Re: The final three
Now that's sound advice, Harry. I was fortunate enough to spend many
accumulated hours of my youth admiring the way our family's old
wooden sailboat gracefully nuzzled her mooring buoy. She too looked
good from any angle, and being constantly in motion, seemed alive.
She would dreamily doze off with the sunset, but awaken before dawn,
completely refreshed and ready for another crystaline morning. In
harmony with every mood of the lake. Maybe most stirring was how she
would gamely anticipate approaching thunderstorms, and then try her
best--without ballast--to keep her feet while riding them out,
thrashing wildly in every direction. When she ultimately wore out,
my father replaced her with another woodie. But since we raced the
new boat, we kept her on a lift near shore, so she wouldn't absorb
water. It wasn't the same pleasure to see her though. She wasn't
alive, except when we were able to take her out. And even then I
felt she resented us for leaving her high and dry for most of her
life. It's still hypnotic for me to watch a lovely boat, doing it's
dance, alive on it's mooring, moving with the flow.
Johannes
accumulated hours of my youth admiring the way our family's old
wooden sailboat gracefully nuzzled her mooring buoy. She too looked
good from any angle, and being constantly in motion, seemed alive.
She would dreamily doze off with the sunset, but awaken before dawn,
completely refreshed and ready for another crystaline morning. In
harmony with every mood of the lake. Maybe most stirring was how she
would gamely anticipate approaching thunderstorms, and then try her
best--without ballast--to keep her feet while riding them out,
thrashing wildly in every direction. When she ultimately wore out,
my father replaced her with another woodie. But since we raced the
new boat, we kept her on a lift near shore, so she wouldn't absorb
water. It wasn't the same pleasure to see her though. She wasn't
alive, except when we were able to take her out. And even then I
felt she resented us for leaving her high and dry for most of her
life. It's still hypnotic for me to watch a lovely boat, doing it's
dance, alive on it's mooring, moving with the flow.
Johannes
--- In bolger@y..., "Harry W. James" <welshman@p...> wrote:
> Giuseppe
>
> In the early 70's I attended Evergreen State College,
> located on Southern Puget sound in Washington State. I was
> fortunate to live in a house on the water, and I bought an
> old 26' knockabout sloop, built in 1936. She was long and
> lean with a 40' mast. She had the sheer and the curves, and
> looked good from any angle.
>
> I had great times sailing her, but I got at least as much
> enjoyment out of sitting on the porch and admiring her looks
> while sipping a glass of wine. If you are going to be in a
> position to sit and admire your handy work, go for the looks
> not the practicality.
>
>
> HJ
>
Giuseppe
In the early 70's I attended Evergreen State College,
located on Southern Puget sound in Washington State. I was
fortunate to live in a house on the water, and I bought an
old 26' knockabout sloop, built in 1936. She was long and
lean with a 40' mast. She had the sheer and the curves, and
looked good from any angle.
I had great times sailing her, but I got at least as much
enjoyment out of sitting on the porch and admiring her looks
while sipping a glass of wine. If you are going to be in a
position to sit and admire your handy work, go for the looks
not the practicality.
HJ
Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco wrote:
In the early 70's I attended Evergreen State College,
located on Southern Puget sound in Washington State. I was
fortunate to live in a house on the water, and I bought an
old 26' knockabout sloop, built in 1936. She was long and
lean with a 40' mast. She had the sheer and the curves, and
looked good from any angle.
I had great times sailing her, but I got at least as much
enjoyment out of sitting on the porch and admiring her looks
while sipping a glass of wine. If you are going to be in a
position to sit and admire your handy work, go for the looks
not the practicality.
HJ
Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco wrote:
>
> Keith, you're right on the spot. While spending time at the beach, I
> often think about having my boat right there, close to the shore,
> floating on shoal water, ready to load my two kids (and eventually my
> wife, but she might prefer reading a book on the ground) aboard and
> sail a few miles away.
> It may depend on what kind of questions you want toYou bet your bippy, some prefer the latter. Those that march to there
> answer about the boat - "Hey, that's nice, did you build it?"
> or, "What the $#%@! is THAT??" - some truly prefer the latter.
> Although if you did a nice job on the ornamental carvings . . . ;-)
own drum beat, alone, but united in there individualism. Those that can
see that function is form, and it is the functional form that transcends
the norm to that higher plain, found only in the Micro and Long Micro.
Cool idea on the carvings, then add a junk rig..... Or maybe turn it
into a motor cruiser. ;-)
Then again, the Chebacco is nice too.
The above minimal rant was brought to you by, Stan of the motor cruiser
Snow Goose.
Looks like you have found God Pippo!
No argument, the Chebacco is a gorgeous boat. Also there is a lot of
support available when things turn to custard.
DonB
--- In bolger@y..., "Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@a...>
wrote:
No argument, the Chebacco is a gorgeous boat. Also there is a lot of
support available when things turn to custard.
DonB
--- In bolger@y..., "Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@a...>
wrote:
> Keith, you're right on the spot. While spending time at the beach,I
> often think about having my boat right there, close to the shore,my
> floating on shoal water, ready to load my two kids (and eventually
> wife, but she might prefer reading a book on the ground) aboard andon
> sail a few miles away. If it rains, they might recover in a small
> cuddy, otherwise a big cockpit is everything I need. I wouldn't be
> scared going even a few miles offshore as I would on a 470 or even
> my present boat (a 16' FG centerboarder). In the late afternoon,I'd
> come back, enter the ankle deep estuary, reach my mooring, and walkbystanders
> back home. But first, I'd be delighted to respond to a few
> asking questions about that lovely wooden gaff rigged daysailer.no
> That's the Chebacco, isn't it? Lapstrake? Lovely, but, no thanks,
> way to spile the planks in the garage. I must prefabricate thewhole
> hull, including the bilge panels, before starting to set up,to
> otherwise there would be no way to move things around, nor a place
> put two butted ply sheets on the ground.see
> Cheers, Pippo
>
> --- In bolger@y..., kwilson800@a... wrote:
> > > The Chebacco has always spoken to my heart more than most other
> > > boats. . .
> >
> > Well, there's your answer. Any boat you love is a lot easier and
> > more pleasant to build, and is worth the extra effort when you
> > her swinging on the mooring.its
> >
> > A few mundane considerations: If you ever wish to sell the boat,
> the
> > number of people who would buy a Chebacco or NIS is MUCH larger
> than
> > those who would buy an AS19. I have always though that the AS19
> was
> > something of an intellectual exercise - functionalism taken to
> > logical extreme, and asethetics be damned. Micro's about mylimit
> incarvings . . . ;-)
> > that direction, and the AS19 makes Micro look like a Herreshoff
> > Rozinante. It may depend on what kind of questions you want to
> > answer about the boat - "Hey, that's nice, did you build it?"
> > or, "What the $#%@! is THAT??" - some truly prefer the latter.
> > Although if you did a nice job on the ornamental
> >Chebacco,
> > I'd make a small pitch for lapstrake construction of the
> > particularly if you can get good plywood at not too absurd aspace,
> price.
> > Getting the plank lines right requires some skill, but this is
> > balanced by not having to fair the glass sheathing of the hull, a
> > task I find particularly odious. A much better fun-to-drudgery
> ratio
> > IMHO. OTOH, lapstrake might be difficult in your restricted
> > not becuse it would be harder to build, but because it would beup
> > harder to SEE while lining off the planks. Do you have enough
> space
> > to roll the mold outside to get a good look? The shape of the
> planks
> > is important, since it's a very obvious part of the finished hull.
> >
> > It seems that many smaller sailboats with cabins are designed for
> > what folks would like to do with them (cruise), rather than what
> they
> > actually do with them (daysail), hence, small cockpits to gain
> enough
> > room in the cabin. It wouldn't be hard to shorten Eun na Mara's
> > cabin and lengthen the cockpit.
> >
> > Anyway, good luck, whichever boat you build! I'm just finishing
> a
> > project now, and I'm envious.
> >
> > Keith Wilson
Keith, you're right on the spot. While spending time at the beach, I
often think about having my boat right there, close to the shore,
floating on shoal water, ready to load my two kids (and eventually my
wife, but she might prefer reading a book on the ground) aboard and
sail a few miles away. If it rains, they might recover in a small
cuddy, otherwise a big cockpit is everything I need. I wouldn't be
scared going even a few miles offshore as I would on a 470 or even on
my present boat (a 16' FG centerboarder). In the late afternoon, I'd
come back, enter the ankle deep estuary, reach my mooring, and walk
back home. But first, I'd be delighted to respond to a few bystanders
asking questions about that lovely wooden gaff rigged daysailer.
That's the Chebacco, isn't it? Lapstrake? Lovely, but, no thanks, no
way to spile the planks in the garage. I must prefabricate the whole
hull, including the bilge panels, before starting to set up,
otherwise there would be no way to move things around, nor a place to
put two butted ply sheets on the ground.
Cheers, Pippo
often think about having my boat right there, close to the shore,
floating on shoal water, ready to load my two kids (and eventually my
wife, but she might prefer reading a book on the ground) aboard and
sail a few miles away. If it rains, they might recover in a small
cuddy, otherwise a big cockpit is everything I need. I wouldn't be
scared going even a few miles offshore as I would on a 470 or even on
my present boat (a 16' FG centerboarder). In the late afternoon, I'd
come back, enter the ankle deep estuary, reach my mooring, and walk
back home. But first, I'd be delighted to respond to a few bystanders
asking questions about that lovely wooden gaff rigged daysailer.
That's the Chebacco, isn't it? Lapstrake? Lovely, but, no thanks, no
way to spile the planks in the garage. I must prefabricate the whole
hull, including the bilge panels, before starting to set up,
otherwise there would be no way to move things around, nor a place to
put two butted ply sheets on the ground.
Cheers, Pippo
--- In bolger@y..., kwilson800@a... wrote:
> > The Chebacco has always spoken to my heart more than most other
> > boats. . .
>
> Well, there's your answer. Any boat you love is a lot easier and
> more pleasant to build, and is worth the extra effort when you see
> her swinging on the mooring.
>
> A few mundane considerations: If you ever wish to sell the boat,
the
> number of people who would buy a Chebacco or NIS is MUCH larger
than
> those who would buy an AS19. I have always though that the AS19
was
> something of an intellectual exercise - functionalism taken to its
> logical extreme, and asethetics be damned. Micro's about my limit
in
> that direction, and the AS19 makes Micro look like a Herreshoff
> Rozinante. It may depend on what kind of questions you want to
> answer about the boat - "Hey, that's nice, did you build it?"
> or, "What the $#%@! is THAT??" - some truly prefer the latter.
> Although if you did a nice job on the ornamental carvings . . . ;-)
>
> I'd make a small pitch for lapstrake construction of the Chebacco,
> particularly if you can get good plywood at not too absurd a
price.
> Getting the plank lines right requires some skill, but this is
> balanced by not having to fair the glass sheathing of the hull, a
> task I find particularly odious. A much better fun-to-drudgery
ratio
> IMHO. OTOH, lapstrake might be difficult in your restricted space,
> not becuse it would be harder to build, but because it would be
> harder to SEE while lining off the planks. Do you have enough
space
> to roll the mold outside to get a good look? The shape of the
planks
> is important, since it's a very obvious part of the finished hull.
>
> It seems that many smaller sailboats with cabins are designed for
> what folks would like to do with them (cruise), rather than what
they
> actually do with them (daysail), hence, small cockpits to gain
enough
> room in the cabin. It wouldn't be hard to shorten Eun na Mara's
> cabin and lengthen the cockpit.
>
> Anyway, good luck, whichever boat you build! I'm just finishing up
a
> project now, and I'm envious.
>
> Keith Wilson
> The Chebacco has always spoken to my heart more than most otherWell, there's your answer. Any boat you love is a lot easier and
> boats. . .
more pleasant to build, and is worth the extra effort when you see
her swinging on the mooring.
A few mundane considerations: If you ever wish to sell the boat, the
number of people who would buy a Chebacco or NIS is MUCH larger than
those who would buy an AS19. I have always though that the AS19 was
something of an intellectual exercise - functionalism taken to its
logical extreme, and asethetics be damned. Micro's about my limit in
that direction, and the AS19 makes Micro look like a Herreshoff
Rozinante. It may depend on what kind of questions you want to
answer about the boat - "Hey, that's nice, did you build it?"
or, "What the $#%@! is THAT??" - some truly prefer the latter.
Although if you did a nice job on the ornamental carvings . . . ;-)
I'd make a small pitch for lapstrake construction of the Chebacco,
particularly if you can get good plywood at not too absurd a price.
Getting the plank lines right requires some skill, but this is
balanced by not having to fair the glass sheathing of the hull, a
task I find particularly odious. A much better fun-to-drudgery ratio
IMHO. OTOH, lapstrake might be difficult in your restricted space,
not becuse it would be harder to build, but because it would be
harder to SEE while lining off the planks. Do you have enough space
to roll the mold outside to get a good look? The shape of the planks
is important, since it's a very obvious part of the finished hull.
It seems that many smaller sailboats with cabins are designed for
what folks would like to do with them (cruise), rather than what they
actually do with them (daysail), hence, small cockpits to gain enough
room in the cabin. It wouldn't be hard to shorten Eun na Mara's
cabin and lengthen the cockpit.
Anyway, good luck, whichever boat you build! I'm just finishing up a
project now, and I'm envious.
Keith Wilson
Peter, you're right (as usual).
So, following my heart, I will start building Juno right now (you
know, Buehler's boat)!
Seriously now. The Pelican has even more beam than the Chebacco (2.44
meters!), so no question there.
The Chebacco has always spoken to my heart more than most other
boats. In that case, I would miss the additional Micro safety, but,
as Chuck Merrell once said to me, "what the hell do I want from my
boat? Crossing an ocean?". Chebacco speaks to me more than the AS19,
more than the NIS18 and more than Eun Na Mara. It has a huge,
comfortable cockpit, a simple rig, and even a small cabin as a
shelter for the kids if needed. It is light enough, draughs 30 cm,
and is beautiful to the eye. All her pieces can be built into my
garage, spars included. I couls sew the sail myself. Most
knowledgeable people (Bill Samson, Dynamite Payson) would agree that
10 mm plywood would be ok to build the superstructure, so I'd have no
leftovers to remind my somehow unwise planning...
The wheeled strongback is possibly THE solution. Bill mentioned this
possibility to me as well...
Well, guys, stay tuned... Decision time ahead...
Best, and thanks Peter and Marco!
Pippo
So, following my heart, I will start building Juno right now (you
know, Buehler's boat)!
Seriously now. The Pelican has even more beam than the Chebacco (2.44
meters!), so no question there.
The Chebacco has always spoken to my heart more than most other
boats. In that case, I would miss the additional Micro safety, but,
as Chuck Merrell once said to me, "what the hell do I want from my
boat? Crossing an ocean?". Chebacco speaks to me more than the AS19,
more than the NIS18 and more than Eun Na Mara. It has a huge,
comfortable cockpit, a simple rig, and even a small cabin as a
shelter for the kids if needed. It is light enough, draughs 30 cm,
and is beautiful to the eye. All her pieces can be built into my
garage, spars included. I couls sew the sail myself. Most
knowledgeable people (Bill Samson, Dynamite Payson) would agree that
10 mm plywood would be ok to build the superstructure, so I'd have no
leftovers to remind my somehow unwise planning...
The wheeled strongback is possibly THE solution. Bill mentioned this
possibility to me as well...
Well, guys, stay tuned... Decision time ahead...
Best, and thanks Peter and Marco!
Pippo
--- In bolger@y..., ellengaest@b... wrote:
> Hi Pippo,
> So,I guess the SF Great Pelican is out of the question?
> Regarding your short list of boats to build.......follow your
> heart!Which one do you dream about the most?Which one causes you to
go
> shakey in the knees? That is the one you should build!When you are
in
> love with a boat,no challenge is too great to overcome!The passion
> inside of you will inspire and encourage you to great acts.
> I have read about an alternative,home-buildable,wooden mast for
> the NIS 18...no excuse not to build her now!
> A basic strongback/building craddle could be made with lockable
> wheels underneath to allow you to move the CHEBACCO around or
> inside/outside as your needs suggest.Pushed against one wall of
> your"shop" it will still give you 2 foot clearance at max beam more
> room towards the ends...no excuse not to build her either!
> Mike Surface of the Bolger group could clarify some of your AS-
19
> questions but only you can decide whether or not you can live with
her
> looks....you have to really love this boat to be happy with her :-)
> Motivated teenagers have built the EUN NA MARA with technical
> guidence of an instructor.Break her down into her essential
> parts,execute each part to the best of your abilities,assemble her
> with loving care and not much grief will come to you.....hardly an
> excuse to to build her either!
> Which brings us right back to your heart Pippo.No one can tell
you
> which boat to fall in love with.Only you know which boat makes you
> dream all night and gets you all excited!
> So listen to your heart and be glad that she sings!!
> Good Luck!
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan
>
> -- In bolger@y..., "Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@a...>
> wrote:
> > Help, I can't decide yet.
Hi Pippo,
So,I guess the SF Great Pelican is out of the question?
Regarding your short list of boats to build.......follow your
heart!Which one do you dream about the most?Which one causes you to go
shakey in the knees? That is the one you should build!When you are in
love with a boat,no challenge is too great to overcome!The passion
inside of you will inspire and encourage you to great acts.
I have read about an alternative,home-buildable,wooden mast for
the NIS 18...no excuse not to build her now!
A basic strongback/building craddle could be made with lockable
wheels underneath to allow you to move the CHEBACCO around or
inside/outside as your needs suggest.Pushed against one wall of
your"shop" it will still give you 2 foot clearance at max beam more
room towards the ends...no excuse not to build her either!
Mike Surface of the Bolger group could clarify some of your AS-19
questions but only you can decide whether or not you can live with her
looks....you have to really love this boat to be happy with her :-)
Motivated teenagers have built the EUN NA MARA with technical
guidence of an instructor.Break her down into her essential
parts,execute each part to the best of your abilities,assemble her
with loving care and not much grief will come to you.....hardly an
excuse to to build her either!
Which brings us right back to your heart Pippo.No one can tell you
which boat to fall in love with.Only you know which boat makes you
dream all night and gets you all excited!
So listen to your heart and be glad that she sings!!
Good Luck!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
-- In bolger@y..., "Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@a...>
wrote:
So,I guess the SF Great Pelican is out of the question?
Regarding your short list of boats to build.......follow your
heart!Which one do you dream about the most?Which one causes you to go
shakey in the knees? That is the one you should build!When you are in
love with a boat,no challenge is too great to overcome!The passion
inside of you will inspire and encourage you to great acts.
I have read about an alternative,home-buildable,wooden mast for
the NIS 18...no excuse not to build her now!
A basic strongback/building craddle could be made with lockable
wheels underneath to allow you to move the CHEBACCO around or
inside/outside as your needs suggest.Pushed against one wall of
your"shop" it will still give you 2 foot clearance at max beam more
room towards the ends...no excuse not to build her either!
Mike Surface of the Bolger group could clarify some of your AS-19
questions but only you can decide whether or not you can live with her
looks....you have to really love this boat to be happy with her :-)
Motivated teenagers have built the EUN NA MARA with technical
guidence of an instructor.Break her down into her essential
parts,execute each part to the best of your abilities,assemble her
with loving care and not much grief will come to you.....hardly an
excuse to to build her either!
Which brings us right back to your heart Pippo.No one can tell you
which boat to fall in love with.Only you know which boat makes you
dream all night and gets you all excited!
So listen to your heart and be glad that she sings!!
Good Luck!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
-- In bolger@y..., "Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@a...>
wrote:
> Help, I can't decide yet.
Pippo, miiiii!
Mi sarai grato per l'eternità:
ti ho trovato la soluzione:
prendi i tre progetti ( Chebacco, as19, sharpie 18) e riducili
con precisione alla stessa scala.
Dividi ognuno dei tre progetti in tre parti.
E ora il colpo di genio!
1) costruisci il pozzetto stupendo e spazioso del
Chebacco
2) Fai la parte centrale dello sharpie 18 che ha quella bella
deriva decentrata che non rompe i coglioni perchè da dentro non te
ne accorgi
3) Fai la prua dell S19, (magari aggiungendo una balaustra
all'italiana all'estrema prua, così l'acqua passa lo stesso,
ma in compenso hai una barca ...palladiana!
Che ne dici? Scommetto che Bolger si sta contorcendo e
grida " Perchè non l'ho pensata io?!!".
Sono davvero grato alla bolgher list, pur scopiazzando un po' di
quàa e un po' di la,sto imparando a progettare barche!
Buon lavoro!!!
Marco
In 12.49 09/07/01 +0000, hai scritto:
nice>Help, I can't decide yet. The 3 candidates are:>Norwalk Island Sharpie 18' (have plans): nice looking, modern,
(nothing>cabin, fits my garage well, BUT very complex, high tech rig
>I can build myself: 30' carbon fiber of fiberglass mast, full
but the>battened mainsail, sound like a lot of money);>AS19 (should buy plans): fits all my requirements quite well,
>looks are questionable and I've no idea of how comfortable the
work;>cockpit could be; also, I don't know how well the leeboards
for the>Chebacco (have plans): beautiful, probably the most indicated
for>intended use, could build everything myself, but a bit too large
side>my garage: at the widest beam, I would have less than 30 cm per
planning in>available for moving around, so this would call for extra
the>prefabricating all parts before starting setting up, and, once
>boat is turned, I should work into the boat to build cockpit and
leftover>cabin.>All the three of them would allow reusing my substantial
Chebacco I'd>stock of 10 mm okoumé plywood, even if in the case of
the>take the liberty of overriding the designer's specs and built
I'd>whole superstructure out of 10 mm ply instead that 12 mm which
Na>use however for hull and bulkheads.>There's still one outsider into my mind yet, i.e. Oughtred's Eun
difficult>Mara. Looks the most beautiful to me, and possibly the most
daysaling>to build. However, the cockpit seem a tad too small for
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Help, I can't decide yet. The 3 candidates are:
Norwalk Island Sharpie 18' (have plans): nice looking, modern, nice
cabin, fits my garage well, BUT very complex, high tech rig (nothing
I can build myself: 30' carbon fiber of fiberglass mast, full
battened mainsail, sound like a lot of money);
AS19 (should buy plans): fits all my requirements quite well, but the
looks are questionable and I've no idea of how comfortable the
cockpit could be; also, I don't know how well the leeboards work;
Chebacco (have plans): beautiful, probably the most indicated for the
intended use, could build everything myself, but a bit too large for
my garage: at the widest beam, I would have less than 30 cm per side
available for moving around, so this would call for extra planning in
prefabricating all parts before starting setting up, and, once the
boat is turned, I should work into the boat to build cockpit and
cabin.
All the three of them would allow reusing my substantial leftover
stock of 10 mm okoumé plywood, even if in the case of Chebacco I'd
take the liberty of overriding the designer's specs and built the
whole superstructure out of 10 mm ply instead that 12 mm which I'd
use however for hull and bulkheads.
There's still one outsider into my mind yet, i.e. Oughtred's Eun Na
Mara. Looks the most beautiful to me, and possibly the most difficult
to build. However, the cockpit seem a tad too small for daysaling
(which would be the main mission of my boat).
It's an hard life... Best, Pippo
Norwalk Island Sharpie 18' (have plans): nice looking, modern, nice
cabin, fits my garage well, BUT very complex, high tech rig (nothing
I can build myself: 30' carbon fiber of fiberglass mast, full
battened mainsail, sound like a lot of money);
AS19 (should buy plans): fits all my requirements quite well, but the
looks are questionable and I've no idea of how comfortable the
cockpit could be; also, I don't know how well the leeboards work;
Chebacco (have plans): beautiful, probably the most indicated for the
intended use, could build everything myself, but a bit too large for
my garage: at the widest beam, I would have less than 30 cm per side
available for moving around, so this would call for extra planning in
prefabricating all parts before starting setting up, and, once the
boat is turned, I should work into the boat to build cockpit and
cabin.
All the three of them would allow reusing my substantial leftover
stock of 10 mm okoumé plywood, even if in the case of Chebacco I'd
take the liberty of overriding the designer's specs and built the
whole superstructure out of 10 mm ply instead that 12 mm which I'd
use however for hull and bulkheads.
There's still one outsider into my mind yet, i.e. Oughtred's Eun Na
Mara. Looks the most beautiful to me, and possibly the most difficult
to build. However, the cockpit seem a tad too small for daysaling
(which would be the main mission of my boat).
It's an hard life... Best, Pippo