Hey Meer!! Golant Gaffer site link from Moray

[Wild Dingo]

Ive just heard back from Moray at Classic Marine in the UK and the price quoted is correct 320 pounds and he gave me Rogers email address... but best of all mate check out this site! (http://www.geocities.com/golantgaffer/)
Its by a fella named Cem Ozan Yucel of Turkey of his building of one... great pics not finished boat yet but the step by step progress is great :cool:

[Meerkat]

I wonder if this isn't the guy who posted at the end of the GG - lots of pics thread I gave you a link to.. BlackSea in Tblisi who got sail #105?

I can't see into his site since _someone_ used up his quota recently and I have to wait until the site is available again... ;)

Meerkat
Sail #88

[Meerkat]

OK! Had a look at the site - very nice!!! wow!

There is a 2-part article reprint that comes with the plans that shows some guy building a GG in the UK that's even more detailed than this site and shows how he made and used some interesting tools to help him quickly attach the speed-strip to the hull. Basically, a sort of clamp and also a clamp with a lanyard to heave down on it with one's knee while attaching the strip.

However far I look and however much I'd like a simpler construction method, I keep coming back to the GG. The right looks, the right accomodation and all! Not sure that any construction method (aside from cold moulding) is that much faster/simpler than another, but I don't know that of my own knowledge.

I think, that if one is adventuring/voyaging, a GG might be just right for either a solo cruiser or an intimate couple (one might consider going as deck cargo across some of the blanker parts of the map - those parts that are all blue! ;) ), especially for coastal cruising!

On the other hand, if one is a beach comber at heart and not planning to go too far off shore, Dix' "Cape Henry 21" has the looks, a less decent accomodation (IMO) and a great bloody centreboard trunk thwack down the middle of the interior - but, which allows one to drag oneself right up on shore if one is so inclined (I, having beach camped before, am decidedly not! ;) ). There are kits floating around for this one too - perhaps even in Oz.

[Wild Dingo]

Originally posted by Meerkat:

Meerkat
Sail #88Hey cool one Meer! :cool: I hadnt realized you'd got the plans yet still undecided as I recall... good one mate! Now get well get work and get buildin me ol china ;)

[Meerkat]

Send me your email addy mate. 'ave I got some eye candy for you! ;)

[helmuth]

There's a kit of the plywood-frames for the Golant Gaffer available from Jordan Boats, UK. The price is Mr Jordan told me is £1221 plus delivery.
Regards
Helmuth