19' Seagull Sloop

[elad]

I grew up sailing on San Francisco Bay on a 19' Seagull Sloop. I remember learning to caulk the seams and mend the cotton sails. This was in the 60's and she was built I believe in the 30's. I never saw another one before or since and was wondering if anyone knew of this class of boats. She was my first love. She had an iron centerboard a small cabin with 2 berths. We would sail her to different ports on the bay and spend the night in her. There was a shape of a seagull cut out of the hatch and a seagull on her sail. I will attempt to download the only picture I have of her.

Thanks,
Dale
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/elad12/Seagull.jpg

[Thorne]

Welcome to the forum! Never heard of this boat before, but some of the other folks here may know. What's your current location?

[Phil Dory]

It seems to be relatively well known design, enough anyway to have an entry in Wikipedia. The entry is "Bell Seagul and Seamew", where you will learn that it was designed by Ian Proctor. The boat was popular in the 50's in the UK.

[Thorne]

That's a big help! Search brings up:

http://www.tradboat2.co.uk/editorial/cruisers.htm

http://www.tradboat2.co.uk/images/seagull2.jpgThe Bell Woodworking Seagull and Seamew are both sloop rigged marine-ply boats designed by Ian Proctor. The Seagull is regarded by some as a "plywood classic". Both boats were available as kits from Bell Woodworking, but a handful were also completed by Bell in-house. There is no official owners association but the webmaster of the owners website will always be pleased to hear from new and existing owners
Contact: www.seagullmew.org (http://www.seagullmew.org/)
About the Seagull
LOA 6.70m (22'0) LWL 5.26m (17'3) Beam 2.06m (6'9)
Draft keel up 0.43m (1'5) Draft keeel down 1.12m (3'9)
Sail Area, working 14.8sq m (170 sq ft) Genoa 10.68 sq m (115 sq ft)
Berths 2 Construction 4 plank lapstrake hard chine marine ply

[elad]

Thanks for the responses. I am thinking that the boat we had is a different Seagull then the one in the UK. It was not made of plywood. It had oak frames and I think the planks were of fir. It was a little shorter then the UK Seagull. But then again maybe it was based somehow on the Ian Procter design.

Dale

[Andreas Jordahl Rhude]

Seagull was a W.A. Crosby design. Many, many boat builders made them. I have a 1937 Thompson Seagull cabin boat, 18 ft. lenth. Made by Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. of Peshtigo, WI (www.thompsondockside.com)

Mine is a SAD shape. I can stick my finger thru the transom!

I think there is a Seagull owner's website.

Andreas

[elad]

Andreas,
Thanks for this information. I think this is probably the boat. I'd like to find the Seagull Owners website. I couldn't find it. Would appreciate the address if you have it. I'd like to find more info on the boat if I could. What kinds of wood is yours made of?
Thanks,
Dale

[Andreas Jordahl Rhude]

Maybe it is www.snipe.org that I was thinking about?? A guy at that site is very knowledgable about Seagulls.

My 1937 Thompson Seagull has white oak framing, cedar planking (the brochure doesn't narrow down the species), mahogany cabin and trim, cedar deck covered with canvas.

I have not dug into the boat. She's sitting in storage waiting in line. I have two boats ahead of it!

Andreas