The feasibility of modifying a Twister

[Lawrence Bella]

Thanks,
pity someone changed the middle window on both sides ... probably for more airflow as the original don't open?

[Lawrence Bella]

Hi again,
I guess what I would really like to find out is if she was a factory built one or two of, or if her plans were available to home build.
If anyone could help, besides contacting Holman Pye guys, I am missing the interior fold out table that clips into the bulkhead in the upright position.
Anyone have that drawing perhaps?
Thanks

[Lawrence Bella]

Hi once again,
With all due respect ...
I guess no one is actually interested in the fact that I may have stumbled upon a classic one off here?
I really would like to see even one photo of a sister ship....... anyone?

[RFNK]

Hi again,
I guess what I would really like to find out is if she was a factory built one or two of, or if her plans were available to home build.
If anyone could help, besides contacting Holman Pye guys, I am missing the interior fold out table that clips into the bulkhead in the upright position.
Anyone have that drawing perhaps?
Thanks

The Twister I gave away had that table, built from mahogany. I don't have any drawing of it but I could get some photos of it if that's any help. There is a Twister Association in UK that seems quite active. They would probably be able to help with some of your questions.

Rick

[Lawrence Bella]

Thanks Rick,
Pics will help a lot.
I will try the twister guys as well as Holman and Pye.
I don't see an email address for Holman and Pye on the web though, if anyone can help with this?

Thanks in advance.
Lawrence.

[gregdwyer]

Hi all,
Brand new to the forum and picking up a very old thread...please be patient.
I have just acquired a counter stern twister 30 in Durban, South Africa.
She was built early sixties in teak planking with marine ply decking.
I was wondering if this is the only one of her kind as I cant seem to find any pictures or info on the web of any others.
Lots of twisters for sale but nothing like this.
She is still in good condition and I am smitten with her.
Somebody said earlier on in the thread that there was only one built?
The story I heard from the previous owner who heard from the previous owner that she was built for the then governer of Mauritius, along with a sister ship, in the U.K.
I would love to try and trace her lineage, possibly through maritime records.
Any thoughts on this ?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Lawrence - I have just come across this post.

There was one counterstern Twister built in the 1960s in Australia - Samiel - I will try and attach photo. And I understand at 3 in Uk / FRance - as per this info from Twister Association UK :

"There is one in that was built in England [Eulali] and two were built by a Jean Raymond Harel. Orion - last heard of in Mauritius and Bleimore last heard of in Reunion."

Eulal;i was mentioned earlier in tjhis thread and if you GOogle you will see that she's recently had some bow repairs. I presume yours is one of the Harel boats mentioned.

I have a "standard" Twister - strip plank Oregon.

Cheers

Greg

[Jeremy Burnett]

Doesn't look so good somehow. A bit "pregnant"!

[gregdwyer]

Samiel Pittwater NSW 2021.jpg20190417_120951.jpgstandard Twister hull except for the counter stern - just the angle I think.

[Ian McColgin]

Is there a question, plan, or notion here?

[gregdwyer]

nope ... just a continuation of previous Thread exchanges

[John Meachen]

Doesn't look so good somehow. A bit "pregnant"!

Might that have been an effect of the RORC/early IOR tendency?The hull,at least the canoe body,isn't too far removed from this Hustler 30 that came from the same office a few years later.