Re: Plywood Boats Ocean Crossings
Hello Bennett,
Well said!And,how about the HOGFISH?This is a design that has
long interested me but have been unable to get any further
information on since you last wrote me many,many months ago.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
Well said!And,how about the HOGFISH?This is a design that has
long interested me but have been unable to get any further
information on since you last wrote me many,many months ago.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Bennett Scheuer" <btscheuer@h...> wrote:
> I would be
> > careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
> > than day sails.
>
> A "plywood backyard" is indeed an odd place to build a boat.
Further,
> to suggest that boats built from plywood are generally less safe or
> seaworthy than those built from other materials is well ...
ignorant
> at best. I wish that all production boats were built to the
standards
> of some of the "backyard' plywood boats I've sailed on. Take a look
> at Badger built by Pete and Annie Hill, as one example. There are
> many others.
I would be
to suggest that boats built from plywood are generally less safe or
seaworthy than those built from other materials is well ... ignorant
at best. I wish that all production boats were built to the standards
of some of the "backyard' plywood boats I've sailed on. Take a look
at Badger built by Pete and Annie Hill, as one example. There are
many others.
> careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for moreA "plywood backyard" is indeed an odd place to build a boat. Further,
> than day sails.
to suggest that boats built from plywood are generally less safe or
seaworthy than those built from other materials is well ... ignorant
at best. I wish that all production boats were built to the standards
of some of the "backyard' plywood boats I've sailed on. Take a look
at Badger built by Pete and Annie Hill, as one example. There are
many others.
Jamie, List --
My wife loves the San Juan. 36 feet long, 10 foot beam and a
beautiful schooner rig. It was going to be boat number three until
the Chesapeake dropped into our laps. I had visions of cruising up
and down the East coast with wife daughter and dog, and never being
in more than 3 feet of water.
Parker's book is a must for sharpie afficiando. Aside from his
drawings and offsets for about a dozen historically inspired boats,
there's a wealth of history, romance, and tips to make your boat
build easier, cheaper, and better. It also gave me much more
perspective on Boldger's designs, and a better understanding of why
boats look the way they do, not only from a functional standpoint,
but from a cultural standpoint as well.
YIBB,
David
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
My wife loves the San Juan. 36 feet long, 10 foot beam and a
beautiful schooner rig. It was going to be boat number three until
the Chesapeake dropped into our laps. I had visions of cruising up
and down the East coast with wife daughter and dog, and never being
in more than 3 feet of water.
Parker's book is a must for sharpie afficiando. Aside from his
drawings and offsets for about a dozen historically inspired boats,
there's a wealth of history, romance, and tips to make your boat
build easier, cheaper, and better. It also gave me much more
perspective on Boldger's designs, and a better understanding of why
boats look the way they do, not only from a functional standpoint,
but from a cultural standpoint as well.
YIBB,
David
>The San Juan sharpie looks like a great boat, but I don't think anyone hasCRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
>built one so far. Parker's site doesn't have a lot of information about the
>design -- displacement is estimated before ballast, I think. Chapelle
>doesn't say much more about the original. If you know or hear of anyone
>building one, please let us all know.
>
>Jamie Orr
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Ryan [mailto:david@...]
>Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:18 AM
>To:bolger@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [bolger] Plywood Boats Ocean Crossings
>
>
>
>The West coast has far less shoal draft water, I had never heard of
>sharpies until I moved out East. However, one of the prettiest (and
>largest) of Parkers reinterpretations is the "San Juan Island Halibut
>Schooner" inspired by a boat used to fish halibut in and around Puget
>Sound.
>
>Parker's book also has a lot of information on the decline the of
>popularity the sharpie type. This seems to have more to do with
>racing, especially handicapping, than with anything else.
>
>As far as being careful, I think caution is advised *anytime* you're
>out further than you can swim, boat type or construction be damned.
>
>YIBB,
>
>David
>
>
>>I recently ordered The Shaprie Book by Reuel Parker from a site
>>called Searfaring.com. I also dropped them a note asking if any of
>>their staff had any sharpie experience, sailing or building. I
>>thought his last sentence particularly interesting. Care to comment?
>>
>>Frank,
>>
>>The Sharpie Book will ship next week. Nobody around here knows much
>>about the Sharpies, I even checked up stairs with the rest of the
>>Latitudes & Attitudes staff. That's what you get with a bunch
>>of West Coast Sailors. I should say that in all my sailing all over
>>the world that I've never seen one outside the US. I would be
>>careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
>>than day sails.
>>
>>Thank you for your order.
>>
>>Capt Woody
>>
>>Frank Bales
>>Staunton, VA
>>
>>
>>
>>Bolger rules!!!
>>- no cursing
>>- stay on topic
>>- use punctuation
>>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
>
>CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
>134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
>New York, NY 10001
>(212) 247-0296
>
>Bolger rules!!!
>- no cursing
>- stay on topic
>- use punctuation
>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
>Bolger rules!!!
>- no cursing
>- stay on topic
>- use punctuation
>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
The San Juan sharpie looks like a great boat, but I don't think anyone has
built one so far. Parker's site doesn't have a lot of information about the
design -- displacement is estimated before ballast, I think. Chapelle
doesn't say much more about the original. If you know or hear of anyone
building one, please let us all know.
Jamie Orr
-----Original Message-----
From: David Ryan [mailto:david@...]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:18 AM
To:bolger@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [bolger] Plywood Boats Ocean Crossings
The West coast has far less shoal draft water, I had never heard of
sharpies until I moved out East. However, one of the prettiest (and
largest) of Parkers reinterpretations is the "San Juan Island Halibut
Schooner" inspired by a boat used to fish halibut in and around Puget
Sound.
Parker's book also has a lot of information on the decline the of
popularity the sharpie type. This seems to have more to do with
racing, especially handicapping, than with anything else.
As far as being careful, I think caution is advised *anytime* you're
out further than you can swim, boat type or construction be damned.
YIBB,
David
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
Bolger rules!!!
- no cursing
- stay on topic
- use punctuation
- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
built one so far. Parker's site doesn't have a lot of information about the
design -- displacement is estimated before ballast, I think. Chapelle
doesn't say much more about the original. If you know or hear of anyone
building one, please let us all know.
Jamie Orr
-----Original Message-----
From: David Ryan [mailto:david@...]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:18 AM
To:bolger@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [bolger] Plywood Boats Ocean Crossings
The West coast has far less shoal draft water, I had never heard of
sharpies until I moved out East. However, one of the prettiest (and
largest) of Parkers reinterpretations is the "San Juan Island Halibut
Schooner" inspired by a boat used to fish halibut in and around Puget
Sound.
Parker's book also has a lot of information on the decline the of
popularity the sharpie type. This seems to have more to do with
racing, especially handicapping, than with anything else.
As far as being careful, I think caution is advised *anytime* you're
out further than you can swim, boat type or construction be damned.
YIBB,
David
>I recently ordered The Shaprie Book by Reuel Parker from a siteCRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
>called Searfaring.com. I also dropped them a note asking if any of
>their staff had any sharpie experience, sailing or building. I
>thought his last sentence particularly interesting. Care to comment?
>
>Frank,
>
>The Sharpie Book will ship next week. Nobody around here knows much
>about the Sharpies, I even checked up stairs with the rest of the
>Latitudes & Attitudes staff. That's what you get with a bunch
>of West Coast Sailors. I should say that in all my sailing all over
>the world that I've never seen one outside the US. I would be
>careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
>than day sails.
>
>Thank you for your order.
>
>Capt Woody
>
>Frank Bales
>Staunton, VA
>
>
>
>Bolger rules!!!
>- no cursing
>- stay on topic
>- use punctuation
>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
Bolger rules!!!
- no cursing
- stay on topic
- use punctuation
- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
The West coast has far less shoal draft water, I had never heard of
sharpies until I moved out East. However, one of the prettiest (and
largest) of Parkers reinterpretations is the "San Juan Island Halibut
Schooner" inspired by a boat used to fish halibut in and around Puget
Sound.
Parker's book also has a lot of information on the decline the of
popularity the sharpie type. This seems to have more to do with
racing, especially handicapping, than with anything else.
As far as being careful, I think caution is advised *anytime* you're
out further than you can swim, boat type or construction be damned.
YIBB,
David
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
sharpies until I moved out East. However, one of the prettiest (and
largest) of Parkers reinterpretations is the "San Juan Island Halibut
Schooner" inspired by a boat used to fish halibut in and around Puget
Sound.
Parker's book also has a lot of information on the decline the of
popularity the sharpie type. This seems to have more to do with
racing, especially handicapping, than with anything else.
As far as being careful, I think caution is advised *anytime* you're
out further than you can swim, boat type or construction be damned.
YIBB,
David
>I recently ordered The Shaprie Book by Reuel Parker from a siteCRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
>called Searfaring.com. I also dropped them a note asking if any of
>their staff had any sharpie experience, sailing or building. I
>thought his last sentence particularly interesting. Care to comment?
>
>Frank,
>
>The Sharpie Book will ship next week. Nobody around here knows much
>about the Sharpies, I even checked up stairs with the rest of the
>Latitudes & Attitudes staff. That's what you get with a bunch
>of West Coast Sailors. I should say that in all my sailing all over
>the world that I've never seen one outside the US. I would be
>careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
>than day sails.
>
>Thank you for your order.
>
>Capt Woody
>
>Frank Bales
>Staunton, VA
>
>
>
>Bolger rules!!!
>- no cursing
>- stay on topic
>- use punctuation
>- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>- add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
I recently ordered The Shaprie Book by Reuel Parker from a site
called Searfaring.com. I also dropped them a note asking if any of
their staff had any sharpie experience, sailing or building. I
thought his last sentence particularly interesting. Care to comment?
Frank,
The Sharpie Book will ship next week. Nobody around here knows much
about the Sharpies, I even checked up stairs with the rest of the
Latitudes & Attitudes staff. That's what you get with a bunch
of West Coast Sailors. I should say that in all my sailing all over
the world that I've never seen one outside the US. I would be
careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
than day sails.
Thank you for your order.
Capt Woody
Frank Bales
Staunton, VA
called Searfaring.com. I also dropped them a note asking if any of
their staff had any sharpie experience, sailing or building. I
thought his last sentence particularly interesting. Care to comment?
Frank,
The Sharpie Book will ship next week. Nobody around here knows much
about the Sharpies, I even checked up stairs with the rest of the
Latitudes & Attitudes staff. That's what you get with a bunch
of West Coast Sailors. I should say that in all my sailing all over
the world that I've never seen one outside the US. I would be
careful with any boat made in a backyard of plywood used for more
than day sails.
Thank you for your order.
Capt Woody
Frank Bales
Staunton, VA