Thanks from Viktors

[Viktors Saulitis]

I am very appreceated for info concerning the
plywood double or multi chine ocean going boat .
I am looking this info for my friend who is a captain
on the tug - his job is touving the big barges
loadet with logs across the Baltic Sea .
I have self made quatertonner - birch plywood
covered with glass , doule chine , year 1984 .

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

Dear Viktors,

Your question is interesting, because I don't know of many recent designs for double chine or multi chine ocean going boats.

One older design which has certainly crossed many oceans (at one time, it was the design that had crossed the Atlantic most times!) is the Golden Hind, a double chine design by Maurice Griffiths, which comes in a 26ft or a 31ft version. The design was originally drawn for plywood construction, but a company now makes them on a GRP hull - here is a link to that company's website, so you can see what the boat looks like:
http://freespace.virgin.net/goldenhind.marine/page3.htm

Unfortunately I cannot find where the plans are available from; I have a friend who owns one so I will ask him at the weekend.

Another source of good designs in this material is Laurent Giles and Partners, but for some reason I cannot now find their website! No doubt one of the many Laurent Giles enthusiasts on this forum will come along and post it!

I cannot resist posting a link to the website of my favourite designer of today, athough none of his designs are double or multi chhttp://www.georgebuehler.com/Welcome.htmline:

http://www.byd.btinternet.co.uk/

Then of course there is George
Buehler who has plenty of designs in this material:

http://www.georgebuehler.com/Welcome.html

That's a start, anyway; I hope others can add some more.

[Eric Sea Frog]

Viktor,

If as I expect Suzan (Moneypenny's sister) has taken you down to her place near the river, you can take that opportunity, while staying in the UK, to look up the larger Selway Fisher's ply designs, such as the 26'3" Fulmar (short but stocky hull) or the 30' Martlet. It looks like the latter is to be built per the easy clinker method (Welsford style), or could it be called manychined?

[htom]

Laurent Giles site: http://www.laurentgiles.co.uk/

One of the British mags has been showing a series of a steel multi-chine being built, but I don't remember which (either mag or design.)

[Eric Sea Frog]

Then, if you're asked to drive on the left side of the road...

http://asso.abv.free.fr/corto.htm