PALAWAN, S&S design from 1952, is 65 years old.

TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
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She was the first of 5 designs by Sparkmen and Stephens, to be built for Tom J Watson of IBM fame.

47' LOA, she's slender with an 11'3" beam. A typical large ocean racer of the era, PALAWAN is spartan below with 4 good seaberths, a working galley, head and foreward cabin(vee berth).

She has abundant storage for a crew at sea for long periods.

Palawan (1 of 1).jpg
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
that is a beautiful boat. love those S&S lines from the wood hull days

thanks for sharing Tom
 

Tod

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Dec 30, 2010
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Montgomery 17 trailered
After seeing this, a guy on you tube posted a view where in he is sailing in the Philippines and just left Cebu City and went to this boat's namesake.
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/05/design-917-gal-o-gallee.html
tom, this S&S design is a couple of years older. been sailing green bay waters my whole life. i've known 4 different owners pretty well. she winters with aeolus in the sheds at the old PJ facility. notice a bow sprit and boomkin for it's massive sail spread. it has the most beautiful mast on the great lakes. possibly aeolus's girlfriend when no one is watching over those long winter months.
 
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TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
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Gal-O-Gallee is a beauty, Jon! Like Tod, I find the S&S lack of drawing detail frustrating. I love the old line drawings of the boats that show the details of the deck and cabin layout.
 
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Gal-O-Gallee is a beauty, Jon! Like Tod, I find the S&S lack of drawing detail frustrating. I love the old line drawings of the boats that show the details of the deck and cabin layout.
Did you save and open those drawings separately, or open in a new tab of your browser?
Check this
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-asuFzFGcP...-Y/N19ccrD1BFs/s1600/917+arrangement+plan.jpg

And this
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T3Zgzb0xOiw/Tdp8YaZmMVI/AAAAAAAAG-g/jgMo8gXiGNs/s1600/917+sail+plan.jpg
 
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TomY

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Would I have seen her over in Pulpit Tom? Looks familiar.
 

TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
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i was assuming rick ment Palawan
Ok. Yes then, Rick. Or you may have seen another PALAWAN. There were 5 built for the same owner, and at least one other PALAWAN is in the bay.