Hull Shapes----Show us your girl's bottom

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Warren, these boats are commercial oyster luggers. All that heavy duty stuff on the bottom including on the bow are for protection of the hull as the boat is run over shallow water oyster reefs during harvesting. Oyster fishing will sure tear a boat up quickly.
 
My boat is a light almond color. Not being white is nice to cut down glare on bright days, but I do prefer white.



I agree. In bright tropical sunlight, pure white hurts my eyes. I used a color called oyster white on Scot Free. I believe many Hatteras yachts came new in that color.

I love the color of Pilou's boat. But It wouldn't work for me. Might be something to do with the pale blue color of my eyes. I have noticed that brown eyed people don't seem to have as much of a problem. Looking at a pure white boat in tropical sunshine makes my eyes tear up, even when wearing my progressive lenses.
 
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Warren, these boats are commercial oyster luggers. All that heavy duty stuff on the bottom including on the bow are for protection of the hull as the boat is run over shallow water oyster reefs during harvesting. Oyster fishing will sure tear a boat up quickly.

Thanks a lot, I figured it was for shallow running but that hogged hull shape?
Maybe they do flatten out as they get loaded?
There was 2 or 3 do boats there so I guess they do it all the time!
Warren
 
Had my forward-cabin's roof painted light tan to reduce glare for the helmsman.

 
Warren,
Can't imagine a good reason for the oyster boats to have a hogged keel other than the usual cause ... poor or/and thoughtless cribbing over time. And those boats would be prime candidates for hogging being wood and long and narrow.

But the SS keel shouldn't be subject to warping like wood ???

But you're absolutely right they are far more interesting than the average trawler. Thanks for posting.
 
I believe the boat has a broken keel. They are not supposed to hog like that. Note that the stainless steel doublers on the keel are in two parts, split at mid length. I have seen worse. Originally these boats were built with an oak keel and cypress frames and planking. They have modified flat bottoms very much like a Lafitte Skiff. At the end of the season they all head to the shipyards and as they are hauled out you can see torn up rudders, keels, props etc., all indicative of being worked hard in tough locations. Over the years, the owners who do most of the work themselves, add bits and pieces and modifications to protect the hull so it will be better 'next year' . No two are exactly the same after years of mods.

Also in the pics you can see the keel coolers. These boats tend to have single Detroit Diesel 6-71s, with keel cooler and dry stack exhausts. I have seen one or two converted to pleasure boats, they usually show up at the the annual Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville, La.
 
Brian the 4 layers of 8 mm were the thickest sections the # of 8mm layers were matched to the stress expected so the boat weight need not be heavy. some of my 32,000lb is related to heavy twin JD 6068 engines loads of machinery and equipment and tankage. My dinghy with engine weighs close to 500lb and there is that heavy Nick Jackson lift etc. etc. When I think boat building material my first thought goes to who built it and how. Pick any material or method and there will be good and bad examples for each. There are the inherent characteristics of each material to consider but in the end the quality and soundness will depend most on how well it was done and not on the particular material. The ply epoxy method used to build my boat was used in over 400 builds by the small shop and designer of my boat in a period spanning > 30 years. I have personally inspected some of these boat which have been used hard over time and they do very well and are not hard to repair. Many home built stich and glue boats have been poorly done and have given the technique a bad rap. I own a stich and glue dinghy that is almost forty years old never pampered still very serviceable. Another big plus for a wood composite is the interior. It is all epoxy soaked wood easy to finish and is quiet and insulated(no sweating). A composite boat can be painted with modern tough two part paint and products like truck bed liner. With darker wood trim a beautiful interior is not hard to build.
I am assuming there is less internal wood framing structure than would be found on an older wooden vessel design/build?

Is there any possibility it might appear as brief as this steel framing...
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Do you have some photos of the internal framing of your wooden hull?

Brian if there is some way to move a post I am not knowing this.
I took the liberty of moving that posting of yours and a few of the photos over to the Pilgrim thread...
Trawler Forum - View Single Post - Redesigning the Pilgrim 40 Trawler / Canal Boat
 
Must have missed this thread earlier. Anyway, here's my girl's bottom.

Coming out of the building after the refit.
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Waiting patiently for me to splash her and seatrial.
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Her stern.
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Why little boats move out of my way in the channel. :angel:
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Ted
 
New hull shap!

my girl made the acquaintance of the bedrock. Fortunately, he is already on the mend, I was surprised keel was hollow inside. time of about 4 knots jumped a little, and three small point in the second, when we started work to hone the damage was pretty deep in your solid laminate.:banghead:


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Thanks
The Grandbanks 42 is my dreamboat! JohnP

Thank you JohnP.
Most sincerely I have always very much liked IG 32'. Large accommodation for 2, covered aft cockpit, balanced & elegant design with a nice bow, IG's moto is 'timeless by design' which well fit to the 32'. Most of them were built by Jet Tern Marine in China mainland where Selene yachts are built too.

Some years ago in Aberdeen Hong-Kong I met this IG 32' (or 30' ?) 1975 woody built in HK, had a quick chat with the owner who told me that she is used in his work everyday !
 

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Art, you are getting naughty in 2017 :angel::D

Pilou - What makes you think I waited till 2017?? :D

Boat porn is the cleanest porn I've ever experienced. Cept of course if the haul just occurred and bottom not yet water blasted... then even boat porn can get to look dirty! :rofl:
 
Ted, clean & nice looking hull ready to take on rough sea

Thanks, she will take out and back in far more (seas) than I want to be in.

Ted
 
Most sincerely I have always very much liked IG 32'. ....IG's moto is 'timeless by design' which well fit to the 32'. Most of them were built by Jet Tern Marine in China mainland where Selene yachts are built too.!
Pilou, I couldn't agree more! The first time I saw SeaHorse ll I was instantly in love! I owned her for 8 years and still think of her often.

The two folks in the photo below are Harvey & Nancy Halvorsen who made a visit to SeaHorse II years ago. I have kept in touch with Harvey over the years.
 

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Pilou, I couldn't agree more! The first time I saw SeaHorse ll I was instantly in love! I owned her for 8 years and still think of her often.

The two folks in the photo below are Harvey & Nancy Halvorsen who made a visit to SeaHorse II years ago. I have kept in touch with Harvey over the years.

I perfectly understand what you mean.
In the yachting world, someday we meet boats with which we immediately fall in love, we see & and feel good, we "click". This could be a subjective state of mind or of judgement, but whatever it is, this happens, & size doesn't matter at all. Boats have soul.

The IG 32' is one of these because to me, a nice boat is firstly a nice hull, then Seahorse II was a nice boat.

I trust your meeting with Monsieur & Madame Halvorsen was exceptional also an unique opportunity of exchange between a passionate Island Gypsy owner and a passionate boats builder who was, moreover, the founder of the shipyard which built your yacht. Thanks for sharing a great pic of you with Harvey & Nancy. You must send to Mark.
 
The IG32 makes best use of interior space of all IGs, 36s included.
But underwater, they are all alike, and are strikingly similar to GBs.
The "Seahorse" model had an attractive well balanced house design sitting on a good hull.
 
I miss the days of the horse Walt.
I do too, Eric but my OA is a much better fit for what I use the boat for. We travel with my brother & sister in law to Catalina and the extra stateroom & head sure make it nice for everyone. I still see "horse " once in awhile on San Diego Bay (She's now called "True Blue.") & a friend of mine ran into her at Avalon.

Here's a 2 photos of the crew on a fishing trip.
 

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The Curvaceous bottom of Content..... she'll be having batwings fitted in May, then we're off down the West Coast.
 

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MV - Wow - Very nice btm!


LOA and Beam??
 
I know we're talking bottoms here, but she's got great cleavage too!

58' x 15' x 6'
 

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