Herreshoff #192802ep [Power Tender for #1078s Thistle]
Particulars
Type: Alerion Power Tender
Designed by: NGH
Contract: 1928-1-6 ?
Construction: Wood
LOA: 17' 0" (5.18m)
Beam: 4' 6" (1.37m)
Rig: None (rowboat)
Propulsion: Gasoline
Built for: Tod, Robert E.
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Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.
Model
Model location: N/A (Missing, nonexistant or unidentified model)
Vessels from this model:
52 built, modeled by NGH
Note: This model is missing, is nonexistant or has not been identified. The number of vessels built from it is only an estimate based on similar features, such as dimensions, rig, machinery, etc.
Drawings
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Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
Herreshoff #192802ep [Power Tender for #1078s Thistle] are listed in bold.
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Dwg 082-078 (HH.5.06350): Details of Windshield and Spray Covering (1923-02-14 ?)
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Dwg 002-110 (HH.5.00113): Construction Dwg > Tender - IC, 17' O.A., 4'-6" [B], Gasoline (1928-01-06)
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Supplement
Research Note(s)
"This entry was added to HCR by CvdL as per entry for plan 2-110 in Hart Nautical plans database." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. November 15, 2009.)
"Power Tender for Cont[ract] #1078.
17ft-0in x 4ft-6in.
Scantlings.
Frame spaces 6 5/8in.
Molds 15/12 of new figures in book for #718 [Alerion III]
Keel, white oak sided 1 9/16in.
Apron, white oak 2 13/16in wide x 1/2in thick.
Timbers, white oak 5/8in x 5/8in (# 8 - # 12 inc. sided 7.8in).
Floor timbers 5/8in thick (# 8 - 12 inc. 7.8in thick).
Stern teak 3/4in thick.
Planking white cedar 5/16in lapstrake.
Sheer strake teak molded 5/16in x 3/4in.
Clamps, oregon pine 1 1/8in x 1 1/8in.
Deck beams oak or ash 1 1/8in x 9/16in crown 2 1/2in in 4ft-6in.
Deck 5/32in cedar & 5/32in teak.
Bulkheads 5/32in cedar & 5/32in teak.
Bulkhead Stiffenders 1 1/4in x 1/2in oak spaced 6in.
Floor 1 1/8in x 3/8in teak slats.
Bilge Clamps 1 1/8in x 1/2in white oak.
Stem White oak steam bent.
Seats 1 1/8in x 3/8in teak slats.
Coaming 1/2in teak." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Note on Construction Plan 002-110 (HH.5.00113). Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum. Cambridge, MA.)
"This vessel's contract date was estimated from the original plan date. Plan 2-110 from which this boat was built was drawn 1928-01-06. #1078s Thistle (for which this vessel was built) was contracted for 1928." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. November 15, 2009.)
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