I purchased the record set drawings for Nettle, the Herreshoff 12 1/2 at Mystic Seaport, and I want to practice lofting these beautiful lines but there are a lot of little details in the construction plan sheet that are not the same as photos I've seen of Herreshoff 12 1/2's, like the seat not being the full length of cockpit, no traveler, different tiller/rudder connection, no doors in forward bulkhead. I'm ok with the fact that there isn't a set of offsets, but I'd sure like to know if there is someone out there who I can pick their brain about little details I see in the construction plan. And I wonder if anyone on here has a boat they built using these lines drawings. If I ever do attempt to build a Herreshoff 12 1/2, I want it to be as close of a replica of Nettle as I can get, right down to the hardware. That sure is a pretty boat!
Also, has any others on here closely compared these lines drawings with any other lines drawings of Herreshoff 12 1/2's? If so, what differences are they seeing?
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