Progress on Herreshoff Coquina

[Breeeze]

For all interested in traditional small open boat designs:

http://web.mac.com/w123.153/iWeb/Breeze

'Hope you like the site, and my project.

Breeze

[Larks]

great work and terrific web site, thanks for sharing

[PeterSibley]

Wow ! I don't know what's better , the boat or the website !

[emichaels]

Nice formatting on your website. Boat looks very nice indeed.

Eric

[Dave Thibodeau]

Very nice work

[Jay Greer]

Refreshing! Bravo!
Jay

[Russ Manheimer]

Breeze,

Stunning work. Keep us posted and looking forward to launch pics.

Russ

[Breeeze]

Thank you for all the feedback, as much fun as building ...

See you on the water (though it'll take me a while).

Breeze

http://web.mac.com/w123.153/iWeb/Breeze

[sv Lorelei]

I stopped over to see this build a few weeks ago and can testify that it looks every bit as good (if not better) than its pictures. It is simply an outstanding build and I can't wait to see her in the water!

[Rob Hazard]

Very nice work, Breeeze!
I'm building a Coquina, too, though I'm not as far along as you. I'm about ready for the sheer strakes at this point. To judge by your photos, you're doing a more meticulous job than I am. I'm impressed!

Have you made any changes to Hylan's detailing? I am considering whether to install 2 hatches in the aft bulkhead, one either side of the mizzen, so as not to have to unstep the mast to reach in there.

I saw Dave Corcoran's Coquina at the Maine Boatbuilders' Show last weekend. He deleted the aft bulkhead altogether, leaving just the deck, and left out the floorboards as well. Not the way I'd do it, but all in all, it's a very nicely made boat.

I'l look forward to seeing your further progress.

[Breeeze]

Rob,

Glad to hear that you're building, too.

I try to stick to the Doug Hylan plans as much as possible. The door in the center of the bulkhead can be removed with the mizzenmast stepped, of course the mast is in the way for loading larger items into the compartment, but moving the door sideways will make it smaller and may interfere with the steering tackle.

Anyway, building is much fun!

Breeze

http://web.mac.com/w123.153/iWeb/Breeze

[TimmS]

I custom build boats including Coquinas and may be able to help with any questions. I also offer complete Coquinas if you don't have time to build one yourself.

Timm
www.schleiffboatworks.com

[Rob Hazard]

I'm glad this thread surfaced again.

Breeeze, I have a question. Did you attach your outer keel and skeg with epoxy, or did you screw it down over a layer of bedding compound?
In his book, John Brooks recommends the latter approach, as he regards the outer layer as a sacrificial shoe for beaching. But with all that brass half-round down there to take the abrasion, it might make more sense to fasten the outer keel on with epoxy.

Which did you do?

[Daniel Noyes]

Hi all
Rob great to hear from a fellow Newburyite on the forum. Im right off Rt 1A in Newbury, on the Parker River, How far along is your Coquina? Id like to stop by and take a look at the project or join you for a sail on Plum Island Sound. I just finished up rebuilding a 28 ft hollow mast for a Boothbay Harbor One Design, beautifull boat that sails out of Gloucester Ma.

Timm it was good meeting you at the Maine boat builders show I was up there with the Ipswich Bay 18' I designed and built a couple yrs. back, I was outside by the doors. See you at the WBS at Mystic!
Dan
http://dansdories.googlepages.com
http://dansdories.googlepages.com/55768x10.jpg/55768x10-custom;size:392,490.jpg (http://dansdories.googlepages.com/55768x10.jpg/55768x10-full.jpg)

[Rob Hazard]

Dan,
I am just fitting the sheer strakes onto my Coquina hull. Still have outer keel, stem, skeg, brass strips and paint to add before flipping it over to do the interior.
It'll be next year before she hits the water. It's paddling season now, so progress will soon slow to a glacial pace until the days get short. I refuse to spend good summer weather toiling away in the shop. Priorities!

[TimmS]

Hi all
Rob great to hear from a fellow Newburyite on the forum. Im right off Rt 1A in Newbury, on the Parker River, How far along is your Coquina? Id like to stop by and take a look at the project or join you for a sail on Plum Island Sound. I just finished up rebuilding a 28 ft hollow mast for a Boothbay Harbor One Design, beautifull boat that sails out of Gloucester Ma.

Timm it was good meeting you at the Maine boat builders show I was up there with the Ipswich Bay 18' I designed and built a couple yrs. back, I was outside by the doors. See you at the WBS at Mystic!
Dan
http://dansdories.googlepages.com
http://dansdories.googlepages.com/55768x10.jpg/55768x10-custom;size:392,490.jpg (http://dansdories.googlepages.com/55768x10.jpg/55768x10-full.jpg)
Good to hear from you, I'll be there in the same spot only this time with a different boat. what are you showing?

[esingleman]

That boat is going to be spectacular. You are a fine craftsman. best of luck with her.

A couple of questions: 1) I don't seem to see a tiller on Coquina, and there are some strange lines going down to the rudder. How is she steered? 2)You are using plywood for your laps, but the transom is solid mahogany, is there a concern that there may be some stress on the glue joints between laps when the transom wants to expand (up and down), and the planks don't? I realize that the transom will not be wet, but seasonal movement will still occur.

[lvergara]

... coquina uses rope steering, no tiller on it

[Rob Hazard]

I'm not sure how Breeeze dealt with your transom question.
I intended at first to use plywood with a doubling frame like an Oughtred design, since I consider it to be structurally superior. But plywood would complicate the job of carving the name in the transom. Then I noticed in Brooks and Hill's book that they invariably use solid wood for their transoms. They don't seem to have encountered any problems, otherwise they surely would have changed their building habits.
In the end I found a nice piece of quarter-sawn Honduras and used that for the transom. The seasonal changes should be minimal, and easily within the tolerance of a well glued joint.

[Daniel Noyes]

Hi all
Rob thanks for the E mail be sure and give a shout when you need a hand turning her over.
Timm
Ill have the Ipswich Bay 18 at the show on the small boat dock. see you there.
Dan

[Rob Hazard]

Thanks, Dan. I hope to see you at the Mystic show. And you, too, Tim.

Breeeze, any more progress shots to show us? I keep going back through your photos, checking out the details. I got my other sheer strake on this afternoon. Un-clamp tomorrow, before heading off to in-laws' for Father's Day dinner.

Cheers,
Rob

[Rob Hazard]

Bump!

Golly, all conversation about Coquina projects has fallen silent.

Are you all out sailing? (Not that I'd blame you!)

[Breeeze]

Sorry, folks, in particular for not addressing your questions on time. I indeed have been busy with work so I got only occasionally back to building, and had no time yet to update the website.

I share Rob's position, it's too tempting to kayak, or sail in the summer, plus the garden will need attention, so at the end serious time for boatbuilding will probably have to wait until the fall.

I have primed the inside of the hull, after finishing the platform timbers, and currently I'm making patterns for the platform board, build the rudder, and finishing the cabin deck will be next. I'll make more picture while I build, and will add to the site.

Back to some of the questions: the steering is with a steering rope, not a tiller. The rope moves inside under the deck, with a block inside the stem, and a block and tackle arrangement to give it some leverage and bind under the cabin deck, so the boat can be steered from any position on board.

I'm not concerned about movement between transom and planks due to the use of plywood and solid mahogany, I have not heard from anyone that this will be a problem.

Fair winds and great summer sailing to everyone, and thank you so much for the well-meaning comments and support.

Breeeze

http://web.mac.com/w123.153/iWeb/Breeze