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Steve Milby
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Initially Posted - 06/17/2009 :  10:09:42  Show Profile
I just stopped in a small Chesapeake Bay area used sailboat parts store. The owner also restores old boats. He showed me a 30 ft., 1927 Abeking & Rasmussen racing sailboat that he is restoring, and that I'll bet will soon be featured in Good Old Boat, or other magazines. I'll try to provide photos soon, but want to tell you about it while it's fresh in my mind. Only 8 were built, and this is the only one left in existence.

The boat has a beam of only about 5 ft., and it has the longest overhangs I've ever seen on a boat it's size. It is about 30 ft. LOA, and only about 21 ft. LWL, so it has a total of about 9 ft. of overhangs. The hull is wood of course, but it has been glassed over and faired. It has a full, lead keel and attached rudder. The decks are planked. The rig is wood. The mast has a very pronounced curve fabricated into about the top 5 ft. of the mast, and it has triangular supports to strengthen it. The mainsail is very high aspect, and the sailmaker has reportedly had a very difficult time making sails that conform to the curved mast tip. All the winches and hardware are original. The cleats are brass or bronze (I forget which), and are formed in the shape of a dolphin. The restorer obtained the original plans for the boat from Abeking & Rasmussen, and he talked with a sailor who raced the boat. He said it was a rocket ship to windward. From looking at it, the narrow beam would allow it to heel easily, and the full keel and ballast would prevent it from heeling excessively. When heeled, the waterline length would be almost as long as the boat, maximizing it's hull speed, but when sailing downwind, it would stand upright and have a very small wetted surface, maximizing it's speed downwind. The boat is a work of art.

The boat was donated to the marine museum in St. Michael's, Maryland, and the museum sold it to the current owner. He at first tried to sail it across the Bay to Annapolis for restoration, but the rig came down, so he had a trailer custom built for it, and towed it to the restorers. I didn't ask how much the restoration would end up costing, but I'm sure it's a lot. I'm really glad someone is preserving that beautiful boat. I hope to see it under sail in the Good Old Boat Regatta this fall, in Annapolis.

I'll try to get photos that do the boat justice.
Steve Milby J/24 "Captiva Wind"
previously C&C 35, Cal 25, C25 TR/FK, C22
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/17/2009 :  18:33:23  Show Profile
One of the more popular one-design fleets around Mystic is the International One Design (IOD), a Norwegian-designed 33-footer with a 21' waterline and a little over 6' beam. Gorgeous boats. I can watch them race every week, and I love just looking at their hulls in the boatyard where Sarge winters. But one of the most awesome vessels I've seen around here is the Herreschoff Q-boat, 43' LOA, 31' LWL, and 8'6" beam...
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 06/18/2009 :  11:06:26  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
I wonder what it would cost to build this boat in fiberglass or composits, for todays market.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/18/2009 :  14:07:37  Show Profile
Trouble is, they're slow (LWL too short, keel too long, and too much ballast compared to sail area), and <i>tiny</i> inside, compared to modern hulls. For a compromise between looks and performance, there are some boats like [url="http://www.alerionexp.com/"]the Alerions[/url].
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 06/19/2009 :  11:02:14  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
Agreed. This would be a great day sailer and estheticly pleasing to the eye...........don't you think?
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