Missing Bill Garden designed launch - Anybody seen it?

[jwied1999]

I have spoke with the Neelley's and passed allong that Tlingit is alive and well in Riverside, CA awaiting a rebuild. Katherine was just finished and Claymore is also in line. See attached photos[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]







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[jwied1999]

That is Bill inspecting the restoration work on "Katherine" at his island last week

[u4ea32]

Please provide some details on Katherine and Claymore. Claymore looks very interesting!

[jwied1999]

Under my Member Gallery is some other photos of Claymore. It is similar to a Garden boat big built shown in the launchings section of the current Wooden Boat Mag. Claymore, Tlingit & Katherine are all in the first Bill Garden Book Yacht Design.

[boat fan]

Great pictures , Thank you.

[Commuter Boats]

Originally Posted by u4ea32

Please provide some details on Katherine and Claymore. Claymore looks very interesting!

I purchased William Garden's " Yacht Designs" in 1978 and have gotten countless hours of enjoyment from Williams designs and thoughts, all three of the designs mentioned in this thread are featured in this first of three wonderful books written Mr. Garden and all three should be read by anyone that would consider themselves a true boataholic.
My volume is falling apart and although all of the designs featured in his first book are reproduced in this third book ( along with additional designs), the quality of the printing in only the first allows you to read Williams notes with a good glass.

[Commuter Boats]

I've previously missed this thread and absolutely enjoyed reading previous posts and remembering all the good times I've had on Tlingit... I've never really been a board , but I bet I've had Bills book open to Tlingit's pages for a hundred hours of daydreaming...
A couple years back there was a gentleman on this forum looking for Tlingit's design. He suggested that all of William Gardens designs were locked up in a museum back east and that Bill have redesigned Tlingit's bottom in an effort to rectify some of its shortcomings. If I remember correctly there was suggestions of a Bolger type "boxed keel" or maybe a Garr type Seabright bottom but the gentleman could not gain access to the design changes.
In Bill's second book ( the fourth photo) he mentions that he acquired the boat and updated it with a forward cabin, in his third book he again mentions it and suggests " number two should have another foot of bottom width..." ( the fifth photo).
I've read what was stated of its handling would very much like to further that discussion. Gerald

[boat fan]

excellent ...thanks

[jwied1999]

This is a picture of the Tlingit model mentioned in the book