A Spira "Clemente" with the Sea Rover topsides look is the what I have in mind. Outboard in a well. Aft cuddy cabin over motor well and...
Post the pics.
I sent a copy of the study plan that came with the full size plans. It is a boat called Sea Rover drawn by Wm. Atkin for Jim Orrel in 1965. USPS...
I sent pics to PAR. U.S mail. Hopefully he will post them.
What I like about the wide stern of the Spira boat is the possibility of doing a take-off on Van Abbema's treatment of the porta-potti placement....
Mark Van Abbema has a design on Duckworks. A lightweight plywood cruiser 8'x36'. It has the 1920's look. He designed it for a contest. I plan a...
I can send a pic from my cell phone if you send a number to my email: kharysudan@christianlaborparty.org. Dennis Hansen, who operates H.H. Payson...
Lengthening only. 24' to 30' for one design. 27' to 32' for another design.Spira's simple flat bottoms present no problem has he has a few designs...
I have acquired a set of plans for a 30' sea skiff. Sea Rover. Drawn by Wm. Atkin for Capt. Jim Orrell. Its a real Doozy! 7" 9" beam....
Thanks Tad. That's the answer I was seeking. I'll get the book.
The plans I refer to is a steel variant of the "Tahiti", done by the guy who designs the "Rovers" and the tall ships. His name escapes me at the...
Is there a book that lays out the basics for converting a set of lines for a steel boat to wood? I know the lines will need modifying due to...
Hello Par. Gerr is the "man". Not the only man in the design business but his body of work and accomplishments are awesome. I have all his...
Hartley 28 My dad also built a boat in the sixties. He taught wood shop and auto mechanics. He built it in the school workshop. It was a...
I always hear Hartley plans referred to as old and over built. I grant that they may be old. I purchased plans for the Hartley 28 . Considering...
motor sailers Hello Olivebank. The Claymore is quite an attractive boat. I like the design brief. A design for blue water. The size is right....
re:Starting big I am 60 years old. I have three sets of boat plans. I have not built anything. Still dreaming. Go for your dream now Matt. I am...
Thank Teddy for your quick reply. I was in Helsinki in 1969 while in the US Navy. I was on a NATO cruise aboard the USS Newport News. I still have...
How do Atkin motorsailers in the 30'-44' range compare to the Hartley Tahitian range motorsailers? For buildability, hull voume, shape, simplicity...
The larger Atkins motorsailers listed on their website are actually small boats for this day and age. I think updated construction materials and...
