gaff cutter

spot the difference

 

If all you need is the drafting, you have several options. Send it to get digitized and faired, or find a draughtman that will do it by hand. Digitizing, even though I have reservations, will allow you to email plans and details, which is convenient.

 

thank you

 

Peter,

I can digitize them for you.

You know my private mail.

Richard

 

thanks

 

here is another design, a 23 metre gaff ketch

 

A Kentra flair, a ketch like this will be the ultimate head turner, and quite a overall good ship.
You put the right amount of draft and great area underwater, well distributed sail plan, easy to balance, smooth to the crew, a ship you can go below, enjoy the Porto and Stilton, while going windward like a locomotive.
as always Pet, you know how to turn a sheer. Only masters knows that.
I love it.

Daniel

 

how kind you are, if only we could build her

 

Yepp,

a Porto and Stilton boat. Not coke and burgers........

Thanks Peter.

 

this mornings design effort

 

The timbers look undersized. The forward ladders, unless the bottom is flat wouldn't have enough room to be installed. Do you have any plan views?

 

one fwd ladder has to move aft

 

I'm loving this thread but have an issue with the inside ballast. Deep is good of course but the practical problems in stowing inside ballast so it does not strain the hull and packing it tight enough so it does its job can be great. So much better to bolt 2/3s of it outside and use the rest to trim. Its lower, not in the way inside and makes a wonderful club to beat rocks with. Also the lovely stern overhang is great 1890s racer detail and adds waterline on heeling, but is again a weakness in a wooden boat. Many beautiful old yachts had the overhang brutally shortened due to this. Wonderful day sailer and I can smell the cheese and wine!

 

internally it can be lead shot in epoxy, or granite or steel punchings & cement, to keep the price down, the overhang is not a problem,

 

i guess this boat is about 60-70 tons so maybe 20 tons ballast keel, which is about as imprecise as you can get, but thats a dear lead keel