Paging through 87 Boat Designs by Ben Fuller, A Catalog of Small Boat Plans from Mystic Seaport 2002. We are looking for idea on catboat rigs, racing rigs or day sail rigs, maybe both. The Delaware Tuckup THOMAS M. SEEDS is interesting as well as BUTTON SWAN. Starting to narrow down the square footage of the sail, probably around 180 square feet. A few notes we jotted down, the V stern on out catboat won't drag like a U shaped stern found on most later catboats. The sterns grew to support the extra weight of auxiliary motors that came on board in the early 1900s. Our boat will have responsive tiller steering, excellent for close quarters maneuvering. She'll also be small enough that she can be rolled up on the beach. Low freeboard, with side deck and coaming making up for lack of that, we expect the sheer rail to be under water a bit. The rocker in the stern will help her turn faster. A double bottom will help keep her bilge dry, and an external keel will keep the bilge easy to bail out and clean. She'll have side benches and a removable bench aft for storage. And it seems we have to monogram the rudder and sail, so everyone on shore can see that the Skipper is in the lead.
Nice book to page through with concise, educated write ups on small boats.
Decked canoe was interesting, 16 feet, low freeboard, bigger cockpit, lapstrake. The original dated back to around 1900 and had copper buoyancy tanks.
We were most focused on the Cat-Rigged Boats, SANSHEE and TRIO caught our eye.
Might be the starting point for our cat rig, without the bowsprit. Definitely need a monogrammed rudder. And a big letter on the sail too, just not sure which one yet.
FMI: Fuller, Benjamin A. G. 2002. 87 boat designs: a catalog of small boat plans from Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport.
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