dopeydriver
17th November 2006, 09:02 AM
To me , the Tasmanian traditional fishing boat always looked "right".
When I was down there earlier in the year , for the annual bullockies meeting , I got to check one out , the Peter H a Wilson boat , built in '33 in Huon Pine , of course.
And I happened to have a shipwright friend with me who looked it over , and was very impressed !.
It had started out life sailing , and had evolved in to the classic wet well cray boat , with a 3-71 in it.
I notice we have a few Tasmanians on the Forum , maybe they could tell me of the chances of finding a good Huon or similar boat that might be able to be converted back to an occasional sail vessel , that is seaworthy and relatively safe.
I'm thinking would you be able to take it out under engine power singlehanded for a spot of fishing , and put a sail or 2 up if you had a crew ?.
How difficult/expensive is it to seal up wet wells , and change the keel/hull form back to more motorsailing lines ?.
Rob J.
When I was down there earlier in the year , for the annual bullockies meeting , I got to check one out , the Peter H a Wilson boat , built in '33 in Huon Pine , of course.
And I happened to have a shipwright friend with me who looked it over , and was very impressed !.
It had started out life sailing , and had evolved in to the classic wet well cray boat , with a 3-71 in it.
I notice we have a few Tasmanians on the Forum , maybe they could tell me of the chances of finding a good Huon or similar boat that might be able to be converted back to an occasional sail vessel , that is seaworthy and relatively safe.
I'm thinking would you be able to take it out under engine power singlehanded for a spot of fishing , and put a sail or 2 up if you had a crew ?.
How difficult/expensive is it to seal up wet wells , and change the keel/hull form back to more motorsailing lines ?.
Rob J.