Plastic Classic Forum

Thanks for the clarification. That's the builder name I had. I also have, for this particular yacht, that 46 were built, which is a pretty good number for a boat of this size. I wish I could remember where that piece of information came from. The designer I didn't have. I also have a Reliance 12, de...

I know a bit about them; ......... It was rumoured that Hinckley was involved to some degree in the ownership of Ocean Cruising Yachts, but that is not true. ........ (Sorry. I'm having a problem figuring out quoteing on this system.) Wow! I used to think that I knew something about this stuff. So w...

I've seen this article before. Not much to contribute to such a knowledgeable crowd, (a mere 'bottom sanding grunt' after all) except that, to me this seems like one of the truly 'timeless' designs. She still looks 'modern'. Except to those who consider 'modern' a pejorative term...... Oh well... yo...

I think the earlier Soverel 30 is a stretched version of the Soverel 28 which was actually designed by Daniel McCarthy and Waltman Waltersmith ??? This is a great sailing boat which I know from experience since I once chartered one. The wind never went below 25 knts for the whole week we had her, an...

As I understand it, the Islander 32 was designed by Joseph McGlasson. He designed and built some earlyish glass boats (the 24 was originally wood). Some of them were later picked up by Columbia (at least the 24 was). Here is a bit of timeline from an Islander 28 (Perry design) owner: 1955 • Joseph M...

Here's a (not so great) drawing of it.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/viewrecord. ... ss_ID=3746

There was a T41 in the race fleet last weekend. Up close it needs a bunch of tlc, but man there's no denying the sex appeal of those hips! Cleaned up and dressed up she'd be a true stunner. There is one here in Norwalk CT that has been sitting in boat yard for at least 5 years. I used to know the o...

Hi- This is my first post, but I've been reading the many informative posts here for a very long time. This place is such a great resource, and I'll begin by thanking you for all I've learned by hanging around here and putting some ideas into practice. I'm an Ensign owner, and will probably never g...