looking for a designer....

[Bernadette]

im still not yet completely satisfied that the 28' Susan is the right boat for me next time. i guess maybe im a little bothered by downsizing from Decatur being 42'. still, with singlehanding offshore in mind, its the sail handling that is my main priority. i still want a gaff cutter but the main needs to be managable by me in foul weather etc etc. im a tall slender woman but still strong enough to sail on my own and i want to retain that independence of sailing on my own. so the boat/rig needs to be 'girl friendly'!
so....what im perhaps looking for is a designer who could take on the task of drawing me a yacht of say 35' tops, that would be just an overgrown version of the Susan as i love her lines completely.
can anyone help or make some suggestions.
thanks.
bernadette

[JimD]

What do you think of Paul Gartside's designs?

http://www.gartsideboats.com/pgimages/109Best2.jpg

http://www.gartsideboats.com/index.php

[JimD]

Also in this neck of the woods is Tad Roberts. This 38er was recently drawn for another forum member, I think, and had several rigs sketched out, including a cutter:

http://www.tadroberts.ca/services/new-design/images/Pilotbay38_new_green-LS.jpg

http://www.tadroberts.ca/

[rbgarr]

Gartside's #111- except for the underbody she reminds me of a gaff cutter version of MAGIC.

[John B]

David Payne is quite the gaff enthusiast, and local, relatively. Ed Burnett as well as the others above.

[MAGIC's Craig]

Bernadette:

I second the Paul Gartside recommendation. He is a neat guy and a fine designer.

If you could live with a well-moulded glass hull, there is a lovely design, Lyle's final one before his eyesight failed him, the Falmouth 34. I am just completing the rig drawing now for a gaff version.

Thanks for the compliment, if you mean our MAGIC!

Cheers,

Craig Johnsen

[rbgarr]

I was half expecting outrage that I made the comparison!!

[rbgarr]

If I were to build and go singlehanded cruising, this design would be a strong contender. The only changes I'd make would be different autopilot and galley sink higher in the boat.

http://www.pagetraditionalboats.com/mimirose.htm
(http://www.pagetraditionalboats.com/mimirose.htm)

[JimD]

There's a fellow named Michael Mason you may wish to contact. I've heard good things said about him, too. ;)

[Cecil Borel]

Bernadette: You might be interested in Mark Smaalders Kahuna or one of his smaller designs.http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid142/p13eb826901df3f2e10fd368fda6768f8/f6c0253d.jpg
Cecil

[Jay Greer]

The 28' Common Sense Sloop was origionaly designed for a woman to single hand. You can see my own version "Red Witch" under Jay's Boats in the photos section of the Yohoo Groups Site "Common Sense Boats".
http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
Jay

[garland reese]

Good luck with your search Bernadette. I always have liked Mr. Atkins and his designs...... wish he were still around. Eric seems to be a nice cruising boat to my eye.
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Photos/Eric/Eric-05.jpg

Those guys at Brooklin Boatyard are real good, and draw very fine looking craft.

Mr. Gartside's draws beautiful boats too, and seems a good fellow to work with.

Chuck Phillips might have a drawing or two for you to peruse......? Chuck??

[paladin]

I sent her the 30/32 prints for the Hess boat by private e-mail, Garland. I have them in my computer, I have a 36 lines/framing finished, and a 41 foot version of Tana Mari.....I have a 25/26 "Hobo" that's almost finished...sorta a cross between a Flicka/St. Valery/Hess 26......in a wierd sorta way. Number 3 son sold the Thunderbird and wanted a bigger/beamier/heavier boat for the areas around Seattle and Vancouver but he needed to keep it in the driveway during the winter months.......and I gotta finish Rribbitt......Ray wants me to draw him a faster/prettier hull for the old Pelican that I gave him, but he wants to use all the sails and hardware from it so I henscratched a strip planked pram design that should suffice....and Mikey, grandcritter #3 wants a boat to float in his rubber pond......I wanted to make a small scale submarine that would shoot small torpedoes with cherry bomb warheads......but Mary nixed that....no sense of humor...

[John B]

Gee this thread has had a big mysterious prune hasn't it.

edit.. Ahh, I see Michaels thread now.all is clear.

[Bernadette]

garland, i had a chuckle at your post...you see...mr atkin's "dragon" was the design we built "pequot" to in 1996...what i had intended on doing my world cruise in, in the first instance!!!
oh well!!!
although im loking at a bigger design now, it would take some serious drop dead gorgeous beauty of a design to better the "susan" and well, i do have to becareful of getting greedy and going 'big' again and being unable to handle my new boat with ease on my own. i aspire to the notion always, that any mug can go out in fine weather, but you get a real handle on both your own capabilities and the boat's handiness when you are stuck out in a real blower doing it all on your own...and that is the yardstick i'm using to measure my next boat by.

[garland reese]

Well, I sure hope you find a designer that can help you develope the ideal boat for your purpose and aspirations........

Well, Atkins sure did draw some fine boats, huh?

Good luck Bernadette!

[TonyH]

Hi Bernadette

You're an Aussie, and David Payne is an excellent local designer with a good sense of traditional boat design. Get him to design you a 30-35' boat modelled on a pearling lugger. He knows them well and he's a very nice guy as well. I know he'd love a project like that.

Cheers

Tony