The name of my boat

Penobscot 14 designed by Arch Davis
The Penobscot 14 is designed by Arch Davis. See the link to his website below. Arch has designed a number of great boats.

I chose the Penobscot 14 after researching many different small homebuilt sailboats out there.

The unique use of permanent stringers that the strakes attach to was one of the main reasons that I chose the Penobscot 14. This system just seemed to make sense for a first time boat builder like myself. I liked the idea of the stringers for added strength and as a guide to establish the shapes for each of the strakes. This system also worked great for me as I worked through the modification of widening the hull by 6 inches.

Overall, I really liked this building system. I highly recommend it.















17. Tiller Clutch by Harry Bryan

I made this tiller clutch/lock per plans from Harry Bryan in Wooden Boat Magazine issue 239 July/August 2014.  Also, take a look at Wooden Boat Magazine issue 215 July/August 2010 where Harry Bryan has a great article on silver soldering.
This Tiller Clutch works great, and has a very nautical wooden boat look and feel.  I used the cleats that were already on the cap rail to attach the control line.  I like to use the tiller clutch to lock the tiller when I push the boat off the trailer at the boat ramp.  It keeps the rudder centered nicely.  I will also engage the lock for a short time to tend to things or on a light wind day just to have a free hand to play my harmonica or eat a shack.
It was a fun winter project.  I did need to give Harry a call at one point because it seemed like the locking cam lever just would hold into the locked position.  I simply had to tighten up the cam lever pivot a little so that didn't move so freely on the pivot pin.




1 comment:

  1. Pa Pa PatMay 26, 2019 at 8:39 PM

    awsome bit o metal work....I'm building a penobscot 17 look at your utube walk about too much for insperation

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