Jeff wrote:
Gary wrote:
No I haven't posted any but there is one of it on the Bill Garden

website at:
http://www.wholeboat.net/index.php?o...2&key=22&hit=1

It's actually a Truant 33 not a 37. The owners of the website have it
wrong.
Now you guys can hack my boat.


We don't really hack boats here, only Bob does that. The rest of us
just hack Bob.

I've never seen a Truant, but I've seen a Saturna in Maine built by
Wiggers. Pretty slick boat.

Do you have more pics of yours?
The Saturna is the production model of the same boat. There are a few
differences. The Truant is custom, some were home built. There aren't
many. The most notable difference is the rig and the pilothouse roof.
The Truants have an eyebrow and the Saturnas don't. That way they come
out of the mold easier. The Truant rig is taller and keel stepped, the
Saturna is 5 feet shorter and deck stepped. Mine has been further
modified with a fractional inner forestay for a storm sail and running
backs.
Insde they are quite different. The Saturna has the engine under the
cockpit sole whereas the Truants are under the sole of the pilothouse.
The Saturnas can have a bigger engine as a result. The Saturnas are
more open inside with a propane stove setup in the galley. Mine has a
Dickinson Pacific that heats the entire boat. It is well insulated and
setup for high lattitude cruising/liveaboard.
I do have more pics but they are not on the net. Is uploading photos to
this newsgroup permitted?