sea sled

As one or two people may be aware, I experienced a few challenges building Serenity. She's far from done but she's working and making some money. But we generally use our commuter Lime, because she's a more practical size for daily life. Unfortunately our sweet Lime is leaking a couple gallons...

As many kind folks who tried to save me know, I’m going to build a Hickman Sea Sled. I appreciate you trying Mr Efficiency, but there’s only one cure, and it’s not “more cowbell”. (SNL Blue Oyster Cult reference) I settled on 25’ loa, for a reason that no longer matters. Back in 1991, when I...

I’ve been wondering about a particular aspect of non-tripping chine design for about 30 years, but 30 years ago, asking a community would have been impossible. Not so today. I’m familiar with Albert Hickman’s invention and patenting of the chine, and why his early sea sleds required them, and...