11/01/00
I ordered the plans and patterns for your Noyo Trawler way back in 1995. I have been working on her ever since. Two reasons it took so long; the first was money, the second was time. I built the boat in northern Wisconsin and was limited to four or maybe five months construction time, before it got too cold for gluing, as I built her outside.
As you can see in the photos, she is a boat that floats. We launched in early May and had a great summer in her... logged around 350 miles or so. You should see the heads turn when we put in. Everyone just loves it, and they can hardly believe that I built it. Some think that I am restoring an old boat, as I am not quite finished with her yet (probably never will be), but we say no... she is brand spankin' new, from the keel up.... just not finished making her more beautiful. Children seem to have a liking for her also. She has been referred to as Popeye's boat, the sailorman's boat, Theodore the Tugboat, and also the S.S. Minnow. Most adults just say it's cute.
I would like to thank you for a great design. She is a good sea boat. We were in a 5' following-sea and corkscrewing pretty good. We took more than a 30° roll, and she snapped back... not too quick, but real nice. I would like also to thank you for all your support. It was nice to know that you were only a phone call away if I ran into any problems.
Are you going to put any of our pictures on the net? ... Hope so.
Happy Sailing....
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Hanson