I'm talking about the idiots who zoom around mindlessly, back and forth, up and down the estuary, close to the shore and swimmers and shore...
Don't ask me what I think of the excessive number of cars and trucks on the road, absurdly large engines for a 110km speed limit etc...
The comments I've made about a certain sector of the Australian boating public are valid and are a summary of observations of nearly 30 years of...
The power for this boat will be an economical 25 HP outboard in a sound proofed well, so hopefully at cruising speed she'll be almost sailing boat...
And some more pictures! From all the comments we've had about her shape and how she's reported to handle chop, the Handy Billy will be a great...
Here are a few more pictures, not much left to do apart from a few minor details and continue to save for the engine and trailer![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The sheet clutch sounds like a very good idea indeed. I recall reading Chapelle about the Pilot Schooner Rig as used on Tancook Whalers....
Yes the clutch and winch are probably a good idea for the fores'l sheets , just look a bit out of place on a late 18th C style boat! I would like...
I'll post more pictures when she's finished, thanks for the compliments.
BATAAN , thanks for all the information and advice. I've got a coulple of Reuel Parker designed dinghies to build before I start to seriously...
Looking at the lines of "Katy"you can see that she's really fine at the stern, double-ended on the waterline. Are the stays correct or are they...
Love the plans of "Katy", unfortunately just a bit too large!! If you scaled this plan down to 35' (not that direct scaling up or down more than...
Thanks BATAAN for those pictures. I've got the book Pilots Vol.1: Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain where that first picture...
Yes I've recently read the article . Compared to his larger Pilot Schooners the design while capable, doesn't look as nice to my eye. It is...
BATAAN wrote: "A real VA pilot schooner of the early type was very basic, shallow, wide, large unstayed rig, cabin trunks left ashore in the...
