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Yes, the Ilur would be an excellent choice for what you have in mind.114078

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Marginally different perspective, but entire mast, yours for perusing.

Yes, Tom—Jewell.

Thank you, Paul. I have grown fond beaching legs along the Maine coast. Very useful bits of kit!

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The Ilur in breezy conditions:
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The Ilur can handle more weather than I’d ever care to. She has a very powerful rig, and reefing early will keep her from becoming too physical. I...

When I built the boards for my Jewell, the plans called for a NACA 0015 foil for the CB, and 0012 for the rudder. Because the centerboard doesn’t hang vertically, I chose to shape it along the red...

Continuing the brainstorm, this is too small for your requirements, but has a number of traits which might be of interest as you further refine your search for a design with optimum compromises. It...

What can’t be found on you tube?

https://youtu.be/1U6iUfMbxqU

In a different direction, perhaps too minimalist, and maybe too great an experiment needed to add a cabin which functioned as required while fitting the character of the boat, but a freight canoe...

Here is the Atkin Frank Toop, 21’ LOA, 5’8” beam, designed for a 6-8 hp inboard. Not hard to picture a small electric outboard mounted to the transom in place of the rudder, with a battery bank set...

Subscribed, and following with interest!

Wend, here is a pic of a finger jointed plank from my Ilur build, with a layer of glass not yet faired for painting:
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once the hull was planked up, it finished nicely, but needed a good deal...

Rigadog, laying the deck on the Jewell was not difficult. It was 9mm ply, so not especially stiff. The pieces didn’t require any torturing. Here is an image showing the deck beams, with bulkheads...

Or while waiting for friends to arrive at the put-in.

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Ghosting is a minor art form well worth study, and thoroughly enjoyable.

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Here is a photo while she was in build, showing a nuanced compound curve to her foredeck:

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Such lyricism from sheetgoods!

For his small cabin boats, Vivier has listed some of the great early 20th century designers among his influences—particularly the knockabouts of Alden, Crowninshied, and Herreshoff, and the French...

That is my plan, but some cruising isn’t off the table, if a second crew are willing to go “Coot Club” with Waxwing while sailing in company with Umami standing in as Teasel.

Biggest. Ilur. Ever.

What a remarkably burdensome boat! The mast traveller looks very familiar:
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What’s old is new again, it seems. Thanks for sharing the photo!

Frank, do you have any photos of Leilu’s boom tent in use?

Brian, Waxwing doesn’t have a retaining pin like you’re describing. She was the first generation CNC kit of the Ilur, and Vivier frequently makes mods to his kits, so maybe another builder can chime...

Brian. Wow!!! Seriously lovely, well done. Really looking forward to seeing you with her on the coast next season.

Don’t honestly know what full throttle will do. My sailing time was circumscribed enough this past season that I didn’t have time for extensive trials, and I’ve focused on making reasonable speed at...

The epropulsion spirit pushing this 1500#, 20’ LOA Jewell is a 1kW motor, so a bit more power than Wox’s Minn-Kota.
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At about 1/4 throttle, she’ll get the boat to 4mph in calm, no current...

One thing I don’t love about the Huntingford is that the cross line can potentially set up a trip hazard depending on where it is set up to allow consistent tension through a tiller’s swing. Just...

And Marianita has a Scandinavian tiller set up, yes? So your approach will need to be something other then the Huntingford device. Also, just went back to your build thread to refresh my memory about...

That has been my experience with the Jewell as well, Steve. This is my first experience living with a gaff rig, and I’m enjoying the control over lowering sail or de-powering by scandalizing using...

It was a bit of an Easter egg hunt to track it down, but Nic Compton wrote a nice review of the Beniguet which also includes a lot of information about the original Stir Ven; it was published in vol...

I just completed a two year build of a Jewell, and can vouch for the kit’s accuracy and ease of build. A difference between Hewes kits and Clint Chase’s will be the plank scarfs—Vivier specs finger...

[QUOTE=rgthom;6550786]I just noticed that a stretched Ilur makes an appearance in Roger Barnes' recent video. It's only on a trailer, and not much info, but it has been done.

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I wonder if...

I have. You may be right about the balance of goodness to magic with such a stretch, but I think it would be a worthy experiment. It would almost certainly become a lot of boat to row, at least...

Yes, it can be windy in the northeast:
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A few images from similar perspectives which should give a sense of the differences in size/volume of the IO boats. A Ness Yawl:
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the Arctic...

Steve, my Jewell is not an old design, but to my eye, looks like one. She carries a loose footed gaff main of 150sq feet.

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Her boom is a departure from Vivier’s plans, which called for a...

Plenty to consider in that last post. I would be inclined to go with something close to the original cat ketch if you build the sharpie, so that you won’t have a several season experiment to get a...

Here are a couple of images of Andrew Kitchen’s sharpie skiff—very similar to the boat in post #13–a most capable little craft:
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Andrew is a highly skilled builder who does beautiful...

Do you have access to John Gardner’s Building Classic Small Craft? There is a chapter describing an 18’ sharpie, which could be built to 20’, with a ketch rig, 120 sq ft for the 18 footer, and 165 sq...

http://www.atkinboatplans.com/Sail/Excelsior.html

Ryan, are you familiar with the No Man’s Land boat? Here is a link to photos of Tom Jackson’s FAR & AWAY:


https://www.flickr.com/photos/106418745@N07/

Have a look at the Goat Island Skiff. Lots of excellent info available, easy build, high performing boat.

Wanted to post an image in response to Tom’s concern about sail twist in lugs:
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Full battens minimize sail twist to a great extent, and also minimize the flogging that a luffing sail will do...

Yes, the C.O. was clearly unhappy that I did not follow the rules. I imagine he had plenty of paperwork to fill out to explain my breach of protocol. I also suspect that now that the station in...

There is a story behind that color. It is a close approximation of “Coast Guard Buff”, the color our coast guard paints topsides derricks, rails and so forth. Not an easily available commercial...

No ratchet, Ben, just a 3:1 with tufnol blocks and a cam cleat on the aft cockpit coaming:

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Neil, the epropulsion unit has an extension cable with a proprietary socket on one end and which splits to positive and negative connections at the other. I have one ordered, but not yet in hand,...

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So much good advice here, and so many good and capable designs. Edward’s analysis of hull form and rig choices is spot on, I think. Something to think about if you will be sleeping aboard, a boat...

Yes, Rich, River is a pup, now six months old. The older dogs are still healthy, but at 11, we figured we should bring a new dog into the pack while they’re still vigorous. He is a great...

Ben, we went with the epropulsion b/c I hadn’t heard great things about torqeedo’s reliability or service responses; the dealer in Shelburne VT happened to have a couple in the shop when I called to...

She is a biggish project for a solo builder, but by no means daunting. Compared to the Ilur, there is a good deal more fiberglass work, as she is a composite build. I don’t aim for yacht quality in...