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Dear M.Cem GÜR
Thank you again for your recent emails and photos of your lovely sailboat. Well, to answer your question ... as I’ve previously stated, I am not a professional builder and, to be very honest I did not build the GRP hull and deck assembly myself. This boat came about as a second modification of the deckhouse. The first change was made by the Ryder Corporation of Bristol RI USA. who I believe, was the first company to build the boat in GRP. They built it with a small coach house and called it “Blue Water”.
I purchased mine from a local company called Passage Boatbuilders Ltd. They built only five (5) of these boats ... all for owner completion. By now, it had undergone another modification to the coach house, making it considerably longer by a local Naval Architect, G. Shannon of Vancouver, BC. ... The result is an entirely different boat renamed as a “Passage 24” ... but you can still recognise the basic hull design.

Dimensions: LOA = 24.5 ft. (7,467m) ... LWL = 19.66 ft. (5,992m) ... Beam = 8.75 ft. (2,667m)
... Draft = 4.2 ft. (1,28m) ... Ballast (lead) = 3000 lbs. (1,360kg) ... Displacement = 7950 lbs. (3,606kg) ...
Power 12 hp. BMW diesel w/ 13 inch Prop. ... Sail Area 425 sq ft. (39.4825sq m) ... Fuel 125 ltrs. = Approx 60 hrs cruising time on engine.

My boat measures ... 24.5’ on deck because I believe Mr Shannon also raised the freeboard a few inches which would result in an increase in LOD. As well, Mr. Shannon also converted it to a marconi high aspect sloop rig which, in my opinion did not look right on such a vessel. After all, it’s not a race boat is it? My preference is to stay with modern aluminum spar and ss rigging, but I’m changing it to a double headsail cutter rig. I’ve added a stainless steel Bowsprit and Boomkin making it 30’ overall length.
I have almost finished the interior, using Teak and Yellow Cedar ... The latter being a wood grown here in BC. It’s an excellent wood for boat building because, like teak, it has its own natural oil and very resistant to rot. Also, it holds fasteners (wood screws) very well and is easy to work with ... The exterior is also very near completion. I am finishing this boat in my driveway in my spare time when I am not doing other work around the house. I did spend the summer months this year renovating the kitchen ... I simply must do things like this to keep my wife happy. ... Happy wife = Happy life.
Why did I choose the Blue Moon hull design? Basically because, being a senior citizen of 76 years of age, you will understand I would hold traditional values. As well, because I originate from the Isle of Wight, England, I admit a measure of prejudice toward an old English design whose origins were born in the shape of a “Falmouth Work Boat” from the southwest of England ... a place I departed from with my young wife so many, many years ago. So yes, nostalgia is also responsible for my choice.
Well, that sums up my comments on the boat itself. It has taken a very long time to reach the point I’m currently at. Basically because I had to ‘learn’ about boat interior construction, as well as how to lay out the deck plan. I failed to tell you, the boat builder went bankrupt shortly after I purchased the hull and deck assembly. There were no plans at all for the completion of the boat and so, I had to educate myself on many things, including drawing up interior plans. I also had to create a workshop and fill it with tools and equipment.
Why did I do all this? It just seemed to be a good idea at the time. Or, more correctly, a moment of sheer lunacy I’m thinking. I freely admit it was the worst decision I have ever made but, I intend to complete the boat. I’m hoping to get it to tide water next summer. We have some wonderful coastal cruising waters here on the west coast of Canada. My initial sailing plans would be to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, and maybe a cruise to Alaska. I have no great desire to cross an ocean at my advanced age but, one never knows what foolish things I might do.
I will take some photos later this week and send them for your perusal ... I think you will be surprised. Cheers for now, Bob Taylor