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[Rooster.619]

Can anyone provide me with information on obtaining plans for the boat on the cover of the Wooden Boat Calandar 2009?

Thank you

[Hwyl]

Does it say what they are?

Not the prettiest of boats.

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/images/800209b.jpg

[JimConlin]

That looks like the boat for September. Follow the breadcrumbs.

[norseman]

Gil Smith?

[rbgarr]

IIRC the Apprenticeshop has plans for a Gil Smith cat boat on file and perhaps for sale: http://www.atlanticchallenge.com/boats/commissions.shtm

[James McMullen]

Those are Gil Smith catboats, and if Hwyl aka Gareth doesn't think they're pretty boats. . . . .well somebody oughta check his meds--the dosage is too high or something.

My shop partner Andy and I have been talking about using up the rest of our stash of 20-24' long clear fir for planking up a Gil Smith catboat of our very own. Nat Herreshoff used to snoop around Gil's shop, you know, looking for clues on why his boats were so fast.

[rbgarr]

This guy may have a lead on lines for a Gil Smith:

1977 Great South Bay 21’ catboat, 1977 fiberglass replica of a 1909 Gil Smith design, cuddy cabin, aluminum spars, trailer, currently stored inside, new rub rails, toe rails & cabin top fall of 2008. Fast & responsive. Asking $8500. Located Maine - 207-546-2927
Capt. Steven Pagels, email: 4master@downeastwindjammer.com (4master@downeastwindjammer.com)

http://i40.tinypic.com/3353zm1.jpg

[Hwyl]

Rooster posted here http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94374 too. Pretty thorough answer by Duncan.

If this is your definition of a nice boat, then "where the helm" did we go wrong.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/raidfinland/RF04/Mike/cohiba_MH.JPG

[James McMullen]

That top picture just shows what you can expect when a racing boat with a ridiculously high SA/D ratio doesn't have as much moveable ballast aboard as it would like in a given wind. Those guys just need to either tuck in a reef or pick up a few more rail monkeys.
http://newimages.yachtworld.com/9/0/8/6/6/908664_4.jpg

I repeat, if you don't think this boat is stunningly gorgeous, the problem lies with you. :confused:

[Jim Ledger]

Here's a thread showing a recent build of an early Gil Smith design...

http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71201

The Long Island Maritime Museum, which has many fine original examples of Gil Smith craft...

http://www.limaritime.org/

The Suffolk County Historical Society, which has most of the surviving Gil Smith half-models.

http://www.suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org/index.html