I have recently been looking up the Hartley site and the photographs of
the Hartley 28, as well as its size appealed to me. I am from Goa,
India, and build boats with a friend. So far, we have built two
eight-footers (ply on frame), a 12-footer and two 18-footers (all three
clinker planked).

We would like to build a boat for coastal sailing and open sea
crossings, and the Hartley 28 looked like a good candidate.
Unfortunately, the site has very little information about it. In any
case, the designer isn't the best person to give an objective view
about his or her own boat. So I was hoping someone could tell me:

(1) How does the boat handle big seas and high winds?

(2) Does she sail well upwind? Does she tack/gybe well?

(3) Can she be fitted with a spinnaker - is a spinnaker sail provided
for in the plans?

(4) Do the plans have a rig and sail plan as well? What is the mast
height?

(5) Can she be fitted to carry a small dinghy tender at the back?

(6) How much headroom does the cabin provide?

(7) What is the configuration of the bunks (a vee, two setees and a
double OR two singles)?

(8) How far has she been sailed by you or anyone you know?

(9) Is she easy or difficult to build?

(10) Did your friends like to sail in the boat while you had it?

I know that is a lot of questions, but I hope you will take the time
out to answer at least some of them. Any info on the Hartley 28 is
welcome.

I know nothing about the Hartley but if you can build in timber, take a
look at the Herreshoff H28. Tons of them have been built and they
definitely do sail well.

Alternatively if you want a 'simple' hull to build, check out George
Buehler's Web site (www.georgebuehler.com). He has a couple designs
around the 30' mark which can be built either with plywood hulls or
plank. Plans for a few of his designs are in his book. The book is
worth having regardless of the plans.

PDW

Ashwin wrote:
I have recently been looking up the Hartley site and the photographs of
the Hartley 28, as well as its size appealed to me. I am from Goa,
India, and build boats with a friend. So far, we have built two
eight-footers (ply on frame), a 12-footer and two 18-footers (all three
clinker planked).

We would like to build a boat for coastal sailing and open sea
crossings, and the Hartley 28 looked like a good candidate.
Unfortunately, the site has very little information about it. In any
case, the designer isn't the best person to give an objective view
about his or her own boat. So I was hoping someone could tell me:

(1) How does the boat handle big seas and high winds?

(2) Does she sail well upwind? Does she tack/gybe well?

(3) Can she be fitted with a spinnaker - is a spinnaker sail provided
for in the plans?

(4) Do the plans have a rig and sail plan as well? What is the mast
height?

(5) Can she be fitted to carry a small dinghy tender at the back?

(6) How much headroom does the cabin provide?

(7) What is the configuration of the bunks (a vee, two setees and a
double OR two singles)?

(8) How far has she been sailed by you or anyone you know?

(9) Is she easy or difficult to build?

(10) Did your friends like to sail in the boat while you had it?

I know that is a lot of questions, but I hope you will take the time
out to answer at least some of them. Any info on the Hartley 28 is
welcome.

Peter wrote:
I know nothing about the Hartley but if you can build in timber, take a
look at the Herreshoff H28. Tons of them have been built and they
definitely do sail well.

Alternatively if you want a 'simple' hull to build, check out George
Buehler's Web site (www.georgebuehler.com). He has a couple designs
around the 30' mark which can be built either with plywood hulls or
plank. Plans for a few of his designs are in his book. The book is
worth having regardless of the plans.

Thanks Peter,

Will look up the Herreshoff H28 and George Buehler's website.

Ashwin

Ashwin wrote:
Peter wrote:
I know nothing about the Hartley but if you can build in timber, take a
look at the Herreshoff H28. Tons of them have been built and they
definitely do sail well.

Alternatively if you want a 'simple' hull to build, check out George
Buehler's Web site (www.georgebuehler.com). He has a couple designs
around the 30' mark which can be built either with plywood hulls or
plank. Plans for a few of his designs are in his book. The book is
worth having regardless of the plans.

Thanks Peter,

Will look up the Herreshoff H28 and George Buehler's website.

Plans for the H28 were published in 'The Rudder' a long time ago IIRC.
I have a copy somewhere, suspect the copyright is still valid so I
won't post them, but if you were interested I'll dig out the volume &
give you the ISBN. A library should be able to track down a copy from
there.

George's 'Emily' is a pretty easy build, I think.

PDW