[bolger] Re: [bolger] Re: Seabird ´86, who knows...
Seabird 86' is more like "Chebacco" than "Martha Jane". It is definitely not
a "square boat". You can find a pretty good description of it in "Boats With
an Open Mind".
She is a 23' LOA flush decked cruiser with a double chined hull. It
resembles a husky scale-up of boats like Gypsy and Cartopper. It has a
shallow, full keel and a centerline mounted outboard. The rig is a large
dipping lug on a tabernacled mast. It has a rather spartan cabin with a low
narrow bench around the main compartment (I hesitate to call it a "saloon")
with room for two pipe berths and a small table. Forward there is small
compartment with space for a portable toilet and a large hatch overhead for
handling ground tackle stored in the bow well.. Aft there is a good sized
self draining cockpit with room for 4-5. She's supposed to be motorsailer
rather than a pure sailboat, but I'd bet she'll acquit herself quite well
under sail alone.
There apparently was a column updating Seabird 86 in a recent issue of MAIB.
If someone could send me a copy of that article, I'd be in your debt.
The boat really is a favorite of mine. It doesn't look like it's too
complicated for the amateur builder, but building a 3,000 LB plus boat is a
major project no matter how you look at it. Like Chuck Merrell said a few
weeks ago, most people will only build large boats like that in their
imaginations, myself included. I'm glad there's someone here who's got the
chutzpah to take on such a project. I hope Stefan stays with us a while to
inspire all of us dreamers. One day I hope to cross the threshold from
dreamer to doer and start a big project, maybe even Sea Bird 86, but until
then I'll have to be satisfied building and playing with my little boats
real and imaginary.
Best,
John Bell
Kennesaw, GA
jmbell@...
http://jmbell.home.mindspring.com
a "square boat". You can find a pretty good description of it in "Boats With
an Open Mind".
She is a 23' LOA flush decked cruiser with a double chined hull. It
resembles a husky scale-up of boats like Gypsy and Cartopper. It has a
shallow, full keel and a centerline mounted outboard. The rig is a large
dipping lug on a tabernacled mast. It has a rather spartan cabin with a low
narrow bench around the main compartment (I hesitate to call it a "saloon")
with room for two pipe berths and a small table. Forward there is small
compartment with space for a portable toilet and a large hatch overhead for
handling ground tackle stored in the bow well.. Aft there is a good sized
self draining cockpit with room for 4-5. She's supposed to be motorsailer
rather than a pure sailboat, but I'd bet she'll acquit herself quite well
under sail alone.
There apparently was a column updating Seabird 86 in a recent issue of MAIB.
If someone could send me a copy of that article, I'd be in your debt.
The boat really is a favorite of mine. It doesn't look like it's too
complicated for the amateur builder, but building a 3,000 LB plus boat is a
major project no matter how you look at it. Like Chuck Merrell said a few
weeks ago, most people will only build large boats like that in their
imaginations, myself included. I'm glad there's someone here who's got the
chutzpah to take on such a project. I hope Stefan stays with us a while to
inspire all of us dreamers. One day I hope to cross the threshold from
dreamer to doer and start a big project, maybe even Sea Bird 86, but until
then I'll have to be satisfied building and playing with my little boats
real and imaginary.
Best,
John Bell
Kennesaw, GA
jmbell@...
http://jmbell.home.mindspring.com
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Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 10:52 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Seabird ´86, who knows...
> Would the Seabird '86 considered a "square boat" ? Any other information
> about hull shape, ballast, construction, etc, etc.? Regards, Warren
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