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The Dovekie is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over an Airex foam core. It has a catboat rig with an aft-raked mast and a wishbone boom.The hull is flat-bottomed, with a raked stem, a canoe stern, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and dual retractable leeboards, with a retractable bow centerboard.
[2] [3] Specializing in sailboat manufacturing, the company manufacturing such notable designs the Dovekie 21, the Stone Horse 23, and the Stuart Knockabout. [4] In addition to their sailboat line, Edey & Duff also manufactured powerboats. [5] However, after 42 years of operation, Edey & Duff ceased its operations in 2010. [1]
Bolger was a prolific writer and wrote many books, the last being Boats with an Open Mind, as well as hundreds of magazine articles on small craft designs, chiefly in Woodenboat, Small Boat Journal and Messing About in Boats. Bolger died on May 24, 2009, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His wife explained that "[h]is mind had slipped in the ...
The M Scow is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a fractional sloop rig with tapered or untapered aluminum or wooden spars. The hull is a reverse sheer scow design, with dual internally-mounted rudders controlled by a tiller and a dual retractable bilgeboards.
The MC Scow is a recreational sailboat, with the reverse sheer scow hull built predominantly of fiberglass, with mahogany wood trim. It has a catboat rig with anodized aluminum spars, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and dual retractable bilgeboards.
The Snipe is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by William F. Crosby as a one design racer and first built in 1931. [1] [2] [3] [4]The boat is a World Sailing recognized international class.
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The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centerboard extended and 9 in (23 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] For sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker of 240 sq ft (22 m 2). A single trapeze is normally used by the crew. [1]