jonte
Western Thunderer
Hi Richard
Sadly, unless I experience good fortune on the Lottery, I shall never have the pleasure of owning something as wonderful as this.
I enjoyed reading your post and especially the possibility of a link to your entry. I agree it looks like a gaff-rigged cutter in full sail and although not a scale drawing, from its transom-hung rudder, I suppose it could be anything over 12’ or so in length, although in all likelihood between 20 and 30 feet overall. To my untrained eye, it looks like a working boat of some sort, possibly a Crabber or Oyster boat or even a Smack with its east coast location. You could be right about the reefing lines but I suppose it could be a ‘naive’ impression of the ripples in hung sails. Who knows.
Going back to the Pilot boat in the photo, it’s incredible to think that once the pilot had transferred to the incoming vessel, it returned with a crew of merely a helmsman and a young boy to set the sails.
I look forward to further progress.
Regards,
Jonte
Sadly, unless I experience good fortune on the Lottery, I shall never have the pleasure of owning something as wonderful as this.
I enjoyed reading your post and especially the possibility of a link to your entry. I agree it looks like a gaff-rigged cutter in full sail and although not a scale drawing, from its transom-hung rudder, I suppose it could be anything over 12’ or so in length, although in all likelihood between 20 and 30 feet overall. To my untrained eye, it looks like a working boat of some sort, possibly a Crabber or Oyster boat or even a Smack with its east coast location. You could be right about the reefing lines but I suppose it could be a ‘naive’ impression of the ripples in hung sails. Who knows.
Going back to the Pilot boat in the photo, it’s incredible to think that once the pilot had transferred to the incoming vessel, it returned with a crew of merely a helmsman and a young boy to set the sails.
I look forward to further progress.
Regards,
Jonte