Hagerty Sea Shell
 

I just inherited a Hagerty Sea Shell. It was apparently a kit boat. I
have searched the web high and low for info and couldn't find anything
of value. Looking for any and all information on this boat.

Thanks in advance.

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

Tailgunner wrote:
I just inherited a Hagerty Sea Shell. It was apparently a kit boat. I
have searched the web high and low for info and couldn't find anything
of value. Looking for any and all information on this boat.

Thanks in advance.


I stand corrected. I just found this:

http://www.cohassetcolonials.com/abo...-sea-shell.pdf

$35 in 1947 for complete kit. Just wish the company was still in
business so I could order sailing kit which was lost over the years.

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

Tailgunner wrote:
I stand corrected. I just found this:

http://www.cohassetcolonials.com/abo...-sea-shell.pdf

$35 in 1947 for complete kit. Just wish the company was still in
business so I could order sailing kit which was lost over the years.

That's not a shell, that's a pram!

Anyway you could put a sailing rig on it from almost any
small boat. For simplicity I'd get the rig & daggerboard &
rudder from something like a Sabot or El Toro. The lug rig
off a Nutshell Pram (also sold as a kit, I'm sure they'd
sell you the rig) might look good on it.

For excitement, get a Laser rig and put it on.

The hard part is going to be figuring out where to put the
mast step & partners, then getting them perfectly centered &
aligned, then making them strong enough. A kit from 1947
wouldn't help you with that part anyway.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

DSK wrote:
Tailgunner wrote:
I stand corrected. I just found this:

http://www.cohassetcolonials.com/abo...-sea-shell.pdf

$35 in 1947 for complete kit. Just wish the company was still in
business so I could order sailing kit which was lost over the years.

That's not a shell, that's a pram!

Anyway you could put a sailing rig on it from almost any small boat. For
simplicity I'd get the rig & daggerboard & rudder from something like a
Sabot or El Toro. The lug rig off a Nutshell Pram (also sold as a kit,
I'm sure they'd sell you the rig) might look good on it.

For excitement, get a Laser rig and put it on.

The hard part is going to be figuring out where to put the mast step &
partners, then getting them perfectly centered & aligned, then making
them strong enough. A kit from 1947 wouldn't help you with that part
anyway.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Thanks Doug. It is a pram but the model was called "Sea Shell".

The boat is rigged for sailing. Centerboard, rudder and mast step. I am
missing the mast and sails. I thought about using a sunfish rig but
that's too much sail. Somebody here at work mentioned Opti which appears
to be similar. I'm also going to look into a mirror dinghy setup as
there are a lot of them around here and I might find something used.

Nick

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

Tailgunner wrote:
The boat is rigged for sailing. Centerboard, rudder and mast step.

OK, then the hard part is done!

... I am
missing the mast and sails. I thought about using a sunfish rig but
that's too much sail.

C'mon where's your sense of adventure!
Anyway the Sunfish rig is rather heavy & clunky for a little
boat like that IMHO

.... Somebody here at work mentioned Opti which appears
to be similar.

It's similar, a bit on the smallish side and kind of finicky.

I'm also going to look into a mirror dinghy setup as
there are a lot of them around here and I might find something used.


That's a good bet, and the jib will give you more options
for balancing the boat with regard to the sail plan center
of effort / hull's lateral plane.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Tailgunner wrote:

Tailgunner.

I've got a sailing dink just like that one. Bought it here inBranford, ct
about 37 years ago. My first sailboat.

I also have the sailing rig. I'll get the specs etc and send them off to
you. Alsop have a couple of pixx with the kids and myself out in it. Still
have the boat and sail it once in a while.

If you are in the CT area, you are welcome to take a peek at the sail rig.

KG

Hagerty Sea Shell
 

Kevin Gunther wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Tailgunner wrote:

Tailgunner.

I've got a sailing dink just like that one. Bought it here inBranford, ct
about 37 years ago. My first sailboat.

I also have the sailing rig. I'll get the specs etc and send them off to
you. Alsop have a couple of pixx with the kids and myself out in it. Still
have the boat and sail it once in a while.

If you are in the CT area, you are welcome to take a peek at the sail rig.

KG



Thank you. I'd love the specs!

Nick