I don't know if either Atkin designed a tunnel-stern Seabright skiff for lower speeds. Mrs. Atkin lurks here, and she may know if there is one, and if there...
... This may sound crazy, but I plan a single-cylinder Diesel of 6.6 to perhaps 8 hp cruising at about 3/4 max power. The background is that we have done 3...
Ron, Doesn?t sound crazy at all. With the price of petroleum products setting records, going slow may be the way of the future. Dave Gerr, NA in NY, has...
... Thank you very much for your good suggestions, John and Lewis. This is a helpful board. You have given me much to think about. Wader is appealing with the...
Ron, While you were cruising around Ablemarle, and Pamlico, did you make it up to Coinjock for Dinner? I took a boat from Rockport Mass. down to Fort...
I looked at the MoToR BoatinG article about Wader last night. Nice boat! The design and Billy's prose made me want one for myself! <g> I think Wader would be...
Yahoo is talking about degrading the free groups/mailing lists and charging for "premium" features like file space (the new free limit will be 5 Meg!). You can...
After looking for a 20' fishing skiff with a nod toward the charactor of a classic runabout, I have come across Scamp as an nearly ideal solution, except that...
Can certainly see the attraction with that classic runabout character. I'm not qualified to answer, but just mentally comparing the lines with Bolger?s 21 foot...
Hello, I recently joined this group and was very glad to see a messageboard dedicated to Atkin designs. I became interested in these boats 20 years ago after...
On the way home from the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival I made the mistake of stopping at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Lower Hadlock....
Great acquisition, John, she's a beauty. I am continually amazed by stories about people wanting to make a sow's ear out of a silk purse boatwise, and the...
... By gum! John, it's a One-Lunger Canoe Yawl! Did the Ford Econoline come with the deal? And beware or you'll become the Robb White of the Pac NW. -- Craig...
Hello. I am new to this site. I am hoping that someone here may be able to give me an idea if my boat is an Atkin design or a Colin Archer or.... I have...
Hi Bruce, welcome to the list. I like the idea for a workboat site. I like the lines of the Gloucester Sloop boat...very like some pilot boat lines I have...
I have not found any info about their use as Pilot boats, instead they were cheap replacements for the Gloucester Schooners,---I think something to do with...
A couple of nice additions to the online catalog: http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Sail/Katydid.html http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Sail/Kaisa.html -- John...
That's a real beauty, John! Looks like a fun little boat and a good vintage too (same launch as Ronin!) I'm jealous of your space to take in such wonderful...
My seemingly endless quest to pick a boat for fishing and day cruising on Flathead Lake (the largest natural fresh water lake west of the Mississippi) may be...
AD, Ouch! Your winter storage requirements may limit your construction method choices. Conventional plank on frame will certainly present a challenge to...
... Thanks Lewis. I was figuring on using plywood planking. John Atkins made reference to the possibility of batten seam plywood planking in his article on the...
Sounds like you've got a handle on trailer-friendly construction. Lapstrake might be just a tad lighter than batten-seam, but boats you're interested in aren't...
Greeting to all from Okinawa, Japan. A true island paradise. Can't believe after all the time (years) and money I've spent looking for just the right boat and...
Hi All: I'm new here, and have known about John K's site for some time owing to his Ideal Series pages, and his link to the Atkin pages. I just got a...
