Philip Bolger design Martha Jane?

[Mike Dawson]

beyond boxes, he designed some truly beautiful and elegant boats

That is the Energy 48 built by Arthur Martin of Martin Marine. He basically scaled up his popular Appledore 16 rowing shell by 3X and put some small accommodations inside. WoodenBoat magazine featured it in an issue probably back in the 1980's, unfortunately there were no takers for more boats as a 48' boat with 20'er accommodations was a no sell even though it operated on not much more than diesel fumes. Personally I like it, Off Center Harbor's Aroha is very similar in concept.

https://www.proboat.com/2018/07/ener...power-cruiser/
https://www.offcenterharbor.com/aroha/

[Johan R]

. Did the SF Pelican ever become a production boat?

Tom

Yes, I posted that earlier, Smith of Samish, Washington were builders.


laurent Giles, Jolly Boat, was another home plan to commercial build.

[Paul Pless]

And very much so, Thomas Gillmer's Blue Moon Yawl, one of which I got aboard during a Great Lakes boat show.

a bolger alternative, blueberry. . .

[Johan R]

What is the America term for those, "pocket yachts"? The British Corribbee has been a favourite small "proper boat", I have long admired, also a Tucker design and the original built in wood by a home builder. Im all Bolgered out, vast portfolio from tiny dinghy to full on square riggers and some interesting power boats.



Search engines can be quite restrictive based on past browsing and location. If anyone else can find any more examples or pictures of the modified Martha Jane, please do post what you find.

[Paul Pless]

all bolgered out

lol

[WI-Tom]

a bolger alternative, blueberry. . .

Oh, yeah! I totally forgot about Blueberry. I need to read the David Hume book:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/302218

It gets 2 stars on Goodreads, but I bet I'd give it more. I really really like this boat.

Tom

[FF]

Yes, although the original is a hard-chine design. Lots of people prefer the chines. I like the lapstrake Chebacco. I really really like it.

Tom

Tom, Pete Greenfields roundbilge Chebacco is now or very soon for sale. According to Pete 80% finished. Frank

[Nicholas Scheuer]

Unkown? Not by someone with his or her head seriously oriented toward boats. I've owned (and cruised extensively) two of his designs (Dovekie and Shearwater) for a total of 30 years. Get your head out of the muck man!

[Johan R]

Unkown? Not by someone with his or her head seriously oriented toward boats. I've owned (and cruised extensively) two of his designs (Dovekie and Shearwater) for a total of 30 years. Get your head out of the muck man!

So you claim to know of every designer in Europe who has drawn boats for home construction in the past 4 decades? Must be wonderful to be such an oracle.