tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13452751921804919482023-11-15T22:21:32.608-08:00Building the Frog Prince, a 52' Folding CruiserAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-1867697309557933592014-09-09T14:02:00.000-07:002014-09-09T14:02:26.856-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In preparation for exhibiting The Frog Prince at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, we folded the boat in the barn. This is the stern view, ready to put on the trailer. <div>
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Loaded up and ready to go!</div>
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We got reservations for the 54' total load on the ferry to Port Townsend. </div>
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We begin unloading the bow sections and prepare to lower the boat to the ground. It is a much more difficult process to lower the boat to the ground than it will be to put the boat into the water. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The bow sections are put into place. Bronze hinges not yet installed will allow these bow sections to swing back against the hull for storage and transport. </div>
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We set up the preliminary derrick framework to raise the stern. We used chain falls to move the stern into position. The actual system will use a more sophisticated framework with pulleys and an electric winch to accomplish this task. </div>
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Partial stern section is lowered into place, and awaiting attachment of the final transom piece that will also double as the dingy for the yacht. </div>
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The Owner and his boat, all 52' of it! Remember, it folds down to 18.5' for mooring, storage and shipping. </div>
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We received many positive responses to the design and pass out over 100 flyers. It was considered the most innovative design at this year's show by several festival officials. </div>
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After a great show, we start the process of folding the stern section. Two of us accomplish this task easily. </div>
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Stern reaches full height, ready to be lowered over the cabin.<br />
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Another view of the stern folding.<br />
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The stern in final position. The derricks will be removed and stored inside the boat. <br />
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3,000 lbs of boat, fully folded and on the trailer. </div>
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We caught the last ferry home to barn for two months of final assembly. Launching to be on Loon Lake, Whidbey Island between Freeland and Langley. Date and time to be announced. Watch this space!</div>
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Master Boat Builder Brad Rice folds the aft section forward over the cabin section.<br />
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View from the stern looking forward toward the bow, with aft section partially folded down over the cabin.<br />
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In the process of folding. It's not fully closed yet.<br />
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Closing the last few feet, just clear of the forward hatch. The stern section weights approximately 600 lbs.<br />
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The stern section fully folded over the center section!<br />
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Master Builder Brad gives scale to the folded center and stern sections. This is the size it will be when it goes into the shipping container.<br />
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When folded, the cabin can still be accessed through the opening (shown) in the two bulkheads, and then through the cabin door. .Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-5598889263848642792014-02-25T17:02:00.002-08:002014-02-25T17:12:56.072-08:00Why a folding boat?The boat was designed to cruise the canals of Europe. We needed to make a narrow boat (maximum width for passage in England is 6'10"). The requirement of shipping the boat lead to the folding concept which means the boat will fit into a 20' container. After cruising for the day, the 52' boat can be folded and berthed in a more economical 20' slip.<br />
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Why is the boat 52' long? Simply because it is elegant and beautiful.Check out her graceful lines, from bow and stern views.<br />
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Cabin sides and forward section in place, preparing to install the laminated plywood roof.<br />
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Initial test of the starboard bow section in its folded storage position.<br />
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The long slender bow section fits exactly along the main hull as intended to form a rectangle. It will fit inside a 20' shipping container, or a 20' moorage slip.<br />
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Close up of the joint between the bow section and the center accommodation section.<br />
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Close up of the the bow section folded against the main accommodations section, showing the excellent fit.<br />
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The accommodation section curves downward, and the bow section stays horizontal, as you can see in the distance of the photo.<br />
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Accommodation section to the left, and the folded-back bow section to the right. The clamps hold them in position as we research attachment options. This is the configuration it will have when stored.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-70484634962725860672014-01-18T20:29:00.000-08:002014-01-18T20:34:59.405-08:00Last Major Section: Installing the House Sides<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The proud designer/owner in what will be the cabin space, standing next to the main door from the cockpit, before the installation of the cabin side panels.<br />
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Looking from the cockpit side, at the newly installed accommodation space side panels, before cutting in the windows. The door frame will also be raised and arched to match the top of the cabin. </div>
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Each section of the boat is water tight, which you can see here. The folding bow sections are separated to facilitate installation of the bronze hinges that will allow the bow sections to fold back without compromising the water-tight integrity of the boat sections. <br />
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Two water-tight bow sections which will contain hatches for anchor and fender storage. Each weights approximately 250 lbs. and will hinge and fold aft against the main cabin module, for storage or shipping. </div>
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The stern section of the hull folds forward over the cabin when the boat is loaded into the 20' shipping container. Unfolded, it acts as a back porch to the main cabin and offers plenty of room for lounging and storage.<br />
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The two sections of the bow are each quite narrow, and butt against each other along the midline of the boat. This shows the superstructure before skinning.<br />
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Completed starboard side bow section, with cabin bulkheads in the background, with main cabin door roughed-in.<br />
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Brad glued 4x8 sheets of sheetrock to the concrete floor of the barn to use as a lofting surface.<br />
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The forward folding mechanism required custom bronze hinges on port and starboard sides. The bow splits lengthwise and folds back against the center cabin section. The (two) bow sections have small storage areas built in for anchoring equipment. </div>
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Building a boat always requires a lot of discussion with neighbors, friends and various boat aficionados that happen to drop by.<br />
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Looking at the model brought up lots of questions that needed further study.<br />
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Brad's elegant little sketches of Frog Prince.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Attessa IV a 330' Megayacht cruising the Canadian San Juans.<br />
This is the last yacht for which I was project manager at Glade Johnson Design Inc. I worked with Glade and the team for 17 years and gained the confidence to design something as crazy as Frog Prince. Thank you Glade for all that you taught me.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-13767719552877452062013-07-11T17:53:00.001-07:002013-07-11T17:53:51.416-07:00The DrawingsThe drawings for Frog Prince went through many iterations before satisfying all the criteria. The main requirements were, ease of construction, I couldn't afford a Mega Yacht; folding capability, I couldn't afford to pay moorage fees for a 53 foot yacht; beauty, it had to be beautiful to my eye at least; comfort, it had to be a place where my family would feel like accompanying me.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-52718284265517660502013-07-10T21:03:00.002-07:002013-07-11T17:57:20.450-07:00My Early Efforts at Boat DesignIn June 1963 at age 16, I wandered into a grocery store and came upon a copy of Yachting Magazine which cost $0.60 back then and became immediately fascinated with boats. Soon after, I built the yellow kayak pictured below. It proved less than successful, needing an outrigger to keep it from tipping over, a good lesson for me. <br />
After visiting a naval architect I became intimidated by the amount of math involved. Architecture seemed less involved with math and still very creative. So in college that is what I took. After practicing for 20 years, not very successfully,I realized that I still loved boats and moved to Seattle Washington to be closer to the ocean and more boats. <br />
I got a job with a very well know yacht design firm Glade Johnson Design Inc. and worked there for 17 years involved in Mega Yachts from 130 to 330 feet in length. The Frog Prince is the culmination of all those years of designing houses and boats for others. Now it was time to design my own boat.<br />
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The same long, low, slim shape as my new design. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865301251986821066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345275192180491948.post-49160966318869788782013-07-04T17:57:00.000-07:002013-07-23T19:05:39.694-07:00We Begin: The Planning Stage<div style="text-align: center;">
A beautiful day in the sun with wooden boat builder Brad Rice " The Boatwright" at his shop on Whidbey Island, Washington. I view my design in model form for first time. It is more beautiful than I imagined. Long, low and thin like my old yellow kayak from 50 years ago. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt41lNxI4HpxV9-UQRbsPS-IS-XVIYlHXUr0f8zCdJUoW1GHAog8O-It8e3NVA4qynUcFoFGp3YjJialuF0U7a860aE86gxUtJwJWcNuw03TI8YUuA6WfRReOLzkeUdIlKIY4Ll6zgoIew/s1600/IMG_3663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt41lNxI4HpxV9-UQRbsPS-IS-XVIYlHXUr0f8zCdJUoW1GHAog8O-It8e3NVA4qynUcFoFGp3YjJialuF0U7a860aE86gxUtJwJWcNuw03TI8YUuA6WfRReOLzkeUdIlKIY4Ll6zgoIew/s640/IMG_3663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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We discuss the fine points of hinging the various hull sections to take the boat from 53' down to 18.5' to fit a 20' shipping container bound for the canals of France. We eventually made the house a little longer and took the beam down from 7'- 0" to 6'-10" allowing better access to the British canal system.</div>
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