On Sep 30, 8:02 am, MatthewK wrote:
Hi,

I need a small sailboat that can handle lake erie fishing weather; which
is a bit more than most recreational boaters like. matthew
ohio


Hi,

Find the boook titled, "American Small Sailing Craft" by Chappell.

Its filled with 10'-40' turn of the century working sailboats. Then
contact the Smitsonian Institute's Watercraft department and request a
"set of lines" for the boat you like. They have all the lines found in
the book Not sure how much they cost now but it was a few bucks each.
when id did that.

If you cant find the book just contact the Smithsonian and request
their Guide of Chappell's lines.

I I built and sailed the paint off a 15' sprit rigged dory. things I
learned:
It was a work boat.
Designed to sail best with 200 lbs of cod on board .
Did not sail to wind or tack that well.
Looked cool !
Rig was unstayed doug fir pole with lots of splits. I got the mast
from a discarded salmon trolling pole sitting in the parking lot of
Dock 5. Worked great and cheep plus stayed with the historic workboat
nature of the boat.
I learned a lot about boat and rig design cause everything was
traditional "work boat' fitted. ie galvanized awning pullies.

If you have kids or a wife I think you'ld have more fun if you bought
a 15' or 19' Potter. I they sail more smartly and are "nicer." AND you
can be sailing that weekend! Besides no need for 200 pounds of cod
sloshing around ur feet. Unless you are one of thoes guys who want to
take a great workboat design and *******ize it by creating a "musuem
display quality" jewlery boat to impress everyone but is too pretty to
knock around and get the 22 top coats of hand rubbed hightech stuff
stratched.

Personally, I was poor and wanted to learn. So I used a poor man's
design and fitted it accordingly.
Bob