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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.
Harry – even though I drove a total of 2,500 miles round trip and the show was cut short by a day, I still had fun! It was worth it to share my experiences building a rather unique boat! I am glad you got the opportunity to see her!
Richard – we definitely want to see pictures and descriptions of your build! There is a lot us poor rookies can learn from someone who has already built 12 boats! I’ve got the popcorn ready at my house!
Hi Richard! Thirteen builds wow! You’ll enjoy Oonagh/Arriba. Sorry we didn’t have more time to socialize with all the other builders. The Peapod is one of those designs that keep nudging me….maybe one built for row only…….
I love that the dogs are out with you! She/He looks like she’s ready to jump after a nice fish! Just great! Well Done!
Hi John – the map tool shows we are a little less than 2 hrs away.we are in the no.Georgia mountains. I hope you will be posting your work here! Perhaps someday a swing by and see the boat.
are,you plans to keep the boat on Lake Chatuge?
Thomas – What a great looking boat! Where did you find the trailer? It looks perfect for the boat! Well done!
Bob – absolutely beautiful! Well done! I love the way you are able to hang her off the davits. Great waterfront setup.I am sure your bride is just as thrilled as you are! Thanks for allowing us to follow your build!
John – I am not an expert in sail configurations. I grew up sailing, but never got into the details of sail design and configurations. Just enjoyed whatever was on a particular boat.
Hopefully, someone far more knowledgeable ( perhaps even Doug Hylan himself) could chime in.
I do like the look with a jib…. I’d say go for it and see how she handles!