Mini Cargo Ferry from Harryproa

02 April 2019     Editor    2 Comments.

Mini cargo ferry
Mini cargo ferry
Mini cargo ferry

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Here’s another cool project from Harryproa:

The mini cargo ferry was designed in response to a need to replace the outboard powered fibreglass skiffs which are ubiquitous in the Pacific.  These boats are expensive to run, difficult to maintain and have almost completely destroyed the islanders boat building and sailing skills.

Taking a step back to near stone-age construction materials of plywood/epoxy, the boats are as Bolger-simple as a proa can get. The Hulls are box-section with straight sheer and rocker - dead flat. The crab claw rig (either single or schooner) requires no fancy sail loft. According to Harryproa, the mini cargo ferry has been short-listed for building and testing in the Marshall Islands in late 2019. We’ll be following this project with interest.

Thanks to Paul C. for the submission!

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  • Would be really cool if there would be some finished boats instead of new desings. I would very much like to see how “Bucket List” sails instead of the nice 3d renderings of the new foiling Bucket List.

    I think plan selling would threefold if there would be some real footage made (from real boats) with same quality as these 3d renderings (which are very beatiful).

    2019-04-08 08:40 | by MtP

  • Thanks for the advice, but plan sales are going well, ( 3 sets of Elementarry plans and a C50 in the last fortnight).  Remarkable given the lack of publicity.  The boats have been sailing for 20 odd years.  There is a video of one of the first ones built at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8chR6DAFjGA and others on www/harryproa .com.  If you want a specific video or information, drop me a line at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

    Bucket List was an experiment in marketing a charterable race boat.  As such it was a failure.  There was nothing on the boat itself that was unique, so I moved on to other things, including putting foils on BL.  The only way you will see how well it sails is to buy a set of BL plans, build one and see for yourself how it sails.

    2019-04-12 06:15 | by rob denney