Re: Eeek! -- Sailing Peero
> 1) Does anyone out there have any first-hand experience with thisI suppose two people could ride in a Peero if the wind was light and
> design that they could share?
>
> 2) Could the boat be sailed by two peope for brief jaunts in calm
> conditions, with or without ballast?
they weren't particularly large people and were well-coordinated. With
one it's a sporty little boat.
On Tuesday John Harris and I went about 3.5 nautical miles over and 3.5
back on a beat and then a reach across the Chester River. Wind was
probably 7mph with occasional little blops of 10mph.
John's Peero - rigged with a gaff sail - outpoints the balanced lug on
the lug's "bad tack" but the overall speed of the two boats was pretty
much equivalent, we got to the same place within about 30 secs of one
another, John was perhaps a quarter mile to windward after 3+ nautical
mi.
On the reach back the balanced lug beat the gaffer by just a little.
The lug has a little more sail area but not significantly more. The
fact that duffer (moi) could outsail dinghy racer tweak (John) on the
trip back speaks well for the lug.
Both sails are available from Sailrite.
Step,
Fun to hear from you interested in that Sq. Boat. The famous
Dugong was sailed away to Tropic Paradise throughout the Caribbean.
I believe the flaw to Anhinga from Bolger's point of view
was that RM had changed it to a yawl. At worst, in need of
more positive bouancy. Unlikely to be bottom up unless the
aft compartment flooded in some way. "Would like to see one
built as designed."
Still at 17' for shop space, I've wondered if the main
bulkhead could be doubled in order to build the boat in two.
Mark
StepHydro@...wrote:
Fun to hear from you interested in that Sq. Boat. The famous
Dugong was sailed away to Tropic Paradise throughout the Caribbean.
I believe the flaw to Anhinga from Bolger's point of view
was that RM had changed it to a yawl. At worst, in need of
more positive bouancy. Unlikely to be bottom up unless the
aft compartment flooded in some way. "Would like to see one
built as designed."
Still at 17' for shop space, I've wondered if the main
bulkhead could be doubled in order to build the boat in two.
Mark
StepHydro@...wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
> I, too, bought Anhinga plans, thinking she was a "cheapie" Dugong, which I've
> always admired (anyone know what has become of her???)
>
> I had extensive correspondence with the builder you mention, and he felt the
> boat was flawed in some ways that were significant...sailing balance,
> stability, that sort of thing. I could probably find that file with some
> diligence on my part.
>
> Cheers/Step
>
> In a message dated 06/30/2000 2:<BR24:<BR14 AM
> Eastern Daylight ,marka@...writes:> I have a planset that came
> from Phil 15 years ago of the
> > midsize boat like that. I was full of the idea of the
> > economy sea cruiser that Eeek's the model for already, and
> > there was a picture in the fanzine part of WoodenBoat...
> >
> > Anhinga is 23' 3" x by 5' x 7". It's cousin most to Martha
> > Jane, but lighter,
> >
> > I think there was only one Anhinga built.
>
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Mark,
I, too, bought Anhinga plans, thinking she was a "cheapie" Dugong, which I've
always admired (anyone know what has become of her???)
I had extensive correspondence with the builder you mention, and he felt the
boat was flawed in some ways that were significant...sailing balance,
stability, that sort of thing. I could probably find that file with some
diligence on my part.
Cheers/Step
In a message dated 06/30/2000 2:<BR24:<BR14 AM
Eastern Daylight ,marka@...writes:> I have a planset that came
from Phil 15 years ago of the
I, too, bought Anhinga plans, thinking she was a "cheapie" Dugong, which I've
always admired (anyone know what has become of her???)
I had extensive correspondence with the builder you mention, and he felt the
boat was flawed in some ways that were significant...sailing balance,
stability, that sort of thing. I could probably find that file with some
diligence on my part.
Cheers/Step
In a message dated 06/30/2000 2:<BR24:<BR14 AM
Eastern Daylight ,marka@...writes:> I have a planset that came
from Phil 15 years ago of the
> midsize boat like that. I was full of the idea of the
> economy sea cruiser that Eeek's the model for already, and
> there was a picture in the fanzine part of WoodenBoat...
>
> Anhinga is 23' 3" x by 5' x 7". It's cousin most to Martha
> Jane, but lighter,
>
> I think there was only one Anhinga built.
Mathew:
I have a planset that came from Phil 15 years ago of the
midsize boat like that. I was full of the idea of the
economy sea cruiser that Eeek's the model for already, and
there was a picture in the fanzine part of WoodenBoat...
Anhinga is 23' 3" x by 5' x 7". It's cousin most to Martha
Jane, but lighter, made from 1/4" or 3/8" ply, with 3
bulkheads, one frame and two temporary molds. The 500#
ballast tank is under the cockpit. Their are oar ports.
Inside is incredibly roomy, with the pot in the eyes of the
boat and no obstructions anywhere. Thought I might get the
hull out of 5-6 hundred pounds of stuff. The rig's a 140'
leg 'o mutton sprit.
Birdwatcher was proposed as an alternative.
I think there was only one Anhinga built. That configuration
may have given way to the more usual stern of Martha Jane in
it's size, Loose Moose II in the larger, and the MAIB Peero from
http://www.friend.ly.net/user-homepages/d/dadadata/boats.html
as the evolution of Eeek. There's a picture of one of these
floating around as a trimaran...
The prototype Eeek was also used with water ballast. In his
letter to me the designer said, "The Eeek canoe is not much
of a boat, but its behavior suggested that a bigger version
would be respectable."
Mark
Matthew Long wrote:
I have a planset that came from Phil 15 years ago of the
midsize boat like that. I was full of the idea of the
economy sea cruiser that Eeek's the model for already, and
there was a picture in the fanzine part of WoodenBoat...
Anhinga is 23' 3" x by 5' x 7". It's cousin most to Martha
Jane, but lighter, made from 1/4" or 3/8" ply, with 3
bulkheads, one frame and two temporary molds. The 500#
ballast tank is under the cockpit. Their are oar ports.
Inside is incredibly roomy, with the pot in the eyes of the
boat and no obstructions anywhere. Thought I might get the
hull out of 5-6 hundred pounds of stuff. The rig's a 140'
leg 'o mutton sprit.
Birdwatcher was proposed as an alternative.
I think there was only one Anhinga built. That configuration
may have given way to the more usual stern of Martha Jane in
it's size, Loose Moose II in the larger, and the MAIB Peero from
http://www.friend.ly.net/user-homepages/d/dadadata/boats.html
as the evolution of Eeek. There's a picture of one of these
floating around as a trimaran...
The prototype Eeek was also used with water ballast. In his
letter to me the designer said, "The Eeek canoe is not much
of a boat, but its behavior suggested that a bigger version
would be respectable."
Mark
Matthew Long wrote:
>
> Well, I am inordinately proud of myself since, despite the chaos of
> an
> upcoming family move overseas, I managed to complete my collection of
> Bolger books with a recent score on Advanced Book Exchange <http://
> abebooks.com>.
>
> I keep coming back to the sailing canoe Eeek! from 30-ODD BOATS and I
> am wondering if anyone can answer these questions:
>
> 1) Does anyone out there have any first-hand experience with this
> design that they could share?
>
> 2) Could the boat be sailed by two peope for brief jaunts in calm
> conditions, with or without ballast?
>
> 3) Did anything ever come of the no-rocker-aft double-ended sharpie
> of
> which Eeek! was a scale model?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Matthew
>
> PS--Our Brick "Tetard" has been sold <sniff!> to another member of
> the
> list, Lincoln Ross. He promised me some feedback in this group
> about
> sailing the boat in the near future. Stay tuned!
>
> Matthew, Agnès & Fletcher Peillet-Long
> Jamaica Plain, MA USA
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