May 28, 2020
Bill makes final adjustments to the false keel. Rick bolts everything in place and then Dutch bungs the bolt-holes in the false keel and gives everything a coat of sealing shellac. All is finished, and Steve is back in his office noodling over steam system plans! Oops, I should have looked more carefully at the […]
May 11, 2020
May 7, 2020
May 4, 2020
There are few HMCo plans for building #199. The basic plan is an overall plan (#2-11) showing profile, overhead view, and cross-sections at four key locations. Some further details can be gleaned from the plan for #197 "class" leader, Table of Offsets, and an article on "Vapor" in Classic Yacht Symposium's journal. Some can be […]
April 30, 2020
Before starting, I'd like to note "Herreshoff's Rules for Lightweight Wooden Boat Building" found in Norman Skenes' "Elements of Yacht Design." Our plans had a number of measurements and comments about selected wood. All conformed to his rules, of course, but where information was lacking, we went to the Rule book! The plans and Rules […]
April 27, 2020
Before starting this segment, I forgot to mention that all these Table of Offset intersection points are ultimately placed on the lofting table, each contributing to creation of a line. In the case of picture 1 the sheer line. in picture 1 you can see picks have been placed at each of the points and when Bill, […]
