Nomad Willy
Guru
Been wanting to start this for some time and now that it's winter for quite a few of us perhaps there's time for pics and tell. Here's our chance to share with all our friends what your boat is like close up and out on the water. Try to present photos where your boat is large enough in the picture to see lots of detail. I'll go first with some pictures you may not have seen. Also comment on your pictures about what is we're seeing. I hope we'll be able to find our photo album in the future to add more pictures and otherwise update.
Here's my first presentation. I prefer to make my comments on an edit.
1. * * Here is Chris putting epoxy putty in the screw holes that held on wood trim. The wood trim and screw holes couldn't be tolerated in the Alaska weather.
2. * * On the tidal grid where you can see the shape of a typical Willard full displacement hull. Willard yachts were designed by Rod Swift.
3. * * Underway in the north end of Thorne Bay.
4. * * Close to shore at high tide Willy proudly displays her full speed.
5. * * High tide in Thorne Bay
6&7. In these two pictures one can see the fully developed wake of a full displacement hull at hull speed. For Willy that's 7 knots. She burns half the fuel and makes half the wake at 6.15 knots where we normally cruise.
8. * * Willy at the Ketchikan Yacht Club floats at Thomas Basin in Ketchikan Alaska.
9. * * Willy's half lost in a sea of boats in Petersburg.
10. * My cap rail still looks this good and that's the old Danforth that has never let me down. This picture was taken after leaving Metlakatla west bound. The water ahead is lower Clarence Strait and southern Prince of Wales Island beyond.
11. * On the grid just touching.
12. * Willy fully exposed after several years w/o bottom paint.
-- Edited by nomadwilly on Sunday 17th of October 2010 10:39:01 PM
Here's my first presentation. I prefer to make my comments on an edit.
1. * * Here is Chris putting epoxy putty in the screw holes that held on wood trim. The wood trim and screw holes couldn't be tolerated in the Alaska weather.
2. * * On the tidal grid where you can see the shape of a typical Willard full displacement hull. Willard yachts were designed by Rod Swift.
3. * * Underway in the north end of Thorne Bay.
4. * * Close to shore at high tide Willy proudly displays her full speed.
5. * * High tide in Thorne Bay
6&7. In these two pictures one can see the fully developed wake of a full displacement hull at hull speed. For Willy that's 7 knots. She burns half the fuel and makes half the wake at 6.15 knots where we normally cruise.
8. * * Willy at the Ketchikan Yacht Club floats at Thomas Basin in Ketchikan Alaska.
9. * * Willy's half lost in a sea of boats in Petersburg.
10. * My cap rail still looks this good and that's the old Danforth that has never let me down. This picture was taken after leaving Metlakatla west bound. The water ahead is lower Clarence Strait and southern Prince of Wales Island beyond.
11. * On the grid just touching.
12. * Willy fully exposed after several years w/o bottom paint.
-- Edited by nomadwilly on Sunday 17th of October 2010 10:39:01 PM
