Derby Class Lifting Points (August 2006 CB)

[pauls_SPT]

Hello,

I've been meaning to put this on the forum for a while - in August 2006, CB carried an article about the Derby Class FMB. In the article, the four deck level mounting points are mentioned and their purpose speculated over. I have a 40' SPT, also of double diagonal mahogany construction and many of these craft were fitted with the same lifting points. My research suggests that these points were fitted so that the boat could be lifted out of the water after use, the reason being to prevent the wood from becoming water-logged, as the additional weight would affect the vessel's speed. It struck me that the same might be true for the Derby class...

That said, my boat has no lifting points, so perhaps it was decided that the benefits didn't justify the efforts of craning boats in and out of the water every time they were used...

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it...

Paul

 

[burgundyben]

Hi Paul

How is progress?

I think you may be right, many of the navy boats had lifting points, certainly the huntress, also known by the navy as FMB 23 had lifting points, in this case they were bolted through the keel on the centre line.

Ben

 

[pauls_SPT]

Hello Ben,

My boat's coming on - progress is slow at the moment due to the madness of a new term starting (and me being a teacher) and the seemingly never-ending Force 9's and Rain Falmouth's been suffering from recently /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

This week, I'm planning on another grand trip to the tip with a few trailer-fulls of wood chippings and various other boat-rebuilding detritus...

I'll update my website at some point /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif


All the best,

Paul