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Very Nice!
Looks like you are bundled up a bit to take the chill out of the air.
Glad you are able to get on the water this time of year!
Nice!! You need to print out your build series photos, drive up to Brooklin, Maine and start visiting the various boatbuilders using the photos as your portfolio/resume. There is a tremendous talent pool there and you would be a welcome addition to any of the yards!!
Fred – I just went back through your posts on the build. Again, just stunning! Did I miss the build steps on the carbon fiber wrapped boom? The pictures of the boat in the water are great.
If I was in a position to have some bespoke work done on a boat, your name would be at the top of the list! Your ability to blend technical skills and artistic skills is marvelous. Well Done young man!!
Hello Detlev
I am curious, back in 2021 you stated that your enlarged design for Aroha was being built.
Has the boat been completed? Are you able to share with us any pictures of the build efforts and the finished boat?
Thank You!
Stunning!
The interior – that is all hand finished? Looks like molded fiberglas/gel coat. Don’t know how you did it!
Tom – Great thinking on extending the middle thwart! I found, the hard way, I am getting a bit too old for scooting around tacking and jibing while sitting on the sole. Your seat extensions are perfect. Great way to keep the weight centered.
Thanks Peter! I really enjoyed building her. Just getting closer to the center thwart should be all that is needed. Sitting in the back as I did, I was fighting the tiller all the time. Dumb me….I should have figured it out. Maine has 3,000 miles of beautiful coastline. A lifetime isn’t enough to take it all in. The Pacific Northwest has to be the same, just on a much, much grander scale.
Hi Richard!
What a great looking build! The flush hinges are definitely a nice touch! Nice engineering on the two part hull. Are you expecting to take it apart frequently or just take it apart for winter storage?
Doug H
Hi John – It’s good of you to share this. Quite eye opening. Boat’s like these are indeed a labor of love; I like to think building one is cheaper than psychotherapy!
I suspect a build like yours, coming out of Brooklin Boat Yard would run in the $150,000 range.
Looking forward to seeing your completed boat. Thanks
Doug Hermann
Hi Ben!
I have one of the two boats documented (so far) on their build. You will see in my postings, when I got to the pillow block, I mocked up a few samples to get a sense of size, strength, looks, etc. So my pillow blocks probably don’t look like the plans. But they work for me and the build route I took. I think the gunwales on my build are much heavier than the plans.
My suggestion, do what you think will look good on your build. Hope you are having fun with the build!
Doug Hermann
John – It would be great to see pictures of your workshop and your building crew! I had the pleasure of having two generations helping me on my Oonagh build as well!
Jeff – Try Hamilton Marine in Maine. Or Jamestown Distributors.
I will try to go through my receipts, something tells me it wasn’t Hamilton…..I’ll look.
Andrew – Are you emailing Steve at
Another thought is everyone in Brooklin is probably off to some southern clime where it is warm and sunny.
The OCH boys do like Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, etc………
Hope they get back to you soon.
Andrew – great question! I think the local boatyard dog ate the video files…… no idea why it has been so long in coming. I would be happy with raw, unedited footage.
OCH – With all the hype around AROHA – these delays have been a very big dissatisfier.
Hi Tom – Interesting that you are experiencing that. I have been concerned about trailering the boat as well.
I plan to travel from Georgia to Maine and back. I have looked at some light weight aluminum trailers that can hold the Oonagh and 2 kayaks. I am concerned it will just be too light to trailer well.
I wonder if weighting the trailer down with lead bars or something heavy would help the ride, and if so how much weight would be appropriate.?
Good question for the forum!
Tom – I use the small hole to run a light line around the front of the mast… I’m sure there is a technical name for it, but it just keeps the boom up against the mast.
the larger hole is for a “down haul” line for the boom that you would cleat off on one of the two cleats on the mast.
I am sure there are real sailors that can chime in with more knowledge than I have about sailing and rigging!
Hi John – I don’t know what she weighs. I can’t figure out how to weigh her. She is certainly heavier than what Doug Hylan estimates.
I purposely made her heavy – I used Dynel and fiberglass and epoxy liberally. Doug Hylan suggests about a gallon to a gallon and a half of epoxy… I think I used 2x to 3x that amount. I put dynel on the bow and stern, dynel inside on the cockpit floors. The spaced inwale added weight I am sure.
I would keep the dynel bottom as Doug Hylan specs, do a simple gunwale, eliminate the gunnel guard and the 400+/- silicon bronze screws and washers. Eliminate the sail rig. I also ran a brass strip down the entire keel – that and the dynel you should be good to go! Bang into rocks all day long!
Do that and I believe you’d have a great tender.