You are looking at OAL (Over all length) while I was looking at LWL (Loaded waterline length) and it looks to me like PB is 13 ft. and IMB 11 ft. It has been...
Nope I didn't get to talk to him because we landed so late everyone else was already alseep.  The Goose, simple day sailor or minimalist adventure cruiser,...
Thats why I like the discussion, it helps you weigh the pros and cons. Pb should be faster, but is it enough of a trade for the weight and expense? Guess I...
Would the weight difference be that significant to your build decision? Clearly, both boats are too large and heavy to car-top, so will need to be trailered....
Hi Does anyone know the plywood sheet count for the Cormorant please? I am trying to estimate the cost of construction of this fine vessel! :-) Any info much...
I talked to Scott over the phone and I should let him comment but I've got a big mouth and I can't help myself. :-) He lives about 80 miles from the coast...
I'd shoot an e-mail to Jim and ask. Â Looking at DW he says its 4500 loaded and ready. Â So 4500-1000 water ballast=3500. Â 3500-1000crew and provisions=2500....
... I wrote Jim about this awhile back and he did not have a sheet count for Cormorant, He said to write Garth at breakawaybooks.com as Garth built the First...
Thanks Rob, everyones opion helps, especially yours, since you own one. I like that idea of sailing out on the bow! I am ordering the PB plans today, already...
I have referred to Mike Mulcahy's PB a couple times already and mentioned the Junk rig and sloped windshield. But did not realize he made several other changes...
... Paul, Garth Battista who built the first Cormorant sent me this today. ... of weeks. ... to say I didn't keep an organized ... 1/4" ply for the sides...
Another thing I've found, which might just be an accident of synchronicity, but the wales at the bow well are just at the right height and size for maximum...
Good point, as I will be beaching the boat often. Rob, are you using the 113sgft sail? I already have a 16 ft mast that I made extra for the toon, wondering...
Mike, That's brilliant! Just what I was after. Thank you for forwarding on! I think Cormorant seems like a great boat - so versatile and while big, relatively...
... Paul, As Garth gets the time, he is going to send pics of his build. If he doesn't upload them to the group, then I'll see if I can get his ok to do it. He...
In case you haven't seen Garth's blog of their voyage to the Bahamas, check this out.http://blog.mailasail.com/seafever John Boy  The Goose, simple day...
Hi Scott: I'd bet the Philsboat will be faster 9 out of 10 times because (the exception being light winds) of the longer waterline & that the IMB will set up...
... Yes thanks John. It was nice to see the shots of the inside of her. Much better idea of what there is to work with. Mike Allison... (North of Kansas City...
The plans specify a 17' 6" mast, but Chris Feller seems to have got along fine using a 91 sq ft sail from an AF3. I'm guessing a 16 ft mast would work with...
Yes Nels, I wondered about the 40% aft comment as well, but decided to stick strictly to the plans. They call for a shaped yard, with the point of attachment...
Funny you mentioned the junk rig! I was just reading an interview with Roger Taylor in "Small Craft Advisor" #75 who has logged about 26,000 ocean miles...
5-25-12 Boatbuilders, has anyone built a boat using the method Ken Simpson calls "Tape and Glue" using Tite Bond 3 glue. The method is described in his website...
All this talk on Duckworks lately about leeboards prompts me to announce that Jim Michalak, the Master of Leeboards, will be doing a program totally on...
Great that Jim will be covering this in such detail. The presentation might be a great one to videotape for posterity. If Jim would agree to being videotaped...
Besides Jim doing Leeboards, we have Michael Storer doing Lug Sails 101, similar presentation, all lug sails with dozens of lug sail rigged boats to demo with,...
