We have not traveled on a large power boat before, and didn’t know quite what to expect from Gold Rush. It’s a 60-foot fiberglass Enterprise pilot-house trawler built in Taiwan in 1981, and Greg and Terry bought it in Juneau last year. It was in sad condition needing much repair at the time, but after several weeks of mechanical rehabilitation, they were able to bring it home to Port Angeles. Greg continued to work on it all winter, upgrading all the electrical and plumbing systems, re-building the roof to make it water-tight, re-doing the kitchen, adding kitchen cabinetry, replacing carpet upstairs, and engine work. Almost all the interior is exquisite teak. It has lots of big windows in the pilothouse, salon and kitchen. There is an enormous roof-top deck and fly bridge, a covered back deck, and swim-step. There is a half-bath on the main level. Below are 3 staterooms – one is the master with king-size bed and private bath, the second has a bunk-bed (our room) and a 3/4 bath across the hall, and the third is a forward V-berth with privately enclosed half bath. All the bathrooms have marble countertops, good-sized showers (for a boat, that is) and tile floors. The kitchen has two refrigerators (perhaps 6 and 3 cubic feet), a microwave, 4-burner gas stove, oven and double sink plus lots of storage cabinets and drawers. Greg has done an astonishing amount of work on it in the year since they purchased it, and despite this, his “To Do List” remains long. It is really lovely, comfortable and on the way to full restoration.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Gold Rush
We have not traveled on a large power boat before, and didn’t know quite what to expect from Gold Rush. It’s a 60-foot fiberglass Enterprise pilot-house trawler built in Taiwan in 1981, and Greg and Terry bought it in Juneau last year. It was in sad condition needing much repair at the time, but after several weeks of mechanical rehabilitation, they were able to bring it home to Port Angeles. Greg continued to work on it all winter, upgrading all the electrical and plumbing systems, re-building the roof to make it water-tight, re-doing the kitchen, adding kitchen cabinetry, replacing carpet upstairs, and engine work. Almost all the interior is exquisite teak. It has lots of big windows in the pilothouse, salon and kitchen. There is an enormous roof-top deck and fly bridge, a covered back deck, and swim-step. There is a half-bath on the main level. Below are 3 staterooms – one is the master with king-size bed and private bath, the second has a bunk-bed (our room) and a 3/4 bath across the hall, and the third is a forward V-berth with privately enclosed half bath. All the bathrooms have marble countertops, good-sized showers (for a boat, that is) and tile floors. The kitchen has two refrigerators (perhaps 6 and 3 cubic feet), a microwave, 4-burner gas stove, oven and double sink plus lots of storage cabinets and drawers. Greg has done an astonishing amount of work on it in the year since they purchased it, and despite this, his “To Do List” remains long. It is really lovely, comfortable and on the way to full restoration.
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