Oysterman22
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I have an Oysterman 22 "Pilgrim" since 2016 and would be happy to get in touch with any other Oysterman 22 owners, or previous owners who know these sturdy pocket yachts
thanks,
John
thanks,
John
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Paul Gartside does design very pretty and practical boats - I had one called a Helford Cutter 30 - actually 32 ft but I never told the marina! …. :encouragement:
Iroko on oak and built like a church !!
I'm sure you're right … she went to weather better than Ely Cathedral though !! …...….. :encouragement:What - you mean it's got a thin outer and inner skin with the middle filled up with whatever rubbish was lying around (pretty much any church buitl where there's no decent building stone)? Or it has foundations 6" deep (any pre-Victorian church)? Or it has "interesting" architectural features to counter the mistakes they made when guessing the forces involved (Wells Cathedral - the inverted arch)? Or it's whatever they could get to stay standing after the first try fell down (the Octagon Lantern at Ely Cathedral)?
I'm afraid these are all real examples of church architecture!
Sorry - from years of involvement with mediaeval church buildings, I know exactly HOW badly they were built, and woudn't take "built like a church" as any kind of recommendation
I'm sure you're right … she went to weather better than Ely Cathedral though !! …...….. :encouragement:
Because it was built strong, just like my boat, hence the expression often used by shipwrights - 'Built like a church' - I expect they were thinking about Ely Cathedral when they built her, at Gweek Boatyard in 1983.But Ely Cathedral has weathered more storms than her, both literally and metaphorically! The "Great Ship of the Fens" has been around for 800 years and still counting.
Because it was built strong, just like my boat, hence the expression often used by shipwrights - 'Built like a church' - I expect they were thinking about Ely Cathedral when they built her, at Gweek Boatyard in 1983.
Fred Drift is alive and well
The picture is a boat by the same designer as the OP's boat … not thread drift at all. If you knew anything about boats you'd have realised the link … :encouragement:Fred Drift is alive and well
I have sailed in one, Mrs Mouse. Proper little ship.
I know speed isn't the first concern of owners or buyers of such a vessel, but at under 23ft on deck, 9ft beam and 4.5tn displacement...
...(same as a Fisher 25)...
...how did she perform?
I know speed isn't the first concern of owners or buyers of such a vessel, but at under 23ft on deck, 9ft beam and 4.5tn displacement...
...(same as a Fisher 25)...
...how did she perform?
She is a compact thing of great beauty.
I hadn't even formed an image in my mind of what an Itchen Ferry is, though I knew the name of course.
It's a wonder to me that glassfibre constructors haven't aped her styling exactly, and her rigging and modern approach to sail control.