THX712517
07-17-2005, 04:09 PM
It's taken me forever, but finally, progress has been made on the small sailboat designed by John Bell and I.
She's Clover, and I hope to have the hull three-dimensional by the end of August.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1035078/Cloverframes.JPG
The above photo is of Frame A, Frame C, and Transom. Frame B is in two parts and needs to be butt-blocked before I can finish. All frames and webbing (the MDO you see them lying on) are in need of beveling.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1035078/Clover.JPG
Designed by John Bell and myself, the end result is a lot narrower and lower to the water than what I originally started out with, and is built to take advantage of the deep waters of Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier where I will be sailing most often.
I had originally drawn a big, shallow rudder protected by a fairly massive skeg so that I could float the boat, pop on the rudder, and then with some way of steering sail out a bit from shore before putting the daggerboard down, but what's the point in having a long, shallow rudder that would pop out of the water in a bit of chop when I've got a daggerboard sticking down below me?
At some point in time I may attempt a Clover II, a different version of sorts for shallow waters and rough winds, with a centerboard, minor decking, a v-bottom, and perhaps a slight increase in size. But that's far in the future. Would make a nice toy for the Chesapeake Bay, though.
What do you think?
[ 07-17-2005, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: THX712517 ]
She's Clover, and I hope to have the hull three-dimensional by the end of August.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1035078/Cloverframes.JPG
The above photo is of Frame A, Frame C, and Transom. Frame B is in two parts and needs to be butt-blocked before I can finish. All frames and webbing (the MDO you see them lying on) are in need of beveling.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1035078/Clover.JPG
Designed by John Bell and myself, the end result is a lot narrower and lower to the water than what I originally started out with, and is built to take advantage of the deep waters of Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier where I will be sailing most often.
I had originally drawn a big, shallow rudder protected by a fairly massive skeg so that I could float the boat, pop on the rudder, and then with some way of steering sail out a bit from shore before putting the daggerboard down, but what's the point in having a long, shallow rudder that would pop out of the water in a bit of chop when I've got a daggerboard sticking down below me?
At some point in time I may attempt a Clover II, a different version of sorts for shallow waters and rough winds, with a centerboard, minor decking, a v-bottom, and perhaps a slight increase in size. But that's far in the future. Would make a nice toy for the Chesapeake Bay, though.
What do you think?
[ 07-17-2005, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: THX712517 ]