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Now this is getting interesting. I'm sitting here learning. The story with the lines is that they do all exist but Tony Mason's heirs are guarding them and would never sell them as Tony himself did not sell plans alone, only boats. Well, damn. The boats all do still exist, but not anywhere...

I do aim to, ultimately. Given that the client (a friend of mine) specifically asked for a hull close to the Clipper, though, I wanted to find out whether anyone had maybe already gone the mile to create such a thing. They do, yes. The boats were strip-planked first, later apparently full...

Yes, I'm aware of that. There have been versions of that hull in 36ft length, for example, and I'm sure a lot of similar designs exist - the Clippers are well known for being excellent offshore hulls, though.

My current issue is that I have neither access to lines plans nor to any of the boats built, thus no measurements I can take. That way I can't say what can be improved upon at all. Improvement can only come in conjunction with knowing the exact trim of the boat to be designed. As the project...

I am currently looking to recreate a hull similar to the Mason Clipper, built by Mason Marine in NZ a few years ago. While I will try my best at doing that myself, and looking to improve on it in the end, I was wondering whether maybe someone has already done so...

Good point to keep in mind at least! Difference here, though, is the lack of center of efforts from mast/sails. Cabin and hull sides are the only components in windage.

It's luckily not my place to have to decide on the value or ego behind this project, but I am happy to be challenged with this unique set of parameters. Apart from that I am very grateful for any and all sorts of input, and even if I might not "like" any of it, I believe to be able to discern...

I'll wager that England simply has the strongest "recreational" rowing tradition in modern history, and the development on the English rivers has made it into a sport regarded as noble and sportman-like (see The Boat Race, aka Oxford University vs. Cambridge University). Combined with the...

There's your answer: http://www.oceanrowing.com/statistics/rowers_by_country.htm And it would seem it's in the genes. Not saying this is a project for an Englishman, but... it might just be. *cough*

First off, thank you so much for your comment. I'm always open to hear of smarter ways, but I assume you'd point towards rowing and/or pedal powered propulsion. You are right, though, it's indeed a "first to..." programme in the specs. Ocean rowers report to put out about 100 to 120W over...

This exactly. Not an afterthought, I'm sure. Again, easy to see why the Safehaven design was rejected. The Watercat 1500 Patrol III was designed as a new boat for the Finnish Lifeboat Institution. Different conditions call for a different boat. Base design was the Watercat 1500 Patrol shown in...

Nothing in this is too crazy at all, the launch systems are obviously dictated by the given conditions in the location of deployment. The German DGzRS has utilized Unimog trucks to deploy its smaller mobile units for quite some time now. But the conditions on beaches are no-where comparable with...

Hi daiquiri, The steering part is the easiest of 'em all! On the Unlimited class SUP boards (longer than in races) there often are toe/foot operated steerings where the tiller looks something like this: On prone paddleboards ("hand paddling") they sometimes take the form of a long...

John, My notification e-mail also displayed this text: This is very insightful! Thank you for this. Will keep it in mind as a guideline.