Herreshoff

Well there is a lot of stuff re The H28 in Sensible Cruising Designs which is readily available, in fact pages and pages of details and snipets including " Motors like women are not all dirty" that should get a few folk going! Gazza

 

It looks like it has been reprinted by Toad Hall.

http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_boat_building_and_design.htm

I have bought other reprints from them and the quality has been fine.
All the best,
Robert Gainer

 

The MIT museum has many of the original plans and will reproduce the sheets at a low cost, in full size..

H had a very unique style of drawing.
No table of offsets, no lines drawings , they went from the model to the lofting floor. Drawings were views of the fittings at all bulkheads, for the workers to build.

Many drawings/plans are nice enough to be wall art.

FAST FRED

 

Thanks to all for the information.

Jeff

 

Francis Herrshoff drew the most detailed plans ever. He had construction details for every piece of hardware and fittings. The table of offsets are always very accurate also. They are for sale at: http://www.dngoodchild.com/seasonal3.htm

 

I can't avoid the temptation of borrowing this thread to quote Herreshoff:

"I must say I detest those men who call themselves sailors and who only use boats or yachts to gain notoriety"

Cheers.

 

In response to your post, I agree with the sentiment. Born and raised in a landlocked community didn't give me any exposure to the sea. Not until I spent time at sea while in the US Navy did I grow to appreciate the beauty and allure. Almost on a whim I took a sailing class since I now lived near the Pacific in California. Shortly after that I bought my first sailboat, 21' sloop. Unfortunately, because my life partner didn't do well at sea, I had to put my sailing on hold while we raised a family. I sold that boat because it spent entirely too much time on it's trailer, and not at sea. Several years ago I bought another sloop. But again I didn't sail it much. Still, the love of sailing had not left me. Recently I sold that boat, and almost immediately felt the loss of the romance of the sea. So when I happened across this H-28 and a chance to become involved in this restoration, I decided to get right back in. I make no claim to being a "sailor" in Herreshoff's definition. But I do claim an interest in it. And to that end I want to try and help restore this H-28 to close to her original beauty so we can both enjoy the sea again. Maybe someday I will become that sailor he speaks of. I hope so. In the meantime, thanks again for all the tips and suggestions.

Jeff