I'd probably sink a Queen Mab (a tiny catboat by Bolger, see post #4). It would be nice to have something I could sail while sitting in a similar position, but:
-Needs to support up to 250 lbs. skipper
-Would be nice to sit in more than on. I sunburn easily, and sunscreen can only do so much.
-Able to deal with a bit of a chop, and be easy to right and bail out if necessary.
-Still needs to be attractive, but maybe more in a handsome workboat direction.
-Needs to be light enough to throw on car, but it could be 50 or 60 lbs.
-probably just one sail, with simple rigging. Sprit or gaff, maybe?
I've been thinking that, to keep it light, it would have to be short. Maybe a dinghy hull, like an Auklet, or Atkins Handy Andy, or a shrunk, heavy displacement Cape Cod Cat. I was thinking the easy way might be something like a shrunk Micro, but I think I want a curvier hull shape. I've never built a pretty boat before. It could also be like a shrunk Bolger Lynx.
https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/13/projects/queenmab/IMG_0525s.jpg
Atkin & Co. - Handy Andy https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Dinks/HandyAndy.html
http://straydogboatworks.com/oughtred/pics/large/largedwgs/Auk-Tender-2.jpg
Flickr Search https://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/tags/lynxkeelboat/
Crosby Catboat Model _7357 https://www.flickr.com/photos/lenbo/14742945019
Rather than having a keel, it would probably have a dagger or centerboard, possibly weighted, that I would put in after carrying the hull wherever it needed to go. It would have a nice, thick, airfoil section, as would the rudder, because I think windward ability is important.
This is something I've been thinking about for years, but I don't know if I'll get to it. The garage is jam packed and I'm not terribly organized. In the past, I've built boats in a rented garage.
There's probably other stuff, but I need to get going.
-Needs to support up to 250 lbs. skipper
-Would be nice to sit in more than on. I sunburn easily, and sunscreen can only do so much.
-Able to deal with a bit of a chop, and be easy to right and bail out if necessary.
-Still needs to be attractive, but maybe more in a handsome workboat direction.
-Needs to be light enough to throw on car, but it could be 50 or 60 lbs.
-probably just one sail, with simple rigging. Sprit or gaff, maybe?
I've been thinking that, to keep it light, it would have to be short. Maybe a dinghy hull, like an Auklet, or Atkins Handy Andy, or a shrunk, heavy displacement Cape Cod Cat. I was thinking the easy way might be something like a shrunk Micro, but I think I want a curvier hull shape. I've never built a pretty boat before. It could also be like a shrunk Bolger Lynx.
https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/13/projects/queenmab/IMG_0525s.jpg
Atkin & Co. - Handy Andy https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Dinks/HandyAndy.html
http://straydogboatworks.com/oughtred/pics/large/largedwgs/Auk-Tender-2.jpg
Flickr Search https://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/tags/lynxkeelboat/
Crosby Catboat Model _7357 https://www.flickr.com/photos/lenbo/14742945019
Rather than having a keel, it would probably have a dagger or centerboard, possibly weighted, that I would put in after carrying the hull wherever it needed to go. It would have a nice, thick, airfoil section, as would the rudder, because I think windward ability is important.
This is something I've been thinking about for years, but I don't know if I'll get to it. The garage is jam packed and I'm not terribly organized. In the past, I've built boats in a rented garage.
There's probably other stuff, but I need to get going.
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