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Hello all, here's my boatbuilding project which is just getting underway - the 48-foot Norfolk Trading Wherry 'Lady Garnet.' I'm doing a YouTube series on the project, here is the latest video: If you aren't familiar with trading wherries, which are a wooden cargo-carrying sailing craft found...

Thanks Dave. I've read Black Sailed Traders, and there are a couple other books about wherries which I also have. The LOA varied quite a bit with wherries, and a 48-footer would not have been unusual. In fact, most wherries were not nearly as large as the two cargo wherries that still exist...

Dave, thank you for all of this, very helpful to have!

Yes, that's me!

Thank you. I've only just joined the forum and I don't think I'm allowed to private message yet, at any rate I can't find the option to PM you anywhere!

Thanks for all this, I will look online for some instructions as you suggest. Greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. I have not changed the hull height at all, not sure how that impacts the actual stability in terms of the formula you use. Since this will be a cargo boat, her draft will depend on how much cargo is in her (probably will carry a max of 20 tonnes). The original boat is very...

Hello everyone, new member. I've been planning a major wooden sailing boat project for a while, but after struggling for a place to do the build, have just recently redesigned the boat to be somewhat smaller. Originally, I was using the plans of an existing wherry, which is 58'3" length with a...