Re: Big (but not HUGE) Sharpie - ANTISPRAY 48
Mark,
As Peter points out in message #7008, the Long Island Sharpie is a
flat bottom sharpie.
I often describe ANTISPRAY's hullform by telling people to imagine
dropping a typical sharpie on top of a suitably sized canoe...from
several feet in the air. The canoe has now been flattened in the
middle, but the "pointy ends" still project fore and aft. Bolger
calls the forward canoe piece a cutwater and the aft piece a skeg.
If you wish, I can send a simple body view sketch. Thanks for the
comments.
John
As Peter points out in message #7008, the Long Island Sharpie is a
flat bottom sharpie.
I often describe ANTISPRAY's hullform by telling people to imagine
dropping a typical sharpie on top of a suitably sized canoe...from
several feet in the air. The canoe has now been flattened in the
middle, but the "pointy ends" still project fore and aft. Bolger
calls the forward canoe piece a cutwater and the aft piece a skeg.
If you wish, I can send a simple body view sketch. Thanks for the
comments.
John
> Haven't Chapelle at hand: Is the Long Island Sound type a
> Clapham nonpareil with a vee worked in for and aft, but
> still called a sharpie?
>The LIS sharpie is the most usual, tradition, flat-bottomed type.
> Haven't Chapelle at hand: Is the Long Island Sound type a
> Clapham nonpareil with a vee worked in for and aft, but
> still called a sharpie?
>
The Clapham boats were different. His boats were considered superior,
but they didn't catch on. Probably because the improvements were only
meaningful to yachtsmen, and they were sailing different kinds of
boats.
Peter
John & Susan,
That's a fabulous looking boat. It shows again that PB&F
aren't resting on their laurels.
Haven't Chapelle at hand: Is the Long Island Sound type a
Clapham nonpareil with a vee worked in for and aft, but
still called a sharpie?
If not, is the lowest line in profile a big deadwood /
cutwater beneath the chine forward, or is that lower line
the chine, with a rubrail above? Not sponsons?
Mark
"John R. McDaniel" wrote:
That's a fabulous looking boat. It shows again that PB&F
aren't resting on their laurels.
Haven't Chapelle at hand: Is the Long Island Sound type a
Clapham nonpareil with a vee worked in for and aft, but
still called a sharpie?
If not, is the lowest line in profile a big deadwood /
cutwater beneath the chine forward, or is that lower line
the chine, with a rubrail above? Not sponsons?
Mark
"John R. McDaniel" wrote:
>
>
> Pertinent to 'Big Sharpies': File ANTISPRAY48.jpg has been posted
> in the "Files" section. ANTISPRAY is a custom PB&F design (#642)
> which we are currently building.
>
> PB&F said this, and more, about the 48' x 12'6" x 28" hullform,
> "We have developed the traditional Long Island Sound sharpie into a
> shape which offers decent up-wind capability,is fast reaching and
> running, safe for off-shore work, and offers adequate cruising
> interior-volume." (Coastal Cruising, Jan/Feb 1997).
>
> There are at least two sister sharpie designs that followed ANTISPRAY
> which are considerably larger.... WALRUS and PROVIDENCE....both in
> the 60' region. At half again ANTISPRAY's 41,000 lb. displacement,
> we consider WALRUS and PROVIDENCE to be HUGE!
>
> Like any true Bolger maniac, we'd be glad to discuss any aspect "our"
> design. It's Bolger, it's Big (but not huge), and it's under
> construction.
>
> John & Susan
>
>
>
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