read the sentimental thoughts and ties to your past, I found new respect for such instances. I got a chill up and down my spine with the realization that this has nothing to do with the boat, but with memories. Memories we can never go back and relive ever again. Transient images are what we are left with in our very short existence on this planet, and the memories are what grounds us to the here and now.

Awesome thread to have found for me personally. Sounds completely ridiculous, but a thread in the billions of threads all over the internet gave me something to think about and make me smile at the same time.

Thanks for sharing dood.
 
I just spent the last 30 minutes reading all of this thread and looking at the pics and video...

I am usually a pretty cold hearted SOB with "old" things, and my original thought was "geez, its an old wooden boat, couldnt pay me to take one".

By the end of this thread, I have to say I am a changed person in this respect. When I read the sentimental thoughts and ties to your past, I found new respect for such instances. I got a chill up and down my spine with the realization that this has nothing to do with the boat, but with memories. Memories we can never go back and relive ever again. Transient images are what we are left with in our very short existence on this planet, and the memories are what grounds us to the here and now.

Awesome thread to have found for me personally. Sounds completely ridiculous, but a thread in the billions of threads all over the internet gave me something to think about and make me smile at the same time.

Thanks for sharing dood.


Bill,
Thanks to you and everyone else who seems to "understand" why I have posted this. Yes you're right. It's all about the memories. To see such a vital icon to the fabric of my soul Crushed or squandered into "just another old wood boat" that litter old marinas, lakes, etc would be tragic. At one point we were resigned to see her go that route, but now that 'Coop' bought her and he has spent to time and money to restore her so nicely we owe him a ton a gratitude and maybe one day my Brother will buy her from him, hard to say. Knowing she's being resurected is huge though.

Anyway the memories we all create aboard our boats with our families, I believe, really do light the passion for boating and reclaiming the fun and time spent with family and friends.

When I stepped aboard 1 1/2" year ago, the smell of the wood and musty air, brought back so many memories of playing Chinese Checkers and cards with my Granparents. Seeing the wood still in good shape other than needing the refinishing he just completed, was great.
For many it may have been a similar experience to go back to the home you grew up.
My Grandparents started the boating bug in our family and it's what every summer vacation I've ever had involved.

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I received an e-mail back from the new owner of the "Ebb Tide", my Grandfather's boat he and his twin brother built in '55.

Here's a picture, the owner has the boat in Portland now and has removed the Fly bridge.
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He was on a trip to Kalama. I want to take our boat down there this spring for a cruise. We were suppose to do it this summer or fall but time flew by.
 

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