Photos of Selkie

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A prior owner hung a 15hp 4stroke engine on the transom.  It's ugly, but I won't turn my nose up at the safety afforded by 2 functional engines.  That rig is as tall as it looks.  Selkie is overpowered, which is an advantage in light Maine summer winds.  She also requires only 3' of water with the centerboard up.  While shallow draft is not a necessity on the coast of Maine, it's still a comfort.  The Maine coast is a complex maze of rocks, islands and channels, made more interesting by frequent fog and 8-10' tides.

Here she is at her summer home, Potts Harbor, Casco Bay, Maine.  What a view!

Here Selkie is hibernating in my back yard.  The shallow underbody shows to advantage here.  The rudder has been unshipped in this picture.  I had great intensions of working on the boat right through the winter.  As you can see from the undisturbed snow, crawling through a tiny zippered hole in the shrinkwrap to work in 20 degree weather proved an unattractive proposition.  Also, the framework under the shrinkwriap collapsed under new snow about a week after this first shot was taken! 

One week later ... and one more snowfall!

Twilight meditation ...

Here is Selkie in light winds.  I love the efficiency of Charlie Morgan's design.  If you look closely at the knotmeter on the starboard side, you'll notice that the pointer is at about 11 o'clock.  That means she's doing 4 knots in just about no wind.  And ... yes, the jib is as blown out as it looks.  I have a new one, but hadn't received it yet when I took this shot.  Also, the compass mount is to the left of the hatchway, but I hadn't bothered to bring up the compass as I was only about a mile from the marina when I took this shot.  The rectangular object next to the compass mount is my GPS.

As a single-hander, I love my autopilot!  The flagstaff has a 10 degree list to port so that it doesn't interfere with the stern rail (I know it's silly, but it came that way and I haven't gotten around to fixing it yet).  I'm also moving that horn!  It doesn't show in this older shot, but the jibsheet snagged it for the umpteenth time and tore the front of it off.  The new horn will flush mount inside the port dorade box!

Poetry in canvas.  This isn't about the jib, which dates from 1974 and is completely blown out, it's about the sheer beauty of canvas. 

This is my new jib.  It's not as photogenic, because the panels are larger, but it drives the boat a lot better.  This is only a 135% sail, but the boat really doesn't need more.  The old 150% was a bit much when the wind kicked up!