What a great boat and article. Many great ideas! As a longtime sailor/boater in the San Juans Gulf Islands, this captures so much. Thanks for taking the time to write it all up..
Having owned one of these boats in the past, I can honestly say that I completely concur with the comments about the way they author has altered the boat for the way they use it. These are great sea boats, and from what I understand about the history of them, the builder actually switched to outboard power on the boats he made towards the end of production.
Beautiful boat! As a confirmed sailor, could this boat be used as a sailboat, or slightly modified to do so? You'd obviously need a centerboard slot and reinforced mast step.
What a great boat and article. Many great ideas! As a longtime sailor/boater in the San Juans Gulf Islands, this captures so much. Thanks for taking the time to write it all up..
Having owned one of these boats in the past, I can honestly say that I completely concur with the comments about the way they author has altered the boat for the way they use it. These are great sea boats, and from what I understand about the history of them, the builder actually switched to outboard power on the boats he made towards the end of production.
Jim, many thanks for the Lyra article, beautiful boat.
Beautiful boat! As a confirmed sailor, could this boat be used as a sailboat, or slightly modified to do so? You'd obviously need a centerboard slot and reinforced mast step.
About how much does the boat weigh without the outboard dyk?