12' Wherry I.D. please. warning Fiber##*#@

[rob herschel]

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/rgoeckel/skiff3.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/rgoeckel/skiff1.jpg

just bought it. no rigging.

[rob herschel]

maybe i shouldn't have said fiber##%&*@. i'm assuming it's a wherry though.

[Thorne]

No hard and fast definitions for "wherry". Might also be considered to be a "whitehall" even though the bow isn't plumb. The offset sculling notch might provide the best element to ID...

Here's a Whitehall Spirit Solo 14 -
http://www.whitehallsolo.com/img/thumb/45.jpg/800/400/1

[rob herschel]

thanks thorn, i got this real cheep, gonna get out the outwales tonite, hope to try her out before cold weather, then do a complete job

[Steve Paskey]

If it's a commercial boat built after Nov. 1, 1972, there should be a Hull ID number on the transom ... starboard side, within 2 inches of the top, I think. It's possible that it was simply scratched into the glass ... small builders often do that. If you can find an ID number, you can easily figure out who built it when, and what the model was called.

And if you figure out the manufacturer and the year was 1990 or earlier, get in touch with someone who has back issues of Small Boat Journal. You might find ads (or even an article) with more information.

[Richard Jones]

Blasphemy!!! A fiber#^#@# boat on this forum?! Back to the nether world with you. Well, it does have wood trim and sweet lines...

[Ron Williamson]

rob
Are you also known as bob goeckel(sp?).
If so, that boat's gonna make yer marshmallows taste funny.
R

[rob herschel]

me? bob g. shoot that feller fell into the fire trying to roast tooo many marshmallows on one rib(durn i meant stick);). row'd her today, SWEEEET. no serial number on her or me. that i can see without a mirror. just cause me and that bob feller was from the same town don't mean a durn thing.:D

[rob herschel]

:D:D:D:D:D:rolleyes:. but i love roasting marshmallows over a nice mahogony fire.

[rob herschel]

now i'm probably gonna get booted again.

[rob herschel]

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/rgoeckel/wherrya.jpg

[Ron Williamson]

Just as well.
I heard he wuz good-fer nuthin' anyway.
Sweet boat BTW.
R

[Lewisboats]

CG suggestions say that two tags should be made...one on the transom and another in a tucked out of the way place...try looking inside that foredeck if you have access.

[rob herschel]

while perusing the hull more closely. i found the ser. # on the transom XHM002481180.:D and got to use "perusing" in a sentense.:p

[klondike]

Rob, it sure looks like an EDDON Gig made in Gig harbor, Wa. in the 1960's - 1970's.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/IMG_5871.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/IMG_5870.jpg

[klondike]

The first post is from Portland, Or Craig's List and another from Seattle Craig's List.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/3n63kb3oe5Qe5P55Re99888b07482cde51a.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/3m93pb3l75Oc5S85R099847b6fad30c6a10.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/3of3pa3l15P85R85S0998b90e4d4a22d516.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/3n83m03lb5Of5P35Sc9986c77a60a0fd416.jpg

Both boats have a bronze plate on the stem and should have a hull # engraved on the transom.

[Steve Paskey]

while perusing the hull more closely. i found the ser. # on the transom XHM002481180.:D and got to use "perusing" in a sentense.:p

Explanation of codes: http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm
Coast Guard database of manufacturers: www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_database.htm

XHM 00248 1180 decodes as follows:

XHM = manufacturer's ID code, in this case Ohima Plastics of Yelm, WA (out of business since 1992)
00248 = manufacturer's serial number, likely hull no. 248
1180 = made in Nov. 1980

But Klondike is right ... sure looks like the photos of an Eddon Gig.

[rob herschel]

i agree, the two are identical. so maybe the gig was made by ohima plastics? i guess i'm ignorant of the difference between a gig, a wherry and a whitehall.:o bob g.

[rob herschel]

Thanks for all the help!!!!!!

[rob herschel]

another CLASSIC fibergl*##*^$ project by thursday maybe.

[klondike]

The hulls for the EDDON Gigs were made by a company in Yelm then
finished in Gig Harbor. If you need some help with the rig let me know
as I have one.

[Thorne]

This Forum ROCKS! :D

[rob herschel]

klondike, yes any help would be appreciated. nothing was with the hull, and i have not found any rig info online. what have you got?

ps. small world, i visited gig harbor while in the navy stationed at NAS Whidbey 67-68

[klondike]

Sail measures 90" x 140". It is sleeved to fit over the mast. I found this to be workable as it was possible to reef it by rolling on the mast.
Never worked once I was on the water. As a kid, We just dumped it a lot, slid in and bailed her out. I learned to tie the bucket in by losing it once.
The mast is 14".
I hope that you can get an idea of the daggerboard size from my hasty picture.
The weakest part is the rudder. It does need the leverage to get her to come about but it has always needed a kickup rudder as we used the boat off a beach.
While it is a tender boat in a breeze, our large family enjoyed learning how to sail with the little gig.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/IMG_5905.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/IMG_5904.jpg

[rob herschel]

is it loose footed? boomed? do you have a picture rigged?
thanks for the help.

[klondike]

is it loose footed? boomed? do you have a picture rigged?
thanks for the help.

It has a boom. Sorry, no photos of it under sail. It sold today so I can't help you with more pictures.

[klondike]

Well, I did find an old photo that may help a bit.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/klondike_photo/GetAttachmentaspx.jpg

[rob herschel]

thanks, that helps.