My doer upper

[gavinpascoe]

The guy I bought this from said that the guy he got it from during the 1970s told him it was built in 1893 in the Wellington region. (Pics : http://shemara.blogspot.com/2010/02/moki.html).

The tumblehome is a bit strange, as that didn't really take off in NZ until the late 1940s or 50s. It is only a slight one aft, (look at the angled photo for a more accurate idea - the one taken from directly aft exaggerates the tumblehome due to a wide angle lens).

However, many small boats in NZ during the nineteenth and early 20th centuries were built on designs and ideas from the North East US - catboats were popular around Wellington during the first years of the 20thC.

This one appears to have been built as a launch, though I am thinking of converting it to a catboat.

This boat has a grown stem - a lovely 100-odd degree angle which butts to the keel. I wouldn't have thought such stock would have been readily available here during the 50s.

Anyway, my question is, was a slight tumblehome evident in any New England catboats (or even English Una boats) or launches of around 90-100 years ago?

She's about 20' LOA.

Advice on any resources appreciated. And don't worry, the block of flats on top will be the first to go!

[Thorne]

Looks like quite a project you've got there! Pull all that cr*p off the top and take some photos with it cleaned up -- much easier to look at and possibly to suggest repair / restoration methods and materials.

Don't know much about catboats of that vintage but I'm sure others here do.

[John B]

I can't see any (NZ)1890's in that hull Gavin.

[gavinpascoe]

Hi John - It's probably not there! Just checking if such a thing might have existed.

Anyway - I'm off to the Bay of Islands next week, with start the selective demolition soon after that and post more pics.

[seanz]

Why a catboat? With 6' beam isn't she a bit skinny for a catboat? Cat yawl perhaps?

Not that catboats aren't pretty.........

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd164/seanz_2007/boats/TasmandistrictholidayFeb2010028.jpg

[seanz]

Bloody Boatowhukit picture site.......by the time I'd got everything set up, I'd "mis-remembered" the beam......7'5"......wide enough, though still, maybe, a bit slim for a catboat.
Make a nice gaff cutter though....
;):D

[nedL]

I have little doubt that tublehome was common as early as the 1980's - 90's in the north east U.S. Here are a couple of pictures from that period of New Jersey catboats, and the tumblehome can be seen.
-- Pretty hull you have there.
http://woodboatbuilder.com/jerseycats/accats.jpg

http://woodboatbuilder.com/jerseycats/sailsdryingac.jpg

I think I see some similarity here to your blog. :)

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp165/Alanh22/Picture2-16.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yPDVYWjReQo/S2lNwFX6ZUI/AAAAAAAABds/nPdBeW5-g88/s320/DSCF2167.JPG

[Redeye]

Dude! What's that thing that's landed on top of your boat??! :)

What do ya reckon the chances are of that stem being Pohutukawa? Has been used a lot. My Pop used to use it all the time for knees and other grown bits right through to the 70s. He was always looking longingly at branches along the Coromandel coast...