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Lone Star Boat Information & Club

• Thread starter mcortis
• Start date Nov 30, 2008
• Nov 30, 2008

Good info at this site also visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lonestarboat/ an online Lone Star Boat Club dedicated to the restoration & preservation of these classic boats once manufactured in Texas. Info on: Lone Star Boat Restoration Lone Star Boat Identification Lone Star Boat Photo's many different models Lots of good advice from our members! coming soon buy or sell your lonestar boat Come check out the Lone Star Boat group for lots of good information http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lonestarboat/  

• Aug 11, 2011

Re: Lone Star Boat Information & Club Does that group even exist anymore? I've tried to join it but the approval never happens and it just awaits approval forever... WTF ??  

newlonestarowner

• Aug 15, 2011

Re: Lone Star Boat Information & Club Yes, I have the same problem. It's been weeks since I have tried to join this group! Who in the heck is the group owner? How does one get ahold of them??  

• Aug 19, 2011

mcortis said: Good info at this site also visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lonestarboat/ an online Lone Star Boat Club dedicated to the restoration & preservation of these classic boats once manufactured in Texas. Info on: Lone Star Boat Restoration Lone Star Boat Identification Lone Star Boat Photo's many different models Lots of good advice from our members! coming soon buy or sell your lonestar boat Come check out the Lone Star Boat group for lots of good information http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lonestarboat/ Click to expand...

• Sep 9, 2011

Re: Lone Star Boat Information & Club Holy Smokes that took a long time, but I'm in........  

• Dec 2, 2011

Re: Lone Star Boat Information & Club I`m still waiting to get an approval also. glad I seen this post, was starting to wonder if I had not applied correctly . Thank`s  

• Mar 6, 2012

dead-head said: Holy Smokes that took a long time, but I'm in........ Click to expand...

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Jerry Orbach Still Belongs, and the Pinochle Goes On

By James Barron

• Feb. 7, 2005

The thick-necked man they call Big H. clamped his cellphone against his ear, but his mind was on the game. "What cards do you want?" he barked to the room.

Across the table, Tony sounded frustrated. A lousy hand? Doubt about Big H. as a partner? "I'm dead," was all he said.

Shimmy and Mickey kept their mouths shut.

It was just another afternoon at the Lone Star Boat Club, where the only decks are in the pinochle game that gets going when Big H., Tony, Shimmy and Mickey show up and trade their street clothes for T-shirts and shorts or towels around their waists.

Missing (and much missed) is J.O. (pronounced "JAY-oh,"), Jerry Orbach, the actor who was a regular at the improbable little clubhouse with the green tile walls, scuffed linoleum floors and lawn chairs that might have been new a generation ago.

Mr. Orbach remains a member in good standing. Never mind that he died on Dec. 28. His dues are paid up.

His widow, Elaine, promised to cover them -- $342.18 a month -- for as long as there is a Lone Star Boat Club. The money means a lot to the regulars because, unlike "Cats," the Lone Star Boat Club may not be now and forever. The president says there could be cash problems again next year.

The membership roll is just below 50, which happens to be the members' average age. Mr. Orbach, who was 69 when he died, "was almost the kid of the older set," Mrs. Orbach said. Shimmy, a furniture dealer named Seymour Weissman, and Mickey, a real estate developer named Michael Palin, are in their 70's. Big H., whose real name is Irving Hershkowitz and who is sometimes called simply H. at the club, and Tony, the television and radio reporter Tony Guida, are in their 60's.

The club dates to the 1880's, when New York was crazy for clubs. Its founders were a handful of men who had been blackballed by another club.

In its early years, the Lone Star Boat Club did have something to do with boats. An article in The New York Times in 1894 said the club had a boathouse on the Harlem River and was considering leasing a clubhouse. "The idea," the article said, "is to fit up a gymnasium, billiard, reading and smoking rooms, and thus widen the scope of the organization."

But the scope narrowed. The club not only stopped trimming sails, it abandoned boats, the river and, more recently, cigars.

These days, no one at the Lone Star Boat Club has much to do with dinghies. The only waves are in the swimming pool or in the whirlpool, which Mr. Orbach paid for.

"He got more of a kick seeing other people use it than he did from using it himself," Sherman Smith, a member for 40 years, said after toweling off the other day.

Unlike, say, the Harvard Club, the Lone Star is not decorated with oil portraits of the stiffly starched forebears who made the club what it is. Instead there is talk of illustrious past members like Ed Sullivan (who did a really big show from a theater around the corner) and Walter Matthau.

The talk around the club is that Neil Simon was a member, or maybe that that the Lone Star is like something out of a Neil Simon play. Mr. Simon's memories, though, are of playing poker with Johnny Carson, not double-deck pinochle with Jerry Orbach at the Lone Star.

"He kept saying, 'What? Who said? Where is this place?"' said Mr. Simon's spokesman, Bill Evans.

It is on West 54th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, in the building with the giant iguana on the facade. It -- the Lone Star, not the iguana, which belongs to the restaurant downstairs -- has been there since the pre-disco days of the 1960's, when crowds lined up down the block for the game shows that were videotaped inside Studio 54.

The fourth-floor room where the regulars play their pinochle games is warm -- not as warm, perhaps, as the steam room, but the thermometer on the wall read 88 degrees (though nobody checked before the clothes came off and the towels went on). In a building where Mr. Guida said the air-conditioning never works and the heat works too well, the pinochle room still has its early-60's fluorescent lights and police-precinct color scheme. "Jerry would always try to bring Pacino and those guys in," the president, Douglas W. Romoff, 48, said by telephone from Pittsburgh, where he moved last year. "They'd take one look and run out the door."

It is the kind of place where "hey, moron" is like "hello" anywhere else.

"It's tough love," Mr. Romoff explained. "You are nothing more than the butt of a joke or the one making a joke and feeling totally comfortable in that environment. There's no pretense. Jerry was amazing at being nice to everyone who wanted an autograph. Well, no one's going to ask for an autograph in there."

Mrs. Orbach said the idea of continuing to pay her husband's dues was hers. "All I knew was I mustn't let this club go down -- not that it would," Mrs. Orbach said. "It has a camaraderie beyond ordinary clubs."

So, one afternoon, she picked up the telephone and interrupted the pinochle game.

"I talked to one of the guys who was playing cards and I said, 'I just want you to know, I've already arranged with our accountant and our financial people to continue the dues indefinitely. If the boiler breaks, send the bill for whatever Jerry's part would have been, or the whirlpool or the working parts of the club that need attention."'

Chris Noth, who joined the Lone Star while appearing with Mr. Orbach on "Law & Order," and who said he was not a card-playing member ("It takes mental skill to play that game; guys like me play basketball"), once took Sarah Jessica Parker by when, as Mr. Noth put it, "there weren't too many sagging bellies hanging out."

"She seemed impressed," he said, "but you know, she's a good actress."

So many companies got their start just after the end of WWII and Lone Star Boat Manufacturing is one of them. Founded in Grand Prairie, Texas in 1945 by brothers Lamar and William Moody, Lone Star Boats is a company that didn't stay with its founders very long. In fact, the very next year, 1946, the company was purchased by R. W. McDonnel. With humble beginnings in a 30'x100' building, an impressive 6 models were produced. They were from 12 to 14 ft. in length and 550 units were produced by 30 employees.

In 1948 a new plant was opened at 1930 E. Main Street. Many of the metal buildings still stand today as part of Fleming and Sons metal manufacturers. Also in 1948, semi-V bottom models were introduced and the employee count grew to 200.

In 1949 a large warehouse was added. 1950: Mr. E.M. Bishop became a 30% partner with McDonnel.

1951 saw 16 models offered. The first aluminum sport runabout was introduced. The first aluminum cruiser was developed. The first boat trailers were developed.

In 1952 a fiberglass facility was added and the first fiberglass model, a fishing boat, was added to the lineup to make 18 models offered. Bob Hammond, founder of Glastron Boats was head designer of the fiberglass division. Lone Star ran the first 2 and 4 color ads ever in a national magazine by an outboard boat manufacturer.

In 1953 Lone Star appeared in the Chicago Boat Show for the first time.

1954: The fiberglass plant was enlarged. 31 models were offered to the public. Bremen Indiana plant was acquired and the first inboard was developed.

1955: McDonnels 70% interest was sold to Continental Insurance Company of Alabama.

1956: Lone Star was purchased by Standard Steel Works Inc. Theodore Eiselt joins Lone Star as a plant manager. He later became company president in 1961 (May 23, 1965, New York Times). T. O. Tomlin was president at this time (Nov. 15, 1956, New York Times).

1957: Tallahassee, Florida plant was acquired. 17,249 units sold. Production of inboards was discontinued. Wild new Meteor model, designed by Bob Hammond, caused sensation at New York and Chicago shows. 35 models offered.

1958: 22,000 units sold.

1959: McAdoo Pa. site aquired. Plano Texas site aquired. 21,855 units sold.

1960: Plano plant starts operation. Lots of personnel changes took place. Manufacturing discontinued at Grand Prairie,Bremen and Tallahassee. Grand Prairie plant was vacated and Bremen and Tallahassee converted for mostly distribution.

1962: Production down to 16,769 units. Foam-Pac construction introduced.

1963: Model year eliminated from products. 16,474 units sold.

1964: Bremen plant sold. McAdoo plant sold. Tallahassee plant sold. Grand Prairie plant sold. First sailboat introduced.

1965: Chrysler Boat Corporation formed in May, 1965 with the purchase of the Lone Star Boat Co. of Plano, Texas. With the purchase came 1000 dealers, three major distributors, the 340,000 sq ft. main manufacturing, office, and sales center in Plano and a 170,000 sq ft. distribution center in Shelby, Ohio. Owners at the time were Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. of Fort Worth and the C. A. Sammons interests of Dallas. Theodore Eiselt, formerly the president of Lone Star, became the VP of operations for the new company (Wall Street Journal, May 14, 1965). This acquisition complemented Chrysler's purchase of West Bend Outboard Motors . The Lone Star name was gone, but Chrysler did an admirable job with the boats and has much success on into the late '70s. The Marine Division was discontinued in 1979 and the outboard division sold to OMC .

History by Andreas Jordahl Rhude

Glass Magic was called Marine Plastics Inc. when formed circa 1955 by Bill Raschke. He was another employee of Lone Star Boats that jumped ship to start a competing boat building firm (Bob Hammond left Lone Star in 1956 to help start Standard Glass Products " Glastron " and R.C. McDonnell departed and formed Texas Boat Mfg. Co. " Texas Maid " about 1957 and Charlie McGill left and helped start Jayhawk in Parsons, KS circa 1958). Apparently Lone Star Boats was ripe breeding ground for other boat firms!

The McAdoo, Pennsylvania plant was projected to be completed by May 1960. It had a 160,000 sq. ft. space for production of 10,000 fiberglass boats per year and warehousing aluminum boats and trailers for Northeastern US distribution. Manager was Warren H. Chase. Also at this time Shelby R. Henson was named superintendent of the Grand Prairie manufacturing facility Jim Maloney, District Sales Manager of South Bend, Indiana won the company's 1959 MVP trophy. Roy E. Hughes was Lone Star's general sales manager. Ohter runner up District sales managers included Bill Gunter, Bart Ferguson, Frank Peters, and Steu Hopkins (April 1960 Boat & Motor Dealer).

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1965 Lone Star outboard boat models

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1953 Brochure, Page 1

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1953 Lone Star 21' Flagship Ad

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1954 Newspaper Article

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1955 Miscellaneous

1955 Lone Star "You've Always Wanted A Boat" Ad

1956 Brochure

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1956 Miscellaneous

1956 Lone Star "Put Wings on Your Spirits" Ad

1956 Lone Star Holiday Ad

1956 Lone Star 21' Cruise Master Ad

1956 Lone Star 16' Clipper Ad

1957 Large Brochure

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1957 Accessories

1957 Accessories, page 1

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1957 Miscellaneous

1957 Pricelist, page 1

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1957 Ad / Meteor

1957 Lone Star Ad

1957 Lone Star 14' Fiberglass fishing boat ad

1957 Lone Star Meteor Photo

1957 Lone Star Balboa Photo

1957 Lone Star Dealer Ad, page 1

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1957 Lone Star Boats Article

1957 Lone Star Boat Trailers Article

1957 Lone Star Air Force Order Article

1958 Brochure

1958 Lone Star Brochure, page 1

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1958 Lone Star Brochure, page 5

1958 Lone Star Brochure, page 6

1958 Miscellaneous

1957/1958 Pricelist, page 1

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1958 Dealer Ad, page 1

1958 Dealer Ad, page 2

1958 Lone Star Ad

Lone Star Caribbean in a news article

1958 Lone Star Expansion article

1958 Lone Star Features article

1958 Lone Star Bremen Plant Article

1958 Lone Star 16' Catalina Ad

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1959 Miscellaneous

Lone Star Catalina Ad

1959 Lone Star Ad

1959 Lone Star Malibu Ad

1959 Lone Star Boats Article

1959 Lone Star Trailers Article

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1960 Miscellaneous

1960 Advertisement

1960 Trailers Ad

1960 Lone Star Newport photo

1960 Lone Star Ad

1960 Lone Star Factory Article

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1961 Lone Star Bar Harbor Ad

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1963 Lone Star Triton Mercury 650EL outboard boat test

1963 Lone Star Chesapeake MerCruiser 110 sterndrive boat test

1964 Lone Star Fleetwood MerCruiser 120 sterndrive boat test

1964 Lone Star Fleetwood MerCruiser 150 sterndrive boat test

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Lone Star Trademark registration

Lone Star canopy top patent

Lone Star Boat design patent

Lone Star trailer patent

Lone Star hull patent

Lone Star Boats in Use

The search for a Meteor by Kevin Mueller.

                                           The Carp DeVille

                                 A visit to the Lunatic's FRIDGE

Tales are told, of characters met while collecting. Some speak past a single tooth, clutching a snarling junk yard dog, slurring each word with great concentration, standing as though distracted, angry, a pool of crimson flowing from the darkest corner of the garage, crimson dripping from the end of the wrench clenched tightly within a trembling fist, crimson, smeared upon tattered clothes, soaked into unkempt hair, dripping, dripping, "That is just transmission fluid isn't it!?!"

Yet no tale could be so chilling as the tale of Blackbeer, Bill Blackbeer the third! (alright, so the names have been changed, but I swear that's close!)

I once saw an ad. for a Lone Star Meteor in a copy of Hemmings Motor news. I was proudly displaying my newly restored Glastron at a car show, when a guy named Lenny came up to me and said "How would you like to buy a boat with tailfins and a pair of headlights that make it look like a big ol frog?"  You have a Lone Star Meteor, I asked, recalling the photo in the ad.

I passed on it of course, having been much smarter at the time!

Around 1995 however a friend captured a '57 model and gleefully drug it home behind his Pinto wagon. Sadly, I drove the hundred miles to Bolingbrook Il. to see it. I should have run, no longer an unfocused black and white image, but rather a living and breathing entity, the creature looked up at me through its cold glassy eyes and grinned menacingly. Love at first sight. An irresistible urge took hold of my tortured mind. Tearing through my wallet with fevered desperation I found Lenny's card from the car show. Dog eared and tattered, it remained there still. Thus began a desperate year long quest which led at last to my '56 model, "The Carp DeVille".

Blackbeer was an acquaintance of Lenny's who had gotten himself into some legal problems and Lenny had bailed him out. the Meteor was partial repayment. Lenny had purchased some property from Bill and felt obligated to help. Problem is, Bill is mad as a hatter. He towers above you at well over six feet sporting a heavily sculptured beer physique, his clothes tattered and stained, knarley toenails scrambling through greasy shoes like leaves on a weed trying to reach the sun. Bill lives in his mothers house in lake Geneva, He's 50 she, in her 80's. What was once a fabulous house remains situated in a very high class neighborhood.

Bill is sort of a collector too, he drives a van around to dumpsters at grocery stores and collects the discarded food to take home and eat. He also goes to the dump and every garbage can in between to collect all the useful items that people carelessly discard, items such as broken air compressors, bald tires, single hub caps, damaged car fenders, worn out engines and the like.

It's a large van, but Bill just needed to collect so much.... In ages past, Bill filled this van floor to ceiling, front to back so that only a tightly encircled driver seat remained empty. A flatbed trailer was located and attached to the van but this provided only a temporary solution. It quickly became overburdened and now spills a trail of useful items from its Everest sized mound wherever it is dragged.

Thinking quickly Bill located some 2x4's and some tattered sheet tin. Putting this together with some discarded plywood and a little cardboard he was able, with very little effort, to encircle his mothers house with a wonderfully constructed security fence, lest anyone attempt to pilfer this ubiquitous bounty. Countless loads were surely required to fill this collectors paradise, as the house was situated on four lots, in the finest part of town only a block from the lake.

Bill was now delighted to know he could store some larger trophy's and began the arduous task of locating some of the finest examples of burned out cars, broken down tractors, ruined snowmobiles and discarded boats Lake Geneva had ever seen.

Sadly, the neighbors were not very enthusiastic about the construction of this new outdoor "museum", something to do with codes and ordinances and such.

Somewhere I have a picture of the Carp DeVille surrounded by all of this splendor during the museums heyday.

Today the outdoor exhibits have been removed, witness the legal problems Lenny helped Bill out of. Much of the museum's flavor however has been preserved within the house itself. Lenny took me on the V.I.P. tour one summer and I was quite impressed.

My tour began on a late summers day with my 43rd. phone call to Lenny. This day I was successful in arranging for us to get together to get the Meteor, (Lenny is something of a procrastinator). While They had worked out ownership of the boat years before, Lenny had put off for a time, actually taking delivery. After the closing of the outdoor exhibits and removal of the security fence, Bill had found other accommodations for the boat.

Due to a misunderstanding with the phone company, Bill couldn't be reached for the preceding year or so, thus Lenny had driven the 250 mi. round trip a couple of times without success.

We left Rockton at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night. Bill is really quite the connoisseur of beer. Bill had in fact been enjoying some, by coincidence, that very evening. When we arrived Lenny spent 3 hours talking Bill into taking us to retrieve the boat. I waited in the truck with my fiancee who had come to see the boat for the first time. This was Lennys idea. He seemed to have some premonition of Bills indulgence even before we arrived.

After much convincing, Lenny helped Bill to the Bathroom for a much needed shower before our trip. It was while that was going on that I had my tour. Lenny knew his way around pretty well and made it very interesting. Lenny showed me the 75 cats that live there and the blocks of cheese that are lined up on the back of the trailer.  He said that the last time he saw Bill he was eating the cheese although it seemed a little moldy at the time. He said the cats were eating it with him, they kind of gnaw through the plastic wrap. In The center of the trailer I noticed a cardboard box that a grocery store had received paper cartons of orange juice in. It was unopened and had been sitting in the hot summer sun for a great while.

My tour of the kitchen plays itself out again and again until I awake screaming. We climb a litter strewn staircase, cats on every step, to enter through the back deck. Sliding open the glass door, rubble spills at our feet. We enter the dark foreboding room stepping over debris and rubble everywhere. Lenny has insisted on giving this tour and is now clearly enjoying my reaction to it. In the center of the room sits an island counter mounded with dirty dishes which spill into the floor. Spider webbing swirls to enter an overturned glass, apparent home to a wolf spider. Shhh, whats howling? .....Its just Bill in the shower, seems the waters a bit chilly. Just beyond in the corner, behind some boxes, beneath some boxes, beside some boxes, obscured by magnets, reams of scribbled notes and some boxes, there it sits, lurking in the shadows, waiting, watching, growling, its the lunatic's FRIDGE!

Slowly, Lenny reaches for the handle, The fridge shudders to a stop.  an eerie silence hangs in the air.  A sudden howling looms close, closer, a cat fight has erupted behind us in the room. Mounds of rubble fall to the floor as the fur flies.

The door is stuck, somthing within seems to be holding it (spilled food?) I think not. Something seems to be pulling back, then at once it opens, a blinding light fills the dark room like a scene from The Twilight Zone. The aroma of Jeffry Dahmers apartment fills the air. Cockroaches scramble to the shadows. Another collection discovered, expiration dates! A collection of culinary eras: the great depression, war rationing, rock-n-roll, a trip to the moon, disco fever, no payments for two whole years!, The bloody glove (or was it just transmission fluid)? Seven decades of gourmet food are represented within. Just what is the gestation period of a chicken egg in a fridge? These have seemingly hatched, but then, what has become of the chicks. We shift our gaze downward, a thick slimey blob seeking to escape its chilling confinement to consume us all betrays an answer. Slowed in its inevitable escape only by the intolerable cold. Within this prison it lies on the bottom, waiting, waiting, patiently it endures.

Again, the overburdened fridge hums to life dutifully fulfilling its singular mission. It must remain cold inside lest "The Blob" reanimate. Towards this end and the salvation of mankind, we close the door trembling and vow nevermore to gaze within, The Lunatics Fridge. (Nor to poke at a fallen meteor with a stick)!

By this time Bill had finished his shower and begun the preparations for the trip. He couldn't leave this slackers paradise without some useful and important items. These included a bag full of fireworks to sell to a buddy on the way, 6 pounds of rotten hamburger, an entire garbage bag full of something unknown, (Son of Blob ?) a six pack of beer and a can of jolly good soda. Before leaving Bill made a trip to the Everest mound where he opened that box and removed a soaking-through-the-carton rancid, rotten gallon of spoiled orange juice. Even Lenny was surprised to see Bill drinking the stuff and with the calm breeze it smelled very strongly from 10 feet away (something we considered a "minimum safe distance" from Bill, as he still smelled a bit too).

We four piled into my truck. Bill had to ride in the back where he kept us all entertained, pounding on the cab and bellowing out witty jokes.  Although Blackbeers slurrish accent was a little hard to understand, we always caught his drift. For a short side trip, Bills buddies house was quite a ways out of the way and when we arrived, sometime after midnight, there was no one home. undeterred, Bill found an unlocked door while Lenny and I waited at the truck. Bill made his way to the fridge and had something more current to eat while we waited for his buddies arrival. An hour or so passed with Bill steadfastly refusing to leave. Bill used the opportunity to catch up on some of his long distance phone calls, no doubt creating some further misunderstandings with the phone company for his buddy. We finally left never having made contact with Bills friend. Bill, whom Lenny and I watched through the picture window, had never strayed from the fridge and the phone. Back at the truck, Bill had some more tasty orange juice and sounded a few more strikingly noxious beer farts.

It was around 2 in the morning when we finally arrived at the Meteor. Bill pounded on the door of the guys house until he came dragging down the stairs in his bath robe and slippers. The first glimpse of the boat was breathtaking. She was packed between a junk van and an old sailboat. Many many outdoor exhibits filled the Meteor to a high mound and spilled over to fill all available space between the 3 pieces. It had, of course, been left nose down and was filled to the top with a hundred gallons of festering swamp water from the summers frequent rains. This was a warm muggy night and a thickening fog hung in the air. Lenny and I ran down 2 of our 3 flashlights removing the rubble and bailing it out. Many little creatures lived in the boat including lots of baby mosquitoes. Four thousand bigger ones looked on, as we worked, from very close by.

I had planned ahead with an air compressor but one of the 2 flats on the trailer would not stay inflated so we located a discarded wheel and removed the valve core to make the necessary repairs. The boat was already secured to the trailer with a long antennae cable. I attached a flashing light as there were no working trailer lights.

Before making the trip home bill removed some more useful items he felt might be needed including a porcelain bed pan which he temporarily modeled for us all on his head before telling some more witty jokes.  He's such a funny guy!  These items were left piled on the man's front lawn as Blackbeer felt they might belong there.

Incredibly, Bill had drunk half a gallon of the rancid orange juice before we dropped him off at his mothers house. He had generously offered us all some Little Debbie brownies during the ride home and though Lenny and I had both missed supper that night, oddly, neither of us was really all that hungry.  After leaving Bills place however, we stopped at a 24 hour restaurant.

It was 4:30 in the morning when we finally arrived at my house. Lenny still had to drive back to Amboy 2 hours away. Bill had cleaned out his rats nest in the back of the truck of all except the can of jolly good soda which I kept as a souvenir.

There really isn't any point to all of this of course, I just enjoy telling the story, lets see ya try an top it! Throughout the year and throughout the ordeal Lenny kept putting off pricing the boat, not even a hint. It wasn't until 5:00 in the morning that we settled on $500.00 he's such a procrastinator!

Yes, this is a true story, every detail is exactly as it happened!  As The Blob has not yet thawed to consume all mankind, I have to assume the Lunatics Fridge is at this very moment still humming away, deep in the heart of Lake Geneva, cold, determined........ 

Sleep well tonight, pleasant dreams.

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39.62m  /  130'   hatteras   1995 / 2020.

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Prepare for a charter vacation of lifetime aboard Hatteras luxury yacht Lone Star

The 39.62m/130' 'Lone Star' motor yacht built by the American shipyard Hatteras is available for charter for up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Dee Robinson.

Built in 1995, Lone Star offers beautifully proportioned decks for exquisite indoor/outdoor living during a luxury yacht charter .

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Lone Star offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites. The supremely spacious full beam master suite features extensive storage space provided by the dressing room. She is also capable of carrying up to 6 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

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A charter on Lone Star is comfortable and convenient thanks to the provided amenities such as a deck jacuzzi, perfect to enjoy the scenery with your favourite drink in hand.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you such as Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin Detroit Diesel engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 27 knots with a range of up to 2,000 nautical miles from her 26,495 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed.

Lone Star has a good selection of water toys and accessories to entertain you and your guests whilst on charter. Principle among these are towable toys offering fun and adventure. Additionally, there are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. In addition there are SEABOBs, that allow you to skim along the surface or steer under the crystal water and see a variety of aquatic sea life. If that isn't enough Lone Star also features kayaks, fishing equipment, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment. Lone Star has a Tender to transfer you from ship to shore.

Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Lone Star is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Lone Star Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean.

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Letovo Schoolcampus / atelier PRO

• Curated by Fernanda Castro
• Architects: atelier PRO
• Area Area of this architecture project Area:  39000 m²
• Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
• Photographs Photographs: NARODIZKIY , Dmitry Voinov , atelier PRO
• Interior Design : Atelier PRO , Thijs Klinkhamer
• Landscape Designer : Buro Sant en Co
• Client:  Letovo
• Project Architects:  Dorte Kristensen, Pascale Leistra, Karho Yeung
• Design Team:  Thijs Klinkhamer, Abel de Raadt, Alessia Topolnyk
• Russian Co Architect:  Atrium, Moscow
• City:  Moscow
• Country:  Russia
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Text description provided by the architects. The official grand opening of a special school, Letovo School , took place in Moscow last September. The assignment entailed a 20 hectare schoolcampus with educational facilities, student housing and school staff housing. The school campus offers extended outdoor sports facilities with a soccer stade, a running track, tennis courts and basketball courts. In addition there is a greenhouse, a treeyard and ample space for wandering and relaxation in the green.

While the architecture and interior of the school were designed by atelier PRO, the landscape design was developed by Buro Sant en Co landscape architecture. Russian firm Atrium Architectural Studio was responsible for the technical execution. In 2014 Atelier PRO had won the international design competition, the construction began mid-2016 and the campus was taken into use by mid-2018.

Letovo, a dream come true Letovo School is a special school for gifted and motivated children aged 12 to 17. The idea to create the school came from entrepreneur and philanthropist Vadim Moshkovich: ‘My dream was to offer talented children from all over the country access to high-quality education, regardless of their parents’ financial means. This school makes it possible for them to continue their studies at the 10 best universities in the country or at one of the top 50 universities in the world.’

Landscape-inspired design and shape Located in Novaya Moskva,southwest of Moscow ,the campus sits atop a beautiful plot of land that slopes down to a forest-lined river. Distinctive level variations were applied in and around the school to integrate the architecture into the landscape.

The shape of the large complex brings it down to a human scale for the children: the building appears to dance across the landscape due to its dynamic design. Due to the perspective effect one only ever sees part of the building's full size when walking around, which gives the impression of a refined scale. The building’s contours and flowing curves create surprising indoor and outdoor spaces as well.

The heart of the school: the central hub The central hub is the place where day-to-day life at the school unfolds. This flexible, transformable space will be used throughout the day as an informal meeting place. The dance studio on the ground floor can be transformed through a few simple adjustments into a theatre with a stage, a cosy living room or an auditorium that can accommodate 1,000 people for special events such as graduation ceremonies and large celebrations, as seen at the grand opening. This central hub connects the building’s three wings: the art wing, the south wing with science- and general-use rooms and the sports wing

Learning environment with a diversity in working spaces Letovo envisioned an innovative and modern take on existing education in Russia. In the spatial design, this perspective translates into space for theoretical education as well as special areas for group work and independent study in the tapered building wings. In the library wing there are silence spaces workshop spaces and a debating room. These are all supportive to the student’s personal development. 

Sports programme In addition to the extended sports outdoor facilities, the indoor supply of sports facilities is substantial. These cover fitness rooms, martial arts rooms, a swimming pool, a small and a large sports hall. Around the sports hall there’s an indoor running track which can be used throughout the year. It is available to school staff and external users as well.

The interior, also designed by atelier PRO, is tailored to the aims of the ambitious programme. The design of the interior also focuses extensively on the various spaces where students can go to chill and meet up with friends. The extreme cold in this area makes the school’s indoor atmosphere important for relaxation.

Ambitous learning environment The Russian client has established a private, non-profit school which aims to be the most prestigious school in the country and to offer the best educational programme through a Russion and an IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum. Students’ personal development is paramount, with the school adopting a holistic approach. It is a true learning environment that provides scope for a range of disciplines, areas of interest and recreational opportunities to foster children’s development. This aim is supported by the campus facilities and functions.

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Letovo, the dream came true.

Letovo School is a special school for gifted and motivated children aged 12 to 17. An idea to create the school came from entrepreneur and philanthropist Vadim Moshkovich: ‘My dream was to offer talented children from all over the country access to high-quality education, regardless of their parents’ financial means. This school makes it possible for them to continue their studies at the 10 best universities in the country or at one of the top 50 universities in the world.’

New high school campus for 1000 students in southwest Moscow, including boarding facilities for 500 students, teachers residence 100 apartments, and huge outdoor sport facilities.

• Street + number: Zimenkovskaya street, Sosenskoye settlement, Moscow, Russia
• City: Moscow
• Country: Russia
• Total campus area: 20 ha
• Gross Floor area school: 20.000m²
• Gross Floor area boarding : 10.000m²
• Gross Floor area teachers residence: 9.000m²
• Start design: October 2014
• Start construction: September 2015
• Completion date: August 2018
• Opening: September 1018
• Project architects Dorte Kristensen, Pascale Leistra, Karho Yeung
• Design team Thijs Klinkhamer, Abel de Raadt, Alessia Topolnyk
• Architecture: Atelier PRO architects
• Russian co-architect: Atrium architectural studio, Moscow
• Interior Design: Atelier PRO, Thijs Klinkhamer in cooperation Nadia Fedotova Moscow
• Landscape Designer: Buro Sant en Co landscape architecture, the Hague
• Name: Letovo
• Website: en.letovo.ru

Landscape-inspired design, shape and brickworks Located in Novaya Moskva, southwest of Moscow, the campus sits atop a beautiful plot of land that slopes down to a forest-lined river. Distinctive level variations were applied in and around the school to integrate the architecture into the landscape.

The shape of the large complex brings it down to a human scale for the children: the building appears to dance across the landscape due to its dynamic design. Due to the perspective effect one only ever sees part of the building's full size when walking around, which gives the impression of a refined scale. The building’s contours and flowing curves create surprising indoor and outdoor spaces as well.

To accentuate this curved shapes and to have the building blend into the landscape brick seemed a rather obvious choice. The natural ingredients of brick such as clay, sand water, air and fire gives the school building a natural setting as if the building has been there endlessly. Brick with its solid and sturdy exposure. We choose a sandy light colored brick so in all wheather circumstances it will have a warm glance.  

Letovo School Moscow, level 0 garden level

Letovo School Moscow, level 1 entrance level

Letovo School Moscow, level 2

Letovo School Moscow. Section A

Letovo School Moscow. Section B

• Central hub, 1000 persons
• Auditorium, 200 persons
• Debating room, 50 persons
• 40 classrooms
• 3 recreational zones
• 5 library spaces
• 9 sciencelabs
• Exposition / green house
• Canteen, 500 persons
• Big sports hall
• Small sports hall
• Swimming pool
• Martial arts
• 2 spaces fitness

5 studentent houses for 500 students

3 teacher apartment blocks

• Soccer field
• Stade for athletics
• Tennis courts
• Baseball fields
• Green house

The heart of the school: the central hub

The central hub is the place where day-to-day life at the school unfolds. This flexible, transformable space will be used throughout the day as an informal meeting place. The dance studio on the ground floor can be transformed through a few simple adjustments into a theatre with a stage, a cosy living room or an auditorium that can accommodate 1,000 people for special events such as graduation ceremonies and large celebrations, as seen at the grand opening. This central hub connects the building’s three wings: the art wing, the south wing with science- and general-use rooms and the sports wing.

Learning environment with a diversity in working spaces

Letovo envisioned an innovative and modern take on existing education in Russia. In the spatial design, this perspective translates into space for theoretical education as well as special areas for group work and independent study in the tapered building wings. In the library wing there are silence spaces workshop spaces and a debating room. These are all supportive to the student’s personal development.  

Sports programme

In addition to the extended sports outdoor facilities, the indoor supply of sports facilities is substantial. These cover fitness rooms, martial arts rooms, a swimming pool, a small and a large sports hall. Around the sports hall there’s an indoor running track which can be used throughout the year. It is available to school staff and external users as well.

The interior, also designed by atelier PRO, is tailored to the aims of the ambitious programme. The design of the interior also focuses extensively on the various spaces where students can go to chill and meet up with friends. The extreme cold in this area makes the school’s indoor atmosphere important for relaxation.

Ambitous learning environment

The Russian client has established a private, non-profit school which aims to be the most prestigious school in the country and to offer the best educational programme through a Russion and an IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum. Students’ personal development is paramount, with the school adopting a holistic approach. It is a true learning environment that provides scope for a range of disciplines, areas of interest and recreational opportunities to foster children’s development. This aim is supported by the campus facilities and functions.

In December of 2016 the architectural project of school was awarded by Architectural Council of Moscow as the best project in the sphere of education and health care.

Photography: NARODIZKIY www.narodizkiy.com Dmitry Voinov dmitryvoinov.com

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Moscow International Business Center (Moscow City)

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What can you do at Moscow City?

• Dine in style: Moscow City is home to 100+ cafes and restaurants, including Europe’s highest restaurant and ice-cream shop
• See Moscow like never before: Ascend to one of Moscow City’s observation decks for an unparalleled panorama of Moscow
• Admire world-class architecture: Each of Moscow City’s skyscrapers has distinctive architecture and design
• Learn something new: Visit the Museum of High-Rise Architecture in Moscow or the Metro Museum

Moscow City is a multifunctional complex in the west of Moscow, which has come to represent the booming business of Russia’s capital. Its skyscrapers enrich Moscow’s skyline, contrasting the medieval cupolas and Stalinist high-rises. Visitors to Moscow City can enjoy entertainment high in the sky, as the complex is home not just to offices, but to restaurants, cinemas, viewing platforms, and museums.

Photo by Alex Zarubi on Unsplash

History of Moscow City

Moscow City was first conceived in 1991 by honoured Soviet architect Boris Tkhor, who proposed to construct a business center in Moscow. It would be complete with gleaming skyscrapers rivalling those of New York and London, to reflect the new life and growing ambitions of post-Soviet Russia.

The chosen site was a stone quarry and disused industrial zone in western Moscow, in between the Third Ring Road and Moskva River. Initially, the territory was divided into 20 sections arranged in a horseshoe shape around a central zone. The skyscrapers would increase in height as they spiralled around the central section, with shorter structures built on the waterfront to give the taller buildings behind a view of the river. 

Architect Gennady Sirota, who contributed to iconic projects such as the Olympic Sports Complex on Prospekt Mira, was selected as the chief architect, and many other world-famous architects were attracted to Moscow to realise their visions in Moscow City.

What can you see and do at Moscow City?

Where Moscow’s cityscape was once dominated by Stalin’s Seven Sisters skyscrapers , this is no more. Moscow City is home to eight of Russia’s ten tallest buildings, six of which exceed 300 metres in height. More buildings are still under construction there today, including the One Tower (which will be Europe’s second-tallest building). Once completed, Moscow City will comprise more than 20 innovative structures.

Each of Moscow City’s skyscrapers was designed by its own architect, lending the cluster of skyscrapers a unique appearance. Aside from being a site of architectural wonder, Moscow City is a place for leisure and entertainment with over 100 cafes and restaurants, exhibition spaces, cinemas, viewing platforms, and more.

Photo by Nikita Karimov on Unsplash

Federation Tower

• East Tower: 374m, 97 floors; West Tower: 243m, 63 floors
• Completed in 2017
• Architects: Sergey Tchoban and Peter Schweger

The East Federation Tower is the tallest building in Moscow, and the second-tallest building in Europe after the Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg. Visitors can enjoy a luxurious meal of seafood, truffles or steak at restaurant ‘Sixty’ on the 62nd floor of the West Tower, or visit Europe’s highest observation deck, ‘Panorama 360’, on the 89th floor of the East Tower.

Did you know? The ice cream and chocolate shop on the 360 observation deck are the highest in the world!

• South Tower: 354m, 85 floors; North Tower: 254m, 49 floors
• Completed in 2015
• Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

The South OKO Tower is the third-tallest building in Russia and Europe. Here, you can visit ‘Ruski’ to dine on hearty Russian cuisine cooked on a real Russian stove, and have a drink in the ice bar. Alternatively, visit restaurant, nightclub and performance space ‘Birds’; the restaurant is the highest in Europe, situated on the 86th floor roof terrace alongside an observation deck. The OKO Towers are also home to karaoke club ‘City Voice’.

Did you know? Underneath OKO Towers is the largest underground parking in Europe, with 16 levels and 3,400 parking spaces.

Mercury Tower

• 339m tall, 75 floors
• Architects : Mikhail Posokhin, Frank Williams, Gennady Sirota

Another multifunctional skyscraper, which was designed as the first truly ‘green’ building in Moscow. The Mercury Tower has a distinct geometric shape and copper-coloured glazing, and was the tallest building in Europe upon completion. Visit ‘More i myaso’ (Sea and meat) on the first floor of the tower to enjoy European and Mediterranean cuisine whilst surrounded by greenery. On the 2nd and 40th floors a modern art gallery, the ‘ILONA-K artspace’, has just opened.

City of Capitals

• Moscow Tower: 302m, 76 floors; St Petersburg Tower: 257m, 65 floors
• Completed in 2009
• Architect: Bureau NBBJ

The unique geometric design of the City of Capitals towers resembles stacks of rotating blocks, and is rooted in Constructivism of the early Soviet period (many Soviet Constructivist buildings can be found in Moscow). Visitors to the Moscow Tower can enjoy a range of cuisines – traditional Italian dishes on the summer terrace of ‘Tutto Bene’, Panasian cuisine in the tropical luxury of the ‘Bamboo Bar’ on the 1st floor’, and poke or smoothie bowls at ‘Soul in the Bowl’ cafe on the 80th floor.

Tower on the Embankment

• Tower A: 84m; Tower B:127m; Tower C: 268m, 61 floors
• Completed in 2007
• Architects: Vehbi Inan and Olcay Erturk

After completion, the Tower on the Embankment was the tallest building in Europe, and is now the 13th tallest. It houses the headquarters of several large Russian and international  companies, including IBM and KPMG. There are two cafes located on the 1st floor of Tower C – self-service café ‘Obed Bufet’ (Lunch Buffet) and Bakery Chain ‘Khleb Nasushchny’ (Daily Bread).

Evolution Tower

• 255m tall, 54 floors
• Architects: Philip Nikandrov and RMJM Scotland Ltd

Evolution is Moscow City’s most recognisable tower, and the 11th tallest building in Russia. Its façade is a true architectural marvel, comprising continuous strips of curved glazing spiralling high into  the sky. According to the architect, Philip Nikandrov, the spiral shape of the tower honours centuries of architectural design in Russia, from the onion domes of St Basil's Cathedral to Vladimir Shukhov’s Tatlin Tower, a masterpiece of Constructivist design. Outside the Evolution tower is a landscaped terrace and pedestrian zone descending to the Presnenskaya Embankment, which was also designed by Nikandrov.

Did you know? Moscow’s largest wedding palace was supposed to be built on the site of the Evolution tower, though the project was abandoned.

• 239m tall, 60 floors
• Completed in 2011

Imperia’s interesting design has a curved roof and an arched glass façade. Inside the tower are various cafes including ‘City Friends’ for all-day breakfasts and light lunches, ‘Mama in the City’ for simple meals of Russian cuisine, and ‘abc kitchen’ for European and Indian-inspired dishes. Alternatively, visit ‘High Bar’ on the 56th floor for cocktails with a view. In Imperia you’ll also find the Museum of High-Rise Construction in Moscow (suitably located on the 56th floor), and the Camera Immersive Theatre.

Did you know? Inside Vystavochnaya metro station is the Metro Museum , dedicated to the history of the beautiful Moscow Metro!

• 130m tall, 26 floors
• Completed in 2001
• Architect: Boris Tkhor

Tower 2000 was Moscow City’s first tower. It stands on the opposite bank of the Moskva River, and houses a viewing platform from which visitors can admire an unparalleled panorama of Moscow City. The Bagration Bridge reaches across the river from the tower to Moscow City, and underneath are piers from where you can take boat trips.

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Afimall is Moscow’s largest entertainment and shopping complex, home to 450 shops, cafes and restaurants, a cinema, and a virtual-reality game park. The shopping centre is located in the central section of Moscow City, and a cinema and concert hall are currently under construction there.

What’s nearby?

Sechenov Botanical Gardens: The botanical gardens of the First Moscow State Medical University was created for students’ training and research in 1946. Today it is open for free visits, and is home to a large arboretum.

Park Krasnaya Presnya: This park belonged to the Studenets estate of the Gagarin princes. It is a monument of 18th and 19th century landscaping, with Dutch ponds, ornate bridges, and tree-lined alleys. There are also sports facilities, sports equipment rental, and cafes.

Photo by Akkit  on Wikipedia

Essential information for visitors

Website: https://www.citymoscow.ru/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +7 (495) 730-23-33

Nearest metro: Mezhdunarodnaya (closest to the skyscrapers), Delovoy Tsentr (underneath Afimall), Vystavochnaya (closest to Expocentre)

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