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I think a boat like this would make a highly versatile beach cruiser and trailerable coastal explorer.
I am just thinking out loud here...
-Britton
Yes I think so. I remember he changed the original rig some when he built his own camp cruiser -- I think that was the "batwing" part (but it seemed more fan-like than your usual lug sail). It was a lovely boat. I wonder if I could turn up the old issue it was in? Would be neat to read the article again -- I was just thinking of it recently.bcooke wrote:Could 'Batwing' be your name for a Chinese lug sail; with those multiple, full battens right up to the head of the sail?
Erm... it doesn't sound likely that there would BE crew, now does it. No, no, I would sail alone into my dotage, in my "ugly" boat, while even starving, shipwrecked people on threadbare rafts tried to NOT to get my attention.....bcooke wrote:Rachel, it pains me to be the one to tell you but... That is one UGLY boat you posted. That may be the ugliest boat I have ever seen. I would rather remain on a deserted island for all eternity with GW Bush than be rescued and taken home on that sorry excuse for a boat...
......I would stick with an open boat for flexibility ... definitely no pop through holes for the skippers head. (Where do the crew sit on your boat?)
Dont' be. I am like a pig in ... a pig sty. I couldn't be happier. Your concern makes my blush however.I'm actually concerned for real whether you're going in the right direction.
True. But I gotta believe there is a prettier way to do the job - a round hull, a more open deck(or a removable canvas cover), something... anything.Sometimes, singleness of purpose and optimization for that purpose can be beautiful it its own right,
Interesting huh? I just wanted to post a picture of a pretty dory...Well this is turning into an interesting thread. Lots to think about. I do wonder how Britton would fit those stainless tanks into a Gunning Dory though... ;-
Your last posts would have proven you worthy of the distinction even if you didn't reach the 1000 post threshold.bcooke wrote:And thanks for the opportunity to reach "Master of Arcane" status!
I met a guy twenty years ago down in the Exumas, who's stuck in my mind ever since. I can't remember the boat type now, but I did recognize it at the time: semi-decked (covered bow), about 18', leeboards, maybe gaff-rigged, beachable. Might have been an English design.Hirilond? wrote: ... coastal camper/cruisers...having a ball with the building and the sailing.