Chesapeake Bay traditional boat enthusiasts

[Eddiebou]

I know you're out there. Let's here from you. What are you building/ restoring/ re-launching here on Chesapeake bay? Got an old hulk sitting in your cove? Show us a picture.

[Bark]

Well, here's Lotus. She's in Deale, MD. The list is long, but currently involves replacing iron horn timber thru-bolts with bronze, repairing frames in the area, new rudder, and refinishing spars. Then there's completing the interior refinishing. Sigh.

[NealmCarter]

Elf 1888 Lawley built gaff top sail cutter: http://www.cyrg.org

[xsboats]

Check out the Colonial Sloop ,Luna, coming out of Deltaville , Virginia. Luna started her life as a gaff rigged topsail ketch ,from the drawing board of Doug Rosborough in Nova Scotia. Through the vision of boat builder/ shipwright Chip Collamore, John Glass,Jock Collamore and many dedicated contributers, she has escaped the burn pile and will be sailing the waters of the Chesapeake Bay as a representation of an 1800's Colonial Sloop. The Colonial Seaport Foundation welcomes both physical and financial contributions towards her reconstruction. Her progress can be followed at http://colonialseaportfoundation.blogspot.com/ or at her website, www.colonialseaport.org .lunacolorrendering.jpg

[Dale Genther]

1925 Buyboat P. E. Pruitt

[Draketail]

Building a 25' Hoopper Island Draketail.

The state of the build as of early October, 2010





And details of the build to be found at:


http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/show...ight=draketail

http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/show...ight=draketail

http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/show...ight=draketail

http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...ight=draketail

[WoodboatCoop]

I,m in Mechanicsville and am building a version of the lumberyard skiff. I am one of those people that have to do everything myself. I cut the pine trees down on my family farm. Then took and sawed the lumber on a Frick mill from the 40s. The hull is right side up and installing the seats now. It should be ready for spring fishing. It really does take a long time but has been an extremely wonderfull experience. I already have cut a stack of wood for the next project.

[william.king]

The Naval Heritage Society has two 26-foot Monomoy Surf Boats under restoration and a 25-foot Sailing Launch under construction in Norfolk, VA.

Anyone else from Hampton Roads? Seems to be a decided void of wooden boatbuilding down here...

Will

[thedutchtouch]

I built my boat in my rowhouse basement, it's a 13' punt/skiff. I'm a big fan of deadrises/draketails and would love to own one some day, but can't fit one into my back patio or my budget right now.

[captsct]

I'm in the early stages of Iain Oughtred's JII here in the Hampton Roads area.
Progress can be monitored here: http://picasaweb.google.com/samat3/SailboatBuilding#
Just got the stems and keelson glued together and am going to get them ready for planking over the next day or two, hopefully.

Scott

[Eddiebou]

What I'm after here, is traditional chesapeake bay boat stuff. It's hard to get because most baymen don't spend their days in front of a computer. But it's sure worth a try.

[mommicked]

I'm quickly becoming a fan of the traditional Chesapeake boats. Many of them remind me of our local boats from the Core Sound and Outer Banks areas. I'm in the plans selection stage.

We had a local boat that every boy here had till at least the early 70's. We called them pole skiffs. They ranged from 12-16'. Originally, they were poled (most of Core sound is 3-4' deep on high tide). Some carried sails too. Few were rowed or sculled I understand. Often, a waterman with a large boat would tow half a dozen pole skiffs across the Sound to the fishing grounds. Later, they took (usually) small outboards in the 2-9.9 hp range.

To a 'boy youngern' it was a bicycle, a 4 wheeler, a pickup truck and a boat all wrapped up into one. All were small skiffs built sharpie like, with flat transoms. They were never round sterned or double ended, and never clinker built. Owing to the small size, they rarely had any deadrise, though they carried some rocker and a skeg. They were by far most commonly painted white with a red copper bottom.

Some of your Crabbing skiffs are much like our poling skiffs. Some of your Crab skiffs show much more craftsmanship than was spent on a pole skiff.

I'm looking for a good set of plans for something like a sailing version of the pole skiff or crabbing skiff. If I can get a set under 14', I don't have to register the boat. I'm leaning toward Conrad Natzio's Sandpiper. She's a small spritsail sharpie, but she has bilge keels instead of a centerboard or dagger board. Some of the smaller crab skiffs from your area still catch my eye.

[Eddiebou]

Yeah, love it. You're close enough to the bay to qualify. Wish I knew how to post pictures. I love polling skiffs. I've spent a good deal of time farting around in the sounds of NC. There was an old buy-boat named "Bogue Sound" that used to come to Coles Point, my home in Va. I don't know Conrad Natzio's Sandpiper, but I can tell you an 18' Smith Island Crab Skiff is a great boat. (Double ended though). I built a close copy of a rail skiff I saw in southern Maryland (upper bay-16') just before Teal season and I love it. It'l float on wet grass, go anywhere! It's the closest thing to a pirogue I've ever seen around here ( I have family in S Louisiana)

[erster]

Yeah, love it. You're close enough to the bay to qualify. Wish I knew how to post pictures. I love polling skiffs. I've spent a good deal of time farting around in the sounds of NC. There was an old buy-boat named "Bogue Sound" that used to come to Coles Point, my home in Va. I don't know Conrad Natzio's Sandpiper, but I can tell you an 18' Smith Island Crab Skiff is a great boat. (Double ended though). I built a close copy of a rail skiff I saw in southern Maryland (upper bay-16') just before Teal season and I love it. It'l float on wet grass, go anywhere! It's the closest thing to a pirogue I've ever seen around here ( I have family in S Louisiana)

Like this?

[Eddiebou]

Yeap, like that one, too. Tell us more.

[ILikeRust]

Just found this thread and figured I'd bump it up.

As I mention here, I've become obsessed with traditional Chesapeake Bay and Carolina sharpies and have been drooling over several designs - and over and over and over. I keep telling myself I will build one someday...

[Gary Davis]

This is a 20' Carolina spritsail skiff designed and built by Mike Fonville in Morehead City. Its a beautiful boat and sails like a dream. Unfortunately, I only have access to it for about a week a year as I live in Montana and the boat lives in NC.

Gary