A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

[PeterSibley]

A slightly bigger boat for this new design, just introduced to the Selway Fisher Design stable - the Trinity Cove 55 is a strip planked motor yacht - 55' x 13' x 4'1" with 2 double cabins, large saloon and galley for electric or diesel propulsion. Capable of long range cruising offshore. Drawings are also included for grp construction.
More details at - http://www.selway-fisher.com/Mcover30.htm#TRIN

[Ian McColgin]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Lovely, though I'd have made a flush deck rather than the trunk. The pilot house looks glorious.

[JimD]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Nice, but just a few inches too long for my garage.

[Peerie Maa]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Looks a bit fat arsed for my taste. Looks hard to provide a sweet run if that stern cabin is to be usable.

[PeterSibley]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Looks a bit fat arsed for my taste. Looks hard to provide a sweet run if that stern cabin is to be usable.

There's no accommodation down low aft. I'd need to see the lines to judge.

[Peerie Maa]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

There's no accommodation down low aft. I'd need to see the lines to judge.

I see a double bed at what, a foot above the waterline.

[PeterSibley]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

High enough.

[Peerie Maa]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

High enough.

Draw the section at the aft side of that rectangular double bed, and think about the shape of the rebate. Then consider the buttock lines and the room to fit the engine/gear box.
Tricky, we do need a lines plan.

[PeterSibley]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Yes, I can't properly judge without a lines plan.

[skaraborgcraft]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Your gonna need a bigger Hi-Lux Mr Sibley......

[PeterSibley]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Much, much to big for me but attractive for a powerboat.

[skaraborgcraft]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

More of a river boat me thinks, all that length and not a single sea-going berth. And anyone who has ever slept anywhere near a prop will know that aft berth will only be habitable when its not turning, and the pitch motion of the forward berth pretty much rules that out too. To be fair, it would cross the North sea with only one night at sea, so maybe not a big deal.

[JimD]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

Much, much to big for me but attractive for a powerboat.

I've always had an eye on Rufus 22

[Jay Greer]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

I have to agree with Nick on that ample "arse" being a more than a thing of beauty! More of a fanny than a fan tail! I would imagine that the diagonals are not all that sweet there.
Jay

[ben2go]

Re: A new motor boat design from Paul Fisher.

A slightly bigger boat for this new design, just introduced to the Selway Fisher Design stable - the Trinity Cove 55 is a strip planked motor yacht - 55' x 13' x 4'1" with 2 double cabins, large saloon and galley for electric or diesel propulsion. Capable of long range cruising offshore. Drawings are also included for grp construction.
More details at - http://www.selway-fisher.com/Mcover30.htm#TRIN

Saw it and loved it. To big for my intended purpose. I'd like to see something around 35 feet long, 8-9 feet in beam, and around 2 feet no deeper than 3 feet of draft. If it could maintain 6 to 8 knots around 1gph, I'd be happy. Offshore capable would be nice but the only offshore I would do would be crossing the Gulf of Mexico and maybe some islands south. It would be great in moulded ply over frames.