samson c-quinn 44

Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by ironmatar, Sep 26, 2007.

  1. ironmatar
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    ironmatar Junior Member

    is there and reliable info on the samson c-quinn 44 cutters avaliable somewhere iv ben digging around but not finding even many pictures....there is one local to me for sale but i wanted to find out more about their history in general if i could somewhere
     
    ironmatar, Sep 26, 2007
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  2. SammieJ
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    SammieJ New Member

    Ferro?

    Hello Ironmater,

    I don't know about the c-quinn in particular, but I had/built a samson c-bird (38ft sloop) some years ago. They are ferro-cement designs.

    The samson boats were, if I remember correctly, designed in Canada but I'm not sure that the design house exists any more. The plans were sold as stock plans and anyone could build them - professional or amateur.

    If you're thinking about buying one, there are a few things to look for when assessing the hull and you would do well to have a look on the web for info on ferro boats - there are a couple of good sites with loads of info. You may well find someone who already has a c-quinn and they will be better placed to tell you more about them.

    Good luck
    S
     
    SammieJ, Oct 1, 2007
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  3. darr
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    darr Open Minded

    We currently are finishing the rebuild of our Samson C-Ranger. I have found that some of the plans went to the ferro shop down in Australia and some went to a designer out of Canada. Samson offered plans for ferro, fer-a-lite, glass and wood for some of the models.

    I will try to look up the contact info for the two designers. I recently purchased a partial set of plans for our C-Ranger in Fer-A-Lite from the Canadanian designer.

    You can also find pictures of the C-Quinn with some layouts in "How to build a Ferro-Cement boat" by Samson / Wellens, the later edition, the first did not include the C-Quinn.
     
    darr, Oct 4, 2007
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  5. darr
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    darr Open Minded

    Please forgive the butchery of spelling for Canadian
     
    darr, Oct 4, 2007
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