Wooden Drascombe

Name: Cuilin

Type: Lugger

Builder: Michael Tuck, Tasmania

Year: 2007

Owner: Michael Tuck

Quote from Michael Tuck:-

"I am still in the process of building. At this stage I am about 95% done, maybe even a bit better. Still have to buy the trailer. A few customised features:

1.Watertight hatch covers in forward and after bulkheads.

2.Watertight bulkheads fitted fore & aft under side benches. Removeable inspection ports also fitted here.

3.A boom included in the spar inventory. As a consequence, there is also a downhaul to tighten up the luff and a boom vang coming from the mast step.

4. Diaphragm type bilge pump mounted on the centre case which discharges into the centre case.

5.Gaff and boom jaws are both in cast & polished bronze.

6.Centre plate and rudder assembly are both in Stainless steel. Surprisingly, this wasn't that much more expensive than going with the galvanised mild steel option.

7.The main mast is hollow, with internal halyards.

8.I have decided to have a go with a spinnaker! To this end, a double ended halyard is mounted above the fore-stay masthead fitting and a topping lift for the pole is also fitted. Turning blocks are fitted either side of the mizzen mast on the gunwale and lead to a pair of horn cleats on the after deck. The pole is carried on the boom.

9.The cockpit coaming is eliptical rather than the straight lines/square corners as shown in the drawings.

10. There are a pair of trap-door bailers fitted in the deepest part of the bilge.

11. I have devised a rather neat centre plate lifting and locking device which I copied from 100+ year old whale boats.

Colour scheme is Shamrock Green for the hull, internally she is painted an "off" white, with varnished trim of Huon Pine and local She-oak. All the spars are varnished Oregon. Sails are tan except for the spinnaker which is orange, white & green.

The intended sailing grounds are Pirate's Bay which I overlook and the Derwent River estuary and also any waters between them. I intend to get her bum wet this summer!!"

Later quote from Michael Tuck:- "I finally got CUILIN launched last January (2007). We actually put her in the water on the day of the opening of the Wooden Boat Festival. She certainly drew a lot of admiring glances from the crowds there."

Last updated: 18 April, 2008

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