Re: Fiddler II/Fiddling Around
That would fit visually. I've read Bolger's essay from MAIB, Dec 1,
98, about live aboard "squatting" and tend to agree that the barge
would attract to much of the wrong attention. Illinois, if you
squint you eyes a bit, looks like a 30's yacht, and should be
tolerable by many. It's not a shanty, or a travel trailer on oil
drums. Also, my 100hp+ diesel powered Illinois will cover some miles
when I wish it.
98, about live aboard "squatting" and tend to agree that the barge
would attract to much of the wrong attention. Illinois, if you
squint you eyes a bit, looks like a 30's yacht, and should be
tolerable by many. It's not a shanty, or a travel trailer on oil
drums. Also, my 100hp+ diesel powered Illinois will cover some miles
when I wish it.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Meddock" <jmeddock@n...> wrote:
> Thinking about your plans, if you build a Fid II,
> why not build a liveabord barge and use the Fid as a
> yawlboat.
>
> Justin
Thinking about your plans, if you build a Fid II,
why not build a liveabord barge and use the Fid as a
yawlboat.
Justin
why not build a liveabord barge and use the Fid as a
yawlboat.
Justin
Anchor chocks on the bow, and fairleads for the anchor lines @ the
break of the foredeck. Anchor handling is supposed to be done standing
at the helm station.
Justin
break of the foredeck. Anchor handling is supposed to be done standing
at the helm station.
Justin
> together. I've looked at the pics here on the list, but can't makethe
> out what purpose there is for the fittings on the bow just fwd of
> hatch, and at the point where the roof ends its flat run and breaks
> downward toward the bow point. Can anyone tell me their purpose?
>
What interesting reading. I am still planning my path through this
new avocation. I want to end up living on #630 Illinois, with the
big mod being a 100+ hp diesel outdrive. She could go places and
keep herself warm and powered.
Right now, I think the path there should probably be a Work Skiff 18
with an AS4 style slotted cuddy added, then an Idaho with an original
Wyoming style floor plan. Then the Illinois, with the Work Skiff
sawed off to 14' as a tender.
However, for my life today, and the next 5-7 years, I would really
like a camper trailer that can also go to the water, leaving the
sedan, smaller SUV or light pickup and trailer behind. So I can hook
it up, head to the campground and hunt for a weekend with secure
shelter, or, take my camp onto a Canadian, or Midwestern lake, and do
it all solo. Currently I would haul a tent around in a 40 year old
aluminum utility my dad bought at Wards.
Fiddler seems to that well for one alone, or two who will bunk
together. I've looked at the pics here on the list, but can't make
out what purpose there is for the fittings on the bow just fwd of the
hatch, and at the point where the roof ends its flat run and breaks
downward toward the bow point. Can anyone tell me their purpose?
Guess I'll have to find a copy of 30 odd boats to read Dr. Bolger's
ruminations about Fiddler II.
First thing I thought when reviewing the pic, was to espy the
proportions of the cutwater/step on Water Van, Microtrawler, or
Skipjack, and scale the dimensions to suit Fiddler II. I think she'd
be rather ill handling without the cutwater/step.
As a minimum, I build a thick spine/keel like
Illinois/Idaho/WorkSkiff18 share, but a box keel like
MicroTrawler/Skipjack would be much lighter and hydrodynamicaly
better.
I wonder how well a Fiddler II would work as a tender on Illinois?
Kinda looks like a Star Trek shuttle craft, more than anything.
new avocation. I want to end up living on #630 Illinois, with the
big mod being a 100+ hp diesel outdrive. She could go places and
keep herself warm and powered.
Right now, I think the path there should probably be a Work Skiff 18
with an AS4 style slotted cuddy added, then an Idaho with an original
Wyoming style floor plan. Then the Illinois, with the Work Skiff
sawed off to 14' as a tender.
However, for my life today, and the next 5-7 years, I would really
like a camper trailer that can also go to the water, leaving the
sedan, smaller SUV or light pickup and trailer behind. So I can hook
it up, head to the campground and hunt for a weekend with secure
shelter, or, take my camp onto a Canadian, or Midwestern lake, and do
it all solo. Currently I would haul a tent around in a 40 year old
aluminum utility my dad bought at Wards.
Fiddler seems to that well for one alone, or two who will bunk
together. I've looked at the pics here on the list, but can't make
out what purpose there is for the fittings on the bow just fwd of the
hatch, and at the point where the roof ends its flat run and breaks
downward toward the bow point. Can anyone tell me their purpose?
Guess I'll have to find a copy of 30 odd boats to read Dr. Bolger's
ruminations about Fiddler II.
First thing I thought when reviewing the pic, was to espy the
proportions of the cutwater/step on Water Van, Microtrawler, or
Skipjack, and scale the dimensions to suit Fiddler II. I think she'd
be rather ill handling without the cutwater/step.
As a minimum, I build a thick spine/keel like
Illinois/Idaho/WorkSkiff18 share, but a box keel like
MicroTrawler/Skipjack would be much lighter and hydrodynamicaly
better.
I wonder how well a Fiddler II would work as a tender on Illinois?
Kinda looks like a Star Trek shuttle craft, more than anything.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, bruce@h... wrote:
> --"vicskiff" <john.ewing@s...> wrote:
> > I've always been intrigued by Fiddler II ...
>
> > How would one go about incorporating the
> > cutwater, which
> > wasn't part of the original design?
What interesting reading. I am still planning my path through this
new avocation. I want to end up living on #630 Illinois, with the
big mod being a 100+ hp diesel outdrive. She could go places and
keep herself warm and powered.
Right now, I think the path there should probably be a Work Skiff 18
with an AS4 style slotted cuddy added, then an Idaho with an original
Wyoming style floor plan. Then the Illinois, with the Work Skiff
sawed off to 14' as a tender.
However, for my life today, and the next 5-7 years, I would really
like a camper trailer that can also go to the water, leaving the
sedan, smaller SUV or light pickup and trailer behind. So I can hook
it up, head to the campground and hunt for a weekend with secure
shelter, or, take my camp onto a Canadian, or Midwestern lake, and do
it all solo. Currently I would haul a tent around in a 40 year old
aluminum utility my dad bought at Wards.
Fiddler seems to that well for one alone, or two who will bunk
together. I've looked at the pics here on the list, but can't make
out what purpose there is for the fittings on the bow just fwd of the
hatch, and at the point where the roof ends its flat run and breaks
downward toward the bow point. Can anyone tell me their purpose?
Guess I'll have to find a copy of 30 odd boats to read Dr. Bolger's
ruminations about Fiddler II.
First thing I thought when reviewing the pic, was to espy the
proportions of the cutwater/step on Water Van, Microtrawler, or
Skipjack, and scale the dimensions to suit Fiddler II. I think she'd
be rather ill handling without the cutwater/step.
As a minimum, I build a thick spine/keel like
Illinois/Idaho/WorkSkiff18 share, but a box keel like
MicroTrawler/Skipjack would be much lighter and hydrodynamicaly
better.
I wonder how well a Fiddler II would work as a tender on Illinois?
Kinda looks like a Star Trek shuttle craft, more than anything.
new avocation. I want to end up living on #630 Illinois, with the
big mod being a 100+ hp diesel outdrive. She could go places and
keep herself warm and powered.
Right now, I think the path there should probably be a Work Skiff 18
with an AS4 style slotted cuddy added, then an Idaho with an original
Wyoming style floor plan. Then the Illinois, with the Work Skiff
sawed off to 14' as a tender.
However, for my life today, and the next 5-7 years, I would really
like a camper trailer that can also go to the water, leaving the
sedan, smaller SUV or light pickup and trailer behind. So I can hook
it up, head to the campground and hunt for a weekend with secure
shelter, or, take my camp onto a Canadian, or Midwestern lake, and do
it all solo. Currently I would haul a tent around in a 40 year old
aluminum utility my dad bought at Wards.
Fiddler seems to that well for one alone, or two who will bunk
together. I've looked at the pics here on the list, but can't make
out what purpose there is for the fittings on the bow just fwd of the
hatch, and at the point where the roof ends its flat run and breaks
downward toward the bow point. Can anyone tell me their purpose?
Guess I'll have to find a copy of 30 odd boats to read Dr. Bolger's
ruminations about Fiddler II.
First thing I thought when reviewing the pic, was to espy the
proportions of the cutwater/step on Water Van, Microtrawler, or
Skipjack, and scale the dimensions to suit Fiddler II. I think she'd
be rather ill handling without the cutwater/step.
As a minimum, I build a thick spine/keel like
Illinois/Idaho/WorkSkiff18 share, but a box keel like
MicroTrawler/Skipjack would be much lighter and hydrodynamicaly
better.
I wonder how well a Fiddler II would work as a tender on Illinois?
Kinda looks like a Star Trek shuttle craft, more than anything.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, bruce@h... wrote:
> --"vicskiff" <john.ewing@s...> wrote:
> > I've always been intrigued by Fiddler II ...
>
> > How would one go about incorporating the
> > cutwater, which
> > wasn't part of the original design?
OK, you've convinced me. I thought the micro-wave was an appliance, but
with all this reference to brew, it's obviously the sea-state you expect the
micro-navigator can handle with aplomb.
Roger
derbyrm at starband.net
http://derbyrm.mystarband.net
with all this reference to brew, it's obviously the sea-state you expect the
micro-navigator can handle with aplomb.
Roger
derbyrm at starband.net
http://derbyrm.mystarband.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Lenihan" <lestat@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 3:48 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro Navigator progress photos.
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@h...> wrote:
> > Yes, as a compromise to omitting the
> > final measure of sanding and polish
> > elsewhere on the boat, I decided to
> > add on some carved and inlaid panels
> > which I hope can divert the eye from
> > the nearby wobbles and blubbers.
>
> Excellent strategy! It'll keep alot of folks trying to guess her
> true age.
>
>
> > Trolls? or elves?.............
>
> Hard to tell Bruce,all I can make out are their boots :-D although I
> have heard it said that elves are nothing but lazy bastards content
> with drinking mead all day long under the shade of low lying trees
> and shrubs while trolls are the real labourers capable of incredible
> output and only drink on weekends,and wee amounts at that!
>
> With so much done,you must be going crazy with anticipation for her
> launch and a chance to use your micro-wave to warm up some fine
> sausauges to accompany the cheeses,as you tease the cork out from an
> dusty,mellowed, bottle of earthy red wine,and offer up a gobblet to
> your S.O. while pointing out the more visible constellations overhead
> in some secluded cove........I know I would!
>
> Anything like a launch date in mind?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Peter Lenihan,workin' up a mean thirst while trying to not feel too
> jealous :-)
>
>
>
>
>
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lenihan" <lestat@b...> wrote:
I
> have heard it said that elves are nothing but lazy bastards content
> with drinking mead all day long under the shade of low lying trees
> and shrubs while trolls are the real labourers capable of
incredible
> output and only drink on weekends,and wee amounts at that!
>
I was under the impression that this was difference between members
of the Army and Air Force.
Cheers,
Nels (Ex RCAF weekend drinker:-)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@h...> wrote:
true age.
have heard it said that elves are nothing but lazy bastards content
with drinking mead all day long under the shade of low lying trees
and shrubs while trolls are the real labourers capable of incredible
output and only drink on weekends,and wee amounts at that!
With so much done,you must be going crazy with anticipation for her
launch and a chance to use your micro-wave to warm up some fine
sausauges to accompany the cheeses,as you tease the cork out from an
dusty,mellowed, bottle of earthy red wine,and offer up a gobblet to
your S.O. while pointing out the more visible constellations overhead
in some secluded cove........I know I would!
Anything like a launch date in mind?
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,workin' up a mean thirst while trying to not feel too
jealous :-)
> Yes, as a compromise to omitting theExcellent strategy! It'll keep alot of folks trying to guess her
> final measure of sanding and polish
> elsewhere on the boat, I decided to
> add on some carved and inlaid panels
> which I hope can divert the eye from
> the nearby wobbles and blubbers.
true age.
> Trolls? or elves?.............Hard to tell Bruce,all I can make out are their boots :-D although I
have heard it said that elves are nothing but lazy bastards content
with drinking mead all day long under the shade of low lying trees
and shrubs while trolls are the real labourers capable of incredible
output and only drink on weekends,and wee amounts at that!
With so much done,you must be going crazy with anticipation for her
launch and a chance to use your micro-wave to warm up some fine
sausauges to accompany the cheeses,as you tease the cork out from an
dusty,mellowed, bottle of earthy red wine,and offer up a gobblet to
your S.O. while pointing out the more visible constellations overhead
in some secluded cove........I know I would!
Anything like a launch date in mind?
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,workin' up a mean thirst while trying to not feel too
jealous :-)
--- Peter Lenihan wrote:
to describe the amalgam of finish
imperfections and lack of gloss.
final measure of sanding and polish
elsewhere on the boat, I decided to
add on some carved and inlaid panels
which I hope can divert the eye from
the nearby wobbles and blubbers.
My S.O. says, there is no mistaking that
this boat has been hand made!
carved UHMW 'plastic' pairs of half cleats.
I will use them to tidy up the lines, halyards
and sheets. They are shaped like boots, so that
I can simply give one a half twist to release
the bights of line wrapped around pairs of
half cleats.
>...organic....Yeah, organic is a charitable word
to describe the amalgam of finish
imperfections and lack of gloss.
>...did you do all the carving?Yes, as a compromise to omitting the
final measure of sanding and polish
elsewhere on the boat, I decided to
add on some carved and inlaid panels
which I hope can divert the eye from
the nearby wobbles and blubbers.
My S.O. says, there is no mistaking that
this boat has been hand made!
> there appear to be a whole bunch ofTrolls? or elves? Actually, those are
> black troll safety boots hanging up
> to dry before the next shift arrives :-)
carved UHMW 'plastic' pairs of half cleats.
I will use them to tidy up the lines, halyards
and sheets. They are shaped like boots, so that
I can simply give one a half twist to release
the bights of line wrapped around pairs of
half cleats.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, bruce@h... wrote:
Lovely bit of organic art work.....did you do all the carving?
And also,I think I just figured out how you manage to build so
much,all the time,REGARDLESS of your gentle weather. In fact,if I'm
not mistaken,if one looks closely at that last picture of the cabin
roof interior, there appear to be a whole bunch of black troll safety
boots hanging up to dry before the next shift arrives :-)
Sincerely,
Peter"gotta find me some un-employed trolls" Lenihan,who hopes Bruce
hasn't gone and rounded them all up for himself,from along the banks
of the St.Lawrence........
> --- "Peter Lenihan" <lestat@b...> wrote:Bruce,
> >...perhaps you've just been spending
> > too much time snifin' the breeze inside
> > your Micro Navigator cabin while the paint
> > dries.......:-)
>
> Well, maybe a little.
>
> I have been working on the cabin wiring,
> [having installed the photovoltaic charge
> controller], and wiring. Also I have two
> of the three ornamental carved and inlayed
> panels done and installed. Today, I also
> installed a horse to hold the boom and
> gaff from falling into the companionway.
>
>http://hallman.org/bolger/micro/520/
Lovely bit of organic art work.....did you do all the carving?
And also,I think I just figured out how you manage to build so
much,all the time,REGARDLESS of your gentle weather. In fact,if I'm
not mistaken,if one looks closely at that last picture of the cabin
roof interior, there appear to be a whole bunch of black troll safety
boots hanging up to dry before the next shift arrives :-)
Sincerely,
Peter"gotta find me some un-employed trolls" Lenihan,who hopes Bruce
hasn't gone and rounded them all up for himself,from along the banks
of the St.Lawrence........
--"vicskiff" <john.ewing@s...> wrote:
design, or PCB wouldn't have numbered it.
In the book, PCB wrote that he thinks is
has some problems, and that he would
re-design it in 2011. Fiddler 1 must have
been designed in 1951, Fiddler II in 1981.
I see that the new design 'Fast Brick' has
almost an identical hull shape as Fiddler II
with an added cutwater.
I think it could simply be build from the
book, with the cutwater fit onto it with
some trial and error using cardboard.
Consulting with PCB would be very much
worthwhile, I am sure.
One thing I like about Fiddler II is that
it is 'lower' than a Champlain, for instance
and would tow much easier than a taller
boat.
I showed the boat model to my S.O. and she
say that she approves of it as my next boat
project.
I had a productive day working on my yet
un-named Micro Navigator today in the
warm California sun.
> I've always been intrigued by Fiddler II ...Fiddler II, design #391 is a complete
> How would one go about incorporating the
> cutwater, which
> wasn't part of the original design?
design, or PCB wouldn't have numbered it.
In the book, PCB wrote that he thinks is
has some problems, and that he would
re-design it in 2011. Fiddler 1 must have
been designed in 1951, Fiddler II in 1981.
I see that the new design 'Fast Brick' has
almost an identical hull shape as Fiddler II
with an added cutwater.
I think it could simply be build from the
book, with the cutwater fit onto it with
some trial and error using cardboard.
Consulting with PCB would be very much
worthwhile, I am sure.
One thing I like about Fiddler II is that
it is 'lower' than a Champlain, for instance
and would tow much easier than a taller
boat.
I showed the boat model to my S.O. and she
say that she approves of it as my next boat
project.
I had a productive day working on my yet
un-named Micro Navigator today in the
warm California sun.
A long while back on this List (at least a couple years) I expressed interest in Fiddler II and that's what I was told in one of the replies posted. Given well over 34,000 posts to date, it would take considerable time and effort to search through the archive and perhaps it would easier to post a fax to PCB&F.
John
John
----- Original Message -----
From: pvanderwaart
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:10 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Fiddler II/Fiddling Around
> As I wrote a few days
> ago, I don't believe PCB&F have done full plans for this boat.
The plans in 30-Odd Boats look like final plans to me, although it's
probable that the entire plan set is not in the book.
Peter
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> As I wrote a few daysThe plans in 30-Odd Boats look like final plans to me, although it's
> ago, I don't believe PCB&F have done full plans for this boat.
probable that the entire plan set is not in the book.
Peter
Somehow I've always been intrigued by Fiddler II and your model
photos do anything but lessen my interest. As I wrote a few days
ago, I don't believe PCB&F have done full plans for this boat; would
one build it by scaling up measurements taken from a model such as
yours? How would one go about incorporating the cutwater, which
wasn't part of the original design?
John
photos do anything but lessen my interest. As I wrote a few days
ago, I don't believe PCB&F have done full plans for this boat; would
one build it by scaling up measurements taken from a model such as
yours? How would one go about incorporating the cutwater, which
wasn't part of the original design?
John
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, bruce@h... wrote:
> --- "Justin Meddock" <jmeddock@n...> wrote:
> > You would want to run the slot the other way :-)
> > She'd fill pretty quick in a knockdown.
>
> Hmmmm, well, with the transvers slot,
> side hatches wide open [and they could
> be shut] the freeboard is still 24"
> which is greater than most 16 foot
> sailboats.
>
> This still needs some more thought.
>
> I think Bolger ran the slot sideways
> to protect against carbon monoxide
> getting into the cabin from the
> 'boxy' stern.
>
> Pictures of my model of Fiddler II
> [with a cutwater] at:
>
>http://hallman.org/bolger/391/
>
> For size reference, the height of
> the boat is one sheet of plywood
> and the length is just short of two.
>
> I have visions of the disco deck
> on top already!
Hey Bruce H!
It is looking very, very good. I love it. Keep those cards and photos
coming.
Bruce H the II
It is looking very, very good. I love it. Keep those cards and photos
coming.
Bruce H the II
--- "Peter Lenihan" <lestat@b...> wrote:
I have been working on the cabin wiring,
[having installed the photovoltaic charge
controller], and wiring. Also I have two
of the three ornamental carved and inlayed
panels done and installed. Today, I also
installed a horse to hold the boom and
gaff from falling into the companionway.
http://hallman.org/bolger/micro/520/
>...perhaps you've just been spendingWell, maybe a little.
> too much time snifin' the breeze inside
> your Micro Navigator cabin while the paint
> dries.......:-)
I have been working on the cabin wiring,
[having installed the photovoltaic charge
controller], and wiring. Also I have two
of the three ornamental carved and inlayed
panels done and installed. Today, I also
installed a horse to hold the boom and
gaff from falling into the companionway.
http://hallman.org/bolger/micro/520/
--- "Justin Meddock" <jmeddock@n...> wrote:
side hatches wide open [and they could
be shut] the freeboard is still 24"
which is greater than most 16 foot
sailboats.
This still needs some more thought.
I think Bolger ran the slot sideways
to protect against carbon monoxide
getting into the cabin from the
'boxy' stern.
Pictures of my model of Fiddler II
[with a cutwater] at:
http://hallman.org/bolger/391/
For size reference, the height of
the boat is one sheet of plywood
and the length is just short of two.
I have visions of the disco deck
on top already!
> You would want to run the slot the other way :-)Hmmmm, well, with the transvers slot,
> She'd fill pretty quick in a knockdown.
side hatches wide open [and they could
be shut] the freeboard is still 24"
which is greater than most 16 foot
sailboats.
This still needs some more thought.
I think Bolger ran the slot sideways
to protect against carbon monoxide
getting into the cabin from the
'boxy' stern.
Pictures of my model of Fiddler II
[with a cutwater] at:
http://hallman.org/bolger/391/
For size reference, the height of
the boat is one sheet of plywood
and the length is just short of two.
I have visions of the disco deck
on top already!
You would want to run the slot the other way :-)
She'd fill pretty quick in a knockdown.
Justin
-- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "pvanderwaart" <pvanderw@o...> wrote:
She'd fill pretty quick in a knockdown.
Justin
-- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "pvanderwaart" <pvanderw@o...> wrote:
> > My mind boggles.more
>
> I've gotta admit, the idea of sailing a Fiddler II is one of the
> outrageous yet plausible things I come across in a long time!
>
> Peter
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, bruce@h... wrote:
Either the sun is hotter down your way then I thought or you have
way too much time on your hands.
Then again,perhaps you've just been spending too much time
snifin' the breeze inside your Micro Navigator cabin while the paint
dries........:-)
Be careful in there(!),life is sometimes way too much fun on just
two neurons and I should know :-D
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,packin'one neuron all the time with another in reserve
for remembering to twist the screws in the right direction.......
> I admit to being a Bolger dreamer,Bruce,
> *but* it just occured to me that
> the Fiddler II is nearly an exact
> 50% scale up of the Fast Brick.
>
> In other words, cut and paste
> 50% scaled up versions of the
> cutwater/shoe/leeboard/rudder/
> sail rig of Fast Brick onto
> Fiddler II and you have an
> astonishingly compact and capable
> motor sailer, in the same realm as
> Super Brick. [and trailer friendly
> too!]
>
> My mind boggles.
Either the sun is hotter down your way then I thought or you have
way too much time on your hands.
Then again,perhaps you've just been spending too much time
snifin' the breeze inside your Micro Navigator cabin while the paint
dries........:-)
Be careful in there(!),life is sometimes way too much fun on just
two neurons and I should know :-D
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,packin'one neuron all the time with another in reserve
for remembering to twist the screws in the right direction.......
> My mind boggles.I've gotta admit, the idea of sailing a Fiddler II is one of the more
outrageous yet plausible things I come across in a long time!
Peter
I admit to being a Bolger dreamer,
*but* it just occured to me that
the Fiddler II is nearly an exact
50% scale up of the Fast Brick.
In other words, cut and paste
50% scaled up versions of the
cutwater/shoe/leeboard/rudder/
sail rig of Fast Brick onto
Fiddler II and you have an
astonishingly compact and capable
motor sailer, in the same realm as
Super Brick. [and trailer friendly
too!]
My mind boggles.
*but* it just occured to me that
the Fiddler II is nearly an exact
50% scale up of the Fast Brick.
In other words, cut and paste
50% scaled up versions of the
cutwater/shoe/leeboard/rudder/
sail rig of Fast Brick onto
Fiddler II and you have an
astonishingly compact and capable
motor sailer, in the same realm as
Super Brick. [and trailer friendly
too!]
My mind boggles.