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Geerd N. Hendal, Yacht Designer
Geerd N. Hendal (1903-1998) yacht designer of Camden , Maine. These drawings were published in The Rudder Magazine of April, 1948. I would guess this was an early proposal to Drayton Cochran for Little Vigilant (launched 1950 to a Walter McInnis design).
Geerd was a well known yacht designer at the time but I have a[.....]
LEVIATHAN II TSB REPORT
I just finished my first quick read-through of the Leviathan accident report from TSB. Initially I’m totally disappointed. Usually I’m impressed by these reports but I know there is at least one lawsuit underway and this report leaves out (In my mind) some critical information.
While the report states that an inclining was done and stability[.....]
Framing Wooden Hulls With UHMW-PE
Wooden boat building, like all construction methods, continues to evolve with availability of skills and materials.
But I have to come down against the wholesale replacement of bent oak ribs with UHMW-PE. As a semi-temporary sister frame repair in isolated cases, the use of UHMW-PE makes perfect sense. It’s easy to install and holds[.....]
LOOKING AT STABILITY CURVES
Stability information presented to the public is usually simplified to the point of being useless. When I see a published stability curve like that above, my reaction is “That’s nice and it looks good, but it tells me almost nothing.” It’s a nice graphic but key information is missing, mainly data on the conditions under[.....]
BLUENOSE AND COLUMBIA
Bluenose and Columbia raced against each other in only two races in 1923. Bluenose was then 2 years old and Columbia brand new. Bluenose won both those races but the committee awarded the second race to Columbia due to Bluenose rounding a mark improperly. Angus Walters took exception and left Halifax without the issue being[.....]
CAPSIZE OF THE YACHT BAADEN
This article was originally published in Western Mariner November 2015.
LAUNCHING CALCULATIONS
This article originally appeared in Western Mariner September 2014.
Aluminum Tug Cruiser, T-Cup; a new design
T-Cup
A 25’ Aluminum Power Cruiser
LOA = 25’3”
LWL = 24’0”
Beam = 8’6”
Draft = 2’7”
Displacement to DWL = 6500 lbs
Power = Yanmar 3Y30 Diesel
Cruising Speed = 6.5-7 Knots
Construction Plans and patterns = $750.00
T-Cup is a family cruiser in the “Tug-type” style. This boat is far closer to a real tug than any of the production fiberglass[.....]
Scow Schooner hull design