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TOM THUMB 26
Dear Bruce, I built a tom thumb 26 as you can see the photo attached. I would
like to thank you for this perfect design. I add a boomkin and a long bow also
cutter rig. And I add additional 250 kg in keel because of larger sail area.
Round shape and teak deck and mahogany works for traditional boat appearance.
She is cruising perfect and she can reach
6 - 7 knot easily in between 3-7 beufort with sails. I also change the
accommodation according to my requirements with mahogany work. I cruised over
1000 miles in this summer with her & I am totally satisfied & I am proud of her.
I strongly recommend this perfect design for all the sailors that want to built
their boat by themselves. Thanks and best Regards, Hakan GOKMEN |
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TOM
THUMB 26 or 28
or 305 or 330
Study boat plans cover all
four versions.
This is one of my favourite designs. Long
waterline length, enough displacement so that it won't be thrown around by waves and
swell, shoal draft, strong and very economical to build. No wonder it is so popular. It
can be built utilising frameless steel construction techniques, the object being to
provide the undoubted strength of steel while allowing the construction to be kept
relatively light. The boat plans for the Tom Thumb are only available for multi-chine steel or
aluminium construction.
With a beam of 3.20 meters and
headroom of 1.9 meters the interior is very large for a vessel this size. Her hull speed
is a fraction over 6 knots. This vessel will take you anywhere you are capable of taking
her. The large scale boat plans include full size frame patterns and you will find this boat an
ideal first steel boatbuilding project.
ALL TOM THUMB
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TOM THUMB
24 |
TOM THUMB 26 |
TOM
THUMB 28 |
TOM
THUMB 305 |
TOM
THUMB 330 |
| L.O.A |
7.32 m
23' 10" |
7.92 m
25' 11" |
8.53 m
28' 0" |
9.25 m
30' 4" |
10.13 m
33'-8" |
| L.W.L. |
6.71 m
22' 0" |
7.24 m
23' 9" |
7.47 m
24' 6" |
8.53 m
28' 0" |
9.60 m
31'-6" |
| BEAM |
2.92m
9' 6" |
3.20 m
10'
4" |
3.05 m
10'-0" |
3.35 m
11'-0" |
3.73 m
12'-3" |
| DRAFT |
1.22 m
4' 0" |
1.22 m
4'
0" |
1.37 m
4' 6" |
1.37 m
4' 6" |
1.51 m
4' 10" |
| DISPLACEMENT |
3,590 kg
7,900 lb |
4,082 kg
9,000 lb |
5,103 kg
11,250 lb |
6,010kg
13,350 lb |
6,690kg
14,750 lb |
| BALLAST |
1,200 kg
2,645 lb |
1,360 kg
3,000 lb |
1,700 kg
3,550 lb |
1,800 kg
3,968 lb |
2,000
kg
4,409 lb |
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TOM THUMB 24
Tony Fountain, ( former owner of Spray 33 and founder of Australian
Spray Society ) recently purchased a Roberts Tom Thumb steel cutter called
"Striking Viking"
Now re-named “Seerauber”
Tony writes about his Tom Thumb She is
fantastic sea boat- we certainly tried her out she handled like a dream and
at one stage we were thumping along at 8.5 knots under reefed main and
headsail. 5 knots came up easily and consistently-not bad for a little ship
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TOM THUMB 24
Some history about Tony's Tom Thumb 24
She was built in Lakes Entrance (Victoria) in 1996 and the
gentleman I purchased her from, Mr Don Modra, sailed her back from there
to Adelaide with his son. He was telling me that on the passage home, they
had up to 25' waves (the coastline from Geelong to Warrnambool is not
called "the wreck coast for nothing!) and she took them all in her stride.
As I said earlier, a great little sea boat and correspondence I have had
recently with Tom Thumb owners in Europe and America bear this out time and
time again.
On the 6th May 2005, she had her sails run up in Sydney waters for the
first time and she is now moored contentedly in Burraneer Bay, in the
beautiful Port Hacking region of southern Sydney.
Tony is now setting off on some offshore voyaging in his Tom Thumb and we
will keep you posted on his travels.
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TOM THUMB 26 Here we see the
interior of the Tom Thumb 26 built by Hakan GOKMEN |
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TOM THUMB 26
Several other sail &
accommodation boat plans included
with
study boat plans and boat plans and patterns.
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TOM THUMB 26 |
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Tom Thumb 24 & 26 interior layout.
Tom Thumb 28 interior layout.
Tom Thumb 305 interior layout.
Tom Thumb 330 interior layout.
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Hi Bruce,
Attached is a picture of "Margarita" crewed by my nephews, headed south
again ...This shot is on Indian River in Cocoa Fla...They are headed for
Bahamas and Turks...I launched this boat in 1990 and she looks like a
newborn 20 yrs. later...and even better...Someday I might get her
back but in the meantime she is turning heads....Please use the
pictures and script as you wish...Regards. John Larkum |
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Here is a picture of my Tom Thumb.
She is a delightful boat! Thanks again, John Larkum
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Hi Bruce,
I just wanted to write a quick note regarding my Margarita, a Tom Thumb
design built by my uncle; John Larkum. I sailed her for over 5000 miles
last year including Mexico, the Bay Islands of Honduras, the Rio Dulce in
Guatemala (where the attached picture was taken), as well as Belize and
the east coast of the states from virginia to the Florida Keys. What a
trip!! I was gone for a little over 8 months. I am currently in the
eastern Caribbean on another boat, but have definite boat plans to get back to
Virginia, where Margarita is hauled out awaiting my attention. You have
two pictures of her already on your website, so I thought maybe we could
add one more. Cheers from St. Barths.
Richard Larkum
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Another Tom Thumb hull almost ready for
launching.
Tom Thumb 26
September 2009
Hi
Bruce, I am the proud owner of a Tom Thumb built by Mike Hornsey in the UK.
It’s a fantastic little boat and has already got me
safely and without fuss through some serious weather and all the mistakes a
learner can make. I am now ready to move to something bigger and I
think the Voyager Ds 440 in steel is the one for me. Is the anywhere I can get
some idea of cost without labour to complete the build. I realise it’s a pretty
dumb question and will depend on the quality of the fit out and standard of
equipment but any help you can give with this would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Barry Murphy
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Tom Thumb "ARION"
Tom Thumb "Sisu"
sailing on Lake Champlain |
Australian built Tom Thumb
"ARION" Dear Bruce, A friend took the photo in
October 1996 sailing in Queensland waters just south of Gladstone. The hull and deck
were professionally built there for a friend who could not finish it so I bought it and
fitted it out myself with the very best of everything. It is a fantastic little
sea-boat. I sail alone most of the time and never steer. The
fully battened main and other sails from a top racing loft helps performance
too.
However, I like alternative rigs - I have a friend
with a junk rigged Tom Thumb, \"Minke\", and have sailed in company for
hundreds of miles, comparing the rigs. I walk away from \"Minke\" in light
head-winds and smooth seas. In boisterous open sea conditions to windward I always
fall off onto a very close reach (45 degrees apparent) and then there is very little in
it.
Downwind we are evenly matched. I can creep
away at times because I have no inboard engine and do not drag a propeller, but if we have
to throw in a gybe or two to clear a reef etc, "Minke" gets ahead while I am
running around changing headsail poles from one side to the other and resetting guys
etc.
If you want to direct Australian clients to have a
look at "Arion" you would be welcome, I keep the boat at the Breakwater
Marina, Townsville, and won't be off cruising again for a couple of years or so.
Graham Cox Townsville QLD 4810 Australia, Cheers Graham Cox |
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