Fenwick Williams' Annie

[sr. jigaboni]

I just bought a book called Wooden Boat, published by our fine hosts. It is a collection of some of the finest boats and articles from the first few years of the magazine, and it has some awesomely beautiful boats.

One boat featured in there is Annie, you know, the one we've all seen in the classified section of the mag. Well, the article states the boat is set up with two single berths and a double, yet there are no photos of the layout completed. Anyone familiar with this particular boat and how the layout is accomplished? I'm just curious about this lovely boat.

Thanks. Any more information about her would be appreciated, too. I'm in no danger of buying or building, just curious.

[Thad]

I'd have to look at the plan to say how Fenwick drew it, but ANNIE was set up minimally inside (running out of money on a spec job) with plywood berths, v forward, a port running into a cutout in the galley box, and starboard a little wood stove between bulkheads and a berth running unto a hole under the cockpit. This left the salon seats being berths a good 3 feet wide out to the ceiling and 4 berths in a boat with a cockpit hardly big enough for 3. The second owners asked me to take out the woodstove (too hot) and put in a comfortable salon and a head. You can see some pictures of the result in my website http://www.reddspondboatworks.com/rpb_restoration.html I hope the new owners like the setup.

[Meerkat]

Is this the same "Annie" that was mentioned as having changed hands within the last few months over in the Misc. Boat section?

[JimD]

Nice work, Thad! :cool:

[Spissgatter W-9]

Yes Thad, very nice work. I'm going to steal, ahem, borrow your table design for Trine. :D Would you tell me more about how you went about fashioning it?
Geo

[rbgarr]

That Atlantic looks good, too.

[sr. jigaboni]

Thad,
Thanks alot. That's exactly what I was after. I looked at the plans in the WB catalogue and the photos in the article and kind of figured what you described, but the description and your pics were most helpful.

Of course, you have done nothing to change my opinion of this boat; she continues to be lovely in the extreme.

Oh, and your work was lovely, too.

[Thad]

Thanks, I know the Bauers liked it. Both the table and the leg are hinged and fold off the starboard. The side fiddles are pinned and can be shifted from the tops of the two sides to the bottom of the port when folded. The starboard top is fastened with a cleat to the bulkhead and the leg socketed in the floorboard. I used double hinged table top hinges for the top.
The Atlantic was fun. Unfortunately, after another 15 years of sailing she is back for needed work, and I don't know if it will happen.

[Norske3]

Hi Thad...maybe the Atlantic will come up for sale...?...what's "her" age and length?

[ 12-31-2004, 10:24 AM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]

[Thad]

the Atlantic is 31', one of 99 built by A&R in 1929.