Jul 3, 2004 · I picked up a pond yacht this past weekend. It belonged to a neighbor who gave it to us "kids" 25 years ago. So, on the trip home to visit the grandparents, I retrieved it from the basement …

Nov 9, 2025 · The yacht is a 35 foot GRP sloop and is currently coated with copper coat. At the yard here in Tasmania there very large sheds and when copper coat is applied it usually done in one of …

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Jul 19, 2014 · I just finished watching the movie "Absence of Malice" with Paul Newman, Sallie Field, and a beautiful wooden power boat named Rum Runner. Does anyone know of the boat and whether …

Jun 7, 2011 · Re: Outer Banks 20 by B&B yacht designs Sure is a pretty little thing. It seems to meet your qualifications as well as any boat plans I've seen.

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Mar 3, 2019 · My copy of Skene's Elements of Yacht Design says to use 1/4 to 3/8 inch of camber per foot of beam, and it gives the geometric layout. So I did a 4' template with 1 1/16" camber (the light …

Mar 18, 2017 · Re: Antique pond yacht question Sounds like some sort of basic self steering gear meant to keep the yacht on a set course. (How can autocorrect translate 'steering' as 'catering'?) I have a …

Aug 25, 2006 · We build pond yacht masts the easy way. We have something resembling a spar lathe, made from 1x stock. Rip a square length of red cedar (or spruce) of Appropriate Size. Chuck it into a …

Tweet #4 01-11-2012, 02:25 PM Re: Favorite Howard Chapelle Design or Recorded Design I like his 'proposed Bahama Sharpshooter yacht' (24') design in "American Sailing Craft". Definitely a …