Sea Minor, a John Welsford Navigator.

This blog is about Sea Minor. I'm not sure about the name but that is what she was been called by the man who built her and changing a boat's name is a tricky business because you have to avoid upsetting Poseidon the god of the sea.

Sea Minor is a Navigator, a boat designed by John Welsford. Her vital statistics are: overall length 4.5m (14ft 9in), beam 1.8m (5ft 10in) and design weight is 140kg (309lbs). You can read more about this design at http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/navigator/index.htm.

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Saturday, 17 December 2011

The Boat Arrives At Home

Collected the boat this afternoon and brought it home. Put the sails up and took a picture of the whole package. Note that there are no fittings (cleats, blocks, etc) attached to the hull, they had been removed for painting and are in a cardboard box.


The previous owner had begun work on some modifications intended to create more space in the boat. These mods are in two areas: the centreboard was to be replaced by a dagger board and the forward bulkheads have been cut away to create more space.

Here are some photos of the remains of the CB case.



The next photos show the remains of the forward bulkheads. The grey boards are a false floor that appears to be held in place by screws.




Finally, a photo looking aft. There is a lot of room in the cockpit of this Navigator.



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