wandering way away from boat design now, but here's the latest photos: all the way aft, underneath the stuffing box, are a couple bilge...
oh dear, I completely misrepresented what was said. it was offered purely as idle conjecture. this is interesting. I take it you're not a...
That's exactly what I was wondering too. Really great guy in general, and does very thorough and detailed job. This was the one thing that...
hauled and surveyed today. all went very well. 12.5 tons on the scale this time. When I asked if that's short or long tons, the lift operator...
thanks for the offer to play along! talked to two surveyors today. Both said fairly similar things. "yes, we have experience with wood...
went for a sail last weekend. Had a great time! Boat sails much more easily than I expected. Maybe all the research led me to expect the right...
wonderful input everyone, thanks so much! ballast is lead, so no worries there. boat hauled about a year ago. surveyed about 2 years ago by the...
wow, that's fantastic information, thanks. So a ballast ratio of .27 is reasonably normal for a William Atkin design? And I'm a little...
Hello! New here, hoping you all can offer some advice. I'm looking at an Atkin "Erin" double-ender as a part-time liveaboard. The hull is...
