thanks again for your appreciation. Guessing from your location and gimballed camp stove you might be familiar with the Sail and Oar ethos? If so you might also appreciate that the twin galley and pantry design was intended to provide floatation and serve as part of a cofferdam to arrest free-surface effect in the case of a capsize, as well as keep all my cooking gear and food secure and dry. And to nest with the forward end under the forward thwart of the boat: very little extra room to work with in a narrow open boat. I have a butane stove that is just too bulky to stow well but I did get a Firemaple Saturn Stove that fits in a dry bag with a couple of cans of gas, and can be stowed in the lazarette. It is an absolute beast as far as power and very stable in the place of my 123R and using as a backup till I get the SVEA sorted to my satisfaction....
Very slick! She really is a lovely vessel. I'd guessed at something like that as to your thinking in relation to stowage and multi-purpose goals. Familiar with "sail and oar" ethos. Going in a similar direction about 15-20 years ago there were a bunch of minimalist sailors loosely based in the Vancouver B.C. - Seattle WA region known as the "Oar Club." For a few years things grew geographically due to the internet. Vessels ranged from traditional small open boats to a few of us with 25'-30' full keel offshore boats. That being said everyone was focused on eschewing engines and techie fooforal, instead focusing on advanced old-school sailing skills and sweeps/sculls. As an historical archaeologist I could justify said efforts to my Mrs. at the time as work-related "experimental archaeology," ha ha. Anyway, we all learned from each other and commiserated socially, but eventually went separate ways. At the time, the whole traditional boat building/maritime skills effort was really coming into it's own in and around Pt Townsend, WA so there were a lot of like-minded folks in the northern reaches of the Salish Sea...still are. It's become "Mystic Seaport West." ...and that kind of morphed into a related offshoot about a decade ago, the "R2AK race."
Ohhhhh… that tin-lined (aluminum?) interior of the lid… It is both beautiful and practical- well thought out. Nicely done, sir. Nicely done.
You must know Don Kurylko? Who built a spectacular strip planked 45' full keel gaff cutter in the mountains somewhere around Nelson BC with no auxiliary? Followed the last part of his 30 year build and subsequent launch and sail off into the sunset on the Wooden Boat Forum. Have enjoyed reading about some of those Salish Sea adventures on the WBF where several of the small boat "Sail & Oar Jihadi" tell tall tales of great derring do, remember when the R2AK emerged on that scene, very cool. Would love to make it out to the Port Townsend Woodenboat show, sounds like heaven. Given your experience in this realm, maybe you have some suggestions on a proper sculling oar arrangement for my JW23. I have a 3.5 HP outboard and removable bracket on the port quarter but hate the intrusion and complication of all that stuff. Could probably row her but would necessarily sweep the cockpit and make non sailor passengers duck. I wish to be able to stand aft with tiller between my knees and scull in and out of some of the marinas where I am forced to launch here on the congested east coast. Thinking someone may have experimented with a two-part scull that could be stowed more easily? Could easily install a row lock on the aft deck of JW23, but not sure how to determine optimal length or ideal location off the centerline, tricky with a double ender ...
