Sailing Shanty Boats

№ one of this thread was found on Pinterest — pic 1 — pic 2 —

No designer details were given there, the Oyster turns out to be William Garden design #617-B, a L 24½' (7.47 m) × B 8' (2.44 m) × D 1½' (0.46 m) scow barge sailing yacht, from the below drawings estimated headroom from the top of the cabin sole to the inside of the roof is ± 5½' (1.68 m) between the deck beams, and ± 6½' (1.98 m) below the booby hatch just in front of the companionway ladder, she seems to have a bit of a V-bottom, hence the cabin sole is a bit raised at center I think. Hull #1 was built by Peter London in his shop in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, in 3½ months by 2 professionals in workboat style.

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Some info from: Mystic Seaport Museum → Research → Plans → William Garden Collection (Ships Plans Collection 96)

‘‘ 96.500 — OYSTER 24.5' scow barge yacht — Designer: William Garden, design #617-B — Builder: Peter London, Sidney B.C. — Date: made after 10-1979 ’’

P.S. - Full plans can be ordered from the Mystic Seaport Museum, I hope...

↓ Requests — Ships Plans — Collections — For Builders — Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library

‘‘ Sets of plans for many vessels are now available from the Ships Plans Store. Copies of plans for many more vessels are available on custom order from the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library. ’’

 

Love the sail emblem.

 

Maybe the Oyster sail emblem is an stalk eyed mud crab / macrophthalmus mated with an oyster, seen edge on . . ?



P.S. - Does anybody know what it says in front of "inside ballast" at the bottom of the last post #1 drawing . . ?

 

Fit 1800 pounds inside ballast???

 

Thanks Phil, Fit - 1800 and the # sign for pound didn't cross my mind, but it sure sounds like an realistic interpretation of the text . .

 

Some old threads with dead links and gone images (the same ones as posted here I think) about the William Garden Oyster.

WoodenBoat forum: OYSTER (Wm Garden 24-ft "liveaboard" scow sloop) → post #3 by Steve...

Nomadicista → Boats → Oyster → post #6 by Sea Gypsy...

Sea Gypsy, if you ever come across this, please post an update here about getting the plans, and on your intended Oyster build.

 

A couple lived aboard a heavily customized 21' 9" (6.63 m) Drascombe Longboat Cruiser and cruised the Med for 8 years in it while doing some side jobs on land along the route, then they planned to do a world tour like that, but were forced out of the idea by a back injury caused by one of the land jobs.

I've posted some links to it on the thread Real Ocean News in post #127 to #135, this story is in post #128 there.

 

Drascombes are still being made, you can order a new one from Churchouse boats

 

Discontinued production as mentioned on the thread ‘Real Ocean News’ in the posts #131 to #135 was only about the Drascombe Longboat, Drascombe Longboat Cruiser and Drascombe Coaster, as explicitly stated in post #131 there.

 

Sorry I misunderstood

yes the longboat cruiser is now the coaster, little bit better cabin

 

Actually it was me who was not up to date about the current Drascombe range, I now see the open Longboat and the Coaster with cabin are back in production, good news, thanks for the info !

The D22 is designed by Paul Fisher of Selway Fisher, the rest the range are originals as designed by the late John Watkinson, all are good boats . .

 

Yes there is a thriving Drascombe community here

Drascombe Association - Home http://www.drascombe-association.org.uk/

they still plan regular meet ups and voyages together

no other design of of boat has had such a loyal following for so many decades

each new generation improves what has gone before