Blackbird 
was built from plans for Hartley Trailer Sailor 18. The hull is formed by 3/4 inch marine plywood over mahogany frames, all sheathed in fiberglass cloth and epoxy. I assisted in some of the finishing work such as fiber glassing the hull, applying the decking, painting and decorative scroll work.
It's hard chined hull rolls gently in a breeze then stabilizes at a nice heel. Her cutter rig with staysail allows her to point up a little higher in a close haul, she is a little heavy. Below deck is spacious with a bench along either side that also serve as berths. The centerboard trunk was cut down and a steel centerboard was reconfigured to fit.
We have sailed Blackbird at Carlyle Lake in Illinois for many years. Shaun has since moved twice, once to Milwaukee, and then to Connecticut. Although I miss Shaun and his boat at Carlyle, we have since had some good sails on Lake Michigan and Long Island Sound.
was built from plans for Hartley Trailer Sailor 18. The hull is formed by 3/4 inch marine plywood over mahogany frames, all sheathed in fiberglass cloth and epoxy. I assisted in some of the finishing work such as fiber glassing the hull, applying the decking, painting and decorative scroll work.It's hard chined hull rolls gently in a breeze then stabilizes at a nice heel. Her cutter rig with staysail allows her to point up a little higher in a close haul, she is a little heavy. Below deck is spacious with a bench along either side that also serve as berths. The centerboard trunk was cut down and a steel centerboard was reconfigured to fit.
We have sailed Blackbird at Carlyle Lake in Illinois for many years. Shaun has since moved twice, once to Milwaukee, and then to Connecticut. Although I miss Shaun and his boat at Carlyle, we have since had some good sails on Lake Michigan and Long Island Sound.
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