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Thread: Wooden speed boats
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10th August 2005, 10:25 AM #1Senior Member
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Wooden speed boats
Hi guys, does anyone know if a guy by the name of Nelson Zimmer has a web site.
I have done a few searchs but can't find anything. He has designed a couple of Mahogony speed boats similar to a hackercraft of Chris craft and i'm trying to find his site to look for his plans he sells.
Sinjin
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12th August 2005, 10:12 PM #2
Zimmer boats
Hi,
This guy in Melbourne has reproduced some wooden boat plans (GarWood, ChrisCraft, Riva, etc) and has recently added the Zimmer 22 foot inboard to his plans available:
http://classicwoodenboatplans.com/
(scroll right down, the Palm Beach 22). He does his plans in CAD and they seem pretty good - detail level varies depending on how much original info he has available.
www.woodenboatstore.com also has a few of his plans. He doesn't seem that prolific a builder/designer (info I have is that he was a naval architect, who turned his hand to small yachts and motorboats later in life) compered to others but his designs are very nice.
I tried to find out a bit baout him when I was looking at the Palm Beach but like oyu couldn't find a lot. I'd contact the Wooden Boat Store or perhaps the the Centre for Wooden Boats (ww.cwb.org) in the US as they've put me in contact with owners etc in the past.
Good luck.
Regards,
Darren
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10th November 2005, 09:57 PM #3
Nice boat the Chris Craft
Nice boat as I said!
But nothing beats my baby!
The original all Americian Lake boats of the fifties!
The 17ft Riviera.
Have plans, if ya want them?
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10th November 2005, 10:03 PM #4
It's an old thread, but I was away, and broomeboy woke it up!
Plans for some Zimmer boats are available at www.woodenboatstore.com
cheers,
P
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10th November 2005, 11:18 PM #5
Further to Riviera Plans
Couldn't find them to post them, BUT try this site plenty of freebie plans! Yes Free....NO COPYRIGHT ISSUES
Doesn't cost a cent.
http://www.svensons.com/
And its legal!
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11th November 2005, 08:41 AM #6
Riviera
Hi Broomeboy,
Any chance of posting pics of your Riviera? Is it a restored Chris-Craft or did you make it form the Glen-L plans?
Thinking of (eventually) building something like this myself - be interested in your thoughts/experience.
Regards,
Darren (hoping to graduate to full-size boats one day!)
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11th November 2005, 08:33 PM #7
Hi Broomeboy!
Had a look at Svenson's site - didn't like the diatribe very much
Cheers!
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11th November 2005, 09:04 PM #8Retired
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17th November 2005, 12:28 PM #9
Riviera Plans
Just finished cutting the templates for the new baby.....
Spent 2 mths researching if there was any other plans available.....:mad: in metric.....:mad:
Anyways, downloaded the plans from the svenson's site, printed them out on a A3 printer, took them them to the brother in-law (Draftsman), he converted them.........
So pic's should be up by the middle of December
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17th November 2005, 12:35 PM #10
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17th November 2005, 01:51 PM #11
Plans
The original information come from the American 'Boat Builder Mag' and the article is written by the designer himself.
William.D.Jackson
It was entered into a boat design contest, came in 6th place!
After speaking to my old boss 'past life time' he informed me that, the Riviera 17ft was better designed than the Chris Craft version.
Look at a couple of different versions of the boat's basic design elements, came to the conclusion that the original design was the best for me.
We have made some small changes to the original design:
Increased Overall Lenght: 20ft
Increased Beam: 8inchs
Original Plans Drawn in 1961
So in one sense its a original Riviera design, in another its a design based on the original draws with some good Australian input.
Black and White
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18th January 2009, 01:39 PM #12Intermediate Member
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wooden boats
hey i am waiting for plans for a glen l tornado.just noticed that someone else mentioned glen li am a bit excited i tell you.shall keep you all posted with pics and things
I'D RATHER A FULL BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME THAN A FULL FRONTAL LOBOTOMY
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