Relaunching a Nutshell Pram. Now we need to make a mast and sail! She rows great!!
CONTESSA is a 38′ LOD 47′ LOA topsail schooner, designed by George Stadel Jr, and build by Sonny Hodgdon in East Boothbay ME. Hull is mahagony on oak, spars are sitka spruce. Drinks 6, feeds 4, sleeps 2.
Marine plywood and mahogany, using epoxy resins. Design inspired by Seaway Boat Company of Long Beach, CA.
SEA BRIGHT 36L.B.P.: 36′BEAM: 10′ 11″DRAFT: 1′ 8″/4′ 7″DISPLACEMENT: 9,500 lbsBALLAST: 3,483 lbs, 2,000 lbs lead foil laminated in keel; 250 lbs trim; 633 lbs water; 600 lbs fuelWATER: 75 gallonsFUEL: 80 gallonsRIG: Gaff-rigged Cat SchoonerTYPE: New Jersey Sea Bright Skiff.
17′ CENTER-CONSOLE FLATS FISHERMANL.O.A.: 16′ 10″L.W.L.: 15′ 1″BEAM: 6′ 5″RAFT: 9 3/4″ Static, LadenSUGGESTED POWER—25 to 75 HPTYPE: Tropical and sub-tropical flats fisherman/guide boat, especially suited for bone fish, tarpon and permit fishing in the very shallow sand flats of the Florida Keys
The SAMPAN 36 HOUSEBOAT is a simple, pragmatic floating home suitable for a couple with a child. It is self-contained and intended for use in a marina or at anchor. It may employ an outboard motor, or simply be towed to a semi-permanent mooring.
Our triple skin Kauri, launched 1984, designed and built by New Zealander John Lidgard, fractional rigged sloop Runaway Bay often gets taken for a “plastic” boat. She is lovely to sail and has done us well over the last 10 years.