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Wooden seine boat Chelsea Lake. Sank 1987

Tag Archives: William Garden

Troller Hull Lines

By admin | Published: November 4, 2014

The Richmond Star is a 40′ by 12′ troller built by Ernie Wahl in 1977. Below are the few lines drawings of real troller hulls that I’ve been able to gather. There are some shared features to these hulls, drag to the keel, a long parallel mid-section, and considerable reverse in the sections aft. The[.....]

Categories: BC Maritime History, Troller Design, Wood Fishboats
Also tagged 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, Ernie Wahl, Frank Fredette, Hull Lines

The Wanderer Class Diesel Cruiser

By admin | Published: June 22, 2013

The Wanderer Class cruiser was designed by William Garden in about 1963. The idea of a tri-cabin diesel cruiser of a West Coast style was arguably originally created by Edwin Monk Sr., but there were others before him I’m sure. The tri-cabin arrangement (boats with a foc’sl, raised pilothouse, and aft cabin) was being built[.....]

Categories: Design History, General Yacht Design, Power Boat
Also tagged Wanderer, Wanderer Class cruiser

On the Board
- Passagemakerlite 46
  
  46' sail-assisted Passagemaker Lite
- 42' Steel Halibut Ketch
  
  Multi-chine with round stern in the style of 1920’s halibut schooners
Underway
- 80' Three-Masted Tuna Schooner
  
  Modern steel 80' three-masted fishing schooner
- Bearbay 23
  
  23' trailerable lapstrake motorsailer
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- Tad Roberts Yacht Design
  
  New design in power, sail and naval architecture services
- Small Boat Designs
  
  Many new designs added, 10' to 29' from the board of Tad Roberts
- Passagemaker Lite
  
  A modern lightweight fuel-efficient re-statement of the fast seaworthy long-range power cruiser.
- Seminars and Talks
  
  Wooden Boatbuilding Today: Combining Traditional and Modern Practice.

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