Select to expand quoteRamona said..Ringle said..
No. But I know the boat and owner. He's just bolted a wind vane to the stern and is heading north
I know him too, he has stopped over here. I thought it might have been you! That Brolga is absolutely top notch and a credit to him.
This morning on my way offshore I motored past this yacht which I'm fairly sure is a Magpie. Looks like a Currawong at first glance but the overhangs are noticeably longer.
I'm pretty sure crossbow is a Formfit built Brolga
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Ramona, interesting your comments on a dodger on these boats. Do you ever wish for one on your Ramona? Reason I ask is that the dodger on my Currawong has had it, so in two minds as to whether to sew up a new one (which is not a small job) or just take the dodger frame off and go sans dodger. Any thoughts?
No. I'm not a fan of dodgers. If I had wheel steering on a Currawong {that would be just weird] they might be ok.
When I'm sailing and actually holding the tiller I sit up close to the bulkhead. The rear edge of the aft cabin top has a wind deflector that sends the wind over my head. My eyes are just above the coaming so I'm sitting out of the wind anyway and water rarely comes over the bow. I occasionally get wet from waves slapping up over the side of the cockpit so a dodger wont help there. The Currawong cockpit is very deep compared to other yachts. If it rains I sit at the chart table. If it's hot I wear a hat and mask, sunglasses and zinc cream. In my old age I find the most damage I get now is wind burn.
If I was to suddenly win the lottery and buy one of those yachts off my saved list that had a dodger it would be the first change I make.
I was fortunate to have a squizz at Alex's Brolga Berrimilla a few years ago. He had an interesting dodger arrangement that extended only about 8 or 12 inches beyond the aft cabin top that he said they could crouch behind and worked really well. I've got a photo of it somewhere, I'll see if I can dig it out
Hi Ramona & Gordicans
Here is what Berrimilla's dodger looks like, we were fortunate enough to purchase her off Alex a couple of years back :)
Now that's a decent looking dodger. The cabin top winch will take a full turn with the handle and visibility ahead is perfect.
Thanks Berri2. I think the little dodger arrangement Alex put on is just about perfect for these boats. I thought I took a pic of the dodger but I was mistaken. But here's a couple of pics showing the dodger from his websites. Thinking I'll take off my current frame and attempt a similar thing
I agree, very functional & looks great too.
Thinking of something very similar for my Top Hat.
My self and a friend layed up two magpie hull and decks ( 1 each and both shipwright/boat builders ) about 1986 . The was around 18-20mm at turn of keel,13-15mm at water line tapering to 8mm just below gunwale consisting of chopped strand and 24oz woven rovings. One has been sailing for 26years and the other is still high and dry awaiting fit out. We made a companion way sliding hatch for these boats and stopped the keel moulding to form a stub to allow for external ballast which allowed for about 250mm less draft.
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My self and a friend layed up two magpie hull and decks ( 1 each and both shipwright/boat builders ) about 1986 . The was around 18-20mm at turn of keel,13-15mm at water line tapering to 8mm just below gunwale consisting of chopped strand and 24oz woven rovings. One has been sailing for 26years and the other is still high and dry awaiting fit out. We made a companion way sliding hatch for these boats and stopped the keel moulding to form a stub to allow for external ballast which allowed for about 250mm less draft.
I'm always amazed at the number of hulls about the country waiting to be fitted out. Often they appear on Gumtree as deceased estates.
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My self and a friend layed up two magpie hull and decks ( 1 each and both shipwright/boat builders ) about 1986 . The was around 18-20mm at turn of keel,13-15mm at water line tapering to 8mm just below gunwale consisting of chopped strand and 24oz woven rovings. One has been sailing for 26years and the other is still high and dry awaiting fit out. We made a companion way sliding hatch for these boats and stopped the keel moulding to form a stub to allow for external ballast which allowed for about 250mm less draft.
I'm always amazed at the number of hulls about the country waiting to be fitted out. Often they appear on Gumtree as deceased estates.
Ramona, there is a fully fitted currawong sitting in balgowlah still yet to be launched!
I bought this Baker built Cape Barren goose a couple of months ago. Agree, Crossbow is definitely a Brolga 33 - also Baker built.
My next door neighbour in the Creek has a Cape Barren Goose, a big beautiful beamy boat.
