Mar 27, 2006 · The Polyester stuff labeled "yacht marline" with the wax coating is fantastic stuff. I have worked with miles of it, it produces excellent service and seizings. Seine twine is also a highly utilized substitute for traditional marline but for many applications I prefer the synthetic marline mentioned above.

Jul 3, 2004 · Interesting that this post should show up now. I picked up a pond yacht this past weekend. It belonged to a neighbor who gave it to us "kids" 25 years ago. So, on the trip home to visit the grandparents, I retrieved it from the basement and son and I hope to give "Bourtai" new life on Walden Pond. Here are some pictures:

Aug 26, 2004 · Most of the "pocket cruisers" in larger sizes are too heavy to trailer. I would recommend the Princess 22 from B&B Yacht Designs. I am going to build the Pricess 26 and it weighs only 2700#. You can rig in 5-10 minutes...un-stayed Cat Ketch. Centerboard is offset along the galley to provide more room in the cabin.

Mar 18, 2017 · I am restoring a pond yacht dating from around 1912 for a friend- it was her grandfathers, and is gaff rigged. It is about 22" long over the bowsprit and tiller, and clinker built, apparently over a solid hull. It seems nicely made, with …

Jun 17, 2011 · Re: Outer Banks 20 by B&B yacht designs The OB 20 is my favorite boat from probably my favorite designer working today. She packs an awful lot into twenty feet and does it with style and functionality. Graham was working on a 22 1/2' version which allowed stand up room in the pilot house as well as a more functional galley.

Feb 7, 2008 · Ford continued to use the yacht until her rising operating expenses prompted him to sell her circa 1971. Acquired by Fran M. Dimond, of Honolulu, the craft retained her name into 1974, when she was bought by the San Marino Travel Service. Still homeported at Honolulu, she was given back her original name, Faith in, or about, 1975.

Jan 24, 2012 · This is undoubtably the source of the lines that the Newfound strip version is based on. In that same book is a similar 12' yacht tender from Lawleys, another bygone builder of fine craft. Again, this is a lapstrake boat, but if you are comfortable building a stripper boat with just a lines plan (with offsets), then this may be all you need. Bob

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Apr 14, 2013 · Looking at steam yacht lines plans and GA drawings in Dixon Kemp I am struck by how very impractical they were. In the days of coal fired Scotch boilers most of the hull was taken up with boiler room, engine room, coal bunkers and crew accomodation.

Mar 1, 2011 · Re: Following the Pied Piper. Noble indeed Chip. Des' aversion to hollow sections shows especially in the Piedy bow area below the chine where he goes to considerable extra effort to retain full sections by curving, torturing, the ply forward of frame "E", then laminating two thicknesses of 4.5mm ply for the last sheet at the sharp end.