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I did it again...
A fellow not far from us offered this free 28-foot cruiser project, built in 1958 by Henry A. Long (H.A. Long Boatworks) of Olympia. The hull used to have a cabin, but it was in bad shape so the owner removed it years ago, then rebuilt the deck, replaced some bottom and side planks, refastened the entire hull with silicon bronze screws, replaced all of the through-hull fittings and otherwise did some great work...but stalled out 10 years ago and put the boat away, fortunately under cover.
There is no engine, but the hull comes with running gear--shaft, strut, rudder and prop.
The double-ended planing hull resembles a Bartender, but with more flair forward and a stern that is less 'pointy' than the Bartenders. Overall, it's a handsome thing--cedar planked above the waterline and planked with mahogany on the bottom--that should handle rough water wonderfully. The main debate will be whether to make it a planing hull (which would require a fair amount of fuel-hungry power), or go with a displacement-hull approach--modest, fuel-efficient power and lower, non-planing speeds.
Anybody have any cabin designs they'd like to suggest? My first inclination is to go with a 1940's-style express-cruiser cabin in mahogany...sort of like a '40's Chris-Craft cruiser.
- Marty
A fellow not far from us offered this free 28-foot cruiser project, built in 1958 by Henry A. Long (H.A. Long Boatworks) of Olympia. The hull used to have a cabin, but it was in bad shape so the owner removed it years ago, then rebuilt the deck, replaced some bottom and side planks, refastened the entire hull with silicon bronze screws, replaced all of the through-hull fittings and otherwise did some great work...but stalled out 10 years ago and put the boat away, fortunately under cover.
There is no engine, but the hull comes with running gear--shaft, strut, rudder and prop.
The double-ended planing hull resembles a Bartender, but with more flair forward and a stern that is less 'pointy' than the Bartenders. Overall, it's a handsome thing--cedar planked above the waterline and planked with mahogany on the bottom--that should handle rough water wonderfully. The main debate will be whether to make it a planing hull (which would require a fair amount of fuel-hungry power), or go with a displacement-hull approach--modest, fuel-efficient power and lower, non-planing speeds.
Anybody have any cabin designs they'd like to suggest? My first inclination is to go with a 1940's-style express-cruiser cabin in mahogany...sort of like a '40's Chris-Craft cruiser.
- Marty
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