Welcome aboard Scott! Schooners have been switched back and forth between Marconi and gaff mainsails before. You've got to be careful not to move the center of...
Welcome aboard dan! The earliest volume of the Ideal Series my index shows Stepby in is #9. My copy has a copyright date of 1927, so the boat was designed...
John, Thanks for the link to Jim's homepage. Very informative. I would never take it upon my self to change any design for fear of botching the job. A ...
Hi John: The only other clue on there is that the plans are from the "Motor Boating Build a Boat Series" I don't know if that directly coincides with the...
Hello all. Just a note to announce a web site/foundation i have just started. As many of you probably have, I have the gift (curse) of taking old wooden...
Hello Scott. I know it's not an Atkin's, but I have a free Murray Peterson 44 Schooner here. Its in need of restoration, but she has very nice traditional...
Even if you're just changing the mainsail of a schooner check the center of effort. Of course if you change the mainsail to a gaff sail you're on your own and...
Most of the MoToR BoatinG Ideal Series books consist of reprints of the "Build a Boat" articles. It sounds like you have a copy of the article straight from...
Thanks for the info Bruce. 43' is far to much boat for me. That's why I was so excited about finding Atkin's 30'/ 36' schooners. By the way I'm also in...
Welcome to the list, Scott. As long as the topic is current, let me add that I have put together a personal site for Atkin schooner enthusiasts called "A...
Thanks for the link. I like it and can't wait for other Atkins schooner owners to send in their pictures. I added your site to my favorite site list and will...
Thanks for the link. I like it and can't wait for other Atkins schooner owners to send in their pictures. I added your site to my favorite site list and will...
Thanks for the link. I like it and can't wait for other Atkins schooner owners to send in their pictures. I added your site to my favorite site list and will...
Thanks for the link. I like it and can't wait for other Atkins schooner owners to send in their pictures. I added your site to my favorite site list and will...
John, a you in contact with the owners of the photo of "Ceridwen"; and the photos you have inside in the album of "San Rafel"? If they are so inclined, I have...
I've passed your message on to Matt McCleary. Unfortunately, Yahoo's f***ed up photos section doesn't tell us who posted those photos. Maybe he'll see your...
Oops! That was supposed to be a private missive to Scott. Strong language has no place here, even when complaining about Yahoo's photo section. <g> Sorry... ...
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Don't see why not since its a V-Bottom boat, perfect for sawn frames. But the way, the book "The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction" provide an alternative...
Hello all---Wooden Boat Rescue here. I have a 24ft Atkin's Shore Lines here for free to the right person. She is a gaff cutter and may be the one mentioned...
The how-to-build article for Lady Joan doesn't say anything about steam-bent frames, but the few frames in the run where the underwater sections are concave...
John is right about oak and epoxy does not mix well. You can use white ash, rock elm, and apitong in that order of preference for steam bending. Don't ...
Thanks guys for the advice. Your words are valuable to the inexperienced builder. My principle obstacle to building a traditionally planked boat is steam...
believe I just found Atkin's Ben Bow. She is a gaff cutter rig now with the Turner reefing main and a topsail mast. She still has here nameplates on the...
John, I hope someone with more experience as it relates to boats will comment on this, but as a furniture maker I don't think you should be so intimidated by...
I used a PVC pipe for a steam box, and I don't recommend it. When it fills with steam, the resulting heat causes it to sag and getting the steamed wood out of...
Anybody have any other suggestions for boatbuilding books that would be helpful for builders of Atkin boats? Glen-L's BOATBUILDING WITH PLYWOOD, at least in...
Other than helping a friend of mine steam some gunwales on an Indian canoe (he only needed to steam the ends, so he fastened the middle and stuck a piece of...
