boat plans

[rkane]

does anyone have any idea where I could get hold of some study plans (and possibly, later, full plans) for a Tahitiana 32 foot steel cutter? I've searched the web but seem ojly to come up with bad links.

Thanks

 

[tillergirl]

I'm pretty sure that is a Hartley design. There used to be somebody at Heybridge Basin on the Blackwater who advertised Hartley plans and I found the old advert in a January, 1997 PBO. There it is advertised as Hartley and Brookes 01621-857879, Fax 01621-852142. Can't tell you if it's still current. Certainly a guy called Brookes who sued to rebuild wooden boats has gone from there. Might be worth a try. Hartley is/was a New Zealand designer so whether you can find something there, I don't know. All this is based upon my vague recollection that it is a Hartley design. Pretty sure about that as I had a plan catalogue 20 years ago and thought it was pretty good.

Good luck

 

[tr7v8]

I think you mean http://www.hartley-boats.com/ more plans than you can shake a stick at!

Jim
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[rkane]

thanks for the suggestion, but I've checked out the Hartley plans site and the boat there is a tahitian motor sailer as opposed to a tahitiana whihc is what we're looking for. the tahitiana was designed as a steel hull by a chap called weston Farmer in the US (I think) and was built in Britain by David Lund in Bristol. Beyond this, I can't seem to find much!

 

[tillergirl]

Pleased about that because (not wishing to offend) the Hartley design is a bit of a tub. There is a semi derelict one on the Blackwater and it doesn't look as though it will sail that well and is not the prettiest. Sorry, am out of ideas (doesn't take long!)

 

[oldsaltoz]

G'day rkane,

The following turned up when searching for Weston Farmer.

I hope this helps.

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http://yachtdesign.info/Technical_Resources/Books_-_Boat_Design/

http://www.iws.net/wier/bbfile3.html

 

[kynaston]

Did a search for Tahitiana and found this site. They guy seems very knowledgeable and may be able to point you in the right direction. Interesting site anyway. I too am a big admirer of these boats.

http://www.nbasic.demon.co.uk/sailing/sailing.htm

 

[jregan]

Hello,

I have recently purchased a set of plans - here is the website address I ordered from.

http://www.boatdesigns.com/cgi-bin/store/web_store.cgi?page=tahitiana.html

Hope this helps and good luck.

I read somewhere else that you had sailed on a Tahitiana and was wondering if you could let me know what you thought of it?

Thanks

John

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