On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 08:09:23 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

My "getting back to basics" fantasy often involves one of these (or the larger
18' or 22'):
http://www.marshallcat.com/M15Lines.htm

Now that is a beautiful boat. One question, though. Just how fast
could that thing go with a 50hp outboard powering it?

The first sailing class I ever took, which was well after I had
learned to sail (the hard way), was in Maine on a Soling. We sailed
that thing all over Frenchman's Bay and every day that week was a
perfect sailing day. There is a lot to be said for "back to basics".


"felton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 07:05:29 -0400, DSK wrote:

felton wrote:
While at the boat this weekend, I happened upon a Cape Cod Bullseye
sitting on a trailer with a For Sale sign on it. Perhaps these are
common elsewhere, but I had never seen one before and was admiring it,

You have good taste. It's an N.G. Herreshoff design.


as best I could as it was covered and the rig was down, but it really
looked like a boat that would be beautiful to look at and fun to sail
in the right conditions. I am not really looking for one, but I would
appreciate any experienced observations of this little beauty. It was
a 1993 model and looked brand new.

I've never sailed a Bullseye, but it's a marconi rig version of the
Herreshoff 12 1/2. Same hull, same rig proportions. These boats are a
lot of fun to sail, if you're brought up on something like Lasers they
don't twirl as readily but they are thoroughbreds.

I think you should consider buying it!

Thanks Doug. I briefly did consider it, but I am afraid it wouldn't
work for me. I have been toying with the idea of getting a smallish
16-18' one design to sail in the evenings at a relatively small and
shallow (in places) lake much closer to me. Most boats are kept in
davits with a few on moorings. Flying Scotts seem to be the most
popular, followed by Harpoons, Rebels and M16 Scows. I used to sail
on this lake in my first boat, a Melges MC Scow and I guess I have
been fondly recalling the days of less work and expense and more
sailing

That Bullseye was a sweet looking boat, though