Luther Tarbox designs???

[dredbob]

I'm interested in finding information about Luther H Tarbox and his designs. He seems to have been active in the 50's, and designed at least one Chesapeake Bugeye-styled yacht. I'd be interested in anything anyone knows about the man and his designs, any magazine articles or other writings, etc.

Thanks,

Bob

[Ryadex]

I know this is a late post however for the sake of posterity I'll note the following. I own a 1961 41' custom motosailer which was designed by L.H. Tarbox. EVENING STAR was built by the Elizabeth City Shipyard located in North Carolina. She is a fine boat, double planked juniper over oak.

Also, did a quick Google and found this site:
http://www.orcascharters.com/

From the site:

MORNING STAR is a Chesapeake “Bugeye” designed by Luther Tarbox. Bugeyes date back to 1830 and were used to dredge oysters and crabs, haul freight and buy catches from their sloop version, the skipjack. MORNING STAR was built in Seattle by master shipwright Harvey Graham. Her keel was laid in 1956. Built entirely of Alaska yellow cedar, she is a strong work platform finished as a live aboard and powerful Sailer-cruiser. She’s fifty six feet overall, forty eight feet on deck, thirteen and a half foot beam and draws thirty eight inches with the centerboard raised. She carries one thousand sixty four square feet of sail.

[rbgarr]

This motor boat is also a Luther Tarbox design. Same person?[/URL]

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[Ryadex]

http://www.dngoodchild.com/5200.htm

#5200--BARRACUDA
by Luther H. Tarbox, Naval Architect
LOA 25' 6", DRAUGHT 36", BEAM 8' 101/2",WEIGHT 7130 LBS.
"Barracuda" was designed to be constructed by the amateur. Anyone possessing a passable knowledge of boats and a fair proficiency with woodworking tools should have little difficulty in building her. She can be used as a sport fisherman, a grand vacation cruiser for two, or a day cruiser for a larger party. Her lines were designed to plane at 16 mph. The bottom sections forward are sharp enough to reduce pounding to a minimum in rough water. Aft, she has a constant deadrise angle, which reduces suction at planing speeds to a minimum and induces a comfortable inboard bank on turns. Her long, straight keel gives good protection to hull, propeller, and rudder and makes her an easy craft to haul out. The shaft has been splayed slightly to port to counteract the propeller’s water-wheel effect, thus insuring that she’ll run a straight course. The fuel tanks and water tank are located so variations in tank contents have practically no effect on the boat’s trim. She was designed for a speed range of 20 to 30 mph when powered with engines of from 95 to 150 hp. The engine weight should not exceed 1,300 lbs. With the engine shown (a Graymarine Six-244 Express), driving a three-blade 16x14-in. propeller through a Graymarine VeeDrive having a 1.36: 1 reduction, she will do 20 to 23 mph. A vee-drive must be used for only the arrangement of engine and shafting shown will give the required longitudinal balance. The arrangement, both on deck and below, is practical. In the large, comfortable self-draining cockpit, the helmsman has good visibility all around. Even at planing speed, he can, see the water over the bow about one boat length forward of the stem.

http://www.dngoodchild.com/5200.jpg

Google book search turns up a book from The Society of Naval Architects (http://books.google.com/books?id=MJJjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22luther+h+tarbox%22&dq=%22luther+h+tarbox%22&ei=30J3SMPvB4S0sgPxwbBk&pgis=1)

[BugeyeKetch]

We have a luther tarbox designed bugeye - a 'sister ship' to the morning star as seen in a post above -- our web page is http.//www.sunstarsail.com She was built on the west coast (california) about 50 years ago.