An apt use of lyrics, some math I'm having trouble with, and this really got to me...
So, here's a boat I've been coming back to for a long time.
Reuel Parker's Junk rigged Scow 33.
Part of the reason I like this design is it's mostly lumberyard materials. Formply is cheap as it gets these days and my exposure tests had it as good or better than marine ply and a whole lot better than pressure treated exterior ply. Down here in southern-most tRumpistan a 3/4" sheet of formply costs less than a 1/4" exterior which would be a huge cost savings when you're buying 80-sheets or more of plywood.
So yeah, this is going to be an affordable boat.
Another reason I like the boat is its rig. I've always thought that the junk rig communities' collective phobia with jibs is somewhat problematic to performance. Lastly, while I'm a big fan of free-standing masts, I've come around to the conclusion that a little rigging combined with a beefy spar makes all kinds of sense in terms of weight and cost.
The interior accommodation in the design is what I'd call very comfortable for a couple living aboard full time.
Truth be told, I pretty much just like everything about the design as drawn. The boat is easily built of affordable materials and I know enough about to boats to know it will float right side up and do the job.
So, why haven't bought the plans already (well that's a little too complicated for the moment) and why am I going on about the design again?
Well, Mr. Parker said something interesting on his website recently...
"Because so many people have shown interest in it, I have designed a new interior for the SCOW 33 design, and upgraded the Plans and Construction Notes."
Which means I'd like to know what Reuel Parker's new interior looks like. That said, I don't expect I'll like the new interior as much as the original but I'm opened minded so we'll just have to see what we see.
Color me curious.
Listening to the Hadestown
So it goes...
