Some good news…
Did you know you can now buy plans for the Skrowl and other neat designs from the Yann Quenet stable? You still here?
Sailboat design
So, what about that Tad Robert’s scow cat schooner?
Here’s a glimpse of the interior accommodation… What Tad has to say about it… From the transom, four feet of cockpit with outboard well in the sole. Storage lockers port and starboard under the seats, each one is 24 cubic feet. A large locker under the forward cockpit sole, for gas cans, spare outboard, crab …
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Some more thoughts of the Columbia 26 sort…
So, back to the Columbia 26. As the previously mentioned list shows, there is really not a lot I’d change but a couple of things do come to mind. Mainly the rudder, propulsion system, and rig. Today, because they are somewhat related projects, we’ll focus a little on propulsion and the rudder. Having looked at …
Something of interest…
Over at Proa File they’re talking crab claw rig and you might want to check it out.
Lists are a wonderful thing…
So, after giving the Columbia 26 a lot of thought, I’ve come up with a short list of things I’d do to make it just that little bit more VolksCruiserish… Interior DIY composting toilet Rebuild/replace the dinette with a Buehler inspired one Figure out a cunning plan to make the galley bettter (spelled add worktop …
How the evolution of the Raison scow continues…
This is seriously cool… But wait till you see the interior… Not too shabby for 29-feet…
Looking at the rig…
So… The Columbia 26 MK2’s rig works. Not a lot of ways you could actually improve it and if I came across one with a rig in good shape I’d leave it just like it is. Really. It does not need bigger more expensive winches, have it’s lines led aft to the cockpit, or a …
Taking a hard look at what’s needful inside…
I’m a big believer of the old adage of “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and that very much goes for the Columbia 26 MK2… That said, there are some issues that I think are needful to deal with if you’re going to make the C26 your VolksCruiser of choice and they are mainly …
Some more Columbia 26 thoughts…
Wow… It’s funny how some posts will fill up the mailbag and it would seem a lot of folks are interested in my thoughts on turning a Columbia 26 into a VolksCruiser. On the other hand, a lot of folks also wrote to tell me that the Columbia 26 was just too small because they …
A project on the drawing board…
A friend and I have been discussing an idea I have for rehabbing an old small classic plastic design and turning it into a VolksCruiser… The boat in question happens to be a Columbia 26. As it happens I’ve always liked the Columbia 26… Studying the current crop of the C26 for sale floating around, …