Another Goat Island Skiff in Maine

[Clinton B Chase]

The project continues. This one will be the 2nd yawl version built. It is going well now that the refinements in dealing with new partners and steps are made. Here is mizzen:



Foils are made, more sanding and build coats to do. Tried the router guide technique. Pretty tricky, but a fun challenge.



The fwd. mat step is a piece of 4 1/2" aluminum tubing from Metal Express. You don't need more than 12" for this new step. The tube steps into a routed channel in the mast step and is captured by a plywood ring at the partner.



The tanks tops are glued in....dead straight hull, no twist.



Come to see us at the Boatbuilder's Show in Maine, March 18-20th, building #2 near stairway up towards food.

[David G]

Clint,

Fun to see another one underway. The yawl version makes a lot of sense to me.

[Rob Hazard]

I'll be stopping in to see you at the show. I think the GIS is destined to be a classic, and I'd love to try sailing one. My one fear is of slamming that daggerboard into a rock at warp speed and ripping the guts out of the hull. (I'm a shallow water kind of guy.) Would a centerboard trunk require enough alteration to the design that it would destroy its elegance?

[David G]

Rob,

That notion has been kicked around a bit. The conclusion is that it's not desirable for strength, and not desirable because of weight, complication, and expense.

[MiddleAgesMan]

As designed, the center case is strong enough to take a licking and keep on ticking. Hitting a rock at speed is going to put dings on the front and back edges of the foil and at the rear of the case...probably a few bruises on the crew.

Don't be affeared!

[woodeneye]

Rest assured, the cb case is plenty strong enough. A couple of us have hit rocks and sandbanks on the plane. I broke my thumb while doing so with two up and getting thrown over the front of the boat in the process, but the boat survived and I only had the board itself to repair.

[Clinton B Chase]

Making progress on my Goat. The boat is back in my old shop where it will get painted and finished off with hardware, etc. I experimented with doing a graphite bottom.


Slick coating by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr


Epoxy Coated by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr


GIS Birdsmouth Mast by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr


Daggerboard Coated by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr

She'll be ready for the SRR.

[David G]

Clint,

Some interesting variations. Looking forward to the next installment!

[Clinton B Chase]

Really few variations, I think. Mainly adding the mizzen to produce a yawl version. I do have a free yawl plan drawn. It will need updating after my build and sea trial. Get to free plan this way.

Other than that, no major modifications. None needed beyond adding a mizzen!

[DGentry]

Making progress on my Goat. The boat is back in my old shop where it will get painted and finished off with hardware, etc.

Painted? A shame, considering how nice the hull looks now . . . but I guess you want to hide the tape/fairing.
Looks great, btw! Is your mast a mix of species?

Dave Gentry

[OEX]

What I did on My Raider 19 was make the Dagger board Case longer than needed and put in foam at either end. So if I hit something at speed , and I have, there is a bit of give and the board does not get damaged as much. My set up on the case is very similar to the GIS. Having the case longer also allows you to shift the board back and forth as you want it for helm feel and pointing, etc. I also have the slot covered with Mylar so that the board comes up clean (if you have been doing shallow work in muddy areas), and of course it make rowing much much less work. Having the slot open is a no no if you want to row hard and fast, esp in a bit of a sea. I would cover a centerboard slot as well, and as a matter of fact have done that in another boat design i have.

If you look at the pix below I think you can see what I am saying - bit hard to see but............

Cheers, Bruce

[Clinton B Chase]

Thanks, Bruce. Sorry to see this so late.

I brought my GIS along to show next to BoatMIK's booth while we were both doing Family Boatbuilding at the WB Show in Mystic.

You can fit a Goat in a rental truck with another 11.5' skiff, three Family Boatbuilding boat kits and all tools/supplies, plus some demo materials for the workshop on how to build masts. Yes, it was a busy Show. One year, I will take it easy!

Loading in at the Show by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr


Clint, Christophe, and Michael Storer by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr

[Clinton B Chase]

Well it is another season with no finished GIS for myself. But video like this one always makes me happy. This GIS from Texas and the spars started in Maine as a kit. Here it is...enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQDLR9GBws

[Clinton B Chase]

GIS in Maine progresses!

The skiff to right and upper edge is the Caravelle and Echo Bay Dory Skiffs.


004 by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr

[Clinton B Chase]

GIS in Maine launches!

http://youtu.be/iQXdoiud8Jo
Here we are sailing with Christophe Matson.

It has been a long time since I've gotten to launch and play with my own boat! Lots of tuning and learning to sail this new boat.

Here is Ellie with our Skiff

EllieandBLEAT by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr

[Tim Marchetti]

congrats Clint. she moves right along and looks great

[switters]

Love the Goats,

[David G]

Looks nice. Bring it out to Oregon, and I'll be able to give it a more informed critique <G> And... you could maybe teach me how to sail!

[John B]

Me too. There were 3 down at the Lake Rotoiti Classic boat show this year ( march)

[Clinton B Chase]

I love my boat. Been dreaming up ideas for a local racing fleet. My sailmaker, who makes a lot of sails for the local fleets, will be interested. I also need him to help me debug the crease in my sail that starts at the end of the lowest batten (sometimes it extends to end of middle batten) and goes to the clew. Downhaul doesn't affect this crease.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...doiud8Jo#t=19s

In the above video I have frozen the footage at the point from 19s to 20s where you can see the crease. In other points you will see a longer one all the way up to the throat. That I have fixed.

My current theory is the boom is bending a lot which it is! Any ideas?

[Michael Wick]

I really enjoyed sailing together with the three goats and am impressed with their performance. I think that they are "Yar".