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"How do you like me now?," asked this little Kingfisher. Once discarded and left forlorn, there is now a good possibility that it will sail again .....and by me, :-)

SoOH! after many happy hours of endeavor, I more or less have achieved the object of my desires. I have also benefited from the challenges incurred along the way. I have met some really nice people and learned a lot of cool stuff. I extend my special thanks to Chris Moss and "B.A" for their patient tutelage and generosity. My thanks go to Joe Lappin for his knowledge of local nautical resources. AND of course many thanks to Mark Beaton for his sailmaking skill and integrity. "A man of the cloth."


Well'p, it could be just my personal artistic taste, but I find the lines and proportions of this wee boat to be very dramatic. It is appealing from every vantage. It's pedigree is apparent in every photo and from every perspective that it is photographed. I suspect that the Kingfisher dimensions could be parametrically adjusted to accomplish a boat design of 2 or 3 times it's present length. I recall reading that Philip Rhodes, would consistently use a particular formula for developing the structural design of his boats. The special formula was based on the proportional relationship, involving the beam(width), draft(depth) and length dimensions.


With the exception of some details like installing a wiring harness for lighting and re-tubing a starboard tire that goes soft occasionally, the trailer appears to be sound and road worthy. At least I am confident that the trailer will carry the Kingfisher the 1/2 mile distance to the local marina for the ramp launching ceremony and festivities .....come spring.

The trailer was actually just a recycled piece of badly rusted junk that I pruned, patched, patterned and fabricated to accommodate the Kingfisher hull. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that my metal working skills hadn't become rusty.


These photos were taken in mid March 09. I was still attending to some last details like; NJ registration numbers, beach permit, some trailer wiring and completing a mast support for trailering.