View Profile: TR - The WoodenBoat Forum

05-17-2013, 11:51 AM

TR started a thread Maple Bay Show 2013 in People & Places

It starts today..... http://maplebaymarina.com/events I'll go tomorrow and perhaps get some pictures if it's not raining too hard......;)

1 replies | 63 view(s)

05-16-2013, 02:38 PM

TR replied to a thread Bill Garden design info in Designs / Plans

Patrick, There are a couple of further pictures of Mist in WoodenBoat #60, at least they are in colour but from far away, also a small interior...

15 replies | 1308 view(s)

05-16-2013, 11:56 AM

TR replied to a thread Two boats rafted on one mooring in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

We did it here but the boats weren't "un-attended". They were in sight of my office. A Wayfarer and a 19' Bartender, the Bartender tied to the...

8 replies | 334 view(s)

05-16-2013, 11:20 AM

TR replied to a thread Quenet Yann's SKROWL in Designs / Plans

Oh come now Jim......This is not a marina cruiser, she'll be up a creek or out on the drying mudflats where no one else can go. That is the beauty...

12 replies | 418 view(s)

05-15-2013, 10:43 AM

TR replied to a thread Bill Garden design info in Designs / Plans

Patrick, There is an article on Mist in WoodenBoat #35 (July/August 1980). It includes some drawings, a picture of the boat sailing, extensive...

15 replies | 1308 view(s)

05-14-2013, 12:49 PM

TR replied to a thread The DUKW and Rod Stephens in Misc. Boat Related

Gareth if you read "Rod Stephens, His Book" (available for free download on the S&S site) the last chapter concerns the DUKW's. Frankly the writing...

7 replies | 249 view(s)

05-14-2013, 11:11 AM

TR replied to a thread Quenet Yann's SKROWL in Designs / Plans

First off huge props to the dude for actually building the thing. (I'm guessing the designer is also the builder?) Short fat boats are, it seems,...

12 replies | 418 view(s)

05-14-2013, 10:43 AM

TR replied to a thread Low horsepower planing boats? in Designs / Plans

In a chop the vee-bottom should certainly run nicer and handle better than a flat bottomed boat. 200 pounds for a 15' (?) boat hull seems unlikely,...

561 replies | 50593 view(s)

05-13-2013, 12:03 PM

TR replied to a thread solid fuel boat heater in Designs / Plans

I don't what the Dickinson costs but Roger Lehet's Kimberly is a nice looking option........ ...

27 replies | 892 view(s)

05-12-2013, 11:03 AM

TR replied to a thread Deckhand job in The Bilge

"15 kids, 9 dogs, and a raptor rehabilitation license" This guy is so awesome.......

8 replies | 220 view(s)

05-12-2013, 10:31 AM

TR replied to a thread Schooner Munteyn Top in Misc. Boat Related

Same boat as post #33

50 replies | 1766 view(s)

05-11-2013, 10:52 AM

TR replied to a thread Low horsepower planing boats? in Designs / Plans

It depends.....|;).......There I said it.... Any hull is a collection of features aimed at a certain result. Some forms are faster at higher trim...

561 replies | 50593 view(s)

05-06-2013, 02:57 PM

TR replied to a thread Do all catmarans squat in shallow water? in Designs / Plans

Proximity of the bottom changes the resistance (pressure) of every hull. Only very high-speed hulls are not affected. You could be seeing a big...

12 replies | 394 view(s)

05-04-2013, 01:05 PM

TR replied to a thread Easy Rider (fatal sinking off Stewart Island NZ) report released in Misc. Boat Related

Here in BC an outfit called FishSafe https://www.fishsafebc.com/index.php?id=15 has made huge strides in training fishermen in at least the basics...

8 replies | 578 view(s)

05-03-2013, 12:49 PM

TR replied to a thread its like a big gillmer blue moon in The Bilge

The design is by Gilmer and was originally called Calypso (1945). The flush-decked version above was created in 1974 and built by Roy Blaney in...

10 replies | 288 view(s)

05-02-2013, 04:53 PM

TR replied to a thread purposeful little motorboat in The Bilge

In general I'll agree with your thread title....but......She's a nice little boat lacking in detail that would make her useful. Getting the engine...

38 replies | 770 view(s)

05-02-2013, 03:54 PM

TR replied to a thread purposeful little motorboat in The Bilge

Ignorance piled on ignorance, neither the PR people at the NW School or the Broker know depth from draft ......Look at the drawing by Mr. Hanson in...

38 replies | 770 view(s)

04-27-2013, 10:57 AM

TR replied to a thread the seriously ugly boat thread in The Bilge

Just remember that what to you is an "ugly boat", is another sailors pride and joy.......what a dull world it would be if everyone built and sailed...

40 replies | 1124 view(s)

04-24-2013, 10:30 AM

TR replied to a thread Master listing of all known Phil Bolger designs. in Designs / Plans

Chippewa appears in the first book, Small Boats, which I gather is a bit rare now. She has an unusual hard chine hull, the chine starts at the stem...

80 replies | 7334 view(s)

04-23-2013, 10:39 AM

TR replied to a thread professional opinion on the best ocean cruiser in Misc. Boat Related

That's okay if you are comfortable with a $300 fuel bill for an afternoon's outing. At 18 knots (barely on plane) she will burn 27gph, wide open...

43 replies | 1116 view(s)

04-22-2013, 10:52 AM

TR replied to a thread The scale of the thing in People & Places

One can only wonder at "seal services" ??? My mother had one of those 59 Chev's, a four door, she paid a high-school kid $100 for it. It had a...

132 replies | 11915 view(s)

04-22-2013, 10:36 AM

TR replied to a thread professional opinion on the best ocean cruiser in Misc. Boat Related

Slow down and take a breath.......do not buy the first boat you look at.....it will still be for sale a month or a year from now, and the asking...

43 replies | 1116 view(s)

04-21-2013, 02:48 PM

TR replied to a thread professional opinion on the best ocean cruiser in Misc. Boat Related

Well the owner of Burma spends $50k a year to keep her looking that way. With your budget you will be looking at older production or semi-production...

43 replies | 1116 view(s)

04-21-2013, 10:26 AM

TR replied to a thread professional opinion on the best ocean cruiser in Misc. Boat Related

The words "express" and "sport fisher" imply power and speed. Then the question becomes "How fast?" Which feeds into the main question, What's the...

43 replies | 1116 view(s)

04-20-2013, 02:34 PM

TR replied to a thread Sharpies "seaworthy"? come on... in Designs / Plans

Exactly......By the original post all multihulls may be judged unseaworthy because they cannot recover from a 90 degree knockdown.....

104 replies | 5733 view(s)

04-20-2013, 11:26 AM

TR replied to a thread Sharpies "seaworthy"? come on... in Designs / Plans

I would suggest anyone seriously interested in this subject read Reuel Parker's article in Professional Boatbuilder #139 (Oct/Nov 2012), "A Studied...

104 replies | 5733 view(s)

04-18-2013, 02:13 PM

TR replied to a thread Bruce Anchors in Misc. Boat Related

More anchors = more sleep for me.......of course we do not leave the boat. I can count on one hand the number of times we've had three out in the...

74 replies | 2408 view(s)

04-18-2013, 12:24 PM

TR replied to a thread Bruce Anchors in Misc. Boat Related

Yep, the Northill must be lifted and dis-entangled occasionally (in our case usually every few months)....ours is big enough that even tangled it...

74 replies | 2408 view(s)

04-18-2013, 10:17 AM

TR replied to a thread Bruce Anchors in Misc. Boat Related

Our primary is a 50kg Northill on chain. The secondary is a 30kg Lewmar copy of a Bruce, set on all rope in a mud bottom. The copy is an excellent...

74 replies | 2408 view(s)

04-17-2013, 03:28 PM

TR replied to a thread Scanned some old photos (boat) in Misc. Boat Related

HA!....LOL.....I finally pulled up google earth and checked this out......Well Auckland - Wellington - Whatever....of course I just mixed up where...

38 replies | 2312 view(s)

TR
Boat Designer

Mini Statistics

Basic Information

About TR

Signature

Contact

Statistics

Total Posts

General Information

TR Boat Designer

Mini Statistics

Basic Information

About TR

Signature

Contact

Statistics

Total Posts

General Information

TR
Boat Designer