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Sailing Vessel:   Tovah

Model: 1978  23XL

hull # WYM232230178

 

 

Owners:  Deborah Gouin & Wilbert Hines III

 

 

Home Port:  Houghton Lake, MI

 

 

 

 

Sailing Area: 

Houghton Lake

 

 

The boat when I bought it, as Middle Earth.

 

How is boat used: 

 

Day sailing and overnights.

 

 

 

 

Sailing trips, experiences: 

We sail mostly on Houghton Lake, but we are planning a trip to the North Chanel, and also to Lake Huron.

 

 

After a complete re-furbish of the boat, now known as Tovah

 

Boat Condition:  The hull is in excellent condition has been completely repainted with Interlux Perfection Paint.

The cabin still needs some work on the bulk head and new cabin lights.  The cushions have all been re-covered.

The sails are in excellent condition although they are the originals.  I have bought new sail covers for them.

 

 

View of deck with Seadek installed for anti-skid purpose and new handrails.

 

Upgrades by you or other owners:   A marine head was put in by the previous owner.  We recovered the cabin cushions, repainted the boat, and added a GPS and stereo system. We used Seadek for anti-skid because the Perfection paint is very slick when it is wet.

 

 

Picture of new cushion covers in V-Berth

 

 

Dinette facing the companion way

 

Planned projects:   

We plan to re-do the bulkhead next winter, and install new cabin lights. New cabin lights have been installed, but no pictures are available.  We went with brass lights.

Dinette facing V-Berth