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newbies here!
we have a ’69 35′ center cockpit ketch, hull #144, which is new to us and we haven’t sailed yet, still getting her ready, as she needed a lot of TLC. she takes on some water sitting (not a whole lot), tho she’s been in for the better part of 1 1/2 years (out for a week for maintenance in oct.). the main issue is the engine, which is getting an overhaul very soon.
we would like to find the original drawings/blueprints, if anyone knows where to find those.
i am totally new to sailing, and my partner is not the conversive type, so he has designated me the communications officer of Team Venturous.
as we warm up to this adventure i am sure we will be posting more questions, and get more active in this group.
thanks!
Juju
Welcome to the Dickerson Board! Give folks a hint about you, your boat and location!
If you are located in the Maryland/Virginia area, a nice destination to drive for a visit is the Calvert Musuem – They were given “Ernie” Tucker’s old drawings & files of the Dickerson Yachts by his wife after Ernie passed away. I’m pretty sure they have many of the old “woodie” Dickerson plans & drawings on file. I know they will make full size copies for a very reasonable charge. Our boat was stored in a yard next door to the musuem when we bought the boat 5 years ago, so I was lucky to have a chance to look through most of the files on hand one rainy afternoon – Pretty cool, since all of the plans are hand drawn, in pencil, on velum. I remember that they had many of the “woodies” on file. In fact, I had a copy made of a 1965 aft cockpit ketch for a friend who keeps his Ketch ( Guinivere) in Maine. I have a copy of our Dickerson 36 plan – now framed on the wall at my office.
The plans are a great reference for measuring new sails, reviewing rigging sizes for re-rigging and the like. One caveat; On my visit, 5 years ago, the files were not set up to enable some one to call on the telephone and and request a particular plan – they are pretty much all in a couple large folders that you need to go through to see what’s there. I suspect they don’t get a significant amount of folks asking to see these plans, since the boats were not built in the Solomons area. one of the musuem curators mentioned to me that he personally knew Ernie Tucker’s wife and that’s how the plans ended up there – she wanted them preserved & taken care of – Wonderful for us, but I suspect, based upon my conversation, that these plans sit in a “eddy” of interest and are not given much thought by the folks at the musuem and are rarely viewed by the public.
You can see an example of what the plans look like on Don & Di’s Dickerson 41 web site – their boat is named Southern Cross. Google Dickerson & Southern Cross…They have some nice bits to look at re: the D41
Hope this helps…Here is the musuem link.
Mike
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/Ahoy Juju,
I add my welcome to Mike’s. I think you will soon appreciate the wonderful group of people you will meet in this forum and just by virtue of your great taste in boats. It won’t take long for “Irish Mist” to come up on line and tell you the benifits of joining the Dickerson Owners Association. We have found that there are several common characteristics of Dickerson owners, one being a thirst for information about these terrific sailing yachts.
To that end, we have collected lots of information about the boats still in commission and their owners. The boat total exceeds 100. I am the collector of that info and will distribute it to DOA members in the June 2009 Directory. Irish Mist has prepared a 2008 version (condensed) and will send that out in the next few weeks.
So when you get a chance, please email me:
Boat name, length, rig, year, year purchased, documentation number, hull number, your names and contact info, hailing port, and previous boat names and owners. You may not have all that info and I might help you fill in the gaps.
We all hope you will be sailing soon and perhaps join is in June at the annual Rendezvous in Oxford—it’s a hoot!
JuJu,
I forgot that I had this site saved as a reference location. It shows a nice photo of a very nice D 35 “woodie” that was for sale in Maine around 2006-7. Also included are decent listings of “specs” for the boat as well as builders drawings. This might be of some interest. For others looking at this post there are listings for the 36, 37 & 41 at this site too.
http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_ID=1258
Mike
thanks for that link, very interesting. too bad it wasn’t the center cockpit.
i am sorry for the delay in replying, didn’t get an email about this post.
we ae in RI, but will take a road trip to the museum to dig for plans. thanks for that info.
mike, i will have to get steve to come back wiht all the details of the boat. my mind is taken up with the details of redecorating, lol.
i am trying to figure out the changes necessary to live aboard for a lengthy time with 2 dogs, one blind and the other a puppy who loves to explore. we just put up safety netting. i found a cool solar oven, and am in the process of replacing the foam and upholstery in the berths, as well as getting creative with the sail covers, one of which has some wear and needs patching.the entire topside is abotu to get a fresh face, as well, engine needs work, lol. you name it, basically.
there’s a small wood/coal stove installed, but i am thinking there must be a better way to heat that doesn’t take up so much of the tiny cabin. i love me a woodstove, but it really is inefficient for the space needed for it and the wood. it only takes tiny little pieces, or charcoal. what does everyone else here do for heat? part of the time we will certainly be in colder climes…
cinHi,
My wooden Center cockpit Dickerson Irish Mist was probably built just before your boat. I also have a small charcoal/wood heater. Agree not very good for cruising. I seem to recall talking to someone on the Web Site that had an extra 4-107 Westerbeke. If you are interested I will try to trace him down.
Where do you keep your boat in RI. My daughter lives in Portsmouth and I go there usually around 4th of July. I live in VA and sail on the Chesapeake.
Here is some interesting information on heaters.
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hi joe
thanks so much for that great info on heaters! that will come in handy. so, were the little wood stoves stock? i was thinking it was a custom thing. is yours a tiny tot?
thanks for the offer regarding the engine. we should be fine in that regard. we are going to replace the head gasket and go from there.
that is so cool that you visit here! maybe we can meet up in july.
venturous is in brewers sakonnet marina. are you familiar? here is a link:
http://www.byy.com/Portsmouth/visit.cfmcheers
cinHi,
My daughter has a cat boat “Legacy” built in Tiverton that she keeps at Brewers and my son in law has a Catilana 25 “Rascal”. Did you send Barry Creighton your boat info. Pls send me your tel so I can call you when I come to RI.
My Dickerson is sail No 79. A great boat. Doesn’t leak a drop except for eye molding around cabin top. I think Stove was a custom item. All Dickersons were built to order. For example I have a small toilet in back cabin. Also when we bought it in 1982 we took out Dinet and put in a folding table and setee like the 37 have. Also put in new formica counters and teak floor boards. I will try to find some pictures to send to you.
Looking forward to meeting you both.
Be great if you could drive down to Oxford and come to the Rendezvous at the Tred Avon Yacht Club on June 19-21. You would get a lot of ideas looking at about a dozen Dickersons ranging from 35-41 ft. Let me know if you are interested and will send you info.
Joe Irish Mist
Hello Juju,
We are also in RI. We are one of the very few Dickersons here. Please give us a call at 727.1555 and or e-mail at wanderlust_bristol@yahoo.com so we can compare notes.
Al
hi joe
we will definitely try to make the gathering in june.
you did not give me an email to send you my phone #
mine is jujujoint at gmail dot com
al, left a message on your phone
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