tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post335644811927566412..comments2024-02-25T23:28:33.908-05:00Comments on 70.8%: A Boat for DoryManThomas Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-71432504246747310382009-05-12T18:26:00.000-04:002009-05-12T18:26:00.000-04:00Turns out the Bristol Bay boat is plank on frame, ...Turns out the Bristol Bay boat is plank on frame, too -- so confusion reigns. I must need new glasses, these little pictures are fuzzy.<br /><br />I talked with the elderly owner who's selling it last night. He's had this 80 year old boat for 50 years. He's not feeling well, but when he's better, he'll be calling me. <br /><br />The boat is already calling me!dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-41161083126205108212009-05-11T20:36:00.000-04:002009-05-11T20:36:00.000-04:00It's funny, I thought this boat was lap or clinker...It's funny, I thought this boat was lap or clinker at first, without really looking . Seemed logical, I guess, but I wasn't considering the time frame. Do believe it could be, and today, maybe should. Certainly, I had no desire to catch you out, but it would mean some work to redraw the plans. Nevertheless, it's an elegant boat with possibilites, and if Gavin's right about her being overcanvassed, I'm sure that could be corrected. = Junk.<br /><br />thomas<br /><br />thomasThomas Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-3509513636326705482009-05-11T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-11T12:24:00.000-04:00Well, blow me down!
Reflective rumination reveals ...Well, blow me down!<br />Reflective rumination reveals that the clinker build I was talking about earlier was the Bristol Bay, not the Chapelle. Bad syntax caught me out; and you, too, Thomas! I apologize for the confusion.<br />May I take this opportunity to thank you (and Gavin, too, if he's still listening) for some very fine writing? Always a joy.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-80482962951432576302009-05-11T02:24:00.000-04:002009-05-11T02:24:00.000-04:00Don't know what I was thinking! Clinker indeed. Ma...Don't know what I was thinking! Clinker indeed. Maybe that was wishful thinking. I do love a lapstrake boat! But you're right it's plank on frame, which could be done easily with strip planking to make material less expensive. Gavin is probably looking at the fine aft sections and skeptical about reserve buoyancy. It's a dory all right, and you'd have to reef early. You know my prejudice though - I'd trust my life to a dory.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-11029634703505793642009-05-07T21:49:00.000-04:002009-05-07T21:49:00.000-04:00Thank for weighing in, Gavin, and the links. I had...Thank for weighing in, Gavin, and the links. I had missed them before. I would never have made the Elver connection. To me these two boats have a very different 'feel'.Thomas Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-43015363524666880162009-05-07T12:59:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:59:00.000-04:00I'm a bit doubtful about this particular Chappelle...I'm a bit doubtful about this particular Chappelle design - though I can certainly see its appeal. <br /><br />I guess my big concern is about whether it really can stand up to all that sail area. <br /><br />Have you seen my posts on this boat?<br /><br />http://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/16/howard-irving-chappelles-intriguing-southwind/<br /><br />http://intheboatshed.net/2008/02/19/redmonds-elver-is-it-a-relative-of-chapelles-southwind/Gavin Atkinhttp://intheboatshed.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-27420715833987674442009-05-07T00:34:00.000-04:002009-05-07T00:34:00.000-04:00The Bristol schooner's a nice looking boat. Open, ...The Bristol schooner's a nice looking boat. Open, but big, perfect for some camping and big enough for a party. Just depends on what you plan to do.<br /><br />As for the Chapelle,I think the plans indicate traditional plank on frame but it's a fairly simple hull, which could be redrawn for lap ply, strip or even stitch, with a little care.Thomas Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-74767101901890640142009-05-06T23:30:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:30:00.000-04:00Thomas!
Thanks for thinking of me. In fact, there ...Thomas!<br />Thanks for thinking of me. In fact, there is an old Bristol Bay schooner for sale in my neck of the woods that is very similar to this design and if it's available, I'm sorely tempted. <br /><br />This one appears to be clinker, which suits me just fine. You are perceptive! How else would you know I'm in the market for a boat?<br /><br />Chapelle had an eye like no other.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.com